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Spreading the Aquaria love
« on: August 10, 2008, 06:52:52 pm »
Hey people,
Haven't been here for awhile now.

I recently made a 100 game montage. Thought about 100 games that I truly think are amazing and a few that I respect and understand why they are great. I mixed classics with modern games, included a lot of games that bring up memories of great gaming of the past. In that list of 100 games, I decided to include Aquaria as well. I've played a lot of indie games and a few other where close to make it into the 100 list, but didn't. Though Aquaria is a fantastic game for many reasons and I couldn't complete the list without it.

So, here is the link to the montage:

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/250232.html

Too bad video compression on GT isn't great, but it's better than nothing. Take note that every view gives me 0.02 GTD (If you know what that is), so if you are feeling used, please don't click that link :(

I really tried to pick specific parts from games, along with syncing it to the music.

So, I thought you people might enjoy watching it. Have fun :D

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Re: Spreading the Aquaria love
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2008, 07:05:25 pm »
I'd say it was a pretty good montage. =)

If I was to include any other indie games in such a list, I'd probably include Savage, Alien Hominid, or Cave Story.

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« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2008, 08:03:32 pm »
that's a great montage and well put together to the music, good job! think that I recognized around half of the games shown there and am curious is you have a text list to go with this?
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« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2008, 09:10:13 pm »
Loved it and I recognised quite a few games and some I've actually played like Sam and Max and Day of the Tentacle I loved those games :D I recognized the cartoonlike Skeleton character from a game I played but I can't recall the title now?

I spotted Doom, Shadow of the Collosus, Call of Duty and Assasins Creed and but I haven't played them just either watched my son or seen shorts on the internet.
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« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2008, 06:39:25 am »
Recognized a lot of games on that list.

I gotta say that I'm very impressed by it in general, as it covers nearly all genres, and doesn't play to some of the more obvious fanboyism, like having three halos or four final fantasy titles, or 5 Zelda games.  The diversity was refreshing, and not only were there games i knew, but some of the footage made me want to go play some of the games I didn't.

Love that Abuse and Metal warriors made the cut, and of course ecstatic that Aquaria was there with them.  Love the Xenosaga and twilight princess footage as well.

Anyway, great job, I really think the footage and music matched well.  Maybe people will see this and wonder what Aquaria is, then go out and play it...like they should!

Awesome work.
I'll keep asking for an Aquaria sequel until we get it, the sequel to the greatest Indie game of all times, and one of the greatest games period.

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« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2008, 08:04:26 pm »
Well I really liked that.  I did.  I recognized a bunch, but not all of them.  Most of them I agreed with.  But Aquaria got less time than almost any of them!

This...game...ROCKS!
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« Reply #6 on: August 12, 2008, 08:40:35 am »
I'd say it was a pretty good montage. =)

If I was to include any other indie games in such a list, I'd probably include Savage, Alien Hominid, or Cave Story.

I could have made it 200 Games, but that would be a bit tougher and I'd probable have to squeeze a lot of games I never played before. Doesn't matter if the game is indie or not, as long as it's great. Though I tend to like a lot of indie games, once I'm done with them, they quickly fade away for me. So that's why Aquaria made it in, it's a just that much more important than many other games for me.


that's a great montage and well put together to the music, good job! think that I recognized around half of the games shown there and am curious is you have a text list to go with this?

Yep, here it is:

001) Sonic The Hedgehog
002) Chrono Trigger
003) Pokemon Stadium
004) Shemue
005) Tekken
006) Abuse
007) Jet Set Radio Future
008) Burnout 3: Takedown
009) Alien Vs Predator
010) Sega Nights
011) Silent Hill
012) Starcraft
013) Metal Slug 3
014) Prey
015) Power Stone 2
016) Beyond Good & Evil
017) Super Metroid
018) Grand Theft Auto 4
019) Mortal Kombat 2
020) Def Jam: Fight For NY
021) Worms Armageddon
022) Sam & Max Hit The Road
023) Primal Rage
024) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles In Time
025) Bioforge
026) House Of The Dead 3
027) Dune 2
028) Startopia
029) Turok: Dinosaurs Hunter
030) Commandos 2
031) Deus Ex
032) Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo
033) Day Of The Tentacle
034) God Of War 2
035) Knights Of The Old Republic
036) Ally Cat
037) Xenogears
038) Psychonauts
039) Half-Life 2
040) Rayman
041) Sacrifice
042) Portal
043) Zeliard
044) Starfox 64
045) Warcraft 3
046) Metal Warriors
047) Megaman 8
048) Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots
049) Command & Conquer
050) Civilization 4
051) Warhammer 40k: Dawn Of War
052) Space Quest 4
053) Golden Axe
054) Fable
055) Bubble Bobble
056) Duke Nukem 3D
057) Mario Brothers
058) System Shock 2
059) Call Of Duty 4
060) Kings Quest 6
061) Castlevania 4
062) Gears Of War
063) Full Throttle
064) Fury Of The Furries
065) Unreal Tournament 2004
066) Dragon's Lair
067) Mass Effect
068) Fallout 2
069) Dangerous Dave 2
070) Rogue Squadron
071) Planescape Torment
072) Star Control 2
073) Earthworm Jim
074) Aquaria
075) Bioshock
076) Resident Evil 4
077) Jade Empire
078) Giants: Citizen Kabuto
079) Commander Keen: Goodbye Galaxy!
080) Dark Forces
081) Grim Fandango
082) Odium/Gorky 17
083) Legacy Of Kain: Defiance
084) One Must Fall 2079
085) Jazz Jackrabbit
086) Diablo 2
087) Halo 3
088) Final Fantasy 7
089) Soul Calibur 4
090) Super Smash Bros Brawl
091) Ninja Gaiden
092) Shadow Of The Colossus
093) Zelda: Twilight Princess
094) Xenosaga
095) Max Payne 2
096) Doom 3
097) Dead Or Alive 4
098) Prince Of Persia 2
099) Thief 2
100) Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath

