7/1/2023 0 Comments Concrete genie genie momentsIt tended to work exactly as I intended, but the choice was nice. The game does hold your hand a bit as you never need much precision. I found the motion controls to be perfectly simple and I never had issue painting just what I wanted. Painting is fairly simple, you can either use the controller’s motion controls to move the cursor around the screen or use the right stick. You’ll be painting with almost no restrictions at times making the game world begin to quickly take on a unique identity that gives the game a personal flair, where each area feels your individual artistic approach. At any time you can hit the right trigger and bring up a cursor, choose from available art templates and paint the walls of the town. You are then introduced to the mechanic at the heart of the experience: painting. Taking this newfound power to heart, he sets to covering the town in his art and bringing light and beauty back to the desolate town. After Ash’s sketchbook is torn up by these local bullies, he finds himself face to face with his creations come to life on the walls of Denska’s sad and hollow facade. Against his parents’ express wishes, Ash spends his time there where he has his fondest memories. This leaves the town deserted and ripe for the mild vandalism caused by a roving gang of miscreant kids. The setup is that the protagonist, Ash, and his family are from the docking town of Denska that was ravaged by an oil spill which causes the local economy to dry up, the local populace to migrate inland, and infects the town with some sort of impenetrable darkness. Painting the game’s environments was inherently enjoyable, but how much you get out of the game really comes down to your appreciation of the artwork you cover the town in. I had a good time with Concrete Genie, but the game really puts much of the onus on you to find the fun in the face of lackluster gameplay. Where the game falters is in delivering gameplay surrounding those mechanics that matches that level of inspiration. Concrete Genie has a good central mechanic in its magic paintbrush.
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