Date played: February 19th
Platform: PS4
Session fun rating: 9/10
I finished The Unfinished Swan!
Armed with my water blobs, I gained the ability to make vines grow on walls and structures. These became handholds for climbing and add a bit of color to the world. I solved a few platforming puzzles with these wonderful bits of flora. In one very cool segment, I even used a fire hose to shoot water far away to make the vines cross a river. I then hopped onto a sort of airship that led soon crashed into a very dark forest.
The dark forest was super cool. There was finally a lot of color in the game, but most of all, there was darkness. Looming in the distance was a large figure or statue of the King. Using ink blobs to turn on light sources, I had to avoid the darkness filled with dangerous spiders. It was creepy as fuck that's for sure. After a while, I found a pink glowing ball of light that I could move around by throwing ink at it. This tension filled sequence led me to the King's unfinished house.
Being half built, the house needed some repairs before I could progress. Seemingly inspired by M.C. Escher, the game made me jump into a painting, or rather, a blueprint of the house so that I could complete it. The stark minimalism of the sequence was shocking after the spooky forest. I was also given a new tool that allowed me to build walls, ceilings and blocks on certain surfaces. I rebuilt the missing parts of the house with these tools and reached the top of the King's statue.
That's where I found the King himself, lounging on a chair next to his pet hippopotamus. Seriously, this game is messed up. The King told me of his dream, which I then played. Honestly, this last portion of the game was a bit less interesting in terms of gameplay, it was more like an interactive story and credits sequence. In the end, the child was given a paintbrush by the King and he was able to complete the titular unfinished swan painting in honor of his deceased mother.
I loved playing The Unfinished Swan. It's unique, has fun mechanics, is surprisingly varied and tells a cute story. I won't be playing it again though, it's kind of a one trick pony.
Platform: PS4
Session fun rating: 9/10
I finished The Unfinished Swan!
Armed with my water blobs, I gained the ability to make vines grow on walls and structures. These became handholds for climbing and add a bit of color to the world. I solved a few platforming puzzles with these wonderful bits of flora. In one very cool segment, I even used a fire hose to shoot water far away to make the vines cross a river. I then hopped onto a sort of airship that led soon crashed into a very dark forest.
The dark forest was super cool. There was finally a lot of color in the game, but most of all, there was darkness. Looming in the distance was a large figure or statue of the King. Using ink blobs to turn on light sources, I had to avoid the darkness filled with dangerous spiders. It was creepy as fuck that's for sure. After a while, I found a pink glowing ball of light that I could move around by throwing ink at it. This tension filled sequence led me to the King's unfinished house.
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| The King's statue looms in the background of the forest |
That's where I found the King himself, lounging on a chair next to his pet hippopotamus. Seriously, this game is messed up. The King told me of his dream, which I then played. Honestly, this last portion of the game was a bit less interesting in terms of gameplay, it was more like an interactive story and credits sequence. In the end, the child was given a paintbrush by the King and he was able to complete the titular unfinished swan painting in honor of his deceased mother.
I loved playing The Unfinished Swan. It's unique, has fun mechanics, is surprisingly varied and tells a cute story. I won't be playing it again though, it's kind of a one trick pony.
