ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard

[h1]远超预期的类传送门佳作[/h1] 在接连玩了传送门2和1之后，打开色彩枪2的时候其实有些疑虑的。作为一款类传送门的游戏，它的实际水平到底如何。好在，抱着谨慎的心态玩下来，结论是：远超预期。 ChromaGun 2，在整体风格、环境塑造、氛围营造以及那种色彩枪上，都的的确确具足了传送门的风味。但它的三原色解谜机制非常有创意地打出了自己的核心玩法。游戏的引导和难度也是逐层递进的，一些具有挑战性的关卡主要是因为结构上的复杂，而这种复杂也是可以顺藤摸瓜的。最后一章则是更上一层楼的设计，很让人惊喜，也很有趣，一下子就拔高了整体表现。剧情方面虽谈不上多么惊艳，但好在完整而自洽。整体Bug较小，但后期仍然会出现意外的卡脚问题，好在影响不大。 游戏最大的问题在我看来是存档机制的设计，我不是很理解作为一个类传送门的游戏，它为什么没有采用传送门1和2都有的分时自动存档加玩家手动存档的机制，而是仅在检查点存档。这非常非常地——不方便。并且游戏不同于传送门的操作手法，色彩枪2实际上存在许多不可逆操作，因此就不得不返回上一存档点重开，这是最让人不耐的地方。我曾在游玩一个关卡47分钟后因走错路且理查德球颜色已被更改且无法复原时不得不重来。尽管收集品进度不会被重置，尽管知道如何解谜后很快就能解开，但这仍然让人十分恼火，为什么不能手动存档？我只需要返回上一分钟即可。 存档机制的不足让这款游戏的体验出现了噪音，但不失为一款佳作。 [b]我愿意向每一个喜爱传送门的玩家推荐色彩枪2。 [/b] PS：在传送门1和2的开头我都有轻微的晕3D，1比2更严重。但色彩枪2并没有出现同样症状，这点很舒服。 PPS：大概，等待色彩枪3会比传送门3更有盼头😏

While many games open with breathtaking cinematics, ChromaGun 2 takes a far more subtle approach. At its core, it is a puzzle game that gradually introduces platforming elements, dispatching worker bots to chase you and keep you on your toes. The mechanics rely heavily on subtractive colour theory, which typically applies to physical media like paint, ink and dye. The game utilises the traditional primary colours of red, yellow and blue. Because like colours attract, you must quickly memorise how to mix these primary shades to manipulate the environment. Alongside the painting mechanic, you can jump short distances, drop from significant heights and sprint to stay out of harm's way. Success requires a blend of logic, spatial reasoning, sequential problem-solving and the tactical use of your surroundings to evade threats. Aesthetically, the initial level design is starkly grey. This design choice can be jarring at first, given the modern trend of captivating players with instantly vibrant environments. However, it makes perfect sense for a game where colour itself is the primary tool. You are responsible for bringing vibrancy to the world, and this stark contrast provides excellent visual clarity once you begin painting the rooms. Navigating this 3D puzzle maze requires a strong sense of spatial awareness. Fortunately, strategically placed windows allow you to peer into adjacent rooms, aiding both your problem-solving and overall orientation. The audio design is a standout feature. The upbeat soundtrack is immensely enjoyable, providing the momentum needed to completely relax into the gameplay. It is mixed a little quietly by default, so it is highly recommended to increase the volume in the settings. Once you sync with the beat, you quickly find your rhythm, breaking down the barrier between player and game until time seemingly stands still. Complementing the music is the excellent, natural sound design. The game features impressive spatial audio on the PlayStation 5. You can clearly hear the clatter of office equipment and the distinct sound of doors opening, which is incredibly useful for detecting threats approaching from behind. Once you master the mechanics, the gameplay loop becomes highly compelling. ChromaGun 2 is available on both Steam and PlayStation 5. Having played on both platforms, I can confirm it runs flawlessly and looks identical on each. The interface is remarkably simple, requiring only about ten inputs. I personally prefer the console experience, as a controller feels much better suited to the traversal sequences. The level design remains consistently refreshing, with changing biomes offering welcome visual variety. Furthermore, the difficulty curve is balanced exceptionally well, ensuring you rarely find yourself completely stuck. I highly recommend ChromaGun 2. It is precisely the kind of game you will want to replay for the sheer nostalgia and the satisfying realisation of your own acquired skill.

Incredibly annoying game show host type character is constantly talking to you in a very annoying voice, and trying and failing to be funny. The humor is very try-hard and doesn't land for me at all, and it's much worse than if it wasn't there to begin with.

