Following Freeware: August 2017 releases

Steve’s Selections

COLORS: Lost Memories

A young girl wakes in a strange location, and this new land she finds herself in is entirely devoid of colour. Only she can gather together the crystals that will bring this world back to vibrant life. But many obstacles lay in her path, and not all the bizarre denizens of this place will prove helpful in this quest. If she is to return to the life she once knew, she will need to find her way to the deepest depths of this realm, and face the creature that awaits there.

MemoriesofFear goes for a decidedly retro feel with COLORS: Lost Memories, with isometric graphics reminiscent of 1980s portable games. To accentuate this look, two of the viewscreen frames selectable from a device in the starting location are based on the original Nintendo Game & Watch and Game Boy handheld devices. Despite the low resolution of this retro style, there is sufficient detail to recognise most objects by sight. You start in a small room, but will soon find yourself scaling a tall mountain with an intricate cave system and swimming across a placid lake. The sound maintains the throwback feel, with a variety of 8-bit tunes accompanying the action, supplemented by basic sound effects like a hiss reminiscent of waves washing onto a shore.

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