"Убивающие тебя с одного попадания шипы есмь вершина геймдизайнерской мысли"

Игра откровенно даёт еЬу в 4ом акте, это даже можно проследить по ачивкам: 17% игравших от 51% до этого этапа дошедших до его конца не дошло; вдобавок в тот момент, когда ты собираешь все цвета, когда игра уже чутка тебя так подзадолбала, и ты думаешь "вот еще чуть чуть, вот еще полчаса - час", разраб дает тебе еще один акт...а следом и финальный, причем еще душнее предыдущего...а ведь эти 2 акта длятся как все предыдущие вместе взятые, блин!

Hue разделяет ту же "особенность", что и все остальные головоломки - платформеры на моей памяти: в определенные моменты ты кристально ясно понимаешь что тебе нужно сделать, головоломка решена, и тебе остаётся только механически точно проделать задуманное (это чисто моя проблема, тк точные платформеры я не жалую, последних волос лишился в попытке пройти СуперМясногоПарня). И вот к механической стороне есть вопросы, в особенности когда игра выдаёт тебе не выбранный тобою цвет, а находящийся с ним по соседству.

Как это работает: есть у тебя круг цветов, крутишь стик - выбираешь нужный; если делать выбор быстро, чисто взмахом "примерно в сторону нужного", то оно работает нормально, если же в моменте ты решишь поменять его медленно, нежно, чтобы в моменте не ошибиться, и направишь стик РОВНО в середину нужного тебе, то выпадет соседний к нему по левой стороне. Ситуации, когда мне нужен был красный, а выпадал жёлтый, убили меня непомерное количество раз.

Ну и в целом проект получился довольно серым, харизмы персонажам и сюжету не хватает, цветов и колорита, нету моментов и уровней которые ты бы хотел перепройти, что уж говорить про игру целиком.

P.S использование шипов должны быть признано военным преступлением, аминь

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> ENGLISH:
In a world where everyone sees only black and white, your mother, with much study and the help of Dr. Grey, created the colors and the perception of being able to see a world in other colors. Your mother leaves letters telling the story little by little until she accomplishes such a feat. (We pick them up as we progress through the game).

"Hue" is a puzzle game with the protagonist controlling the colors in their "inventory". You unlock them as you progress through the levels and worlds. At first, it's quite simple, more for you to get the hang of it, like: Switch to the purple color to be able to pass through the purple wall. As it progresses, it becomes a bit more complicated, but still quite accessible.

I find it somewhat curious that we unlock all the colors before reaching 2/3 of the way through, not that it's a bad thing, but I think they could be more evenly distributed. I also know that if it were so, unlocking the remaining collectibles would be tedious, but oh well.
How many times did I select yellow instead of orange... There were so many phases where I was almost at the door, it was just a matter of selecting the orange color, but with the strange color palette of this game, I always ended up confusing them. And I think that over 90% of my deaths were due to "yellow vs. orange."

When we pick up a letter, it's always quite boring because we're stuck in a scenario that has absolutely nothing (some have collectibles). Basically, we're just there to see the letter, even though it tells the story of the game. In itself, the story isn't engaging, so it doesn't really matter.

It's well below average, it's not like I'd want to replay it in a few years. I would say it lives up to what it promises to be "a puzzle game with color control mechanics," but it's not very exciting and not particularly admirable for players who have played many puzzle/platform games.

I liked this phrase here at the end of the game, so I'd like to leave it recorded here: "We do not see things as they are, Hue, but as we are." - Dr. Grey.


RATING: 4.2/10
Review in Steam: https://steamcommunity.com/id/SkeleZx/recommended/383270/

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> PORTUGUÊS (BRASIL):
Em um mundo em que todos veem apenas preto e branco, sua mãe, com muito estudo e ajuda do Dr. Grey, criam as cores e a percepção de poder ver um mundo em outras cores. Sua mãe deixa cartas contando a história pouco a pouco até ela realizar tal feito. (Pegamos ela durante o progresso do game).

"Hue" é um game de puzzle com a ideia do protagonista controlar as cores que tem no "inventário". Você as desbloqueia ao decorrer das fases e mundos. No começo é algo bem simples, é mais para você pegar o jeito, tipo: Mude para a cor roxa para poder atravessar a parede da cor roxa. Com o decorrer, ele se mostra um pouco mais complicado, mas ainda assim, bem acessível.

