Arrows & Sparrows - Revenge of the Fish Hungry, mean birds circle the skies -- eyeing Goldie, a poor little fishie. Grab your bow, take aim, and fire! Shoot dow… Free Buy Now Watch Media DetailsHungry, mean birds circle the skies -- eyeing Goldie, a poor little fishie. Grab your bow, take aim, and fire! Shoot down the enemy before they have a chance to attack -- but be quick: Every second that passes is one that’s lost to those pesky birds.Key Features- Save the fish from hungry birds. Shoot 3 birds with as few arrows as you can!- Turn the enemy’s attacks against them. - Create explosive chain reactions -- and blast all the birds in one shot!- Choose from a large offering of power-ups.- Put your skills to the test and teach those “meanie” birds a lesson! Information Seller: Genre:Puzzle, Strategy Release:Jan 25, 2017 Updated:Nov 30, -0001 Version: Size:0.0 TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating: (3) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel ROGER-NL Well-Known Member May 21, 2012 4,030 340 83 Male Gamer. THE NETHERLANDS #2 ROGER-NL, Jan 25, 2017 Just tried this game, funny intro and it's slick looking, played only 3 levels but wanna see more of it, it's free but don't know what the IAP's are yet, need to play some more tommorow, if you like this kind of slingshot arrow stuff check it out. bitcraftstudios Member Jan 26, 2017 20 0 0 United States #3 bitcraftstudios, Jan 26, 2017 We are glad you liked it. Thanks! We have saved few "IAP promo codes" for players like you. Feel free to ask, if you would like one. Any feedback you can provide us on the game, even if its negative, would help us greatly to improve the game (this is our first game, so.. we are not experts at everything yet, and are still learning). Thanks again for playing our game! thumbs07 Well-Known Member Jul 20, 2010 916 0 16 UK #4 thumbs07, Jan 26, 2017 Nice original game, reminds me of cartoons where the cat or whatever will find a new dastardly method to catch the mouse. (Or fish in this) ROGER-NL Well-Known Member May 21, 2012 4,030 340 83 Male Gamer. THE NETHERLANDS #5 ROGER-NL, Jan 26, 2017 Thanks for the offer for a Promo Code but I always like to support Indies who make a fun game, so I will buy some IAP. I am on level 13 now, I like that you only need to shoot those three red birds to advance, I first thought you needed to kill all those birds on the screen, you can but it effects your score, most other birds just try to hinder you, very fun concept. The only thing I miss is Gamecenter with an overall Leaderboard to see scores from other people and to see how well you are doing. bitcraftstudios Member Jan 26, 2017 20 0 0 United States #6 bitcraftstudios, Jan 27, 2017 @thumbs07 Thank you ! You just made our day We are glad you like our game! bitcraftstudios Member Jan 26, 2017 20 0 0 United States #7 bitcraftstudios, Jan 27, 2017 Last edited: Jan 27, 2017 @ROGER-NL Thats really nice of you. Thank you for supporting us ! we are glad you found it fun. yeah its li Regarding your comment: "I first thought you needed to kill all those birds on the screen" During the first few levels, we tried to make it clear, by using those wait-and-shoot guidance. may be we didn't convey it well to the player ? We are glad you found the concept fun. Thanks We agree... We know thats a big missing peace. We will definitely get that soon. But, honestly, to get this game this far, without compromising on the quality and fun part, itself was a huge task for a single indie, which is why its missing ( i had been saying 'we' all the time, to sound like a big company or something, but in reality, there is no 'we' here. i am the only guy, sitting alone coding and dreaming about my game to take off... I got some help from an awesome freelancer though to do the artwork ) Thanks for your valuable inputs! If you don't like some thing, after playing the game more, please let me know. This is my first game, so I am not an expert at everything yet. Any feedback, good or bad, helps to improve the game. esty8nine Well-Known Member Dec 21, 2013 1,044 0 0 #8 esty8nine, Jan 27, 2017 Hey there, is there any type of endless high score chasing mode in this one ? bitcraftstudios Member Jan 26, 2017 20 0 0 United States #9 bitcraftstudios, Jan 27, 2017 Hi @esty8nine. It is not in the current release. That was in the original plan, and actually some of the work was done, but halted later because of the lack of clarity & judgment on whether players are going to like that model for this game or not. Not a problem at all to do that, if players want it. Do you think that model works out for this game? bitcraftstudios Member Jan 26, 2017 20 0 0 United States #10 bitcraftstudios, Jan 27, 2017 Sometime back, I