Universal Chase & Hunt (by RGB Game Studios)

rgbgamestudios · Feb 26, 2016

Annii said: ↑

I'm very interested in this game. I have cerebral palsy so can only play games which can be played one handed, is this possible with this game?
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Hello Annii,
Sorry to hear about that.
Unfortunately the game cannot be played with one hand. It does support MFI Controllers if that makes any difference.

Annii · Feb 27, 2016

Thank you for your quick reply. I don't have a controller but it's something I'm looking into getting as I can play console and PC games with a pad

Gurney Halleck · Jul 9, 2016

I like these suggestions and I feel a perching feature, different bird/pray types, underwater and aerial prey, and a stealth mechanic tied to adaptive AI behavior would be a huge plus in this game. With those additions I can see myself recommending this game to a lot of people!

Jenohart said: ↑

Hi, I received a promo code and I'm here to give my feedback. This is also the second time I'm typing this because the TA servers chose the exact moment I submitted to die and delete my post.

In the promo thread I put out the idea that Chase & Hunt could have the same appeal and audience as the "animal survival simulator" games that are popular with younger audiences. I still feel this is the case. Most "animal survival simulators" aren't particularly challenging despite mechanics such as hunger and fighting other predators. They're more for the exploratory experience of just being and animal and doing what it does, and I get that feeling from Chase & Hunt too. A survival mode could probably be implemented for Chase & Hunt with the same mechanics, and it kinda needs something new like that.

My main criticism of Chase & Hunt is a lack of variety. It's true that there are multitudes of prey to hunt across several different areas, but it feels too similar since hunting each prey involves doing the same thing and the different modes don't really help. Particularly, why is Timed mode the same as Zen mode but with a timer counting down? What's the point? It's a complete waste. Sure you can only get upgrade feathers in timed mode, but you keep them if you fail. You could just collect upgrade feathers for 15 minutes at a time and pretend it's zen mode. Ideally, timed mode should either have different objectives than zen mode or be a "score attack" kind of mode where you instead try to get the best score in a given amount of time and not the other way around. Maybe have objectives be random in either timed or zen mode for variety so you're not just looking for the same things each run.

Another approach would be to add more variety in the core gameplay, as in new and different approaches to hunting. In Chase & Hunt you're firmly locked only into flying, to the point where flying into the ground looks really awkward. "Animal survival simulators" involving birds usually let you land and walk when on the ground, but that's usually only there for immersion. This feature could be used for gameplay reasons in Chase & Hunt. Imagine being able to land on high ground/rocks or perch on trees. You would have a better vision mode while perched that lets you mark prey and discern what kind of prey they are, useful for "catch x prey" objectives. Then, boosting from a perch puts you into swooping mode that gives a bigger boost to speed and a bonus to catching prey. From the direction markers on the minimap I expected there to be an element of stealth in the direction you approach prey, but from what I can tell prey will notice you based on proximity. Having something like perch/swoop mechanic and a proper stealth system lets you have prey that can outrun/outmaneuver you, so you would have to rely on stealth and ambushing prey from the right direction/angle, lending more variety to the gameplay. I read somewhere that perch hunting is an actual hunting behavior in real eagles, so it's not just for video game stuff.

In terms of features the dev suggested in this thread, having multiple playable birds sounds like a fantastic idea. They could have different starting stats and maybe specialize in hunting certain kinds of prey. To that end, I suggest having new prey types; flying prey and fish prey. The game already has beautiful bodies of water, why not populate it with hunt-able fish? They would be harder to see and catch due to being underwater, but give a higher bounty. Flying prey would similarly require you to follow them in three dimensional space. That would allow you to have player birds that specialize in catching different prey, and thus have different playstyles. Eagles specialize in large prey, a peregrine falcon can more easily catch flying prey such as smaller birds and something like a cormorant can more easily catch fish prey (maybe give them a unique diving animation to show this?). "Mythical beasts" sounds fun too, and is a staple in some other "animal simulator" games. It's a video game after all, who cares if your real eagle is hunting a chupacabra or whatever.

In summary: overall solid and fun little game, but I feel it's a little light on the content. Please change timed mode, as it stands there is no point in it existing because it's exactly the same as zen mode. If it's just for collecting upgrade feathers, you could award them based on how well you do in a timed run instead.
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