flOw Review

Sitic · EG n00b Posts: 16 Join date: 2008-11-30

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Game Title: flOw
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Game Genre: 2D Side Scroller
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"Much Like Summer, It Ends All Too Fast."
Summary: flOw has a simple premise, chill, and breeze and/or flow through the game calmly. If you are looking for a nice short game you don't need to be attached to then this is for you! It'll last you between 2 and 5 hours depending on your will to play. Nice, and cheap little game to pick up to play with some friends, or family members. No adult themes, or anything of that sort, so anyone can play it really. The nice thing about it is that you use the Six Axis control to play through the game. That is really what the whole thing is built off of, and it works out fairly well. Occasionally you slip up, but most of the time it is very flow-like.
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Release Date:
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ESRB Rating: [E] Everyone
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Consoles: PS3, PSP, PC
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Developer: thatgamecompany
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Player(s): 1-2; (Online players: N/A)
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Ratings:
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Graphics: 7/10
+Clean environments.
+Very colorful, and full of life.
-A bit simplistic, and plain at times.
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Graphics Description:
The graphics really weren't a huge deal for this game seeing as it is built off of gameplay. They do ok for themselves, but they really aren't anything special. If you are looking for something to show off the power of the PS3, then this is not the game for you. The environments get very colorful as you progress, and you get to see some flashy things, but nothing mind blowing.
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Gameplay: 8/10
+Original gameplay.
-A bit gimmicky.
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Gameplay Description:
Gamepeplay is the main focus of flOw, so obviously it has to be something at the very least good. And it really is, but it's not great! It gets the job done, but you never really stop and say "wow!" you just kinda' blow through it and think "ok." you can see what I'm saying I hope.
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Sound: 7/10
+Orchestraeic soundtrack to go with the chill-ness.
-Nothing epic.
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Sound Description:
Sound in flOw really goes with the whole theme, very chill, and orchestraeic. You really never think "man, that was an epic soundtrack!" which some games can give you (Bionic Commando Rearmed). It really just spots on with mediocrity much like alot of other parts in this game.
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--Overall: 7.3/10--
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**+ua.bgalex** · Founder Posts: 1189 Join date: 2008-11-05

I still get what this game is haha

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Abyss · EG elite Posts: 523 Join date: 2008-11-08

Sounds nice. But i like games that are long and difficult :)

I Luv Haters · Subject: Re: flOw Review Sun Nov 30, 2008 4:25 am

Whoah that could've been sexual lol. It sounds fun but seems a little to short for me.

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Abyss · EG elite Posts: 523 Join date: 2008-11-08

Sicko.