Beautiful games don’t come around very often. However, every now and then – away from the likes of Call of Duty and FIFA – will come titles like Journey; gorgeous, mysterious, different. Titles which allows us to explore, to learn, and to discover.
Aer, developed by Forgotten Key, looks like it will be one of these hidden beauties.
Playing as a girl who can transform into a bird, you will fly around a world of tiny floating islands; landing on each of them to explore and discover the secret treasures that they hide.
You will encounter Gods and escape from fearsome beasts. You will glide from sun-baked islands to snow-covered peaks. All of this adventure forming part of a much bigger quest to save reality itself. Aer looks every bit as perfect as Journey but with the added allure of flight.
If you don’t believe me, take a look at what the critics have to say:
“Aer looks ethereally brilliant.” – Nathan Grayson, Rock, Paper, Shotgun
“Imagine Wind Waker had flying, instead of sailing.” – Luke Plunkett – Kotaku
“The essence of a world different than ours conveyed so simply, yet so perfectly. And the feeling of exploration the trailer gives me just has me wishing that this was something I could already play.” – TheWulf – Video Games 24/7
Set to be published by Daedalic Entertainment – of the Deponia series – Aer won the 2013 Game Concept Challenge.
And it looks as if Forgotten Key haven’t looked back once since picking up that award, if this game is even half as good as the Gamescom trailer looks, then we are all in for a treat. Aer will arrive on Steam, PS4 and Xbox One sometime next year. Keep your eyes peeled.
Original Author: Jay Michael