Cross posted on the Playstation Blog.
Hi! I am really happy to finally let the internets know the official launch date for Flower. Hooray for releasing games (It’s really my favorite part)!
Flower is a tough game to describe. We like to think of it as a video game version of a poem; an exploration into the tension between urban bustle and natural serenity. Players accumulate flower petals as the onscreen world swings between the pastoral and the chaotic.
But even at E3 this year, a lot of the responses in the press were “it’s tough to describe… you just have to play it.” Because it’s not fair to only ask game journalists to try and describe such a different game, I’ve also asked all the people here at TGC to describe. To keep things even, they could only use 10 words – we’ve had more time to think about the game:
Nick Clark (Game Designer):
A windy journey that lets you flOw in 3D.
Martin Middleton (programmer extraordinaire):
We hope you enjoy our flowers.
Matt Nava (Lead Artist):
Flower’s simple concept conceals grander themes that will provoke thought.
Jenova Chen (Creative Director)
An interactive poem exploring the tension between urban & nature.
John (Lead Programmer) [John broke the rule, but earns points for style here]:
Flower, shower, power tower,
First class, string bass, grass en masse,
Sun, fun, nearly done,
Petal, metal, lightning gun?
Once the game is out, maybe I can get you all to submit your 10-word descriptions of the game, and we can see what comes out of it. (Yes, yes, snarky commenter, we know what you’re about to submit.) …I like to think that if we could have expressed it in words, we wouldn’t have made a game about it in the first place.
In honor of the announcement, we’ve got some gameplay footage over on the Playstation Blog.
Ar-Pharazon says
Congratulations, you’re almost there! I can’t wait to play it! I promise to whine incessantly until SVS installs it in the conference room.
Cloud668 says
Yay, finally after a year (and a few months’) wait! Guess until then though we have to help ourselves to the gameplay videos.
Amish Gramish says
Huzzah!
Huzzah!
Huzzah!
I can’t wait!
martin says
yes, so nice i want it now.
Gartzke says
Congratulations on the game! I’ve been waiting awhile for this and I’m sure it’s going to be a big success.
Adam says
I might have to buy a PS3 for this. It looks so beautiful.