Introduce Yourself!

[seastar]

Yes, it's me. Thank you so much! You must be very very special to him.

[Limestraël]

Hello guys!
I'm Limestraël, from France (Rouen, for those who know). I'm 19.
I felt in love with Aquaria just today, especially for the game's atmosphere (through music and images). Indie forever!!!
I knew this game when I was doing some research on the IGF award-winning games (WoG, Audiosurf, Crayon Physics DX, Darwinia and so on).
I'm some sort of a geek (o rly?), some kinda linux and python fanboy.
I love power and folk metal.

[Vetehinen]

Welcome! Glad to notice Aquaria "strikes" again, as I have witnessed how many players have been enchanted by Aquaria. 

I guess people enjoys Aquarias music even if their musical taste can be anything from classical to metal, which tells something about the games quality.

[Starfury]

Hello

I guess that you could say it was a good outcome from a bad situation that caused me to find Aquaria.

For a long time I've not played much but WoW as it satisfied my needs gaming wise.  My enjoyment of WoW though has been on a slow downcurve for the past 3 years as I was forced to cancel my satellite internet service (due to a new modem of theirs being a POS) and return to 26.4k dialup.  I was still able to play, though limited severely in what I could do.  What finally killed the game for me was that with the latest expansion I could no longer even participate in 10 man instances.  After trying for awhile to stay interested I finally just finished things up and quit playing last week.

It just so happened that at the same time I had just gotten the July PC Gamer which included the Aquaria demo on its ride along CD (which is a major part of why I get the mag in the first place).  As I now had nothing to do but play old games or look for new ones I decided to check out all the games on the disc.  ...I had ordered Aquaria within a couple days (though the extra $11.90 for the CD was quite annoying).  Aquaria very much helped to replace the void left by WoW.

All the time in WoW though has left me missing the interaction with other players, which drives me to come and read and post here.

[Vetehinen]

Agree, there is really cozy feeling in this forum, and nice people in addition.

What WoW experience I have (trial+ addicted friends), I say I was disappointed to it because my friends showed how it should be played. Add-ons, all kind of programs, tables and matrices in order to squeeze 110% out from your character. Hey, where's the fun? How about background music (no, you click them off immidiately) or beautiful landscapes and stuff... no, you keep low quality settings in order to raid more effectively.

If I wanted Excel 2.0 , I would ask some. Not interested. I want to have clear, enchanting experience if I use my time on playing. Aquaria is purely for exploring places and adventure, nothing more or less.

[Starfury]

Agree, there is really cozy feeling in this forum, and nice people in addition.

What WoW experience I have (trial+ addicted friends), I say I was disappointed to it because my friends showed how it should be played. Add-ons, all kind of programs, tables and matrices in order to squeeze 110% out from your character. Hey, where's the fun? How about background music (no, you click them off immidiately) or beautiful landscapes and stuff... no, you keep low quality settings in order to raid more effectively.

If I wanted Excel 2.0 , I would ask some. Not interested. I want to have clear, enchanting experience if I use my time on playing. Aquaria is purely for exploring places and adventure, nothing more or less.

It's true that some people play that way, but it's definitely not the only way (or the right way IMO).  The amazing lore along with the great music and visuals were a big part of the fun for me in playing.

[metalgod]

Hi there, i'm Julien from France, i'm 28 and in good health.
As a nostalgic  of old good 2D stuff, i felt in love with Aquaria. Many thanks to the team for this great game.
I've not really something to say about me, so don't blame me. 

cya

[Vetehinen]

Now now, where's the welcome-team hiding?  Guess if I am allowed to say something high and mighty, but welcome. I have enjoyed my time here with Aquaria forum; good folk and music/art threads are fantastic. People who love Aquaria can't be anything else than good 

[Halo364]

I'M BAAAACKKK!!! lol.

But yeah, I have been caught up in a lot of stuff, and haven't been able to get up here for a while. But I should be around pretty consistently from here on out, so, yeah.

[Xiagan]

We have the check in/out topic for posts like that.
WB!

[Filaret]

I am Filaret Stepanov from Russia. I very like the game named Aquaria! Thank you so very mutch for it! Perogi & Borscht - forever!
I'd like to be under the sea. In an octopus's garden in the shade!

[Scarole]

Just wanted to introduce myself, because asking stuffs on a forum without saying who I am isn't very polite. :p

So my name's Carole, I'm 19 & I'm french.
I like many things like horse riding or music or being with my friends (of course !), but I also like video games a lot (I'm mostly playing Guild Wars). ^^'

I discovered Aquaria by a friend of mine who made me listen to the music first, and I just fell in lov with it, it's amazing. *o* So I wanted to discover the game, and I liked it a lot even if I got lost a few times. ^^'

Anyway, it is a really nice forum that you've done here you guys, thanks for all your help !

[Chibi]

Welcome to the forums, Scarole! My mum was raised in France. ^^ I'm not as active on the forum as I used to be, so I missed your first few posts.

[Wind Dancer]

Hello, I thought I'd introduce myself.

My name's Margaret. It has been a while since I registered on the forums and even longer since I discovered the game itself but I took my time to try and then buy it. Frankly, this is THE one game that should be bought because it is a true labour of love and it has an old-school soul about it. In times when  it is becoming harder to find anything borne out of true passion, Aquaria  definitely stands out as a little gem. It is like a breath of fresh air among all the tedious sameness on sale today.  From story to graphics, everything is so polished!  I love the exploring most of all. Aquaria has swept me off my feet with the degree of open-endedness it offers - it is a rare treat to find something which lets you wander this freely. 

Now, I  suck at games which require shooting and reflex, I've never been a fan of platormfers (except for Braid- that one is a genuinely unique game), arcades or shooters. I usually play point&clicks (preferably old-school, 2d, hand-drawn), puzzle-type games and rpgs, if I find something actually worth my time.  That's why at first I was somewhat fearful of Aquaria being more "action" based. I got used to that after a short while, though. And I have to say..it makes more sense to me to have more action than puzzles. It fits. It feels like Aquaria should be. Plus the challenge is quite welcome.

I am playing Aquaria on my laptop with a touch pad, no mouse (only 1/4 working USB port, the rest is damaged and the one port that works I use for a stable internet connection)  but even I got used to the controls ( use mostly keyboard, the hotkeys are a true blessing!)) and thus can manage the game quite nicely. I only have a problem co-ordinating clinging to walls with attacking if there is a need for me to do both at the same time.  That' is probably part of the reason why the beast form boss was more difficult for me but I beat it eventually. Yay. I'm now exploring the gorgeous and dangerous Kelp Forest.

Anyway, absolutely adore the soul, the idea behind the game, how everything goes so well together, the graphics, the music, the moving, at times chilling story. I'm really lovin' this ride!

Thank you for making something this gorgeous and worthwile. I have been charmed.

Best regards to the makers and all fans of Aquaria.

[calebgray]

Welcome Wind Dancer! I can attest to truly appreciating this game for it's unheard of "old-school" and yet modern qualities.