[PC] Aquaria - "It's basically Ecco the Dolphin mixed with Metroid"

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Originally Posted by Aquaria Development Team

Aquaria is an action-oriented, non-linear 2D side-scrolling game. Using an intuitive and fluid mouse control system, Naija can deftly swim through and explore a massive, handcrafted world that is teeming with undersea life. Along the way, she will encounter literally hundreds of different types of plants and animals and explore many ingame miles of hidden caves, lost ruins, and other strange places.

As kids, we grew up playing the brilliant 2D action and roleplaying games of the time. With Aquaria, we've aimed to capture the excitement of those games in a new way, using updated technology, controls, and visuals. This is a game with a very personal touch, from the characters and story to the creature interaction and expansive environments.

Official site (down at the moment because of traffic):
http://www.bit-blot.com/aquaria/

Here's some download urls for the demo (around 65 mb)
http://zaphire.ca/aqdemo/AquariaDemo.2007.12.07.exe
http://derekyu.com/aqdemo/AquariaDemo.2007.12.07.exe
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http://www.flashbangstudios.com/mirr...2007.12.07.exe
http://www.ninj4comic.com/aquaria/Aq...2007.12.07.exe
http://www.battleforthecity.com/aqua...2007.12.07.exe

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I found a topic for this today at another board that I visit, and felt the need to spread the news here. I am quite amazed at how the game looks (yes, I can actually say that based on a trailer, finally) both from a gameplay standpoint and visually. The 2D is gorgeous. The "Ecco + Metroid" description seems spot on. I haven't downloaded the demo yet, but I felt word spreading would take priority over that. The fact it seems like a shooter is very good also, as I have a weakness for shoot em ups.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

There's a lot of things in this game that make me think of Odin Sphere. The cooking, the exposition, the look of the game, and even some of the music. I find the gameplay and story exposition (gameplay exposition if you're confused) a bit grating, I just attribute it to the fact that my tastes are just a bit different than what this game provides. I like the mouse control scheme, even though I'm using a laptop touch pad. Thinking of switching over to pad so it hurts my hand less, as this is far from ergonomic.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

The forums state that there's good possibilities the game will go to other platforms. At that, it's not a real hardware intensive game and the mouse controls are the real draw of innovation here. Pretentious as that is to say, it's a fun romp and I couldn't really think of a huge reason to tell anyone not to try the game.

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It's definitely going to the Mac, Clever Dan.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?