Rivals of Aether has been one of the most viable platform fighters on the market and went out of its way to establish its own little universe as well. With the release of its mainline sequel, it seemed like that would be it for the franchise in the last year, but instead the developers had a nice surprise in place. Dreams of Aether is now available on Steam as a shadow drop and offers up a Wario Ware-style format with microgames and a story thread with each boss offering something different when it comes to motivation in the dream world.
Just like Wario Ware, the microgames are based on classic staples of gaming, but there's nothing quite like this on PC, or even more notable now, portable gaming PCs. Playing this on the ROG Ally showcased just how perfect this style of game is for a modern day audience since we have so many new ways to play games now than we did in the GBA era when the Wario Ware franchise debuted. There's so much variety offered up here, from maze-navigation to light platforming to light things on fire, and even some classic Nintendo sendups as well. There's...
