{"id":247970,"date":"2024-07-26T08:59:52","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T08:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/26\/chill-painting-game-ete-beautifully-captures-summertime-in-montreal\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:13:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:13:53","slug":"chill-painting-game-ete-beautifully-captures-summertime-in-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/26\/chill-painting-game-ete-beautifully-captures-summertime-in-montreal\/","title":{"rendered":"Chill painting game \u00c9t\u00e9 beautifully captures summertime in Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>There&#8217;s nothing quite like a summer in<a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/tag\/montreal\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:Montreal;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> <\/a>. After several brutal winter months, the city bursts to life and its residents make the very most of the warmer weather. <em>\u00c9t\u00e9 <\/em>(French for &#8220;summer&#8221;) is a relaxing slice-of-life<a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/tag\/gaming\/\" data-ylk=\"slk:game;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> <\/a> that deftly captures the essence of Montreal at this time of year, warts and all.<\/p>\n<p>You play as an artist who is spending the summer in La Metropole. The first order of business is to set up an easel in your apartment, which has little else but a mattress in it, no thanks to your somewhat brusk landlord. Once you have learned the basic controls, it&#8217;s time to explore your new surroundings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"caas-iframe-wrapper\" data-embed-anchor=\"cf03ceb8-0a0b-5251-a619-6fe106364d2a\">\n<div class=\"caas-iframe youtube\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" data-type=\"youtube\">\n<blockquote data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M-kff0I6E1M?rel=0\" scrolling=\"no\"><p><noscript><iframe title=\"\u00c9t\u00e9 - Gameplay Trailer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M-kff0I6E1M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This version of Montreal is effectively your canvas. It&#8217;s colorless at first, almost as if it&#8217;s covered in snow. You can fill this world with watercolor, a little at a time. Developer Impossible pulls off a smart trick here as each object you color becomes a stamp that you can use in your paintings \u2014 your artist character is literally taking inspiration from the world around them.<\/p>\n<p>I spent several hours ignoring the main missions and exploring the various levels, enjoying myself as I restored color to a market, alleyway, front yard and park. Just like moving into a new city or neighborhood, the more I explored (and colored in) the world around me, the easier it became to navigate. And as with much of life in this city, you do things at your own pace.<\/p>\n<p>While the narrative is fairly paint-by-numbers, the characters of <em>\u00c9t\u00e9 <\/em>are surprisingly rich for such a short game (it would only take a few hours to beat by focusing on the main story). Montreal is a melting pot and the game does a deft job of reflecting that in its NPCs. The characters you encounter may be gruff, friendly or a mix of both, and you&#8217;ll run into more than a few arguments.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 570px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:59%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Screenshot of a game called \u00c9t\u00e9. A person and a bookcase behind them are depicted in a watercolor art style. Text bubble reads \" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/V_sW91OdHR4hCVuAGOZCgQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU3MA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-07\/e5a09c00-4a97-11ef-bf97-c7ab139649ba\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Screenshot of a game called \u00c9t\u00e9. A person and a bookcase behind them are depicted in a watercolor art style. Text bubble reads \" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/V_sW91OdHR4hCVuAGOZCgQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU3MA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-07\/e5a09c00-4a97-11ef-bf97-c7ab139649ba\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\"><span class=\"caption-credit\"> Impossible<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Talking to the people you encounter is a smart idea, since they&#8217;ll often commission you to paint something for them with specific elements included. So if you&#8217;ve yet to find all the letters and symbols for an &#8220;I heart MTL&#8221; T-shirt, you&#8217;ll need to hunt down and paint them first so you can use them as stamps. You have a lot of scope in how to create these commissioned pieces, as well as custom ones to hang in your apartment or sell at a cafe. You can use the money you earn to furnish your residence \u2014 something I didn&#8217;t really bother with in my playthrough.<\/p>\n<p>My favorite aspect of <em>\u00c9t\u00e9 <\/em>is just the brilliant job Impossible has done of distilling recognizable aspects of life in Montreal into an abstract world. Fairmount Bagel (the best bagel shop on the planet) is instantly recognizable, as is an approximation of <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:3;pos:1\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dragonflowershop\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:a famous flower shop;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:3;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"><\/a> that has many, many bird cages dangling from the apartment balconies above it.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll run into kids playing hockey in an alleyway. You&#8217;ll find someone making Canada Day decorations while complaining about a neighbor who&#8217;s doing the same thing for Quebec&#8217;s national holiday. The cafe culture, second-hand furniture stores and wonderful farmer&#8217;s markets are all present and correct. Even the city&#8217;s anti-capitalist movement gets its own subplot. Impossible has nailed much of what makes the city so special.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 540px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"Screenshot of a game called \u00c9t\u00e9. Two kids discuss a game of hockey they're playing in an alley way. Canadian and Quebec flags are above them. The scene is depicted in a watercolor style, though much of it appears white, as though it has yet to be painted.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/YBoj_nLZarSaW.q4dK7N0w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-07\/5d8582d0-4a98-11ef-9fea-2bb1396334a8\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Screenshot of a game called \u00c9t\u00e9. Two kids discuss a game of hockey they're playing in an alley way. Canadian and Quebec flags are above them. The scene is depicted in a watercolor style, though much of it appears white, as though it has yet to be painted.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/YBoj_nLZarSaW.q4dK7N0w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-07\/5d8582d0-4a98-11ef-9fea-2bb1396334a8\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\"><span class=\"caption-credit\"> Impossible<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Unfortunately, there are no festivals, even though the real Montreal has a ton running simultaneously at this time of year. Old Montreal \u2014 a historic, heavily European-influenced neighborhood by the river that&#8217;s like catnip for tourists \u2014 is overlooked as well. But it would be tough for the developers to factor in everything that makes the city so great.<\/p>\n<p>As someone who lives in Montreal, <em>\u00c9t\u00e9 <\/em>is a gorgeous reminder of what&#8217;s right outside my doorstep. I should maybe go drink more of that in, even just to watch the world pass by from a <em>terrasse <\/em>as I paint the final few corners of this sumptuous fictional version of the same thing on my Steam Deck.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00c9t\u00e9 <\/em>is out now on PC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/chill-painting-game-ete-beautifully-captures-summertime-in-montreal-152853036.html?src=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] There&#8217;s nothing quite like a summer in . 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