Désiré

I really wanted to like this game. Although it hits all the bases for me--point-and-click puzzle, cool animation style, and beautiful music--the writing is so pretentious and preachy about philosophical and political ideas. I got tired of reading the awkward conversations between the characters that I ended up clicking through most of it. Unfortunately, the dialogue is too preocupied with its own "brilliance" that it hinders deeper subjects, like mental illness and sexual identity, the game tries to explore. Kudos to the artist(s), musician(s), and coder(s) for their exceptional work that was, unfortunately, lost in the snobbish, "it's not a phase, mom" tumblr-esqe writing.

[h1] -Я не думаю, что можно быть счастливым, без любви. -Абсурд! Дурман, навеянный голливудскими лентами и строчками из популярных песен. -Но только с ней я вижу цвета... -Вы лишь в плену желания достичь того, что общество шепчет вам на ухо.[/h1] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2471952605 [code] Время прохождения - 4 часа. [/code] [u] Предупреждение:[/u] в игре присутствуют маты, насилие и эротика (включая БДСМ-сцены). [i] [b]+Стиль.[/b][/i] Игра показывается от лица главного героя, который видит мир чёрно-белым. Но не из-за восприятия мира. А из-за болезни именуемой "Ахромазия". Здесь нет озвучки, но при этом персонажи открывают рот во время диалогов. Единственные звуки в игре это мелодичная музыка с фортепьяно. И когда во время игры ты внезапно слышишь голос, женский вокал (музыка из трейлера), тебя пробирает до мурашек. В сумме это всё создаёт огромный шарм, что-то особенное и погружающее в атмосферу мира без цветов. [i] [b]+История.[/b][/i] Демонстрируется 4 разных промежутка времени одного героя. Детство. Юность. Молодость. И зрелость. В игре затронуты некоторые современные моменты из реального мира, и есть посыл, в котором наглядно визуально показывают, что лучше не идти на поводу у эмоций, а думать о последствиях своего решения, которые могут случиться не через 2 дня, не через 2 месяца, а через 20 лет. Desire=Дезире=Желание Название игры = имени главного героя = желанию увидеть цвета. Какой... Интересный подход... Всё взаимосвязано. [i] [b]+Логичнсоть.[/b][/i] Частично это квест, но больше тут диалогов. Тем не менее ВСЕ комбинации предметов, ВСЕ действия максимально логичные. [i] [b]+Русская локализация.[/b][/i] Это инди игра, но очередной пример, где в инди-игре перевод лучше чем в любой игре от знаменитой студии. Всё, кроме главного меню. Не понимаю, как можно настолько качественно перевести диалоги, которых не мало, и настолько отвратительно перевести 10 слов в главном меню. [h1] -Это же в человеческой природе... Мы защищаем друг друга, отвергая зверства, учиняемые представителями нашего биологического вида. -Наше любимое отвратительное человечество.[/h1] [i] [b]-Текст.[/b][/i] Белые буквы на сером фоне, претензий нет. Но серые буквы на сером фоне трудно читать. https://imgur.com/a/sjRownc [i] [b]-Активные области. Пиксель-хантинг.[/b][/i] В игре нет функции отображение ВСЕХ активных областей, из-за чего в определённые моменты приходится курсором водить от края до края, плавно, чтобы найти один пиксель для взаимодействия.

