Steve C
TheSixthAxisChicory: A Colorful Tale Review – TheSixthAxis
Published 7/5/2021
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Series X|S / PS4 / PC / PS5 / Mac / XONE / Switch - 6/10/2021
Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Chicory: A Colorful Tale is an adventure game about a dog wielding a magic paintbrush! Use the power of art to explore, solve puzzles, help your animal friends and restore color to the world.
- Developer
- Wishes Ultd.
- Publisher
- Finji
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90
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Whimsical / playful / lightheartedDefining · Curated baseline
Atmosphere-driven / aesthetic identityDefining · Curated baseline
Story / character-drivenStrongly · Curated baseline
Exploration-drivenStrongly · Curated baseline
Puzzle / logic-focusedStrongly · Curated baseline
Cozy / low-pressureStrongly · Curated baseline
Side-content richStrongly · Curated baseline
Unconventional / experimentalStrongly · Curated baseline
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Serious / dark / groundedModerately · Curated baseline
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Highly replayableSlightly · Curated baseline
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Loot / progression-drivenSlightly · Curated baseline
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High confidenceMostly aligned
Critic avg
90
24 scored reviews
Total coverage
24
All coverage currently scored
Score range
80–100
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Signal shape
Mostly aligned
Score range is 11–20 points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 90 across 24 scored reviews, with a 20-point spread. Critics mostly agree, but there is some useful variation in the individual reviews.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 90–100 band.
Score distribution
Shows how included scored reviews are clustered across the normalized 100-point scale.
24 included scored reviews
90–10019 reviews · 79%
80–895 reviews · 21%
70–790 reviews · 0%
Below 700 reviews · 0%
Showing 11-20 of 24 matching critic reviews. 24 total critic reviews. Page 2 of 3.
Dalton Cooper
Game RantChicory: A Colorful Tale Review
Published 7/3/2021
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90
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Read originalAlessandro Barbosa
GameSpotChicory: A Colorful Tale Review - Masterful Strokes
Published 7/2/2021
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90
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Read originalKim Snaith
GameSpewChicory: A Colorful Tale Review – GameSpew
Published 6/21/2021
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80
-10 vs critic avg
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Read originalJonathan Leo
KakuchopureiChicory Charms Us Wholly With Its Themes & Puzzles
Published 6/18/2021
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100
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Read originalJames Bentley
TechRaptorChicory: A Colorful Tale Review
Published 6/18/2021
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95
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Metro GameCentralChicory: A Colorful Tale review – paint your own adventure
Published 6/17/2021
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80
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Read originalDavid Flynn
GamingTrendPaint the future — Chicory: A Colorful Tale Review
Published 6/15/2021
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95
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Read originalMartyn Locker
PlayStation UniverseChicory: A Colorful Tale Review (PS5) - A Beautiful Adventure - PlayStation Universe
Published 6/14/2021
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90
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Read originalLeonardo Faria
WayTooManyGamesReview - Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Published 6/13/2021
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85
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