<s>
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Victor	O
Interactive	O
Software	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
(	O
DS	B-Device
)	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
h.a.n.d.	O
</s>
<s>
Flower	B-Application
,	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
is	O
set	O
on	O
the	O
Micronesian	O
island	O
resort	O
of	O
Lospass	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
loosely	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flower	B-Application
,	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
,	O
directed	O
,	O
designed	O
and	O
co-written	O
by	O
studio	O
founder	O
Goichi	O
Suda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
began	O
in	O
1999	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
,	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
debut	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
staff	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
returned	O
,	O
including	O
co-writer	O
Masashi	O
Ooka	O
and	O
character	O
designer	O
Takashi	O
Miyamoto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
remained	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
received	O
an	O
international	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
version	O
was	O
positively	O
reviewed	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
release	O
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
negative	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flower	B-Application
,	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
is	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
main	O
protagonist	O
Sumio	O
Mondo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Mondo	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
navigates	O
the	O
environments	O
around	O
the	O
"	O
Flower	B-Application
,	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
"	O
hotel	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
resort	O
of	O
Lospass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
day	O
after	O
the	O
initial	O
opening	O
segment	O
begins	O
with	O
Mondo	O
in	O
his	O
hotel	O
room	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
that	O
time	O
Mondo	O
is	O
allowed	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
environments	O
within	O
and	O
surrounding	O
"	O
Flower	B-Application
,	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Puzzles	O
in	O
Flower	B-Application
,	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
all	O
follow	O
a	O
similar	O
pattern	O
,	O
with	O
Mondo	O
being	O
asked	O
by	O
NPCs	O
to	O
help	O
them	O
with	O
a	O
problem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
(	O
DS	B-Device
)	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
almost	O
identical	O
,	O
although	O
displays	O
are	O
split	O
between	O
the	O
dual	O
screen	O
set	O
up	O
and	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
controls	O
are	O
incorporated	O
:	O
puzzles	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
and	O
DS	B-Device
 '	O
stylus	O
,	O
while	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
map	O
of	O
Lospass	O
are	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
screen	O
during	O
navigation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
opens	O
with	O
Sumio	O
Mondo	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
searcher	O
"	O
who	O
makes	O
a	O
living	O
looking	O
for	O
people	O
's	O
lost	O
things	O
,	O
arriving	O
on	O
the	O
Micronesian	O
resort	O
island	O
of	O
Lospass	O
and	O
taking	O
a	O
room	O
at	O
the	O
"	O
Flower	B-Application
,	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
"	O
hotel	O
;	O
his	O
task	O
is	O
to	O
locate	O
and	O
defuse	O
a	O
bomb	O
planted	O
on	O
a	O
plane	O
which	O
is	O
soon	O
to	O
leave	O
the	O
island	O
's	O
only	O
airport	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
he	O
first	O
arrives	O
,	O
he	O
encounters	O
Peter	O
Bocchwinkura	O
mediator	O
between	O
Mondo	O
and	O
his	O
client	O
Edo	O
Macalister	O
,	O
manager	O
of	O
"	O
Flower	B-Application
,	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
airport	O
,	O
Mondo	O
is	O
distracted	O
with	O
helping	O
other	O
residents	O
of	O
Lospass	O
and	O
guests	O
of	O
"	O
Flower	B-Application
,	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
fourteenth	O
day	O
,	O
Mondo	O
is	O
attacked	O
by	O
the	O
assassin	O
Sandance	O
Shot	O
on	O
the	O
roof	O
of	O
"	O
Flower	B-Application
,	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alive	O
once	O
again	O
,	O
Mondo	O
resumes	O
his	O
quest	O
and	O
encounters	O
a	O
man	O
named	O
Tokio	O
Morishima	O
,	O
a	O
protagonist	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
,	O
who	O
claims	O
to	O
have	O
created	O
the	O
time	O
loop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
final	O
chapters	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
by	O
Tokio	O
and	O
Macalister	O
that	O
Lospass	O
is	O
an	O
artificial	O
island	O
which	O
was	O
colonized	O
as	O
a	O
breeding	O
ground	O
for	O
an	O
elusive	O
species	O
of	O
hyena	O
whose	O
silver	O
eye	O
,	O
when	O
placed	O
into	O
the	O
eye	O
socket	O
of	O
a	O
human	O
being	O
,	O
would	O
grant	O
immortality	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shot	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Sundance	O
Tribe	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
implied	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
latest	O
incarnation	O
of	O
Kamui	O
Uehara	O
,	O
a	O
serial	O
killer	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ends	O
with	O
Mondo	O
meeting	O
Bocchwinkur	O
on	O
the	O
planeBocchwinkur	O
reveals	O
himself	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
disguised	O
Tetsuguro	O
Kusabi	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
partner	O
of	O
Kodai	O
during	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flower	B-Application
,	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
studio	O
founder	O
Goichi	O
Suda	O
,	O
beginning	O
development	O
in	O
1999	O
after	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
debut	O
title	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
number	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
was	O
under	O
ten	O
people	O
and	O
thus	O
they	O
had	O
to	O
adjust	O
their	O
development	O
goals	O
based	O
on	O
that	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Flower	B-Application
,	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
five	O
or	O
six	O
more	O
people	O
were	O
involved	O
and	O
thus	O
the	O
scope	O
was	O
increased	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
including	O
exploration	O
and	O
action	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Suda	O
,	O
Flower	B-Application
,	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
was	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
transition	O
towards	O
more	O
action-oriented	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
was	O
published	O
