Info about Coloring Game 3:

Official game description:
Coloring Game 5
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About the Game
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**Coloring Game 3** is a new paint-by-number game which has already won hearts of numerous players. Now the game offers new difficulty modes.  
*   15 (30) new free images.  
*   Each image has two difficulty modes.
In order to gain all the achievements (free game), it is not necessary to complete all the variations of the image (difficulty modes). Players just have to paint at least one image in each mode.

Release date: Apr 17, 2020

Categories: Coloring Simulation, Casual Game, Relaxation, Pixel Art Creation, Achievement Hunting, Stress Relief, Creative Gameplay, 2D Animation

Feature scans:
- MTX: score 85; verdict: Predatory Monetization; summary: The game 'Coloring Game 3' has received significant criticism for its monetization practices. Key issues include the game completion and a majority of achievements being locked behind a paywall, overpriced DLCs, and a misleading free-to-play model. These factors contribute to a negative user experience and perceptions of the game being a scam.

- Hardware Profile: No data
Feature extractions:
- Community Price:
  - Community fair range: $10.00 - $20.00
  - Reasoning: The reviews indicate that the game is often perceived as overpriced, especially when compared to similar games. However, some users find it worth the money when purchased on sale. The mention of a 20% sale discount suggests that the base price is considered high, but a 20% reduction makes it more acceptable. This implies that the fair price range, in the eyes of the community, is around 20% less than the current price. Without the exact current price, we can infer that the community expects significant discounts to feel the price is fair.
- Playtime Metrics:
  - Game completion: 126.0h
  - Story completion: 44.4h
  - Session length: 50.0h
  - Endgame: N/A
  - Reasoning: The evidence provides direct statements about the playtime for Coloring Game 3. The first quote indicates a total playtime of 126 hours to complete the game, which suggests a long game completion time. The second quote mentions 44.4 hours to achieve 100% completion, which aligns with the story completion time. The third quote suggests a session length of 50 hours to discover a tool and 120 hours for another discovery, indicating long session lengths. The fourth quote provides an estimate of 10-20 hours for the base game playtime, which can be considered as the story completion time.
- Time-to-fun:
  - Summary: The game has a delayed fun factor due to initial repetitive and tedious tasks, but becomes enjoyable and relaxing once players get past these friction points.
  - Stance: Clicks after
  - Anchor: Overcoming repetitive tasks and uninteresting content.
  - Time to anchor: 1h 0m
  - Friction: Repetitive tasks; Tedious end game pieces; Uninteresting content
  - Unlock drivers: Added colors and details; Relaxing music
  - Conditions: Playing with fun DLCs; Finding the images interesting
- Player Archetypes:
  - Achievement Hunter (buy)
    - Motivation: Completing achievements
    - Playstyle: Focused on unlocking all achievements by completing paintings.
    - Experience: mixed
    - Purchase stance: buy
    - Labels: achievement hunter; 成就党
    - Reference games: N/A
  - Relaxation Seeker (buy)
    - Motivation: Relaxation and stress relief
    - Playstyle: Casual and meditative, often played alongside other media.
    - Experience: mixed
    - Purchase stance: buy
    - Labels: N/A
    - Reference games: N/A


Below are summaries of things people say about the game per category.
Each point is assigned a weight that represents how often it is mentioned across all reviews.
What players like:
- Relaxing and stress-relieving gameplay (weight 0.84): The game provides a relaxing and enjoyable experience, helping players unwind and relieve stress. It is often praised for its calming effects and creative outlets.
- Beautiful and varied graphics (weight 0.68): The game is noted for its beautiful pixel art and graphics, which are bright, clear, and suit the game well. There is a wide selection of images, including detailed and animated pictures.
- Fun and varied coloring experience (weight 0.6): Players enjoy the fun pictures to color and the variety of images available. The game offers a unique art style and high-quality free images.
- Simple and intuitive interface (weight 0.4): The game features a simple and easy-to-use interface with intuitive controls. This makes it accessible for players of all ages and skill levels.
- Useful features and tools (weight 0.36): The game includes useful features such as a fill tool, zoom functionality, and the ability to select colors with a right-click. These tools enhance the gameplay experience.
- Enjoyable and relaxing music (weight 0.35): The game features pleasant and soaring music that enhances the relaxing experience. The soundtrack is calming and encourages longer play sessions.
- Variety of difficulty levels (weight 0.2): The game offers varying levels of difficulty, including two difficulty levels for each image. This caters to both beginners and more experienced players.
- Easy achievements (weight 0.17): The game features easy achievements and rewards, making it accessible and enjoyable for players looking for a less challenging experience.
- Free and paid content (weight 0.14): The game offers both free and paid images, providing options for beginners and those looking for more challenging content.

