Jo from GamersFTW writes: "On my recent journey through the endless wilderness that is the internet, I came across several articles, reviews, and general murmurings about a free game available on Steam. “Not so unusual,” I hear you all cry. No, it isn’t really; Steam is known for its diverse range of games and their lovely price points. However, what grabbed me about this title was frankly the utter strangeness of it."
Pocket Gamer - I don't think Viridi is for me, not really. It sits into the same contemplative framework as Mountain, but rather than giving you a floating rock in space to look at, it gives you a series of plant pots.
You stick some bulbs in the plant pots, water them, watch them grow, and that's sort of it. There's loads of esoteric side-alleys to explore, but no real clues as to how you get to them.
Viridi is a plant simulator that acts more like a companion that you leave on in the background while being heavy on the Zen.
Patrick Rost - "Viridi is a poor experience throughout. A plant growing simulator in name only, Viridi may never have the cultural impact to be considered one of the worst games ever made, but it certainly deserves consideration. There is no redeeming quality to a game that is boring, ugly, lazy, limited, confusing, and then also demands microtransactions. This game could be the worst mini-game in a Mario Party knock-off, but instead of that, it’s a full game. Stay away."
Well, if I get to choose my pot style… why not?
We've got Octodad, but now singing snails? Sounds like great fun!
I do love snails. It reminds me a lot of the Zen Garden in PvZ, with plants that mysteriously excreted money every so often. You had a cool little snail in that too :) Spent far too many hours in that virtual garden...
Steam never fails to amuse me with many of its weird and wonderful titles. Very tempted to play this, although I'm worried that I'd just spend the rest of my life watching a snail slowly going around in circles. xD
Sounds very interesting. Might play it when I get the chance :)