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3/5
Not the Next ActRaiser
Nelson Schneider - wrote on 05/17/2023
“Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault” (“AoE”) is an unorthodox take on the Tower Defense genre that began life in 2016 as a PlayStation exclusive, hitting the PS3, PS4, and Vita simultaneously, before receiving a PC port after a few months. It first caught my eye during an E3 showcase, where it struck me as a potential genre-bending sleeper hit, which would combine City Sim, Tower Defense, and active player engagement with both genres in ways that hadn’t been done before. Ultimately, though, while it is a unique genre mash-up, in every other way, “AoE” falls short of its potential.
Presentation
“AoE” is built in the Unity Engine, yet doesn’t generally have very many of the quirks that tend to burden such games. The visuals are about a 50/50 split between 2D, …
