Contrast

 PlayStation 4
User Score
6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 390 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 141 out of 390
  2. Mixed: 177 out of 390
  3. Negative: 72 out of 390

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  1. Joruto
    Dec 7, 2013
    4
    This game had so much potential. It had a brilliant gameplay mechanic and a really nice art style. However it is let down because of the glitchy mess that it is. Many of the puzzles in this game don't even work as intended because the physics in this game are so glitchy! There's also some kinda bad level design in some places and I feel like the shadow gameplay and controls kinda feelThis game had so much potential. It had a brilliant gameplay mechanic and a really nice art style. However it is let down because of the glitchy mess that it is. Many of the puzzles in this game don't even work as intended because the physics in this game are so glitchy! There's also some kinda bad level design in some places and I feel like the shadow gameplay and controls kinda feel stiff and awkward. Although this game has a beautiful art style I feel like this game is having an identity crisis. Does it want to be an old French movie or an old american noire style movie? I'm not too sure and I think these styles merge in a strange way and it's kinda corny. Also this game isn't really graphically impressive either, which isn't a bad thing, but kinda sucks. Also I won't spoil the story but you'll defiantly be disappointed with the ending and for a game that costs £12 in the UK you won't be spending your money's worth, luckily I had PS+, as the you could probably beat this game in 40 minutes.… Expand
  2. K2D
    Dec 4, 2013
    1
    This is a really interesting game with an intriguing story and a promising, easy going gameplay. There are some graphical hick-ups, and the background music isn't always as good as desired. This could easily have been enough for an 7/10. Sadly, this game is just plain broken. Puzzle elements need to get going are broken and each time you fail, you'll have to start from the very beginning.This is a really interesting game with an intriguing story and a promising, easy going gameplay. There are some graphical hick-ups, and the background music isn't always as good as desired. This could easily have been enough for an 7/10. Sadly, this game is just plain broken. Puzzle elements need to get going are broken and each time you fail, you'll have to start from the very beginning. Three game breaking puzzles in a row! NO EXCUSE. Until this game is fixed 1/10.… Expand
  3. GeoMarine
    Dec 20, 2013
    3
    Currently broken. I imagine that they were forced to release the game early for Playstation Plus due to 'Driveclub' being delayed. Whatever the reason though, as of the 20th Dec 2013 the game is broken. I got all the way until the end but then the game would not progress, not good for obvious reasons.

    As for the actual game up until that, I think it started off quite enjoyable. I liked    Currently broken. I imagine that they were forced to release the game early for Playstation Plus due to 'Driveclub' being delayed. Whatever the reason though, as of the 20th Dec 2013 the game is broken. I got all the way until the end but then the game would not progress, not good for obvious reasons.

    As for the actual game up until that, I think it started off quite enjoyable. I liked the game mechanic of turning into shadows but eventually this got boring. The story was overall lacking and not worth playing through for. Basically, if you can get the game for free it's worth a shot just to test out how it plays but don't pay any money for it. You'll regret it, believe me. Such a shame for one of the PS4 launch titles.    … Expand
  4. Marxists
    Nov 19, 2013
    0
    Unique in the sense of how it pops when you begin to play it, but the overdone puzzles and repetitive game play hamper what is a visually good looking game.
  5. FriedConsole
    Feb 5, 2014
    4
    This game is not good. Wonky controls. Ugly visuals. Puzzles that aren't even very interesting. Lots of just walking around trying to figure out what to do next. Boring.
  6. Lozsta
    Mar 10, 2014
    0
    Utterly horrible. Played it for a while, ghastly horrible game I wish it would never have even entered someone's head to create.

