Aquaria

[Catch]

I've just stumbled upon this little indie game and I thought I'd share it with you all. First, the weird premise.

It's kind of a 2D shooter set underwater where you play as a mermaid. It has gigantic boss battles, beautiful scenery and intuitive controls, not to mention spectacular music and an involving storyline. Oddly, though, it was made by only two people.

I know that sounds bizarre, so watch (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G40cXjcz-9c).

You can find the game here. (http://bit-blot.com/aquaria/index.html)


I've only just started playing and I'm in love with it. Thoughts?

[Maroon]

I heard about this a few days ago. I'm going to download the demo once I get my new computer that can actually run it. I hesitate to call it a 'shooter', though. It's really more of an underwater exploration game that happens to feature some battles.

[Catch]

It has some shooter elements, but no, I suppose that's not the core of the game. Most of the combat feels like that, though the exploration and puzzle solving are quite good as well.