Saturday, 13 July 2019

DLC #124 - Angry Birds Trilogy - Fowl Tempered

I mentioned previously, during my review of the Anger Management DLC, that I never wanted to see any Angry Birds content ever again, and with the full completion of this package, I am very much official on that stance.

I also said my feelings towards it were a bit tongue in cheek, which is also still the case, but after having to come back yet again, and experience some of my bigger nuances of this game which have made me feel a touch of resent towards it, I am secretly glad it's over.

This package adds a total of 5 new episodes to play through, which is 1 short of what was offered within Anger Management, but similarly spans across multiple different themes, including Halloween, Back to School and Christmas. The total number of levels contained within is 135, which is 5 more than Anger Management, but in reality, this is just more of what you already know about Angry Birds.

There are 10 new trophies in total, spanning across the 5 new episodes, of which half of these are awarded for completing each one, but you know the drill by now, and if you want to obtain full completion, you'll need to go the extra mile for it;

Star-Amplifier - Get 3 stars in every single level of Fowl Tempered.
The "Star-Amplifier" trophy, awarded for Getting 3 stars in every single level of Fowl Tempered, is par for the course at this point, having already achieved this feat for every single level in the main list, and every single level within the Anger Management list.

In all fairness, there isn't much that can be said for this trophy that hasn't already been mentioned within the Anger Management DLC.

The list of nuances is exactly the same as previously witnessed. You'll feel like you're hitting a consistent rhythm of managing to 3 star levels with regular consistency, and you'll suddenly hit that showstopper in the form of a particular level which you'll spend hours on trying to achieve that 3 star rating. It's this sort of painstaking brick wall feeling that has gotten to a point of inevitability that has made me glad to finally complete this entire game. It's even more frustrating that the pick up and play nature gives it all an undertone of addictive feeling at the same time. It did bring sessions to a grinding halt on a few occasions, where I just simply had to come back to the game another day before I lost my head over it, but it is still as sweet of a feeling as ever to finally overcome the levels you just simply cannot seem to beat.

Again, as with the Anger Management pack, once you've beaten all 135 levels to a 3 star rating, and achieved the above trophy, you'll have to go back through them with the Mighty Eagle, which, on the whole is an easier journey, but still sees you fall victim to the odd level that just makes you sit there replaying it over and over again in cyclical vein.

Again, a time estimation is difficult to nail down, purely because it'll depend on the levels of fluency you manage to achieve, and the extent to how often you hit those particular levels that take hours to get through on their own. As an average, a fair estimate would be 20-30 hours, but that's purely based upon guidance of the Anger Management pack, which roughly had the same amount of levels and trophy requirements, as both lists are virtually identical.

When you combine everything through from the main list and 2 DLC packs, there are over 1000 levels to get through in order to 100% this title, along with a Mighty Eagle run for every single one of them on top. Over 2000 individual levels, a large handful of which I would of played over and over attempting to clear them. It has been some journey, and there's no doubt that Angry Birds is frustrating, but is so in it's own charming way. 

However, after a main game (which I had to finish twice because of a Platinum-busting glitch), and 2 DLC packs, I'm ready to say farewell to it for good. With the greatest respect intended, to what is a uniquely annoying, yet addictive, game, I will never launch an Angry Bird from a catapult ever again. This is certainly a 100% to be proud of though.

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