A discussion on what the qualities that make a video game using the hit video-game Flower as an example.
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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…"
Let's go back in Time.
http://n4g.com/news/1308603...
Can we stop with the "lets look at Metacritic and make an article" articles?
Anyway, Flower has a whopping 10 reviews. Now, I am willing to bet that no codes were supplied and everyone who reviewed this game was a fan of the PlayStation 3 version and most likely just reviewed their upgraded copy. On the other hand, we have a game like Tomb Raider, which is ranked 7th with 6 less points and 5x / 50 reviews. While the bias that propelled Flower into first might exist here, there is still infinitely more reviews that add creditability to TR holding an 86 score.
Long story short, Flower might be an impressive game and first, but it also didn't have a lot of critical scrutiny to get there either.
I really like hopping on Flower every once in a while, usually after a particularly rough day at work. It's very soothing to me.
Can we honestly say Flower is a PS4 game? Why not just port the Last of Us up and say "Hey, another top rated game!" Maybe MS should put Halo 4 and Mass Effect 2 on Xbox to get some big games.
One of the best download games you can get, unlike alot of other games. Flower does something new an yeah its just a upgrade of the PS3 one.
But it is one of those games that you can sit back and enjoy.