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Hue
Released On: Aug 30, 2016
77
7.3
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 32 Critic Reviews
77
66% Positive
21 Reviews
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34% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 32 Critic Reviews
77
66% Positive
21 Reviews
21 Reviews
34% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Bravo to the developers for taking the feedback and helping make the game more accessible. There's a ton to like about this game and I hope more people will hear about it and give it a try.
Hue is a brilliant and fresh puzzle game that proves that the genre it’s still alive, even in the jungle of independent games. Well done Fiddlesticks!
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 107 User Ratings
7.3
54% Positive
58 Ratings
58 Ratings
36% Mixed
39 Ratings
39 Ratings
9% Negative
10 Ratings
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 107 User Ratings
7.3
54% Positive
58 Ratings
58 Ratings
36% Mixed
39 Ratings
39 Ratings
9% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
Great game, with a marvelous soundtrack. Fun puzzles, you never feel lost or clueless.
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PlayStation 4
This is an amazing puzzle game! The game desing, art and animation and especially the score - were all 10 out of 10. Looking forward to Hue 2 !
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PlayStation 4
Quite a few of the later puzzles rely on reaction times alongside forward planning, and since they’re often bigger than those earlier in the game, it’s far more frustrating to have to restart because of a mistimed jump-and-switch or accidental misfire. For the first few hours, however, Hue’s puzzles are concise, inventive, and surprising. For that, at this price, Hue is an experiment worth experiencing.
While the narrative falls a bit flat, Hue succeeds at being both a puzzle game and a platformer. Most puzzle platformers only test my brain, but my reflexes also received a workout here. It impressively walks a tight line between being difficult, yet never left me feeling frustrated. Fiddlesticks have masterfully designed a game that dangled a carrot in front of me until its story ended.
At the end of the journey it seems that something has remained unfinished, that the colors have stopped at the surface.
In an age where many mainstream games offer countless distractions to constantly pull the player in all sorts of directions, Hue’s straightforward and relaxing presentation offers a nice, brief reprieve to play in between some of today’s lengthier titles. With a reasonable set of expectations, Hue can provide a pleasant adventure for players willing to give this unique game a shot; just don’t go in expecting it to stick with you beyond its playtime.
Setting aside the score and art style, you're left with a very basic platformer. While the color shifting concept is simple enough and I can appreciate the developers doing something differently, it just isn't enough to make this a memorable journey that you'll want to revisit, especially since most of the game is just breadcrumbing you along with no real thought or skills needed.
Great little puzzle game, love the idea of solving puzzles with color. The music is beautiful and it has a nice story. A little short but overall great game!
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PlayStation 4
A kind, cautionary tale with an understandable plot. This game is similar to Limbo, but unlike it, Hue's puzzles are really puzzles. The music is simple, but beautiful. It's nice to fall asleep to it. The game can be recommended to people of all ages. Moreover, it was recently given away for free on Steam.
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PlayStation 4
Pretty fun for a puzzle game with some cool ideas, but nothing too special. 70/100
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PlayStation 4
Hue is a short and simple game with a unique mechanic and some clever puzzles. The game includes some charming voice over in some section and overall has a cute story about a 2-D black and white world.
My main criticism is the implementation of the color changing mechanic. The idea of the mechanic is brilliant. Many games will have alternate dimensional items or a foreground/background for the player character to interact with. (Just writing about this makes me want to play more Super Mario 3.) Hue takes this to the next level with its color wheel mechanic. My issues are two fold. One, the mechanic is hit and miss with the right control stick. Sometimes I feel like I selected the right color but instead I watch the player character die. Two, there are too many similar colors. Rather than the traditional rainbow, the game also includes pink, cyan, and a light purple. The orange and yellow are also similar, though this could be an issue my TV's color settings. The similar looking colors create several issues with the puzzles involved and seem rather unnecessary overall when none of the puzzles actually require the use of all of the colors. The game's core strength is in its simplicity, and the color changing option should be just as simple.
The puzzles themselves are as inspired as any you see in these types of games. They also become more complicated as the game progresses, from stupidly easy to 15 minute long brain busters near the end. This is all quite nice for keeping the player engaged.
All-in-all, there is not much game to review. I might even score this as a 5 but I do not want to give the impression that I did not like the game. I will say that I downloaded this for "free" from PlayStation Plus, and Sony provided this as the third game to the usual two releases per month on the service. For the right price, the game is a no brainer of good time.
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PlayStation 4
Hue is a nice little platform/puzzle game, with story and gameplay mechanics inspired by colours, but is let down by poor gameplay mechanics implementation on PS4.
You have to change the colours of the backgrounds in order to reveal invisible doors and make some obstacles and platforms appear or disappear, all of which are linked to a certain color. This opens up the possibility of including gameplay mechanics like those of Guacamelee! and other older games, with the player shifting between "realities" in order to clear obstacles and proceed.
It's great to shift between 2 realities at a time, but having to shift between 3 or more is too much for me. I stopped playing when I was stuck at a sequence where I had to quickly shift between 3 colors while running to avoid rolling stones. Why? Because the color shifting mechanic is tied to the right analogue stick instead of dedicated buttons, and it's imprecise. Tried it 20 times, failed, and that was it.
I am sure that Hue is a nice game overall but the shifting mechanic implementation on PS4 was a disaster for me.
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Summary Hue is a puzzle-adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour.
Rated E
for Everyone
Platforms:
- PC
- PlayStation 4
- Xbox One
- PlayStation Vita
- Nintendo Switch
- iOS (iPhone/iPad)
Initial Release Date: Aug 30, 2016
Developer:
- Fiddlesticks Games
Publisher: Curve Digital
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