In Memory

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73%Audience ScoreBased on 15 reviews

story5 positive mentions

gameplay1 negative mentions

The experience offers a beautiful and atmospheric artistic storytelling through VR dioramas with impressive musical score.
It provides an emotionally touching, wordless narrative about war memories, depicted in an immersive and unique visual style.
The VR environment allows for exploratory viewing with detailed scenes and a novel way to experience a short cinematic story.

The experience lacks meaningful gameplay interaction and game loops, making it feel more like a non-interactive art piece than a traditional game.
Its short length and minimal animation limit emotional investment and narrative depth, leading some to feel the story is incomplete or confusing.
The graphics quality is basic and the lack of voice acting or detailed story explanation may reduce engagement for some users.

story
17 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is a brief, immersive, wordless experience conveyed through animated dioramas depicting memories of war, focusing on a captured sailor reflecting on his past. While visually impressive and emotionally evocative with beautiful music, it offers minimal narrative detail and limited interactivity, leaving some users wanting more depth and engagement. Overall, it is praised as a poignant, artistic, short VR experience, though its simplicity may not appeal to those seeking a more developed storyline.
- “This is an immersive wordless story about one of the tragedies of war told through the memories of a sailor who experienced it.”
- “One of the most accomplished pieces of storytelling in VR that I've seen yet.”
- “I guess the best way to describe this is an artsy short silent cinema experience set in a VR environment where the story is then told through memories, which are like animated dioramas you move closer to and then peer into to see them on a larger scale.”
- “It doesn't really have a story; it's merely some scenes without any real explanation.”
- “The story is very short and consists only of a few scenes with very little (to nearly no) movement or animations, like you would look into a snow globe.”
- “There should be more happening in those diorama-type scenes and more to explore, both place and story wise.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music is widely praised for its beauty and emotional impact, effectively enhancing the atmosphere and storytelling of the game. Many consider it one of the best musical scores in VR, though some feel the experience is too brief.
- “The music that plays throughout is beautiful and the story it tells is one worth living for yourself.”
- “Not sure what the story was about, but even though I didn't completely understand it, I thought it was beautiful and the music was just magnificent.”
- “One of the best musical scores in VR.”
emotional
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The emotional aspect struggles due to a lack of depth and development, making it difficult for viewers to fully invest in the story. Its short runtime further limits the opportunity to build a strong emotional connection.
- “It carries the emotional load but it lacks the substance.”
- “Because of the short runtime it is hard to get emotional.”
gameplay
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is widely criticized for lacking meaningful interaction and any recognizable gameplay loops, resulting in a non-engaging experience.
- “There are no gameplay loops in this rejected film school dropout exhibition, no "gameplay", no meaningful game-like interaction.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are simple and mediocre, serving their purpose but lacking sophistication, and the absence of voice acting further limits the audiovisual experience.
- “Graphics are on the simple side, but they work well.”
- “Graphics are at best mediocre and there is no voice acting.”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game offers a sweet and atmospheric experience with a unique artistic style and excellent music that effectively conveys the world’s mood, though its brevity limits the overall immersion.
- “This game is a really short but at the same time really sweet and atmospheric experience.”
- “Even though the artistic style is nice and unique, the music is very good and the atmosphere of the world is well presented.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization of "In Memory" is criticized as a cash grab, with users feeling it offers little more than a short video rather than a full game experience. Many view it as low-effort and not worth the price.