otanicula is a wonderous game.
Not only is it an elegiac fable against the forces of entropy (or just plain ol' good vs evil/life vs death) but it's quirky and cute and utterly gorgeous to experience.
The art work is beautifully rendered with a soft glow to it that makes the game feel almost dreamlike. The seeds you control as well as the myriad strange creatures you encounter all have distinct and unique personalities that burst through their designs.
The audio is truly delightful, with sharp changes in sound as you enter new areas, and not to mention the amusing noises you will hear upon interacting in various ways.
The gameplay itself is fluid and smooth, the game works very well as a point n click adventure and the animations integrate seamlessly with the movement of the mouse. The puzzles themselves are not particularly difficult but do show some measure of increasing difficulty and near the end require you to recall a fair amount of information from the interconnected areas in order to succesfully solve them. They do also allow for multiple puzzles to be worked upon at once, which gives the player some freedom to solve them in the order they choose, rather than be stuck on one and stop playing in frustration.
Highly, highly recommend this game. Well worth the money despite it's shortness. Whether you purchase to play with a child or just to appease the own child within.