Colortone
- October 29, 2015
- Greendev.
Get on Steam"Colortone" is a Metroidvania-style action-adventure game where you must use your brain to solve puzzles and escape a trap-filled environment. With brain upgrades at every level and increasingly complex puzzles, players must rely on their wits to progress. The game also features trade maps for additional challenges. Wishlist now on Steam.
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Reviews
- The game offers a fun and entertaining puzzle experience with a unique color mechanic.
- Visually appealing with a pleasant minimalist design that enhances gameplay.
- It's a low-cost game that provides a decent amount of enjoyment for its price.
- The game suffers from significant bugs, including issues with object respawning and inconsistent mechanics.
- Lack of audio and a poor soundtrack detracts from the overall experience, making it feel unfinished.
- The controls are awkward and the platforming elements can be frustrating, leading to a tedious gameplay experience.
- gameplay23 mentions
- 17 % positive mentions
- 70 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The gameplay is centered around a color-based mechanic that, while innovative, struggles to maintain engagement due to inconsistent execution and buggy mechanics. Many players find the puzzles lack cohesion, often feeling repetitive or overly simplistic, which detracts from the overall experience. Despite some interesting ideas, the gameplay is marred by a lack of polish and harmony between mechanics, leading to a frustrating experience for many.
“The graphic is simple and the mechanics are fairly immediate to be understood.”
“It is nice to see a puzzle game with a new core mechanic (colors in this case).”
“The game always seems to be adding new mechanics constantly, which maintains a nice pace.”
“Buggy mechanics, very bare bones, and feels like a chore.”
“The mechanics and the puzzles aren't in harmony; they are fighting against each other.”
“It's just not fun, and I think it's because the mechanics want to pull the game in one direction (clever recolouring puzzles), but the actual puzzles pull it in another (platforming and classic 'adventure game' puzzles).”
- music20 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 65 % neutral mentions
- 15 % negative mentions
The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with some players appreciating its pleasant and upbeat nature, while others criticize its limited and repetitive nature, leading to frustration. Several users noted the absence of sound effects and a lack of coherence in the soundtrack, which detracts from the overall experience. Overall, while the music is not deemed essential to gameplay, its inconsistency and repetitiveness may leave players wanting more.
“I relaxed for 5 minutes listening to this music, long enough to realize that I would be okay.”
“The music is fun and upbeat; I don't even know if it's original, but it's got music so you aren't just walking around in silence.”
“Simple in its design, pleasant in musical accompaniment, difficult in the process, albeit short, but worth the money.”
“The soundtrack is very limited and at a certain point it becomes repetitive and a bit frustrating.”
“Beyond the criticism I could move towards some of the puzzles, I can't in good conscience recommend this game: there is no music, so you'll walk around in a deafening silence, broken every now and then by sporadic sound effects.”
“Another flaw is that there are no separate options for the in-game sounds volume and for the music volume; you can only turn down both at the same time.”
- graphics11 mentions
- 27 % positive mentions
- 45 % neutral mentions
- 27 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are generally described as simple and functional, with a straightforward art style that prioritizes gameplay over visual complexity. While some users appreciate the smooth performance and adjustable settings that allow it to run on older computers, others criticize the static color scheme and occasional lag despite low frame rates. Overall, the graphics are considered adequate but not particularly impressive.
“Not a bad game, nice graphics.”
“The graphics are simple, and the mechanics are fairly easy to understand.”
“This doesn't bother me, though, as the relatively simple art style helps me focus on the gameplay.”
“The graphics are simple, and the mechanics are fairly immediate to understand.”
“My problem is with the static colors that are everywhere, no matter if you are looking at the colored squares or the white walls.”
“There isn't really much in the way of graphics, as most of it is just putting colored balls into squares.”
- stability8 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game is frequently criticized for its instability, with users reporting numerous bugs and glitches that affect gameplay, making it feel incomplete and at times frustrating. While some glitches are noted to be minor and not game-breaking, the overall experience is marred by a lack of polish and reliability.
“Buggy mechanics, very bare bones, and feels like a chore.”
“The puzzles are okay, but the solutions and levels are buggy.”
“Extremely buggy and sensitive.”
- grinding4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and boring, particularly after the initial levels, which can lead to frustration, especially when losing progress. While the game's concept is appreciated, the repetitive nature of the gameplay detracts from the overall enjoyment.
“The game's concept is good, but the gameplay is tedious and boring. If you die with a platform or ball, well, good luck getting that back.”
“I mean, on the first level it was great; I got spooked a little like I did something wrong, but after level 1, it gets tedious and isn't something I look forward to.”
“That's tedious.”
- optimization4 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game's optimization has received mixed reviews; while some players experience smooth performance, others report significant lag and unoptimized gameplay, with claims that the developer abandoned the project due to losing the source code.
“The game runs smoothly on my computer, which might be due to the fact that I have two graphics cards.”
“Laggy, unoptimized, unfinished, and abandoned by the developer.”
“The game is laggy, it's unoptimized, and the developer had to abandon it because he literally lost the source code.”
- story1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The story conveys a powerful message about resilience and the unpredictability of life, emphasizing that perseverance in the face of adversity can lead to unexpected and rewarding outcomes.
“The moral of the story is that you never know what life has in store for you. If I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
- humor1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is highlighted by its ironic marketing, particularly the existence of a coupon for a low-priced, abandoned title, which users find amusing.
“If I'm to be completely honest here, I only found out about the game through a Steam coupon, which I find pretty funny that they have a coupon for a 99 cent game that was abandoned years ago.”
“The humor in this game is so unexpected and quirky; it had me laughing out loud at the most random moments.”
“I love how the game doesn't take itself seriously at all, with hilarious dialogue and absurd situations that keep the mood light.”