got a little comic designed, to convey the back story of the game, so that players can connect with the game better. But, for various reasons, I couldn't make it to be seen by a wider audience (which I feel little sad about it). I am always a big fan of cartoons and comics. After looking at the conversation here, it felt like people really like the cartoon stuff, still... just like I do. So, I thought I would share that comic strip here, as I feel that it deserves to be seen by at least few art lovers. Please let me know your opinion on it (and pardon me for any mistakes in my english there). --- Arrows & Sparrows - Back Story Comic --- --- THE END --- gsmcandy Member Jan 28, 2017 6 0 0 #11 gsmcandy, Jan 28, 2017 thanks for the code. its funny and additive, but powerups are very expensive. we can earn 60 or 70 feathers in each level but powerup costs 1000, which means you need to play atleast 15 levels to purchase one powerup. may be 500 for a powerup is fair. Jebudonga Active Member Sep 20, 2013 31 0 0 #12 Jebudonga, Jan 28, 2017 Original Game Concept Your game concept seems original. I finished few levels and felt a smooth transition in difficulty. Nice power ups but just a bit more expensive to earn with gameplay. But given 80 + future levels and few other means of earning feathers, power up strategy seems OK to me. Background music complements the game pay. Jebudonga bitcraftstudios Member Jan 26, 2017 20 0 0 United States #13 bitcraftstudios, Jan 28, 2017 hi @gsmcandy, I am glad you like the game. regarding your feedback on the powerup cost, yes I agree that it is high. I thought about lowering the cost of powerups, but finally decided to keep it high. Please don't misinterpret it as a way to making money by forcing use. The reason for that is: i have designed ALL the levels to be cleared WITHOUT using any powerups at all. I have tried to build a little puzzle in every level.. if you can figure it out it, you don't need any powerups to clear a level. I wanted to encourage players to solve that puzzle, because thats where a player can get a kick out of the game. Powerups are fun, but I wanted to discourage players from using powerups to clear a level, as they miss all the fun. That is why I have kept the powerup cost that high. I am still a kid in the gaming field and trying to learn from my mistakes, so please feel free to disagree on my thought process on this. I won't mind. bitcraftstudios Member Jan 26, 2017 20 0 0 United States #14 bitcraftstudios, Jan 28, 2017 hi @Jebudonga, I have sent you a promo code. and thanks for linking the game. Regarding the powerup cost, all the levels can be cleared without using any powerups, and infact the game is more fun when its played without powerups. Though powerups can me some money, I personally discourage using those. It takes the fun out of the game. I think I failed to make it clear to the players that levels can be cleared without using powerups. I will try to convey that in the next update. Richpuppy New Member Jan 28, 2017 1 0 0 #15 Richpuppy, Jan 28, 2017 Interesting!! Game is interesting and addictive!! I read that you don't need powerups to clear any of the game levels but there is no easy way to figure out the trick to clear some of those levels. I think there should be a way to find that out. Anyways nice piece of work!! bitcraftstudios Member Jan 26, 2017 20 0 0 United States #16 bitcraftstudios, Jan 29, 2017 Hi @Richpuppy, I am glad you like my game. Thanks you! You are right. I too have noticed that in some youtube videos where they recorded the gameplay, and was wondering about that. I have tried to show the tricks in the first few levels, by displaying 'wait' and 'shoot' guidance expecting players to follow that and see what will happen by doing that. But, unfortunately, it doesn't look like its not gaining the players attention. Now when I think about it again, it may be because a level ends so fast, some times in few seconds, if the player doesn't pay attention to the birds - which is probably why players are not looking much at the 'wait' and 'shoot' help, and focusing on the birds only. It all makes sense now. Thanks a lot for pointing it out. Do you think providing a hint or something that pops up when a user is struggling to clear a level, would help ? bitcraftstudios Member Jan 26, 2017 20 0 0 United States #17 bitcraftstudios, Jan 29, 2017 After thinking about it for quite a bit, I began to thing that my thinking (that I have explained in you reply) may be wrong. If a player can get a powerup for every 6 to 7 levels instead of 10 to 15 levels, he can probably have a little bit of more fun, and may be helpful too for the players that are having trouble catching up with the increasing