The ending, final boss, etc. [Obviously spoilers]

[Nightmareshadow]

At least plans for an Aquaria sequel are being made...still it could take years for it to get through the pipeline...

Well, I'll wait, as long as it takes...still I gotta wonder.
If an Aquaria sequel does make it through (Fingers Crossed) then would the voice actors be the same?
Does Li and Naija's son have a name yet?
What happened to the rest of the characters after the secret ending?

Just some questions I'm brooding on.

Still, if the Bit Blot team is listening (And I know they are), the best thing you can do for an Aquaria sequel is to keep it in 2-d.
Personal Preference I know, but too many people underestimate the power of 2-d.  Aquaria is a masterpiece in 2-d, as are several other great games, like Odin Sphere and Grim Grimoire.  I'm just hoping for the future.

 Until Aquaria 2 is done, I'll be waiting , and keeping my ear to the forums

[Xiagan]

I don't fear that they abandon 2D. I'm pretty sure it is a lot more difficult to create this special athmosphere in 3D.
Naijas son is called Lucien.

[silverflagon]

I don't fear that they abandon 2D. I'm pretty sure it is a lot more difficult to create this special athmosphere in 3D.
Naijas son is called Lucien.

That would be great Xiagan, I played the first Broken Sword games and when they made it 3D for the last one it was ruined

[Nightmareshadow]

I don't fear that they abandon 2D. I'm pretty sure it is a lot more difficult to create this special athmosphere in 3D.
Naijas son is called Lucien.

Lucien?

Cool.  Kinda Reminds me of Valkyrie Profile.

Anyway, how'd you find out about his name? 

[Xiagan]

I think it was mentioned somewhere, but a huge give-away was that the song, which plays when you see him is called "Lucien".

[Zidave]

I think it was mentioned somewhere, but a huge give-away was that the song, which plays when you see him is called "Lucien".

If you look in the 'gfx' folder in the resources folder, you'll find all the artwork. In the directory called 'lucien' are the sprites for Naija's grown child. As well, sprites for the chick with black hair from that same ending sequence are under the directory 'luciengf'.

[Zidave]

"Li was particularly excited by these ruins...
...it was if he recognized them.
They did not look like the work of Aquarians.
I suspected that they were from beyond the Veil.
Perhaps Li's world was destroyed as well..."

"Perhaps". This is only Naija's assumption, its not explained in the game where Li is actually from. (although we can guess it was either the city seen at the beginning, or a similar one; since there don't seem to be any other living humans in the waters) The only human Naija knows at this point is Li, but she also has no knowledge of anything that exists outside of the waters. Naija picks up that Li is lonely and searching for something, but she doesn't know why. Derek and I do, but I don't think we'll get into that until the sequel.

"There are much greater worlds above ripe for the taking." - Mia

This wasn't exactly clear to me... Is Naija able to communicate verbally with Li? He appears to be a deaf-mute. This was either to leave his personality to the gamer's imagination, or he really is a deaf-mute.

[ChimeraThing]

What about that kid in the intro? Is he the Najia and Li's kid?

[Chibi]

What about that kid in the intro? Is he the Najia and Li's kid?

The kid in the intro is Eric before he was possessed by the demon/evil spirit that transformed him into the creator. The city off which he falls is the Sunken City below the Abyss.

This wasn't exactly clear to me... Is Naija able to communicate verbally with Li? He appears to be a deaf-mute. This was either to leave his personality to the gamer's imagination, or he really is a deaf-mute.

I think the former is correct, as per Gordon Freeman in Half-Life. [Ouch, maybe a controversial comparison, but the only one I know  ] You could think of him as the strong, silent type. 

[ChimeraThing]

Harsh. Can u post a screenshot of the creator, i wanna see what he looks like?

[Zidave]

I think the former is correct, as per Gordon Freeman in Half-Life. [Ouch, maybe a controversial comparison, but the only one I know  ] You could think of him as the strong, silent type. 

I think artistically, that would make more sense, but with Naija's monologue pondering the relationship between Li and the ruins of the Sunken City lead me to believe that Naija and Li's communication is of the non-verbal kind.

[Chibi]

Harsh. Can u post a screenshot of the creator, i wanna see what he looks like?

Man this is annoying. I saw a screenshot of the Creator a week ago and thought nothing of it, and now I can't find it to give it to you! 

[PaperbagBoy]

I think it was mentioned somewhere, but a huge give-away was that the song, which plays when you see him is called "Lucien".

If you look in the 'gfx' folder in the resources folder, you'll find all the artwork. In the directory called 'lucien' are the sprites for Naija's grown child. As well, sprites for the chick with black hair from that same ending sequence are under the directory 'luciengf'.

Luciengf as in Lucien's Girlfriend? Hmh.
Also, hi! This is my first post.

[silverflagon]

Hi paperbagboy welcome to Bit Blot

[Snowstorm]

Awesome, I completed the main story, but I have no doubt there are still some secrets I can find in Aquaria. Starting by decrypting the texts and those 5 treasures that I am missing...

I must admit the first time I saw the ending (with the 3 memories), it was a lot of informations to take in at once and, thankfuly, I found this thread (and defeated the boss again to listen to the ending again after reading it!) to make most of the pieces of the puzzle connect with the others. It's a bit annoying when you are shown too much elements that you don't understand, we're all curious heh? 

So there has been a lot of theories and ideas tossed around in this thread about how we should interpret the ending. Alec has kindly helped by giving a few hints to set us on the right direction and I guess it must have been fun for him and Derek to read what we understood of the story and the speculations for what might be following next! At this point I believe that the sunken city was the flying one, that the whole story we played was lived by Naija and that it is her son discovering her past from one of the blue crystal after she disappeared (see ending and introduction when you start a new game). Well, he discovers her past until the memories are "locked" by Mia.

It seems to me the girl we see at the end is the princess of Mithalas. Her skin is very similar to the prince and her ears match with that race. She has black hairs and seems to be wearing a diadem just like her portrait in her room. She also has a necklace very similar to the one Naija's son wears! But that might just be a coincidence.

Great game overall. I really enjoyed drifting in Eric/the creator's canvas!