It certainly works and it’s more comfortable that you would imagine, but it was clearly meant to be played on a PC. The game does one hell of job trying to emulate the feeling of playing a proper mouse and keyboard game with a controller, and I have nothing but the utmost respect for the developers for ALMOST achieving that. While moving with the left stick, you have free control of your magical paintbrush with either the right stick or the DualSense’s touchpad. ![]() The control scheme is easily Chicory‘s highlight. Granted, in a much simplified and borderline dangerless manner, but the point stands. It took reaching a pivotal moment at the end of the first level for me to finally appreciate the game for what it actually is: a feel-good hit that mixes elements from Animal Crossing, Undertale, and, believe it or not, The Legend of Zelda. It was cute as heck, but its gameplay was quite boring. I won’t lie, at first I just wasn’t “getting” Chicory. The world has suddenly lost all of its color and it’s up to you to solve this problem. The first chapter mostly revolves around meeting the people living in a nearby town, learning how to handle the game’s unique control scheme, and solving some of their color-related issues. The game itself starts off pretty slowly. However, as time goes on the story becomes a lot more engrossing, with layers upon layers of subplots, character development, emotions, and the occasional dumb joke, because we’re only human after all. At first, you’re actually just a kid pretending to be a hero, not even being recognized as a wielder by your peers or local populace. ![]() He takes the mantle of the world’s “wielder”, an artist responsible for filling the world with color, after the previous person in charge, a bunny called Chicory, decided not to go on with her job. If have enough time, skill, and patience, you can turn what was once a black-and-white map into a colorful setting.Ĭhicory: A Colorful Tale is a story starring a janitor named after your favorite food (nice Earthbound reference, by the way).
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