Memoir En Code: Reissue

A retrospective tale that shares the joys, doubts and fears of the author's life. It's candid throughout, often confusing and occasionally funny. Short but provocative, though quite abstract. A very off-beat experience that is somewhat light on gameplay. Having done a single playthrough, I don't necessarily feel much sense of accomplishment, but there are parts of the game that I would replay and share with friends, which I believe is what the author set out to do.

Disclaimer: I know the developer This is a great game that manages to be both funny and touching in a short amount of time. Recommended for everyone who doesn't just judge games by hours of gameplay/dollar!

This a very intimate gaming experience and I personally enjoyed it very much. What you do is basically getting to know small pieces of the developer's life through mini levels. The game is also intended to be played like you would play a record, while you stroll down memory lane. This was the first playable autobiography I ever experienced and I recommend this short game to everyone who is seeking for something different.

This unique experimental game consists of a sequence of mini-games in the life of the creator. It manages to explore his memories, fears, quirks and feelings in a way that feels extremely intimate but very relatable at the same time. If you like experimental games and want to see how this medium can be used to explore the most personal parts about someone's life I strongly recommend this game.

I'll start with a disclaimer: I know Alex, the author of this game. But now I feel like I know him better. And getting to know a person by playing some of his memories is nothing short of amazing. The game is a brief but very interesting and polished trip in different moments in Alex's life. Make everything fit together and find a way to read his hidden message. A very personal but also very relatable game, done with care and a fantastic attention to detail. I can sum everything up with one word: Magone, google it.

An intimate experience which got me to understand some things I didn't get to in real life. Alex is a kind soul, and you can couple the effect of his feelings on other parts of his life through these moments. It's most relatable to those who have been in similar situations. Overall it allowed players to empathize and to experience something not easily narrated through text/voice. Alex shares his heart.

This is a game I keep referring to when talking about the potential of interactive media, and one that really made me say "This is the kind the direction I want to take when making games". I realised I never publicly left a review, after first playing this so many years ago. [i]Memoir En Code[/i] shows us how far can you go about storytelling in interactive media, cleverly making use of its game design in each track to let you experience the story, to help you understand how it was to be there in these slices of the author's life. In this game you don't [i]read[/i] the story, you are not [i]told[/i] a story, you are not [i]shown[/i] a story. You [b]embody[/b] the author, in a series of carefully designed interactive tracks. Presented with the challenges that the Alex faced, with the changes and decisions that had to be made. After all these years, it's still hard to find a more meaningfully designed game. Play this game. It's short, and it's amazing.

It's a moving game- not overdramatical or pretentious but intelligent and clever in a way it portrays author's experiences. Great proof how games can built emphaty like no other medium does. I really recomend it.