Listen "34: Machinarium"
Episode Synopsis
Machinarium, a point and click adventure game by Czech game developers Amanita Design, is our topic this week. Released in 2009, it was their first full-length adventure game after numerous web-based titles. It has been widely praised for its gorgeous art style and a charming story told entirely without dialogue.
Machinarium is available for numerous platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, and the PS3 and Playstation Vita. A web-based demo is available at their website. It was included in Humble Indie Bundle #2 in 2010 and the Humble Botanicula Debut bundle in 2012.
Expect the game to take about 5 to 6 hours to complete.
Links for this episode
Triplets of Bellville
The Stinkey Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka (Author), Lane Smith (Illustrator)
Josef Čapek
Machinarium Soundtrack on Bandcamp
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Laura Nash – @laurajnash
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