GRIS

Gris‘ ending is also an emotionally resonant moment that will likely stick with many who experience it. Due to its short nature and the depth of its allegory, I don’t think it will be long before I jump back in to more carefully pick apart its themes and individual elements. It’s a lovely game that has a lot to say and a lot of beauty to share in a short amount of time.

Gris understands intrinsically how magical video games can be and continually pushes your imagination until you’re almost bursting with joy. The ways in which it reinvents itself as you gain powers and dive ever deeper into this world is truly special, and just as it knows exactly when to pull back the camera or introduce a new song, it’s keenly aware of when it's time to say goodbye. Like a comet streaking across the sky, Gris is full of wonder and beauty and leaves you with a warm glow in your heart.

GRIS is, simply put, one of this year’s masterpieces. Both in the sense that it looks like a work of art and plays like an absolute dream. The platforming is smooth as silk, the world is a joy to explore, the puzzles offer the right amount of challenge and the emotional parts of the journey hit perfectly. It’s a dynamic, creative fantasy tale that knows how to expertly mange action with downbeat moments and everything in between.

I won’t say that GRIS is bad. It is not even remotely bad. What GRIS is is disappointing. It can’t decide whether or not it wants to be a fun platformer or art piece, and the reality is that it could have been both. There’s a lot of hyperbole out there right now about this being a must play and I have a feeling a lot of people that do will be disappointed by this title.

It’s too self-conscious, and too wrapped up in being aesthetically pleasing. It’s too tied to the idea of a neat conclusion. It’s so caught up in the language of recurring motifs and visual continuity that it doesn’t seem to notice when the emotional arc loses clarity and continuity. The overall effect for me ends up being elegant but detached. A slightly muddled compendium of the picturesque sides of grief.

Gris’ story is open to a range of interpretations, and it’s not important that you arrive at a specific meaning. Instead, in creating a well-constructed game, developer Nomada Studio has laid the foundations by which you can find your own sight and voice.

Despite its lack of replay value, Gris is a mesmerizing puzzle platformer. You won’t want the experience to end, but when it does, it will stick in your head due to its poignant atmosphere and incredible visuals. It’s just a shame that it only lasted around three hours. The game’s beauty and quality make it easy to not want it to end.

I’ve certainly shown my fair share of criticism and I can still honestly say that I found it to be a moving story that’s well worth playing. Even if you’re a mechanics nerd like me who shies away from artsy games. My only real sticking points in this GRIS review are the lack of replayability and its relative brevity. Still, it packs such a great experience into that short time that it’s worth it. Besides, how many people really played Journey more than once?

All in all, GRIS is an absolute charm of an indie game. The story developing as you go along is engaging, the artwork is stunning and the puzzles are just hard enough to keep your mind working without being too hard and make you frustrated. For the first game from a small indie studio, this game is very impressive. If they continue this trend of blending aesthetics and gameplay in such a way, I can see them gaining a lot of recognition.

With GRIS, Nomada has created an abstract adventure, as beguiling as it is haunting. By focusing on its courageous protagonist, and creating a bewitching but frightening world for her to overcome, GRIS succeeds with its short but unforgettable odyssey. Awash with meticulous detail, charming aesthetics, and smart design, GRIS is something special. Take the trip.

Gris is, at times, a meditative, affecting exploration of complex emotions that uses its levels as a canvas for some of the most beautiful visual design in any platformer, backed by a fantastic score. At others, it’s a maddeningly simple and confusing game that lets its artistic ambitions run roughshod over its gameplay.

If you like quaint indie games, emotional stories, unique methods of storytelling, or even just a nice game to look at, then GRIS is certainly one to try. In the short time it's with you it keeps layering on new ideas and images to sustain its momentum, and the mechanics, visuals, and audios all walk hand-in-hand together. Nomada Studio should be proud of what it has created; this is an experience that will stay with you long after the controller is put down.

Gris is art in motion and arguably the most gorgeous game I’ve played this year. It dons the cloth of a puzzle platformer, although focusing on just that part means missing the point. That’s because all its pieces, from the absolutely gorgeous visuals and music to the poignant way in which the world gives you the pieces to build the girl’s story, create a delicate whole and an experience that’s well worth jumping into.

Even though there’s not much going on mechanically that we haven’t seen before, one look or glance at GRIS and you'll feel the opposite – it is something you haven’t seen before. Like a beautiful and minimal watercolour painting or an evocative piece of album art come to life - GRIS is short, sweet, and often inspiring.

Analizar GRIS me lleva a una espiral. Soy incapaz de ver qué vino antes, si el hecho de que Roset pinte acuarelas funcionó como inspiración para el equipo de Nomada o si el estilo y talento del catalán reclama un medio en el que varias disciplinas se interconectan, necesitando una pinceladas de las otras para dibujar el cuadro final. Pero sé que un juego como GRIS no surge por casualidad. Tampoco lo hace a menudo, por suerte.

