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Yeah, you can use keyboard and mouse, but I hope you like the space bar. You will need to tap the space bar to flap the wings of the duck. EVERY TIME. Apparently, ducks can only fly up to 4 feet off the ground. To get any higher you will need to find a higher perch and take off, and you will need to tap the space bar to MAINTAIN altitude. Batman moves better than a duck, even without the grapple boost. And there is a hummingbird that actually flies well, and does not need you to tap space bar to maintian altitude. And the collectables... There are 77 unique artifacts. Neat! 5 legendary animals. Sign me up! And 4 or 5 types of mushroom. 20+ each type. Not so neat. And the walls. They like to wall off areas so you cannot climb some areas as a wolf. But no walls to prevent you from falling to your doom. Yeah, that cliff you fell off that you couldn't see since your view was obsured by those bushes you were in. It is a pretty game but needed more QA.

Ok, you don't want to play this game for it's story... Honestly it was a bit predictable. However, the graphic quality of the world built, and the fact you get to roam these beautiful landscapes as a variety of animals, is why you want this game! It's astonishingly beautiful. The game can be finished in 4 hours, supposedly. However, I took so much time wandering around and exploring that it took me closer to 8. There's enough to explore that you won't get easily bored. If you bum-rush this game to get the story, you'll probably be disappointed. As I said, the story isn't that glamorous. So, if you're wanting to kill a few hours and immerse yourself in beautiful surroundings and wonderful relaxing music, then this could be worth your money. There are are couple of times that bugs caused me to have to restart at the last checkpoint... That was annoying. It wasn't super clear how I was to proceed all the time, and then to get lost and trapped in a buggy area and have to restart can be frustrating. (You don't lose any collectables you find, but have to retrace your steps on the main path) I was still able to get so much enjoyment out of the game despite these few hangups. If a bug-free experience is what you're looking for then maybe avoid this one. If you can look past the bugs like I did then you'll really enjoy this experience. And that's what this game is, ultimately: an experience. There's no enemies, no health-bar. Just you, the animals, and the surroundings. The surroundings are beautifully engaging and detailed. It's what you want the game for. If you find that appealing then grab it when it's on sale and enjoy!

It has a great story that is told in a walking simulator. It feels nice to switch between animals with their unique movements, but the walking times are quite long when not using the default animal. There are some bugs, but its easy to see beyond them.

This game was amazing!! From the graphics to the heart felt story line, this game has it all. This game was so much fun to play and just sit back and relax not having to worry about dying and losing all your coins or fighting a big boss battle for an hour. This game is meant to relax and just enjoy being all kinds of different animals from a tiny fish to a huge elephant. The soundtrack is also very well done and i would reccomend this game to anyone who loves just exploring and heart felt story lines.

I have no sense of direction as in I can give Ryoga from Ranma 1/2 a run for his money in getting lost. I actually love the game cinematics but I only play an hour at a time before I get crazy lost. Also I think I hit on a bug. I fell through the world while flying in bird form.