Amanita Design's new point-and-click game, Botanicula (http://www.botanicula.net/), 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 (http://amanita-design.net/games/machinarium.html) 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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Spoiler For kotaku review:
To sum up, here are some 100% true facts about Botanicula:
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.