Rememoried
- August 31, 2015
- Hangonit
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- Visually stunning with a beautiful and surreal art style that creates a dreamlike atmosphere.
- Innovative gameplay mechanic where the environment changes based on the player's perspective, offering a unique puzzle experience.
- Great soundtrack that complements the visuals and enhances the overall experience.
- Frustrating gameplay due to vague objectives and poorly designed platforming mechanics that can lead to confusion and motion sickness.
- Lack of clear guidance or narrative, leaving players feeling lost and unsure of what to do next.
- Repetitive mechanics that can become tedious, as players often find themselves spinning in circles to progress.
- gameplay60 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 73 % neutral mentions
- 7 % negative mentions
The gameplay of the game is centered around a unique "memory" mechanic where the environment changes based on the player's direction and focus, creating a surreal and dreamlike experience. However, many players find the execution frustrating, with poorly designed puzzles and platforming that often feels random and unintuitive, leading to a tedious and disorienting experience. While the visuals and concept are praised, the gameplay is frequently criticized for being lacking and overly complicated, detracting from the overall enjoyment.
“The main gameplay mechanic is the ability to ‘rememory’ objects (mainly platforms) by looking away, meaning the world changes when it is not observed.”
“It's a solid exploration/puzzle game that goes for a dreamlike feel and nails it really well with the forgetting mechanic, doing a great job of mimicking how things in dreams can change and move just because you look away from them for a moment.”
“A few of the more platforming levels are rough around the edges, as you'll often need to forget the area around you multiple times until the platforms end up in locations you can actually jump to, but the more puzzle-oriented levels are where the game really shines, with a number of puzzles making very clever use of the forgetting mechanics.”
“The way you solve the puzzles (the rememoried mechanic) seems completely random.”
“No direction, tedious gameplay, disorienting and difficult to parse visuals that made me nauseous.”
“Despite being compared to and tagged as a walking simulator, Rememoried is actually a confused puzzle platformer, where you spend half your time stuck on levels whose solution doesn’t make a lick of sense (because surrealism!) and the other half on drawn out, poorly-designed platforming levels where the camera, the jumping mechanics and the hypercontrasted graphics all conspire to make you fall to your death for the umpteenth time in a row.”
- graphics39 mentions
- 44 % positive mentions
- 49 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are frequently praised for their beauty and unique artistic style, creating a captivating atmosphere that enhances the overall experience. However, many players also note that the visuals can be disorienting and overwhelming, often detracting from gameplay due to poor depth perception and confusing design choices. While the aesthetic is a highlight, it is often overshadowed by gameplay issues, leading to mixed feelings about the overall experience.
“The art style is very beautiful.”
“Beautiful and unique graphics, and incredible concept and atmosphere - but I'm afraid the frustrating gameplay overwhelmed them all for me.”
“Awesome visuals and mechanics.”
“No direction, tedious gameplay, disorienting and difficult to parse visuals that made me nauseous.”
“The narration is gag-worthy, the gameplay directionless and pointless, and the graphics are so overwhelmingly sparkly they practically assault you.”
“I was unable to see anything but purple for a world map unless I was playing in 1024x768 with low quality, and even then there was an issue with the graphics preventing me from accurately moving within the world.”
- music23 mentions
- 70 % positive mentions
- 17 % neutral mentions
- 13 % negative mentions
The music in the game is widely praised for its beautiful, immersive quality, enhancing the surreal and dreamlike atmosphere. Many players find the soundtrack to be a perfect fit for the visuals, creating a captivating experience that complements the exploration of the game's unique environments. However, some users noted inconsistencies, with certain tracks being described as annoying or stressful, detracting from the overall enjoyment.
“It's beautiful, has a great soundtrack and atmosphere, and I actually don't mind the controls in the context of the game.”
“Gorgeous dreamlike indie game, with beautiful music and calming atmosphere.”
“You are led into an exploration adventure inside an illogical, yet magical world and the atmosphere, mixed with the incredibly good music, engages the player on a subconscious level.”
“The 'eerie' piano music combined with the soap opera voice acting was too much.”
“Add some annoying music that loops forever and you get the most stressful game that I have ever played.”
“Likewise, both the soundtrack and visuals help immerse you in the dream-world, though I will say that the random glitchy camera effects were a bit off-putting.”
- atmosphere11 mentions
- 82 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 18 % negative mentions
The game's atmosphere is widely praised for its beautiful and unique graphics, haunting soundtrack, and surreal, dreamlike quality that engages players on a subconscious level. However, some reviewers feel that the frustrating gameplay detracts from the overall experience, suggesting a desire for a shift towards more atmospheric exploration rather than challenging platforming. Overall, the atmosphere is considered a standout feature, reminiscent of other indie titles known for their immersive environments.
“It's beautiful, has a great soundtrack and atmosphere, and I actually don't mind the controls in the context of the game.”
“Gorgeous dreamlike indie game, with beautiful music and calming atmosphere.”
“Everything from the surreal atmosphere to the hauntingly beautiful soundtrack is just superb.”
“I really hope they build on the graphics and the atmosphere they've created here and move in a slightly different direction for their next game - hopefully more towards atmospheric exploration than face-palming platformer.”
“Surreal atmosphere, things change when you are not looking at them, great graphics.”
- story10 mentions
- 30 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The story in Rememoried is described as confusing and lacking clarity, with some players finding it pretentious rather than meaningful. While it attempts to convey deeper themes, many reviewers felt it was either too obscure or poorly executed, leading to frustration with the gameplay and a lack of motivation to continue. Overall, the narrative seems to be overshadowed by the game's puzzling mechanics and lack of engaging content.
“Rememoried seems to be truly woke, as opposed to some of the fake woke sorts of personal emotional quest games out there.”
“But maybe the point of the game is the story!”
“If there was a story, it was so far into existential territory that it completely flew over my head.”
“No story, no excitement, and no fun, so I wouldn't play it to its end.”
“I'm not sure if there's meant to be a story or message we are supposed to follow, but the voice-over phrases came across as nonsensical and therefore pretentious rather than genuinely deep.”
“If there was a story, it was so far into existential '2deep4u' territory that it completely flew over my head.”
- grinding7 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and frustrating, often describing the gameplay as lacking direction and filled with repetitive mechanics. While some moments are intriguing, the overall experience tends to become monotonous and disorienting, detracting from the initial enjoyment. Many reviewers suggest that adjustments to gameplay mechanics, such as jump physics, could enhance the experience significantly.
“Amazing for the first 10 minutes, then just tedious and frustrating.”
“Sometimes the game is really interesting, and sometimes very, very boring and tedious.”
“Those mechanics are reused many times and it just makes for a tedious experience overall.”
- emotional2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Users find "Rememoried" to evoke genuine emotional depth, distinguishing it from other personal quest games. Its captivating moments, beautiful aesthetics, and great soundtrack contribute to a unique and immersive experience that resonates with players on a deeper level.
“Rememoried seems to be truly woke (as opposed to some of the fake woke sorts of personal emotional quest games out there).”
“I truly wish Rememoried were an actual walking simulator, because it has a great soundtrack, a beautiful aesthetic, and some truly captivating moments that made me feel like I was experiencing something different and unique to the game.”
