To coincide with the release of 'Concrete Genie' this week, here are some more detailed gameplay scenes from the artistic adventure.
In Concrete Genie, players take on the role of teenager Ash, whose fate changes drastically overnight: Ash, who is bullied by other youths, finds a magical paintbrush that can bring any drawing to life. Equipped with this new power, Ash makes it his mission to transform his polluted hometown of Denska into a vibrant work of art full of blooming landscapes and endearing creatures.
The title also supports PlayStation VR and a photo mode. In addition to taking photos, this mode allows players to follow the development of their in-game paintings in time-lapse. In the VR modes, players themselves wield the paintbrush to discover new uses for the magical paint and create blooming landscapes and adorable genie creatures with the PlayStation Move controllers.
Initial test results
The first reviews for the game are arriving right now, showing how well Pixel Opus's title is performing. We've summarized some of them here:
- PlayFront Review – 8.5/10
- PlayStation Galaxy – 8/10
- Gaming Boulevard – 9/10
- Glitched – 8.5/10
- PushSquare 7/10
- PSE – 9/10
- PSu – 9.5/10
- IGN - 8/10
- Destructoid – 8/10
- Gamesradar – 4.5/5
- Attack of the Fanboy – 4/5
- Hardcore Gamer – 4.5/5
- PlayStation Lifestyle – 9/10
- God is a Geek – 8/10
- Shacknews – 7/10
- Gamerant – 4/5
- Waytoomanygames – 8.5/10
- Comic book – 4/5
- Video Chums – 7.8/10
- WellPlayed – 9.5/10
- COG – 88/100
- BunnyGaming – 80/100
- Daily Star – 5/5
Concrete Genie officially releases tomorrow, Wednesday. Pre-orders include bonus PlayStation avatars and another dynamic PlayStation theme with unique music by Sam Marshall.
