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Aphelion
Stranded on a frozen planet, astronaut Ariane must brave rugged landscapes and shifting realities to rescue her wounded partner, Thomas. This action-packed sci-fi adventure blends exploration, traversal, and tense stealth gameplay.
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DON’T NOD’s Aphelion pairs a heartfelt sci-fi story with atmospheric exploration across the frozen world of Persephone, even if its survival and stealth systems play things safe.
Aphelion is a solid experience that delivers on its promise, with its world and excellent performance backing it up. This one's a memorable title if you're looking for a great story, but might disappoint you if you want a challenge.
Aphelion is an enticing sci-fi adventure that explores humanity’s next home in the stars while telling a touching love story. Some of its gameplay mechanics are underbaked, but the balance between emotional interactions and mysterious intrigue nevertheless makes for an exciting time from start to finish.
Aphelion has some excellent moments regarding the story, but is let down by consistently frustrating gameplay where you feel punished for no reason.
A beautifully staged sci-fi survival story weighed down by repetitive, sometimes awkward gameplay.
France's Dontnod is known for its quality games and moving stories. Does their new Aphelion live up to the legacy of the creators of Life is Strange? Check out our review.
phelion's held back by frustrating controls and gameplay that often works against you. Even with an emotional score and a decent narrative, it isn't enough to save what could have otherwise been a memorable experience. Unfortunately, Dontnod's latest falls short on many accounts, but it's propped up by some great performances and music.
Sci-fi movies have taught us a few things over the years: in space, everyone can hear your explosions, people wearing red always die first, and, if you’re visiting a planet to discover if its inhabitable, you will definitely crash land upon arrival. It’s the latter rule that applies to Aphelion. Here two astronauts – both will-they-won’t-they-enthusiasts – Ariane and Thomas are stranded on the secret 9th planet in our solar system, Persephone. They are there to see if the planet will support human life, but wouldn’t you know it, they are separated and must survive alone before reuniting and un...
A near future third person sci-fi adventure whose believable characters, expressive animation, and glorious icy backdrops are undermined by a linear story with too little variety in its interactions.
As if frostbitten of any nuance, intrigue, or genuine character, Aphelion may just be Don't Nod's most boring title of all time.Reviewer's Note: Given some of my pointed critiques, it's impossible to avoid SPOILERS altogether. Read on at your [...]
Aphelion’s character-centric focus comes at the expense of its environmental messaging. Jay Weaver reviews.