I'm definitely interested and trying the demo first. If I really like the demo, I'm picking up this and Snowpack Park.

This sounds amazing. I can't wait to get home and try the demo.

That's one to keep an eye on then. The physics and the manipulation of the water look very original and potentially very clever.

This kind of looks like a 2D Mercury Meltdown Revolution/Kororinpa Marble Mania, both of which were pretty good games. I might have to push past the seemingly high price and download this one.

The demo seems kinda fun, but there are occasions where the camera just gets centered off focus from *any* of my water, making the game impossible to play.  In five different "starts", this happened twice.  Ugh.

I downloaded the full game last night, and after about an hour had picked up 7 Rainbow Drops, 5 puzzle pieces, and one new ability (the water bomb) out of about a dozen abilities? Seems like the game is meatier and longer than your average Wiiware games. Other than the Bit.Trip games for which I've logged about 15 hours each, the average Wiiware game is less than 4 hours long. Won't be the case here.

There are apparently 80-some Rainbow Drops.

The full game has an option for "steep" camera angle (I haven't tried it yet). But I know what you're talking about, and it becomes less likely to happen once you get the first ability, Gather, which helps you keep all the water grouped together. What's actually happening is that you have one or two tiny drops that got separated, and the camera is trying to keep those in view so you can try to reattach them. You can either try to use Gather (or any other technique) to reunite the lost drops, or certain level mechanisms will let you abandon such drops as you move on. Worst-case, you can wait a few seconds for the lost drops to evaporate. I don't think this is a bug as you have implied, it's just hard to see very small drops.

Yeah, I never ran into that problem while I was playing, but I already had most of the abilities available to me.

I was initially excited when this was announced.  Then I grew skeptical.  Now: I'm back on board.  This looks pretty hot.  Er, I mean wet?  Very curious to see how it all comes together.  1200 seems steep, but it's just perception -- if this was some used DS title for 12 bucks, I'd pick it up without a second thought.  Still wish it was 800, but if it's as meaty as y'all say, I'm game.  Love a unique puzzler.

I have played a lot more Fluidity now (although still only have about 1/3 of the Rainbow Drops). This is a 10/10 game for me. A friend and I took turns playing yesterday and I can't tell you how many times we laughed or cheered out loud at the awesome things happening in this game. The level/puzzle design is simply genius, and the physics and mechanics are tight enough to make those designs come to life. If you're still not sure about this game after playing the demo, I would recommend searching for a video from later in the game so you can see how complex and brilliant the challenges can be. By the way, my play time is approaching 10 hours and will probably exceed 20 hours before I get everything.

Really? In which case, I'll have to pick this up on Christmas Eve (when it comes out in Europe, under that awful name of Hydroventure). I've seen glowing reviews on a couple of other sites - one of them threw out the Metroidvania term in regard to some of the larger, more open-ended levels, which is a surprise, although it would explain why you've taken such a shine to it.

There is absolutely a Metroid feel to the level designs and the overall progression of how you play the game, although it's not meant to be as immersive or continuous as Metroid. Of course, the fact that you're controlling a loose puddle of fluid also makes if feel distinct from any traditional platformer or adventure.

I, too, have been playing Fluidity.  This game, combined with And Yet It Moves (which I just won from the Child's Play Show!), have been keeping me very busy.  I haven't played a 2-D platformer with such inventive mechanics in years, and that includes New Super Mario Bros Wii.  Fantastic games.


I must say, both games have me hankering for Achievements/Trophies on Wii.


By the way Killer_Man_Jaro, good call on the Metroid-vania reference.  I hadn't noticed that Fluidity is doing that, but it totally is.

There is a fun homebrew Wii game that is a bit like Fluidity, but with sand.  It is called Sand Traps.  Other than that, modding my Wii was useless.
I look forward to trying the demo (what a concept!) of Fluidity

http://www.flarup.org/kodeSandTraps_eng.php

I've just started the last chapter, got all of the skills, 54 drops collected.

I have to second the strong recommendation. I don't know if I can bring myself to rate it 10/10 as Braid kind of warped my expectations for puzzle platformers: if it doesn't make me think in new ways, if the puzzles aren't something I've never done in a video game, then it doesn't reach Braid's level.

But even if the puzzles are not super challenging, I can't help but be impressed by the sheer diversity. You rarely do the same thing twice (and there are 80 drops to find, not to mention hidden puzzle pieces!). And they all have several steps for completing them, and they keep you engaged the whole time: you're always jumping and activating switches and changing states. They just flow (oh god, I can't think of another word, pun truly unintended I swear guys) really well.

And you know, taken as a platformer, it's probably superior to Braid, even though you're water instead of a little dude who jumps on enemies.

I tried out the demo and it does seem pretty clever, I'm tempted to download it as it looks like it may be one of the very few WiiWare games worth the price. The demo even seemed to subtly poke fun of the fact that it was a demo.

I played the demo, and it's a lot of fun, but I can't help thinking "this would be great on the iPhone."

^^ Er... you're entitled to your opinion, but I like having buttons for some of the powers later in the game.

Anyway, I actually wrote a review for this message board I post on the most. Check it out if you're interested (am I allowed to post this here?). I changed my tune about the game being less deserving than Braid. It's true that the puzzles never challenged me to think in new ways, but they still challenge me (at least some of them late in the game).

I didn't realize there were more powers; I just played the first part of the demo, which only required one button, and that's easy enough to pull off on the iPhone.