The Aether: Life as a God

hmmmm this one id give a neutral review to, if we could do that here. But its Up or Down and I'll go with Up. My reason for this, is because imho the game does a good job of being a game, a SIM type game honestly much more so than a CYA. You are evolving two different things at once, your creations and of course yourself. And nearly every choice in the game bears on that. Its good for a couple of run throughs to see what kind of civilization you can create, and what kind of god you can be. After that though it just done. The story line element of the game is honestly not good enough to be rememberable.

Good story, become god however you want to be. Work with other gods, wipe them out, rule a planet of sycophants, or do something else. Choose your own adventure, God mode.

The Aether: life as a god the aether is an amazing game full of twists and turns about you as a god whether you choose to be a relentless god or a rightous one the ending is not amazing however i think my dislike of the ending is due to the fact that im a little upset that it did end as i adored the story and wish to play more honestly id love to see some expansion or dlc for this amazing game ps keep up the good work this short game blew me out of the water 8D

Трудно быть богом. (с) На самом деле нет. В этой игре нет каких-то сложных моральных дилемм. Более того, она активно поощряет быть добрым богом, щедрым и милосердным к своим "детям". Попытки переиграть за злого бога меня разочаровали, люди быстро теряют веру (а мы соответственно очки силы). Лучший способ стать самым крутым парнем на деревне, это изначально отыгрывать хорошего бога, накопить много сил, а потом убить злодея и сожрать его. Собратья по пантеону осудят, но в итоге скажут, что деваться некуда, пошли с нами править. Тем не менее игра веселая, периодически перепрохожу ее с искренним удовольствием.

So... 'yes but'. For its price point it is fun enough and I don't regret it. The idea is fantastic and I wish there were more of these. The writing is decent. But it feels like more could've been done with this. There are essentially two stories happening - the world you're a god of and your life as a god among the gods. And it feels like the two should relate somehow, that they'll come together... but aside from the power (essentially money) values you get and spend between them... they never really do. For that matter a lot of things feel like they should matter but never do. You get to come up with a physical form for yourself.. never comes up again after you pick it. The body you gave your followers? Yup, doesn't really matter and never gets mentioned. In general nothing you ever do ever gets mentioned again, making you feel kinda cheated afterward. You sit there, try to think through choices and.. aside from a few numbers moving left or right? Eh. And the story of yourself as a god among gods? Meh. I could've easily skipped all that to hear more about the place where you're actually a god. 'cause the other stuff you're basically a person among peers dealing with what essentially feels like mundane stuff. Hunting feels even less meaningful. If all the effort spent on hunting / god among gods had been spent on actually being a god, and some of the choices gotten really reflected back, this would've been a great game. As it is? Mmmm.. given a choice I'd rather play Fermi paradox, it feels more meaningful. But if I was looking for a quick cheap experience for half the price of an overpriced coffee? Yea, may as well.