Finished it last night and enjoyed it for what it is.
It's essentially a walking simulator with a few limited interactions.
The watercolor aesthetic is beautiful. It also does a few cool things with interpretation of sound. It toys with perception and throws you a few curve balls. I really wish there were more of the ominous elements.
I feel like the earlier build I played was a bit more intimate with letting you feel as if you were blazing your own artistic pathway, but the released version casts a wider swath that lets you witness more of the beautiful art. Somewhere in the middle there's a sweet spot worth exploring more.
I also feel like the game could have done a better job of letting you see the path you've created, as if to say, "Look at the unique work of art you've created." I feel as if there were points in The Unfinished Swan that did a much better job of that. With the camera behind you, the path you carved really wasn't in the field of view. But shifting the camera to look behind you could make you miss details in front of you. It's almost as if you needed to be looking both ways at once, or the camera needed to be panned out more.
The pacing is slow, with no ability to move any faster than a slow walk, which will anger some I'm sure. But it's a really mellow, relaxing experience - the antithesis to the majority of gaming.
