Evaluate: Coloured Results (Nintendo Swap)

Coloured Results is an indie puzzle platformer with an inviting strategy however so-so gameplay. A few selections lead to a sport that provides preliminary enjoyable however doesn’t have legs.

The only-screen ranges are a design choice I can get behind, together with your exit clearly in view from the get-go. The gimmick right here is coloured powerups that let you get matching gems that act like keys to unlock all of the gates. Blue permits for double leaping, and yellow, lets your character sprint, to call only a couple.

Whereas the design is straightforward, the problem shouldn’t be. Coloured Results doesn’t actually provide a ramping problem, with even the earliest ranges giving pause with some head-scratching layouts. And I say this as a style fan. A method to ease gamers in would’ve been advantageous. Nonetheless, this could click on for these in search of a problem from the outset, even when later ranges are uneven.

I discover it reasonably attention-grabbing that I had the other criticism for a sport revealed by Flynn’s Arcade earlier this 12 months. It illustrates how powerful it may be to supply a balanced issue. That nice line between too simple and too irritating is skinny, demonstrating why choices are preferrred. The choices on this sport are restricted primarily to presentation settings, although they’re nonetheless appreciated.

Talking of evaluating releases, this sport (regardless of the title) comes up quick with colour. Whereas a mere coincidence, as the sooner sport had a special developer, what’s it with Flynn’s arcade attaching themselves to bland-looking video games? I can’t complain an excessive amount of, given the sport’s funds value of $4.99, however copious quantities of gray and white are monotonous. A minimum of the coloured powerups, enemies, and gates stand out.

Revisiting the problem, this sport commits the cardinal sin of being linear. I can admire the necessity for some linearity with new mechanics getting launched. In spite of everything, you don’t need to skip too far forward and uncover a method you could have but to be acquainted with. However, for those who get caught, you’re caught. I like to recommend having a good friend readily available who appreciates the style to bounce concepts off of, which makes the sport extra entertaining.

And sure, you will get actually caught. The sport makes some extent to promote that “nothing prevents you from restarting at any second and getting again right away.” However further polish and smarter stage design would make such a characteristic largely pointless. I bought caught a number of methods as early as stage 4, utilizing options that seemingly made sense however not ones the sport required. Although I’m grateful mentioned characteristic is right here on this present construct, I want I solely had to make use of it sparingly.

There are intelligent boss fights, one coming as early because the second stage, which is curious, but it surely does make the sport stand out considerably from its friends. And the music, whereas lacking on the title and menu screens, is nice.

The preliminary enjoyable could quickly give method to need; need of much less linear design, extra balanced issue, and (mockingly sufficient) extra colour, to call only a few issues. Coloured Results is honest sufficient for its funds value. However I’m curious what the developer can do with future releases that’ll hopefully be extra enjoyable and polished.