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It Could Happen: A Port of ‘Botanicula’

Don’t count out the possibility of a handset version of Botanicula. In a chat with Pocket Gamer, Czech dev Amanita Design said it was at least considering the idea of bringing the mind-meltingly gorgeous point-and-click “exploration game” to phones. Fleshing that comment out, it cautioned that Botanicula for phones is “still just an idea and we need to carry out a few experiments before we can talk about it seriously.”

Botanicula was revealed earlier this month and is currently slated for a release at some point in early 2012 across the PC and Macintosh. Its premise goes a little something like this: five bug-like friends go on a journey to “save the last seed from their home tree which is infested by evil parasites” and, apparently, spiders.

“Mind-meltingly gorgeous" is probably an understatement on my part, by the way. Botanicula is… just, wow. We sincerely hope a touch version will prove viable for the studio.

[Via Pocket Gamer]

6 Comments

  1. TheSummerOfGeorge

    Whoa...  

    That is simply wonderful.

  2. Jesse

    What's the music played in the background in this awesome trailer? Can I buy it on iTunes? Please tell me-- anyone.

    1. Lomyr

      I think the music was written specifically for the game, by a Czech band called DVA.

      Also, this looks utterly awesome.

  3. Chad

    Did I somehow miss a review of Amanita Design's awesome Machinarim for iOS? Please tell me Touch Arcade covered that gem.

  4. Michael A. Robson

    Holy crap! WANT!!!! ...
    What is it?!

  5. Dower Chin

    This looks very impressive!