flower
SCORE: 68
The video game industry is one big follow
the leader. Trends and fads can be found throughout the history of the
industry. The current trend is indie games. One of them on the PS4, PS3,
and PS Vita is flower. I have heard others falling over themselves in
love with flower. So I decided to check it out.
Players take on the role of a pedal in flower. Control the wind to fly
the pedal over other flowers. These flowers will open up and add pedals
to your swirl. Before you know it you have this long stream of pedals
cycloning their way over the game play area. Certain pedals open up the
way for more pedals. Eventually there is an end spot where you can
deposit all your pedals to finish the level.
The camera in flower can create disorientation and even nausea. The
controls are a bit too loose. It can also be hard to find what pedals
are missing in early levels - when you are trying to figure out how to
play this indie game. To be fair flower is corporate sponsored, so it
can be hard to tell just exactly how indie it actually is. There is a
definite environmentalists feel to flower. We bring green back to these
desolate areas.
The graphics in flower are nice. In fact flower has some nice visuals to
it in terms of grass and flowers. Every flower you hit provides a
musical note. If you speed run through flower you might even get some
sounds that make sense. Otherwise it sounds disconnected. That brings me
back to the loose controls and not missing certain flowers.
flower is a different kind of a video game. In fact at first it did not
feel like much of a game. It felt like environmentalists whacko
propaganda. I believe flower is trying to make a statement. One that
will offend some, and others will embrace it. Overall flower is a family
friendly game. It has some flaws, and could use improvements.
- Sam
Graphics: 80%
Sound: 80%
Replay/Extras: 50%
Gameplay: 50%
Family Friendly Factor: 80%
System: PS Vita/PS4/PS3(tested)
Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment
Developer: thatgamecompany
Rating: ‘E’ - Everyone SIX and OLDER ONLY
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