Posted on: December 12, 2023

popuass

Games: 431 Reviews: 25

can people fly?

- technical issues (gamepad refuses to work, bypassed by mapping keyboard + mouse to gamepad) - pricey for being so short and basic in terms of mechanics - wonky human controls + the WOW feeling that you get when you fly for the first time, absolutely nailed it + simple but stunning visuals + dynamic and fitting music creates great relaxing atmosphere I sure hope the people behind this will continue making great games, and maybe reiterate on their experience gained while making Aer, to produce something with the same general feeling but maybe more content and mechanics <3

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Posted on: March 14, 2024

A.G.B.

Games: 825 Reviews: 84

Expectations

This is one of those where expectations are one of the main determinants of whether or not a certain game is going to feel satisfying for you. Most criticisms I have encountered come down to that. Some of what I'm going to say might sound negative. I assure you, it's neutral. Flight is soothing and never used for anything other than when you travel around an open but empty world. You can't use that at all inside despite some of the inside areas being kind of big and featuring travel and backtracking. The ending does not deliver all of the things we expect from video games today, but ultimately I would argue it shouldn't. Don't get me wrong, if this cut to credits just 30 seconds earlier I would find it deeply frustrating. It's very much one of those things where they don't give you what you want, but something interesting and unexpected instead. This was clearly a passion Project. The platforming like everything else about this is never actually challenging. There are no fail states. If you miss a jump you just have to walk and jump to get back to the part that you failed at. Similar for the puzzles which you can brute force if you feel like. And otherwise, the solutions tend to be easy to get to. They're based around jumping, pattern matching, and that sort of thing. All of these gameplay elements help you appreciate the world that this puts you in, and allow you at least some engaging with it. This game is somewhat similar to Dear Esther and Adios; it's not so much that you are engaging in challenging gameplay as you are moving through a compelling short story. I love all three of these; I wouldn't if they were just a third longer than they are. The achievements encourage you to explore, There could be more of them and this could also easily have implemented collectibles, if they wanted to increase replayability. Personally, I don't think I'm likely to play this a second time, though I wouldn't rule out going back and taking flight again. A great way to de-stress.

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Posted on: April 15, 2024

FredtheFailLord

Verified owner

Games: 109 Reviews: 2

Short, fun game

Finished in a day. This has wonderful flight, interesting puzzles, and good platforming mechanics. Beautfiul art, but it is a very short game and the ending is very "that's it?"

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Posted on: September 14, 2024

crypticpaw_alice

Games: 0 Reviews: 3

Aer Playthru & Review-Cryptic Paw Gaming

Hey there, Pack Members! I'm Cryptic Paw, and I chose to play and rate Aer: Memories of Old on my YouTube channel! I like to analyze games from a casual POV to give indie game devs advice and insight on what worked and how to further improve their games. You can find the rating video at the link below. https://youtu.be/c-Ni4xbec8A Happy Gaming! Alice of Cryptic Paw

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Posted on: January 5, 2025

Wolf-kitten

Verified owner

Games: 228 Reviews: 2

An enjoyable and rewarding experience

An engaging, quick and relaxing time. The games loosely hung together story expects more from the player then it delivers, but if you’re willing to accept it for what it is (a very light story) with a decent sized serving of hyper-relaxed exploring....then you'll be good. I didn’t have any bug/glitch issues with the small exception that my Xbox Series S controller does not work at all with it, while my Xbox One & 8BitDo Pro2 both work perfectly. Overall I really enjoyed this game, and intend to play it again in the not-so-distant future. I grabbed it for something like 80% off and can hearty recommend it at that price point. I’d even go so far as to say that I’d be willing to pay full price for it, but I’m not sure the average gamer would be quite so happy with the purchase.

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