Aeterna Noctis impresses with sheer scale and sumptuous pixel art, but forgives nothing. Its precision platforming and spatial puzzles demand genuine mastery. Vast and gorgeous, it really speaks to seasoned, patient players willing to suffer.
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Category
Action Adventure1 player12+
Description
The King of Darkness travels the Fifteen Kingdoms to restore the balance between light and night. Published by Aeternum, released worldwide in 2021. Fiercely precise platforming, spear and grappling, a vast interconnected map, tough bosses and challenges for experts.
Aeterna Noctis review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Punishing"
A sprawling metroidvania of outsized ambition, it weds exploration to platforming passages of fearsome precision, where dashes and jumps chain with no margin. The challenge springs as much from reflexes as from twisting level design and nervy combat. Tough and lengthy, it speaks to those seeking a demanding trial rather than a stroll.
A demanding, labyrinthine platformer, Aeterna Noctis pushes precision to the bone through fearsome trial-bosses. Between gravity flips, tiny dodge windows and phases that chain without mercy, every fight calls for memorisation and surgical execution. The challenge recalls the genre's golden age while carving out its own distinct identity.