Strongly recommend this to any fans of Portal and Portal-likes! Puzzles were really creative, nothing ever felt like it was too overly complex to solve, and the game stuck with it's core mechanics throughout while keeping them feeling fresh. This is a massive improvement over the original ChromaGun! Honestly one of my top games of 2026 so far!

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Yeah actually pretty good! The portal comparison is inevitable, and while I would never say this is *as* clean or *as* novel, it still is a pretty dang well made, interesting and, at times, a fairly challenging puzzle game. Definitely worth your time if you like the puzzle platformer genre

It's very very good. Puzzles are clever and fun. Production values are top notch. This game comes pretty close to capturing Portal 2 vibes. It even introduces a type of co-op mechanism where you get to direct a NPC companion to help you solve puzzles. There is some platforming but nothing too tricky that requires great dexterity or sense of timing. The majority of the challenge comes from just figuring where to go / what to do. I think it is less challenging than Portal 2 when it comes to dexterity or platforming. There were a couple of places where I got stuck for a long time (more than an hour each I am embarrassed to say) on main puzzles that I eventually gave up on and watched the video walkthrough for, and then couldn't believe how I didn't think of that. The game is also quite long, and I didn't even go for all the optional secrets. There are unfortunately a few small bugs - namely robots can get stuck in door frames which requires restarting a level. Fortunately, after a forced restart, getting back to where you were doesn't take as long as the first time because you know how to solve the puzzles.

Considerably improved sequel to Chromagun, with just a sprinkle of new mechanics and a new facelift from the original game. The game claims at the beginning that this game isn't meant to test your reflexes, and with very few exceptions, that holds true. At least it doesn't feel as egregious as how it felt in the first game. Apart from that, some of the puzzles were a delight to solve, whilst some really did get me scratching my head. An all round comfortable difficulty. There were at least one or two instances of me softlocking myself to the point where I had to restart the level, but nothing too bad for the regular player, I would say. The story, following right after the first game, centers around the team-up and subsequent conflict between Richard and Mildred, and it was a fun dynamic to witness, similar to the likes of Wheatly and Glad0s from Portal 2. I was led on through previews to believe the multiverse aspect of this game would play a much larger role as opposed to being mostly situated within the final chapter, but I understand that's probably not what the developers intended entirely seeing where the focus of the story went. Sound direction is good and the game generally held out with good performance on my machine. Not too many complaints here. Even though this game runs on Unreal Engine, I don't think it should be too demanding. If you liked the first Chromagun for its colour-based puzzle mechanics, you'll find something to like here as well. It's a generally well-rounded puzzle game, try it if you like, but I do recommend it.

Довольно интересное продолжение классической Portal-like игры. Плюсы: + игра сильно больше первой части; + хорошая оптимизация (просадки фпс бывают только в очень крупных помещениях); + наличие аж 58 секреток (золотых хромаганов), заметная часть которых очень неплохо заныкана; + есть лор и отсылки на другие игры, типа [i]Superliminal[/i] и [i]Antichamber[/i]. Минусы (с выпуском игры, по-видимому, спешили, оставив ее в очень сыром виде): - физика непоследовательна и местами не проработана: например, предметы одного цвета могут не притягиваться, находясь в прямой видимости; - на протяжении всей игры заедает движение вперед и иногда прыжки: ощущение как будто спотыкаешься; - часть головоломок довольно сомнительна: вместо них игроку по сути подсовывают бесячий платформер в стиле [i]Only Up![/i] (глава с баскетбольными мячами, некоторые из секреток); - немало мест, где можно застрять между предметов, закрыть себя и т.п., когда в итоге приходится перезапускать уровень; - присутствует немало лишних элементов, сбивающих с толку: видимо, артефакты ранних версий, которые поленились убрать; - довольно спорный графический стиль; светящиеся линии, которые можно перепутать с проводами; много утомительного визуального мусора; - нет ручных сохранений, а чекпойнты часто далеко друг от друга; - меню паузы иногда багается; - перепутано число золотых хромаганов: ачивку за "все" дают после 56, а для секретной концовки нужны 58. Багов и недоработок довольно много: поэтому. возможно, перед покупкой стоит подождать исправления хотя бы части из них. Было бы очень интересно посмотреть стрим с прохождением этой игры от самих разрабов. Но вряд ли они на это способны😄

What a AMAZING game! The caracters were funny and so many different levels Wauw! Some levels were pretty hard thinking but i loved it. The music is great and I loved the superliminal and the stanley parable reference. WELL DONE!