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General / Re: Chinese Aquaria
« on: May 06, 2008, 06:18:53 pm »
I really want to play this crazy Chinese Aquaria. Does that make me a bad person?
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General / Re: Weird Underwater Creatures
« on: February 24, 2008, 07:57:53 pm »
They found a bunch of strange life under Antarctica:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=516329&in_page_id=1770
And check out these glowworms (not exactly underwater, but in a cave).
http://fogonazos.blogspot.com/2008/02/glowworm-heaven.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=516329&in_page_id=1770
And check out these glowworms (not exactly underwater, but in a cave).
http://fogonazos.blogspot.com/2008/02/glowworm-heaven.html
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General / Re: Weird Underwater Creatures
« on: February 20, 2008, 04:12:31 pm »
Dude!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/coppertane/278988858/sizes/l/
There's some more on this page:
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/02/dakar-truck-rally.html
http://www.flickr.com/photos/coppertane/278988858/sizes/l/
There's some more on this page:
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/02/dakar-truck-rally.html
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Gameplay / Re: The ending, final boss, etc. [Obviously spoilers]
« on: January 20, 2008, 04:30:30 am »
Alec, if you ever did a fancy print edition, this is the stuff I'd pay extra for - like a little booklet of notes and background (and sketches!).
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General / Re: List your favorite music tracks
« on: January 10, 2008, 10:10:39 pm »
Abyss, without a doubt. I can have that sucker play on loop for hours.
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General / Re: Recipe list should show the function of the individual recipes
« on: January 08, 2008, 04:15:22 am »
I don't really think it's needed to show the effects of food with a mousehover, I mean you could still browse your food menu and look up effects while recipes were open. But I would really have liked some way to click on recipes make them auto cook, or place the ingredients (if you have them) into the cooking circles. Also nice would be some way to organize foodstuffs.
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Gameplay / Re: Aquarian Runes *spoilers*
« on: January 08, 2008, 04:11:52 am »
I thought the Creator made the Gods who made the people, then decimated the people to try and teach the Gods a very childish lesson.
The whole game I thought there would be a translation song, and even when I got to the ending screen, I thought it might unlock some sort of translation. Only big let down I felt. I'm really glad that you guys and gals are taking the time to translated the runes. Thanks a bunch, and I hope we see some more...
The whole game I thought there would be a translation song, and even when I got to the ending screen, I thought it might unlock some sort of translation. Only big let down I felt. I'm really glad that you guys and gals are taking the time to translated the runes. Thanks a bunch, and I hope we see some more...
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Gameplay / Re: Expansion pack...
« on: January 08, 2008, 04:05:07 am »
If there is an expansion pack, I would like Derek and Alec to send us all ponies. MER-PONIES.
But also, just more of everything in the game would be good.
But also, just more of everything in the game would be good.
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General / Re: Extract Music?
« on: January 08, 2008, 04:01:06 am »
I wouldn't worry about the soundtrack torrents out there. People who download it will be either folks who never intended to buy it, or folks who couldn't wait and don't have the technical expertise to even look at a game data file. The second category will no doubt go out of there way get the soundtrack in a format that supports the artists.
Personally, I vouch for a free download of the soundtrack, with the paid version containing extras (tabs & notation, early versions of the songs, maybe some separated sound files of Jenna, and a remix or two). Why do I suggest this? Only because I really want OverClocked Remix to get their hands on the soundtrack so they could put together an Aquaria-themed remix album (like they've done before for a number of other game soundtracks).
The more people hear this amazing game music, the more people will follow the links back and buy the game. Then those people are happy ('cause they played Aquaria and are a better person for it), the creators are happy ('cause they can get mad bling), and I'm happy ('cause someone did a hard metal version of the Abyss theme. Hey, I can dream.)
That said, the Abyss theme is currently set to my alarm clock. I love to let it loop.
Personally, I vouch for a free download of the soundtrack, with the paid version containing extras (tabs & notation, early versions of the songs, maybe some separated sound files of Jenna, and a remix or two). Why do I suggest this? Only because I really want OverClocked Remix to get their hands on the soundtrack so they could put together an Aquaria-themed remix album (like they've done before for a number of other game soundtracks).
The more people hear this amazing game music, the more people will follow the links back and buy the game. Then those people are happy ('cause they played Aquaria and are a better person for it), the creators are happy ('cause they can get mad bling), and I'm happy ('cause someone did a hard metal version of the Abyss theme. Hey, I can dream.)
That said, the Abyss theme is currently set to my alarm clock. I love to let it loop.
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Gameplay / Re: The ending, final boss, etc. [Obviously spoilers]
« on: January 03, 2008, 09:53:03 am »
I can see Nautilus Prime for the first face. I guess I just couldn't think of it out of profile.
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Gameplay / Re: The ending, final boss, etc. [Obviously spoilers]
« on: January 02, 2008, 09:30:34 pm »
I agree that Naija was raised as a Mithalan, as they bear the most resemblance.
I don't know if Mia is more powerful then the creator, but she's certainly smarter and more devious. The Creator, for all his power, had the mind of a child.
Went back and looked at those faces in the wall:
1) No clue...
2) Crab - Hey, fought one of those!
3) Octopus - Fought one of these too
4) Turtle - maybe the same one up in the veil? Seeing as it lives near the surface, it could just leave the water when Eric has a tantrum.
5) Not sure, some sort of piranha head maybe?
6) Seahorse - Like Wedixy said, maybe the Narcassi god?
7) Strange fish face? Maybe the god of the messengers?
Energy Temple god
9) Forest Mother
10) Sun Temple god
11) No clue...
