Grow Up

Torn whether I liked this game more than Home. The abilities are a really nice touch (except the ball) and a small planet being the map instead of one big starplant is interesting. I like the map locators, as in you can note crystals from POD, so much better than in the first game. I don't have much to comment, this is a good exploration game.

10/10 + HEAVILY UNDERRATED ONLINE !! Grow up is a game I’ve been playing since I was- Idk 8 years old? It was something my little mind full of thoughts and feelings could just fade away as I explored a planet for ship parts, wondered how to find plants, and was flying for maybe hours. And now years later I came back to this game because this was one of my favorite games that lets me sit for at least an hour or two, shut off my brain, and play a free roaming game as I try to 100% it since my child self couldn’t since she didn’t understand achievements— I’d say this is an easy on the brain, cute, and entertaining game to play and experience for a good week or two, then pick it up months or years later to remember the whole story once again. ᰔ Edit: Officially 100%ed the game and I feel my younger self bouncing for joy over officially getting everything done. This game will hold amazing memories for me and I hope that whoever of my friends reads reviews, Gives this game a shot.

Good game simple and fun played this when it came out beat it on xbox now im recording videos for youtube on pc a few years later :D

One of the most underrated physics based platformers ever made. Ubisoft please make a 3rd game in this series.

[h1]Well, it certainly is more a game now.[/h1] Grow Up is the sequel to a fine enough tech demo, Grow Home. It expands on the game in nearly every possible way, while presenting some new ideas. It also falls into some of the typical Ubisoft shortcomings. + While BUD is still a slippery stumblebot, it feels much refined to control him. + The world is genuinely fun to navigate due to an expanded toolkit and several biomes to conquer. + The new major mechanic of scanning plants and placing them (Floroforms) is a neat concept... + The different objective means there's multiple means to accomplishing it, be it from above or below. + The music and atmosphere are vastly improved over the original title. - BUD is somehow more fragile than before, now able to get his block knocked off from new forms of impact that didn't before. - The challenges are largely crackhorse agility courses. My name isn't Oguri Cup, so I'm frankly not interested. The few actual platforming or navigation courses are neat, though. - ...Floroforms become completely moot with enough crystals. - Nobody bothered to waterproof BUD in the intervening time. - Hades help you should you miss one of the starplant rocks and have to climb down for them. - One of your abilities is still non-directional, annoyingly enough.

Much improved on the prequel. I wish they continued to iterate on this idea, as these games are really fun.

[h1] What is this game? [/h1] Grow Up is the sequel to the game "Grow Home" - putting the player in the role of the character B.U.D yet again; as he tries to put M.O.M back together after a fatal crash. Along the way you collect seeds for various alien plants and grow "Starflowers" - massive plants that reach in to space. [h2] Price/replay value [/h2] Horrible - Bad - [u] Decent [/u] - Good - Amazing [h2] Achievement hunting [/h2] Mostly collectible based, some rely on small challenges like bouncing on a Youch 7 times. "Along for the ride" is probably missable as this requires an uncompleted challenge to fulfill. [h2] Pros/cons [/h2] [b] Pros [/b] [list] [*]Way more variety in movement [*]You can choose your order of progression [*]Eagle eye camera is a nice addition [/list] [b] Cons [/b] [list] [*]Still incredibly jank [*]Crystals don't show properly in eagle eye view [/list] [h2] Overall opinion [/h2] I know this game has very mixed opinions but I personally prefer this one to the first game. The movement (whilst still janky) is a lot better, and the ability to plant seeds at your own volition as well as the glider and air brakes not being consumable, made this game considerably more fun to me. The crystals are slightly easier to find due to the eagle eye camera; but can still be a nuisance when in caves or the like. The increased radar distance does help considerably in spotting them. Starflowers also being optional does make for interesting metroidvania-esque gameplay imo and generally adds flavour to an otherwise fairly bland concept. [h2] tldr; [/h2] Better movement, better collectibles, also way easier. [h2] Should you buy it? [/h2] Probably not at full price, but it's a pretty solid game on sale.

Cool physics and plenty of exploring to do