Aura: Fate of the Ages

a bit more obscure than its Cyan counterparts but a fun way to pass the time.

Can no longer launch game. Tried to go back to this, since I was feeling in a puzzle-mood, but after a fresh install after years, trying to launch it had it stuck in a booting loop. Very sad.

Overcooked, under-nourishing. The game designers just wanted to make something with elaborate, fantastical aesthetics, and the result is that the puzzles have no rationale, the story is paper-thin, the controls are horrible (I don't want to go pixel-hunting just to move between screens), and the game as a whole is frustrating. The designers have been careful to ensure you cannot interact with items (or even access some areas) until another condition is met, but when you combine this with a non-linear format, the result is that you will think the game is broken. The game is short, and it seems that unhelpful mechanics were employed just to extend the run time. Use a walkthrough and treat it like a movie if you want to keep your sanity.

I wouldn't say this is a great hidden gem, but I had a lot of fun with the puzzles. I only got stuck once because I couldn't find an item that really should have been somewhere else. The rest I figured out on my own. I found some of the designs/art really neat and interesting but there are a lot of graphics that are...hilarious nowadays. The soundtrack isn't great, but it isn't terrible. I was mostly mystified by the random sounds that would occur everywhere. The voice acting was also not great. The writing/dialogue really was terrible. I really enjoyed the little boy's lines about the bird singing. That was the worst reading I've heard in some time and it made me lol. So overall, terrible story, sound design, and half of the graphics, but fun puzzles. I'd say pick it up if you enjoy puzzles and old games. I think it's worth the two bucks I paid for it. Just don't expect anything ground breaking or substantial.

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The graphics are looking quite dated, now, but the game contains some nice puzzles, the music is good and the story entertaining. I found many of the the puzzles very hard. There is little or no help and no way to pin notebook pages to keep them in view, which is really needed. I used a walkthrough and many of the connections it suggests you need to make are **very** subtle and I missed a lot of them. Nonetheless, I enjoyed the game and recommend it.