Comments on: Review: Flower

By: Details on Next ThatGameCompany Title | PS3 and PSP news at TheSixthAxis

Details on Next ThatGameCompany Title | PS3 and PSP news at TheSixthAxis — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:01:06 +0000

[...] who agreed with our review, which I’m assuming is most, will be delighted to hear that it should follow on with the same [...]

By: Flower Devs No Longer Exclusive | PS3 and PSP news at TheSixthAxis

Flower Devs No Longer Exclusive | PS3 and PSP news at TheSixthAxis — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:31:03 +0000

[...] the developers behind Flow and, of course, Flower, will be free to develop for consoles other than the PS3 once their next game is out, according to [...]

By: Flower: Motion Control Done Right | TheSixthAxis

Flower: Motion Control Done Right | TheSixthAxis — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:36:43 +0000

[...] back around to Flower. Firstly, let be just re-iterate that DJH’s 10/10 score was, and is, absolutely spot on. It convinced me to splash out the 2 t-shirts on it, and haven’t look back since. [...]

By: New PS3 Tech And New Games | TheSixthAxis

New PS3 Tech And New Games | TheSixthAxis — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:19:14 +0000

[...] always judge the graphical capabilities of an engine on grass. This comes just after the release of Flower that presumably uses this upgraded [...]

By: Top 10 PSN Games For February | TheSixthAxis

Top 10 PSN Games For February | TheSixthAxis — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:16:18 +0000

[...] loved Flower, it’s one of our favourite games so far on the PS3 and certainly the best thing on the PSN [...]

By: Games Biz Stuff | TheSixthAxis

Games Biz Stuff | TheSixthAxis — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:30:05 +0000

[...] is turning in to a rant, so I’m going to have a 10 minute blast on the rather fantastic Flower to calm down. Share and [...]

By: TheLig

TheLig — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:12:14 +0000

i absolutely loved this “game”. its amazing. it gripped me like nothing else. considering there’s no real main character, no real story to speak of and not a whole of lot of action, thats quite a feat. it is possibly the best psn game i’ve downloaded, and i managed to get sfIIhdRemix.

i highly recommend you all get it!

By: cc_star

cc_star — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:04:13 +0000

On my first play though it was amazing, I then played though again exploring every area I could but still found quite a few Trophies missing, so I need to tackle it again, the game takes on a different style when you play it Trophy hunting, and it will probably take me at least 4 or 5 play-throughs to get all the Trophies.
If I compare its 6 quid price tag to that of a Blu-ray movie or a match ticket to the football or a gig ticket or even a Dominoes pizza, I think the length of the game provides ample value for money.

Plus even after a get all the Trophies, it will be sat on my XMB as a bit of a chillout (an anti-killzone if you like)

By: andytorr

andytorr — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:21:55 +0000

I loved the game and all, but it doesn’t really last long. I mean, once you’ve completed the game once or twice, it gets a little tedious. I’d say its a few steps short of being perfect, due to its lasting appeal.

Nice review though

By: funkyellowmonkey(ps3 id)

funkyellowmonkey(ps3 id) — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:26:24 +0000

Amazing, an absolutely incredibly breathtaking experience that nobody should miss out on!

Flower truly encompasses the pinnacle of creativity, exploration and immersion. An awe-inspiring, magical title that brings out beautifully vibrant, realistic visuals and audio of the Playstation 3 to another level!

Amazing, truly amazing! Everyone needs to try this!
There is nothing quite like it on any system thus far!

Thank you thatgamecompany, thank you Sony!

By: C_S15

C_S15 — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:42:54 +0000

I have a soul! I swear….. It’s here somewhere… *searches manicly*

By: djhsecondnature

djhsecondnature — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:36:50 +0000

I can understand why some people won’t like it. But those are the people without a soul

By: C_S15

C_S15 — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:46:39 +0000

I’m probably gonna get my arse kicked for this… but I didn’t really like it. I agree, it looks pretty and it’s different to any other experience, but I just can’t see the appeal! It just looks like an interactive screensaver. I have played through it, twice, for trophies and can only come up with ” Well it *looks* good”

Thankfully for you guys, I’m not the one reviewing.

Please don’t kill me!

By: Barc

Barc — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:43:28 +0000

Just finished this. For such a short game I was totally mesmerised.

I like the addition of the simple puzzle stuff (like collecting the yellow flowers to switch on the fans) but it’ll be interesting to see how (if) they update it (as Flow was).

I’d like to see things like time-based puzzles, use of water (slow down/obstruct the petals’ movement and/or carry the petals to new places) and more use of the painting of patterns in the fields to invoke weather (sunshine/thunder and lightning etc) or whip up things like dust devils, rain and the like. Kind of like Okami, Boy, I miss Okami.

Although Flower’s gameplay is simple (and effective) it could be accused of being a little samey. But… I still think its totally mesmerising. It hints at something much, much bigger. Something I’d most certainly pay more money for.

By: CrazyKrissZ

CrazyKrissZ — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:30:37 +0000

Is there a way to know how much download this game had since it’s publishing? I bet it’s one of the strongest PSN starts!

A cool graph in joyful colors would be cool!

By: CrazyKrissZ

CrazyKrissZ — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:29:03 +0000

So much to say about this game!!

First, groundbreaking. Never played something like that. It’s not quite a game, even if it’s as enjoyable, not quite a painting, even if it’s as colourful, not quite a poem, even if it’s as moving. It stands on its on ground, without competition.

Second, emotional. It’s not ofter you feel such delight in a game, watching the dawn in a flower field, thinking that you took part of that beauty. Also, each time you blossom a flower, the little tone that emerge just somehow melt trough the music, like your a breeze of music orchestring thousands of little instruments. You feel involved in make this world a better place!

And last but least, exclusive to PS3!!

By: LFC-FANATIC

LFC-FANATIC — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:59:41 +0000

That’s the best credit sequence ever.

By: CaptainMurdo

CaptainMurdo — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:33:07 +0000

I just bought it last night and it is marvellous. Only completed 2 levels but I love it. Oh and I’m not even trophy hunting… yet.

By: yogh_wayne

yogh_wayne — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:29:07 +0000

It’s a dream! 10/10

By: djhsecondnature

djhsecondnature — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:03:21 +0000

I agree, but I also don’t believe that 10/10 means ‘perfect’.