You were created by the last brushstrokes of a dying god to restore color and life to the lands. Master an array of abilities and weapons, create more than eighty paint-infused projectile spells, and make choices that will help shape the future of this world.
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Return color and life to a colorless world in Arto, an immersive and visually stunning action RPG with in-depth combat mechanics,
Without color, the power of the six gods is withering and the world along with them. You are an Apostle to a dying god blessed with the gift of returning color to the world with every step you take. Venture into a hostile world and untangle the mystery of the cataclysm that stripped it of its color.
Utilize the Paint Arrow, a boon gifted to you by your god at the beginning of your journey. Along your journey, unlock special traits for this boon and experiment with a multitude of colorful projectile spells. Set your spells to home in on targets, splatter and knockback waves of enemies, or surround yourself with protective paint orbs. With more than 80 combinations, this deep system allows you to experiment and customize your playstyle.
Unlock a wide array of abilities such as a double and triple dash, a parry, a satisfying counterattack, and an arsenal of unique upgradeable weapons. Utilize different weapons to dictate the pace of your combat experience. Fight at close-quarters or a distance and attack slow and tactically or with blinding speed. Or swap weapons mid-combo using a radial menu and experiment with combat even further - the choice is yours.
Immerse yourself in a branching narrative where your choices will ultimately steer this dying world to salvation or into further destruction. You may be the only one who can undo the effects of the cataclysm, but you don't have to do it alone. How you handle the other apostles in their territories will affect the end of your story.
Overcome a variety of artfully-conceived enemies.
Put your combat prowess to the ultimate test and challenge optional bosses.
Craft your personality through a branching dialogue system.
Explore a world filled with environmental clues about the truth of the cataclysm.
Meet and instill hope in the quirky inhabitants of this world by helping them with tasks.
Keep your wits about you and ask questions, for not everyone you encounter along your journey wants you to bring color back to the world…
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Languages: English
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the game is fun, but its currently unplayable mid to late game the game drops frames really hard and stutters constantly, unless they get it fully optimized i'd avoid it
It's the first time I've seen such a bad optimization in an indie game. There is no reason to recommend this game. Don't the production team know how to fix it?
Unfortunately the frames drop so badly, that it's unplayable in a lot of locations. Shame, because the concept is cool.
I really, really REALLY wanted to recommend this, but alas, the game suffers from some serious bugs and issues. Frame rates are atrocious and I've stumbled upon a bug that rendered my playthrough unplayable, meaning I'd have to start everything over and keep my fingers crossed that nothing of the sort would happen again. This would all not be THAT much of an issue, IF the developers were active in any way, trying to fix bugs and replying to our questions and feedback, but it seems this (very) rough gem of a game is all but abandoned. Sigh. If at some point in the future the devs come around to fixing the bugs and technical issues the game suffers from, I will gladly modify my review and give it the love it deserves.
25 fps with a RTX 3070... Laggy AF barely playable.
The low frame rate of the game ruins all the pleasure and content of this game
The game has fun gameplay with intriguing story and rich worldbuilding for the time that I spent playing. However I have encountered game breaking bug that was reported months ago and was not fixed. This game does not have much replayability, and I consider my time wasted.
Actually took my time and explored and unlocked everything. Well, at least what I managed to. Seems I'm still missing some side quest and no idea what/where. Game is awesome visually, combat is so and so, becomes better after a while. Story decent, UI is horrible sometimes (looking at you, text bubbles, menu navigating and MAP). Performance very weird - the temple area, especially during the final phase of the game, is absolutely awful. Speaking of the final phase, Really hard to figure out the way to progress at one point.
This is a game I want to like but with how buggy and broken it is I can't recommend it.
It has performance issues and the devs abandoned the game.
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