{"id":187,"date":"2009-02-27T10:42:10","date_gmt":"2009-02-27T10:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/2009\/02\/wii-want-flower.html"},"modified":"2009-02-27T10:42:10","modified_gmt":"2009-02-27T10:42:10","slug":"wii-want-flower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/freshliving\/2009\/02\/wii-want-flower.html","title":{"rendered":"Wii Want Flower!"},"content":{"rendered":"

How gorgeous a video game idea is “Flower<\/a>?”  In it, you are a flower petal, and the object of the game is to float through an ever-changing landscape of growing things.  There’s no way you can “die” in this game–in fact, there’s no “win” or “lose” at all.  It’s just about being free in a beautiful place.  Like a virtual reality meditation.  It reminds me of the attraction “Soarin'”<\/a> at Epcot Center, where you float and swoop and glide through landscape after landscape.  <\/p>\n

Loveliness for loveliness’ sake.  What’s not to like?<\/p>\n

Check out the video below, where the game’s developers describe “Flower” as “a video game version of a poem.”  I can certainly see why Slate.com’s Chris Suellentrop bought a Sony PlayStation<\/a> just so he could play it.  And even though I’m so not usually this person, I actually signed an online petition <\/a>to convince Nintendo to make the game available for the Wii system (which I have).  Because I want to play! <\/p>\n

Have you played Flower?  Is it as pretty as it looks? <\/p>\n

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