Hydrophobia. Hydrophobia Pure. Hydrophobia Prophecy. That's three releases of the original Hydrophobia before any sequel, when Dark Energy Digital intended this to be an episodic aquatic adventure.

When about I interviewed the developers about the player feedback system Darknet, a bunch of you asked what this meant for the future of Hydrophobia and whether the studio had abandoned plans for sequels.

Because I love you, I asked.

"Darknet doesn't affect the plan for the series at all, and the iterations are simply our way of responding positivly to the great feedback we had from players," said senior creative designer Rob Hewson. "Our engine allows us to make micro updates to existing games which could be informed by Darknet data so the games can be enhanced and improved. The only way this affects future projects is positively, because Darknet provides a wealth of extra information to pour into future developments too."

Sure, that doesn't exactly lay out what the future of Hydrophobia is in any specific detail, but Hewson continues to refer to Hydrophobia as a "series." Given the response to the game seems to have gotten better with each iteration, taking another stab at a proper follow-up seems likely.

Hydrophobia. Hydrophobia Pure. Hydrophobia Prophecy. That's three releases of the original Hydrophobia before any sequel, when Dark Energy Digital intended this to be an episodic aquatic adventure.

When about I interviewed the developers about the player feedback system Darknet, a bunch of you asked what this meant for the future of Hydrophobia and whether the studio had abandoned plans for sequels.

Because I love you, I asked.

"Darknet doesn't affect the plan for the series at all, and the iterations are simply our way of responding positivly to the great feedback we had from players," said senior creative designer Rob Hewson. "Our engine allows us to make micro updates to existing games which could be informed by Darknet data so the games can be enhanced and improved. The only way this affects future projects is positively, because Darknet provides a wealth of extra information to pour into future developments too."

Sure, that doesn't exactly lay out what the future of Hydrophobia is in any specific detail, but Hewson continues to refer to Hydrophobia as a "series." Given the response to the game seems to have gotten better with each iteration, taking another stab at a proper follow-up seems likely.

Bad games need to die.

Great! Maybe this time it will be playable.

They're trying so hard :( But they're just not getting any better :(

Only twice? 

Hydrophobiaphobic?

They should just let it die already.

It's like drowning a dead horse.

Patrick loves us?!!?!?!

I kind of admire them pushing the rock back up the hill over and over again.

Just drop it already 

I sure hope they move on, because it's starting to look a little crazy on their part for hanging on to this one title for so long.

Of course they still want to do episodes. That's why it was so important that they improve the original game.

Bad games need to die.

Are you going to stop trolling the developers for releasing the same game three times in the future soon? Cause its getting boring.

Are you going to stop trolling the developers for releasing the same game three times in the future soon? Cause its getting boring.

Why am i still reading about this shitty game?

@thiz said:

Are you going to stop trolling the developers for releasing the same game three times in the future soon? Cause its getting boring.

mmm kay.

I'm getting really sick of hearing about this freaking dumb game. Stop reporting on it already!

@thiz said:

Are you going to stop trolling the developers for releasing the same game three times in the future soon? Cause its getting boring.

mmm kay.

I'm getting really sick of hearing about this freaking dumb game. Stop reporting on it already!

A bunch of people who haven't played the game seem to have opinions set in stone about it. The facile pricklike nature of the "real gamer" doesn't lend itself to refinement and iteration. They'd rather defend their piece of shit (DA2) or shit on it. They can't register the idea of something starting out bad, then getting fixed through feedback. So as noble as this is, its somewhat pointless. I'd love to live in a world where this happens all the time but the nature of the consumer base doesn't allow for that. As good as this game may be now, the metacritic rating hasn't changed and that's all a lot of dumbasses care about.

Id really like to see this game work. It was a cool concept when I first heard of it.

I finished the PC version a couple of weeks ago and it was entertaining enough that I would be willing to to pay for more episodes.

I wonder if it's good now.

The water tech was cool.  I'm willing to look at their next game to see if they fixed any of the problems (ie everything that wasn't water tech).  And yes, I played the Pure version. 

@YoungFrey said:

The water tech was cool.  I'm willing to look at their next game to see if they fixed any of the problems (ie everything that wasn't water tech).  And yes, I played the Pure version. 

Well, what do you expect? It's a $10 download title, not a full price commercial game, of course the climbing won't be as nice as in Assassins Creed and the shooting might not hold up to a Gears of War. But for what it is, it is perfectly fine. You have plenty of ammunition and environmental stuff to toy around with (fire, electricity) and mechanically, while not breaking any new ground aside from the water, it is perfectly functional.  My only real complaint about the game is that there isn't more of it already. It ends a little abruptly and kind of hints at a lot of side-story stuff that never goes anywhere, making it feel more like a third of a full price game then like a episodic title.

I on the other hand choose to support a small developer and their plight for the future. 
 
Good luck to them. 
 
On the other hand, fuck up, you stupid milk sucking halo fucks.

I know they're using darknet to improve a broken game for future experiences. Hopefully their next game will stop everyone from raging.

I just played this on the PC a couple weeks ago when it came out.  I quite liked it actually, though the PC controls were very rough.  I ended up using an Xbox pad for it, despite how terrible I am at analog aiming.
 
I would buy a part two though, is what I am getting at.

It's obvious a lot of these whiners haven't played the game, yet they're jumping on the hate bandwagon.  Not only is that pathetic, but it's doing a disservice to games and their own time spent gaming.  Hydrophobia became a pretty cool game and I'll gladly check out future episodes.  Sure, it started less than perfect--but decent.  Then, the developer listened to feedback and vastly improved Hydrophobia FOR FREE.  It's bizarre that people are whining about this kind of love a developer is showing their game, and the community.

you know. i bought this during a sale... maybe one day i'll play it? 

A bunch of people who haven't played the game seem to have opinions set in stone about it. The facile pricklike nature of the "real gamer" doesn't lend itself to refinement and iteration. They'd rather defend their piece of shit (DA2) or shit on it. They can't register the idea of something starting out bad, then getting fixed through feedback. So as noble as this is, its somewhat pointless. I'd love to live in a world where this happens all the time but the nature of the consumer base doesn't allow for that. As good as this game may be now, the metacritic rating hasn't changed and that's all a lot of dumbasses care about.

Blockbuster games-fags: Shuddup!
 
Anyway, I like Hydrophobia. I hope they're able to make more episodes!

Now that's a committed team. They just won't give up! 
I might just have to take a look at this game.

I dont understand why people are hating on this company for re-releasing a game so many times. Capcom have been doing it for years with Street Fighter!

@ryanwho said:

A bunch of people who haven't played the game seem to have opinions set in stone about it. The facile pricklike nature of the "real gamer" doesn't lend itself to refinement and iteration. They'd rather defend their piece of shit (DA2) or shit on it. They can't register the idea of something starting out bad, then getting fixed through feedback. So as noble as this is, its somewhat pointless. I'd love to live in a world where this happens all the time but the nature of the consumer base doesn't allow for that. As good as this game may be now, the metacritic rating hasn't changed and that's all a lot of dumbasses care about.

Yeah! Humans amirite? Good thing you are so perfect and awesome man!

I kind of admire them pushing the rock back up the hill over and over again.

That is some serious perseverance.

@Jumbs: Have you tried the latest version? They've absolutely gotten better compared to the original version.