When or if the city crashes, it bumps you out to the main menu and the options presented are either start a new game or continue. The unfortunate thing is the autosave feature does not save often enough. In a city and resource management game, that can feel like an eternity, especially if you play with the speed set to 4x.Įvery time I had to load a save that wasn’t a manual save, I would be looking at some serious time loss, the worst was around 15 minutes. Overall, Airborne Kingdom tries to add some tight resource elements into the city management genre, and while it works in the early game, the late game gets bogged down by needing to constantly hunt down resources while trying to remain afloat. While the story is rudimentary at best, the art style and music are outstanding. If you love the city management genre, this is definitely something you will want to check out, but if this is your first experience with city management, your best bet is to look somewhere else, unfortunately.Developer: The Wandering Band Publisher: Freedom Games Genre: Simulation Nintendo Switch It all comes together in sort of an above average experience. The Nintendo Switch doesn’t quite have a shortage of simulation and city building games. With that being said, the hybrid handheld console is a great fit for these games due to how easy it is to drop out of a game when on the go. The latest game in the genre is Airborne Kingdom, a unique looking city builder that allows players to build the flying city of their dreams.Īirborne Kingdom has a simple enough premise. Players are given a small structure in the sky that can hardly be called a city. It’s up to them to build the city up and ensure that the people who live there prosper. The campaign mode helps guide players through various objectives. After players complete that, there is a New Game + and Sandbox mode for players to enjoy. Throughout the game, players will complete tasks, build stuff, gather resources, and foster good relationships with other kingdoms. Unfortunately there isn’t much of a deep story, so players won’t get much of an explanation as to why they are building a flying city. Still, the gameplay loop itself is solid enough, if not a little too simple. There are a few unique systems that set this game apart from the rest, but veterans of the genre won’t ever find themselves too challenged or amazed at what Airborne Kingdom can do. That’s not to say that Airborne Kingdom doesn’t do some interesting things that most haven’t seen in a city builder yet. Software description provided by the publisher.The most noteworthy system is the game’s balance system. Never-ending fun with New Game+ and Sandbox modes Change your play-style every game, with a sprawling, randomly-generated map to explore Meet and barter with the cities on the ground, combining their knowledge to form new Attract migrants from the cities and settlements below, each with their own distinct wants Manage lift and propulsion so your city can move and explore Design and build your flying domain, from a single bobbing fan, to a sprawling Airborne Ultimately it is up to you to unite all of the kingdoms together into a single alliance guided along by the legendary Airborne Kingdom. Soar through the skies as you complete quests, gather and manage resources, and work to keep your kingdom balanced both literally and in service of the needs and desires of your workers. Each journey will begin on a unique procedurally-generated map encompassing three distinct areas with 12 cities to discover. Embark on a journey as a small kingdom to expand your population, researching new technologies and buildings, and forging alliances with terrestrial kingdoms. Airborne Kingdom is a stunning airborne city building and management game.
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