AER: Memories of Old

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6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 65 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 27 out of 65
  3. Negative: 14 out of 65
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  1. fartheststar
    Mar 4, 2021
    7
    I liked AER. Flying and exploring as a bird is an interesting mechanic, and the world is visually fun to explore. The game is mostly about the exploration, atmosphere, and uncovering the story - but there are some not-so-hard puzzles that will take a bit of time as you explore structures in the game. World is open and exploration is self-directed. Good game. Ending a bit ambiguous andI liked AER. Flying and exploring as a bird is an interesting mechanic, and the world is visually fun to explore. The game is mostly about the exploration, atmosphere, and uncovering the story - but there are some not-so-hard puzzles that will take a bit of time as you explore structures in the game. World is open and exploration is self-directed. Good game. Ending a bit ambiguous and might disappoint, but still good game. Definitely would recommend.

    One tip, use the "F" key to use the lantern at some places. Based on reviews several players, including myself, flew around exploring "lost" for a while because didn't know to use the "F" key as well as the "E" key for interacting sometimes to help advance the story.    … Expand
  2. Dubeau
    Jun 30, 2020
    7
    AER is a relaxing game. The story isn't bad but lack a deeper emotional side. I think the lack of NPC interactions is missing, and the ending is somewhat underwhelming. The game is short, around 4-6 hours. There is a lot of small places but no real secrets that justify free exploration. The game doesn't have a minimap and directions are provided by text. Which makes directions confusingAER is a relaxing game. The story isn't bad but lack a deeper emotional side. I think the lack of NPC interactions is missing, and the ending is somewhat underwhelming. The game is short, around 4-6 hours. There is a lot of small places but no real secrets that justify free exploration. The game doesn't have a minimap and directions are provided by text. Which makes directions confusing and harder to remember. The graphics are unique and decent. there is no fighting in this game. On foot mechanic is not precise. Flying is the fun part of AER. I give it 75%. I enjoyed the game. Peaceful but lacking in story.… Expand
  3. SuperkenGaming
    Oct 25, 2017
    6
    AER: Memories of Old
    Peaceful, but not much here
    AER is a little over 4 hour long game all about exploration Here you play as a shape shifter that can turn into a bird out to obtain 3 shard pieces to unlock an ancient temple and defeat the void before it takes what’s left of the shattered world you find yourself in… The gameplay here is very simple and the music is very beautiful...    AER: Memories of Old
    Peaceful, but not much here
    AER is a little over 4 hour long game all about exploration
    Here you play as a shape shifter that can turn into a bird out to obtain 3 shard pieces to unlock an ancient temple and defeat the void before it takes what’s left of the shattered world you find yourself in…
    The gameplay here is very simple and the music is very beautiful...
    There is no combat... no hard or frustrating puzzles…
    you simply fly uncovering islands, secrets and knowledge and explore these islands and hidden caves and temples on foot
    flying feels intuitive and smooth, though I did get stuck in a rock while landing, forcing me to back out to the main menu and lose the island uncovering progress made since my last save.. But this only happened once… the game is otherwise pretty bug free... though im convinced one of the trophies are bugged for discovering an ancient battlefield.. unless I discovered the wrong thing
    There are multiple caves hidden on these islands containing spirit animals and tablets to give you more back story…
    but where there’s some traditional gameplay is within this games 3 temples…
    Each are fairly short to complete, the longest taking me about 20 minutes.. And will have you going through powering switches with your torch and aligning different items to progress, nothing too difficult or frustrating… and you can enter any temple at any time when you feel you need a break from exploring... the pacing of this game is up to you. Again really making this a relaxing enjoyable experience to get lost in…
    I wouldn’t necessarily call AER special or a must play game…
    But I appreciate the break from life playing this game gave me
    I give AER: Memories of Old
    a 6/10    … Expand
  4. KADC
    May 22, 2021
    6
    Atmospheric, original, not particularly challenging, and relatively short if you pay attention to what your character is told. These could be pluses or minuses depending on how you feel about casual games but the abrupt non-ending (with no sequel and the developer has disbanded) is disappointing.
  5. KayVen17
    Apr 1, 2020
    5
    Habe das Spiel nun endlich durch und bin leider eher enttäuscht. Nicht falsch verstehen. Der Art-Style ist einfach Hammer, aber ich hätte mehr Abwechslung im Gameplay gewünscht. Dabei ist alles Gameplay-Technisch da. Ich meine die Sprung-Passagen waren nicht frustrierend, das Fliegen war toll und die sehr kleinen Rätsel waren echt angenehm. Davon hätte ich mir aber viel mehr erhofft. MitHabe das Spiel nun endlich durch und bin leider eher enttäuscht. Nicht falsch verstehen. Der Art-Style ist einfach Hammer, aber ich hätte mehr Abwechslung im Gameplay gewünscht. Dabei ist alles Gameplay-Technisch da. Ich meine die Sprung-Passagen waren nicht frustrierend, das Fliegen war toll und die sehr kleinen Rätsel waren echt angenehm. Davon hätte ich mir aber viel mehr erhofft. Mit der vorhandenen Weltkarte hätte man die Kampagne bestimmt auf eine weitaus größere Länge ziehen können. Nach dem Ende bin ich einfach nochmal durch die Welt geflogen in der Hoffnung etwas sehenswertes zu sehen, aber leider fand ich außer Texte nicht sehr viel. Schade.… Expand
  6. Dannycopo
    Oct 13, 2018
    7
    I got this in the humble bundle, and it's a nice little game. The colourful low-poly graphics are nice but could be better, the gameplay of the bird and most of the puzzles are nice, but could be better, the soundtrack is very relaxing and the story is sort of ok, despite having an underwhelming conclusion and not really being a main part of the game.

