AER: Memories of Old is an indie open-world Puzzle-Platformer Adventure Game released on October 2017 developed by Forgotten Key and published by Daedalic Entertainment to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Steam.
The game’s story is about a young girl named Auk, who has the ability to transform into a bird and is on a pilgrimage to the Land of Gods, using her ability to traverse between the floating islands in the sky that make up the world and solving dungeon puzzles in order to uncover ancient mysteries.
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Tropes
- Apocalypse How: Appears to be class 1.
- Cosy Catastrophe: Despite the state of the world, at least the main character and handful of side characters she meets appear to be adapted and living a comfortable existence.
- Dungeon Crawling: A non-lethal example, the player has to solve puzzles to gain access further into the dungeons to uncover secrets.
- Minimalist Cast: Besides Auk there are a total of four other human characters in the entire game, three of which can be found at The Settlement.
- Noble Bird of Prey: Auk the heroic protagonist can transform into an eagle at will.
- Unspecified Apocalypse: A mysterious disaster resulted in the world being destroyed and split into floating islands.
- Voluntary Shapeshifting: Auk has the ability to turn into a bird at will.
- World in the Sky: The world of the game is made up of a bunch of floating islands in the sky.
