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Flower is a fantastic game but is as long as most movies.

Published April 20, 2009
4 out of 5 starsScore: 80/100

  Flower really is an experience, and is proof that life is the journey not the destination and really you have to play flower to understand what it really is. Flower is about how the drudgery of city life has killed true beauty and you are out to bring back beauty to the gray and bogged down everyday city life. You control a flower petal and you help flowers bloom that result in gray grass turn green, wind-turbines turn, lamp-posts turn on and other such things. The visuals, music, sound, controls and everything about flower is top notch. This is great and is very relaxing to play through, however there are only 5 levels that total about 2-3 hours long from the first to last level, I found myself not really interested in replaying my previously unlocked levels, I usualy do replay fun games, but this game is so short that by the time I beat the game in (one playthough), I had just played the first level in the game less than 3 hours ago, it was just too soon to play the same levels again, while they are all of a very high quality, this game really would have benefited from at least 3 more levels. However flower being short, I still recommend it to those who take their time and just want to sit back and zone out as you bring life back to the big city, one flower at a time. A zen like experience that realy is unique and fun, while short. As a side note, it's the perfect "girlfriend game" due to it being engaging but still simple enough for her to jump right in with no prier knowledge of video-games.

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