I have a lot of intersecting feelings about this one which ultimately cancel out to "it's fine." The limitations of the painting mechanic and the aggressively supportive dialogue overshadow what is otherwise an enjoyable DS-era Zelda-like.

My negative reaction to sections of the game might be partially in response the the euphoric praise surrounding it. Just factually untrue interpretations of its politics that aren't exactly the game's fault (though I wish it spent time actually interrogating it's monarchic world instead of just dropping misread Marxism).

For a game about creativity, Chicory is remarkably paint-by-numbers.