The Unfinished Swan is one of those rare PlayStation 3 titles that scored a 10/10 on this very website – and if you missed out on it the first time around, you’ll be able to sample the imaginitive adventure on the PlayStation 4 and Vita next week. Due out on 28th October in North America and 29th October in Europe, this re-release will run at 60 frames-per-second in 1080p on Sony’s next-gen system, allowing you to see every single paint splodge in perfect clarity.
For those unfamiliar with the title, it sees you assume the role of a young boy who chases a swan into a strange – and unfinished – kingdom. The primary mechanic involves you tossing paint balls from a first-person perspective in order to feel your way through the world, but it gradually gets much more imaginitive than that. Honestly, this editor preferred it to even Journey – and even took the time to quiz composer Joel Corelitz about its brilliant baroque soundtrack.
The game will set you back £9.99/$14.99 across all three platforms, but if you’ve already purchased it for the PS3, you’ll be able to download the new versions for free. You can’t really say fairer than that, can you?
[source blog.eu.playstation.com, via blog.us.playstation.com]
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So this game if about you painting the city different colors... or am I missing something? Please Info me about this game cause I never heard about it until today!
@Noscope64 Check out the PS3 review for a little more information: https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/psn/unfinished_swan
It's essentially a first-person shooter, except instead of having a gun, you can throw paint. The game starts in a completely white world, and you need to paint it to add detail to it. Later in the game you get different abilities. Here's the opening section:
@get2sammyb Thanks! This game looks amazing and the idea for it, is brilliant!
@Noscope64 It's an incredibly fun game. It's rather short, so keep expectations in check, but it's a great little game that I've personally played through three or four times by now.
This doesn't look like much of an upgrade from the PS3 version but I'm really anticipating this release. Any excuse to play this game again is fine by me.
@get2sammyb From what I remember the move controller was the way of controlling this on PS3 right? Do we know how that is going to translate to Vita play?
@SteveButler2210 Move was optional; it worked with DualShock 3, too.
Im still waiting for this to hit ps+
@get2sammyb ah fair enough, do you reckon the choice of control method makes much impact on overall enjoyment? If it's not that important I'll definitely pick this up
@Noscope64 - I played the demo way back when on PS3, maybe PS4 or Vita will get a demo if you don't have a PS3.
Looking forward to playing through this one again - especially at 60 frames-per-second. I wonder if I'll still remember how to get the "Minimalist" trophy. That might be my favorite trophy I've ever earned in any PS3 game. That was a fun challenge.
Huh, wow. Kind of generous to offer the upgrade for free.
As it is cross but ps4/vita I'm in. Played the demo on ps3 and enjoyed it. Just never quite made the plunge. Do you know if it is cross save?
Love these type of games
I hope they bring RAIN onto the ps4 that was a memorable game for me.
@get2sammyb Any word if the PS4 version will work with Move?
Definitely worth a second go-round especially since I won't have to buy it again. Looking forward to bump in framerate etc.
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