Aura Kingdom

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Aura Kingdom is a multiplayer casual role playing game with fantasy and historical themes. It was developed by X-Legend and was released on July 1, 2014. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

"Aura Kingdom is a historically-inspired, anime-styled MMORPG with a massive open world and diverse customization options. Players can choose from ten classes, each with unique skills, and are joined by powerful Eidolons. Questing and combat against monsters with varying skills make up the majority of the game, with the option to play solo or in a party."

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story279 positive mentions

grinding333 negative mentions

Aura Kingdom features colorful and charming anime-style graphics that appeal to fans of the genre.
The game offers a variety of classes and subclasses, allowing for diverse playstyles and character customization.
The community is generally friendly and helpful, making it easier for new players to find support and make friends.

The game has significant pay-to-win elements, making it difficult for free-to-play players to compete at higher levels.
There are numerous technical issues, including lag, crashes, and a poorly optimized user interface that can hinder gameplay.
The questing system can become repetitive and tedious, with many quests requiring grinding and offering little variety.

story
1,275 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story in Aura Kingdom is often described as generic and uninspired, with many players noting that it primarily consists of repetitive fetch and kill quests that lack depth. While some appreciate the cute anime aesthetics and the engaging mechanics involving pets (eidolons), the overall narrative fails to captivate, leading to a sense of monotony as players progress. Despite these criticisms, a few players find enjoyment in the lighthearted nature of the quests and the occasional unique story elements, though many agree that the questing system can feel overly simplistic and automated.
- “Aura Kingdom has beautiful graphics, a great storyline, and is very addictive.”
- “The storyline is definitely one of my favorite parts of the game; it nicely goes along with what you have to do and a lot of the stuff they say is extremely helpful for you to finish the quest or for later on in the game.”
- “This game is a great free-to-play MMO with very little pay-to-win in the PvE, but I cannot speak for the PvP as I have not participated. From the last time I played this game, there were only American and European servers; Australians like me had to deal with lag, but the game has a great storyline.”
- “The world is not that memorable and the story is... well, I can't remember much about it at all despite making it to max level (at the time, it was like 80).”
- “The story is monotonous, the tasks are copy and paste.”
- “The story itself is nothing worth mentioning; sure, they wrote a lot and created so many characters and quests, but they mostly lack uniqueness and feel bland, basically you will find yourself skipping through all the dialogue at some point most likely, because it is so damn boring.”
graphics
574 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of Aura Kingdom are characterized by a vibrant and colorful anime art style that appeals to fans of the genre, with many praising the detailed character designs and environments. However, there is a notable divide in opinions, as some players find the graphics outdated and lacking in detail compared to modern standards, leading to criticisms of bland environments and stiff animations. Overall, while the game offers a charming aesthetic, its graphical performance can be inconsistent, particularly on lower-end systems.
- “Aura Kingdom is a colorful and charming MMORPG with bright anime-style graphics and a variety of classes to suit different playstyles.”
- “The graphics are gorgeous and colorful, especially when you have them maxed out. I like that you can glide to get around easily, and the click-to-go-to-quest-goal system removes a lot of the boring grind.”
- “The graphics are by far the best part of the game in my opinion.”
- “Aura Kingdom's graphics and animation feel severely outdated, even by older MMORPG standards.”
- “Character models lack detail, environments are bland, and animations are stiff and uninspired, failing to capture the charm of modern anime aesthetics.”
- “The graphics have aged and don't stand out much compared to many other anime MMOs.”
gameplay
440 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Gameplay in Aura Kingdom is often described as repetitive and simplistic, with many players noting a reliance on standard MMORPG mechanics such as questing and grinding. While some appreciate the vibrant graphics and engaging combat mechanics, others criticize the pay-to-win elements and lack of innovation, leading to a sense of monotony over time. Overall, the game offers a casual experience that may appeal to anime fans, but it struggles to maintain long-term engagement due to its generic gameplay structure.
- “Its vibrant aesthetics, engaging gameplay, and social features make it an enjoyable experience for both solo and group-oriented players.”
- “The gameplay is solid with a good amount of quests and content.”
- “The gameplay is fun, you can create guilds, go on dungeons with friends, complete quests etc.”
- “This pay-to-win model undermines fair competition and diminishes the gameplay experience.”
- “Gameplay in Aura Kingdom quickly becomes repetitive and monotonous.”
- “The gameplay is very simplistic and boring in the long run, just click on an enemy and spam skills until it's dead, with no voice acting, lack of content, and bots everywhere.”
grinding
