Flower gets priced: $9.99

by Andrew Yoon { Jan 27th 2009 at 10:44AM }

VentureBeat's Dean Takahashi calls the upcoming PSN game, Flower, the "most inspired game for the PlayStation 3." It seems as though he agrees with our assessment of the title. Takahashi doesn't restrain himself, calling the title "pure eye candy" and "artistic inspiration at its best."

His preview also adds a detail we didn't know: the price. Flower will be available on the PlayStation Network on February 12th for $9.99.

Gallery: Flower

Tags: flower, jenova-chen, thatgamecompany

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Haggard @ Jan 27th 2009 10:47AM

This is rather tempting.

SimbaDogg @ Jan 27th 2009 6:07PM

yes...very much so. i'm actually piqued now. before i was thinking the game looked interesting, but no way in hell it was going to be worth 60 bucks. i had no idea it was going to be a small downloadable game offered on PSN.

albedos_shadow @ Jan 27th 2009 10:51AM

Reasonable, I guess. Still not sold though.

raindogtoo23 @ Jan 27th 2009 2:18PM

Me too.

If it were $5 like NobiNobi Boy, I'd totally be up for that but I think NNB is going to keep me quite busy until this goes on sale for $5 like every game I've wanted to get from PSN.

InFaMoUs1- @ Jan 27th 2009 10:48AM

im going to wait for the full reviews until I make my decision on this game.

Jimmy @ Jan 27th 2009 10:49AM

Cant wait for this game, I loved flOw so I'm sure that I will like Flower.
And $9.99.is almost for free!

Martin Greenberg @ Jan 27th 2009 4:24PM

really? wow...i wish i was rich enough to be able to say that.

Henry @ Jan 27th 2009 10:49AM

Will definately consider buying this.

On a side note - where has your favicon gone Joystiq? My bookmarks toolbar looks naked!

Jimmy @ Jan 27th 2009 10:54AM

Yeah I noticed it too, No favicon.

Night Elve @ Jan 27th 2009 11:39AM

Let's hope for a new favicon, because the old one was pretty hideous.

Tiptup300 @ Jan 27th 2009 1:15PM

Why aren't 2 and 1/2 stars still darker?

Juthan @ Jan 27th 2009 2:11PM

You should have this site on RSS anyways, and then it wouldn't matter about the fav icon. Plus, you'd be able to see what all the day's topics are at once. Just a suggestion.

Hashbrown Hunter @ Jan 27th 2009 3:06PM

@ Juthan:

http://feeds.joystiq.com/weblogsinc/joystiq

Duke @ Jan 27th 2009 10:53AM

For eye candy it sure looks to be more interesting than linger in the shadows was. I'm gonna grab it. BTW, Linger was just friggin weird.

*Oh, I know this isn't the same thing as Linger.

bombtrak @ Jan 27th 2009 11:00AM

Wow, I was already planning on getting this, but $10 will be a steal. These are the types of games that really shine on PSN...games that possess more than your standard shoot, shoot, shoot, repeat scenario.

BTW, Linger was indeed weird, but in a fantastic way and at a great price. It was well worth the dough even though I don't plan to play it again unless it is to show someone the craziness.

Hife @ Jan 27th 2009 11:03AM

This and Noby Noby Boy for $15? That's really going to ease the wait for Killzone.

Andrew Yoon @ Jan 27th 2009 11:09AM

What I do is this: after playing some Killzone, I relax with some Flower. Honestly, I can't play more than one level of Killzone at a time. It's just too intense and exhausting.

Hife @ Jan 27th 2009 11:28AM

Oh, I like that idea. I'm definitely a lightweight when it comes to playing intense games for extended periods.

By the way, I'm probably more jealous that you got to hang out with Ms. Belmont than I am about you already having KZ2 and Flower.

vertigen @ Jan 27th 2009 11:06AM

If my girl likes it, I will get it.

alkeels @ Jan 27th 2009 11:06AM

Trophies???

Yes i'm a trophy Whore!

But it will make this game a definate buy for me :-)

jarhead906 @ Jan 27th 2009 11:18AM

This game seems to give you more bang for your buck in comparison to FlOw.

Oh and is anyone else unable to sign in to PSN and get the error code for all accounts?

DarkShoud @ Jan 27th 2009 11:09AM

This looks cool but im not convicned yet. Lets wait for the reviews then. Hope the trophies are cool, ingame music would be cool to. 10 bucks is an ok price.

rsky611@yahoo.com @ Jan 27th 2009 11:10AM

Alrite so I've seen some cool vids and heard some good news about Flower, also the $9.99 is fair. However, since supposedly all games starting '09 will have trophies does this include Flower? It's just kinda hard seeing what trophies they could be.

jarhead906 @ Jan 27th 2009 11:10AM

Is anyone else unable to Sign In to the PSN? All accounts (Asia, Europe, North America).

inect @ Jan 27th 2009 11:16AM

I'm not glade its not only me.

leisser-kaiser @ Jan 27th 2009 11:11AM

Sounds fair, but what are the trophies now?

