Firebird - The Unfinished
- April 27, 2018
- InnerspaceVR
Get on Steam"Firebird - The Unfinished" is an interactive musical experience in VR, lasting approximately 20 minutes. As a museum curator, you'll explore Auguste's unfinished masterpiece and uncover the tale of his tragic love story with Camille. With a musical score by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, delve into this emotional journey and help Auguste and Camille find peace.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- Beautifully designed with high production values, showcasing impressive motion-capture ballet performances.
- Engaging audio and visuals create a captivating experience, making it a worthwhile short narrative.
- Successfully demonstrates VR's capabilities as a medium for the arts, appealing to fans of dance and interactive storytelling.
- The story is underwhelming and lacks cultural depth, making it feel less impactful.
- Interactive elements, such as chiseling, are clumsy and mostly unnecessary, detracting from the overall experience.
- The experience is quite short, lasting only about 20 to 30 minutes, which may leave some players wanting more.
- story26 mentions
- 31 % positive mentions
- 58 % neutral mentions
- 12 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the reviewed experiences is mixed; while some users praise the beautiful visuals, engaging voice acting, and emotional depth of the narratives, others criticize the overall storytelling as weak and lacking cultural significance. The experiences are relatively short, ranging from 15 to 30 minutes, but maintain excitement throughout, particularly highlighting a dramatic ballet sequence as a standout moment. However, some interactive elements, like chiseling, are seen as clumsy and unnecessary, detracting from the overall narrative experience.
“The story unfolds for around fifteen minutes - including a change of location - as the experience builds towards a final dramatic ballet sequence.”
“The voice acting is good, the animation and graphics are excellent, and the story is moving and enjoyable.”
“With only 20 to 30 minutes, it is a little bit short, but the story remains exciting the whole time without getting boring.”
“We found the story to be on the weak side, and the interactive chiseling sequences to be clumsy and mostly unnecessary.”
“Underwhelming story with no cultural underpinnings.”
“The story unfolds for around fifteen minutes, including a change of location, as the experience builds towards a final dramatic ballet sequence.”
- graphics14 mentions
- 71 % positive mentions
- 29 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics are highly praised for their excellent presentation, featuring motion-captured avatars and a pleasing visual style enhanced by impressive graphical effects. Reviewers note that the visuals surpass those of the previous installment in the Firebird series, contributing to a beautiful interactive musical experience that is both visually and audibly captivating. Overall, the animation and graphics are considered top-notch, making the experience feel like a piece of digital artwork.
“Excellently presented graphical avatars based on the motion-capture of actual dancers move before you.”
“It is a beautifully designed interactive musical experience with great audio and visuals.”
“The voice acting is good, the animation and graphics are excellent, and the story is moving and enjoyable.”
- optimization6 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 67 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The optimization of the ballet sequences is noted for its spectacular yet brief motion-capture performances, lasting around five minutes. However, there is a desire for more authentic ballet captures, though this may pose challenges with multiple dancers.
“✅ Spectacular but brief motion-capture ballet performances.”
“What would be lovely is if they could maybe capture a genuine ballet performance (I do realize that may be a challenge if there are more than, say, 2 dancers involved).”
- music6 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is highly praised for its orchestral quality and ability to create an eerie atmosphere, enhancing the overall experience. Reviewers highlight the beautiful design and integration of audio and visuals, making it a captivating interactive musical piece.
“It is a beautifully designed interactive musical experience with great audio and visuals.”
“Good orchestral music and dance.”
“Short little art piece with good music and an eerie feel to it, highly recommend it!”
- emotional2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The emotional impact of the game is praised as excellent, though some reviewers note it doesn't quite reach the level of "La Peri." Overall, it still delivers a strong emotional experience.
“This is excellent, not quite the emotional impact of La Peri, but no matter.”
