Comments on: Flower, Sun, and Rain: Search For Your True Self

By: Ishaan

Ishaan — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:24:26 +0000

YES! And boy, was that kid frustrating. Glad you're enjoying the game. I'll be putting up a second playtest this week focusing on the puzzle-solving and design, but my stance on the game remains the same. I love it. :)

By: Adrian

Adrian — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:24:11 +0000

Reading this has made me very happy. Despite being hugely hyped for it, I'm going through the game at a rather leisurely pace, and have found it frustrating the number of reviews or even casual comments that have struggled to evaluate the game beyond it's (admittedly far from perfect) gameplay mechanics. Whilst I would not necessarily disagree with a lot of the negativity levied towards it, I cannot understand those who can't see the good. I've not even got to discoveries of the latter half and already I'm completely caught up – just as I would be with a Murakami book (good shout).

Games as art? FSR features an infinitely loopable scene where your main character gets hit in the crotch by a football. I rest my case.

By: Ishaan

Ishaan — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:24:26 +0000

YES! And boy, was that kid frustrating. Great you're enjoying the game. I'll be putting up a second playtest this week focusing on the puzzle-solving and design, but my stance on the game remains the same. I love it. :)

By: Adrian

Adrian — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:24:11 +0000

Games as art? FSR features an infinitely loopable scene where your main character gets hit in the crotch by a football. I rest my case.

By: BlackFreefall

BlackFreefall — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:06:02 +0000

The visual is a bit of a….ere….but hopefully it wont keep me from enjoying the game.

By: Ishaan

Ishaan — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:47:44 +0000

You know, oddly enough, I didn't find myself bothered by the graphics at all. I actually think they're kind of charming in their own way. But maybe that's just me.

By: Aoshi00

Aoshi00 — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:21:43 +0000

I really want to give this game a try, but other than the character portraits, isn't the ugly-as-hell graphics a little distracting? From the screen shots and videos, the blocky models just look scary to me. Maybe it adds to the trippy experience, but still..

I know graphics don't make a break a game, I just can't help but think the game would benefit from looking better since this was originally on the PS2, usually ports get upgraded instead of downgraded..

By: Bubba

Bubba — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:24:18 +0000

Hmm. You made me want to buy this now.

By: matty

matty — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:05:00 +0000

I hope The Silver Case gets localized!
I'm very eager to play this, but from what most articles I read that describe the game, they weren't to keen on the puzzles.

By: MelodyKitn

MelodyKitn — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:30:41 +0000

You'll have to hunt for those flowers next time. Sumio could be a hippie or poet in disguise!

Then again, maybe calling it “Sumio's Lost And Found Job” just didn't sound artistic or intriguing enough.

By: Ishaan

Ishaan — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:21:27 +0000

The irony of it is, I don't recall seeing any flowers at all in the game. Or maybe they were there and just didn't stand out very much. ;p

By: MelodyKitn

MelodyKitn — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:08:34 +0000

Oh, so this isn't that game with the flying flower petals.

*wink, wink*

By: Ishaan

Ishaan — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:38:17 +0000

I think it took me around 8 or 9 hours in total to beat the game. And this was without a FAQ for the most part. I only used one for two puzzles. Yea, the game is very interesting but you'll need to be able to look past some of its design to enjoy it.

By: bonafide

bonafide — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:32:24 +0000

Interesting. The game actually sounds pretty fun, yet deep at the same time. I'll definitely need to give these mystery games on the DS a try. How long did Flower, Sun, and Rain take to complete?