[h1]I have never been so terrified by a ♥♥♥♥♥[/h1] [b]I've played the previous, removed version of this game, they have different appID's so my hours in this game doesn't matter, also a big thank you for the dev for providing a key, because i really wanted to leave a review but couldn't[/b]. This is one of those weird games which I like, it won't appeal to everyone, most people want happy games, no negative emotions, they don't want to think so it's not for everyone. It's pretty simple point&click adventure game with some darker topics. It was previously removed from the store. I hope developers will behave from now on and won't make the same mistake. This game doesn't deserve to be removed unlike some shovelware asset flips. You play as a colorblind boy and witness his life. In each chapter the boy gets older until he's a grown up, kinda like coming of age story but in a very twisted way. While the gameplay is basic, pretty much what you find in other point&click games where you need to pick up items, combine, use them and talk with people to progress the story, here the tasks could be really weird and for more sensitive people a bit too much. The story involves pedophilia, depression, bullying, suicide, BDSM, sex. There's of course a love story. Although the game touches a lot of very sensitive topics it kinda fails to go deeper into each of them. Anyhow it's nice to see developers who are brave enough to bring these topics into gaming because I personally love these topics, especially in movies and I think more developers should be talking about about this stuff, you can make really twisted and sick stories with that in mind to please people like me. Sure it's uncomfortable to talk about this and it makes a lot of people to skip this game but who cares? Art is not always very profitable. While gameplay is simple it could be annoying. There are no voice overs so prepare to read. There's also a lack of guidance, often you don't know what to do. But that happens in a lot of point&clicks, although i'd say here it's more common. Some puzzles are really sick (in an enjoyable way) some could be boring and tedious, you'll probably need a walkthrough at least once. There's lots of walking back and forth which could feel a bit boring but since the game is short it shouldn't drag too long to completely ruin the experience for you. In the end i'm not sure what this game is about. Happiness? Finding your life path? Finding who you are? Finding love? That the world isn't all black&white? I guess it's just a representation of our twisted world. I just wish each topic would be discussed more because now whenever it starts to get interesting it switches to something else. It lacks polishing. Graphics are pretty basic but artistic style is nice. The game is in black&white and I really enjoyed the art. Some scenes are funny and dark at the same time. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2512205324 Sound. Since there are no voice-overs there's nothing to talk about voice acting. Although there's a narrator but still most dialogues are silent. Music on the other hand is very nice. Melancholic, quite depressive piano track which creates that hopeless, “the world is a terrible place” atmosphere. And I personally adore piano. In my opinion soundtrack is wonderful. Like I said there are lot of topics but not enough time to go dig deep into each of those. Nevertheless I enjoyed the game and recommend it to people who love point&click games. Just not for those who don't like shocking graphic images and serious, uncomfortable topics. Developers should've taken more time to polish the game and write more story. Worth getting on sale. [b]Pros[/b] [list] [*]Weird&sick [*]Dark [*]Nice artstyle and idea [*]Topics gaming industry needs [*]Wonderful soundtrack [/list] [b]Cons[/b] [list] [*]Too much backtracking [*]No voice overs [*]Lacks guidance [*]Lots of topics but none are discussed deep enough [/list] [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32930811-Kosmos%27s-Cosmic-reviews/?appid=704030][h1]Follow my curator page for more[/h1][/url]

