Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan

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Summary

Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan is a 2D African Fantasy Action-RPG game that is introducing a new, rarely seen perspective to this genre. The dynamic and impressive gameplay has been more inspired by the "Tales of" series. The main narrative draws deeply from African culture and is hopefully the first entry in a series call The Kiro’o Tales.


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Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan Reviews & Ratings

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Review by RPG Fan
October 4, 2021

Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan is an incredible game in several respects. It is ambitious in scope and succeeds for the most part with just a few hiccups here and there. The gameplay is polished, both the graphics and musical score are stunning, and the story is thought-provoking. You can easily tell the developers are video game fans and that they put a lot of care and heart into the title. That is a legacy I sincerely hope carries on.

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Review by nik_balani [user]
April 5, 2021

The game started well with a promising story line and interesting combat gameplay. However within an hour I found the combat scenes repetitiveThe game started well with a promising story line and interesting combat gameplay. However within an hour I found the combat scenes repetitive + load times for each battle excessively long so abandoned the game. Shame - had a lot of promise.

90
Review by fraruto94 [user]
February 25, 2020

Good game . respect to the studio who developped a first african game . discover more about african culture , stories. i recommend this gameGood game . respect to the studio who developped a first african game . discover more about african culture , stories. i recommend this game for all people would like discover african fantasy

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Review by DarkStation
July 26, 2016

Nimble gameplay, luscious aesthetic values, wise storytelling and truly understanding the principles of its genre make Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan a breath of fresh air amidst Western games with often are marred by needless drudgery. Quite an achievement for a 2D side-scrolling action-RPG with a very modest price tag coming from an untapped territory in the world of gaming.

90
Review by ImpEmissary [user]
July 16, 2016

I really enjoyed Aurion:LotK-O. The story took some really interesting turns and I really enjoyed learning about the lore of how its worldI really enjoyed Aurion:LotK-O. The story took some really interesting turns and I really enjoyed learning about the lore of how its world came to be. In fact, the story about how the first Goddess created everyone may be my favorite of that kind of story. It was neat how every conflict in the game had its origin in an existential crisis and how the characters dealt with said crisis decided what side they'd be on. All that and the choices they made with a story that is generally kind of played out make for an interesting experience that actually made me think on it for some time after.As for the gameplay, it's a side scrolling beat em up that’s like a mix between the fighting in Avatar: Last airbender/Legend of Korra and Dragon Ball. It starts off a bit simple but gets more depth as you get more abilities and run into different enemies. Some Aurions (the powers to use elemental energy based on your “feelings”) are tied to the story, so you have to wait to get them, but some you can unlock yourself later in the game by combining during battles.All that said, there are a few issues with the game. Some of the mechanics of the leveling up system weren’t made completely clear, or even mentioned. It wasn’t hard to figure them out, but if you’re not paying attention you may miss a few things. For example, the way you level up your characters vs their Aurions is completely different. Enzo and Erine’s abilities level up the more you use them, not by defeating enemies, while the experience points just increase their level, and you can feed both of them food from your inventory to fill up a meter that will let you put bonus points into their Health, Action Points, or Stamina.On the writing side of things, until you’re familiar with all the names of the Island you’ll be a bit lost when people are talking about this and that place. Also the English translation has a few issues. Nothing too big but there are a lot of errors in the text. Things being written in odd ways, too much spacing between words and punctuation, or there not being a space between a couple of words. Luckily, these issues don’t pop up much during important parts of the story, but it is a little polishing thing the devs need to work on. They also did this thing were whenever the characters are talking about people advancing, getting ahead in life, or bettering themselves, they often use the word Evolve in place of those phrases. I’m not sure if this is an issue in translation or if this was done on purpose to be a thing people in this world just say as a common phrases. Thought it was worth a mention though.Ultimately, this game gave me a pretty good story that explored existential issues through fighting with the elements, and some really good gameplay that kept me busy for a good while. All for a lot less than what a lot of games are asking. I look forward to seeing what else Kiro’o Games make and I fully recommend Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan to anyone who enjoys side scrolling beat em ups.9 out of 10.

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Game Information
Release Date April 14, 2016
Publisher Kiro'o Games, Plug In Digital
Game Modes Single player
Player Perspectives Side view
Genres Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Themes Action, Fantasy
Platforms PC (Microsoft Windows)