Common complaints:
- Duplicate images and color palettes (weight 0.36): Many images in the game are exact duplicates with different color variants, leading to a lack of unique content. This includes recoloring of the same images and reusing color palettes, making the gameplay feel repetitive.
- Progress loss and save issues (weight 0.36): There are issues with the save system, including lost progress and corrupted cloud saves. This can be very frustrating for players who lose their progress unexpectedly.
- DLC required for achievements (weight 0.36): Players need to purchase DLC to unlock certain achievements, which can be frustrating for those who want to complete the game without additional purchases.
- Expensive DLCs (weight 0.35): The DLCs for the game are extremely expensive and rarely go on sale for more than 20% off. This can be a barrier for players who want to access additional content.
- Frequent game crashes (weight 0.32): The game crashes frequently, especially at higher levels or with larger image sizes. This can disrupt the gaming experience and lead to progress loss.
- Time-consuming large images (weight 0.22): The last few images in the game take dozens of hours to complete, which can be very time-consuming and potentially frustrating for players.
- Repetitive images from previous parts (weight 0.21): A significant portion of the images in the second section are repeated from the first part with minimal changes. This repetition makes the game feel boring and unoriginal.
- Infrequent automatic saves (weight 0.21): The game does not save progress frequently enough, requiring players to manually save often to avoid losing progress. This can be frustrating and inconvenient.
- Game lag with large images (weight 0.2): The game lags, especially when using arrow keys to move large images. This can make the gameplay experience less smooth and enjoyable.
- Game freezes and gray screen (weight 0.15): Players experience freezes and gray screen issues, which can be frustrating and disrupt the gameplay experience.
- Repetitive tasks for achievements (weight 0.15): Achieving certain goals in the game requires repetitive tasks, such as painting the same painting twice. This can make the gameplay feel monotonous.
- Game completion behind paywall (weight 0.15): Completing the game is locked behind a paywall, requiring additional purchases to fully experience the game. This can be frustrating for players.
- High cost for achievements (weight 0.08): Achieving certain goals in the game requires additional purchases, making it expensive to fully complete the game. This can be frustrating for players.
- Frustration with DLC pricing (weight 0.08): Players are frustrated with the pricing of DLCs, feeling that they are overpriced and necessary to fully enjoy the game.
- Removed custom image upload (weight 0.08): The option to upload custom images has been removed, which can limit the creative freedom and personalization options for players.
- Developer unresponsive to issues (weight 0.08): The developer is unresponsive to fixing issues and updating the game, which can be frustrating for players experiencing problems.
- Inappropriate content (weight 0.07): There is inappropriate content in the game, such as images of naked people. This can be off-putting for some players.
- Limited functionality (weight 0.07): The game has limited functionality, which can restrict the player's experience and make the gameplay feel less dynamic.
- Presence of ads (weight 0.07): The game includes advertisements, which can be intrusive and disrupt the gameplay experience.
- Lack of themed packs (weight 0.07): There is a lack of themed packs in the game, which can limit the variety and appeal of the content available to players.
- Cropped images used as DLC (weight 0.07): Some images in the DLC are cropped from previous games, which can feel lazy and unoriginal, detracting from the value of the DLC.
- Slow development progress (weight 0.07): The development progress for updates and fixes is slow, which can be frustrating for players waiting for improvements.
- Tedious and time-consuming DLC (weight 0.07): Some DLC content, such as the Art Museum pack, is tedious and time-consuming, which can detract from the overall enjoyment of the game.
- Save files in install folder (weight 0.07): Save files are stored in the game's install folder, which can be inconvenient and potentially risky if the folder is accidentally deleted or corrupted.
- No option to reload work (weight 0.07): There is no option to reload previous work, which can be frustrating if progress is lost or mistakes are made.
- Lack of significant updates (weight 0.07): There is a lack of significant updates for the game, which can make it feel stagnant and less engaging over time.
- Artwork spread across multiple games (weight 0.07): The artwork is spread across multiple games, which can feel fragmented and require additional purchases to access all content.
- Criticism of game development (weight 0.07): There is criticism of the game's development approach, indicating that players are dissatisfied with how the game is being developed and managed.
- Faded color palettes in DLC (weight 0.07): The color palettes in some DLCs are very faded, which can make the images less vibrant and appealing.
- Lack of adjacent coloring (weight 0.07): There is no adjacent coloring feature in cross pixels, which can limit the coloring options and make the gameplay less versatile.
- Lack of story (weight 0.07): The game lacks a story, which can make the gameplay feel less engaging and immersive.
- Difficulty with small details (weight 0.07): Small details like cats, dogs, and frogs are too difficult to color, which can be frustrating for players.
- Need for key adjustments (weight 0.07): Players need to adjust keys for easier use, indicating that the default key bindings may not be optimal or comfortable.
- No mod support (weight 0.07): The game lacks mod support, which can limit the customization and extendability options for players.

Gameplay feedback:
- Coloring and painting mechanics (weight 0.97): The game primarily involves coloring by numbers and pixel images, with various tools like fill options and right-click color selection. It includes features such as a color tray with sorting and free mouse movement.
- Variety of images and packs (weight 0.45): The game features various images and image packs with different themes and difficulty levels. These packs range from tiny to huge images and include different art styles.
- Pixel art and learning (weight 0.25): The game serves as a pixel drawing learning tool, helping players learn pixel art techniques. It involves pixel coloring mechanics and progressive difficulty.
- Achievements and progression (weight 0.21): Players can earn achievements for completing images and hunting for specific goals. The game also tracks focus and motor neuron functioning.

