A Dream For Aaron
- March 9, 2018
- Vidas Games
- 2h median play time
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Reviews
- The game features unique and creative level designs that enhance the gameplay experience.
- The soundtrack is engaging and complements the fast-paced action, making it addictive to play.
- Despite being in early access, the game offers a lot of content and replay value, with a variety of enemies and challenges.
- The game suffers from technical issues, such as lack of resolution options and poor asset quality, which detracts from the overall experience.
- Gameplay can feel repetitive and lacks meaningful progression, leading to a sense of stagnation after a short time.
- Many players have reported a lack of interest in the game, as evidenced by low player counts and achievement completion rates.
- music10 mentions
- 90 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 10 % negative mentions
The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with some players finding it fantastic and perfectly matching the game's energetic pace, enhancing the overall experience. Others describe it as atrocious but appreciate the option to turn it off. Overall, many agree that the soundtrack adds a significant layer of excitement and immersion to the gameplay.
“The music perfectly matches the spirit and brings out this psychedelic vibe.”
“The music was pretty cool as well, and I felt it helped set the mood and pace of the game quite well.”
“The soundtrack is awesome and sets the mood for your gameplay.”
“The music is atrocious, but you can turn it off.”
- gameplay5 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 40 % negative mentions
The gameplay in "A Dream for Aaron" is noted for its creativity and challenging nature, particularly as players advance through levels, requiring awareness of their surroundings to avoid being overwhelmed by enemies. However, some users feel that the progression system is lacking, which may hinder the overall experience despite the engaging soundtrack.
“The soundtrack is awesome and sets the mood for your gameplay.”
“The gameplay can be challenging, especially as you progress through the levels; if you're not aware of your surroundings, then you will become overwhelmed by enemies hitting you from all sides.”
“I feel like this could be a great game because it is very creative and has quite a cool concept, but it lacks in the gameplay and progression.”
“After about an hour of gameplay, I'm only level 4 and have the giant turd ally unlocked and a few weapon skins.”
- replayability4 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
Overall, the game's replayability is a mixed bag; while the random selection of maps initially enhances replay value, players feel that once all maps are experienced, the excitement diminishes. However, many users still find significant enjoyment in replaying the game due to its engaging level designs and pacing, indicating a strong appeal for repeated playthroughs.
“Its got a lot of replay value indeed! I loved playing this game and enjoyed every bit of it. I even let's play this game on my YouTube channel. Keep it up, I love your games and especially loved this one! 10/10.”
“Monsters are at a good pace and the level designs are some of the craziest and most astonishing things in this game. It's not too fast-paced, and the replay value is amazing.”
“Awesome game with lots of replay value!”
“The maps are randomly chosen, but once you've played all of them, it significantly cripples the replay value. It's the kind of game that would greatly benefit from a procedural generation system.”
“After completing the game, I found little incentive to replay it. The lack of new content or variations makes it feel repetitive.”
“While the game offers a variety of modes, they quickly become stale after a few playthroughs, leaving me with little motivation to return.”
- story2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The story of "A Dream for Aaron" is criticized as poorly crafted and amateurish, featuring a simplistic premise where players shoot various nightmare creatures. Overall, it fails to engage gamers, resulting in a lack of interest in the narrative.
“A Dream for Aaron is a very poorly made amateur story/level-based FPS, where you run around and shoot various nightmare creatures, blobs, or whatever.”
“Hardly a success story; gamers just weren't all that interested in the game.”
- graphics1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The graphics are limited by the lack of resolution options and minimal customization settings, which restricts players' ability to enhance their visual experience.
“There's no option to change the resolution and no useful graphics tweaks.”
“The graphics look outdated and lack detail, making the game feel less immersive.”
“Character models are poorly designed and animations are stiff, which detracts from the overall experience.”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Initially, "A Dream for Aaron" experienced some glitches and bugs, but the developers have been proactive in providing regular updates and adding new content, enhancing the game's overall stability.
“A Dream for Aaron had some glitches and bugs when it first came out, but the dev has constantly updated the game and still adds new levels and more to keep you playing!”
