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Botanicula
« on: April 18, 2012, 09:25:25 pm »
Amanita Design's new point-and-click game, Botanicula, is set to come out tomorrow!  :w00t:

 i'd definitely recommend this, and, if you've somehow managed to never have heard about it before, their previous game Machinarium as well. everything these guys put out, from games and movies to music and web comics, is a work of art, and Botanicula looks to be no exception. expect beautiful colours, incredibly cute characters, challenging puzzles, and plenty of jokes. =D
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  • Botanicula is so adorable that it can only be controlled by picking up a puppy and moving its puppy paws on your computer's trackpad.
  • Botanicula is so funny that after they played it, the cast of Parks & Recreation said, "Wow, that's pretty damned funny."
  • Botanicula's music is so good that the people who wrote the theme song to Parks & Recreation said, "Wow, that is some damned good music."
  • Botanicula's sound effects are so good that you won't even notice that a lot of them involve a dude making chewing sounds in close proximity to a microphone. You'll even think it sounds cute.
  • Botanicula is only on PC but feels destined for the iPad, so you should play it so that in six months when all the iPad people are freaking out you can be all hipster about it.
  • Botanicula is so charming that it stole Julia Roberts away from Pretty Woman-era Richard Gere. He was pretty pissed but reported that he "couldn't stay mad at [Botanicula]".
  • Botanicula is so organic that it won't deign to be sold in Whole Foods. It is so organic it lets out a quiet-but-not-that-quiet snicker every time someone brings up The Omnivore's Dilemma at a dinner party.
  • Botanicula is so clever that it snuck up behind the raptor that snuck up on Muldoon in Jurassic Park. "Clever game," said the raptor.
  • Botanicula is so damned good that it probably won't even wind up on Metacritic.
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Re: Botanicula
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2012, 09:28:10 pm »
Looks pretty nice. I've played Machinarium, it was pretty original and well-made, I think I expect the same for Botanicula.
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Re: Botanicula
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2012, 10:24:52 pm »
LOoks nice, at first with the title I thought it was like harvest moon or something but I immediately thought about illicit plants :P
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Re: Botanicula
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2012, 05:16:17 pm »
it's out, and as a humble bundle, no less (meaning other games and kooky are included as well!)
https://www.humblebundle.com/
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Re: Botanicula
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2012, 05:18:52 pm »
Looks very cool... And thanks again shmibs ^_^
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Re: Botanicula
« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2012, 07:31:56 am »
erm, so if I want I can pay $0,01 for the humble bundle? O.O
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Re: Botanicula
« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2012, 07:48:51 am »
I think I may go buy that later this week.

One thing I always love  about it is looking at the averages by OS. Its interesting to see who pays what.


and AeTIos you probably could but its for supporting developers. I think I'll either pay 10 or 15 dollars for it
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Re: Botanicula
« Reply #7 on: April 20, 2012, 07:55:45 am »
I guess I'd pay $8,77 to get the extras too lol
also oooh I love those games :D especially windosill
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Re: Botanicula
« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2012, 08:53:46 am »
just paid $10 :) thanks for the info!
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Re: Botanicula
« Reply #9 on: April 20, 2012, 12:21:07 pm »
I bought it slightly above the average, as I always do :D
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Re: Botanicula
« Reply #10 on: April 20, 2012, 02:06:37 pm »
I bought it for $8.76 ;P 1 cent above the average.
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