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Gameplay / The Gauntlet, or how to ruin a very enjoyable game

« on: January 25, 2010, 12:10:51 am »

Ok. So I bought Aquaria not really knowing what to espect. I tried the demo, and the production values seemed so good that I thought I would have to give this a go.

It turned out to be a very enjoyable game, especially in Kelp Forest and the Open Waters part.

But from time to time, I got to sections of the game where I thought the challenges weren´t suited to the game´s control scheme, like the battle with Mergog and the Frozen Vale.

Beat I skipped the optional parts, and battled through the rest of the game to try to finish it. And then I got the The Gauntlet.

A whole section based on the worst parts of Aquaria, time 10. Where they expect you to battle with the strange controls of dual form, while hurling loads of enemies on you, and doing this three times.

I have two things to say.

1. Please tell me that there is a cheat for this part, or I will never beat this game.
2. To the developers of this game, in the future when you design challenges, design those so that they are suited for the control scheme. Do  not ruin your games like this. 

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Gameplay / Two questions

« on: January 24, 2010, 01:47:36 pm »

1. How do I get the pearl from the whale past the steam vents? I can use spirit form on myself, but that doesn´t get the pearl through it.
2. Where is the sunken city?

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Gameplay / Re: Do I really need to climb the Frozen Veil?

« on: January 21, 2010, 10:31:10 pm »

Frozen Veil is optional, and therefore pretty weird.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

The controls are imho not suited at all for the climbing and the cost of a missed jump from a bubble is so high its really nothing else than frustrating.

I´m of to some better parts of the game then.

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Gameplay / Do I really need to climb the Frozen Veil?

« on: January 21, 2010, 10:13:03 pm »

I quite like this game, and I think the production values in it is awesome.

But.

I´m stuck at the Frozen Veil. I had no idea what I was supposed to do, so I checked a walkthrough and saw that I am supposed to "climb it".

I have tried so many times now that I´m about to give up. I can reach the bubbles, but I can´t beat that part.

For the record I think that this part of the games contains some of the worst design descisions I have ever come across in a game (but I like the rest of it).

Do I really need to beat this or is it optional? If its needed and I can´t cheat through it, then I´m about to give up on this game.