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« on: January 26, 2008, 10:15:06 pm »
Whoa.
I didn't even know any of this existed until two days ago!
I haven't been up-to-date on the indie games scene for some time now; in fact the last freeware release that I played was BES' Eternal Daughter. When I came across Aquaria on Metacritic, I decided to check out the site on a whim. As soon as I saw Mr. Yu's name attached, my response was something like "you have to be sh*tting me"
. And of course I bought Aquaria without hesitation.
Let me just say that the kid's come a long way from "Trigger Happy" on the KnP engine! Seriously though,
Aquaria is f*cking gorgeous. There is nothing that I could say about it that hasn't been said already... his attention to detail is phenominal. Exploring the gameworld and taking in the beautiful and diverse aquatic life in each area is motivation to continue in and of itself.
Second...
I applaud the decision to keep Aquaria absolutely open-ended with no hand-holding or defined goal gameplay. I explored the universe at my own speed and became awe-struck and terrified right with Nadja. At times I did become lost, but I found this an unavoidable hurdle in a gameworld so massive and filled to the brim with secrets. Even the puzzles were very organic; I was provided with enough clues to find my way around them by examining the environment and experimenting with my song powers.
And last...
I'm still not done! I've just reached The Abyss after completely exploring the Kelp Forest. In fact, why am I still typing this when the warm waters of Aquaria await?
Thanks Bit Blot.
- Nate
I didn't even know any of this existed until two days ago!
I haven't been up-to-date on the indie games scene for some time now; in fact the last freeware release that I played was BES' Eternal Daughter. When I came across Aquaria on Metacritic, I decided to check out the site on a whim. As soon as I saw Mr. Yu's name attached, my response was something like "you have to be sh*tting me"
. And of course I bought Aquaria without hesitation.Let me just say that the kid's come a long way from "Trigger Happy" on the KnP engine! Seriously though,
Aquaria is f*cking gorgeous. There is nothing that I could say about it that hasn't been said already... his attention to detail is phenominal. Exploring the gameworld and taking in the beautiful and diverse aquatic life in each area is motivation to continue in and of itself.
Second...
I applaud the decision to keep Aquaria absolutely open-ended with no hand-holding or defined goal gameplay. I explored the universe at my own speed and became awe-struck and terrified right with Nadja. At times I did become lost, but I found this an unavoidable hurdle in a gameworld so massive and filled to the brim with secrets. Even the puzzles were very organic; I was provided with enough clues to find my way around them by examining the environment and experimenting with my song powers.
And last...
I'm still not done! I've just reached The Abyss after completely exploring the Kelp Forest. In fact, why am I still typing this when the warm waters of Aquaria await?
Thanks Bit Blot.
- Nate