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[Axe99]

I know I'm a good few months late to the party, but played through this game today and it is mind-blowingly well made.  It won't be for everyone, but it's an experience and no mistake, and a game as well (moreso than flow or flower, although the game elements are fairly subtle - I'd call it a light puzzler and 'wandering' game if anything).  Recommend it to anyone who's looking for something a bit different, something a bit slower-paced and something a bit thoughtful and atmospheric .

[GasClown]

Yeah, I really want to play this, I enjoyed Flower for what it was... I also want to play Unfinished Swan.

[acriu]

Great game but it's pretty short unfortunatly. really do need to play it in one sitting though to get the full experience IMO

[Axe99]

acriu, on 05 December 2012 - 11:25 PM, said:

Great game but it's pretty short unfortunatly. really do need to play it in one sitting though to get the full experience IMO

Yeah, totally agree - deffo a one-sitting game.  It only took me about an hour and three quarters, but I didn't feel short-changed - it's the right length for what it is I reckon.

[spectre51]

Played this of recent on PS3. Gone through it a few times so far.

Was great, really enjoyed it overall.
I agree its a game that has to be played in one go at least for the first time so its shortness is in its favour.

Good looking game visually only the IQ lets it down a bit which would most likely be fixed in the PS4 version. I did also suffer some slowdown during my time with game.

I did manage to late into my first playthrough gain another traveller which for whatever reason really did seem to add to the game, just meeting someone and then travelling with them.Unfortunately I lost them right at the end which did make me feel a little down not getting to the end with them.
I have enjoyed during subsequent play-throughs running into other people not knowing who they are(Till the end) or really being able to communicate really helps keep the immersion of the game.

The only thing I would change would be to make it all seamless have no loading/fadeouts I think that would really tie everything the world and journey together much like it does during the credits.

I enjoyed the music as well so I grabbed the soundtrack from here.

It definitely eclipsed anything they did with flow or flower.

It really comes off as an enjoyable, accessible game, very glad I got around to playing it and I can understand why many voted it for GOTY.

[Axe99]

Great to hear Spec .  I think thatgamecompany were really on a roll with that, and I think they had some staff turnover after they finished Journey so I'm not sure how they'll be going forward, but fingers crossed they'll be able to come up with something else special.