Contrast

Critic reviews

• VGVideo Gamer

  Steven Burns · Dec 06, 2013

  4.0

  More serious are the numerous bugs: players are often forced out of shadow form for no reason, making the platforming and puzzle-solving a chore, and Dawn frequently gets stuck on boxes, in walls, almost anything. Infuriating, and so common as to be inexcusable. As is the fact that there's only really one 'correct' solution to the puzzles, so much so that the game lessens skills or flat out removes collision so you can't outsmart it. A huge shame.

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• PLPS Lifestyle

  Chandler Wood · Dec 05, 2013

  6.5

  A description of the gameplay, the setting, and the story all seem great in theory, but my short time with Contrast left me with more disappointment than satisfaction, particularly on the gameplay side of things. A little more attention and polish, along with more difficult puzzles and a longer run time would have done this game a lot of good, but perhaps the concept can come to better fruition in a future title.

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• PTPlayStation Trophies

  Richard Walker · Nov 29, 2013

  7.0

  Contrast is so close to being a unique indie gem, that it hurts. Instead it's a flawed, but irresistible PSN title that deserves to be played. Ignore the bugs and soak up the jazz music and appealing art style, and Contrast will draw you into its world for its duration.

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• EEdge

  Edge Staff · Nov 28, 2013

  6.0

  That says much about the game’s puzzle design. ...It may have a delightful art style, a vividly realised world and a story that builds to a sweet, satisfying conclusion, but it’s been hurried out the door to meet a hardware launch date and it shows. It’s a game of light and shade, sure, but there’s a little too much of the former seeping through the cracks.
• CCheatcc

  Becky Cunningham · Nov 25, 2013

  5.0

  I dearly wanted to enjoy Contrast. It's the kind of game that is normally right up my alley, featuring puzzles, platforming, a stylish, historically inspired world, and an intelligent young female protagonist. It simply wasn't fun to actually play. Contrast would have made a delightful short film, but I'm afraid that it isn't a particularly good game.

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• HGHardcore Gamer

  Geoff Thew · Nov 22, 2013

  3.0

  Contrast is a mess. It’s ugly, tiresome, insipid and occasionally insulting. It aspires to be like other, better games, and wears that on its sleeve, but has nothing worthwhile to call its own. The story it tells is stale and overwrought, and the gameplay itself is shallow and uninspired. It’s currently free on PS4 for PlayStation Plus users, but it’s still not worth your time. Let this one fade into the shadows.

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