Loved it and I recognised quite a few games and some I've actually played like Sam and Max and Day of the Tentacle I loved those games :D I recognized the cartoonlike Skeleton character from a game I played but I can't recall the title now?

I spotted Doom, Shadow of the Collosus, Call of Duty and Assasins Creed and but I haven't played them just either watched my son or seen shorts on the internet.

The Cartoon Skeleton is called Manuel Calavera from a game called Grim Fandango, by none-other than the legendary Tim Schafer.

Assassins Creed isn't in that list though, which game did you think was it? Maybe Thief 2?


Recognized a lot of games on that list.

I gotta say that I'm very impressed by it in general, as it covers nearly all genres, and doesn't play to some of the more obvious fanboyism, like having three halos or four final fantasy titles, or 5 Zelda games.  The diversity was refreshing, and not only were there games i knew, but some of the footage made me want to go play some of the games I didn't.

Love that Abuse and Metal warriors made the cut, and of course ecstatic that Aquaria was there with them.  Love the Xenosaga and twilight princess footage as well.

Anyway, great job, I really think the footage and music matched well.  Maybe people will see this and wonder what Aquaria is, then go out and play it...like they should!

Awesome work.

Thank you :D

Well I really liked that.  I did.  I recognized a bunch, but not all of them.  Most of them I agreed with.  But Aquaria got less time than almost any of them!

I know Aquaria wasn't there for long, but I tried managing the music with the different footage I had. Some games I really wanted to show more of but it just didn't work well, eventually it turned out for the better. Sometimes you gotta learn to cut thing you really like, in order for them to work.


Thanks for all the kind words people.

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Re: Spreading the Aquaria love
« Reply #7 on: August 12, 2008, 03:56:04 pm »
I watched about 2 minutes in... it's okay. I've seen better ones. Honestly, I don't know why people do things like this. It just eludes me. Hundreds and hundreds of people have made game montages and barely anyone makes it unique. And if I wanted to watch video clips from game, well I would just go and play the games. Still, the video was well edited, and some of the choices were awesome. Glad that Beyond Good and Evil made the list :D.

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Re: Spreading the Aquaria love
« Reply #8 on: August 12, 2008, 07:33:53 pm »
Grim Fandango that's the one that I was trying to think of, it's a neat game that I wouldn't mind playing again :D
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Re: Spreading the Aquaria love
« Reply #9 on: August 13, 2008, 12:31:43 am »
I believe Alec thanks Tim Shafer in the credits. That's awesome by the way.

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« Reply #10 on: August 18, 2008, 06:15:10 pm »
I believe Alec thanks Tim Shafer in the credits. That's awesome by the way.

I think Derek did... but Tim basically shook our hands and said some really nice stuff to us backstage after we won Seamus, which was totally rad. (he was the host of the GDCAs that year)

Very. Cool. Dude.

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« Reply #11 on: August 20, 2008, 02:58:48 am »
Alec, you said RAD! lol, still living in the 80's aren't you? lol :D

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« Reply #12 on: August 20, 2008, 03:31:39 am »
What?

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« Reply #13 on: August 20, 2008, 03:44:29 am »
?? What? ?? Read your post, above. I was just pointing out the fact that you said Rad; a word not used very often throughout the 90's or the 20th century, but was heavily used during the 80's. I just found it humorous. It's no big deal. :) I'm just surprised by the use of the word in this era.

Laugh a little will ya?? You're making me feel bad, I wasn't making fun of you.

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« Reply #14 on: August 20, 2008, 04:21:45 am »
Clearly he meant "rad" as in "a unit of radiation absorption." :)