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Aidyn Chronicles: The First Mage (Nintendo 64)

H20's ambitious first attempt to bring hardcore old-school, party-based role-playing to the Nintendo 64 hardware.

THQ
Role-Playing Game
Players: 1
T (Teen)
Developer: H2O Interactive
Released March 15, 2001

Overall Metascore

This is a weighted, normalized average of all individual scores given by critics, on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best).

53 / 100

Critic Reviews

61 GameSpot
It's a shame that Aidyn's slow pace and plodding combat mean many of its pluses will be discovered only by the most stubborn players out there.
60 Happy Puppy
After prodding through this journey over the past week, I can assure hopeful N64 players that this game isn't worth your time, money, or effort.
60 GamePro
An unstable mix of ambitious ideas and poor execution makes Aidyn a case of too little, far too late.
55 Electric Playground
This attempt to add strategy to combat brings the entire gaming experience (slowly) crashing down, and ruins any chance of the gamer enjoying the story being presented.
42 IGN
The scope of it was too large and led to a really -- and I mean really -- tedious experience. It has no way of pulling you into the story or gameplay.
42 Core Magazine
A mixed bag of game design that's too complex for casual gamers and far too irritating for hard core RPG fans.
36 GameShark
This is the crappiest RPG that I have ever played in my life. We all know that the N64 is limited when it comes to RPGs, but it appears that THQ didn't even try to make a decent game.

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