Disappointing. They use 3d models but the gameplay is 2d. You cannot rotate the pieces. You can only rotate the starting "base" left or right. You cannot connect pieces to each other, only to the base. Because you cannot rotate the "base" up or down, it is hard to see bits on the bottom.
Memory Traces: Japan
- Release Date:
- Aug 10, 2022
- Developer:
- Game Controll Studio
- Publisher:
- Game Controll Studio
- Platforms:
- Windows
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About the Game

Memory Traces: japan. is a 3D puzzle game
where the player needs to repair destroyed artifacts.
Its inspiration was Kintsugi, a Japanese art of repairing broken pottery. However, it is not a realistic simulator, but an inspiration.

System Color:
The color system helps the player to know when a piece is in the right place: the green color is correct; the red color is incorrect.

San is an archeologist who is losing his memories and
to recover them he seeks help from his therapist in a regression with hypnosis.
In a deep state of regression, San is taken to his first place from his past: Japan.
The fragmented artifacts represent your lost memories and
each artifact you repair is a restored memory trace of San.
- Who is San?
- You don't remember?! You are San!
Are you able to repair all artifacts?!
Will you be able to recover all your memories?
- 3 Beautiful Sceneries Inspired by Japan
- 3 Phases
- 25 Levels
- 10 Bowls
- 10 Pitchers
- 5 Statues
- 17 Patterns and Illustration
- 25 Artifacts to Restore
- + 1000 Pieces to assemble the Puzzles

- Immersive, relaxing, meditative, contemplative ambience that only this game can offer you.
- Completely conductive and zen music
- Sound effects: smooth and pleasant.
- Gameplay: Simple and Direct.
- Skills: Process - Precision - Dexterity
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User Reviews
Simple, chill, beautiful objects. Snapping sensitivity is a little annoying.
[h1] 4 / 10 [/h1] This is a hard one to decide if I would recommend this or not, since the start of the game is great and chill. Problems start raising when you get later in the game where levels start to get more and more frustrating and tedious. This is caused by 2 glaring issues that this game has: snapping & misleading shapes. First is about how precise your viewing angle needs to be so that pieces snap, sometimes it feels like they snap in place almost too easily and other times it is really precise which is really tedious. Secondly the issue with misleading shapes, is about how sometimes other pieces hide some of the form of goal shape. This makes it hard to find correct pieces since part of what is missing is obscured. This could be mitigated with building in layers, but this turns really tedious in later levels because of the piece counts. One other issue that others have pointed out is that you can't rotate pieces and building area you can only rotate in one axis, making ...
Very basic but that's it all needs to be. It's a nice, chill game, but has some control issues.
Game where you piece back together works of art. Basically, three-dimensional jigsaws. Decent for the price.
Short 3-D puzzle game Fairly easy at the beginning, Gets progressively more challenging. Finished the game in 6 hours and really took my time to work on it casually. Nice relaxing game if you like 3-D puzzles. Nice time killer, no bugs found. Only thing that can be a tad annoying is on the later puzzles. You have to make sure you rotate the object to the exact position for the piece to fit. As far as a 3-D puzzle game, I give it 7/10. Nice game and engaging, However I feel it could be expanded on.
This game was exactly the sort of game I needed when I found it on steam. I had a great time. The last few levels get kind of finicky about the exact angle you need to be to slot a piece in, however.
This is an amazing game - pottery, kintsugi, puzzle, challenge!!! The devs have done a good job with getting started on what can become a really wonderful game. For the price it's outstanding. The game is basically putting delightfully decorated Japanese pots back together from a bunch of shards. The game mechanics are very basic, but to me, that's part of the challenge. It's really a mind game to see what you have in pieces and how you might use a pot projection (ie rotation) to add a piece. It's meant to be a tiered challenge. I'm hoping the devs keep on developing a Zenly challenging game.
Absolutely love this game. A great relaxing puzzle game that I can't get enough of! I'd love to see more like this with ancient Chinese, Greek, Russian, Celtic, Norse, and Arabic artifacts. I do wish the rotation was smoother, and an option to turn on a piece grid was available. Also I'd like to know what pieces I'm putting together. What artwork or statue is it?
If you like Kintsugi art, look no more! The art is stunning!! If you don't know what Kintsugi is, time to learn! The difficulty ramps up nicely, with the latter artifacts being a real challenge, without being stressful. The only blemishes I can point at the moment are: - We aren't able to rotate the model, so sometimes the visualization and even shard placement are very hard - Sometimes, the snapping angle is too strict, which also leads to some minor frustration - I'd love to have a "museum" where I can see my restored artifacts But since this is a newly released game, I'm sure the devs are still active, and none of the blemishes I pointed out are enough to make the game bad, even for such a low price tag, so just grab it and enjoy!
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System Requirements
Minimum
- OS *: Windows Xp/Vista/7/8/10
- Processor: Dual Core 2 Ghz+
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Graphics Card Supporting DirectX 9.0C
- Storage: 1 GB available space
- Sound Card: Any
- Additional Notes: aspect ratio 16:9
FAQ
How much does Memory Traces: Japan cost?
Memory Traces: Japan costs $1.99.
What are the system requirements for Memory Traces: Japan?
Minimum: Minimum: OS *: Windows Xp/Vista/7/8/10 Processor: Dual Core 2 Ghz+ Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics Card Supporting DirectX 9.0C Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: Any Additional Notes: aspect ratio 16:9
What platforms is Memory Traces: Japan available on?
Memory Traces: Japan is available on Windows PC.
Is Memory Traces: Japan worth buying?
Memory Traces: Japan has 93% positive reviews from 71 players.
When was Memory Traces: Japan released?
Memory Traces: Japan was released on Aug 10, 2022.
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