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[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'s Susan Arendt summed up the game as "beautiful and bittersweet", scoring it with a 9/10.
[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'s Susan Arendt summed up the game as "beautiful and bittersweet", scoring it with a 9/10.<ref name="Poly"/>


== References ==
== References ==

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What Remains of Edith Finch
Developer(s)Giant Sparrow
Publisher(s)Annapurna Interactive
Director(s)Ian Dallas
Composer(s)Jeff Russo
EngineUnreal Engine 4
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4
ReleaseApril 25, 2017
Mode(s)Single-player

What Remains of Edith Finch is a first-person narrative adventure video game for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4. The developers are Giant Sparrow, who previously released The Unfinished Swan on PS3, PS4, and PS Vita. The game is published by Annapurna Interactive.

Development

What Remains of Edith Finch is the second game developed by the team at Giant Sparrow, led by creative director Ian Dallas, with their debut effort being the BAFTA-award-winning The Unfinished Swan. The game was first announced with an on-stage trailer at the 2014 PlayStation Experience event as a title to be published by SCE Santa Monica Studio,[1] with a subsequent trailer released prior to E3 2015.[2] What Remains of Edith Finch resurfaced again with a new on-stage trailer at the 2016 PlayStation Experience event with a new publisher, Annapurna Interactive.[3][4]

Gameplay

As Edith, players travel back to the Finch family home in Washington to explore her ancestral history after recent family events drive her to learn more about herself and the Finches. Edith explores the house through regular doors and secret passageways, as well as the individual rooms of deceased family members who have been preserved like frozen moments in time. Players experience varied stories related to particular family members, with thematic and gameplay elements that change from story to story.[5]

Soundtrack

Composer Jeff Russo, whose previous works include the soundtracks to the Fargo TV series, The Night Of, and Power, created the soundtrack for What Remains of Edith Finch.[6]

Reception

What Remains of Edith Finch received "generally positive" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[7][8]

Destructoid's Brett Makedonski gave the game a score of 9/10, saying that the game's "vignettes are nothing short of incredible. They're all wildly different from one another and they constantly vary the presentation in exciting ways."[9]

Josh Harmon of Electronic Gaming Monthly described Edith Finch as "a brilliant accomplishment. It’s also a game that repeatedly fails to live up to its potential in serious, heartbreaking ways. Until now, I’d never realized it was possible to be both at the same time." He gave the game a 7/10 score.[10]

Joe Juba described Edith Finch as "ian excellent example of what makes games unique as a storytelling medium" in his Game Informer review, scoring the game 8.75/10.[11]

Griffin Vacheron of Game Revolution gave the game 3.5 stars out of 5, saying that if gamers "deviate from the assessment of tragic events as an inherently higher form, then you may find the Finch’s tale doesn’t activate your almonds as much as it probably should."[12]

GameSpot's Justin Clark gave the game a 9/10, finding the narrative "touching and effective" with "brilliantly conceived, varied storytelling".[13]

Marty Silva of IGN described it "as one of the finest magical-realism stories in all of video games", giving the game a score of 8.8/10.[14]

PC Gamer gave the game a score of 91 out of 100, with Andy Chalk describing it as "a masterful piece of storytelling: gorgeous, skillfully told, uplifting in places, and devastating in others."[15]

Polygon's Susan Arendt summed up the game as "beautiful and bittersweet", scoring it with a 9/10.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Introducing What Remains of Edith Finch, a New PS4 Exclusive". PlayStation.Blog. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
  2. ^ PlayStation (2015-05-25), What Remains of Edith Finch - House Introduction Trailer | PS4, retrieved 2017-01-19
  3. ^ PlayStation (2016-12-03), What Remains of Edith Finch - PlayStation Experience 2016: Stories Trailer | PS4, retrieved 2017-01-19
  4. ^ Spangler, Todd (2016-12-01). "Megan Ellison's Annapurna Pictures Launches Video Game Division". Variety. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
  5. ^ "Killing children in 'What Remains of Edith Finch'". Engadget. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
  6. ^ "Jeff Russo on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
  7. ^ a b "What Remains of Edith Finch for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  8. ^ a b "What Remains of Edith Finch for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacriticdate=1 May 2017.
  9. ^ a b Makedonski, Brett (21 April 2017). "Review: What Remains of Edith Finch". Destructoid. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  10. ^ a b Harmon, Josh (27 April 2017). "What Remains of Edith Finch Review". EGM Now. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  11. ^ a b Juba, Joe (24 April 2017). "What Remains of Edith Finch". "Game Informer". Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  12. ^ a b Vacheron, Griffin (25 April 2017). "What Remains of Edith Finch Review". Game Revolution. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  13. ^ a b Clark, Justin (24 April 2017). "What Remains of Edith Finch Review". GameSpot. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  14. ^ a b Silva, Marty (26 April 2017). "What Remains of Edith Finch Review". IGN. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  15. ^ a b Chalk, Andy (28 April 2017). "What Remains of Edith Finch Review". PC Gamer. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  16. ^ a b Arendt, Susan (24 April 2017). "What Remains of Edith Finch Review". Polygon. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
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