I can't really say that I enjoyed this game. I played it through to the end so that I could give a fair and balanced review, but I actually kind of wish I hadn't? I expected to love it and was excited to play it; the concept of colourblindness and its effect on the happiness of the sufferer sounded fascinating and I'm always here for critiques on modern consumer-centric society. Unfortunately that is not what Désiré delivers. In its favour, though, is the art and sound design. These are spectacular, and almost make the game worth recommending on their own. Almost. The point-and-click puzzle aspect of it was mostly great. (Ridiculous sports quiz section notwithstanding. For the love of god, include a magazine or something where you can find the answers because trial and error when the questions change each time you mess up is so frustrating.) Overall the puzzle elements of the game didn't involve any stupid moon logic and were fun to figure out, a lot of thought went into them and with only a couple of exceptions they work as you would expect. Then there's the message of the game. Pretentious is the first thing that comes to mind. The game's decription states: "The game is, at its core, a critique of the modern world and of the perverting nature of a consumer, profit-obsessed society." Which would have been really interesting, were it actually the case. This message is vaaaaaaguely touched on in chapter 2. Then it's basically completely lost. And it's frustrating, because the first chapter is quite fun, really. But as the game progresses it just feels more and more that you're reading word soup put together by people that were trying to put across a message but didn't really know what they were talking about. Again, this could be a translation issue, but I sincerely doubt it. It's hard to empathise with the main character, which is the opposite of what you want to achieve in a game that relies so heavily on making him seem as pathetic as possible. Being able to empathise or sympathise with a character in need makes the player want to help them achieve happiness - but I honestly didn't care at all. The most I felt for Désiré was mild irritation. And you don't even feel anything for the subjects being touched on either, since they're so hurriedly and poorly brushed past that before you've had a chance to really care you're already moving on - and Désiré doesn't seem to give a ♥♥♥♥ anyway, he's just saying whatever he needs to in order to get what he wants out of the current character or situation. There are also some really, really questionable things in this game. [spoiler]In the first chapter you provide a child porn tape to a priest in exchange for a needed item. In the third Désiré defends his friend, who is a pedophile, because he never actually assaults a child, he only views photos and watches videos of other people assaulting children. WTF devs?[/spoiler] There are a bunch of other things, but these are in particularly poor taste and could have easily been substituted for something different without having a drastic effect on either the story or the gameplay. Overall... it just ended up not being all that fun. I found myself pausing it to go and do other things because I wasn't invested in the story and I didn't like Désiré as a character, so it didn't matter to me if I took a break. I missed several lines of dialogue because I glanced away from the screen and I didn't even care because I knew it would be more of the same yawn-worthy pomp. The ending was really disappointing and unsatisfying, but rather than leaving me wanting more or needing further explanation it just left me going "well I'm not really surprised, thank god that's over." The lacklustre ending actually felt appropriate for a game that was uninspiring. I'm genuinely grateful I got this with my Humble Monthly, because if I'd paid for it (even at its cheap price, which is fair for the amount of work that has clearly gone into this game even if I didn't personally find it to my taste) I'd feel a bit ripped off. It was... an experience. One I don't particularly care to repeat, but an experience nonetheless. Edit: Actually, I didn't get this in a Humble Monthly, I just bought it via the Humble Store. But nevertheless, it's not a terrible price and I've paid a lot more for games that were way less enjoyable.

Not a game for the faint of heart but a true journey for those who can see the true beauty behind it. It has several life defining messages its beautiful in a disgusting way. This game is not for everyone, it can introduce some extremly mature concepts but its worth it.

NOTE: I had the version of the game spelled with accent aigu on the E's -- Désiré -- and that's the version I played for about 86 minutes according to Steam. I only opened this version up for a few minutes so I could leave my review. I want my life before I played this morbid trash heap back. Seriously. The dev is an unabashed troll, got his game banned by Valve, but that was for writing fake reviews. The game itself... It's like he wanted to create a game about an absolutely horrible child -> teen -> human being for the lulz, but he knew he had to give him "motive" or something people could sympathize with, so he threw in this color-blindness that really has no impact on the game. The hour or so I played I was trying to get back at a bully by catching and photographing him masturbating using a dirty poster and camera stolen from the MC's father, then tricking a girl who read a book I needed into believing the boy she liked would go out with her, then to make photocopies of aforementioned picture of bully jerking off, I had to steal a mouse and scare the librarian with it. The next part involved stealing a videotape of the character's psychiatrist molesting little girls, and instead of turning in the crucial evidence, I needed to give it to a priest at school so he would give me the pass for the photocopier. FML, give me back the life I had before I played this horrid trash. I'm not offended, I'm just like, about to vomit. Other cons: No sound effects, repetitive music (while nice, it gets old), every character is just about horrible in their own way (except the sailor), and poor translation/grammar in spots. The trailers make it look heartwarming and sweet but I felt like I was in some nasty pubescent boy's fever dream which just happened to be in black and white. His color-blindness takes a back seat to cheap thrills and gags, and ruining the lives of everyone around him. Don't @ me, troll dev.

I got this game as part of a bundle and oh my goodness where do I even start. The story is utterly pretentious and self-aggrandizing tripe. It tries so hard to appear deeply philosophical but really it just comes across as some dude complaining about how the world is different now and no longer revolves around him. I don't even have the energy to go into detail so let me just sum up the myriad subjects that the game attempts to touch on but fails at in every way to the point of being straight up offensive and problematic: - Sexuality and gender identity - Mental health - Suicide - Physical disabilities - Religion - Paedophelia - Beastiality - Feminism - Socialism - BDSM I think I covered the main ones. But honestly, despite the game being good on a purely technical level (the style and mechanics are great) it has no other redeeming qualities. Go play a point and click by Daedalic or Wadjet Eye instead.

