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[lEnfantDuSoleil]

Hello everybody!

This is my first post on the forums, although I have been frequenting TIGSource for a good while.

The subject of my post is the name of a game I stumbled upon. It's still in development, but I couldn't find any reference to it neither here nor on the main site, and I thought I'd try to spread the word. Here's the link:

http://iandallas.com/games/swan/

"The Unfinished Swan is a surreal maze game set in an entirely white world.
Fortunately you can splatter paint to help you find your way out. "

I was sold when I saw the video. It looks like a neat concept, I'll be watching for more news on this one.

Thanks! Hopefully I chose the right board for this post.
 

[GregWS]

Yup, you've posted it in the right place. 

Wow, that video gets sort of creepy after a bit.  Quite an interesting idea, it'll be interesting to see where this project goes.

Oh, and word of advice: don't waste your manbaby post, if you know what I mean (you may very well not).

[Xion]

Alas, advice given too late, architekt.
No matter, I'd say this were no waste of a post, no waste of a post at all.
Looks like a pretty awesome game. And a game indeed, not just one of those passive "lets look around a pretty world" games, but more than merely a maze.
Quite.

[azeo]

Yeah, I heard about this game a couple weeks ago. I played some sort of tech demo or something similar, and it was pretty fun, although they should have limited how fast you can throw paint in it.

[GregWS]

Oh, I must have been mistaken about the manbaby rules; I thought that you could make it during your first two posts, because you're a manbaby when you only have one post.  I missed mine, so I wasn't sure.

[ithamore]

This game was covered by Joystick as part of their IndieCade coverage.

I really hope it at least has a demo available eventually. It and the Night Journey, too.

[Golds]

I am at indiecade right now, and checked this game out a bit.  The concept it cool, shooting paint to reveal the game environement.  It's a neat little mechanic.

[Hideous]

Alas, advice given too late, architekt.

No. His manbaby post is his second post. He should post that in the Mancrib.

[GregWS]

Ah!  So I was right about that then!

[agj]

Yeah, I watched the video before, it looked interesting. I'm not sold on the sound effects, though; hope they're placeholders.

[Greg Game Man]

Personally i think this is such a crap idea. I want to know who thought this up... its like.. they were sitting in the office and someone says:

"...how about...you cant see anything?"

"what.. like.. you play a blind man?"

"erm.. well.. how about we just make everything white? Fuck textures and lighting, make it all white! hows that taste?"

"Pretty damn good Peterson! But how exactly is that fun..?"

"..umm.. yeh.... i get your point... but what if we gave players tins of paint to throw at stuff! Everyone loves chucking paint at stuff right?"

"Yeah. Ok. Sorted. New game- you cant see shit. and you throw paint at the walls. The public will eat this up. Its gold."

[agj]

I'm pretty sure the idea went more about generating an atmosphere. Mystery, isolation, loneliness. Or maybe not, because the cartoony sound effects don't really help that aesthetic.

[Zaphos]

Personally i think this is such a crap idea. I want to know who thought this up... its like.. they were sitting in the office and someone says:

"...how about...you cant see anything?"

"what.. like.. you play a blind man?"

"erm.. well.. how about we just make everything white? Fuck textures and lighting, make it all white! hows that taste?"

"Pretty damn good Peterson! But how exactly is that fun..?"

"..umm.. yeh.... i get your point... but what if we gave players tins of paint to throw at stuff! Everyone loves chucking paint at stuff right?"

"Yeah. Ok. Sorted. New game- you cant see shit. and you throw paint at the walls. The public will eat this up. Its gold."

Why the hate?  You can make a similar silly dialog about pretty much anything ...

I think this is a pretty neat idea!  The way the environment must be discovered is initially charming, and then a bit suspenseful ...

The tech demo video doesn't show off the gameplay possibilities much, but already looks like an interesting experience.  I think there is a lot of potential to explore, if you wanted to make a more traditional game out of it; the idea that seeing is interacting is very interesting to me -- throwing the paint lets you see the scene, but it could also move or change the scene.  You also have the possibility that excessive interaction makes you blind, or that interaction causes sounds which may attract enemies.  Depending on the color of the player, painting the walls can also provide camouflage.  The walls can also camouflage the enemies, so if there are black enemies and you have black paint, then you have motivation to throw less paint so you can spot enemies more easily. 

You'd need to play around with the ideas to find a combination that works, but there's definitely some interesting 'stealth game' potential in it, among other things.

[Golds]

Yeah, right now the gameplay is very sparse.  it's a maze and you can blast paint to reveal the architecture of the environment to escape, but it is a very cool base mechanic that could be explored and exploited into a fun full game.

[Zaphos]

So is it pretty much what's shown in the video, still?

(also, can't -> can?)

[Golds]

can't -> can?

yes.

[lEnfantDuSoleil]

Thanks for the heads up about my "manbaby" post. I hope I've accomplished it satisfactorily.

 

This concept does look interesting. I'd enjoy it as it stands, but it would be nice to see it implemented into something more. 

[azeo]

Found that other game, http://capnrat.com/unity/Whitewash.html Needs unity. Basically the same idea, although it is just a tech demo, and it has red paint. Apparently, made by a completely different person and they didn't know about each other.

[Powergloved Andy]

They are using XNA? Please tell me they are going to port it to Teh Bawks.

[Greg Game Man]

Personally i think this is such a crap idea. I want to know who thought this up... its like.. they were sitting in the office and someone says:

"...how about...you cant see anything?"

"what.. like.. you play a blind man?"

"erm.. well.. how about we just make everything white? Fuck textures and lighting, make it all white! hows that taste?"

"Pretty damn good Peterson! But how exactly is that fun..?"

"..umm.. yeh.... i get your point... but what if we gave players tins of paint to throw at stuff! Everyone loves chucking paint at stuff right?"

"Yeah. Ok. Sorted. New game- you cant see shit. and you throw paint at the walls. The public will eat this up. Its gold."

Why the hate?  You can make a similar silly dialog about pretty much anything ...

ok sorry for hostility, i dont hate it. I just think its a dumb idea..which would get annoying after 10mins..i dont see how not being able to see, would make a fun game. If it was a 10minuite section in HalfLife2, then it would be kinda cool..spooky. But a full game idea? commonnn!!