Review: Aeon Drive – Celeste Goes Cyberpunk In This Satisfying Speedrunner

Gotta go fast.

Speedrunning has been an integral part of the gaming community for decades. People might lean on glitches or exploits to ‘break’ a game, but often it’s simply a case of learning the mechanics, inside and out, to nail down the most efficient route from A to B. Aeon Drive is all about speedrunning; that’s its hook, and it’s a good one.

Taking place within the cyberpunk setting of ‘Neo Barcelona’, the game stars Jackelyne, a space ranger who is on a desperate race through the city to find the drive cores to fix her ship. Armed with a sword and teleportation dagger, you must guide Jackelyne through a vast variety of levels, all of which sport differing routes with their own advantages and disadvantages.

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