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More_Badass · Mar 16, 2015

http://forgottenkey.se
https://vimeo.com/74457891

An adventure among the clouds. Turn into a bird and fly to explore a shattered world of floating islands, nomads and secrets of old. Aer is a game in which you play as a girl with the ability to transform into a bird. You will fly to explore and experience a world of floating islands, where exploration will be the key to unlock secrets and progress through a story leading you to the end of the world. Ultimately, you will challenge the Gods and save reality itself. The game is planned for release on PC, Mac, Linux, PS4 and Xbox One in 2016 and is published Daedalic Entertainment.

RockPaperShotgun hands on

This early demonstration build had a single island to flit about, and one enormous temple to explore. The transition between the two elements of the game is quite striking. Outside is about freedom, exploring at your own leisure, looking for secrets and hidden areas, and generally shooting the breeze. Inside is on-foot, filled with danger, and requires your brain. Reminiscent of any number of third-person tomb adventures, you must align objects, find switches, bounce beams of light around chambers, and so on, while tiptoeing past threats and avoiding traps. The demo temple was surprisingly large and sprawling, which bodes well for the final game large, elaborate confined puzzling will be just the counter to the open nature of the outside islands.

border · Mar 16, 2015

Ain't got no time for bird sex, I wanna fly!

mclem · Mar 16, 2015

Why not just give him a Loftwing and be done with it?

I kid; I'm certainly intrigued. It'll live or die for me based on the quality of the puzzle design, though.

border · Mar 16, 2015

I kinda wondered if we would start to see indie games that reflect a nostalgia for PS1/N64 era of flat shaded polygons. I guess this is it......even the animation has a weird late 90's look to it.

Posteezy · Mar 16, 2015

This sounds right up my alley, will definitely be keeping my eye on it.

More_Badass · Mar 16, 2015

border said:
I kinda wondered if we would start to see indie games that reflect a nostalgia for PS1/N64 era of flat shaded polygons. I guess this is it......even the animation has a weird late 90's look to it.

Quite a few games with that low poly style out or in development

Natureboy99 · Mar 16, 2015

"story leading you to the end of the world. Ultimately, you will challenge the Gods and save reality itself. "

OK so the story is written by a 13 year old.

More_Badass · Mar 16, 2015

Natureboy99 said:
OK so the story is written by a 13 year old.

Don't you save reality from the end of the world in a lot of games?

IbizaPocholo · Mar 17, 2015

They have my attention.Really like the concept trailer.

MauroNL · Aug 5, 2015

Gamescom Gameplay Trailer

Looks interesting I guess

Walpurgis · Aug 5, 2015

Damn this game looks beautiful and the concept is awesome.

More_Badass said:
Quite a few games with that low poly style out or in development

This is WAY better than crap like this.

At least this 3D style actually looks good. That NES crap is just relying on the nostalgia of old people.

Mesoian · Aug 5, 2015

Walpurgis said:
Damn this game looks beautiful and the concept is awesome.

This is WAY better than crap like this.
At least this 3D style actually looks good. That NES crap is just relying on the nostalgia of old people.

Are you saying that crypt of the necrodancer looks bad? If so, you are officially crazy.

Anyway, this looks neet. I won't lie, i'd like a little more detail in objects, but it seems interesting. I'll keep my eye on it.

Corpekata · Aug 5, 2015

Picking a really well regarded game as your example was an odd choice.

Exile20 · Aug 5, 2015

More_Badass said:
Quite a few games with that low poly style out or in development

What are the names of the second and last pic?

Walpurgis · Aug 5, 2015

MauroNL said:
Gamescom Gameplay Trailer

Looks interesting I guess

I can't believe that video only has 10 views. The environments look great.

Mesoian said:
Are you saying that crypt of the necrodancer looks bad? If so, you are officially crazy.

It might not be the best example because the characters aren't NES (the map and UI are though). The point that I was making was I'm sick of ugly graphics for nostalgia. It doesn't appeal to me because those games were made before I was born. Even if I was around, I don't think it would work on me. I grew up with PS2 games and if there was an indie movement that tried to recreate PS2 graphics, I would find it just as stupid.

Basically, I want less of this.

and more of this.

outunderthestars · Aug 6, 2015

New trailer looks great!

wouwie · Apr 23, 2016

New trailer from PAX: http://youtu.be/XcRMw8lTiIU.

Coming fall 2016.

Shifty · Apr 23, 2016

The fuck is up with the start of this thread? Bird sex? Necrodancer ugly? Someone shitting on a story they've only read a small precis of?

For shame, GAF. This is chaos.

Spring-Loaded · Apr 23, 2016

Missed this the first time around. Looks dope!

outunderthestars · Apr 23, 2016

This game continues to look incredible. Really shocked that it continues to fly under the radar, even on GAF.

Xamtheking · Apr 23, 2016

outunderthestars said:
This game continues to look incredible. Really shocked that it continues to fly under the radar, even on GAF.

Puns
Puns EVERYWHERE

brad-t · Apr 23, 2016

edit: oops, replied to an ancient post. sorry!

Anung · Apr 23, 2016

border said:
I kinda wondered if we would start to see indie games that reflect a nostalgia for PS1/N64 era of flat shaded polygons. I guess this is it......even the animation has a weird late 90's look to it.

Some interesting horror games have adopted the style.

Back in 1995

Powerdrill Massacre

I love (have nostalgia) for the style so I'm glad its getting some love.

wouwie · Aug 22, 2017

Apparently, this now has an official release date: 27 october (announced at Gamescom).

prudislav · Aug 22, 2017

wouwie said:
Apparently, this now has an official release date: 27 october (announced at Gamescom).

+ Gameplay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wTkof5bg0c

Majmun · Aug 22, 2017

So many interesting games coming up. I can't keep up anymore.

pcostabel · Oct 26, 2017

Just ordered a physical copy from the U.K. Looks lovely. Anyone else getting it?

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