    It is just completely a non entity. As for a replacement for Drive club at release... I am astounded it made it in. Such a bad game. Don't even waste the band width downloading
  7. Steyraus
    Jul 30, 2014
    2
    Contrast was one of the first games I played on the PS4 and what a terrible way to be introduced to a new system. Im not a huge fan of puzzle games but when they are done right they can be very enjoyable. Contrast adds a slight twist of puzzles that occur once or twice in other better games. The game play graphics and story were painfully bland and uninspired to the point of being a choreContrast was one of the first games I played on the PS4 and what a terrible way to be introduced to a new system. Im not a huge fan of puzzle games but when they are done right they can be very enjoyable. Contrast adds a slight twist of puzzles that occur once or twice in other better games. The game play graphics and story were painfully bland and uninspired to the point of being a chore to play.… Expand
  8. BenTheWicked
    Nov 18, 2013
    2
    I would give this game a 5 or 6 if it were on the PS3. There is absolutely no reason for it to be on the PS4. I enjoy the puzzles, and the platforming is fine. However, the story is just kind of there. I wanted this game to take me to narrative realms that I've never explored before. Instead, it was an excuse to check out new environments. The only good part of this game is that it's free.
  9. Kriostyx
    Dec 27, 2014
    0
    This is utter trash. The game has some interesting aesthetic design going for it and the story itself is somewhat interesting, but the game is designed as a 2D / 3D platformer/puzzle solving game. And the jumping mechanics, physics engine and controls in general just can't hack what the game throws at you. For the entire runtime of the game you will be bangin your head against the wallThis is utter trash. The game has some interesting aesthetic design going for it and the story itself is somewhat interesting, but the game is designed as a 2D / 3D platformer/puzzle solving game. And the jumping mechanics, physics engine and controls in general just can't hack what the game throws at you. For the entire runtime of the game you will be bangin your head against the wall with every single jumping puzzle, since the game keeps bugging out and dropping you into endless pits against it's own rules. The jumping also has no concept of momentum, it seems that both gravity and the continuity of motion sort of come and go based on pure chance. You have a dash mechanic that will cause you to fall to your doom without fail, since even when you actually reach the platform you were supposed to go to, the game decides to throw you down by the means of glitching. The controls are the worst controls of any game this side of Sonic 2006. Jumping very simply again does_not_work. And running and camera control is so wildly sensitive that you will end up just darting everywhere even if you are just thinking of moving the thumbsticks. Every puzzle is a lesson in frustration and they will eventually make you ragequit this game and go outside for a walk and hope that this idea of a game would have been made by some other dev team. There is no fun to be found here. Avoid at all costs.… Expand
  10. GrassDaemeon
    Dec 12, 2013
    3
    Thi sgame has very good ideas. i played it for about an hour and i Just could notlike this. it looks like it's trying to have an interesting art style but it looks ugly to me.as i played on all i could think of is how repetitive the puzzles are. The whole time i was playing this all i could think of was the new Zelda A Link Between Worlds because it has a simmilar game mechanic. but theThi sgame has very good ideas. i played it for about an hour and i Just could notlike this. it looks like it's trying to have an interesting art style but it looks ugly to me.as i played on all i could think of is how repetitive the puzzles are. The whole time i was playing this all i could think of was the new Zelda A Link Between Worlds because it has a simmilar game mechanic. but the new zelda had more than just morphing into walls.… Expand

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#25 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2013

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Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 28 out of 39
  3. Negative: 6 out of 39
  1. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Mar 3, 2014
    65
    Great idea, not so great execution. Contrast's really only suited for the hardcore puzzle lover. [January 2014, p82]
  2. CD-Action
    Feb 10, 2014
    40
    Calling a game with a gameplay based on shadows a shadow of what it could’ve been is a cheap trick. So is joking that Contrast contrasts with the vision of itself depicted in the previews and press releases. Still I couldn’t resist to do both because what we got is a half-baked mediocrity that has too little good moments but loads of wasted potential. [02/2014, p.62]
  3. XGN
    Jan 3, 2014
    50
    Contrast could have been a great game, but it feels too rushed. The controls are stiff and the platform elements aren´t that challenging. And we aren´t even talking about the countless bugs we found in the game.
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