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crispino13 · #1 03-03-2007, 04:49 AM

ya i downloaded the trailer "flow" from the playstation store. and all i have to say is wtf, wtf, wtf, wtf. It is the worst thing i have ever seen in my life. i think it puts a bad name on the ps3. i hope xbox people dont see flow or holy shit. But if your in for a laugh, then download the trailer, dont buy the thing just watch the trailer. it is a joke.

Hondan · #2 03-03-2007, 04:03 PM

You think so? I bought flOw, and I thought it was a great game. I know the graphics are somewhat simplistic... But the level of details, the interesting gameplay mechanic, the artisitc design / animation and the absolutely fantastic ambiance soundtrack made the game a masterpiece in my books. Don't worry too much about the xBox guys... there are plenty of these type of games on the xBox live arcade. (like geometry wars)

crispino13 · #3 03-03-2007, 08:30 PM

ya i understand what your saying. i guess it is just not my kind of game, if you know what i mean.

heroman711 · #4 03-04-2007, 02:23 AM

i heard it will only take about 2 hours to beat flow. Also i am curious about wat u do in the game

BaronRaymondo · #5 03-04-2007, 07:18 PM

flOw is fun. Just because no one dies and the backgrounds dont take up half the consoles power by volumetrically rendering every water droplets reflection in some jelly, doesn't make it a bad game.

Maybe fun games are an outdated concept.

Crossfade8448 · #6 03-04-2007, 08:24 PM

i watched a trailor about it and it looked....interesting. but a lot of people are giving it a lot of hype...maybe its not all that bad

Crab Battle · #7 03-04-2007, 08:59 PM

I love Flow. It's just such a pure game in execution. IT doesn't have to count on flashy trailers or powerful graphics to deliver fun gameplay. It's a totally unique experience.

Groove · #8 03-05-2007, 08:28 AM

I believe that people mistake flOw to be a video game. While there are gameplay mechanics, it is more interactive art than anything else. Most reviews out there try and pin it down as a game. It isn't. If you want a review that reflects the interactive art sentiment- http://ps3.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=4051

Charlie · #9 03-08-2007, 11:54 PM

I wouldn't say it's exactly fun, but it's very cool and intriguing. Kinda reminds me of the time before the internet and there wasn't much to do on a computer so I would actually check out screen savers. flOw really is a glorified screen saver, but it's not exactly a bad thing since it's so well done.

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Originally Posted by BaronRaymondo

flOw is fun. Just because no one dies and the backgrounds dont take up half the consoles power by volumetrically rendering every water droplets reflection in some jelly, doesn't make it a bad game.

Maybe fun games are an outdated concept.

Funny thing is, even if it isn't a power-hungry game, there is slowdown when you have a big creature swimming in an area full of the little critters.

callisto · #10 03-09-2007, 02:10 AM

^Eh, slowdowns. I was hoping it wouldn't happen on PS3. I only played the free flash version of it on my PC and it would slow down every time that germ looking thing would start becoming pretty. =\

Crossfade8448 · #11 03-09-2007, 06:40 AM

how do you play the free flash version...i always wanted to try it since i heard about it

Hondan · #12 03-09-2007, 02:05 PM

Flow and Cloud are both Masters of Fine Arts thesis projects of Jenova Chen, a brilliant independent game developer... The links for both games are listed below, check them out...

Flow in Games (Flash Version): http://intihuatani.usc.edu/cloud/flowing/

Cloud (Downloadable): http://intihuatani.usc.edu/cloud/

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