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How Metascores Are Calculated
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100 Classic Book Collection
Stars indicate the most critically-acclaimed games. |
Flower, Sun and Rain is an intriguing mystery adventure very much in the vein of Groundhog Day. You play a detective charged with locating and defusing a bomb by solving thought-provoking puzzles with a wealth of bizarre outcomes. Solving the mystery of what is happening to him and his surroundings is necessary before he eventually goes insane. Originally released on the Sony PlayStation®2, Flower, Sun and Rain was never available outside of Japan and has been high on wish lists of every Suda51 fan since Killer7 was unleashed on the western market in 2005. This updated Nintendo DS version features all the creative quirks that made the original a hit and uniquely utilises the touch screen to solve mysteries, offering players a more intimate experience. [Rising Star Games]
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more... 80
Cubed3
An addictive soundtrack, plenty of brain-teasing puzzles and a gripping story packed full of twists and humorous moments help make Suda-san's title a must-try.
 70
n-Revolution Magazine UK
If you can handle the strangeness, you’ll find great rewards here.
64
Official Nintendo Magazine UK
Proof that not even bona fide geniuses like Suda51 get it right every time. [Dec 2008, p.73]
60
games(TM)
A lack of interactivity makes playing Flower, Sun, And Rain an experience not unlike listening to a favourite album, letting images wash through the mind for their own worth. [Dec 2008, p.119]
60
Pocket Gamer UK
Flower, Sun and Rain is an incredibly ambitious release for the DS. Most will find it overly frustrating and just a bit too weird. Some will love it, though.
60
3DJuegos
Flower, Sun and Rain for Nintendo DS is a remake of a game that was released in 2001 on the PS2, but doesn't take advantage of the characteristics of the Nintendo handheld being the puzzles so repetitive. A special game but so weird for moments with a poor graphic textures.
58
Games Master UK
A genre-defying postmodern game but lacking the punch of Suda 51's more recent efforts. [Dec 2008, p.79]
50
Thunderbolt
It’s a shame that a game with so much promise in the areas that maybe we underestimate in games such as the story and scripting, can fare so badly in the audiovisual experience and general gameplay.
50
Total Video Games
Some ill thought out mechanics really make this already niche title further marginalised, but it's nonetheless a very quirky adventure game.
50
EuroGamer
In the end, the game's dated feel is a double-edged sword. It might be odd to feel nostalgic for a time that's less than a decade ago, but Flower, Sun and Rain will make you feel exactly that.
50
Level7.nu
In striving to be unique, this title actually manages to loose itself in the attempt. The puzzles are repetitive and the sense of progress is often lost in all the "unique" features of the game. There are better games in the genre available on the DS.
50
AceGamez
What holds Flower, Sun and Rain together, in the end, is Suda 51's inimitable sense of humour.
40
DarkZero
If you can make it past the horrible audiovisuals and laborious gameplay then there is some fun to be had here, but you really have to work for it.
40
Edge Magazine
As a script, Flower, Sun And Rain is, for at least two thirds, hugely witty and effortlessly mad, eliciting enough regular laughs to cover for the game’s otherwise painfully tedious forms of interaction. [JPN Import; Dec 2008, p.96]
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