Acho meio curioso o fato de desbloquearmos todas as cores antes de 2/3 do final, não que isso seja ruim, mas acho que poderiam ser distribuídas de maneira mais uniforme. Também sei que se fosse assim, desbloquear os coletáveis restantes seria chato, mas tudo bem.
Quantas vezes eu selecionei o amarelo, em vez do laranja... Foram tantas fases que estava quase na porta, era só selecionar a cor laranja, mas com a paleta de cores estranhas do game, acabava-me sempre por confundi-las. E eu acho que mais de 90% das minhas mortes foram por conta do "amarelo x laranja".

Quando pegamos uma carta, é sempre bem entediante, pois ficamos presos a um cenário que não tem absolutamente nada (alguns possuem os colecionáveis). Basicamente, estamos só para ver a carta, apesar de ela contar a história do game. Por si só, a história não é envolvente, então isso realmente não importa.

Ele é bem abaixo da média, não é como se eu quisesse rejogá-lo daqui a alguns anos. Diria que ele faz jus ao que promete ser "um game de puzzle com mecânicas de controle de cores", mas não é muito emocionante e nada admirável para jogadores que já jogaram muitos games baseados em puzzle/plataforma.

Gostei dessa frase aqui durante o final do jogo, então gostaria de deixá-la registrada aqui: "Não vemos as coisas como elas são, Hue, mas as vemos como somos." - Dr. Grey.


NOTA: 4.2/10
Review na Steam: https://steamcommunity.com/id/SkeleZx/recommended/383270/

[Played on SteamDeck (playable) and it ran perfectly, but I had cloud save issues every time I tried to play, luckily it just required a reload, and I didn't lose any data.]

I really enjoyed my time with this game, but unfortunately I could only play 10-30 minutes at a time because it would give me a headache. The screen often shakes in certain areas and combined with the sudden change in colors, it can grow to be pretty painful. I wish there was an option to switch the screen shaking off, this would help a ton for me personally. I did power through and finish the game though, and I really loved the puzzles (besides the obstacles that caused the screen to shake) and the color switching mechanic was so fun to mess with!

In a dark world, we could use some simple color, but maybe also a little more.

The premise of Hue is simple enough: use colors to solve puzzles. It is a good mix of some mild platforming and some mild to medium puzzling. A lovely artistic style would be necessary for a game about colors and this particular game about colors delivers a solid aesthetic. It is cartoony but not cartoonish, cute but not cutesy, and simple but not simplistic. Visually, it is crafted well.

As I played through, I started off thinking this game was great and was going to land in a solid 4-star review, but as I progressed I found myself wanting to just get through it. It started feeling repetitive. The puzzles varied, but maybe weren't challenging enough? I did watch a video or two for the last couple, but most could be figured out without too much difficulty. Adding new colors and features was a nice progression, so I don't think it was only the puzzles. After some reflection, I think the music made the puzzles feel more repetitive than they actually are. Each music choice appears to be on about a ten-second loop. Maybe they were royalty-free loops the devs got for cheap and decided just to play to death, but I found myself playing without sound for some time, particularly when staring at a puzzle for several minutes making my plan of attack.

Slightly spoilery bit: I think the mom was a student when she fell in love with her professor? That made me feel a little weird despite the calming British accent the story was told in. Maybe they were both professors? It does say that he's not much older than her, but still... it feels weird and weirdly specific. Anyways...

A pretty and fun little game to play during some dark times while we work on how to get out of them.

Review from thedonproject.com

Hue is a game that drags things on for much too long. The main feature of the game is how you can control colours to complete puzzles, and while this is fun for a little, the game tends to get stale really fast. The puzzles are pretty uninteresting and never really give you that great "aha" feeling that a lot of other great puzzle games do. Most of the time you are left with a feeling of emptiness when beating the puzzle knowing that you have another time-consuming puzzle to complete in order to progress. The game just felt like it was disrespecting my time half the time and the plot isn't even enjoyable. While it only took me 3 1/2 hours to beat Hue, it is something that I would never really go through again. The game is not good, but it's not THAT bad either, it's just pure mind-numbing mid.