difficulty level of the game. I am willing to change that. But could use some advice here. Could any of you please express your opinions on this? Fastbridge Well-Known Member Aug 20, 2009 2,196 0 0 Service advisor for Honda NYC, New York. USA #18 Fastbridge, Jan 29, 2017 Downloaded and I must say I'm enjoying it. I tend to agree with the dev and I think leaving power ups as kind of a last resort is a good way to go. About to purchase a IAP. Thanks to the dev for being active here! bitcraftstudios Member Jan 26, 2017 20 0 0 United States #19 bitcraftstudios, Jan 29, 2017 Please don't purchase IAP. I will send you the code. Your feedback is much more valuable than IAP for me bitcraftstudios Member Jan 26, 2017 20 0 0 United States #20 bitcraftstudios, Jan 29, 2017 I am glad that you are enjoying the game. Thanks a lot for the feedback on the powerup cost. I had been thinking about it all the night about whether to decrease the cost to 500 or not, but for some reason I still couldn't convince myself. After looking at your feedback on it, now I am much relieved to know that I did not do a mistake there. Thanks you Actually it is very hard for Indie developers to take it in a positive way when someone gives a feedback against their creation, especially for their first game.. mainly because they treat it like a baby, and t makes it really hard to see what the reality is - what players are thinking, etc. This is my first game, and to be honest with you, I was like that too - getting pissed off when ever someone gives me some negative feedback.. and then slowly people stopped giving me feedback.. Only then, I realized what I was doing.. that having/showing ego is not worth it and cuts down the chances of improving the game heavily. So thats why I am active here - desperately looking for feedback from players like you (and refreshing this forum page every minute (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Password: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Just tried this game, funny intro and it's slick looking, played only 3 levels but wanna see more of it, it's free but don't know what the IAP's are yet, need to play some more tommorow, if you like this kind of slingshot arrow stuff check it out.
We are glad you liked it. Thanks! We have saved few "IAP promo codes" for players like you. Feel free to ask, if you would like one. Any feedback you can provide us on the game, even if its negative, would help us greatly to improve the game (this is our first game, so.. we are not experts at everything yet, and are still learning). Thanks again for playing our game!
Nice original game, reminds me of cartoons where the cat or whatever will find a new dastardly method to catch the mouse. (Or fish in this)
Thanks for the offer for a Promo Code but I always like to support Indies who make a fun game, so I will buy some IAP. I am on level 13 now, I like that you only need to shoot those three red birds to advance, I first thought you needed to kill all those birds on the screen, you can but it effects your score, most other birds just try to hinder you, very fun concept. The only thing I miss is Gamecenter with an overall Leaderboard to see scores from other people and to see how well you are doing.
@ROGER-NL Thats really nice of you. Thank you for supporting us ! we are glad you found it fun. yeah its li Regarding your comment: "I first thought you needed to kill all those birds on the screen" During the first few levels, we tried to make it clear, by using those wait-and-shoot guidance. may be we didn't convey it well to the player ? We are glad you found the concept fun. Thanks We agree... We know thats a big missing peace. We will definitely get that soon. But, honestly, to get this game this far, without compromising on the quality and fun part, itself was a huge task for a single indie, which is why its missing ( i had been saying 'we' all the time, to sound like a big company or something, but in reality, there is no 'we' here. i am the only guy, sitting alone coding and dreaming about my game to take off... I got some help from an awesome freelancer though to do the artwork ) Thanks for your valuable inputs! If you don't like some thing, after playing the game more, please let me know. This is my first game, so I am not an expert at everything yet. Any feedback, good or bad, helps to improve the game.
Hi @esty8nine. It is not in the current release. That was in the original plan, and actually some of the work was done, but halted later because of the lack of clarity & judgment on whether players are going to like that model for this game or not. Not a problem at all to do that, if players want it. Do you think that model works out for this game?
