Memoranda

A new point and click game has entered into the ring. With a main character that can't remember her name in a surreal world. Based on Mirakami Haruki's stories, let's see what Memoranda brings to the table [h1]Story[/h1] You play a young lady named Mizuki, but she doesn't know that. Mizuki lost her name seemingly way before you came into the picture. What can be worse than not remembering your name? Being plagued with insomnia that brings in a sailor to scare her into staying awake. Go through the small seaside town as Mizuki to socialize with the various odd balls, help others, and search for your name. Memoranda has many plot points that come and go, but only two seems to be the most complete. Of course finding Mizuki's name and solving her insomnia. Though I do have a complaint with finding her name. Her name shows up it the subtitles so if you are used to putting games on subtitles it is immediately spoiled as soon as Mizuki speaks. If this is one of the mysteries, you shouldn't ...

The Good: Evocative themes that adapt the feel of a Murakami story well - cats, jazz, old film, surreal magical moments mixed in with inanity. Beautiful art and score Easy-to-use UI and exploration. The Bad: Bizarre point-n-click puzzles that need a walk through to figure out At times, there's no clear path forward The Ugly: Yeah, sometimes those walk-through needing points? Also game critical moments where everything stops until you figure it out. Several times I got "stuck" without any idea of what to do next. I ended up consulting a walk through 3 times during the game just to stop clicking around aimlessly. All-in-all, I would recommend this game. I'm a huge Murakami fan, and the game's successful adaptation of the nature of his work was worth the occassional struggle. Luckily, by now, there's a solid walk through that can help you when you run against the evil force keeping you back.

I happened to find this game before it was officially released and upon seeing a few screenshots without even checking out the story, I thought to myself, "Wow, I'll definitely play this when it comes out!". The beautiful artstyle of Memoranda left a very nice first impression on me and it's one of the most outstanding features of it in my opinion. As a point & click adventure game, Memoranda is well-polished and competent enough to offer you a sweet, memorable experience. The game is inspired by Murakami Haruki's short stories, having a strong magic realism vibe artistically. In the world of Memoranda, magical events and outlandish stuff can be seen every now and then. Humans, animals, and humanimals live together harmoniously and doing their everday mundane chores. Mizuki, a young girl who has difficulty rememering her real name, sets foot on an adventure in pursuit of her true identity and other long-lost memories. En route to her final destination, she's going to meet all kinds o...

I feel really bad to give a negative review because I love the art, the music, and the great voice acting. I really appriciate the effort given to the game aesthetic. The game play, however, is frustrating. I have no problem with surreal story but the puzzles could have been more logical. The lack of instruction made it impossible for me to be patient enough to complete the game without walkthrough. The begining of the game was very promising, but later on it has gotten too random for me to enjoy the story. It's ashame because if it has been more polished, it would have been a great game I'm glad I got this game on sale or else I would not feel like this game worth buying at all.

[h1][url=store.steampowered.com/app/430410/Memoranda/]Memoranda[/url] enjoys most of the desirable ingredients that make a noteworthy adventure game, regrettably ruined by illogical puzzles and extremely weak exposure to situations.[/h1] The game immediately sets an inviting ambiance with its perfectly charming art style and overall professional quality. The main character's distinct lisp can be unsettling initially but most voices are performed decently and supported by an enjoyable soundtrack. It is a pleasure to explore this credible yet slightly surreal rural world. However, characters only exist briefly with very few conversations or interactions between them, and none develop into more complex or involving sub-stories. A lot of them had potential to offer context for an eventual quest but only turn out to be set dressing (such as that cat lady neighbor or the driver at the counselor's office). It feels quite like looking at a slide show of the developer's collected brief ideas,...

Ater some time this game was released, I have seen people say the puzzles are hard and ilogical, that they require lateral thinking and the like. I didn’t feel moon logic at all in any puzzle, usually the hints to solve them are in the environment, in dialogs and in the items own descriptions. Some of them require world knowledgment, such as knowing how an alambique or a stamp works, which are kind of basic stuff but not everyone grasps them. The art style is lovely and the music is soothing, there aren’t any irritating loops that unfocus you from the gameplay. Although the game is kinda short and I wish I could have spent more time with the characters, they have really interesting stories and I love them. Memoranda is a great game and highly recommended to point and click fans.

Many solutions are unintuitive and have no clues, story and tone are confusing, and no replayabllity.

Is very challenged game and with a good art work good job if you want to see some gameplay i am doing a walkthrough of the game in my youtube channel here is the full gameplay with all the puzzles solutions on this playlist i hope to be helpful!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnNqoLZ7Bv4&list=PLsvfQPUwrpGbo9OUQ12Ilh-ErcaOkKt6J

It is very short, but worse than that are the puzzles. They start at a level of "somehow perhaps make sense", but towards the middle abandons any attempt at making sense. The solutions become random. The plot is nice though, but I can't really recommend it.

The connection to Murakami's work seems to be in reference only- I wouldn't say the game explores many of the themes common in Murakami's work. When the game worked, it was pretty whimsical. When it didn't, it was an obtuse chore. Best played with a guide to avoid visiting the same locations over and over to see if anything's changed.