The Last Tinker: City of Colors

1. tmod_87

   May 13, 2014

   10

   beaaauuttiiiiifuuullllll game. i ve really enjoyed it!!!!
   
   great characters, beautiful environment and great catchy music. thumbs up!!!!beaaauuttiiiiifuuullllll game. i ve really enjoyed it!!!!
   
   great characters, beautiful environment and great catchy music.
   
   thumbs up!!!! GREAT GAME… Expand

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2. mugen_is_here

   Mar 7, 2017

   10

   A very beautiful world that's very colorful. I love the puzzle-solving epidemic in this game and the usage of different kinds of colors. TheA very beautiful world that's very colorful. I love the puzzle-solving epidemic in this game and the usage of different kinds of colors. The puzzles never get too tough although there are a few areas of difficulty spikes but they're quite rare.
   
   Excellent music, in fact, I paid extra to get the OST for this game. I really hope that the gaming community makes more games like this where the world is very atmospheric and you can immerse yourself fully in it.
   
   P.,S. I had played this game last year in Feb. But really wanted to add a review for it. :)… Expand

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4. Quina

   May 14, 2014

   10

   Easily a 10/10 imo.
   It might not be the deepest game that you can spend hundreds of hours playing. But the beautiful design, hilariousEasily a 10/10 imo.
   It might not be the deepest game that you can spend hundreds of hours playing. But the beautiful design, hilarious characters (the mushroom fellas especially) and most importantly the political message make this a game EVERYONE should pick up.
   
   It really stands out from the 1.000.000 mediocre, gloomy, AAA action-games these days.… Expand

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5. coru

   May 14, 2014

   9

   This is a really good game!
   If you have any love for games with a charming world like the old Playstation and N64 platfrormers, this game isThis is a really good game!
   If you have any love for games with a charming world like the old Playstation and N64 platfrormers, this game is for you.
   I felt that spirit i have been missing for a long time while playing the game.
   It might have small flaws but i can easily oversee them considering the joy i had playing through it.… Expand

   • 2 of 5 users found this helpful
6. ForklifterMatt

   May 15, 2014

   7

   Short Review: I recommend this game to anyone looking for an old-school 3d platformer reminiscent of Banjo Kazooie and Sly Cooper. With thatShort Review: I recommend this game to anyone looking for an old-school 3d platformer reminiscent of Banjo Kazooie and Sly Cooper. With that being said, the game suffers from childlike dialogue, story, and presentation. But overall it's a wonderful experience that's worth playing through a few times!
   
   Long Review: The Last Tinker: City of Colors is a 3d action-platformer similar to Banjo-Kazooie and Wind Waker (Zelda) with an unique art style (think DR. Seuss) set in the gorgeous world of Colortown. The color palette consists of reds, blues, greens, purples, oranges, yellows, and whites. The video settings are standard PC options- VSync, Texture Quality, etc. The game runs great on almost all PCs and looks great with any settings option. The Last Tinker runs on the Unity engine, showing us the versatility of the engine and how good games look on it. The engine and graphics are great and are NOT outdated by any stretch of the imagination.
   
   The Last Tinker's story is pretty straightforward and even sometimes "childlike" in it's presentation which is a downside, dealing with issues like racism, sadness, anger, and fear which is good for kids but doesn't feel the same for adults. But it makes up with funny and cute characters. The dialogue is cringe-worthy and some of the characters are really annoying and cliched to the 'T'. But I absolutely LOVE the world and the lore of this universe. There are three spirits in The Last Tinker, each has a different punch, a different special move, and a different problem to solve. You will find them throughout the story. There is the Red Spirit- Anger, the Green Spirit- Fear, and the Blue Spirit- Sadness. Each spirit is in charge of their own districts. Red Lizards (Red District), Blue Bears (Blue District), and Green Turtle-things (Green District). Which has torn Colortown apart and it's your job, as a Tinker, to bring them back together and to defeat the Bleakness (White).
   
   Sound is top notch, music is phenomenal, and the voice acting is comprised of oohs, awws, chirps, and other noises. I don't like the VA but you can easily turn it off in the options menu and still have SFX and music on. The music is your typical PS2 platforming game OST with some groovy and immersive songs.
   
   Now to the gameplay! Platforming is done by pressing forward 'W' and 'Space' will allow you to automatically jump to a specific platform. Combat is really interesting. So you punch with 'LMB', 'MMB' up, and 'MMB' down and you dodge with 'RMB'. (There are also combos and different moves to unlock; for ex: 'RMB'+ 'LMB') The Red Punch ('LMB') can defeat the enemies in game, the green punch ('MMB' up) can make enemies scared and run into deadly traps, and the blue punch ('MMB' down) can immobilize enemies and are weak from the back. The Red Power is a, for lack of a better word, 'Berserk' mode where your DMG is up and your speed is up. The Green Power lets you freeze time to solve puzzles, platform across fast moving objects, and position yourself in a tough fight. The blue power gives you invincibility against anything including the snow-like bleakness. There are also light puzzles which can be solved with your powers/ punches or with Biggs and Bomber. Biggs and Bomber are mushroom folk that use abilities to solve puzzles and to get collectables. Using different punches shows off their different abilities. There are also amazing boss fights.
   
   Additional Notes: There are many collectables to get throughout Colortown. While some story levels are bigger, the majority are quite linear. The game is also really easy. And the rail sections of the game are completely annoying and are really blurry so you can't see obstacles up ahead. I finished the game in 10 hrs. and there is a total of 14 Steam achievements.
   
   Final Thoughts: I recommend this game to anyone looking for an old-school 3d platformer reminiscent of Banjo Kazooie and Sly Cooper. With that being said, the game suffers from childlike dialogue, story, and presentation. But overall it's a wonderful experience that's worth playing through a few times!… Expand

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7. AcidOxidant

   Dec 23, 2017

   5

   I've only played the first level and I can already tell I won't open it again. The art and environment are very well done but the gameplay isI've only played the first level and I can already tell I won't open it again. The art and environment are very well done but the gameplay is just far too simple to be worth my time. I like games that provoke thinking and encourage creativity but this game is a linear theme park. Companion bro is SAAAH CUTE. I bought it on sale because I loved the dev's other game Shadow Tactics and on their website they advertise this game as the winner of over 14 awards, but these are more visual art awards rather than gameplay awards. This game would have been great when I was 10 years old but at this point in my life it doesn't pique my interest.… Expand

   • 0 of 0 users found this helpful
8. Zer0TheHer0

   Mar 1, 2015

   0

   Completely unplayable. Keybinds aren't redefinable by the user. That is something absolutely unacceptable in this time and age and shouldn'tCompletely unplayable. Keybinds aren't redefinable by the user. That is something absolutely unacceptable in this time and age and shouldn't be tolerated.… Expand

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