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flOw PS3 Debut Trailer

Derek Yu — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 06:16:00 +0000

thatgamecompany’s flOw is hitting the Playstation Store on February 22nd, according to Kotaku. It looks quite beautiful! Although I’m still skeptical about whether the gameplay is compelling enough to keep me playing for very long.

"flOw PS3 Debut Trailer" by wulff

Sat, 17 Mar 2007 04:40:42 +0000

flow is a bad elektroplankton wannabe clone

"flOw PS3 Debut Trailer" by MrMalekMisters

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 09:45:19 +0000

Yeah, but not at first. You have to “evolve” up to that stage.

Man, if only real life PMS wasn’t as repetitive as flOw. :’(

"flOw PS3 Debut Trailer" by DrDerekDoctors

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 09:41:17 +0000

LOL! Would you play some bloated sluggish tampon in it or something?

"flOw PS3 Debut Trailer" by MrMalekMisters

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 16:17:51 +0000

flOw: PMS anyone?

"flOw PS3 Debut Trailer" by DrDerekDoctors

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 13:31:52 +0000

I think we’re all drifting away from the central issue, which is that FLOW is shit. ;)

"flOw PS3 Debut Trailer" by Andy

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 09:15:27 +0000

I’d rather spend the money on an old PS1 shooter (that will happily run on PS3) that won’t send me to sleep after 5 minutes of admiring the pretty graphics. It isn’t too hard to track down R-Type Delta or Einhander, and they can be had for presumably around the same price, but you might spend more than 10 minutes playing them.

I think this might be a problem for PS3. The PS1 and PS2 were/are so big that the cheap used games - including plenty of classics - are just clogging up the shelves waiting for someone to give them a good home. When I can buy Gradius V for $5, why the hell am I going to get excited over some experimental flash game that I can mess with for free on the net.

"flOw PS3 Debut Trailer" by tamat

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 03:23:53 +0000

The next game will be “flOw: Atlantic Ocean”, and afterwars we will have “flOw: Caspian sea” with more violence and undercovered sexual plankton relationships.

"flOw PS3 Debut Trailer" by Lorne Whiting

Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:38:33 +0000

Dang. I played flOw for at least three hours.

Damn you Sony, why do you get the awesome-ified version

"flOw PS3 Debut Trailer" by Radix

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:18:36 +0000

I think fl0w has the potential for a real game in it. It has the basics there, but unfortunately those basics are intended to be the whole game.

When I first started the flash game, knowing nothing about it before hand, from the first few minutes of play I expected something like EVO: Search For Eden in a petri dish. Start as a little wiggly thing, then evolve in various ways depending how the game is played. While there’s an element of that in there, you can only mutate in one way and a purely visual effect anyway.

"flOw PS3 Debut Trailer" by Boooring!

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 13:57:18 +0000

And to think indie developers are always faulting mainstream publishers for putting out crap that emphasizes graphics over gameplay!

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: the artsy fartsy approach to game design isn’t going to fly. Nobody will pay for games that aren’t fun — not even rich people who want to look sophisticated and have money to waste (you can’t hang a video game on the wall next to your Jackson Pollock).

There’s always the National Endowment for the Arts. Get Uncle Sam to shake down the great unwashed who just aren’t smart enough to recognize your brilliance!

"flOw PS3 Debut Trailer" by DrDerekDoctors

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 13:30:52 +0000

Mmm… Raiden 2… drools

And yes, I agree with Meh entirely. Nice looking but nothing going on upstairs upstairs. Just like Paris Hilton.

Only nice looking.

"flOw PS3 Debut Trailer" by BenH

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:07:06 +0000

“flow is beautiful and boring”

That pretty much sums it up in one sentance.

"flOw PS3 Debut Trailer" by nenad

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 11:12:40 +0000

I’m 100% with DrDerek.

I could never understand on what grounds this “game” got all that publicity and praise. It’s mildly boring and somewhat lacking in rhythm and tension.

For a game that is allegedly trying to employ the Csikszentmihalyi’s Flow theory it’s surprisingly jerky and sluggish, thus irritating (at least the flash version I “played” was). Though I’m sure the PS version will be a lot smoother.

If you’re an unexperienced casual gamer and want to dive deep in the gaming Flow - take Raiden II instead :D

"flOw PS3 Debut Trailer" by meh

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:31:33 +0000

flow is beautiful and boring

"flOw PS3 Debut Trailer" by DrDerekDoctors

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 09:36:59 +0000

Utterly bemused by this “game” being so successful. It’s like a screen-saver with ideas above its station…

"flOw PS3 Debut Trailer" by Felan

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:38:53 +0000

Not to mention the Wii controller is the perfect means of interaction for a game like this.

"flOw PS3 Debut Trailer" by RoboSheep

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:10:59 +0000

Just who does Sony think they are marketing this game to? The early adopters are the hardcore gamers and will want their killer FPS (their “Halo Killer”) if recent trends show anything. Flow is a game, but just barely. There’s no score, no real punishment for dying, and nothing to do except make a pretty creature in a relaxing environment. It’s not about the game play it’s about the “beauty” and “Simplicity”. Unfortunately, for Sony people that spent $600 on a high-end system aren’t going to be impressed by that idea, they want something “kick-ass” and “hardcore”.

Just given the target market of Flow I think it would do much better of on the Wii, which seems to be a heaven for casual gamers.

"flOw PS3 Debut Trailer" by BenH

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:00:39 +0000

Is this the power of CELL? ;)

"flOw PS3 Debut Trailer" by Ugh

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 06:54:09 +0000

truly the ps3’s halo killer. And to answer the question, no, it won’t keep you playing for very long. It’s a 10 minuter…and it’s free to play now if you really wanted to…in which i do not.