Apple Arcade review #93: Discolored
I got stuck about a half hour into this first-person adventure, and I wasn’t motivated enough to search for a solution. Discolored feels lifeless and hollow, with rudimentary art, sparse sound and obtuse mechanics. The controls aren’t great: I started playing on the Apple TV with an Xbox controller, and everything felt off. The sensitivity, the button layout, the menus: everything is clunky and at odds with most first-person games. On a touch device, some things are easier, but now you’re dealing with virtual joysticks, which isn’t ideal.
Maybe it gets better. After all, the game is about bringing colour back into the world, and maybe this also brings the game to life? I didn’t get far enough to see. There are, fortunately or unfortunately, too many games out there to persevere past a dull opening. I’m glad Apple Arcade features a variety of games and genres, and I’m glad there’s room for a game like Discolored, even though it didn’t do much for me.