"Aura: Fate of the Ages fails as an adventure game, offering no emotional resonance at all. It mostly succeeds well as a puzzle game, though. The developers clearly put a lot of thought into the game's brain-twisters, and you'll certainly have to put a lot of thought into figuring them out. While you never feel like Aura's puzzles are there for any good reason, you should feel a real sense of satisfaction when—and if—you solve them."

"It may be a little unfair to compare Journey to the Center of the Earth with titles from adventure gaming's heyday. But, what disappointed me about this game was that it's got a great story, several beautifully designed environments, a solid score and decent voice acting, yet the puzzles players have to solve to move the game's action forward seem overwhelmingly dependent on inventory items."