WeView: Flower

Although last week’s WeView may have produced a unanimous decision, I’m not willing to give up on downloadable titles in my quest to draw out a variety of opinions. Flower seems like an interesting choice to me, with its unique gameplay style and its position as more of a visual poem than a traditional game seeming like it might get the community chattering over in the forums this week.

Of course, this does all fall down a little if our review is anything to go by. When we reviewed the game back in 2009, we gave it the highest rating you can get from TSA; 10/10. Of course, we had more to say about it than just the score:

Overall it is relatively short, with a single playthrough being somewhere around two hours, but whilst it may not provide masses of varied replayability, my continuing hunger to play it just one more time makes up for that. If you don’t own this you are doing yourself a disservice. Some may think that £6.29 for two hours of gameplay isn’t good enough value for money. My response is simple; never before has a game moved me so strongly, never before has a game made my day better, never before has a game affected my view on life and never again will I be so content with the spending of a handful of pounds.

Those words from over two years ago are certainly still accurate for many, although I’d certainly disagree. Flower drives me mad, as I compulsively try and collect every flower in order. Rather than relaxing into the game I go completely against the flow, irritating anyone else who watches me play.

So there you have two fairly different opinions on the game but what are your thoughts on thatgamecompany’s second game? If you feel like sharing your thoughts then head over to the forums and leave us your thoughts on the game. Whilst I’m not going to discount longer reviews, please remember that the aim is for short, snappy opinions. More than that I simply don’t have the time to wade through longer reviews, so if you want to have your opinion included in the verdict post try to keep it short.

Once you’ve written your review make sure you give it a score on the Buy It, Bargain Bin It, Rent It, Avoid It scale. Remember, if you want your score and opinion included in Monday’s verdict post you need to have it done by Sunday afternoon, otherwise I’ll have written it and you’ll be left out in the cold.

Of course, as this is a download title you can’t actually get it from the Bargain Bin or Rent It. However, try not to take it literally and simply as part of the scale.