Contrast

The platforming segments are often very creative, just not as smooth or fluid as I would have liked. Thankfully these elements, while gamifying the experience, are not the highlights of this show. The very human interactions starring a variety of flawed people through the eyes of an innocent girl who is slowly having her views of the world stripped away and altered are what make Contrast stand out. As a game Contrast works, but has a few flaws. As a creative narrative, Contrast succeeds on almost every front.

GamingBoltWill Borger

7.5/10

Contrast is an intriguing and enjoyable title with a host of good gameplay ideas, fantastic visuals, beautiful music and an interesting and heartfelt story that succeeds in spite of its occasional technical problems and short length.

IGNDan Stapleton

7.5/10

Contrast is a game full of heart, beauty, and at least a few excellent puzzles. It’s at its best when it marries its poignant story to its platforming, and at its weakest when it’s about moving boxes, but it rarely goes very long without showing us something worth playing.

PSExtremeBen-Dutka

7/10

Graphics: 6.8 Gameplay: 7.3 Sound: 8.2 Control: 5.8 Replay Value: 6.5 Overall Rating: 7.0 Online Gameplay: Not Rated Publisher: Compulsion Games Developer: ...

Playstation UniverseTimothy Nunes

6/10

Contrast is a low point in the PS4 launch line-up, but its frustrating gameplay and glitches are worth the uniquely fascinating story and aesthetics.

NoobFeedJonathan Coutiño

50/100

Contrast is a beautifully well-built game when it comes to visuals. It's a moderately fun game and a good option if you have some time to kill, but it is definitely not a game to die for.

VideogamerTom Bardwell

4/10

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GameWatcherJames Haresign

0/10

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Press StartJake Anlezark

Unscored

The luminaries are the power source to active light sources to create shadows to solve puzzles, which can be projectors and spotlights. Some of these light sources are interact-able in terms of movement; finding the correct position to solve the puzzles is vital to your progression and at times requires some precise timing with the mechanisms that you create a shadow from. Unfortunately, I felt that the controller responses were not accurate enough at times when solving puzzles, this mainly occurred when I had to jump up to enter a shadow. Collectively however, the puzzles are by no means diff...

TheSixthAxisPeter Chapman

Unscored

Contrast is, quite fittingly, a game of stark separations. There are elements of real quality but those are unfortunately juxtaposed with certain areas where the game fails to quite live up to its potential. With some very interesting ideas and some genuinely clever puzzles, it’s a shame that it has moments that feel a little rushed, a narrative that doesn’t hold any real sense of surprise or intrigue and a cast of characters that it’s difficult to empathise with.

PolygonChris Plante

Unscored

Many of Contrast’s individuals parts are beautiful, special, funny and even a little profound. Viewed as a whole though, with a little distance, the end result is confusing and difficult to look at. Contrast is rushed, messy, and, just like that, it’€™s done.