Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire was another one of those games I saw on TikTok and was immediately excited about. Not only did it look genuinely interesting, but it reminded me of Skies of Arcadia—which was one of my favourite RPGs growing up. I was ready to take to the skies for some interesting turn-based aerial combat once again.
And I genuinely can’t recall how quickly my excitement careened into abysmal disappointment. Sky Oceans: Wings for Hire is a pretty bog-standard RPG, but it is beyond unfinished on the Nintendo Switch. To call it amateur feels like an insult to amateur developers—this is borderline unacceptable. Before I dive in, many of the technical issues mentioned have been flagged by developers, and a patch will be coming before the game goes live. However, the comments going forward are my experience with the game, and many of the issues drastically affected my gameplay.
I’m honestly not sure if I can even review this game in my usual style because its problems... Read more