Discolored is a first-person puzzle adventure game where all the colors have gone missing. It's up to you to bring them back.
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Short, fun enough, but I did have a glitch that broke a puzzle until reloaded.
Short, fun enough, but I did have a glitch that broke a puzzle until reloaded.
Cute 50-minute short puzzle game
Cool style and concept. A lot of backtracking and slow animations, but that's par for the course in puzzle games. Could use a bit more optimization.
The real downside is that the game can be completed in very little time. I'm not even good at puzzle games, used one hint, and beat it in about 45 minutes. Even if you wanted to really take your time, I doubt you could make the game last two hours. That said, I'm not sure how much more could be done with the color concept alone.
The real downside is that the game can be completed in very little time. I'm not even good at puzzle games, used one hint, and beat it in about 45 minutes. Even if you wanted to really take your time, I doubt you could make the game last two hours. That said, I'm not sure how much more could be done with the color concept alone.
Quality puzzles and a charming liminal aesthetic make this an excellent adventure game, but the controls for the console version lead to a lot of mis-clicks and bugs that range from benign to game breaking. I really enjoyed my first half-playthrough, but had to play the first half again due to a bug that saw me stuck in the phone puzzle UI and unable to interact with anything. Without the small control hurdles and these few bugs, Discolored would be one of those REALLY golden 7/10 games for sure.
It's neat, but the desaturation mechanic doesn't really feel worthwhile or exciting, to be honest.
It was okay. I like some of the ideas, atmosphere and hint system when you need it. The first person perspective with the way the movement was handled made me a bit dizzy/sick though. This doesn’t happen often with games, so not sure what’s going on. There were some clear framerate drops when you’re outside. I don’t mind when games are short and have limited scopes but I was left wondering what the point of this game was. There is no plot whatsoever. You have no idea why you’re dropped in the middle of nowhere, why you have the abilities you do and what the ending meant. It felt very experimental. Get it if you just want a short puzzle experience, an easy game to complete if you have a huge backlog.