AER: Memories of Old

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6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 65 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 65
  2. Mixed: 27 out of 65
  3. Negative: 14 out of 65
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  1. OHIC
    Dec 2, 2017
    4
    It's enjoyable to fly in this game, but that's about it. It's not visually stunning enough to hold attention through graphics alone. Its story isn't singularly gripping, nor are there great characters who could make you turn a blind eye to the other shortcomings. Unnecessary (and long) loading times, glitches, and irritating mountains of boring text. It does not merit your attention in aIt's enjoyable to fly in this game, but that's about it. It's not visually stunning enough to hold attention through graphics alone. Its story isn't singularly gripping, nor are there great characters who could make you turn a blind eye to the other shortcomings. Unnecessary (and long) loading times, glitches, and irritating mountains of boring text. It does not merit your attention in a year that has so many truly wonderful entries in this area. For £4, you can play Ubisoft's Ode. For £2, Superflight. At almost the same price point, there's What Remains of Edith Finch, where you can have a more beautiful, more emotional game with a better story. If you want something spiritual, Everything is cheaper than Aer. Rime is more expensive, but it makes more sense to get that than to waste money on this.… Expand
  2. Psy_pmP
    Oct 9, 2020
    1
    Most boring and ugly walking simulator i ever see.
    No guys. It's not design. You can't fool me. This is cost savings and nothing more. The animation shows everything, it is done badly. Physics is buggy.
    Even blueprints in the unreal can give much more interesting control. The stories are completely uninteresting. In Doom 3, diaries are a thousand times more interesting to read than this    Most boring and ugly walking simulator i ever see.
    No guys. It's not design. You can't fool me. This is cost savings and nothing more. The animation shows everything, it is done badly. Physics is buggy.
    Even blueprints in the unreal can give much more interesting control.
    The stories are completely uninteresting. In Doom 3, diaries are a thousand times more interesting to read than this rubbish.    … Expand
  3. Dreiraben
    Jun 28, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Simply put, this isn't a game. If it wasnt for the flying part in between "levels" this would be a walking simulator. The graphics look bad, even for cell shading standards, and often I couldnt tell water from solid ground etc. The colour palette is just off. The story is bland, boring, pretentious and after just a few, way too long, textboxes I found myself just clicking through them, which is allready a bad sign in a game that basically is 50% reading a mediocre narrative. There is no challenge in the game whatsoever, the "levels" drag on forever because they are huge for no other reason than stretching the playtime. The puzzles ar laughably easy (think Skyrim or Resident Evil levels of puzzles) and also only seem to have the prupose to stretch the play time. The flying aspect of the game is implemented okay (despite som glitches and bugs) but ultimately pointless because it basically only gets you from A to B with hardly any challenges except lazy "fly through ring puzzles". I got this game for free on Epic and still feel this wasnt worth it. It's literally just a way to waste a few hours but nothing to be enjoyed. All in all this feels like a lazy Zelda rip off by a game design student who handed this in as a class project. Dont get me wrong you COULD build a decent game arround this, adding actual mechanics, a proper story and things to do, but this just isnt there. This game is a two trick pony: pointlessly flying/walking arround and having a lantern.… Expand
  4. gab_izidio
    Feb 4, 2021
    4
    Aer Memories of Old - {do not recommend}
    The game is [Bad, that's all].
    The only good thing about the game is the landscapes and the feeling of freedom, the story is normal but there is a lot to be done as a complete game, apart from that it is very short, and if you can't win achievements (EPIC Games case), take it out the sense of exploration on the game, making you only explore to    Aer Memories of Old - {do not recommend}
    The game is [Bad, that's all].

    The only good thing about the game is the landscapes and the feeling of freedom, the story is normal but there is a lot to be done as a complete game, apart from that it is very short, and if you can't win achievements (EPIC Games case), take it out the sense of exploration on the game, making you only explore to complete the map, which is small, except that the objectives are not clear, which only hinders progress, the game also has optimization problems in some sections and the movement is not best.

    Look for something better and don't waste your time.    … Expand
  5. tufekciero
    Mar 12, 2021
    4
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69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. Adventure Gamers
    Dec 11, 2017
    60
    AER creates a beautiful fantasy world with a wonderful flying mechanic to explore it, but ultimately doesn’t give players much to do besides repetitive platforming puzzles.
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  2. GameWatcher
    Nov 13, 2017
    70
    AER is a pretty and charming game, but doesn’t have enough of its own original ideas to feel fresh, and it is plagued by a few flaws that prevent it from being a true standout in the genre of artsy indie exploration games. That said, the experience itself is fun and pleasant, even if it isn’t particularly memorable. If you already like these kinds of games, you’ll enjoy AER, but if you don’t, this isn’t what will make you fall in love with them.
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  3. GameGrin
    Nov 9, 2017
    80
    Featuring a stunning low-poly art style, a wonderfully well-integrated soundtrack, an ingeniously simple control scheme, an interesting transformation mechanic, and impressively designed temples, AER has a lot going for it. It’s unfortunate that the experience is as short as it is and there is no way to keep track of what’s been seen. A few more environmental puzzles and a simple journal would fix my only complaints about this exploration-heavy title.
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