SaMav @ Jan 27th 2009 11:12AM

Yoon,

You speak Japanese??

Thanks.

Andrew Yoon @ Jan 27th 2009 11:59AM

A little. What's up?

SaMav @ Jan 27th 2009 12:08PM

I'm terribly sorry. I'm on my work computer and the speakers on the laptop are not good at all. And for some odd reason I thought the guy in the video was speaking Japanese.

On an unrelated note: how am I able to get a pic for my avatar?

Thanks again and sorry for the misunderstanding.

Strategy_Panda (Pot & Spoon 4 Life) @ Jan 27th 2009 11:18AM

I'm glad the upcoming PSN titles have kept a reasonable price point.

I hope Fat Princess comes in at around $10-$15

Also, I like the new redesign. I was afraid it was going to go the way of Kotaku but fortunately it didn't

Come Get Me!!! @ Jan 27th 2009 11:15AM

man this screams 1080p....too bad im still in the stone age with tv's right now......and broke.

MEATLOAF2 @ Jan 27th 2009 4:30PM

lol, yeah i know how you feel, im in the "wooden age" of tv's right now, my tv screams 480i lol

Neuromancer @ Jan 27th 2009 11:22AM

Awesome, can't wait for this game.

D_Average @ Jan 27th 2009 11:23AM

I wish you could fly around as a wasp on a playground instead and sting little kids.

Pumapayam @ Jan 27th 2009 11:24AM

Great game I am sure, but with the backlog of games I need to finish, shelving this until the inevitable "$5 PS Store" sale in the coming months is worth it.

It always happens, and Flower will get a temporary $5 price sometime in 2009.

Mr. Joe @ Jan 27th 2009 11:24AM

9.99?! hell yes! i'm glad they're not busting my wallet on this cuz i would've paid 20!

and where'd ps3fanboy go? did i miss something?

Duke @ Jan 27th 2009 11:49AM

They changed the structure. More or less the Joystiq site is the main one and on the top you can see a link for playstation, nintendo, MS. (http://playstation.joystiq.com/ , http://nintendo.joystiq.com/ , http://xbox.joystiq.com/) They said that some stories from each of the divisions will be posted on Joystiq directly if they are deemed important enough. Others will just be under those other site links.

So, basically, you still have your fanboy site, but it will come through the joystiq portal.

Octantis @ Jan 27th 2009 11:33AM

I am an Xbox guy. What is the point of this game? Is it going to be eye candy or is it going to be a game? I'm not trying to be a smartass or anything. Just wondering what this thing is. It looks pretty.

Andrew Yoon @ Jan 27th 2009 12:00PM

The point is to guide a flower through a dream. It's very relaxing, and even if you don't play it as a game, it's quite stunning to look at.

Nate @ Jan 27th 2009 12:03PM

the point is to relax. It is a game, and will have some loose plot to it, but mostly it's the eyecandy. The other game they made, Flow, was simular, some sort of artsy relaxing fun to take a break from other things.

magallanes @ Jan 27th 2009 11:44AM

I don't known if this game will be cool, playable or worth of 9.99 but one thing is sure, i will buy it, because i am following the hype and if a game is hyped then its must be good.

:-P

jizzwacker @ Jan 27th 2009 12:12PM

tell that to haze

Josh @ Jan 27th 2009 11:56AM

Ah, so when I click on this blog post, whether it's from Joystiq Main or Joystiq [PlayStation], it links me to playstation.joystiq.com.

That could actually get confusing/disorienting, since I thought I was on the main page, not the PlayStation page.

Josh @ Jan 27th 2009 11:56AM

There might be a double post soon.

Andrew Yoon @ Jan 27th 2009 11:59AM

I think we're going to experiment with the design a bit over the next few weeks, make sure it's as intuitive as possible.

Josh @ Jan 27th 2009 5:14PM

I do like the fact that the comments are the same between the two pages, however. Definitely keep that if you can. I think the best we could do (we?) would be to stay on the same page you came from, but to have the same comments between the two pages. So:

-From www.joystiq.com, you are linked to www.joystiq.com/2009/01/27/flower...

-From playstation.joystiq.com, you are linked to playstation.joystiq.com/2009/01/27/flower...

-The comments are the same on www.joystiq.com/2009/01/27/flower... and on playstation.joystiq.com/2009/01/27/flower... In other words, each page will have the exact same 54 comments (at this counting).