Flower is thatgamecompany’s 2^nd game on the PSN, and 3^rd game overall. I haven’t played the companies 2 previous games, Fl0w and Cloud, but after playing this, I think I’m gonna have to. Flower’s art style and production values have shone through in this PSN effort.

So what is this game? I'll try my best here but I can't promise that this will be an accurate description of what the game is. You start off the game as a single petal in a colourless field. After you extract the petal from the flower your aim is to blow it around the map, touching other flowers as you go, all the while releasing colour into the previously grey surroundings.

One problem that this game might have is its relatively high price, considering that it’s very short. The game costs $10/£6.30/€8. To be honest, if you were looking for a long lasting game, you probably weren’t looking at Flower. But if you were, then don’t expect this game to provide more than 3 or 4 hours of entertainment.

As you can tell from this review’s images, this game looks great. Combining excellent grass effects with a wonderfully bright/moody sky really makes this game stand out, especially considering its price. If you appreciate well crafted graphics with no noticeable flaws then get this game.

Now, I hate to be “that guy” that brings up the debate over whether video games are an art form. But this game really strays the boundary between game and art. On one hand I’m playing it with a controller, but on the other hand it’s like no “game” I’ve played before.

Get to the point, you’re probably thinking. So I will. I can’t score this game. It’s just simply too much of a subjective experience for me to guide you on whether to pay £6.30 for it. All I will leave you with is two links that seem to describe popular feeling on the internet for this game.

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