![]() ![]() You can explore anywhere you can see, but you’ll need to unlock new brush styles or abilities to get into certain locations. The world lends itself to that progression, too. The gameplay resembles that of a The Legend of Zelda title, giving you a single brush and set of colours to start with, adding more brush styles, colours, and associated powers as you progress. I could not put Chicory: A Colorful Tale down. You never stop discovering, and that’s the key to why this game is so engrossing. It’s an important story that never shies away from the subject matter, but it will hold your hand all the way through it. These feelings run deeper the more creative you are, and the story hits harder for it.Īt the heart of the story is a look at mental health, how we treat it, and the broad spectrum of reactions the world gives you. That dread of someone looking at your work and judging it, the thought that you’re doing something wrong no matter your actions, and the simple fact that you just don’t feel good enough. Throughout the story you’ll encounter themes that affect everyone. You’re immediately besotted with this character because you name them after your favourite food, and from there you head out into the world to push back against a crisis that has not only removed all of its colour, but is a danger to anyone that comes near it. This character is you, the wielder’s janitor, until you pick the brush up one day. The game’s story follows a magical brush that fills the otherwise black and white world with colour and its wielder. The story doesn’t shy away from anything. ![]() There are many themes in the game that will hit close to home for pretty much anyone, but it’s the way the game wraps those themes up and has you interact meaningfully with them – without forcing you to do anything you don’t want to – that keeps you coming back for more until the final moments. Chicory: A Colorful Tale is one of those games that doesn’t release to huge fanfare, yet it seems to resonate with anyone that plays it. ![]()
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