Analysis of Chicory: A Colorful Tale
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.61173/syq8j545Keywords:
ChicoryAbstract
“Chicory: A Colorful Tale” is a 2D adventure puzzle game with elements of exploration and creativity, set in the Picnic Province, a fictional world where color comes from a magical paintbrush. Each person holding the paintbrush continues a long tradition of renaming themselves after picking up the brush with their favorite food. Using the gameplay and rules as an entry point to analyze this game: In “Chicory: A Colorful Tale,” operational rules are conveyed to the player primarily through the context and intuitive design of the game. In summary, “Chicory: A Colorful Tale” creates a meaningful play through narrative depth, player agency, great integration of the mechanism and the theme, and broader cultural impacts. At the heart of meaningful play is a sense of purpose, discernableness, and integration.