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Forums - Sony - IGN REVIEW - The Unfinished Swan Review

Jaywood2010 on 19 October 2012
SvennoJ said:
It's out for ps+, and it is a quality game. As I already said I've spent almost 2 hours toying with it and am only 1 stage into chapter 2. Sure you can rush through just to get to the end. You'll be disappointed in Journey too if all you do is run to the end ignoring everything.

I'm not saying it's as good as Journey, definitely not. Journey was a 10/10 experience in my opinion. The unfinished swan is a different unique experience. So far well deserving of an 8. Metacritic isn't far off.


Hey at least you're being honest about it rather than what I've been reading in here everybody is acting like it's the next big arcade title. Journey, Trials Revolution, and FEZ will most likely be the biggest arcade games of this year but this looks interesting.  Doubtful I'll buy it unless they offer it for $5 though




       

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SvennoJ on 21 October 2012

I finished it and I have to adjust my score. The unfinished swan is well worth a 9. It kept getting better towards the end, and I found myself with a huge grin on my face at the beginning of the last chapter.

I didn't expect so much variety and novel ideas in just 1 little arcade game. I guess that's where the frustration comes from from certain reviewers, it definitely leaves you wanting more. Each idea could easily feature a full length puzzle game. There is a lot of variety in the art style as well, yet it all works together beautifully.

I took my time to explore and collect all the balloons. (Some were pretty hard to find) All together I spend about 6 hours to get to the end. A perfect length for me, not far of Portal's campaign. An awesome little gem, close to perfection except for some nasty slowdown in a few places.