AereA

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
46

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 10
  3. Negative: 6 out of 10
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  1. PlayStation LifeStyle
    Jul 7, 2017
    55
    The final product is a reskin of a paint-by-the-numbers dungeon crawler that is devoid of motivation, originality, or replayability.
  2. Everyeye.it
    Jul 7, 2017
    50
    The game structure seems too simplistic for those who would like to approach the dungeon crawler's tight action for the first time, unable to engage the player with engaging progression and stratified and rewarding gameplay.
  3. Areajugones
    Jul 7, 2017
    50
    AereA is artistically great, but it has some issues with its gameplay. Poor design choices and some bugs are the flaws in a game that is uplifted only by its wonderful soundtrack.
  5. Multiplayer.it
    Jul 6, 2017
    50
    AereA is the same old action RPG, only with musical instruments. The gameplay is far from being original, the visuals are ok, and the idea is nice, but it's not enough to keep you entertained.

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4.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 16
  3. Negative: 7 out of 16
  1. naterose1
    Jul 26, 2017
    0
    Don't buy. It's broken, glitched, and unplayable at a certain point (there's a 30 min boring dungeon crawl, at the end of which features aDon't buy. It's broken, glitched, and unplayable at a certain point (there's a 30 min boring dungeon crawl, at the end of which features a beta-acknowledged but unfixed bug that makes a boss virtually unkillable).
    There is a bug in 2 player mode where 1 character auto attacks and can't be stopped.
    There are pointless items and no way to tell what your items do, no way to manage the inventory. The characters and powers are interchangeable, there is 1 tank and 3 range fighters who are essentially reskinned versions of the same combat type. There are glitches that force your character out of combat and into unpassable zones. There are side quest bugs which make you repeat quests, or don't acknowledge when you complete them. Walking around is slow, and boring. The world is bland. I got so frustrated with this game when I realized even kicking open treasure crates became tedious. (You have to hit them 3 times before they break, and they rarely drop useful items - health potions are rare, but you'll get plenty of status effect potions when you don't need them).
    I could go on and on about everything wrong with this game. Point is, I bought this thinking it would be a fun introductory dungeon crawler for my young son, and I was so disappointed. It broke my heart to see the fun sapped from the experience within minutes. I tried to tough this out, but after about 10 hours and getting to the aformentioned unkillable boss, gave up. I preordered this being pretty impressed with the aesthetic of the game, but after so many hours of being infuriated at having to reset the game due to stupid glitches which should have been fixed in a beta update, I decided I will never buy another SOEDESCO game again. I am an avid gamer, I've played PC, console, arcade, etc for 30 years. I have played great games. I have played terrible games. Trust me when I tell you, for the money, this was unequivocally the worst gaming experience of my life.    … Full Review »
  2. SuperkenGaming
    Jul 6, 2017
    5
    Aerea
    an annoying maze
    Aerea is a dungeon crawler that can be played solo or with up to 4 people locally, no online play here... And you    Aerea
    an annoying maze
    Aerea is a dungeon crawler that can be played solo or with up to 4 people locally, no online play here...
    And you won’t really need the help…
    This game is laughably easy…
    You start the game choosing one of 4 characters and you can switch characters by backing out to the main menu
    there’s a hand to hand character with a shield and sword... and then 3 ranged characters...
    The archer the best feeling of the 3 but ultimately the shield and sword character is easily the best way to go as you’ll be doing a lot of slashing to collect this games currency…
    This game starts out as a typical dungeon crawler with none of the loot..
    There are 2 different level systems here…
    One for your instrument or weapon, and one for your character…
    Your character level means more health, magic, and special moves you unlock…
    As you level up your weapon you’re able to dump skill points into places like power or health…
    And with the music notes you pick up from enemies and breakable items you can buy consumables or upgrade your special moves...
    which is the better chosie as youre not going to need the soncumables at all…
    This game poses no challenge at all...
    its 8 hours of fetch questing with a slow character, in boring dungeons, and boring combat…
    the gameplay loop is go the this place on the map, activate a becon or collect an item or items off of certain enemies return to the hall until you unlock a mission to take down one of the games 9 bosses
    And these bosses are just as much of a joke as the rest of the game..
    I appreciate their design and puns in this music based world…
    and once you defeat one you’re awarded one of the instruments you need to keep the world together...
    Your goal is to go out there and collect them all…
    But I defeated all of them with hardly any effort at all...
    Which is surprising considering there is no way to dodge attacks in this game...
    you would assume 1 or 2 would give me trouble... but they didn’t...
    Except for the very final boss that’s difficult out of nowhere...
    This boss can easily kill you in only 2 hits
    and the very final boss battle is where I learned that if you die during a boss fight you have to start the entire dungeon all over again...
    Which is a pain pretty much anywhere but the beginning few hours as the game slowly turns in a maze game…
    throwing switches to unlock doors across the map and then run to it, throw another switch to open another door until you can finally get to the right spot on the map for the item you need or portal to the boss of that area…
    this of course made this annoying over powered boss even more annoying having to go through a sewer maze again and again…
    awful checkpoint system and boring world aside
    the game also has a few annoying bugs especially when you’re back in the hub area
    One level I got stuck behind a door and had to restart.. but numerous times back in the hub, my character would be attacking all by himself making it impossible to interact with the map or turn in my quests…
    it was a mild nuisance thankfully fixed by backing out to the main menu.. But a few times I had to close the game out completely and hop back in…
    Area is just not a good game...
    There’s no challenge here…
    There’s no fun here...
    Pretty mediocre
    I give area
    a 5/10    … Full Review »
  3. mtneaw
    Dec 7, 2022
    6
    Was entertaining enough but was too short and too glitchy so maybe buy in discount
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