    AER is a small relaxing little    I got this in the humble bundle, and it's a nice little game. The colourful low-poly graphics are nice but could be better, the gameplay of the bird and most of the puzzles are nice, but could be better, the soundtrack is very relaxing and the story is sort of ok, despite having an underwhelming conclusion and not really being a main part of the game.

    AER is a small relaxing little game, but you should probably wait for a sale.    … Expand
  7. Baltifru
    Jun 16, 2022
    7
    AER Memories of Old is a short but enchanting experience in which you explore a world made of floating islands.

    The game basically alternates between two gameplays: the exploration of the open world, where you fly around as a bird; as three dungeons where you solved basic puzzles. I think the devs probably got inspired by Zelda: the Wind Waker as I found quite some similarities with it    AER Memories of Old is a short but enchanting experience in which you explore a world made of floating islands.

    The game basically alternates between two gameplays: the exploration of the open world, where you fly around as a bird; as three dungeons where you solved basic puzzles. I think the devs probably got inspired by Zelda: the Wind Waker as I found quite some similarities with it in this game: the cartoony graphical style of course, but also a large open world made of islands, with the Tower of the Gods right in the middle. The gameplay is limited to the strict minimum: moving and jumping in human form, or flying in bird form.

    This game doesn't give in challenge, it is only there for you to enjoy the exploration and the poetry, with a calm, sometimes melancholic atmosphere.

    My only disappointment was the endgame. Otherwise a enjoyable experience.

    Note for the completists: there is one of the achievements that can't be unlocked if you progress too far into the game so you might as well read at least the description of the achievements, if not a guide, before diving in.    … Expand
  8. PNX_D_REMIX
    Feb 10, 2022
    7
    PROS:
    nice style of the game

    nice gameplay

    nice OST just needs a bit of chores

    enjoyable to fly around while listening to the OST

    simple controls

    free roam good looking visual landscapes

    CONS:
    story too short/feels empty

    no sub-stories

    might get lost cause there's no indicator of where you should go next so you have to read every text on screen
  9. JudaiNavier
    Jan 19, 2022
    7
    AER Memories of Old is a game that you can finish in a couple of hours and call it a day. The low-poly design has it charms and an amazing soundtrack. It was very enjoyable to soar the skies freely as I pleased. AER tells the story of a land where gods were worshiped and a tragic incident transformed fragments of rock into islands in the sky. You play as Auk, a shapeshifter to go on aAER Memories of Old is a game that you can finish in a couple of hours and call it a day. The low-poly design has it charms and an amazing soundtrack. It was very enjoyable to soar the skies freely as I pleased. AER tells the story of a land where gods were worshiped and a tragic incident transformed fragments of rock into islands in the sky. You play as Auk, a shapeshifter to go on a quest to explore the temples of the gods and uncover the truth of what happened all those years ago.

    Despite the low poly graphics, they are enjoyable and you get used to them quite fast and together with a beautifully soundtrack you can spend a lot of time just gliding to your hearts content. But the game still lacks a bit by bringing the conclusion a bit abruptly and a major setback might be the price. However, AER finds himself a lot of times on discount so for a 3 to 4 hour game, if you feel like spending a couple of euros/dolars, you will spend a good time.    … Expand

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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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