Discolored

[b]DISCOLORED[/b], is very liminal and slight creepy puzzle game. I am not sure that is what they intended, but the combination of lifelessness, the very dark environment and minimal sound design, it all comes together to just feel a bit off. Many of the puzzles are perspective or colour-based which all solve fairly intuitively. However, the lack of video options left me having to take multiple breaks due to motion sickness, despite the games short length. If you're not one to struggle with that, then this is a very cozy and calming puzzle game to spend the evening on AFTER you accept the fact that there is nothing sinister lurking around the corner. The whole game mostly takes place in the diner and there is little explanation of the mysterious story. It is unfairly priced for the length though and feel like it can absolutely belong as a free to play game. [b]PROS[/b]: - Creepy yet cozy atmosphere - Fun puzzles - Incredible art direction [b]CONS[/b]: - Very short - Expensive - Lacking video options [i]I promise there isn't any monster that will jump out, but there is definitely something that will catch you off guar…

The game is ok. I am at the point where I am not sure if I wanna give this game a thumbs up or down. Ultimately I will thumbs down due to the price. Sure on discount for like 1-2€ the game is fine, but definitely not recommended at the price

very enjoyable colour related puzzle game

Discolored is a cool concept, poorly executed. A good puzzle requires two things: a problem to solve, and clues to help you solve it. Clues can come in many forms, depending on the type of puzzle - a cipher key, object or shape associations, environmental design, etc. - but they should be there. Unfortunately, at least half the puzzles herein lack any sort of clue, forcing the player to either walk around with an inventory item held in front of themselves trying to interact with things, or use one of the two hint systems, one of which is walking around with another inventory item held in front of themselves trying to interact with things (which was another cool concept, poorly executed). A few of the puzzles cleverly revealed clues as colored elements, only visible when those colors were restored, and it's a shame this wasn't implemented more broadly. If you like puzzle games I'd still recommend playing to experience its potential, but it isn't a great game, and I hesitate to even call it a good game. It's not, however, a bad game, and it's trying something new, and dammit, sometimes that's all I need.

[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/43083373/]Clever games curator review: 4/10[/url]. One of those puzzle games that is all too common today, where your real task is to randomly manipulate everything that you can until the game is satisfied that you have done all the things. It's very pretty. I love the visual styling here, going from black and white to color. (Spoilers!!) But the actual puzzle design is just so inane. Puzzles are mainly about finding key objects you can use in random locations, although there are a few very mild logic or "find the right settings" kind of puzzles too. I use the word logic loosely here because there is no logic here, at least not in any real world sense. There is occasionally some rhyme or reason, but generally not much. Thankfully, there is a built in hint system that makes it at least reasonably easy to turn the crank every time you get stuck. But boy, that is a weak game design to be sure. When did it become so fashionable to make your games inscrutable? The only reason I enjoyed this is the presentation was pretty compelling. Also, there isn't really any storyline, at least not until the very end. And the "buildup" to that is pretty …

Discolored was a really cool experience and I'm glad I decided to try it out. Some puzzles were a bit harder than others and I did have to search for help at one point but for the most of them it's pretty doable. However, I was really bothered by the forced animations when going up or down ladders (attic, basement and tower) and when I had to replay the story multiple times to get some of the harder achievements they really were in the way.