figmentPez
Staff member
I've been playing Aquaria. I got it as part of the Humble Indie Bundle over a year ago, and I'm only now getting around to playing it. So far it's not something I wish I'd rushed to play, but it is pretty good. Aquaria is a metroid-vania type of game set mostly (if not entirely) underwater. I'm not very far in, so I'm not sure where all the game mechanics will go, but they're a nice twist on the genre so far. The controls work pretty well, both using just the mouse and using WASD to move (though the latter does allow for greater manuverability while firing). I wish I could figure out how to get a gamepad working, I'd like to see how it plays with a twin-stick shooter type setup.
The graphics are pretty, though the animation is weak. The music and sound effects are solid, but don't strike me as memorable. The voice acting is pretty decent, though it's just been the main character doing occasional narration, thus far. The menu systems are bad, but not so bad that they're any great hindrance. The world is intriguing (and looks to be huge), but so far the actual plot is bland.
Overall, I really want to like this game. I'm just not sure if it'll live up to it's potential, or if it's rough edges will wear on me.
The graphics are pretty, though the animation is weak. The music and sound effects are solid, but don't strike me as memorable. The voice acting is pretty decent, though it's just been the main character doing occasional narration, thus far. The menu systems are bad, but not so bad that they're any great hindrance. The world is intriguing (and looks to be huge), but so far the actual plot is bland.
Overall, I really want to like this game. I'm just not sure if it'll live up to it's potential, or if it's rough edges will wear on me.