The vibrant world in The Last Tinker: City of Colors ' demo easily drew me in at first glance. From start to finish the entire thing looks like one big, bright pinata, with wide-eyed animal characters wandering through a colorful world and props made out of cardboard, paper, and glue. In this platforming adventure, you play as a young monkey named Koru.

“ Koru auto-jumps across platforms and obstacles.

Koru's quest will eventually revolve around bringing color back to the world, or at least that's what trailers like the one above have led me to believe, but for now the demo is all about familiarizing yourself with him, the Tinkerworld he lives in, and the simple controls.Getting Koru to a race was my main goal, but I had to earn some money for the admission fee before I could compete. Koru's friend, Tap the sheep, guides Koru to villagers who need help. I liked how I could press "T" and he'd fly out in front of me, leaving a trail of confetti in his wake as he whisked towards the best route to find the villagers. Wait for me, Tap!This guided platforming was a bit unusual at first, but it actually made gameplay quite fluid during the heavier platforming sections. Jumping up and down over octopus tentacles then running straight up a vine in one swift movement felt nice. I feel like younger gamers, and those who have trouble jumping in other platformers, will enjoy the auto-jump mechanic.While I was able to get used to the platforming style rather quickly, I wasn't a huge fan of the combat. Koru may be known in his village as a strong fighter, but he felt slow when duking it out against red lizard bullies. He can punch and dodge enemies with a simple click of the mouse, and I essentially just mashed mouse clicks to take care of every bad guy. Eventually Koru was rewarded with some special gloves, but the demo ended before I had a chance to see if they made him any stronger, added more elements to combat, or if they just looked cool.Whether I was wandering through Tinkertown completing tasks for villagers or simply talking to my buddy Tap, the sound design of The Last Tinker adds an extra cute and bubbly layer. Everything isn't happy and joyous in this town, but the noises the characters make rather than reading the dialogue are charming.The demo finishes up after the race, but not before a red lizard beats the absolute crap out of little Tap the sheep. Poor guy! This is when you learn that Koru can unlock special powers within himself that he'll eventually need to not only heal Tap, but also all of Tinkerworld. With that in mind, I was definitely left feeling curious about what happens next in this colorful adventure.

Leah B. Jackson is both an Associate Editor at IGN and Corgi megafan, and not necessarily in that order. Follow her on Twitter and MyIGN