Flowers (video game series) explained

Flowers
Platforms:Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Android, PlayStation 4
Developer:Innocent Grey
Artist:Miki Sugina
Composer:Manyo
Genre:Visual novel
First Release Version:Flowers: Le Volume sur Printemps
First Release Date:18 April 2014
Latest Release Version:Flowers: Le Volume sur Hiver
Latest Release Date:15 September 2017

Flowers is a series of yuri-themed visual novel video games developed by Innocent Grey. The first entry, Flowers: Le Volume sur Printemps, was released in 2014; three more games were released in 2015, 2016, and 2017.

Titles

Video games

Other media

In addition to the video games, other media based on the series has been released: Six audio dramas have been published, as part of the limited editions of the Microsoft Windows and console versions of each game; the games' music has been published as three soundtrack albums;[14] and two fanbooks based on the first two games have been released.[15] [16]

Development

The Flowers series is developed by Innocent Grey, with art by Miki Sugina. Unlike their previous games, the developers decided to not focus on characters' deaths, instead depicting female students' everyday life, and how they cooperate to solve mysteries. Even prior to the first game's release, it was decided that there would be four games, representing the four seasons.[17]

During their panel at Anime Expo in July 2015, JAST USA announced that they would localize and publish the first game in late 2015;[18] [19] the localized demo was eventually released in February 2016,[20] with the full game planned for both physical and digital release in March 2016.[21] Due to translation errors, JAST USA had to delay the game to allow time for heavy editing and quality assurance; the game was eventually released in English in August 2016.[22] [23]

Reception

The series has been well received by critics.[3] [6] [9] Marcus Estrada of Hardcore Gamer called Primtemps release "great news for yuri fans", and described the series' artwork as "gorgeous".[23] [24]

Notes and References

  1. FLOWERS [PCゲーム] ]. Japanese . . . 21 January 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202002442/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=30944 . 2 February 2017 .
  2. FLOWERS [PSP] ]. Japanese . . . 21 January 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202002615/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=30947 . 2 February 2017 .
  3. FLOWERS [Vita] ]. Japanese . . . 21 January 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202002449/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=30945 . 2 February 2017 .
  4. Web site: FLOWERS -Le volume sur été-［PC］ . Japanese . . Aetas, Inc. . 21 January 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160506140524/http://www.4gamer.net/games/333/G033377/ . 6 May 2016 .
  5. FLOWERS夏篇 [PSP] ]. Japanese . . . 21 January 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202002445/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=32524 . 2 February 2017 .
  6. FLOWERS夏篇 [Vita] ]. Japanese . . . 21 January 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202002534/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=32523 . 2 February 2017 .
  7. Web site: Flowers -Le volume sur ete-. JAST USA. en. 2018-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20180721192408/https://jastusa.com/flowers-le-volume-sur-ete. 2018-07-21. live.
  8. Web site: Flowers -Le volume sur ete- on Steam. store.steampowered.com. en. 2018-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20180721192558/https://store.steampowered.com/app/858940/Flowers_Le_volume_sur_ete/. 2018-07-21. live.
  9. FLOWERS秋篇 [Vita] ]. Japanese . . . 21 January 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202002358/https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=33955 . 2 February 2017 .
  10. News: New Announcements from Anime Expo 2018. 2018-07-04. JAST USA. 2018-07-21. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20180721192417/https://jastusa.com/2018/new-announcements-from-anime-expo-2018. 2018-07-21. live.
  11. Web site: FLOWERS - Le volume sur hiver - ＜初回限定版＞ . Japanese . Gungnir . 19 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171019083249/http://www.gungnir.co.jp/lily/flowers4/flowers4_outline.html . 19 October 2017 . live.
  12. Web site: FLOWERS冬篇. www.prot.co.jp. 2018-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20180721192146/http://www.prot.co.jp/psv/flowers4/index.html. 2018-07-21. live.
  13. Web site: Flowers: Les Quatre Saisons adds 'Four Seasons' mode, 'Waist-Up' portrait size . Romano, Sal . January 29, 2019 . Gematsu . March 23, 2019.
  14. Web site: FLOWERS ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK シリーズ . Gungnir . 4 October 2016 . Japanese . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161015123201/http://www.gungnir.co.jp/lily/ost/index.html . 15 October 2016 .
  15. Web site: FLOWERS ファンブック . Gungnir . 4 October 2016 . Japanese . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161018025840/http://www.gungnir.co.jp/lily/event/flowersfb.html . 18 October 2016 .
  16. Web site: FLOWERS夏篇 ファンブック . Gungnir . 4 October 2016 . Japanese . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161009184729/http://www.gungnir.co.jp/lily/event/flowers2ndfb.html . 9 October 2016 .
  17. Web site: Kara no Shoujo 3 Could Be In The Works As Early As Next Year . Sato . 11 March 2014 . Siliconera . . 27 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160513175137/http://www.siliconera.com/2014/03/11/kara-shoujo-3-works-early-next-year/ . 13 May 2016 . live .
  18. Web site: JAST USA Adds SoniComi, Flowers PC Games . . 27 January 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170213223041/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-03/jast-usa-adds-sonicomi-flowers-pc-games/.90017 . 13 February 2017 .
  19. Web site: Kara no Shoujo Developer's Flowers Visual Novel Being Localized . Ishaan . 5 July 2015 . Siliconera . . 27 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160515080903/http://www.siliconera.com/2015/07/05/kara-no-shoujo-developers-flowers-visual-novel-being-localized/ . 15 May 2016 . live .
  20. Web site: Localized Demo Of Kara no Shoujo Developer's Visual Novel Flowers Released . Priestman, Chris . 27 February 2016 . Siliconera . . 27 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160710110439/http://www.siliconera.com/2016/02/27/localized-demo-kara-no-shoujo-developers-visual-novel-flowers-released/ . 10 July 2016 . live .
  21. Web site: Yuri Visual Novel 'Flowers' Getting a Limited Edition . Estrada, Marcus . Hardcore Gamer . 24 February 2016 . 27 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160416042908/http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2016/02/24/yuri-visual-novel-flowers-getting-a-limited-edition/194942/ . 16 April 2016 . live .
  22. Web site: Visual Novel 'Flowers' Delayed to Improve Quality . Estrada, Marcus . Hardcore Gamer . 7 March 2016 . 27 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160315154613/http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2016/03/07/visual-novel-flowers-delayed-to-improve-quality/196521/ . 15 March 2016 . live .
  23. Web site: Yuri Visual Novel Flowers Launches Today . Estrada, Marcus . Hardcore Gamer . 16 August 2016 . 27 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160819014134/http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2016/08/16/yuri-visual-novel-flowers-launches-today/221429/ . 19 August 2016 . live .
  24. Web site: Flowers – Le volume sur ete – Getting an English Translation . Estrada, Marcus . Hardcore Gamer . 27 December 2016 . 27 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161229144033/http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2016/12/27/flowers-le-volume-sur-ete-getting-an-english-translation/241275/ . 29 December 2016 . live .

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