It's that time again for a new episode of Chichuki Plays, the show where I go hands-on with upcoming games and show them off. Usually, it's about an hour or so but I don't want to spoil too much of the game for you. This time we're looking at Sloppy Forgeries on Steam.
Sloppy Forgeries is a cool idea for a game. You can play either solo or multiplayer where you paint. That's about it and I wish it was that simple. The idea of the game is to see a painting and replicate it the best you can. I learned very quickly on that I don't have a future as an artist. Good thing I already knew that. The first solo mission is to paint a picture called The Swan Number 17, which is basically in more ways than one, a circle. My lord I really suck at painting but I digress.
You have the ability to change the size of the brush you use while painting. You have the option to see a grid on the painting to line things up. Be warned though because that grid has a time limit. 30 seconds and it's gone. You can also put markers on the painting and they will show up on yours to line things up. That too has a limited time and you only get three. Replicating paintings is really tough to do, especially when you have a limited time to do it. When finished, you get a score to show just how good or in my case, bad, you did. It feels like there isn't enough time to do the painting but that makes it better because you have to paint, or think, on your feet.
You can score the painting before the timer runs out as well. I did that a couple of time because the more time I took, the worse the painting would get. This sounds like a great idea to play with other people. Being the best forger among your friends gives you bragging rights. It also shows who not to ask about drawing advice from. You can see how you stack up globally as well. This will hurt you because you find out someone has close to a perfect painting and then you have your C+ masterpiece.
I love the idea of Sloppy Forgeries. It sounds like a great party game and with a little more time for each painting, I think it could be super addictive. I'd like to thank the devs for a review code. Make sure you check out the hands-on video below!