A Verdant Hue
- July 26, 2016
- Spilt Milk Studios Ltd
Get on SteamA single screen, farming game, as an orphan who's survived recent attacks and is determined to bring back some life to his family farm.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- Nice soundtrack that enhances the gaming experience.
- Trigger-free gameplay makes it suitable for all ages.
- Can be enjoyable for passing time despite its simplicity.
- Monotonous gameplay with little incentive to continue playing.
- Frustrating controls and poor UI lead to a lack of engagement.
- Bugs and glitches detract from the overall experience.
- gameplay6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The gameplay is criticized for being monotonous and lacking incentives to continue playing, with many reviewers highlighting frustrating controls, poor user interface, and inadequate save mechanics that detract from the overall experience. Additionally, any intended thematic messages about humanity and world issues are overshadowed by these gameplay shortcomings.
“Monotonous gameplay lacking any incentive to keep playing.”
“I think whatever 'message' they were trying to make about the state of humanity, world issues, or the environment is horribly lost by the terrible gameplay and frustrating controls and bad UI.”
“The save mechanics are terrible.”
- story6 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 17 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game's story revolves around a tragic narrative of a child who loses his family to conflict and must navigate life alone, evoking feelings of sadness and anger. However, many players feel that the story is underdeveloped and rushed, leaving a sense of dissatisfaction with its execution.
“The story is sad, and I definitely feel something for this character—anger.”
“The story is sad, but it feels underdeveloped and rushed.”
“His story is sad, but so underdeveloped and rushed.”
“Is that story sad? Yeah. Do I feel anything for this character? Sure... anger.”
“There is a story in this game; this poor child had his family destroyed by rebels/enemies/whatever and now has to make life happen on his own.”
- music4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The music in the game is praised for its nice soundtrack; however, players expressed frustration over the lack of options to save, adjust window size, or change music volume.
“Nice soundtrack.”
“Nice soundtrack.”
“There was no menu to save, to change the window size, to change the music volume.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game exhibits some bugs that can detract from the overall experience, leading to a decline in appeal over time. However, players acknowledge the game's positive intentions, which somewhat mitigates their frustrations with stability issues.
“The game is a bit buggy, and after a while the appeal wears off, but I can't rag on it too much because I've been playing for a pretty substantial amount of time and the game was made for a good cause.”
