Botanicula

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Botanaicula
Studio Amanita design
Publisher
Erstveröffent-
lichung		 April 19, 2012
platform Linux
macOS
Microsoft Windows
iOS
Android
genre Adventure
Game mode Single player
control mouse
language Several u. a. German
Age rating
USK released from 6

Botanicula is a point-and-click adventure from the Czech development studio Amanita Design . The game was released on April 19, 2012 for Windows , macOS, and Linux .

Botanicula won the European Games Award for the best adventure game as well as the INDIE CADE Design Award and many other prizes.

History and Development

Botanicula was first published on April 19, 2012 for Microsoft Windows , macOS and Linux . On May 1, 2014, a port for iOS and Android was also released. The game was developed by the Czech studio Amanita Design . Founder Jakub Dvorský was in charge of development, while Jaromír Plachý was responsible for the design. The music and the sounds for the game were composed by the Czech band DVA . The game technology was implemented entirely in Adobe Flash .

In 2012 Botanicula was named Game of the Year in the Mac App Store . The subsequent project by Amanita Design is the comedy adventure game CHUCHEL (2018).

Course of the game

As in the previous Amanita Design games, in Botanicula you play one or more characters with whom you explore the landscape, solve puzzles and collect objects that you have to use to overcome the obstacles in the game. The player can interact with the characters in the game world and find cards that show the individual living beings in the game. As in Machinarium, there is no spoken or written dialogue in the game.

action

In Botanicula, the player takes part in the adventure of five botanical characters named Mr. Latern , Mr. Twig , Mr. Poppy Head , Mr. Feather and Mrs. Mushroom . They try to save the last seed of their home tree from a malicious parasite that has overgrown their home.

Characters

  • Mr. Lantern - The main character of Botanicula is a small orange creature, which is a flower of a Cape gooseberry . He can ingest semen with his body. That makes him strong and he shines.
  • Mrs. Mushroom - The second character in the shape of a mushroom is the only female character in the group and can both create identical copies of himself as well as shrink.
  • Mr. Poppyhead - The toughest and third character in the game is a poppy seed pod .
  • Mr. Twig - Another character in the game is in the shape of a branch and has many arms that he can extend. He also has the ability to grow flowers.
  • Mr. Feather - The last character in the game is very small but can fly.

reception

Meta-ratings
Database Rating
Metacritic PC: 82/100
iOS: 88/100
reviews
publication Rating
TouchArcade iOS:

The game received mostly positive reviews from critics. The music, the excellent art design and the gameplay were praised.

A short playing time and a low replay value were criticized .

Awards

Botanicula won the 14th annual award in “ Excellence in Audio” at the Independent Games Festival 2012 and was awarded the Story / World Design award from IndieCade (international festival of independent games ). The game also received a European Games Award 2012 in the category “ Best European Adventure Game ” . It was named the best Czech video game in the Czech Booom competition. It received the Czech Video Game of the Year award at Anifilm 2012 in recognition of its contribution to the Czech artistic video game industry.

gallery

  • Jaromír Plachý, designer of Botanicula, and Jakub Dvorský, founder of Amanita Design.

    Jaromír Plachý, designer of Botanicula , and Jakub Dvorský, founder of Amanita Design.

  • The band DVA on stage

    The Czech band DVA created the sound and music for Botanicula .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ News: Daedalic to publish Amanita's Botanicula throughout Europe . Daedalic.de. November 24, 2011. Archived from the original on May 27, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 10, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.daedalic.de
  2. ↑ IGF Factor 2012: Botanicula . In: Rock, Paper, Shotgun . February 7, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  3. ↑ a b Botanicula. Retrieved December 14, 2018 .
  4. ^ Botanicula Official Trailer and Release Date . Amanita-design.net. Retrieved March 18, 2012.
  5. ^ Botanicula on the App Store on iTunes . Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  6. ↑ Botanicula - Android Apps on Google Play . Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  7. ↑ Botanicula - Amanita Design . Amanita-design.net. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  8. ↑ Marty Mulrooney: INTERVIEW - In Conversation With Jakub Dvorsky, Founder Of Amanita Design And Creator Of Machinarium. In: Alternative Magazine Online. November 24, 2009, accessed December 15, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Botanicula. Retrieved December 14, 2018 .
  10. ^ Games - Amanita Design. Retrieved December 14, 2018 .
  11. ↑ Hands On: Botanicula . In: Rock, Paper, Shotgun . December 6, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  12. ↑ a b Botanicula for PC Reviews . CBS Interactive . Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  13. ↑ Botanicula for iPhone / iPad Reviews . CBS Interactive . Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  14. ↑ Eric Ford: 'Botanicula' Review - Nature's Beauty . May 15, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  15. ↑ Botanicula - recenze, hodnocení . Hodnoceniher.cz. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  16. ^ Botanicula Review . IGN. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  17. ^ Botanicula Review . GameSpot.com. April 19, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  18. ↑ Botanicula - recenze - GAMES.cz . Games.tiscali.cz. April 23, 2012. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  19. ↑ 14th annual IGF announces winners . In: Independent Games Festival . March 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved on March 10, 2012.
  20. ↑ Jeffrey Matulef: IndieCade 2012 winners announced, Unmanned takes the top prize . In: Eurogamer . October 12, 2012. Archived from the original on February 28, 2016. Retrieved on February 28, 2016.
  21. ^ European Games Award . European Games Award. August 13, 2011. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 17, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.european-games-award.com
  22. ↑ - Výsledky . Booom.cz. Archived from the original on July 18, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  23. ↑ Česká hra roku 2012 . Ceskahraroku.cz. Retrieved August 17, 2013.