The power of the demo! It’s not that I didn’t notice John’s joyous effusions about Botanicula, heck, I had to fetch the mop and bucket from the cellar and clean up afterwards, but despite all of that I didn’t actually play the game. Today Amanita have made a demo available, played directly in your browser at the website, and now I have played it. I played until the demo was over and then I started playing the full game and now I don’t want to carry on writing things for people to read because that means I’m not playing Botanicula. It’s absolutely lovely. Try the demo and maybe you’ll agree.
15/06/2012 at 16:13 Setroc says:
I’m just going to plant this pun thread here and see what stems from it.
15/06/2012 at 16:15 Lambchops says:
Good to see you have the faith to leaf us to our punning imaginations.
15/06/2012 at 16:20 rokahef says:
The music is gorgeous! Was it made using a photo-synthesizer ?
15/06/2012 at 16:32 InternetBatman says:
Amanita minute to come up with a pun.
15/06/2012 at 16:42 TomxJ says:
I simply love Amanita’s crop of adventures. Its been a real treat to watch them grow and branch out into other areas too.
15/06/2012 at 16:42 NailBombed says:
Very frond of the way punthreads always pop up on RPS.
15/06/2012 at 17:04 Skabooga says:
Well, looks like your pun thread attempt took root.
15/06/2012 at 16:13 Lambchops says:
Effusions? Eeww icky!
PS: Botanicula is brilliant. What are you doing here? Go play!
15/06/2012 at 16:23 Freud says:
It’s one of the most charming games I’ve ever played. Had a silly smile right through it.
15/06/2012 at 17:57 Torgen says:
Have to admit to grinning like an idiot every time the tiny cheer went up.
15/06/2012 at 23:42 vivlo says:
*Youhouu !*
15/06/2012 at 16:25 Orija says:
Title makes it seem like an invitation to torrent the game.
15/06/2012 at 16:53 povu says:
Or the demo, if it wasn’t browser based. :P
15/06/2012 at 17:05 Skabooga says:
For those who may be curious, if you played the demo and liked it, the rest of the Botanicula is of the same high caliber and craft, perhaps even impossibly getting better the further you get in the game.
15/06/2012 at 17:30 Donjo says:
And the music is only LOVELY
15/06/2012 at 18:23 Cosm says:
That demo was great. If any of you guys are feeling sad, check it out, it was welcome dose of happiness. Same guys that made Machinarium apparently, definitely a good sign.
15/06/2012 at 18:42 phelix says:
In the time of hyper-violence FPSes, this is a welcome treat of happiness. A must play, if you’re still unconvinced.
15/06/2012 at 21:11 LintMan says:
Geat music. Great, charming game. I definitely recommend it.
15/06/2012 at 21:19 arcarsination says:
Funny John mentions that his wife doesn’t play anything, but loves Botanicula. My fiance did the same thing with Machinarium. She’d always ask me if we could play “that cute robot game” when I’d get home from work. Can’t wait to see if she likes this as much. Too bad Floex didn’t do this soundtrack though…
15/06/2012 at 23:44 vivlo says:
Aw, don’t let that bother you, the soundtrack guy this time is as gifted as machinarium’s :)
16/06/2012 at 16:36 Torgen says:
My wife also thinks this is extremely cute, but insists that I play it while she watches. We’re stuck now, at the giant sleeping bat and the bubble snail, so she got bored and went to read Hollywood gossip. :P
15/06/2012 at 21:32 Ayron says:
It’s only 9 euros on Steam.
So, that’s less money.
Also, the people who actually created this game will make less money if you buy it there.
So… now what? Ah nvm, you probably already own this game!
17/06/2012 at 16:10 EPICTHEFAIL says:
Dafuq did I just read?
17/06/2012 at 16:35 LionsPhil says:
Evidence that RPS needs mods.