Wind and Bird

Wind and Bird is a fantasy, side-scrolling, story-driven RPG. Its story is told mainly through scenes, with choices and simple QTEs woven into the experience. You follow Tina, a young long-eared bard apprentice, as she travels across the continent with her experienced mentor, Kidd.

Tina’s training

After Tina gives a notably unpolished performance at a tavern, Kidd questions his teaching and puts her through bard training. Newly apprenticed, Tina must face the riddles and tests her enigmatic mentor sets for her as she learns to become a capable bard. She is quiet and still learning how to communicate, while Kidd is a skilled performer and storyteller who is usually cheerful and talkative, though sometimes a little eccentric.

The journey takes them through places rich in stories and local culture, including a tower town and a blue-green grassland dotted with standing stones. Tina gathers experiences and stories along the way, but her path to growth is not an easy one, and an unusual beginning leads to an unusual ending.

People they meet

• Tina: a young long-eared bard apprentice who is training under her mentor.
• Kidd: an accomplished bard and master storyteller who guides Tina on her travels.
• Elina: a newly appointed administrator of the tower city, young but carrying significant responsibilities and aligned with the pragmatic Earth faction.
• Chunju: a lively bard passing through who idolizes the bard master Dandelion.

Story and presentation

The game pairs its story with music chosen for the full experience, including pieces that contribute to the narrative. Its scenes use bard-themed colors, including forest greens and sky blues. Flashbacks and the story’s themes combine to reveal the full picture only at the end.

The story takes about 30 to 60 minutes and has one ending. After completing it, you unlock a bonus room on the title screen.