Aura: Fate of the Ages

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Aura: Fate of the Ages
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Developer(s) Streko-Graphics Inc.
Publisher(s) The Adventure Company
Designer(s) Elizabeth Petzold
Platform(s) Windows
Release
  • NA: June 24, 2004 [1]
  • EU: August 27, 2004
Genre(s) Adventure
Mode(s) Single player

Aura: Fate of the Ages is an adventure-genre computer game created by Canadian studio Streko-Graphics Inc. and published by The Adventure Company. In 2007, Streko-Graphics Inc. released the second chapter, Aura II: The Sacred Rings , which continues the story of the first game. The final chapter of Aura trilogy, Aura III: Catharsis, was originally slated to be released in 2011, but this project was eventually cancelled.

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Development

The game was developed by Streko-Graphics, a company founded in September 2001. [2]

Reception

The game received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [3]

IGN said, "What little Aura does to advance the genre it does remarkably well. In an age when encountering logical puzzles is as rare as pooping out gold nuggets, Aura shines as a game that attempts to bring a little reason into the mix." [11] However, GameSpy said, "The few good puzzles contained within aren't worth the time and risk that you might not even be able to complete it." [9]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Sergey Nartovich, President of Streko-Graphics". 2004. Archived from the original on September 2, 2004. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Aura: Fate of the Ages for PC Reviews". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  4. ↑ Latimer, Kirk (July 28, 2004). "Aura: Fate of the Ages". Adventure Gamers . Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Review: Aura: Fate of the Ages". Computer Games Magazine . No. 167. theGlobe.com. October 2004. p. 85.
  6. ↑ Cook, Denice (October 2004). "Aura: Fate of the Ages" (PDF). Computer Gaming World . No. 243. Ziff Davis. p. 81. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  7. ↑ Biessener, Adam (September 2004). "Aura: Fate of the Ages". Game Informer . No. 137. GameStop. p. 117. Archived from the original on November 12, 2004. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  8. ↑ Osborne, Scott (July 15, 2004). "Aura: Fate of the Ages Review". GameSpot . CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  9. 1 2 Harker, Carla (October 7, 2004). "GameSpy: Aura: Fate of [the] Ages". GameSpy . IGN Entertainment. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  10. ↑ Hollingshead, Anise (July 14, 2004). "AURA: Fate of the Ages - PC - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on May 6, 2008. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  11. 1 2 Castro, Juan (July 1, 2004). "Aura: Fate of [the] Ages Review". IGN . Ziff Davis. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
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  13. ↑ Chandran, Neal (November 7, 2007). "Aura: Fate of the Ages". RPGFan. Emerald Shield Media LLC. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
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