IGN: The Unfinished Swan Review

Expectations were high from the first time IGN wrote about developer Giant Sparrow. Aside from working on a game that looks like nothing else on the PlayStation Network, comparisons to flow, Flower, and Journey developer thatgamecompany were immediately drawn. Both Giant Sparrow and thatgamecompany sprung from the USC game design program and both were snatched up by PlayStation for three-game contracts.The Unfinished Swan is Giant Sparrow's first game from its deal, and it's nothing short of spectacular.

[wastedcells]

Another original game on psn. Can't believe Sony funds all these crazy ideas. Day one for me.

[Godchild1020]

This is just their first game. Hopefully just like TheGameCompany, I hope their games just keep getting better with each release.

I need to charge my move controllers.

[NukaCola]

The independent scene is where it is at. I am so blown away by what small companies can do with great support. Congrats on the great review. I am getting this Tuesday. I didn't realize it was out so soon. I have to say, I am freaking ecstatic!!!

[r21]

You think this is crazy? Hahaha go check out Tokyo Jungle! Only Sony would fund games like that and this :)

[GribbleGrunger]

This is why I've always respected Sony and I always will. They are willing to risk all in the pursuit of new experiences. They're not swayed by sales figures or executive thinking, they endeavour to please their fans with wonderfully realised games like this.

Year after year they encourage developers to let loose and try something new. They don't restrain creativity and imagination, they embrace it. Developers love working for Sony and it's obvious why. What other businesses do with spreadsheets and data, Sony do with artistry and creativity; never compromising on the vision in favour of selling out to the fashionable market.

Risks come at a cost, but I've yet to see Sony falter because of that. Instead they boldly push on, regardless of sales figures, bringing out new IPs regularly for their fanbase. Their mission is clear to anyone who owns a PS branded console and it's why their ethos endures regardless of how many nay sayers try to bring them down.

Thank you Sony

... anyway, I'll be buying this as soon as I get the dosh!

[NastyLeftHook0]

and you get disagrees! lol wow.

[Darth Stewie]

Your 1 disagree is most likely from a fanboy that likes to play the same old yearly rehash shit rather than a new original IP .

[GribbleGrunger]

Everyone suddenly got a disagree so whoever did it can't have actually read what people wrote. What age would you put that person at? 10 ... 12? Surely a mature gamer wouldn't do that? I often wonder what they get out of it. It makes absolutely no difference to what is said, unless they actually have the bottle to reply in writing.

I suppose we shouldn't really mock whoever it is. We have no idea what traumas have befallen him/her. For all we know, each disagree could represent a day of neglect and daily ridicule. Perhaps it's the only control he/she feels they have in their life. In which case I offer my disagree gladly and wish them well.

[BitbyDeath]

Would be awesome if people were forced to respond everytime they hit the disagree button.

[HarryMasonHerpderp]

Had my eye on this for a while now.
It was either going to be really crap or something amazing.
I'm glad it's the latter! =)
Can't wait to play it.

[NastyLeftHook0]

thats what they do.

[MySwordIsHeavenly]

O_O Thank God. I was hoping this was good. I can't wait to get it!

[Sketchy_Galore]

What? This is out or close to it?? I thought this was months away from release, that's why I hadn't been checking up on it. Sweeeeeeet.

[FanMan]

this Tuesday for plus, a week later for the rest

[showtimefolks]

While front page of n4g has a article on how Sony doesn't have big exclusives I don't know if bg means selling 10 million copies but some of the psn games are real gems and more people shuld get to play them

Like flower and journey etc,

This is a day one for me since it's different and IMO a price of art telling a story

[Cam977]

Price? This looks great.
Edit:
£11.99

[DivineAssault]

i wish it were cross buy.. Still, a great game deserves support & im leaning towards a buy on this one

[Ron_Danger]

I know, right?! I hate how Sony doesn't do cross buy on games that are only on ps3 and don't come out on vita... Next I'm guessing Sony won't do cross buy for Halo 4... And I saw a rumor that Forza horizons and new Super Mario were also not cross buy... Good news though, Killer Instinct HD and the just announced HD remake of the Atari ET game are on the cross buy schedule!!

[NastyLeftHook0]

if it were cross-buy, that would be awesome.

[Nutsack]

Sony did a great job the past years to get nice downloadable PSN games on board.

Gotta give them props for that. The original Joe Danger, Flower, Journey, Sound Shapes, Retro Grade, Hell Yeah! Dead Rabbit and more.

Keep it up Sony, they even got me switched from being a XBL subscriber to PS+ and get many of these games to play on my PS3 and soon PSVita with the instant game collection and monthly games instead of just paying for online on XBL.

What happens to the WiiU and what it gets in downloadable games is still to be seen, the ecosystem isn't there.

Unfinished Swan, with a name like that I thought the game would never be finished hehe but this is looking good. Not sure if I'll couch up that money for the game and just 2 hours of gameplay but who knows, it might turn up on PS+ before I know it

[NastyLeftHook0]

great score!

[BabyTownFrolics]

looks great, i will wait for a sale

[WiiLovePS360]

Looks fantastic, but the length of the game combined with the price means I won't be buying it for a while unfortunately, probably not until it is on sale.

I have nothing against short games, I grew up playing Master System/NES/etc games that could be completed in 2 hours and I had a blast, but there are about 4-5 retail games that I'm definitely buying over the next month alone, and I still have about 3-4 games that I have barely scratched the surface of.

Hopefully the price will drop soon enough, but not before the developer has made a good profit.