Colorless Life

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Colorless Life is a single player casual simulation game. It was developed by HIPIX and was released on July 25, 2017. It received negative reviews from players.

This game is dynamic story about man's struggle with himself. From your actions depends the outcome of this struggle.

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Audience ScoreBased on 18 reviews

monetization3 positive mentions

graphics2 negative mentions

The game attempts to tackle serious themes like depression and suicide, which can resonate with players who relate to these issues.
The imagery and art style are interesting and enhance the overall atmosphere of the game.
There are multiple choices and different endings, providing some replayability.

The English translation is extremely poor, making it difficult to understand the story and dialogue.
The game suffers from numerous technical issues, including bugs that can render it unplayable at times.
The overall gameplay experience is linear and lacks depth, leading to a feeling of monotony.

story
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The story of "Colorless Life" attempts to tackle themes of depression and personal growth through a choice-driven narrative, but is hindered by poor translation and writing quality, making it difficult for players to fully engage with its intended message. While some players find the core story relatable, many criticize its accessibility and coherence, ultimately deeming it a failure in conveying a compelling narrative.
- “Colorless Life is a very short point & click narrative that gives you multiple choices to determine the ending of the story; it focuses on depression and working through it.”
- “Developer: you have the makings of a really neat, widely relatable story here, but it's not as widely accessible as you might have wanted it to be.”
- “I can tell there's a good story there, but it's not something that I can clearly understand as-is.”
- “The worst English translation I've encountered obliterates what could've been a neat story.”
- “Considering this is a visual novel sort of game, it failed at its main goal of conveying the storyline.”
- “If you're going to create a story-based game where most of the content revolves around the dialogue of the characters, it only seems logical to make sure the conversations are understandable and grammatically sound.”
graphics
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The graphics have received mixed reviews, with some users criticizing the use of outdated retro pixel art and the lack of resolution options or graphics tweaks, while others appreciate how the visuals complement the game's narrative and enhance the overall experience.
- “I like the graphics, for the most part; they work for the format that the story takes and enhance the overall experience.”
- “A choice was made to use obsolete, decades-old retro pixel art as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics.”
- “There's no option to change the resolution and no useful graphics tweaks.”
gameplay
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay has been criticized for poor pacing and confusing text, detracting from the overall experience despite decent visuals and sound. Players find it lacking compared to similar games from the past.
- “I was pretty curious about this one; the theme reminded me of the Deep Sleep series and other browser games from back in the day. However, while it does alright with its visuals and sound, the gameplay and pacing just aren't good, and the text is either slightly off or downright incomprehensible.”
- “The gameplay is worse than expected.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game features no in-game purchases, indicating a completely free-to-play experience without additional monetization strategies.
- “In-game purchases: none”
- “The game offers a fair monetization model that doesn't pressure players to spend money.”
- “I appreciate that there are no paywalls, allowing everyone to enjoy the game equally.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's replayability is rated as medium-low, indicating that while there may be some incentive to play again, it is not particularly strong or compelling.
- “Replayability is medium-low.”
- “Once you've completed the game, there's little incentive to play it again.”
- “The lack of varied outcomes makes replaying feel tedious.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game has been criticized for being terrible, and users have also reported technical issues, such as crashes when playing in fullscreen mode.
- “Crashes on fullscreen, horrible soundtrack.”
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's attempt to create a serious and somber atmosphere is undermined by its confusing language, which detracts from the overall experience.
- “The game tries to have a very serious and somber atmosphere, which is immediately foiled by the incomprehensible wording in this game.”