Flock is a really fun game, but one with a distinctive look and style that's cartoony and caricature-ish. Everything in the world, including the beasts, look like old-style plush animal toys-sort of a pillowy velour, all hand-stitched and ready for the nearest kids to play with. The backing music is also jaunty and fun, but repetitive if you stick with it for a long time.
Frankly, the gameplay gets monotonous at times also, especially if you are trying to knock down that one remaining Gold score and have been missing by a few seconds for each try. You can skip around, so you can lessen the redundant feeling, but repetition is one of the problems you face in any puzzle-type of game like this one. Try to make the best of it.
Capcom is charging 1200 Microsoft Points (or about $15) for Flock, which isn't a bad price for all that you're given. And you can bet there'll be more puzzle packs to come out soon (though, of course, at a cost). If you want to supplement the mini puzzles, it's easy work for you and your friends to come up with unique designs in the editor.
VGChartz's Lee Mehr: "It's fitting that Flock wants to treat players like its plethora of creatures: softly wooing you to stay as long as you wish. Sure, it still utilizes basic design principles: the wonder of what's hiding beneath the clouds, frilly cosmetics to alter your style, and an engaging collect-a-thon system wedded to the main objective; however, you never feel confined by them. That description may seem too abstract and imperceptible in writing, but that warmth within its design is immediately felt with a controller in hand. Sometimes that relaxed vibe could've been more substantive in its quest structure, but leaning too far would've diminished its unique identity. For whatever creative or technical missteps, virtually anyone who Flock Tuahs Richard Hogg & Hollow Ponds' latest is sure to enjoy it."
Flock is the latest game from Hollow Ponds and Richard Hogg. Nurture and guide your own flock of adorable flying creatures.
Review - Consider Flock like the finest of fine wines: enjoyed best with a group of friends having a chat, taken at your own pace, not rushed
