This week I laid hands on Botanicula which is the highlight of this bundle, so I prepared a brief review of this great game.īotanicula is basically a point and click adventure game with some puzzle elements. Those of you who will pay more than the average, will get the movie Kooky directed by Jan Sverak, and the magnificent Windosill – a point and click puzzle game with toy like graphics and design. Retrieved 17 August 2013.A new Humble Indie Bundle is out and this time it is quite adventurous! The games included are the well known from the past Machinarium and Samorost 2, plus the new Amanita design studios creation named Botanicula. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016. "IndieCade 2012 winners announced, Unmanned takes the top prize". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. ^ "14th annual IGF announces winners"."Botanicula Brings Wonder and Weirdness". " 'Botanicula' Review – Nature's Beauty". ^ "Botanicula for iPhone/iPad Reviews".^ "Botanicula - Android Apps on Google Play".^ "Botanicula on the App Store on iTunes".^ "News: Daedalic to publish Amanita's Botanicula throughout Europe".^ "Botanicula Official Trailer and Release Date".The game also appeared on Anifilm in 2012 where it was given the Czech Video Game of the Year Award for artistic contribution to Czech video game output. Botanicula was elected in the Booom competition as the Best Czech video game of 2012. Botanicula also won a European Games Award 2012 in the category Best European Adventure Game. ![]() The game was also a showcased nominee and received the Story/World Design award at IndieCade (the International Festival of Independent Games) in 2012. PC Gamer lamented that the game could occasionally be "staggeringly vague", while praising the game's aesthetics, writing, "Avoid it like a parasitical spider if you're not willing to play on its own terms, but embrace it mightily if you're willing to give it a shot." GameSpot praised the game's visuals, puzzles, characters, and soundtrack, writing, "To play Botanicula is to peer through a microscope at hidden world and feel like you've made the greatest of discoveries: one of a place that's so overflowing with imagination and so full of wonder that only a person with a heart of stone would fail to be taken in by its charms."īotanicula won the 14th annual award in 'Excellence in Audio' at Independent Games Festival 2012. Game Informer noted that the game "goes wrong in a few important ways", criticizing the maze-like navigation and trial-and-error-dependent puzzles while highly recommending the game to old-school adventure gamers. Eurogamer gave the game a seven out of ten and appreciated the vast variety of secrets present in the game. IGN highly recommended the game, writing, "It may not be as hilarious as adventure games of yesteryear, but it’s persistently delightful, oozing character and grabbing hold of the imagination." Destructoid praised Botanicula's world, visuals, and its ability to straddle the line between traditional adventure game and experimental art game. However, other reviews noted a lack of replay value. It was praised for its music and visuals, as well as gameplay. The game received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics. He also has the ability to spurt flowers. Poppyhead - The most robust member of the group and the third playable character. She can create identical copies of herself. Mushroom - The second playable character. He is a small orange creature, and portrays a Physalis. Lantern - The main protagonist of Botanicula. Mushroom) who are trying to save the last seed of their home tree from evil parasitic creatures that have infested their home. ![]() Plot īotanicula follows the adventure of five botanical creatures (named Mr. Like Machinarium, the game has no spoken or written dialogue. The player is able to interact with other creatures and find easter eggs that are present in the lush environment. Like the previous games from Amanita Design, in Botanicula the player controls a protagonist (or multiple protagonists) while exploring the environment, solving puzzles and collecting items that are required for the obstacles that come in their way.
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