GRIS es un título especial, hecho con muchísimo cariño y dedicación. Es mucho más que un juego bonito, con niveles interesantes y desafíos bien diseñados, cuya calidad se acentúa gracias al precioso envoltorio en el que nos llega. Nosotros creemos que cuanto menos sepas de él más lo vas a disfrutar, y os aconsejamos que, si lo que os contamos en nuestro análisis –que apenas destripa nada– os atrae, os lancéis a por él.

GRIS destaca sobremanera gracias a su apartado artístico. Conrad Roset impregna de poesía visual una experiencia interactiva creada, diseñada y sonorizada para hacernos soñar. Y lo hace a través de la acuarela como medio de expresión, las plataformas como base jugable y la resolución de puzles basados en exploración como catalizador.

La música, las imágenes, las emociones que transmite… hay tanto que admirar en este videojuego que el que sea corto, o simple en algunos aspectos, no es excusa para dejarlo escapar. Con una genial banda sonora a cargo de Berlinist, y algunos secretos por encontrar en forma de "recuerdos", a los que se accede tras resolver puzles más complejos, GRIS es una experiencia que debes jugar, que debes vivir, que debes sentir. Esto es arte en movimiento; esto es poesía hecha videojuego.

Gris ist mein Spiel 2018. Ich war von Anfang an am Titel interessiert, weil mich als Designerin sein künstlerischer Look anspricht. Beim Spielen war Gris aber dann doch mehr als eine optisch ansprechende Erfahrung. Durch die Kombination aus interessanten Spielmechaniken, emotionaler Musik und der rührenden Geschichte hat mich bei Gris nicht nur der Stil mitgerissen.

Das Tüpfelchen auf dem i ist die von Conrad Roset gezeichnete Gris selbst, ihre kraftvolle Ausdrucksweise in kurzen Filmszenen und in fließend schönen Bewegungen. Wer Spiele nicht nur mit dem Kopf verstehen und mit den Händen meistern, sondern vor allem mit dem Herzen genießen will, sollte sich diese wundervolle Reise nicht entgehen lassen!

Au milieu des grosses machines de l'E3 2018, les esthètes en herbe n'avaient d'yeux que pour un petit jeu de plates-formes et d'énigmes baptisé GRIS. D'un élégant trailer, les Barcelonais de Nomada Studio et Devolver Digital avaient tout dit : une jeune femme enveloppée dans une cape de noire tristesse, un monde comme un buvard qui boit l'aquarelle pour mieux en faire des rêves, et la promesse d'un voyage serein où la mort n'existe pas.

Même dans la catégorie des jeux indés, l'aventure arrive encore à se démarquer, grâce à des graphismes aquarelles qui mettent une baffe à tous les effets "gros pixels" qu'on voit encore bien trop souvent chez la concurrence. Grâce à Gris, la prochaine fois que vous croiserez un débat "le jeu vidéo est-il un art ?", vous aurez un argument supplémentaire à faire valoir...

GRIS est une aventure mélancolique brillante sur la forme. S’il propose un concept nettement plus classique sur le fond, l’ensemble s’accompagne tout de même d’idées de gameplay réussies, matérialisant une structure et une progression suffisamment bien pensées et intuitives.

Ascenseur émotionnel par excellence, GRIS profite de son propos métaphorique pour laisser toute sa place à la musique et à la contemplation, au travers d'un conte halluciné dans lequel chacun trouvera, quoi qu'il arrive, quelque chose de très personnel. En un mot comme en cent, nous sommes face à un véritable chef-d'oeuvre, tout simplement.

Gris racconta tutto questo in un progetto con un cuore enorme, che unisce animazione, musica e gameplay per creare un'esperienza toccante ma allo stesso tempo rilassante. Un bellissimo racconto in cui le parole lasciano il campo all'azione, ai gesti e ad altre forme di comunicazione. Non sarà il gioco più longevo del mondo ma se riuscirete a entrare in contatto col suo messaggio resterà a lungo nel vostro cuore.

Per essere apprezzato davvero, GRIS chiede al giocatore di spogliarsi di sovrastrutture e aspettative create dal mercato, così da potersi immergersi in un'esperienza che vive d'altro rispetto a quelli che sono i canoni di un genere, quello dei platform game, che in questo caso possiamo considerare come una specie di incidente di percorso.

GRIS — самая красивая игра, в которую мне когда-либо доводилось играть, способная на равных побороться с AAA-релизами. Она обладает уникальным визуальным стилем и невероятным саундтреком, однако на этом не останавливается и предлагает геймплей — ненавязчивый и разнообразный. И создает притягательную атмосферу, конечно.

Gris is visueel en muzikaal gezien een van de sterkste games op de markt. Het nadeel dat de game niets nieuws doet in de platformer gameplay wordt goedgemaakt door een prettige implementering van wat er wél is. Je springt, zweeft en zwemt moeiteloos van hot naar her. Hoewel de game je nooit uitdaagt, weet het je te raken door een sterke wisselwerking tussen tekenstijl, muziek en interactiviteit.