341 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The grinding aspect of the game has received mixed reviews, with many players noting that it can become excessively tedious, especially after reaching higher levels (around level 50 and beyond). While some enjoy the grind as a core part of the MMORPG experience, appreciating the variety of activities available, others find the repetitive nature of quests and the slow progression frustrating. Overall, the game is characterized by a significant amount of grinding, which may appeal to dedicated players but can deter those seeking a more casual experience.
- “Compared to back when you still had to play through Aeria's launcher, it isn't as grindy these days (at least it feels that way; I could've just been bad back then).”
- “Pros: graphics, sound, character customization, fast gameplay, not grindy like WoW, guilds are fun.”
- “- No grinding up levels to complete the main quest (at least in the first 10 hours), which is a nice change from some MMOs where you can have to level up 10 levels just to continue the main story.”
- “Quests lack variety, often boiling down to mindless fetch quests or grinding mobs in uninspired locations.”
- “The lack of engaging content makes progression feel like a tedious chore rather than an adventure.”
- “Grinding levels was fast enough at first, and I thought I wouldn't be able to beat big miniboss elite monsters, but I was wrong.”
music
140 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with many players praising its beauty and ability to enhance the atmosphere, while others criticize its repetitiveness and lack of variety. Some players find the soundtrack soothing and nostalgic, contributing positively to their overall experience, while others feel it becomes monotonous and prefer to mute it in favor of their own music. Overall, the soundtrack is generally regarded as a highlight, despite its shortcomings.
- “I relaxed for 5 minutes to this music long enough to realize that I was going to be okay.”
- “The music is so well put together, the graphics are crystal clear, and the gameplay is easy to read and understand.”
- “The soundtrack befits and complements the atmosphere of each unique zone.”
- “Then I got blasted in the face with a wall of text in a window that looked like it was ripped from a Unity engine game from 2010, all the while a monotone sort of generic copyright-free music was on repeat in the background.”
- “The music is just as average as the story.”
- “There's relaxing enough songs for when you're in town, but none of the songs ever had me excited or nervous or feeling any emotion about anything because they're just... generic.”
optimization
50 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Aura Kingdom is widely criticized for its poor optimization, resulting in frequent lag spikes, long loading times, and server instability, making it nearly unplayable for many users. Despite some players managing to run it on low-spec machines, the game struggles with performance issues even on high-end systems, leading to stuttering, frame drops, and crashes. Overall, the lack of effective updates and persistent technical problems significantly detract from the gaming experience.
- “I love the overall performance of this game as well, even on low spec computers you can run this game.”
- “In conclusion; the game is great, runs smoothly even on a subpar gaming PC and the major variety of terrains/land/mobs/pets are welcomed.”
- “My laptop is under standard but still runs smoothly and the graphics are pretty polished.”
- “Aura Kingdom suffers from poor optimization, leading to frequent lag spikes, long loading times, and server instability.”
- “Seriously, if you are using AMD graphics (even RX 5000 series), just never download or play this game... stop wasting your time. I get tons of black screens on loading maps, party play, raids, dungeons, etc. This game has had issues with AMD for 3-4 years and has never been optimized.”
- “The game is not optimized. I experience crashes, freezing, and extreme stuttering during gameplay, but this game is so good that I reload my laptop and play it again anyway.”
stability
49 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's stability has been widely criticized, with numerous players reporting frequent bugs, glitches, and performance issues such as screen freezing and lag. While some users find the gameplay enjoyable despite these problems, many express frustration over the technical shortcomings, which can disrupt the overall experience. Overall, the game is seen as a work in progress, with potential for improvement as it continues to develop.
- “Good graphics, runs great, large selection of classes.”
- “Apart from the clunky camera and movement controls, the game runs great.”
- “The game freezes like the world in the COVID-19 pandemic.”
- “Constant screen freezing (not crashing, the screen just freezes and you're still able to walk and interact, just not see what's going on) makes questing/leveling unbearable as having to shut down the game every 5 minutes really breaks any flow or momentum.”
- “Very buggy game that made me restart/launch many times.”
humor
31 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is widely praised, with players highlighting the friendly and welcoming community that enhances the comedic experience. Many find the dialogue and character interactions to be particularly funny, contributing to an enjoyable atmosphere. However, some users note that the humor can be inconsistent, especially with mods lacking a sense of fun, which can detract from the overall experience.
- “Funny, stylish and being constantly updated.”
- “All players are welcoming and fun, and many have a great sense of humor!”
- “They each have their own personalities, and some of the conversations are hilarious.”
monetization
