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Carson

#1 December 07, 2007, 11:05:42 pm

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Aquaria is being released tonight, for anyone that didn't know. For those who have no idea what Aquaria is, it's an indy game that has been in development for a while now. It is a side scroller similar to Super Metroid, only it is controlled entirely by mouse. What is pretty neat about the game is its setting, the ocean. Think of Ecco the Dolphin only much prettier.

Anyway, check out the website, and maybe try out the demo tonight: http://www.bit-blot.com/

For the record, I have nothing to do with this game, I just thought I'd let others know about it.

Champagne for my real friends, and real pain for my sham friends.

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Ghost_Aspergers

#2 December 07, 2007, 11:20:12 pm

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This game looks cool as hell.... thanks for the info.

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Marcus

#3 December 07, 2007, 11:21:50 pm

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I've been following the production of the game for a while now but I could have sworn it was mac only. Please tell me I'm wrong.

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goat

#4 December 07, 2007, 11:48:47 pm

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You're wrong.

Says on the site: "Coming to PC in 2007"

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Lord Kamina

#5 December 08, 2007, 12:02:33 am

MAZIIIIIN GO!! PILEDER ON!!!
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Woow, sometimes I love you, GW. I've been interested in this game for quite a while but I had forgotten about it.
Thanks for the heads-up.

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Tau

#6 December 08, 2007, 02:57:43 am

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This game is Beautiful, why didn't I know about this!! Strapped for cash as of now so I can't really buy this yet, maybe I'll check the demo out once I get my fast internet back. Wow beautiful!!

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UPRC

#7 December 08, 2007, 03:39:56 am

No, it doesn't stand for anything.
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Awesome looking game. I will probably grab it after Christmas when I feel safe spending $30.

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Jester

#8 December 08, 2007, 04:05:45 am

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it's pretty cool if you are gay for exploring games like i am

you have absolutely no guidance of any kind, just YOU AND THE OCEAN. it is metroidy in that you require upgrades to access areas, and i think i just ran into a boss that does 30% damage to me in one hit and i dont think i have any real way of damaging it so i ran away.

so yeah good if you like explory games/games that dont hold your hand at all (but rather shove you out the front door when you are twelve and say ITS UP TO YOU NOW)

not so good if you require a deep plot from the get-go and hate not knowing where to go next.

few key problems, ie the escape key doesnt exit the map screen (what the fuck is with that) but apart from that it is really nice!

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Lord Kamina

#9 December 08, 2007, 04:44:20 am

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Man, been so long since I played something like SOTN... I'll download it as soon as it leaks, and if I like it (Which I most probably will), I'll buy it next month...

Last Edit: December 08, 2007, 04:45:54 am by Lord Kamina

Quote from: 2Beers on May 11, 2007, 06:38:02 pm

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Jester

#10 December 08, 2007, 04:47:27 am

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just download the demo and see if you like it instead?

i dont know where the demo ends but i played it for like an hour and it didnt end

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alphasmart

#11 December 08, 2007, 11:22:33 am

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Take my word that it will be the best $30 you'll ever spend. It also won the grand prize at the IGF this year, and well deserved it. And oh my word it is so BEAUTIFUL! I could play it for hours on end...

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Arnold

#12 December 08, 2007, 11:35:21 am

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I think it may just be me, but I want to try the demo but when I access the sites it's down.

Funny Yugioh parody....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzlbgP-6iJE

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Jester

#13 December 08, 2007, 02:41:13 pm

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Quote from: alphasmart on December 08, 2007, 11:22:33 am

Take my word that it will be the best $30 you'll ever spend. It also won the grand prize at the IGF this year, and well deserved it. And oh my word it is so BEAUTIFUL! I could play it for hours on end...

Uh, no, I don't think so :o. I mean, it's pretty, and it's ok if you like exploring games, but I believe you are going a little overboard in with this statement!

edit: and now im stuck. i dont know if the demo actually ends or just leaves you running out of options, but I can't explore anywhere new and i can't kill the one boss i can access because he's ridiculously damaging and i have no reliable way of damaging him.

oh well!

Last Edit: December 08, 2007, 03:04:53 pm by Jester

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Arnold

#14 December 08, 2007, 03:20:08 pm

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Yep lol sites definitely down now... Thankfully though I found these mirrors for the demo at gamefaqs...

http://zaphire.ca/aqdemo/AquariaDemo.2007.12.07.exe
http://derekyu.com/aqdemo/AquariaDemo.2007.12.07.exe
http://www.flashbangstudios.com/mirror/AquariaDemo.2007.12.07.exe
http://www.ninj4comic.com/aquaria/AquariaDemo.2007.12.07.exe
http://www.battleforthecity.com/aquaria/AquariaDemo.2007.12.07.exe
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SP8R2O0K

Last Edit: December 08, 2007, 04:10:56 pm by Arnold

Funny Yugioh parody....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzlbgP-6iJE

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Ræn

#15 December 08, 2007, 07:58:15 pm

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Does anyone have a link to the full game? The site is down, apparently.

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Ghost_Aspergers

#16 December 08, 2007, 08:03:56 pm

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Full game is $30.

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Jester

#17 December 08, 2007, 11:24:04 pm

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how unlucky do you have to be to have your webhost unregister your site the same day you release a game

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Timothy Musclerash

#18 December 08, 2007, 11:44:45 pm

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https://www.plimus.com/jsp/buynow.jsp?contractId=1724988 to buy the full game

Only played the demo so far, but it's pretty good. I am running out of places to go though.

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Anyway... I played a bit of this... And I'm not so fond of the setting. I hate that whole ghetto "gangsta fo life" thing, and I've never been much of a baseball player.

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Jester

#19 December 08, 2007, 11:49:55 pm

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has anyone bought the game from there with the mainsite being down?

im guessing the game file is hosted on bit-blot so it wont work and youll pay for nothing at all (until the site comes back up)

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Arnold

#20 December 09, 2007, 01:12:48 am

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Yeah, I found the demo good as well. Started off kind of slow, but once you start getting into the dungeons and stuff it starts getting good. I like the dungeons in this game because the puzzles are challenging and the dungeons are vast and detailed. Game really starts picking up when you get the ability to throw fire balls and stuff.

Funny Yugioh parody....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzlbgP-6iJE

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