There are boss fights, but other than the big bosses throughout the map you are painting, exploring, and helping out the other characters in the game. In terms of the gameplay, it’s a top-down Zelda-like, similar to A Link To The Past. It’s masterfully done, and hats off to the developer for a great job. it raises awareness and strikes the right tone while bringing the story along at a nice gentle pace, which is important for the game. It understands the world isn’t a very nice place, and the people in it too, without being downright depressing.Īs you navigate throughout the world your main character has frank and direct conversations with the NPCs, but they are never too deep into depressions, anxiety, etc. Much like Celeste or Spirit Farer, who did a similar great job with the topic of mental health, Chichory walks the tightrope very well. Given what the whole world is going through right now, people are down, this game deals with these kinds of topics. It’s a very fine balance to strike, but it is masterfully done here. The game deals with some heavy-hitting topics, without being too direct about it. It’s more than simply saving the world and restoring the color though, this is a very touching story, nearly unmatched in 2021. You can personalize the hero, which you can call what you like, prompted at the start of the game to fill in your favorite food… which is how my main character ended up being called Bacon. The main protagonist is called upon to save the day. Unfortunately, all the color has drained from the world, and Chicory is missing. Much like Animal Crossing came along at the perfect time at the start of the pandemic, it feels like Chichory has done a similar thing, allowing us to release some of the pent-up pandemic frustration through painting, exploring, and going on a heartfelt adventure.įrom a story point of view, you start out in a world full of color, where a long line of master painters wield ‘the brush’ and maintain color in the world. ![]() It’s very therapeutic going around and painting houses, trees, clothes, all kinds of things. It’s cute, the characters and the world are well designed and appealing, and the whole game is pretty relaxing. However, an opportunity has presented itself to grab the brush and imprint your design onto the world around you.Ĭhicory immediately grabbed my attention. Chicory is the legendary wielder of the brush, but you are the simple janitor. ![]() Chicory: A Colorful Tale is a new RPG-like adventure game where you have to restore color to an otherwise black and white world.
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