definitely on the casual, relaxing side of videogaming. It's also pretty short and not the most difficult of games. A definite feel-good game by the end.Īs I said above my main criticism was that it felt like the individual characters were under used. I missed quite a lot of the earlier achievements, but once I realised I started picking them up more often.Įnjoyment - a very strange game to play, but good fun, with a very cute cast of characters and some really nice graphical design.
these are mostly earnt for interacting with the games inhabitants in specific ways, and are not always related to progressing the game's story. Half the fun of the game is in the achievements, of which there are 50+. There are a few vaguely arcade-like moments that are a distinct departure from the point and click adventure style, but these are mostly not too annoying once you figure out what you are doing, and overall the difficulty level is not very high. I really liked this aspect, and my only criticism of the game is that it was not used enough. The characters travel as a group and mostly do things together, but occasionally you will be called upon to pick individual characters to try and solve puzzles. Gameplay - The most surreal yet of the Amanita Design games (Machinarium is positively normal by comparison), Botanicula is for the most part a point and click observational puzzle game in which you control a group of forest-like characters in a quest to recover a seed stolen by a weird spider-like creature that drains the life out of the forest. My other favorite part was the scene with the magic lamp.Īlso, these guys make an awesome adventuring party:Ĭompletion Details - I played through in a total of 3.5 hours in 2 sessions, over a period of 5 days.
The end cutscene put the biggest goofy smily on my face, a videogame haven't done this to me since. There are a few puzzles in the game that were a bit tedious, but it was all worth it in the end. Works well with the touchscreen, just poking stuff to see what it does, or dragging my finger around the screen to rustle the leaves. I played through much of it on my convertible tabled/netbook in tablet mode. The music and sound made by people making goofy mouth noises, the beautiful alien scenery, and the bizarre and at times hilarious interactions with other creatures all come together to make an amazing experience. It's just so pretty and cute and atmospheric. pleasant point & click adventure game I've ever had the pleasure of playing with. Definitely the least frustrating and most. You won't regret it.īest point-and-click adventure game ever? Possibly. So I guess my advice is, if you like puzzles, flights of fancy, and saving plants and also maybe little bugs or something like that, this is a must-play. but who needs it to be difficult? The style more than makes up for that. The only possible downside I can think of is that it's not very difficult. They all sound like someone making a noise like "Bwomp" or "Pweeeeeeeeeooop" and it just serves to add to the amusement when you hear them. One of my favorite realizations was that all the sound effects must have been made by mouth by the creators. And everything is just so fanciful and pleasant, even when the actual event is destructive or mean or just plain sad. Even on the rare occasion you get stuck, there are plenty of things to do that will more likely than not just result in you ending up finding the solution anyway. One of the interesting things I found was that certain things that might seem clunky and poor design in other games work perfectly here because of how well everything works to keep you curious and interested in the world they've set out for you. Of course, the advantage here is that you can actively look for them instead of trying to cram them in between running around like a maniac trying not to die. I want to compare it, slightly, to Rayman: Origins, and here's why - when you're playing, there are just tons of neat little details for you to notice and say "Oh, look at that!" and just get caught up in those. Seriously, this game is pure glee and happiness, with a coating of silliness, and it's just an absolute delight to play.
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This game is basically what made me survive my being sick, along with a couple of movies and TV shows. I just have to say, that was an experience.
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