GameFocus writes: "Games have been finding new and interesting ways to allow gamers the ability to design their own creative space using user generated content. Recently games have been taking this to an entirely new level by making it an integrated part of the game, not just an option via PC development kits. LittleBigPlanet showed us the way last year on the PS3 and now Flock! is showing us that it can be done in a downloadable game available on PSN. This novel puzzler will get your attention, but at around 15 dollars, is it worth the price?"
Pros
+ Appealing soft toy styled visuals
+ Level editor
+ Sharable user generated content & challenges
+ 50+ levels available
+ Training placed appropriated
+ Unique design elements
+ Animal behaviours add unique advantage and challenge
+Timed levels challenge players to do better
+ Puzzles challenge players to construct, create, flatten, and catapult
+ The Mother Flocker
Cons
- Herd is at the mercy of its physic's engine
- Background sound in some levels overpowers all over sounds
- No Y-axis camera views to rotate to access blind spots
- No difficulty levels
- Level Editor can isn't the easiest to learn
- While fun, herding animals get's repetitive after a while
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