12) Mithalis
13) Mia
I don't know if Mia is more powerful then the creator, but she's certainly smarter and more devious. The Creator, for all his power, had the mind of a child.
Went back and looked at those faces in the wall:
1) No clue...
2) Crab - Hey, fought one of those!
3) Octopus - Fought one of these too
4) Turtle - maybe the same one up in the veil? Seeing as it lives near the surface, it could just leave the water when Eric has a tantrum.
5) Not sure, some sort of piranha head maybe?
6) Seahorse - Like Wedixy said, maybe the Narcassi god?
7) Strange fish face? Maybe the god of the messengers?
Energy Temple god9) Forest Mother
10) Sun Temple god
11) No clue...
12) Mithalis
13) Mia
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Gameplay / Re: The ending, final boss, etc. [Obviously spoilers]
« on: January 02, 2008, 06:48:34 am »
Just played through the ending again, noticed a few things:
Do we know all all of the faces in the wall before you face the creator? I recognize Mithalas, the energy god, the forest mother, and I think that the sun temple god was in there as well. There's also what could be the Nautilus and Octopus Primes. The last one, the one that also shows up in the menu screen, I assume is Momma Mia. Anyone recognize the others?
Noticed that Eric says "The Spirit that gave me life stayed within me..." Might be reading into the capitalization too much, but that sounds like something possessed him and gave him the power to shape life under the water. Possibly something inside the red crystals?
I'm not so sure that the spirits you release were able to restore their respective races. We see one Energy temple guy, one Forest guy, the Prince, and two of the binding people (there was one that taught you the song, and the one that you freed from The Body?)
Now who does that black-haired blue-skinned girl at the end remind me of? Maybe a certain princesses? Maybe the Prince was able to bring back his family from wherever he left for...
Paid more attention to the sketches during the ending this time. I really like the volcano version of the energy form. It's kind of a nice look into the eariler versions of the game, which if I remember the interviews right, were going to be more of an RPG-ish underwater world. Also, I see that the Mia sketch has manacles on her wrist, the kind that you might chain someone up with.
I wonder if the next game (which please please please let happen because it would be awesome yes) will have a more populated world or worlds? Maybe another resounding theme replacing the loneliness of this one?
I would love to go through all of Derek's sketches for the game, but if they do continue this story, there might be too many spoilers to show them on the web)
Oh, and I didn't get a good look at the flying city at the end, but it's flipped from the flying city during the intro? Does this mean that the intro city was destroyed and became the Sunken City, or are we just looking at the city from another angle? Hmmm... Ether way, there's a lack of little blimps and flying ships around the end city, so perhaps the city was just rendered inhabitable?
Man, I love speculation!
Do we know all all of the faces in the wall before you face the creator? I recognize Mithalas, the energy god, the forest mother, and I think that the sun temple god was in there as well. There's also what could be the Nautilus and Octopus Primes. The last one, the one that also shows up in the menu screen, I assume is Momma Mia. Anyone recognize the others?
Noticed that Eric says "The Spirit that gave me life stayed within me..." Might be reading into the capitalization too much, but that sounds like something possessed him and gave him the power to shape life under the water. Possibly something inside the red crystals?
I'm not so sure that the spirits you release were able to restore their respective races. We see one Energy temple guy, one Forest guy, the Prince, and two of the binding people (there was one that taught you the song, and the one that you freed from The Body?)
Now who does that black-haired blue-skinned girl at the end remind me of? Maybe a certain princesses? Maybe the Prince was able to bring back his family from wherever he left for...
Paid more attention to the sketches during the ending this time. I really like the volcano version of the energy form. It's kind of a nice look into the eariler versions of the game, which if I remember the interviews right, were going to be more of an RPG-ish underwater world. Also, I see that the Mia sketch has manacles on her wrist, the kind that you might chain someone up with.
I wonder if the next game (which please please please let happen because it would be awesome yes) will have a more populated world or worlds? Maybe another resounding theme replacing the loneliness of this one?
I would love to go through all of Derek's sketches for the game, but if they do continue this story, there might be too many spoilers to show them on the web)
Oh, and I didn't get a good look at the flying city at the end, but it's flipped from the flying city during the intro? Does this mean that the intro city was destroyed and became the Sunken City, or are we just looking at the city from another angle? Hmmm... Ether way, there's a lack of little blimps and flying ships around the end city, so perhaps the city was just rendered inhabitable?
Man, I love speculation!
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Gameplay / Re: The ending, final boss, etc. [Obviously spoilers]
« on: January 01, 2008, 09:22:31 pm »
I was thinking that the Creator's last act was to bring back all of his destroyed creations, which makes me wonder if the respective Gods were brought back as well. We did see several of each race, except for the Prince's people, as we only see him. But there is that black-haired girl....
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Gameplay / Re: Thoughts on Li (Spoilers)
« on: January 01, 2008, 08:27:20 pm »
Makes sense to me. After all, Najia and all those other underwater races adapted to communication underwater, but even with the magic of breathing underwater (and is that something he can only do when Najia's around? I mean, when you leave him alone, he puts on his helmet) his vocal cords and hearing are still surface-adapted.
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Gameplay / Re: The ending, final boss, etc. [Obviously spoilers]
« on: January 01, 2008, 08:24:58 pm »
I'm pretty sure that the Sunken City is the floating city from the intro. It makes sense, and they do share a fountain.
But then again, we see the floating city in the background during the ending! Perhaps it's another flying city, maybe the one that Li hails from?
But then again, we see the floating city in the background during the ending! Perhaps it's another flying city, maybe the one that Li hails from?
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