The Unfinished Swan

Absolutely HATED this game. The concept is cool but the execution was not. The camera movement mixed with the black and white was disorientating and sickening. It was also very boring, not a very compelling or interesting story line. It also felt low quality, for example the movements felt unnatural and the quality of the assets looked overly simple. I got this game on sale and I would recommend waiting for that sale because 22 dollars for this quality of a game is a crime.

This game's writing and narration are absolutely infantile. I'm not 5 and most people playing this are not 5, so even with its storybook theme the plot delivery needed serious rethinking, and there's no option to turn it off. This entire experience would greatly improve if the game launched directly to the opening white screen and never spoke or displayed a single word right to the end as opposed to what we've got now. That said, the game is clever and unique. It's just tricky enough that is doesn't feel like a walking simulator, and the visuals regularly surprise with fun reveals. It runs like crap (like most Unreal Engine games released by studios more interested in the idea than the execution), controls like sludge, and the music is generic and forgettable, but... again, the game is clever and unique, and that counts for a lot. Yes, this is worth playing. It'll make you smile and you'll never be bored. I've played several games that I'd consider better than this recently, but I'd recommend this one to more people than I would those better games. Does that make sense?