Aquaria Release Date: December 7th

By: Brandon McCartin (BMcC)

On: December 2nd, 2007

You heard it right. After years of development, Aquaria, Bit Blot’s IGF Grand Prize winning undersea adventure game, is done and slated for release on PCs everywhere Friday, December 7th, 2007! The game will cost a mere $30 USD, which, believe me, is an absolute steal.

Heralding the launch will be a new Aquaria-related post on the Bit Blog (which you should be reading already) every day this week, featuring concept art, music, development stories, and Kenta Cho knows what else.

I was lucky enough to have worked on this little gem, and let me say, I am so proud to have been involved at any capacity. The game is all content, professional and polished on every level, and chock full of soul. Alec and Derek have slaved over it for a long, long time — and it truly shows. (Internet whiners take note!)

Anyway, before I get too sentimental, I just want to express how proud I am of The Bad Boys of Bit Blot. Through consistent determination and sheer passion they have created something wonderful and deserve every ounce of success they get. These guys are in it for the love of the game, one hundred percent. I know this first hand.

Follow Aquaria here, on Bit Blot’s official site. And be there next Friday for the launch.

Posted in Adventure, Windows | Tags: AlecHolowka, BitBlot, DerekYu

http://www.tscreative.net BMcC

With the creators of the game also running this place, we the editors have been pretty reserved about posting about it. So forgive me if my post seems a bit… glowing. But I really mean it. Alec and Derek are good people that have accomplished a great thing. It should be celebrated!
BeamSplashX

Oh goodness gracious, the time is coming… I just need to find some means of getting it and I’m game!

Haha, game. GET IT?! I don’t.
Adam Atomic

*slurp*slurp*slurp*
http://www.tscreative.net BMcC

Shh, Adam! That was in confidence.
Albert Lai

Piraters will be shot.

With bullets of pure shame.
Joseph

YES I WANT!
frosty

whoever herd of a underwater game lol
TakaM

Awesome, congratulations to everyone involved, I hope to soon feel the accomplishment of finishing a game I’m very proud of :)
http://www.tscreative.net BMcC

frosty: Hahaha

TakaM: I hope so too! Hey, email me when the next playable demo of Twinsen is out, alright? :)
Zeno

Yeah, I’m actually going to buy this one. Too much mad respect for piracy.
Javet

I DESPRITLY NEED THIS GAME!!! But it probably won’t work on my piece of crap computer.
Riegel88

Awesome, I can’t wait to get this and play it. I’ve been stoked on it for a while.
And frosty…go look up Evo for the SNES ;)
JP

Congrats guys! Will there be a Buy/Order page closer to release?
toastie

Congratulations, guys! You inspire us all.
Sergio

I heard Aquaria is just a rip-off of the unreleased “Underwater Cave Story.”
Sergio

By the way, that was a thinly veiled joke about The Underside being a Cave Story rip-off. Because those jokes will never get old, no sir.
Trotim

Are there mermaids? …mermaiden?
King-N

30 sounds a little too much for me…
http://www.tscreative.net BMcC

Haha, yeah, Sergio, we got it. ;)
Skyleak

Well if more people would have competed in my “let’s play” I would have bought the game for them.” Looks like I’ll be buying it for myself instead.
Myster_EE

YES! Yes! yes! I have been waiting for 6 months for this, and I’m sure it will be worth it! :D
deadeye

I’m only buyin it if Ariel gets nekkid.
Xander

Haha, very nice! I figured being one of the newerest ones I definitely shouldn’t be the one to post this up. Weird having reservations about such a thing, but awesome regardless!

And as always Derek and Alec; Congrats!
Anthony Flack

Big, fat, warm, moist congratulations all round. Can you taste the freedom yet?

I…um…ah… don’t suppose there’s any plans for a Mac version…?
Native Canadian

$30 USD??? That’s not funny at all.
http://www.shotbeakgames.za.net/niche Tr00jg

I would like to extend another congrats to Derek+Alec!
PHeMoX

Damn, I have been waiting for this day a long time. :)

Huge congrats and some manhugs to the people involved and 30$ is a steal indeed! Can’t wait! =)
MedO

Last thing I heard, a Mac version is planned. However, they wanted to finish the PC/Windows version first.
Derek

Thanks, guys. After two long years you don’t know how much it means to us to hear your excitement. :’)
Stwelin

$30, and I don’t even get a box?

T_T
mots

where’s the aquaria porn?
DrDerekDoctors

PLAAAAAANT! ;)

I shall be picking this up mere moments after it’s release. 24 hours worth of moments.
Zeno

Once again the fatal flaw of the Mac rears its ugly head…
beylita

Is it Vista compatible?

If so… frothing demand++
haowan

Day 1
fish

HUGE SUCCESS.
http://www.tscreative.net BMcC

Anthony Flack: Hey man! Good to see you ’round here. :)

Yeah, they signed a deal with Ambrosia a while back for Mac publishing. I believe the port will begin after the holidays, but I obviously can’t give you the official word. Alec?
Xotes

Well, it’s about damn time. WOOTNESS!
Alec

*buys 5 hamburgers*

Oh what? Yeah, I don’t know when we’re going to finish the Mac version yet. I’d kinda like to take a nap sometime this holiday season.

January is a possibility…
OrR

30$? That’s like 20â‚¬… :P
Maybe it’ll finally make me play with my PC again… Haven’t really done that in quite some time. :(
MisterX

30$ is quite some more than I expected, for what I’m not yet convinced to buy after having watched the videos and read little about. Though if I recall correctly there is going to be a demo, which is what I’ll be waiting for then. The game sure looked great from what I’ve seen, so I’m putting up my hope for a truly great experience of course. And I don’t want to sound too pessimistic, I’m actually expecting Aquaria to be worth every one of these little dollars :)

So, any word on a demo release?
Pyrrhon

Awsome! I don’t think 30$ is too much, especially since the game looks very polished. Im 90% sure i will buy this game , it looks great but im still going to wait for some opinions first. A demo would probably be a very good idea!
Smithy

WHY!?

I’m inbetween computers at the moment!

Why is this coming out now, of all times?

Derek, if you’re reading this, I demand you postpone the release of aquarius to a later date when I have a computer to put it on.
duh

too bad you you can’t wrap the game and give it as a christmas present. downloadable games doesn’t really work with christmas. :(
fartron

>too bad you you canâ€™t wrap the game and give it as a christmas present. downloadable games doesnâ€™t really work with christmas. :(

This saddens me. Why not burn it onto a CD and make a nice case for it? Putting thought and care into a gift counts for a lot more than money.
http://www.tscreative.net BMcC

Aw, that’s a heartwarming idea.
colorFool

Whooop whooop! Awesome this is!
Well, if Aquaria ain’t a sure shot, then I don’t know what – my 30$ definitely assured to you.

Big fat congrats to the whole BitBlot team!
Pyabo

games looking great…
but for $30… ??
BreadCultist

I’d buy it at a higher price!

Â£15… sold.
Calanctus

While I think indies can sometimes be overpriced, $30 seems like a steal indeed. Why would you balk at that? You’ll probably get more entertainment out of it than the latest 360 or PS3 game, and at half the price.