

It's one I found myself wanting to return to immediately after completing it. However even with extras to hunt down it's not a game that will last you long. You can use the balloons in order to unlock new items to use in another playthrough as well as some other bonuses. Collectible balloons are scattered throughout the levels. Thankfully there are some reasons to come back. It ends before you know it and does leave you wanting more. It's just a shame there isn't more of it. The gameplay is truly something original and exciting. It's minimalistic style and excellent soundtrack pull you into the world and it's unique story. The gameplay is A brief but meaningful game. Throwing paint to see what is in front of you has been compared to the experience of being partially sighted and feeling your way through the world.A brief but meaningful game. There he finds a king and a kingdom that becomes an allegory about dealing with loss and what comes next.Īlong with the unusual interaction, the black, white and primary colours of the game give it an otherworldly feel. With the help of his mother's magical silver paintbrush, Monroe begins to explore the painted world as he chases the swan. One night, Monroe wakes up to find the swan has escaped its painting, and he chases it until he finds himself in the mysterious painted world. Monroe is told by his orphanage that he is only allowed to keep one of her paintings, so he chooses her favourite, a painting of a swan missing its neck. She was a painter who is known to have never finished a painting, having created over 300 incomplete works. His exploration is driven by a desire to recover his deceased mother. The character we play is the boy, Monroe. It stands out for the unusual revealing of a world you can't see, by what the paint hits. The tactile experience leads you into a fairy tale about an unfinished painting that leads a child back to his parent. The Unfinished Swan invites you to explore a world by splashing paint on it.
