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Rivals of Aether
Rivals of Aether is a platform fighter game created by Dan Fornace, and released for Microsoft Windows in March 2017, for Xbox One in August 2017, and for Nintendo Switch in September 2020. It received positive reception from critics, who commended its deep gameplay.
Rivals of Aether received several spin-off video games: a dating sim, Lovers of Aether, released for PC on April 1, 2019 and iOS on July 30, 2019; a deck-building game, Creatures of Aether, released for iOS and Android on September 28, 2020, and for PC on August 2, 2021; and the roguelike Dungeons of Aether, released for PC and Nintendo Switch in 2023. A spin-off comic series, Tales of Aether, was also released in 2021, detailing the backstory of the game. A sequel to the original game, Rivals of Aether II, was released on October 23, 2024.
Rivals of Aether is the spiritual sequel to Super Smash Land, a fan-made demake of Super Smash Bros., and therefore its gameplay mechanics are heavily based on the latter game. Each character must try to knock the others out of a two-dimensional arena. In addition to fighting game-style moves, characters can also use elemental-based attacks or passive abilities that also affect the stage. This creates a meta game of not only attacking other players but also affecting the arena itself. Gameplay in general favors offense more than defense compared to Smash Bros.; attacks can only be blocked by executing a timed "parry" rather than holding up a shield, and characters cannot safely grab edges when returning to the stage, to balance these limitations the player can dodge on the ground and more often in comparison to Super Smash Land.
Each character aligns with a classical element that is central to their play style. Zetterburn, Forsburn, Clairen and Mollo represent fire; Orcane, Etalus, Ranno and Hodan represent water; Wrastor, Absa, Elliana and Pomme represent air; and Kragg, Maypul, Sylvanos and Olympia represent earth. The game also contains the guest characters Ori and Sein from Ori and the Blind Forest, and the eponymous hero of the Shovel Knight series.
In Smash Bros., many characters possess only close-combat attacks, with most projectiles being very short-lived. By contrast, all Rivals characters have at least one move with a long-lasting effect on the stage itself, such as bubbles that trap enemies, ice that lets the user move quickly, or a water puddle that can either power up the user's attacks or act as a point for the user to teleport to. Some even create platforms that change the physical makeup of the stage. Cecilia D'Anastasio of Kotaku described Smash Bros. move sets as being more "reserved" compared to those of Rivals of Aether.
On January 17, 2018, Maypul and Ranno received crossover skins based on the characters Ragnir and Wu Shang from Brawlhalla. The Definitive Edition release includes additional skins that transform the fighters into different characters. The development team has also released two characters via the Steam Workshop: the panda Guadua, and the April Fool's Day joke character Sandbert.
On April 1, 2021, it was announced that four popular fan-made characters from the Steam Workshop would be officially added to the game in late 2021 via a free update: Mollo, Hodan, Pomme, and Olympia. The update containing the four characters was released on February 3, 2022.
The realm of Aether is inhabited by many races of anthropomorphic animals divided primarily between four warring civilisations, each of which holds power over a different element: fire, water, earth or air.
Rivals of Aether
Rivals of Aether is a platform fighter game created by Dan Fornace, and released for Microsoft Windows in March 2017, for Xbox One in August 2017, and for Nintendo Switch in September 2020. It received positive reception from critics, who commended its deep gameplay.
Rivals of Aether received several spin-off video games: a dating sim, Lovers of Aether, released for PC on April 1, 2019 and iOS on July 30, 2019; a deck-building game, Creatures of Aether, released for iOS and Android on September 28, 2020, and for PC on August 2, 2021; and the roguelike Dungeons of Aether, released for PC and Nintendo Switch in 2023. A spin-off comic series, Tales of Aether, was also released in 2021, detailing the backstory of the game. A sequel to the original game, Rivals of Aether II, was released on October 23, 2024.
Rivals of Aether is the spiritual sequel to Super Smash Land, a fan-made demake of Super Smash Bros., and therefore its gameplay mechanics are heavily based on the latter game. Each character must try to knock the others out of a two-dimensional arena. In addition to fighting game-style moves, characters can also use elemental-based attacks or passive abilities that also affect the stage. This creates a meta game of not only attacking other players but also affecting the arena itself. Gameplay in general favors offense more than defense compared to Smash Bros.; attacks can only be blocked by executing a timed "parry" rather than holding up a shield, and characters cannot safely grab edges when returning to the stage, to balance these limitations the player can dodge on the ground and more often in comparison to Super Smash Land.
Each character aligns with a classical element that is central to their play style. Zetterburn, Forsburn, Clairen and Mollo represent fire; Orcane, Etalus, Ranno and Hodan represent water; Wrastor, Absa, Elliana and Pomme represent air; and Kragg, Maypul, Sylvanos and Olympia represent earth. The game also contains the guest characters Ori and Sein from Ori and the Blind Forest, and the eponymous hero of the Shovel Knight series.
In Smash Bros., many characters possess only close-combat attacks, with most projectiles being very short-lived. By contrast, all Rivals characters have at least one move with a long-lasting effect on the stage itself, such as bubbles that trap enemies, ice that lets the user move quickly, or a water puddle that can either power up the user's attacks or act as a point for the user to teleport to. Some even create platforms that change the physical makeup of the stage. Cecilia D'Anastasio of Kotaku described Smash Bros. move sets as being more "reserved" compared to those of Rivals of Aether.
On January 17, 2018, Maypul and Ranno received crossover skins based on the characters Ragnir and Wu Shang from Brawlhalla. The Definitive Edition release includes additional skins that transform the fighters into different characters. The development team has also released two characters via the Steam Workshop: the panda Guadua, and the April Fool's Day joke character Sandbert.
On April 1, 2021, it was announced that four popular fan-made characters from the Steam Workshop would be officially added to the game in late 2021 via a free update: Mollo, Hodan, Pomme, and Olympia. The update containing the four characters was released on February 3, 2022.
The realm of Aether is inhabited by many races of anthropomorphic animals divided primarily between four warring civilisations, each of which holds power over a different element: fire, water, earth or air.