25 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's monetization strategy is heavily criticized for favoring paying players, with many features and customization options locked behind expensive microtransactions. While some players find enjoyment in the gameplay, the pervasive cash grab mentality and issues with in-game purchases, including bugs and ineffective transactions, detract from the overall experience. Despite the option to play for free, the reliance on microtransactions for essential upgrades and cosmetic items has led to frustration among the community.
- “The game’s monetization strategy heavily favors paying players.”
- “Most outfit customization, however, is locked behind a paywall that you have to use in-game microtransactions to get.”
- “The game also has a heavy focus on in-game purchases that don't work half of the time and bugs out...”
character development
22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Character development in the game is characterized by appealing anime-style designs and a variety of customization options, though some players note a lack of depth in the character design pool. While the graphics and character aesthetics are praised, the gameplay often revolves around repetitive quests, leading to mixed feelings about the overall progression and depth of character development. Despite the beautiful visuals and creative outfits, some reviewers suggest that those seeking a robust character development experience may find it lacking.
- “Massive amount of storytelling content, deep character development systems, beautiful graphics!”
- “The character design is creative and appealing.”
- “It's really a fantastic MMO RPG game with cute anime-style character design, beautiful graphics, great weapon and costume system.”
- “But if you're looking for a good MMORPG with a strong sense of progression and character development, I'd stay away from this one.”
- “The art and character designs were cute, albeit the character creation screen was pretty unintuitive.”
- “And character design isn't too deep, but it looks like anime, and I noticed a lot of in-game people looked a lot different than the beginning characters, so I am guessing that you can eventually upgrade your looks and more.”
atmosphere
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere of Aura Kingdom is widely praised for its cute anime cel-shaded aesthetic and joyful, bubbly vibe, creating a relaxing environment that players can enjoy repeatedly. The highly polished graphics and complementary soundtrack enhance the immersive experience, making it feel as though players are truly part of the game world. Overall, the combination of vibrant visuals and engaging music contributes to a colorful and peaceful atmosphere that resonates well with fans of anime MMORPGs.
- “Overall, Aura Kingdom is one of those games that you can just chill out on and enjoy the amazingly peaceful atmosphere over and over again.”
- “The soundtrack befits and complements the atmosphere of each unique zone.”
- “The storyline seems like it could be kind of good, but it's hard to pay attention to it over the simple text dialogue. Voice acting and such is always a good idea if you want to draw in a more in-depth atmosphere.”
- “Aura Kingdom gives the atmosphere that you are inside the world.”
emotional
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The emotional aspect of the game is highlighted by its engaging storyline, which evokes strong feelings, such as joy and sadness, particularly in key character moments. While some players appreciate the emotional depth and charm, others criticize the gameplay mechanics and pacing, suggesting that it detracts from the overall experience. Overall, the game elicits a mix of emotional responses, from heartfelt moments to frustration with its progression.
- “The storyline is very emotional, but overall amazing.”
- “Sure, most of the time it's not exactly an emotional rollercoaster, but I enjoy its diversity and charm.”
- “It is so kawaii that it made me cry tears of rainbows...”
- “The emotional depth is lacking; I felt no connection to the characters or their struggles.”
- “The story tries to be impactful but ends up feeling flat and uninspired.”
- “Despite the game's attempts at emotional moments, they often come off as forced and unconvincing.”
replayability
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's replayability is a mixed bag; while many players appreciate the variety of activities such as character creation, side quests, and events that encourage multiple playthroughs, others feel that the lack of new content and slow progression can diminish the overall experience. Some users report logging extensive hours and enjoying the freedom to explore different classes, while others express frustration with the game's repetitive nature, leading to a decline in motivation to continue playing. Overall, the potential for replayability exists, but it may not be enough to sustain long-term interest for all players.
- “I play this game from the website launcher and I love it. I have about 400 hours logged onto the website, but regardless, it's a really fun free MMORPG with a decent amount of classes and a ton of replayability.”
- “The game has plenty of replayability, like fishing, digging, creating new characters to use new classes and movesets, participating in the sky tower and events, dueling or trading with strangers, joining or creating dungeon raiding parties, side quests, hidden quests, achievements, and more.”
- “Despite being an MMO, this game holds plenty of replayability to try out each class, skill sets, and offensive/defensive point spreads.”
- “I'd say it has some replayability, but I feel that it lacks that flair.”
- “[b]Replayability:[/b] unfortunately, this is the sole reason why I do not recommend this game.”
- “Due to the problems mentioned above, I believe that this game has actually no replay value, or a degrading replay value, because you'll get so sick of the progression of the game that you'll probably stop playing with your new character at some point, unless you have some goal with it.”