This game has really great fluid movement, the emphasis on speed running forces you to master your different moves to make sure you can get to the goal as soon as possible. Having every stage be 30 seconds or less is a neat idea and creates good tension, but it also didn’t seem to allow the developer much variety in the stages they feel very samey for the most part. Running, sliding, teleporting all feel really good, enough to make the game worth playing, but it’s definitely lacking in some key areas.

Clearly, the main focus of Aeon Drive is to speed run through each level as quickly as possible. An online leaderboard is included for each of the 100 levels as a means of motivation to replay as often as it takes to reduce your time. Normally my competitive nature would compel me to work towards becoming first in as many levels as possible, but the lack of variety of level design left me feeling like I had played enough. The mechanics of movement driving the platforming and the lovely pixel graphics deserve praise, but the short shelf life of speedrunning left me wanting something more.
Pros
- Movement feels smooth and fluid
- Pixel artwork looks great
- Online Leaderboard is a nice addition
Cons
- Level design needs more variety
- Needs more of a hook than just speed running
- Needs more lines of voice acting