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    flOw Played liVe

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    Image of (Zombie) Goldwings (Zombie) Goldwings
    08/04/09

    In reply to flOw Played liVe
    Can't believe this is the first time I've seen the gameplay of flOw as well as hearing the music. The piece sounds soothing.
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    Image of tingyu tingyu
    08/04/09

    In reply to flOw Played liVe
    Game as art, again proven by Sony
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    Image of SuperSonik SuperSonik
    08/05/09

    @tingyu: Sure glad they took a chance on ThatGameCompany. Can't wait to see the third and hopefully not-so-final contract game!
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    Image of willparry79 willparry79
    08/04/09

    In reply to flOw Played liVe
    anyone else notice a striking resemblance to the Ice Dance from Edward Scissorhands, composed by Danny Elfman? They're even in the same key, and even the choral parts are very alike. IDK, maybe I'm crazy. Even the key change is the same, I'm calling shenanigans here, lol.
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    08/04/09

    @willparry79: proof for those of you who are too lazy to search for the song lol.
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    08/05/09

    @willparry79: I see where you're coming from but the flOw bit comes off as less chained to its timing. Also the vocals seem to support the instruments in the flOw score, versus Elfman where the instruments kind of depend on the choral bits. I'm a musical laywoman though so I don't have more technical analysis to give...
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    Image of willparry79 willparry79
    08/05/09

    @svetlana: Yeah, I agree with what you're saying, the pieces are definitely different from each other and have their own unique style, I just found it interesting that Mr. Wintory's song was in the same key and even used the same key change as such a memorable song; one of Danny Elfman's best IMO. flOw's piece definitely has enough individuality as to not be considered plagarism, and even if parts were identical, he could merely be making a tribute.
    John Williams did this in the soundtrack to Star Wars Episode III; the track "Anakin's Dark Deeds" is almost identical to the opening track for the first LOTR movie for the first 36 seconds, and he claimed it was a tribute to Howard Shore.
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    Image of svetlana svetlana
    08/05/09

    @willparry79: Hey, you're right. I'm unfamiliar with the SW soundtrack but I love me my Howard Shore and...huh. Thar she blows. Did he accept the tribute in good spirit, or were there grumblings?
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    08/05/09

    @svetlana: He accepted it well I'm sure, to have John Williams give you a musical mention is probably one of the greatest honors a film composer could have, given that John Williams is arguably the best in the business.
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    Image of Boom-Chicka-Ah: Here to Create a Star Commenter Empire Boom-Chicka-Ah: Here to Create a Star Commenter Empire
    08/04/09

    In reply to flOw Played liVe
    this must've been the most boring piece to play. i would have preferred the flower soundtrack
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    Image of Creampope Creampope
    08/04/09

    @Boom-Chicka-Ah-Here to Create a Star Commenter...:
    young peeps today don't appreciate music :-) I think it's nice, especially the choir. although I prefer the original electronic score. so good.
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    Image of Boom-Chicka-Ah: Here to Create a Star Commenter Empire Boom-Chicka-Ah: Here to Create a Star Commenter Empire
    08/05/09

    @Creampope: I'm 16. Young peeps in this industry are like 7-13
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    Image of okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under) okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
    08/04/09

    In reply to flOw Played liVe
    LOL! I see what you did with that title /k/
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    Image of Antiterra Antiterra
    06/25/09

    In reply to Scandal Of The Day: Aquatica iPhone
    "Petals", coming soon to an iPhone near you.
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    Image of DigiMish DigiMish
    06/24/09

    In reply to Scandal Of The Day: Aquatica iPhone
    I would have forced him to take the game off completely. It's clearly a blatant rip off, not some re-make or re-imagining.
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    Image of pandafresh pandafresh
    06/24/09

    In reply to Scandal Of The Day: Aquatica iPhone
    Mr. Chen is taking this mighty well, i'd have those guys testicles in a vice grip at this point.
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    Image of balls187 balls187
    06/25/09

    @pandafresh: Why? Got a fetish?
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    06/24/09

    In reply to Scandal Of The Day: Aquatica iPhone
    [kotaku.com]
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    Image of (Zombie) Jölan (Zombie) Jölan
    06/24/09

    @Game Genie: this is both relevant and insightful
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    Image of Mister Jack started the Save The Lombax Foundation Mister Jack started the Save The Lombax Foundation
    06/24/09

    In reply to Scandal Of The Day: Aquatica iPhone
    Do they charge for this game in the app store? Hell, even if they don't I don't see this ending well. After all, this will stop all those people lining up to buy a ps3, high fiving their homeys because they just can't wait to get home and buy flOw.
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    Image of balls187 balls187
    06/15/09

    In reply to ThatGameCompany And The Beauty Of Taking Risks
    You know I gotta disagree with that dude.


    Flow wasn't really a game. It was a media demo. I played it, but I was never immersed into it. It was more "Hey let me show so people an interesting concept" but that's all it did. Contrast that with Peggle or any other casual game of your choice.


    I agree with the how games are derivative and I'm glad people are trying to not conform to a one-size-fits-all formulaic approach. But I don't think that they should believe that their shit don't stink, or that gaming isn't better because of all the FPSs of yesterday.


    It's almost as if people love flow because it some how legitimizes the game industry. "Hey we have deep innovative artistic titles, we can't all be degenerate obese kids." In reality, this game isn't much about anything.

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    Image of geekgrrl geekgrrl
    06/15/09

    In reply to ThatGameCompany And The Beauty Of Taking Risks
    this is where exclusivity hurts.. i'd check out these titles if they were for any platform besides PS3. (seeing as i don't own one.) c'est la vie.
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    Image of Antiterra Antiterra
    06/15/09

    In reply to ThatGameCompany And The Beauty Of Taking Risks
    I luuurv these people.

    Interesting profile on a team with a strong personality and a refreshing outlook on video games. The more success their games encounter, the more the rest of the industry will take notice and realise that sometimes, a little subtlety goes a long way.


    Flower will certainly rank among my very best video game experiences of 2009, as Flow did back in 2007. Unlike most other games I've played this year, I already know for sure that Flower will stick with me for years to come.

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    Image of Boom-Chicka-Ah: Here to Create a Star Commenter Empire Boom-Chicka-Ah: Here to Create a Star Commenter Empire
    06/15/09

    In reply to ThatGameCompany And The Beauty Of Taking Risks
    TGC is by far the most promising and interesting game companies i have heard about so far. I wish to work for these guys some day.
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    Image of P3nnst8r P3nnst8r
    06/15/09

    In reply to ThatGameCompany And The Beauty Of Taking Risks
    What is this Cloud game? I've never played it. I thought they just did Fl0w and Fl0wer...
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