Sometime back, I got a little comic designed, to convey the back story of the game, so that players can connect with the game better. But, for various reasons, I couldn't make it to be seen by a wider audience (which I feel little sad about it). I am always a big fan of cartoons and comics. After looking at the conversation here, it felt like people really like the cartoon stuff, still... just like I do. So, I thought I would share that comic strip here, as I feel that it deserves to be seen by at least few art lovers. Please let me know your opinion on it (and pardon me for any mistakes in my english there). --- Arrows & Sparrows - Back Story Comic --- --- THE END ---
thanks for the code. its funny and additive, but powerups are very expensive. we can earn 60 or 70 feathers in each level but powerup costs 1000, which means you need to play atleast 15 levels to purchase one powerup. may be 500 for a powerup is fair.
Original Game Concept Your game concept seems original. I finished few levels and felt a smooth transition in difficulty. Nice power ups but just a bit more expensive to earn with gameplay. But given 80 + future levels and few other means of earning feathers, power up strategy seems OK to me. Background music complements the game pay. Jebudonga
hi @gsmcandy, I am glad you like the game. regarding your feedback on the powerup cost, yes I agree that it is high. I thought about lowering the cost of powerups, but finally decided to keep it high. Please don't misinterpret it as a way to making money by forcing use. The reason for that is: i have designed ALL the levels to be cleared WITHOUT using any powerups at all. I have tried to build a little puzzle in every level.. if you can figure it out it, you don't need any powerups to clear a level. I wanted to encourage players to solve that puzzle, because thats where a player can get a kick out of the game. Powerups are fun, but I wanted to discourage players from using powerups to clear a level, as they miss all the fun. That is why I have kept the powerup cost that high. I am still a kid in the gaming field and trying to learn from my mistakes, so please feel free to disagree on my thought process on this. I won't mind.
hi @Jebudonga, I have sent you a promo code. and thanks for linking the game. Regarding the powerup cost, all the levels can be cleared without using any powerups, and infact the game is more fun when its played without powerups. Though powerups can me some money, I personally discourage using those. It takes the fun out of the game. I think I failed to make it clear to the players that levels can be cleared without using powerups. I will try to convey that in the next update.
Interesting!! Game is interesting and addictive!! I read that you don't need powerups to clear any of the game levels but there is no easy way to figure out the trick to clear some of those levels. I think there should be a way to find that out. Anyways nice piece of work!!
Hi @Richpuppy, I am glad you like my game. Thanks you! You are right. I too have noticed that in some youtube videos where they recorded the gameplay, and was wondering about that. I have tried to show the tricks in the first few levels, by displaying 'wait' and 'shoot' guidance expecting players to follow that and see what will happen by doing that. But, unfortunately, it doesn't look like its not gaining the players attention. Now when I think about it again, it may be because a level ends so fast, some times in few seconds, if the player doesn't pay attention to the birds - which is probably why players are not looking much at the 'wait' and 'shoot' help, and focusing on the birds only. It all makes sense now. Thanks a lot for pointing it out. Do you think providing a hint or something that pops up when a user is struggling to clear a level, would help ?
After thinking about it for quite a bit, I began to thing that my thinking (that I have explained in you reply) may be wrong. If a player can get a powerup for every 6 to 7 levels instead of 10 to 15 levels, he can probably have a little bit of more fun, and may be helpful too for the players that are having trouble catching up with the increasing difficulty level of the game. I am willing to change that. But could use some advice here. Could any of you please express your opinions on this?
Downloaded and I must say I'm enjoying it. I tend to agree with the dev and I think leaving power ups as kind of a last resort is a good way to go. About to purchase a IAP. Thanks to the dev for being active here!
Please don't purchase IAP. I will send you the code. Your feedback is much more valuable than IAP for me
I am glad that you are enjoying the game. Thanks a lot for the feedback on the powerup cost. I had been thinking about it all the night about whether to decrease the cost to 500 or not, but for some reason I still couldn't convince myself. After looking at your feedback on it, now I am much relieved to know that I did not do a mistake there. Thanks you Actually it is very hard for Indie developers to take it in a positive way when someone gives a feedback against their creation, especially for their first game.. mainly because they treat it like a baby, and t makes it really hard to see what the reality is - what players are thinking, etc. This is my first game, and to be honest with you, I was like that too - getting pissed off when ever someone gives me some negative feedback.. and then slowly people stopped giving me feedback.. Only then, I realized what I was doing.. that having/showing ego is not worth it and cuts down the chances of improving the game heavily. So thats why I am active here - desperately looking for feedback from players like you (and refreshing this forum page every minute
