Art attack.
Of all Sony’s in-house developers, Pixelopus perhaps has the most to prove. Its debut game, Entwined, didn’t set the world alight, and so its follow-up needed to up the ante. It’s fair to say the young team has done just that with Concrete Genie, a far more ambitious title that aligns itself more with the regular output of Worldwide Studios. That’s not to say this is your typical PlayStation 4 exclusive — far from it.
Having clearly been inspired by the cinematic storytelling of Sony’s major players, the game begins by introducing you to Ash, a young boy with an artistic flair. As he’s minding his own business, some bullies arrive, steal his sketchbook, and tear out all the pages before sending him up to the supposedly haunted lighthouse. Equally as important as Ash is the town of Denska, abandoned and overrun by delinquents after an accident causes a mysterious dark rot to take hold. After Ash receives a magical paintbrush, a decent tutorial gets you familiarised with the basics, and then you’re tasked with reviving the town by painting living murals on its decrepit walls.
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