Performance notes:
- Frequent game crashes (weight 0.41): The game experiences stability issues, including frequent crashes and freezes. These crashes occur in various scenarios, such as at higher levels and with larger image sizes.
- Performance and lag issues (weight 0.26): Players report random lag when moving around the canvas and when moving images. Despite some reports of smooth performance, there are notable issues with lag and increased RAM usage.
- Bugs in windowed mode (weight 0.08): There are specific bugs reported when the game is played in windowed mode. This issue affects the overall gaming experience for some players.

Recommendations:
- Ideal for coloring game enthusiasts (weight 0.35): This game is recommended for those who enjoy coloring games, although some players suggest trying other coloring games for a better experience. It is particularly enjoyable for fans of coloring and casual gameplay.
- Good for achievement hunters (weight 0.25): The game is recommended for achievement hunters, offering a relaxing experience while allowing players to collect achievements. However, there are some issues related to achievements that might affect the experience.
- Not recommended due to technical issues (weight 0.25): Some players do not recommend the game due to crashing issues, UI problems, and performance issues. These technical problems can significantly impact the gameplay experience.
- Suitable for passing time (weight 0.23): The game is recommended for those looking to occupy their free time and engage in a leisurely activity. It is suitable for people who don't mind monotony and want to pass the time.
- Season Pass offers good value (weight 0.19): Players suggest buying the Season Pass for a discount on DLCs, making it a worthwhile purchase for those who enjoy the game and plan to buy additional content.
- Mixed reviews on DLC content (weight 0.19): While the base game is recommended, there are mixed reviews regarding the DLC content. Some players find the DLCs fun, while others warn about the expensive nature of the additional content.
- Free and worth trying (weight 0.19): The game is available for free on Steam and is considered worth trying, especially since it doesn't cost anything. It offers a good experience for a free game.
- Useful tips for better gameplay (weight 0.13): Players suggest using the bucket mode for easier coloring and the right mouse button to change colors quickly. These tips can enhance the overall gameplay experience.
- Worth the money, especially on sale (weight 0.08): The game is considered worth the money, particularly when purchased on sale. It offers good value for its price, making it a recommended buy during discounts.
- Better than some major productions (weight 0.08): The game is considered better than some recent productions by major game companies like EA Games. This makes it a recommended choice for those looking for a more enjoyable experience.

Other player notes:
No miscpoints

Emotions:
- Frustration (weight 0.22): Players are frustrated due to frequent game crashes, progress loss, and repetitive content. The high price of the season pass, locked content behind paywalls, and the difficulty of completing certain images also contribute to this frustration.
- Relaxation (weight 0.18): The game provides a relaxing and immersive experience through its gameplay and creative expression. Many players find it therapeutic and enjoy the music and coloring mechanics, which help them unwind and de-stress.
- Satisfaction (weight 0.1): Players are satisfied with the diverse color palette, convenient gameplay, and easy achievements. The enjoyable music and wide selection of images, along with improved gameplay tools, contribute to a satisfying experience.
- Joy (weight 0.1): Players experience joy from the game's cute drawings, relaxing music, and enjoyable gameplay. The variety of images and the overall fun and relaxing nature of the game bring happiness to both kids and adults.
- Enjoyment (weight 0.09): Players enjoy the pixel art, varying levels of difficulty, and the variety of images. The engaging and detailed coloring gameplay, along with beautiful images and a relaxing soundtrack, make the game enjoyable.
- Disappointment (weight 0.07): Players are disappointed due to the developer's lack of updates and fixes, as well as issues with save files and game crashes. The high cost of DLCs and the repetition of free levels also contribute to this disappointment.
- Relaxed (weight 0.04): The game is described as a perfect way to relax and pass the time. Players find it meditative and ideal for shutting off their brains while listening to music.
- Surprise (weight 0.02): Players were surprised by the persistent lag issues and the release of a new game instead of updates for the current one.
- Boredom (weight 0.02): Players experience boredom due to the repetitive gameplay and repetitive images in certain sections of the game.
- Happy (weight 0.01): Players are happy with the fun pictures to color and feel that the game is worth the money.
- Concern (weight 0.01): Players express concern about the game possibly causing physical strain and not being suitable for older individuals.
- Gratitude (weight 0.01): Players are grateful that the game is free and helps with anxiety.
- Creativity (weight 0.01): The game allows for creative expression, which players appreciate.
- Interest (weight 0.01): Players find the feature with Joe completing images interesting.
- Contentment (weight 0.01): Players are content as the game allows them to pass time without getting bored.
- Enthusiasm (weight 0.01): Players are enthusiastic and strongly recommend the game for office workers.
- Amusement (weight 0.01): Players find it amusing that it took them a long time to discover certain features in the game.
- Regret (weight 0.01): Players express regret about the game's impact on their personal life.
- Fear (weight 0.01): Players express fear and concern about future releases of the game.
- Anticipation (weight 0.01): Players are looking forward to the next installment of the game.}