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I'd love to be able to play the whole game, but...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: September 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

My review could be an exact copy of what J. Tyson wrote on August 17:

enjoyed playing this game up to the point it becomes impossible. How is this? It started in Dragast, the second stage of the game. The first puzzle I encountered was visually blocked out by green and white vertical lines that cover the entire screen. I thought maybe this was an isolated problem. I was able to get by this one puzzle referring to a walkthrough (kind of ruins it for me). The very next puzzle had a similar problem. I contacted Dreamcatcher and was given a patch to download and install that was supposed to fix the problem. No such luck. I have since been requested to provide some information from my pc and I am waiting for a response. This problem occured with two separate sets of disks. Only some of the puzzles are affected. I think the graphics are great and would love to be able to play this game minus the problems
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I've done EVERYTHING company has advised over their website, to no avail. It would be REAL NICE to spend this kind of money for some enjoyment and get GRIEF instead. Otherwise, as far as it goes (up until Dragast), it's a pretty nice game. Nice if company did more for quality control.

Outstanding for its Genre

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: December 23, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game made sense. With so many games out there, you need a near impossible stretch of the imagination to create any substance in the gaps most have in their logic, puzzles and storyline.

I don't even think Myst comes close to this...the graphics are outstanding, the puzzles and quests aren't useless and tedious...they are logical and placed into context.

I never played such a great game, and haven't come across another since...I can't wait for the sequal to this one. If it's as half as good, it'll still be an amazing game.

Get this one, you won't be sorry.

should you have to purchase a book to make it work?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: August 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Despite the rather weak character presentation, I really enjoyed the game's puzzles and the scenery of it until nothing I could do would advance it. I checked a hint site and two downright walkthroughs and found I had done everything I was supposed to, but could get no response from the character who had to continue speaking to me for the game to go any farther. When I asked the company, I was told I would need to purchase a $9.95 book that would maybe reveal something I, and all the hint sites, had overlooked.

Fun, even for the older gamers

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: July 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I am a grandmother who loves to game, this is a great game with lots of puzzles that challenge the mind, and no fighting or killing. Good graphics and story line. In the genre of Myst, and just about as good. Try it, you'll like it.

Awesome!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: October 08, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Great Game ! Really enjoyed once I got the hang of it. The puzzles seem to get easier as it goes and towards the end it almost becomes a "try each item" kind of game.Worth the price.

My fate is not being able to play the game.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: August 27, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I enjoyed playing this game up to the point it becomes impossible. How is this? It started in Dragast, the second stage of the game. The first puzzle I encountered was visually blocked out by green and white vertical lines that cover the entire screen. I thought maybe this was an isolated problem. I was able to get by this one puzzle referring to a walkthrough (kind of ruins it for me). The very next puzzle had a similar problem. I contacted Dreamcatcher and was given a patch to download and install that was supposed to fix the problem. No such luck. I have since been requested to provide some information from my pc and I am waiting for a response. This problem occured with two separate sets of disks. Only some of the puzzles are affected. I think the graphics are great and would love to be able to play this game minus the problems.

Breathtaking graphics but some driver issues

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is a beautifully rendered game and the production design is equal to or surpasses many current movies. The graphics team gets giant kudos for their efforts, so if your main purpose in playing adventure games is to be immersed in alternate worlds, you will likely enjoy yourself in the lands of Aura. The puzzles are sometimes fun, sometimes obtuse and sometimes simply, "WHY am I doing this?", but there are walkthroughs on the web when needed.

As with all games, especially newly released ones, there are some game play issues. I didn't lose my cursor and my game didn't freeze as some reports on the web echoed repeatedly. After installing (3 CDs that seemed to take longer to install than any I can remember) the sound codex seemed changed. I could no longer listen to DVD movies using the speakers, I had to use earphones. The good news is that after uninstalling, this seems to be back to normal.

I installed patch 1 (newly released at that time) to hopefully fix a problem encountered in the house of mirrors. The mouse, without any input from me, appeared to be clicking through random scenes. There were ghost images and it was quite lovely really, but didn't get me where I needed to go within the game and eventually the program closed. So ---- patch one (374K I believe) is actually a new install program it seems as you have to reinstall all three CDs (sigh). It did not fix the problem of the random mouse clicks but it DID slow my mouse down to wading through Jello mode and made it VERY difficult to left click. This, unfortunately happened all programs, not just the game.

So, my advice is to not install patch 1 which turns the game into version 1.02, unless you have major issues. And, if you do, make sure that you have a restore point set and try not to get any viruses so that you need to turn restore off (my problem). On uninstall the mouse came back a bit, but not to its former zeal (smile). I installed the mouse drivers that came with the mouse again (Logitech wireless) and it is pretty much back to normal. I will adjust :))

I have a fairly new machine (HP 17 notebook) and the game worked well all in all, but I did get quite a few blue screen of death memory dumps and some black screen "windows won't start normally" along the way, so I assume this is a taxing program on your system. You might want to try the free downloads at several of the game sights before buying if your system isn't current.

And if you love the game, it looks like a sequel is planned.

Not what I thought

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: January 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Though I never actually got to play the whole game I was a little misled with the description. With "point and click" games I was under the impression that you pointed and clicked where you wanted to go. With this game you only click to advance somewhere. This game is ALSO 360 pan, and for those of you who can't play those games without getting sick or dizzy, I definately do not recommend this one.

Intriguing

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I love the type of game where you can explore new worlds. The best part of this game is the overall No holds barred being able to look all around you! It's awesome. And the music...the puzzles. It keeps you interested and I love it!

Aura: problems

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: April 11, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game gave me trouble almost from the start. It asked for CD1 after full install then gave an error message, it wouldn't accept CD1. What error? I don't know. I installed the patch but that did no good. The game just wouldn't play. I tried the game on another new computer and the same problems arose.

I was able to play up to where the dude asked for puzzle pieces then it all fell apart.

If you buy this game I hope you have better luck than I. I am a fan of adventure games. I am not a fan of Aura.

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