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Picross S
Picross S is a series of nonogram puzzle video games developed and published by Jupiter for the Nintendo Switch. It is the current incarnation of Nintendo's Picross series, with Jupiter releasing the games under license. As with all past entries in the series, the game involves the player completing nonograms in the shortest time possible. Picross S is the successor to Jupiter's Picross e series on Nintendo 3DS. The series consists of nine numbered entries, along with several spinoff entries featuring characters from other media properties.
The first game in the series, Picross S was released worldwide on the Nintendo Switch on September 28, 2017, to mixed reception. Reviewers cited its presence of new puzzles as a positive but its blandness and lack of creativity in comparison to past entries as a negative.
Picross S2 was released in Japan, Europe, and North America on August 2, 2018. This was the first game to add the Clip Picross feature, which allows players to complete a larger picture by filling out small puzzles. These are unlocked by completing every 5th, 10th, and 15th level of a page. The game was received better than Picross S1, but was still criticized for its lack of innovation.
Picross S3 was released in Japan, Europe, and North America on April 25, 2019. It is the highest rated game in the series based on Metacritic review scores. The game was heavily praised for the new Color Picross mode despite only having 30 of the puzzle type. In Color Picross, the picture is determined by the numbers in the top and left of the puzzle, as well as each of the colors being listed in order, leading to more complex and innovative puzzles.
Picross S4 was released in Japan, Europe, and North America on April 23, 2020. Picross S4 was generally liked and positively reviewed by critics due to the simple and classic nonogram gameplay, but was criticized for adding no new gameplay modes.
The only new feature is the Extra menu, which gives the player two large 30x30 puzzles. If you have save files for Picross S1, Picross S2, or Picross S3 on your system, you will receive a special 40x30 puzzle for each game you own. The only way to play every puzzle in the game is to own all of the previous games in the series.
Picross S5 was released in Japan, Europe, and North America on November 26, 2020. This game retains all the same modes and features of Picross S4, and adds two small "quality of life" features. A High Contrast mode was added for Color Picross, which changes the colors to make them easier to differentiate for colorblind players. The total completion time is displayed when all puzzles in a mode are completed, and for the full game once all modes are completed. These features were added to the four previous games in the series via patches released on the same day.
Picross S6 was released in Japan, Europe, and North America on April 22, 2021. This game retains all the same modes and features of Picross S4 and S5. The puzzle grids in Extra Mode now feature alternating colour lines every 5 squares, to make the larger puzzle size easier to parse; this feature was added to Picross S4 and S5 via patches released around the same time.
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Picross S
Picross S is a series of nonogram puzzle video games developed and published by Jupiter for the Nintendo Switch. It is the current incarnation of Nintendo's Picross series, with Jupiter releasing the games under license. As with all past entries in the series, the game involves the player completing nonograms in the shortest time possible. Picross S is the successor to Jupiter's Picross e series on Nintendo 3DS. The series consists of nine numbered entries, along with several spinoff entries featuring characters from other media properties.
The first game in the series, Picross S was released worldwide on the Nintendo Switch on September 28, 2017, to mixed reception. Reviewers cited its presence of new puzzles as a positive but its blandness and lack of creativity in comparison to past entries as a negative.
Picross S2 was released in Japan, Europe, and North America on August 2, 2018. This was the first game to add the Clip Picross feature, which allows players to complete a larger picture by filling out small puzzles. These are unlocked by completing every 5th, 10th, and 15th level of a page. The game was received better than Picross S1, but was still criticized for its lack of innovation.
Picross S3 was released in Japan, Europe, and North America on April 25, 2019. It is the highest rated game in the series based on Metacritic review scores. The game was heavily praised for the new Color Picross mode despite only having 30 of the puzzle type. In Color Picross, the picture is determined by the numbers in the top and left of the puzzle, as well as each of the colors being listed in order, leading to more complex and innovative puzzles.
Picross S4 was released in Japan, Europe, and North America on April 23, 2020. Picross S4 was generally liked and positively reviewed by critics due to the simple and classic nonogram gameplay, but was criticized for adding no new gameplay modes.
The only new feature is the Extra menu, which gives the player two large 30x30 puzzles. If you have save files for Picross S1, Picross S2, or Picross S3 on your system, you will receive a special 40x30 puzzle for each game you own. The only way to play every puzzle in the game is to own all of the previous games in the series.
Picross S5 was released in Japan, Europe, and North America on November 26, 2020. This game retains all the same modes and features of Picross S4, and adds two small "quality of life" features. A High Contrast mode was added for Color Picross, which changes the colors to make them easier to differentiate for colorblind players. The total completion time is displayed when all puzzles in a mode are completed, and for the full game once all modes are completed. These features were added to the four previous games in the series via patches released on the same day.
Picross S6 was released in Japan, Europe, and North America on April 22, 2021. This game retains all the same modes and features of Picross S4 and S5. The puzzle grids in Extra Mode now feature alternating colour lines every 5 squares, to make the larger puzzle size easier to parse; this feature was added to Picross S4 and S5 via patches released around the same time.