Flower

I think The Name of the Flower is the moodiest manga series I follow.

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Moreover, by your own definition of art, and your own description of Flower, Flower is art.

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My take on Flower is strictly speculatory, as I haven't played the game yet.

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The fact that Flower is “art” to me is really irrelevant.

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No matter how well it imitates the lawlessness of wind, Flower is no Zen.

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I'm merely arguing that some games are art, and Flower is one of them.

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Oh, and Flower is pretty spectacular, at least through the first three levels.

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But I simply cannot comprehend how Flower is not an attempt by one party (thatgamecompany) to make another party (the player) feel a certain way.

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I think the real beauty of Flower is that it DOES have a message but that message is only as poignant as you want it to be.

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Flower is an imitation of the pollination process -- then why should being touched by a petal cause a flower to open, why should spreading the greenery bring a trio of windmills to life, thereby opening the next area?

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