Aporia: Beyond The Valley

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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 24 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 11 out of 24
  3. Negative: 2 out of 24

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  1. AbeMC
    Dec 6, 2018
    8
    A beautiful puzzle-driven walking simulator that tells a story via animated wall-paintings (reminiscent of Journey). Recommended for fans of either genre. Go for the Soundtrack Edition (the music is lovely) at 50% off or more (which currently equates to ~$12 or less).
    Total size on my hard-drive: 11.5 GB
    ++ Graphics. This is one you won’t want to miss if you love gorgeous visuals    A beautiful puzzle-driven walking simulator that tells a story via animated wall-paintings (reminiscent of Journey). Recommended for fans of either genre. Go for the Soundtrack Edition (the music is lovely) at 50% off or more (which currently equates to ~$12 or less).
    Total size on my hard-drive: 11.5 GB

    ++ Graphics. This is one you won’t want to miss if you love gorgeous visuals (CryEngine).

    + Uses level design to provide direction. So even though there are a number of places to go, I never felt lost.
    + Beautiful, peaceful soundtrack.
    + Puzzles are not overly simple, but most can be solved without spending too much time on them.
    + Good story. We wake up in some sort burial chamber, go outside, and being searching the ruins of a long-dormant civilization. The animated memories tell a drama of the discovery of a unique resource, and its use (and possible abuse) that led to the civilization’s decline – or was something else at work?
    + I was going to say I disliked the stealth sections (one region of Chapter 3 and a large part of Chapter 4). But the creatures that hunt you are incorporated into the story in a way that makes a great deal of sense. And the stealth changes up the gameplay a bit later in the game, which is a good thing.

    +/- The ability to view some animations in the order in which you stumble upon them can make the story feel fragmented.

    - Those stunning graphics aren’t for potato computers. It is CryEngine, after all. On the Medium preset @1080p, my Radeon RX 470 was frequently on its knees begging for mercy, dipping to 30fps on occasion, fans roaring. Since there is no combat, frame-rate isn’t as important here as in other sorts of games, but if you’re someone who is sensitive to frame-rate, you’ll notice it. On the other hand, Aporia is an excellent choice if you’ve got a mega gaming rig and want to see what it can do.    … Expand
  2. broxxigar
    Jul 24, 2017
    8
    The game is reminiscent of the original Myst games. You explore the remnants of an ancient and strange civilization, by discovering their world and solving puzzles.
  3. dilanakia
    Jul 27, 2017
    10
    The story reveals gradually, it is stylized, mystical and immersive.I am looking forward to learn more about the story. Not being able to see the character created even more mystery for me. I realized there were some old paintings around the world and they give some clues on story and they were adding a lot to the world which is already very beautiful.

    Visuals of the game creates the    The story reveals gradually, it is stylized, mystical and immersive.I am looking forward to learn more about the story. Not being able to see the character created even more mystery for me. I realized there were some old paintings around the world and they give some clues on story and they were adding a lot to the world which is already very beautiful.

    Visuals of the game creates the feeling of a magical world and they are well polished. I liked the visual effects. The same location has a total different feeling when it becomes night. Many times I just stopped and looked at the assets around the world, so detailed and beautiful. The sound and the visuals supports this mystical, enthusiastic feeling and the story even more. I will have the soundtrack to listen when I go for a walk. I definetely recommend to play this game with nice headphones. I felt l like I m living in that world.

    The puzzles are well balanced on hardness. They were not so hard or too easy. The atmosphere you experience while solving the puzzles are stunning. I felt rewarded and statisfied after solving puzzles. I havent seen any bugs or any disturbance on the flow fo the game. The world is too big and from the map I could see that I didnt visit all the puzzles. Cant wait to explore more.

    good job    … Expand
  4. GReviews
    May 2, 2018
    8
    On a personal level I thoroughly enjoyed the game and it took me round about 10 hours to fully complete and that is exploring every part of the land I could. Even though I have finished the game something is still drawing me back for a second go, whether it’s the graphics, the sound or maybe just because I’m a sucker for a good old exploration game, I know at some point travelling beyondOn a personal level I thoroughly enjoyed the game and it took me round about 10 hours to fully complete and that is exploring every part of the land I could. Even though I have finished the game something is still drawing me back for a second go, whether it’s the graphics, the sound or maybe just because I’m a sucker for a good old exploration game, I know at some point travelling beyond the valley will happen again… Expand
  5. Ramnond
    May 4, 2018
    9
    This game tells an amazing story with just visuals. I enjoyed this game with all my heart.

    I would give it a 10 but it had some minor graphical bugs (which didn't really affect my enjoyment of the game. i mostly ignored them). But the fact that they appeared more than just once or twice makes me drop the rating by 1. The game also had slight elements of horror, not really scary but    This game tells an amazing story with just visuals. I enjoyed this game with all my heart.

    I would give it a 10 but it had some minor graphical bugs (which didn't really affect my enjoyment of the game. i mostly ignored them). But the fact that they appeared more than just once or twice makes me drop the rating by 1.

    The game also had slight elements of horror, not really scary but enough to keep you aware.

    In the end I enjoyed the game completely and would definitely recommend you to play it.    … Expand

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Everyeye.it
    Sep 4, 2017
    75
    For those who come from the frenetic world of arcades or shooters, Aporia might be a good excuse to start a new, fascinating gaming experience.
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  2. PlayGround.ru
    Aug 23, 2017
    85
    A great emotional journey.
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  3. Eurogamer Italy
    Aug 16, 2017
    70
    Quotation forthcoming.
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