To be clear, The Unfinished Swan is not itself a walking simulator. Its first and most memorable mechanic is throwing paint around to reveal an otherwise pure white world, and it does what many in that genre fail to do despite the name: it makes walking engaging. Still, get both games on sale, even though they are extremely well-made pieces of art, they are a bit short for the normal price and not everyone will find them entertaining.Īspiring developers of walking simulators need to take note of The Unfinished Swan. And it really lived up to expectations, the short story will keep you entertained while you go through the puzzles that aren't that difficult. ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugsĪ good walking simulator that if you have played Edith Finch, will add a bit more to the story and you'll feel more motivated to play it, if you haven't, play this one first as you'll feel a lot better when you see the character's story in that game.įor some reason walking simulators give me headaches, however I really wanted to play this one because of all the praise and because it's a 'prequel/sequel?' to Edith Finch. ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks If you bear in mind the shortness of the game and it's at a price you can afford, give it a try. I've paid more than £20 for a meal that I eat in an hour, a lot of which is waiting for the courses to arrive! Putting it that way, it doesn't seem so bad. That's not the value for money of a game like Witcher 3, but if I play again to get all achievements, it could work out about £1 an hour. It's simple, yes, but I guess the whole thing is meant to be like a story invented by a child, but with adult interpretations possible, certainly at the end. There was something compelling enough about it to make me want to finish it, though. Other games I enjoy when I want a relaxing break from all the rush and gore. I like my Witcher, Tomb Raider and Dishonored type of games most.

This could just be the type of gamer I am.

I may replay it to get the 4 achievements I missed, but I'd not play it much, if at all, after that. I can see that they were done for a reason. I'd say I spent about 4 hours actually playing new material.

Once or twice i played and closed just before reaching a checkpoint, so had to backtrack next time I loaded.

I'm down at 5 hours to complete the game but a lot of that was on pause.

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