Aquaria needs to be on XBLA!

[smashIt]

it's cheaper if you buy a new gamepad incl receiver
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Xbox-Wireless-Controller-Windows-pc/dp/B000KA5T6A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1264883222&sr=1-1


@alec:
i hope there will be a direct3d version of aquaria as i'm not able to play it on win 7 at the moment  (thx to ati and intel)...

[CoolJosh3k]

Aquaria would sell like mad on XBLA.
Imagine the 5.1 sound for those who have it! Stunning fullHd visuals anyone?!

I like to invest my own money in getting this game released on the XBLA if it were possible.

This needs to be discussed seriously to get it done.

I'd like for the guys involved with porting Aquaria,  to explian what is stopping it from arriving on XBLA.
With a list, then those problems can be solved one by one.

I'm sure if it is expensive, then many fans will want to invest to help with the project.

My reason for wanting the XBLA version, is for the fullHD and 5.1 sound. I also never finished the game (1/3 the way through).

The profits from an XBLA release would be very good and if DLC was made I'm sure it would also help.

[Alec]

Problems:

- Money: We can't fund it, we're each funding our own other projects

- Team: We're super busy and don't have the time, we're also not super keen to work on an old game again when we're doing new stuff. So we'd have to find someone else to do the work, and pay them somehow.

- Publisher?: This might be a solution to both the above problems, and I get the occasional email from a publisher talking about porting the game to XBLA... but most of them seem pretty shady.

- Quality?: There'd be no point in doing it if the development team involved didn't care, or sucked and the port ended up being terrible.

So yeah, if you can solve all those problems we'd love to do it.

[althir]

it's cheaper if you buy a new gamepad incl receiver
http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Xbox-Wireless-Controller-Windows-pc/dp/B000KA5T6A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1264883222&sr=1-1

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Are Your sure this Pad works with Aquaria? I ask because my Logitech Rumblepad 2 USB is recognized in the OS, but not in the Game Aquaria..... (I have Mac OS, but this should make no difference)

[CoolJosh3k]

Problems:

- Money: We can't fund it, we're each funding our own other projects

- Team: We're super busy and don't have the time, we're also not super keen to work on an old game again when we're doing new stuff. So we'd have to find someone else to do the work, and pay them somehow.

- Publisher?: This might be a solution to both the above problems, and I get the occasional email from a publisher talking about porting the game to XBLA... but most of them seem pretty shady.

- Quality?: There'd be no point in doing it if the development team involved didn't care, or sucked and the port ended up being terrible.

So yeah, if you can solve all those problems we'd love to do it.

Any idea how much the development will cost?

Sounds like a publisher would be best.

Perhaps I will see what I can find out about these "shady" publishers for you? What about seeking a publisher of your own? I could definatly help you there.

For the quality, your right about doing it it properly. I'm glad you care. If a trustworthy publisher could be found with a good reputation, then this shouldn't be a problem.

[Alec]

We were contact with hothead for a while about doing it on PSN. Then they stopped responding to my emails, so I guess they lost interest?

I would have trusted them to do a fairly decent job. (they're kinda indie-ish)

[Mortimer]

I'm sure the game would sell really well if someone would get it onto PSN/XBL, to bad publishers don't seem to be interested, I would love to see this game on console and a lot of money could be made

[althir]

If you have a look on all the other games on Xbox Live, I agree with you
Most Games are not very well designed and dont have such a high grade of quality like Aquaria does.

[Alec]

As with all business decisions, these are based more on "quality of brand" than "quality of game".

If something is really well recognized, it'll be easy for it to get on XBLA. (easier to prove that it will shift units)

With something new/indie, it's definitely harder to convince publishers to bite. (without getting completely f-ed over)

[CoolJosh3k]

Sorry I haven't posted for a few days.

I went of a holiday for 2-3 days.

I will get into looking at publisher and such tommorrow

[El Bastarde]

Yeah, I think people understimate the amount of work that it takes to even make the game work on XBL. I was just reading about this P.B. Winterbottom game coming out soon and how the game was done using Flash and the creators had to do a ridiculous amount of work to convert it to work as an XBL game. Not to mention that they were lucky enough to get 2K Games to publish the game, not exert creative control and mess with their product and to give them funding. Sadly, most products and developers don't get this lucky.