Flower is a wonderful attempt to create something that moves beyond what people normally expect from modern videogames. It deserves to be experienced and argued about. It's got a beautiful vocabulary, but, to IGN, the sentence those florid words are used in feels disjunctive and awkward.
Presentation - 9.5
Graphics - 9.0
Sound - 9.0
Gameplay - 8.5
Lasting Appeal - 7.0
Overall -
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WTMG's Leo Faria: "Flower is a gorgeous, well-crafted and relaxing game, but I have to say, I don’t get the massive love towards it. Its “story”, if you can call it that, is far from deep and thought-provoking as some say it is, its duration is borderline insulting for its asking price, and it just doesn’t motivate you to replay it after you’re done with its half a dozen levels. Sadly, Flower isn’t as meaty as it should be. A fair point in a way, given it’s a game about plants…"
going to go read this now.
AAA and its not even disc based...this is bought by me. 520+ trophies...trying to get to 600 b4 the month is over.
woot
Great score.
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