Aquaria

Posted by Derek Yu Wed, 13 Sep 2006 01:23:00 GMT

Aquaria

Hey, guys! It’s me, Derek Yu. Me and my friend Alec are working on a computer game and it’s in IGF. I figured I might as well be the first to tell you about it.

I’ve already written long descriptions of the game twice today, once for the official site and once on my personal blog, so you get the cliff’s here: sprawling, non-linear action/adventure game set in an underwater fantasy world. For more info and screenshots, hit up either of the links above.

This is my first foray into the world of shareware. Whereas my previous efforts have been all gratis, I’ve finally bit the bullet and am going to try and make a living making games! I hope you guys will enjoy it.

Whew, I’ve been keeping this secret for quite a while now. Feels good to finally let it out!

EDIT: It says on the site, but just to make it clear, we’re planning on releasing the game in Spring.

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  1. Drake said 31 minutes later:

    Looks fantastic. Looks Metroid-y. Excellent.

    Good luck with the IGF!

  2. Sergio said about 1 hour later:

    I still love you with a passion, Derek.

  3. Dan MacDonald said about 1 hour later:

    Beautiful! Can’t wait to take it for a spin. Maybe I SHOULD got to GDC this year :)

  4. The Arsecast Host said about 2 hours later:

    Maaaaan, that’s beautiful! Like Scuba Dive only so pretty my eyes might burst.

  5. Alexander said about 2 hours later:

    Woohoo! It looks great Derek. I’ve gotta say I’m becoming increasingly fond of minimalistic HUDs ever since Shadow of the Collosus blew my proverbials off. Good luck with the IGF, I think you two’ve got one hell of a chance!

  6. Dan said about 3 hours later:

    This looks like the bomb! F’n A on taking the plunge, man… welcome to the club. ;D

  7. Greg at Rockstar Games said about 4 hours later:

    Looks awesome - on this evidence I reckon you won’t have any trouble making a living out of making games.

  8. Wrestlevania said about 5 hours later:

    Sounds intriguing - especially the controls - and the graphics are quite beautiful, too.

    Best of luck.

  9. BMcC said about 7 hours later:

    Lookin’ great, Derek!

    ::crosses fingers for an IGF win::

  10. NO! said about 7 hours later:

    Looks great!, I’m not too happy for the mouse based controlls, though, but I’ll give it a try anyway.

    Hope you can really make a good living making games, we want more Derek Yu games even if we have to pay!

  11. Lorne said about 8 hours later:

    My favorite part I’ve seen is the awesome cephalopod in the lower-middle screenshot on the official page.

  12. Albert Lai said about 11 hours later:

    It looks really nice - you’ve definitely got a title that will be accepted in any contest of your choosing.

    Anyway, it looks to be one of the titles I’ll try out - possibly even buy!

  13. John B said about 12 hours later:

    From playing your previous games and the description/screenshots from this one, I can safely say that you already have my cash.

  14. Shabadage said about 13 hours later:

    Damn dude! That’s absolutely beautiful! So jealous!

    What’s it being made with?

  15. BMcC said about 13 hours later:

    Computers, mostly.

  16. Alec said about 13 hours later:

    Code-wise its OpenGL / C++

  17. Shabadage said about 14 hours later:

    @BMcC - Yeah, I walked right into that one I guess.

    @Alec - Cool, good luck guys. Looking forward to trying this out.

  18. Derek said about 14 hours later:

    Thanks, guys! I’m glad you think it looks cool. It plays pretty tight, too. ;)

    There will be a demo available eventually.

  19. AndrewLW said about 15 hours later:

    Looks amazing! Any chance you could post a few screenshots that would be suitable for desktop backgrounds?

  20. Dan MacDonald said about 15 hours later:

    Out of curiosity why did you yank your blog post? (on your personal blog)

  21. Derek said about 16 hours later:

    Hey, Dan! I didn’t yank it, my host lost it in a server transfer. Ugh.

    There’s a new post up now to replace it, however (same link).

    @AndrewLW: I’ll see what I can do!

  22. Eos said about 17 hours later:

    It feels good to see that you’ve “finally let it out!”

    And what a marvelous sight it is!

  23. PoV said about 19 hours later:

    That looks freaking great Derek. Keep up the goods.

  24. Teeth said 1 day later:

    Sublime

  25. MedO said 1 day later:

    I’m with John B there, I will definitely buy this game. As your customer, I must now say: PLEASE do it right. I can’t say anything about how, because I’m not a game designer and I do not know much about this game yet. But some games rock and some are lame, and some, like Eternal Daughter, are so great they keep you tied to the screen, until you finally beat the last obstacle and stare with tears in your eyes as the last chapter of the story is told… err… I think I got carried away a bit. Anyway, you really make me hope this will be another game like that. Please make it happen again :-).

  26. Advenith said 1 day later:

    Hey, this’ll be the first shareware game I actually purchase the full version of!

  27. ryan said 2 days later:

    got some dollars earmarked for this one. I sortof semi-heard what you were planning, but THIS.. dang, dude, THIS is amazing! I’m happy that you’re taking the time (and working your ass to the bone, it sounds like) to really make this satisfying and complete. TAP Merfolk wallet looter!

  28. Jay said 2 days later:

    The screenshot looks great, Derek! Good luck finishing it up and with the competition.

  29. Liquixcat said 3 days later:

    :)

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