Contrast (2013)

1. deadsway

   Nov 17, 2013

   10

   Waited 2 years for this game and i loved playing it. Soundtrack is great. Hope there will be a DLC available soon, cause the game has onlyWaited 2 years for this game and i loved playing it. Soundtrack is great. Hope there will be a DLC available soon, cause the game has only stunning 5 hours of playtime.… Expand

   • 4 of 10 users found this helpful
2. cinciangjanpang

   Jun 24, 2018

   9

   Some games are more unique than you would like to. It's one of them.
   Graphics - Astonishing 10/10 (for its times)
   Story - Awesome emotionalSome games are more unique than you would like to. It's one of them.
   Graphics - Astonishing 10/10 (for its times)
   Story - Awesome emotional rollercoaster 10/10
   Audio - I will separate sound and music. Sound gets only 7/10, because it's good, but nothing to talk about. Music gets 10/10. I won't spoil it for you, but it's truly 10/10.
   Gameplay - Yes... gameplay. It's very unique. And for many of you this can mean something bad. I can't grade gameplay because it's something different. I will go with 8/10, but in 2013 it was from a different planet. Actually, it still is. You have to try it. You must try it to understand why it's so unique, but you may not like it.
   Bugs & Glitches - I've encountered few of them. Not too many, but significant amount. I felt like devs were forced to publish this game before final tests but still it's playable beta, better than EA products on launch. 7/10.
   Overall - 9/10. It's a masterpiece but with few bugs, not for everyone and experienced is based on your attitude. Worth your time and money but I recommend to buy it on some kind of sale because you probably won't finish it.… Expand

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4. bobothefish

   Nov 15, 2013

   9

   This game was an excellent puzzle/platformer with some very creative puzzles and very fun platforming sections. It asked the player to look atThis game was an excellent puzzle/platformer with some very creative puzzles and very fun platforming sections. It asked the player to look at and use their environment in interesting ways and did not baby the player with excessive hints. The story element were quite good and the voice acting was also of a high quality. That being said this was by no means a perfect game. When I was trying to figure out a couple puzzles I managed to get myself stuck completely in the environment by trying some odd things and the rest of the physics in general could be kind of shaky. The game needs a bit more bug fixing as one time when I messed up a box puzzle and fell to my doom along with the box, said box failed to respawn and I had to restart the chapter. The biggest problem with the game is that it is far far too short. While the story definitely feels complete and gives a good feel of closure while answer most of the questions the game presents (with the rest being answered by the collection items), all the characters could have been better fleshed out and the themes could have been explored deeper without making the game drag as the pacing of gameplay to story was top notch. Despite all the flaws of the game I still think it was great fun and worth a play through for most people. I hope to see more from Compulsion and hope that they build on what made this game good and give a more full experience next time. Overall I would give this game an 8.5 but metacritic won't let me so I will bump it to 9.… Expand

   • 4 of 6 users found this helpful
5. ScorDrag

   Aug 1, 2020

   8

   Artıları:
   +Eğlenceli bulmacalar
   + Müzik ve sesler iyi + Karakterler sevimli Eksileri: - Kontroller zor ve eğlenceli değil. - BazıArtıları:
   +Eğlenceli bulmacalar
   + Müzik ve sesler iyi
   + Karakterler sevimli
   Eksileri:
   - Kontroller zor ve eğlenceli değil.
   - Bazı bulmacalar çok kolay.
   - Kısa ve yetersiz hikaye.… Expand

   • 0 of 0 users found this helpful
6. BSim500

   Dec 3, 2013

   7

   This is a good game overall. The soundtrack is fantastic. The 3D 2D silhouette switching works well for the most part, and some of theThis is a good game overall. The soundtrack is fantastic. The 3D 2D silhouette switching works well for the most part, and some of the puzzles are good. Graphics art style is excellent and very atmospheric. Voice acting is pretty good and contains some professional actors (Elias Toufexis, Bruce Dinsmore & Vanessa Matsui, etc).
   
   I would have given it 80-85%, but sadly it gets only 70% due to a number of game-breaking bugs (mostly clipping collision detection issues, ie, getting stuck in the floor after jumping down from a height or an object in the wall (especially in some areas of the circus). It's not broken as in "you can't finish it", but expect to reload a few times in one or two areas if you bump into the "wrong" thing. It's a shame as the game has a "fresh" feel to it, is very atmospheric and would have been superb had it been released bug free.… Expand

   • 1 of 3 users found this helpful
7. Nokya

   Nov 16, 2013

   7

   великолепна.
   Геймплей легкий.
   Очень задание. Не интересно. Существуют 8. великолепна.
   Геймплей легкий.
   Очень задание.
   
   Не интересно.
   Существуют 8.

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8. Vv_vV

   Nov 16, 2013

   2

   I was quite enjoying the game for the first 30 minutes until I shifted somewhere I apparently wasn't supposed to and got stuck literally inI was quite enjoying the game for the first 30 minutes until I shifted somewhere I apparently wasn't supposed to and got stuck literally in the middle of a wall. After recovering from save the game forgot to give me back the "luminaries" I collected to the point making progress impossible.
   What is it with game companies lately? I understand its a small independent developer and cannot afford a proper QA department but just get one of your children to play through and get rid of at least the obvious critical bugs before releasing.… Expand

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