Comments on: Flower http://www.stridentuk.com/2009/02/13/flower/ The blog of UK gamer Strident Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:38:46 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Strident http://www.stridentuk.com/2009/02/13/flower/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Strident Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:29:10 +0000 http://www.stridentuk.com/?p=190#comment-151 Well, I'd certainly like to see more funding for interesting little games like this one. When it works well, the PSN and XBLA gives developers a chance to experiment, with less risk, on a smaller canvas. ThatGameCompany (the guys behind Flow and Flower) have another game to produce as part of their contract with Sony. I can't wait to see what they'll come up with third time around. Well, I’d certainly like to see more funding for interesting little games like this one. When it works well, the PSN and XBLA gives developers a chance to experiment, with less risk, on a smaller canvas.

ThatGameCompany (the guys behind Flow and Flower) have another game to produce as part of their contract with Sony. I can’t wait to see what they’ll come up with third time around.

]]> By: NokkonWud http://www.stridentuk.com/2009/02/13/flower/comment-page-1/#comment-150 NokkonWud Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:48:57 +0000 http://www.stridentuk.com/?p=190#comment-150 Games like Flow and Flower definitely break up the monotiny of repetative first person shooters and eye candy over concept designs. It's definitely a nice thing to see this generation. Games like Flow and Flower definitely break up the monotiny of repetative first person shooters and eye candy over concept designs. It’s definitely a nice thing to see this generation.

]]> By: Strident http://www.stridentuk.com/2009/02/13/flower/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Strident Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:49:05 +0000 http://www.stridentuk.com/?p=190#comment-146 I do wonder about the sanity of anyone who would call it little more than a "glorified tech demo". Unlike some "arty farty" titles it's pretty easy to find the game. If they don't actually like the game elements then that's fine, but pretending they don't exist seems a little daft. I haven't yet come across much on the PS3 that I couldn't get on my Xbox (mainly due to the way that the development of cross-platform titles is unfortunately shackled to the power and features of the 360) but if it can give me more games like this in the future then it was worth purchasing. I do wonder about the sanity of anyone who would call it little more than a “glorified tech demo”. Unlike some “arty farty” titles it’s pretty easy to find the game. If they don’t actually like the game elements then that’s fine, but pretending they don’t exist seems a little daft.

I haven’t yet come across much on the PS3 that I couldn’t get on my Xbox (mainly due to the way that the development of cross-platform titles is unfortunately shackled to the power and features of the 360) but if it can give me more games like this in the future then it was worth purchasing.

]]> By: Darren http://www.stridentuk.com/2009/02/13/flower/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Darren Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:34:13 +0000 http://www.stridentuk.com/?p=190#comment-145 This is one of my favourite games from PSN, I think its truly amazing. Without sounding like a complete wuss, it actually made me feel quite emotional when I first played it, something no other game has done I have heard people call it a glorified tech demo, but I think it is so much more. It does remind me of Linger in the Shadows, in the it is blurring the boundaries of art and gaming Great review by the way This is one of my favourite games from PSN, I think its truly amazing. Without sounding like a complete wuss, it actually made me feel quite emotional when I first played it, something no other game has done

I have heard people call it a glorified tech demo, but I think it is so much more. It does remind me of Linger in the Shadows, in the it is blurring the boundaries of art and gaming

Great review by the way

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