Désiré

Sylvain Seccia

About this game

Désiré is a poetic point-and-click adventure game in black and white.

When the schoolteacher asks Désiré why he didn't draw the sun like the other pupils, he replies spontaneously: « It's always night in my head. »

Désiré is colour-blind from birth and he will lead you into in world of black and white. He marches on hesitantly, as life never brought him much joy. From a tender age, he is going to meet several characters who will elicit in Désiré intense emotions and alter his vision in surprising ways. Is colour at the end of the road?

The game is, at its core, a critique of the modern world and of the perverting nature of a consumer, profit-obsessed society.

The game contains 4 chapters, 50+ scenes, 40+ characters and a lot of riddles.

« Ah... dear fellow traveller... I am so happy to meet you and to travel with you along this rocky path to let a surprising story unfold. Do not be too quick to judge! At least not before you know how it ends. This story is both rough and delicate... as repulsive as it is endearing... melancholy and joyful... but most of all, it is a tale that is deeply human and profoundly singular. So let me introduce this young, colour blind boy who, from birth, has only ever perceived the world in black and white. Colours, to him, are as abstract as faith to the atheist. Yet, they plagued his dreams, night and day! This boy's name is Désiré and his life path will surely surprise you. But enough chit-chat! Go and find out for yourself... »

Ratings and reviews

For starters, it should be rated as a +18 game, for not just the talks and words, but also scenes and actions that better be played as an adult. Second, it didn't have automatichal saving, which could be a problem. I personally couldn' t connect to the game emotionally, and honestly, didn't get what happened at the end. Though this is my personal opinion for playing these types of games for the first time.

Horrible gameplay. It looked so promising, but the position of the backpack makes it not playable. Every time I want to open it, the character moves in that direction, so the thing I want to use the item with is not in the frame anymore and I have to click back, what closes the backpack. I'd prefer a standing backpack, even though it doesn't look that pretty anymore. Please do something about that!

This game is intriguing and annoying. It does enough to impel the player forward. It has moments of humor. Yet, too many times, it forces the player to guess randomly at various solutions, so it feels unfulfilling. The main character is very much not likable. It has annoying pockets of extremely verbose dialogue that attempt to teach the player convoluted, misguided philosophy. The ending was disappointing.

What's new

Android 13 flickering fix