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General / Re: Aquaria and Game of the Year lists and Reviews

« on: January 11, 2008, 06:52:08 am »

I do agree with you Derek, I just feel that the attention the game has recieved is not nearly the amount it deserves.  A news article about the game coming out, or an interview with either of you two  is great stuff no doubt; but for these big reviews sites to not actually review the game (which is why they are there to begin with) is just some what troubling to me.  Anyway, cool to see everyones opinions on my little theory/observation.  Once again, thank you so much for Aquaria and for being so accessible to your fan base!

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General / Re: Aquaria and Game of the Year lists and Reviews

« on: January 06, 2008, 09:13:01 pm »

Well I agree with many of the points you all have brought up.  I have played 99% of the games that populate the top ten lists for 2007, and I do agree, there are many fantastic games on said lists.  My point is more that Aquaria didn't even make the big sites awards for things like "best game no one played" or "biggest surprise".  Its not even mentioned once.  I do know about the Indie site giving it GotY, and that is fantastic, but something is up with the big name review sites.  I guess since the whole Gerstman situation my view of "game reviewers" has been tainted for the most part, and the lack of respect I see Aquaria getting fr0m the big ones (IGN I'm looking at you) is troubling. 
Honestly, Aquaria should even be mentioned if not in these lists under things like "best voice acting", "best music" or "best art style".  I get its a digital only indie game, but IGN has reviewed indie games that came out online first, so it not like they just flat out dont review these types of games.  And as far as the quote about the game "not being for everyone", that is not a good reason for a place like IGN to not review it.  Kane and Lynch is a game that is "not for everyone" but that doesn't stop them from reviewing that POS.

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General / Aquaria and Game of the Year lists and Reviews

« on: January 01, 2008, 06:58:28 pm »

Hey everyone.  I was just talking to a friend of mine about this, and I could be WAY off, but it makes sense to me.  Let me lay it out for you all.  We all know Aquaria is a fantastic game, anyone that has seen it in motion can attest to that.  I am of the belief that it is a much better game that most of what the big game companies release.  By my logic, Aquaria should have appeared on many of the "big" Game of the Year lists out there.  But as of yet, I have seen no mention of it.  Which got me thinking, why haven't sites like IGN or Gamespot reviewed Aquaria yet.  They obviously know it is out there.  My best guess is that since Aquaria is an Indie game, places like IGN see no point in "reviewing" it.   IGN knows that Derek and Alec are not able to pay them ridiculous amounts of money for ad space on the site, and as such they must not see any point in giving the game its time in the spotlight.  Just wondering if anyone else out there feels the same way.

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General / A HUGE Thank You to Alec and Derek

« on: December 10, 2007, 05:40:23 pm »

Hey Guys, Just wanted to personally (or as personally as possible) thank the two of you for this game.  For years now I have been praying that someone out there would make a high-def 2d game.  So many in the industry have switched over to 3d games in the past years, which is all fine and dandy, but no one seemed to be interested in pushing the 2d genre further.  You're game is exactly the type of game I have been waiting for.  As such I just wanted to express my gratitude to the both of you.  I will be following your next projects closely.  I really feel at this point the sky is the limit for the both of you, the amount of talent that the two of you put into Aquaria is astounding.  So once again, thank you for this "dream-come-true" game, and I wish you all the sucess in the world.  Congrats!
-Matt