Memoir

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Memoir is a single player casual puzzle game with drama and mystery themes. It was developed by 7757 and was released on June 3, 2022. It received very positive reviews from players.

A short memoir that recounts the memories of him first love

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Audience ScoreBased on 21 reviews

story3 positive mentions

The game features a cute, wholesome romance story with beautiful artwork and a calming soundtrack.
The nonogram puzzles provide a fun and approachable challenge, especially for beginners.
The game handles emotional and familial themes thoughtfully, offering a meaningful narrative beyond typical romance visual novels.

The English translation can be a bit awkward and sometimes formal, affecting immersion.
Puzzle mechanics are limited, requiring block-by-block placement without more convenient controls like dragging lines or filling in whole rows.
Some puzzles are overly strict with accepted solutions and the inability to fix mistakes without restarting can be frustrating.

story
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story is a short but charming romance that focuses on character growth and mutual support, enhanced by appealing artwork and calming music. While the plot is simple and somewhat familiar, it is executed well with thoughtful pacing around the "love interest moving away" theme. Overall, it's a sweet and heartfelt narrative that complements the gameplay.
- “It's a pretty simple story at its core, a typical romance where the two characters are able to become better people through their relationship with one another, and motivate each other to do the right things and move forward in life and confront their problems.”
- “Although the plot point of 'love interest suddenly moving away' is pretty overdone (not to say it's bad), I think it was interesting here since it wasn't exactly sudden, and it was in play from day one.”
- “A very short yet beautiful story with some extra not-too-hard nonogram puzzles.”
music
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music is consistently praised for its calm and relaxing qualities, enhancing the overall experience despite language barriers. It complements the beautiful art and story, making the game enjoyable and soothing to play.
- “The soundtrack is beautiful, and the art is amazing!”
- “The story is cute, music is very calm, and the art is pretty well drawn.”
- “The looping background music is also very relaxing.”
emotional
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game delivers a cute and wholesome emotional experience with well-developed characters and heartfelt romance, despite some clunky translations and formal dialogue that occasionally hinder the impact. Heavy themes are handled thoughtfully, and many emotional moments and jokes resonate effectively.
- “Even with the somewhat clunky translations (and overly formal speech from my American/western perspective on everyday conversations), many of the emotional moments and jokes still landed.”
- “Overall, the characters were good and the romance was wholesome, and the more heavy themes were handled pretty well, although the language barrier with the translation was certainly felt at times.”
- “It's a cute and wholesome visual novel with nonogram puzzles thrown in.”
graphics
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics are praised for their good artwork, enhancing the romance story, but some users suggest focusing either on a proper puzzle game or a pure visual novel to better utilize the art.
- “It was a solid little romance story, with good artwork.”
- “Honestly, next time either make a proper puzzle game or just a graphical novel.”
atmosphere
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Users appreciate the game's chill and relaxing atmosphere, finding it enjoyable and pleasant. Overall, the atmosphere contributes positively to the experience.
- “I liked the chill atmosphere a lot. It made the game very enjoyable and relaxing.”