Jump to content
MFGamers

Botanicula


radiofloyd

Recommended Posts

Played this for an hour tonight. It's from the creators of Machinarium (and also the Samorost series, which I haven't played). Anyone who played Machinarium will remember the beautiful art and how they well they told the story visually. The overall story wasn't all that important compared to the detail and character of each individual scene. Well I'm glad to say the same qualities are present in Botanicula. Except instead of being set in a dystopian world of machines the game is set in the (slightly more colourful) enviornment of plants and small critters.

bot_zpsb4c65dff.jpg

What do you mean jukeboxes don't grow on trees?

Gameplay is very simple but full of detail. Sweeping the mouse causes leaves and branches to shake. You interact with objects by clicking on them which will often result in some creature emerging from hiding or random event of some kind. The audio is just as central to the game (and impressive) as the visuals. The game actually gives you cards which you can view as a little souvenir of each encounter.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I never finished it. I stopped to do something else and couldn't remember what I was supposed to be doing next. It's a sweet game though. I should probably just start again.

Have you seen Kooky? It's a puppet film with characters designed by the creative guys from Amanita Design. The look is very reminiscent of Samarost and Botanicula.

It's an ok film. Nothing earth-shattering, but the visual design is lovely.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Please sign in to comment

You will be able to leave a comment after signing in



Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...