Learn 2 Fly: Penguin game

This game could use a few improvements. For one, I’m not a big fan of the whole diamond system. I think a one time payment should be enough for this game as it is enough for many iOS Flash game adaptations. And while purchasing diamonds is optional, it is very hard to progress without them. I would suggest making diamonds more attainable in addition to adding a one time price tag to this game. That would be so helpful. It has also come to my attention that tapping the screen to push your dummy off the ramp doesn’t register very well. And also, somethings when you press and hold the rocket button your dummy spins around. This can damage an otherwise successful flight. I hope that maybe you can address some of these things. Sincerely, Cole.

I’ve played a fairly decent amount of this game and if you’re looking for something similar to the flash game, this isn’t it. The game does have its good bits though. Not really any ads, smooth gameplay and it looks good. But it’s missing that charm the flash game had. In the flash game there were secret shops you could upgrade even further with achievement points and new music you could buy when flying, also just that simplistic look to it. But a gripe I have is the camera stops following you after 1000+ meters in height, leaving you to guess what your positioning is and unable to dodge those mammoths in the sky sometimes. I also like the idea of the mini games they have but it’s near impossible to catch those birds with the cards and the reset for the other mini games throughout the map never reset unless you pay one diamond. Otherwise it never resets. This sort of makes it hard to gain any significant progress for a while in my opinion. But even with all these problems I have personally, I do come back and play it, though i just wish some change could be made to make it more enjoyable. Overall good but could be better.

One aspect of modern gaming that makes gaming so different from other forms of media is the relationship between the devs and the players. The relationship is mutualistic (both parties benefit) since the players provide money and the devs provide the game itself; however, the advent of the internet has added a new responsibility for developers: updates! Learn 2 Fly is a fun mobile game, but there are a few things that make the dev-player relationship feel very detached. The main thing is the “News” page the game links to. It is extremely devoid of content and lacks any actual news about the game— us players have no idea where this game is going, and it sort of feels like the game is dead. There is some “vote for the next items we’ll add” thing, but I have no idea if this will lead to anything. Just update the news page so we know to expect new content or not. The other thing, and this is pretty typical with free-to-play mobile games, is the wait times for certain events. Of course, one can easily use the freemium currency to speed them up, but the wait times (aside from seeming to not go down if the game isn’t open and running) aren’t even listed. It feels like a lack of effort on the devs part to be honest. I do appreciate, however, how one can get ice diamonds IF they save them. After a week of playing, I have already bought the biggest “Artisan” items (omega catalog and the flying piggy bank magnet thing) as well as the sushi costume. I only managed to get them by not wasting them on the lower tier items, which then lead to me getting more coins, thus more distance, and finally more of those sweet, sweet albatross bonuses that sometimes give you diamonds. In conclusion, this is a good game that probably needs an update to at least let players if the game is still “living” or not.