on	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
,	O
that	O
console	O
was	O
nearing	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
its	O
viable	O
life	O
cycle	O
,	O
so	O
Flower	B-Application
,	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flower	B-Application
,	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
moved	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
purely	O
text-driven	O
structure	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
still	O
carried	O
over	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
's	O
themes	O
and	O
concepts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
,	O
Suda	O
wanted	O
to	O
include	O
puzzles	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
gone	O
too	O
far	O
with	O
the	O
variety	O
and	O
challenge	O
of	O
puzzles	O
within	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
reason	O
for	O
this	O
was	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
fully	O
immersed	O
himself	O
in	O
the	O
grim	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
,	O
and	O
he	O
wanted	O
a	O
change	O
both	O
for	O
himself	O
and	O
his	O
next	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
staff	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
included	O
scenario	O
co-writer	O
Masashi	O
Ooka	O
and	O
character	O
designer	O
Takashi	O
Miyamoto	O
;	O
the	O
change	O
to	O
a	O
lighter	O
atmosphere	O
proved	O
difficult	O
for	O
Miyamoto	O
when	O
designing	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
differing	O
aesthetics	O
,	O
the	O
overall	O
visual	O
design	O
was	O
deliberately	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Masafumi	O
Takada	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
;	O
and	O
Shingo	O
Yasumoto	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Twilight	B-Application
Syndrome	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flower	B-Application
,	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
shares	O
its	O
setting	O
and	O
some	O
characters	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
Suda	O
's	O
other	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Moonlight	B-Application
Syndrome	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
acting	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
,	O
and	O
featuring	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
protagonist	O
Sumio	O
Kodai	O
,	O
the	O
story	O
does	O
not	O
present	O
itself	O
as	O
initially	O
related	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
opening	O
scene	O
,	O
where	O
Mondo	O
drives	O
his	O
car	O
towards	O
the	O
island	O
,	O
was	O
put	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
both	O
introduce	O
Mondo	O
's	O
character	O
to	O
newcomers	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
throw	O
players	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
off	O
guard	O
by	O
the	O
familiar	O
name	O
"	O
Sumio	O
"	O
contrasting	O
with	O
Mondo	O
's	O
the	O
unfamiliar	O
personality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
portable	O
computer	O
Catherine	O
,	O
stored	O
in	O
a	O
suitcase	O
,	O
is	O
said	O
by	O
Suda	O
to	O
contain	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
within	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flower	B-Application
,	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
ASCII	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
the	O
publishers	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flower	B-Application
,	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
2	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Flower	B-Application
,	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
November	O
2007	O
with	O
an	O
intended	O
2008	O
release	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
was	O
suggested	O
to	O
Suda	O
by	O
Wada	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
also	O
proposed	O
developing	O
No	B-Application
More	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Suda	O
's	O
one	O
major	O
request	O
for	O
the	O
port	O
was	O
to	O
incorporate	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
 '	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
functionality	O
into	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
visuals	O
were	O
noticeably	O
downgraded	O
during	O
the	O
transition	O
onto	O
DS	B-Device
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flower	B-Application
,	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
reason	O
for	O
the	O
delay	O
was	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
unique	O
nature	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
it	O
a	O
hard	O
sell	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
flagging	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
about	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
original	O
in	O
a	O
feature	O
about	O
Goichi	O
Suda	O
,	O
Ray	O
Barnholt	O
of	O
1UP.com	O
positively	O
noted	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
music	O
for	O
setting	O
the	O
mood	O
and	O
capturing	O
that	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
and	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
as	O
a	O
notable	O
step	O
towards	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
more	O
successful	O
future	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speaking	O
about	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
he	O
negatively	O
compared	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
saying	O
they	O
undermined	O
the	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
port	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
held	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
opinions	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
positively	O
to	O
Suda	O
's	O
other	O
works	O
and	O
noting	O
its	O
combination	O
of	O
charm	O
and	O
weirdness	O
,	O
although	O
one	O
reviewer	O
was	O
disappointed	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
version	O
for	O
1UP.com,	O
Barnholt	O
positively	O
noted	O
the	O
surreal	O
story	O
and	O
music	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
gameplay	O
began	O
to	O
falter	O
during	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
graphics	O
"	O
perhaps	O
even	O
worse	O
"	O
than	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
fairly	O
negative	O
about	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
stylized	O
look	O
helping	O
alleviate	O
the	O
downgrade	O
from	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
,	O
unless	O
the	O
player	O
believed	O
in	O
sacrificing	O
everything	O
for	O
style	O
,	O
Flower	B-Application
,	I-Application
Sun	I-Application
,	I-Application
and	I-Application
Rain	I-Application
could	O
not	O
be	O
recommended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
he	O
generally	O
faulted	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
graphics	O
the	O
worst	O
he	O
had	O
seen	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
