Game Research 2

Flow by Jenovah Chen

Flow is unlike any game.

Flow is a game about piloting an aquatic organism through a surreal biosphere where players consume other organisms, evolve and advance their organism to the abyss. The graphics in Flow is unique it captures attention and also gives out a calming effect on the players. Its like you've entered a whole new universe you can't even begin to explain it. I really admire the colors used in Flow.  There's also a ocean like vibe the graphic gives off, kind of like snorkeling and you see a whole different world underwater, you're filled with awe and amazement. Flow is just like this, everything is so pretty with the choices of beautiful colors that consist with a variety of blue, green, and purple.

Q- What effect does sound have in Flow?
The sound in Flow gives off a soothing vibe and really helps in keeping the players interest in the game. When i first played Flow, I had the volume up so loud that it kind of startled me, the sound had a kind of eerie flow that just gave me the chills- not the good kind- I found it freaky at first. But as i continued to play the game i found the background music very relaxing. The choice of sound in Flow, effectively gives off the ocean/beach vibe. It was both soothing and relaxing, i often lose myself in the music of the game.

Q- How would you describe the game-play in Flow? What does the player do?
I found the game-play in Flow a little too much, although everything was slow and 'at your own pace' kind of thing, i didn't like it. I felt that the pace of my character was too slow and even if you could change the speed of the character. It. Was. Still .Slow. Eating other organism and evolving into a bigger and new freaky looking shape, really helped with ''putting me off'' the game. At first i thought it was cute and entertaining, but then the more my character consumed organism and evolved, the less i liked my own character.

What the characters look like when they have evolved.

Q- What do you learn from Flow?

I didn't really stick around long enough to actually learn anything from Flow. But judging from the few minutes i played this game, Flow is all about ones journey in life. Life is a journey, with problems to solve, lessons to learn, but most all, experiences to enjoy.