I've played this entire game through twice and unfortunately I can confirm that all the other negative reviews you see are telling the truth. The graphics are very clean and polished and the music is also enjoyable. There is a song that occurs near the end of chapter 2 in particular that saved this entire game from being a complete waste of time in my eyes. Unfortunately, those are the only good things I can say about the game. The biggest part of the game, the dialogue, is really REALLY awful. It's pretentious and wordy and far too focused on trying to deliver some "deep" philosophical message that the plot is essentially lost. The trailer for the game makes a big deal out of how the main character is color blind and implies that that is going to be a big part of the story. It's not. Instead the game disjointedly jumps around several random themes (sexuality, bestiality, BDSM, pedophilia, religion, schizophrenia, etc...), none of which end up actually meaning anything in the long run and are forgotten about almost as soon as they are introduced. Long story short: Look up that one song from ch2 on YouTube (Young Boy), heed the negative reviews, and don't waste your time playing through the game unless you really want to spend four hours clicking through meaningless (and sometimes downright disturbing) conversations that will never come to a satisfying conclusion.

I really don’t say this often, but this is just a game that really gets the meaning of being true to your art. Sure, Desire (or Désiré as it was formerly called in its right original French pronunciation) in its core is a classic point&click adventure that follows the life-story of the protagonist through the decades. Puzzles aren’t really that hard, graphics are hand-drawn and really moody in their unique b&w style. So far, so good. But what really makes the game special in my opinion is the no-holds-barred narration. I know that a lot of people complain about this, and you either love or hate it, but in my eyes this just adds to the package. The game is extremely subjective, political and philosophical, and also full of controversial issues (and no kidding, a LOT of them, including sexuality and depictions of nudity). So as a word of warning, if you’re easily offended or can’t stand loads of dialogs, better stay away from this game. But if you accept the general tone of this piece of art, and the creative direction this adventure was targeted at, it can be a helluva ride which gets you to think a lot afterwards about what the number of that donkey cart was that just hit you. Just remember, it’s French ;) But enough said, serious recommendation from me, pretty long, too, so just play it when you want to challenge your mind for a change.

Desire is a pretty awful game; it tries so hard to be deep and philosophical only to come off pretentious and kind of creepy, so what’s the story. Désiré a young boy born colorblind goes through life trying to find happiness and away to see color and see the beauty of the world. It’s now time for the likes, well I liked the idea of the game following the life of a young colorblind boy going through life, and the problems he has with being colorblind. The music was good and I loved the opening animation it reminded me of classic newgrounds videos. It’s now time for the bad. The story itself sucks and feels disjointed, at first it seems like it’s going to be a heartfelt and beautiful story about a young boy struggling with being colorblind and finding his place in the world and finding happiness. But no it’s not, the story jumps around with so many ideas, themes and trying to be deep and philosophical that it forgets its own story sometimes. Like I thought this story was about a boy struggling with colorblindness, not him braking into an old man’s home and assaulting him. And on that, Désiré himself is really an awful ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ who does whatever he wants, whatever it’s stealing or framing and getting a guy fired, to even poisoning a guy. And all the themes the game brings up like Sexuality and gender identity to Religion to struggling with Physical disabilities and so much more, they are all barely touched on. The game all so as no sound effects, it’s only the music witch can get tiring. And lastly the game’s ending sucked and just felt anticlimactic. Then there is the price for the game witch is way too high for this crap of a game. But what’s even worse is this game could have been good, if they stuck to the story of a young boy struggling with being colorblind, to going more in deep with some of its themes, to having a likeable main character. So with said don’t get this game, the story sucks, Désiré himself is really an awful ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ and the game comes off as pretentious and not knowing what it’s trying to say. So again don’t get this game.