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FLOWER

Format PS3, PS4 Release 2009 Pub Thatgamecompany Dev Thatgamecompany

In this little gem from Thatgamecompany you control the wind, blowing the petal of a flower through the air using the movement of the DualShock. Director Jenova Chen has said that the brief in creating the game was to make an experience that explored emotion, rather than simply being challenging. Which would sound like

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