Platforms
- PCFeb 23, 20155.6playscore6.013 Critics3.0226 Players
- PlayStation 4Apr 07, 2015NAplayscoreNA0 Critics6.310.5K Players
- Xbox OneApr 22, 2015NAplayscoreNA0 Critics4.5208 Players
- PlayStation 3Apr 07, 2015NAplayscoreNA0 Critics7.8819 Players
15 critic reviews · 0 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- There are already a ton of platformers to choose from on both of Sony's current home consoles, but the good news is that Aaru's Awakening is free to anyone with PlayStation Plus for the time being. If you fancy something artsy and with some challenging gameplay, then we think that you should consider giving it a shot. Everyone else will want to pass on this one.
Ryan Oehrli · Apr 30, 2015 Reviewed on PS4Read full review - The most frustrating thing about Aaru’s Awakening is the fact the developers wasted its potential. If instead of trying to make a game that punished a player for every misstep they had made a game that focused on its interesting premise, then no doubt Aaru’s Awakening would receive a lot more praise. Instead you’re presented with a beautifully designed game you have no time to admire as you’re constantly pushed to move forward, being killed over and over due to latency issues between control and screen action.
Aran Suddi · Mar 18, 2015 Reviewed on PCRead full review - It all revolves around the controls and the loose feeling they have. Of course, many could say I just suck at the game, and I would agree with you, but I know my way around a platformer, and Aaru’s Awakening has the makings of a good one, but is bogged down by poorly implemented controls and some choice level design. Only the hardcore of players will get into it, and even then they will have controller breaking thoughts while playing it.
Drew Leachman · Mar 04, 2015 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Aaru’s Awakening is a beautifully stylized game with some interesting ideas that are clearly designed to challenge hardcore platforming fans. However, it’s lack of accessible controls or incentive for laboring through arduous stages, combined with the sloppy presentation of its story suggests that Aaru woke up a little prematurely.
Jon Ryan · Mar 02, 2015 Reviewed on PCRead full review - I don't want to pick on Aaru's Awakening for requiring split-second timing, trial-and-error learning, or memorization of levels: that's all been a staple of platformers from the beginning. The game is clearly meant to be a brutal challenge, and it really is, often quite satisfyingly so. It's when all the issues mentioned above show up at the same time that the challenge swings over into something unfairly punishing and frustrating, and it happens a bit too often in Aaru's Awakening.
Christopher Livingston · Feb 28, 2015 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Ultimately, Aaru’s Awakening is a beauty marred by convoluted controls, an insignificant story, and trial-and-error gameplay. Lumenox Games has given us a great reminder that some of the old arts shouldn’t be abandoned, but the rest of the game’s design doesn’t seem to have received the same level of attention. As it stands, Aaru’s Awakening is more entertaining to watch than it is to play.
Ben Reeves · Feb 27, 2015 Reviewed on PC - There are aspects of Aaru’s Awakening that will catch the eye of the hardcore audience, namely its level design and brutal difficulty, but it fails to be the very thing it sets out to be. Sure, players can speedrun through levels in hopes of gaining a gold, silver, or bronze metal, but these achievements will be marred by the maddening inconsistency of nearly every mechanic present.
Matt Whittaker · Feb 27, 2015 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Ambient music tracks which play during stages set an appropriate mood and do a lot to enhance the experience, but sound effects are often a bit grating and there are instances where respawning after a death produces a sharp noise which borders on painful, especially when you're likely to hear it fifty times or more over a few minutes. A fine game which presents a grueling challenge, Aaru's Awakening is perfect for the player who thinks 2D platform games today just aren't difficult enough.
Conrad Zimmerman · Feb 24, 2015 Reviewed on PCRead full review - You destroy a hideous colossal housefly by teleporting inside of it--what a fantastic idea!--only to drown moments later because you must blindly teleport, not knowing what you might find until you've closed the deal. Aaru's Awakening is a dreamy display of artistic imagination that yanks you back to waking life with every awkward leap and every ill-conceived level.
Kevin VanOrd · Feb 23, 2015 Reviewed on PCRead full review - While it won’t ever hold your hand, Aaru’s Awakening will impress you with its simple mechanics, gorgeous art, and challenging (but fair) gameplay. The difficulty might scare a few players off, but the game remains at least a must-see even if you don’t play it all the way through.
Evan Killham · Feb 23, 2015 Reviewed on PCRead full review
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Aaru's Awakening is a hand-drawn, fast-paced 2D action platformer. The game puts players in charge of Aaru, a mythical creature with two unique abilities teleportation and charging. He uses these abilities as he travels through the dangerous world of Lumenox to defeat an evil entity. These two abilities are at the heart of every level design throughout the game, to make for a challenging and fluid experience. The levels require players to make split second decisions whilst completing fast-paced puzzles.
Developer: Lumenox Games