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Aquaria finally sees release
The game itself is $30US which, even though it's huge and comes with a level editor for even more playability, is a bit steep (especially with the glut of great games we're about to get this Fall and Winter). Fortunately, there is a 30-day free trial version available. And it's definitely the kind of thing we'd want to encourage anyway -- even though the port is coming a little (OK, more than a little) late, having innovative, well-done games like this on the Mac is good for all of us.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Skoalbandit said 8:38AM on 11-14-2008
Going to check it out, seems interesting.
Saying the mac is going to see a "glut of great games" seems like a pretty foolish thing to say though. Don't see it happening at all ever.
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mikeyrogers said 8:48AM on 11-14-2008
Pretty rave reviews?
http://www.gamestats.com/objects/887/887182/articles.html
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OmniGeno said 12:40PM on 11-14-2008
Yeah, pretty rave reviews.
http://bit-blot.com/aquaria/press.html
mikeyrogers said 1:06PM on 11-14-2008
Wow! 7/10?! 81%?!
This game is INSANE!!!
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pacheco said 7:22PM on 11-14-2008
Hmm, from what I can tell, the demo's only come in .exe files...
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nickux said 12:02AM on 11-15-2008
Check out the demo from Abrosia Software's website. It's a .dmg.
I have to say- $30 is actually a really great deal! The game is very long and well worth the cost of admission. It's less than many DS titles and is just is very innovative. Took a little while but I am very happy it's finally here.
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Tim said 9:31PM on 11-30-2008
Well, the game itself is damn awesome. But the "fully functional" 30-day trial isn't so. There's a demo limitation for how far you can go, forcing the game to a halt until you buy it (At "Open Waters", a little bit in). D:<
Took a few hours though, brilliant and stunning I must say. Oh, and simple. The controls are just your mouse (Or Ctrl + Mouse, you need right click you see).
But personally, it's still a little too steep (Price-wise) for me. Can others tell me if it gets worth buying?
~Tim
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