Birds of a Feather Planning

## Atmosphere/Story

* Cartoony artstyle that resembles games like Wind Waker.
* Main duo are a duck and owl, but other duos exist.
* The duck is more wisecracking and jokey, while the owl is relatively calm but reckless at times.
* The two of them are childhood friends.
* The other duos are:
	+ A cockatoo and a toucan.
	+ A piper and an eagle.
	+ A penguin and a puffin.
		- They use technology to offset the lack of flight.
* The main antagonist is a hawk who takes pleasure in stealing varius possessions, and ends up stealing a video game system from them that's facing stock issues.
* The hawk has various animals he's bribed into serving him, using the various objects he's stolen as payment.
* Various other characters exist like a shady raven merchant, a pigeon who acts as the gatekeeper for boss doors, a vigilante robin, and more.

## Gameplay

* Opposite of Super Mario 3D Land/World in terms of structure. (i.e. sandbox levels in a 2D plane). Metroidvania games are also an inspiration.
* The playable characters can utilize flight as a main mechanic.
* You need to collect Golden Eggs to open up the next area.
* Characters have health that's restored by eating Worms, and have eight health wedges. Death results in the loss of Feathers.
* Each area has a boss door that needs to be opened by feeding the gatekeeper a specific amount of Golden Eggs, Feathers, and Local Feathers.
* Will be on the Enigma. The bottom screen holds a map of the area you're in.

### Controls

* D-Pad/Left Stick: Move
* A/B: Jump
* X/Y: Beak Attack
* L/R: Face upwards/downwards (for flight direction)
* Plus: Pause
* Minus: Collectable Lists
* Touch Screen: Map/Activate Phoenix Form

### Collectables

* Golden Eggs: The Power Stars/Golden Bananas of the game, and what you need to open up more areas.
* Feathers: The main currency of the game that's found in large amounts.
* Local Feathers: Feathers of the local birds that are used to unlock the boss door for that area.
* Worms: Healing items that restore one wedge of health.
* Fiery Orb: Collecting all five Fiery Orbs allows you to utilize your phoenix transformation in that area. With a two-minute cooldown, this ability grants you invincibility, increased movement speed, and unlimited flight for twenty seconds.

### Flight Mechanics

* You can jump up into the air repeatedly to gain altitude, but you'll fall after a certain amount of flaps. Use this for crossing small gaps.
* By running forward, you charge the Flight Meter. A full flight meter lets you fly.
* While flying, you'll fall to the ground unless you press A or B with the right rhythm.
* Hitting an enemy, item, or cloud in midair will give you a boost into the sky.
* You can't fly forever, as gravity will eventually pull you down. Skilled players can fly for a while though.
* You can perform a dive attack by timing a beak attack properly.

### Enemies

* The "Goomba" of the game is a mole who will walk back and forth.
* A bat that acts as the first aerial enemy.
* A beaver that will kick wood chips at you.
* A snake with balloons attached to it, who will move his body around in weird ways to attack you.

## Worlds

The game has ten worlds.

* Cloudgaze Valley: Traditional grass world, meant as a tutorial. Contains the bulk of the bird people of the planet.
* Shiverglow Tundra: A tundra where the ice comes in all sorts of colors, and snow impedes your flight. It also has elements of jungle worlds, in that the trees are tropical in nature.
* Dusk Mansion: A world that takes place inside a giant mansion, which is full of giant ghosts who act as enemies and platforms.
* Starlight Desert: A desert where it's always sunset, and the monsters are made from the sand itself.
* Cosmic Reaches: A world in space where all-new flight physics take over.
* Gravitational Waters: An ocean world where water is sometimes held in place in the sky, and flows erratically.
* Magma Caverns: An underground cave network full of fire and magma, as well as ancient ruins.
* City of the Skies: A multi-floored city with buildings that extend extremely high into the sky.
* Wrecked Fleet: A pirate world full of crashed ships.
* Hawk Tower: The villain's lair and a giant castle overlooking all of the game's other worlds.