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The Aether: Life as a God

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63%Game Brain Score
story, emotional
graphics, replayability
85% User Score Based on 26 reviews

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The Aether: Life as a God is a single player casual role playing game. It was developed by Hosted Games and was released on December 18, 2018. It received positive reviews from players.

Rule over your mortal race, explore the Aether, and become an omnipotent god.

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85%
Audience ScoreBased on 26 reviews
story4 positive mentions
graphics2 negative mentions

  • The game offers a fun and interesting story with multiple possible endings, allowing players to choose their own adventure as a god.
  • It provides a unique experience of creating and influencing a race, making players feel a sense of ownership over their creations.
  • The game is inexpensive and can be enjoyable for a couple of playthroughs, especially for those who appreciate text-based storytelling.
  • Choices in the game often feel unimportant and do not significantly impact the overall plot, leading to a lack of meaningful engagement.
  • The writing quality is inconsistent, with grammatical errors and a generic feel that detracts from the overall experience.
  • The game is relatively short and could benefit from more depth and complexity in its story and character development.
  • story
    17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story in "The Aether: Life as a God" is engaging and offers players the chance to shape their character's journey as a deity, with multiple endings and a variety of choices. However, many reviewers noted that the narrative can feel linear and lacks significant impact from player decisions, leading to a less memorable experience. While the text-based format allows for deep storytelling, some found the execution to be somewhat technical and marred by grammatical errors, suggesting potential for improvement and expansion.

    • “The game is pretty interesting with a fun story.”
    • “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 righteous one, the ending is not amazing; however, I think my dislike of the ending is due to the fact that I'm a little upset that it did end, as I adored the story and wish to play more. Honestly, I'd love to see some expansion or DLC for this amazing game.”
    • “[i][b]The Aether: Life as a God[/b][/i] is another great, albeit sadly short, game from Choice of Games through Hosted Games, their online hosting for user-made stories through their ChoiceScript tool - your choices matter and they control the story, which isn't something you can often say for many video games.”
    • “The storyline element of the game is honestly not good enough to be memorable.”
    • “I don't feel like my decisions have any impact on the overall plot of the story.”
    • “Making the 'interactive' part of the story suck, and the rest of the story simply isn't engaging enough to hold your interest after you realize that.”
  • graphics
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is entirely text-based, lacking any graphics, which requires players to focus on reading through dialogue and options. Despite the absence of visuals, it offers a pleasant experience with multiple possible endings, resembling a visual novel in its narrative style.

    • “Plays like a visual novel (edit: there are no visuals, I should say) more than a real choose-your-own adventure.”
    • “While the game isn't the longest, and is entirely text-based with no graphics involved in the story, it means that you need to have enough focus to read through all the dialog and options.”
  • replayability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers limited replayability, with many users noting that once completed, there is little incentive to play again.

    • “A nice little game for people with a god complex, although replayability is pretty nonexistent.”
  • emotional
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players appreciate the emotional connection fostered by the ability to create and customize their own races, enhancing their sense of ownership and personal investment in the game.

    • “I truly enjoyed the ability to create a race that really made me feel like it was mine.”
  • music
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players suggest that the game's music complements the experience well, with some recommending the FTL soundtrack as an ideal background accompaniment.

    • “Pro tip: this game is perfect with the FTL soundtrack in the background.”
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The Aether: Life as a God is a casual role playing game.

The Aether: Life as a God is available on PC, Mac OS, Phone, Windows and others.

The Aether: Life as a God was released on December 18, 2018.

The Aether: Life as a God was developed by Hosted Games.

The Aether: Life as a God has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked The Aether: Life as a God for its story but disliked it for its graphics.

The Aether: Life as a God is a single player game.

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