At the start of Chicory: A Colorful Tale, the paint that flowed from my magic brush felt like more of a tool for traversal than anything else. But as my abilities grew and I brought more and more color back to the world, I was encouraged to paint more. As I pondered puzzles, trees were turning green, lakes, and rivers blue, my protagonist, Tiramisu, brown, yellow, and pink.
Later, instead of a colorless world to restore, the game gave me a blank canvas and asked me to paint a portrait of Chicory, a cape-wearing hare. Taking the limited tools at my disposal into account, I was pleased with my efforts: Blotchy, but at least discernibly lagomorphic. Chicory’s painting of Tiramisu was somewhat more accomplished, but I’m guessing whichever artist was…