At first glance, it’s easy to mistake Chicory for just a coloring game. While coloring is an integral part of the game that allows players to interact with its world, Chicory is a full-blown open-world adventure RPG whose inspirations lie deep within popular franchises like The Legend of Zelda. Game Rant recently had a chance to interview Greg Lobanov about Chicory, and Lobanov diligently explained all the things that players can expect to do in this game aside from coloring.

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Zelda With a Paint Brush

In Chicory, players get to play as a dog who wields a magical brush which is primarily used for painting though puzzles and traversals are tied to it as well. Wandersong players may have an idea of what to expect since Chicory feels like a natural progression of that game. In Wandersong, Bard’s singing could be used to solve the game’s smartly designed puzzles. Overall, when asked what could be done other than coloring, Lobanov said,

Lobanov explained how some of these puzzles become more complex as players move further in the game. At some point, players will get a camera to take photos. NPCs will tell players to take pictures of certain items and places for them. If that wasn’t enough, players could also deliver letters to other characters in the game. Delivering letters will open up more story elements, so lore-hungry players shouldn’t miss out on them.

Although coloring is a huge part of the game, the choice of color is purely aesthetic to ensure Chicory is accessible to color-blind people. However, color-enthusiastic people who want to express themselves creatively in the game shouldn’t fret as there are plenty of challenges waiting for them. Players can take art classes where they get prompts to draw specific things and get critique for them later on. As of now, there is no information on the scope of these art classes, though it seems to be a fun and challenging experience for artsy players.  Since Chicory is an open-world game, players will be free to explore to take on activities whenever they want.

Chicory: A Colorful Tale is shaping up to be a vastly different experience from Lobanov’s previous project Wandersong in terms of gameplay and exploration, though a similar focus on its narrative. Add to that an enchanting and dream-like score from Celeste’s composer Lena Raine, and Chicory is looking to be an exciting laid-back adventure RPG.

Chicory: A Colorful Tale will be available in early 2021 for PC (Windows & Mac), PS4, and PS5.

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