Remember, Remember

Remember, Remember was a game I first approached with apprehension. As a rule, i don't do well with horror, but I did enjoy the producer's other games- Seduce me and Seduce Me 2. Wanting to show my support, I did cave and buy it, hoping that I'd at least get a an hour of enjoyment out of it. I got way more than that. The story, first off, is really intriguing and I found myself trying to pick apart the mystery before i got to the end. Each character is really well written and I found myself wanting to learn more and more about their story and grow closer to them. Each choice made me stop and think, as i wanted to react the best way i could to each situation but each choice had its own merits. When i finally got to the gameplay and mazes, I found myself slightly scared, as each is pretty terrifying, but also determined to beat it. They were easy to get the hang of and, while it was sometimes hard to get through certain ones, it took dedication and memorization to get through them. Non...

First off, I haven't completely finished the game as I still have quite a few achievements to go, but I wanted to leave a review of my first playthrough, and a few bits I've replayed. I may update this with more things when I've achieved everything. Pros: -The story is very interesting and gripping; a well written mystery that you find yourself trying to unravel throughout. -The characters are all multi-dimensional, which gives way to lots of interesting scenes. -The art (sprites, cgs, and bg art) is very nice and well done. -Full English voice acting which is really good and really helps bring emotion to scenes (and if you're not a fan of listening to voice acting as you play, you can turn this off!) -Multiple endings - [spoiler] I got the true ending on my first playthrough, which was pleasant. The bad and cruel ends though are pretty brutal.[/spoiler] -Replayability in order to discover dialogue and the whole mystery. [spoiler] There's three or four (I can't remember exactly) cha...

I really wanted to like this game. The premise is amazing and the vocals are great. The mazes KILL me! I really dont like them at all! They stop the game flow. Since I can't get past the maze I am on I probably wont get to finish this game and therefore the story line is wasted. If you do like runner style bit games then you'll probably love this game.

I really want to recommend this game but there are just enough problems with it that makes it hard to do so. The premise is really, really cool. While the overall setting takes heavy inspiration from the Saw films, the central conflict of the story is interesting and unique. The characters have voice actors, all of whom are surprisingly competent given the indie nature of the game. They're also reasonably well-written, although I was a little miffed at how wildly inconsistent the main character could be given you control his choices. All in all, the writing is good enough and this is, after all, a visual novel, so clearly that matters quite a bit. So why, then, can't I recommend it? There are a few faults with the game. First, the main "gameplay" element of the game is incredibly poorly optimized. I have a rig that can run games like For Honor and The Witcher 3 at max settings and the gameplay here chugs along like you're trying to walk through water, and given the nature of th...

Personally, I don't love the story, but it's not bad either. So I am not giving a thumbs-down for merely that. The one thing that bothers me is the 'mazes' you've seen other reviews probably mentioning. They aren't very difficult but some of them have certain 'dangerous spots' that move around on random moments. [spoiler] Think it's 3rd or 4th with those arms. The game uses these mazes to have some people die and uses it as a judging mechanism. I thought alright sure, bit tedious, but hey can roll with it. The last maze of the game is annoying since the time is quite short and in order to avoid the monsters you need to wait for the arms to move. Annoying, but in 4 tries I had the maze completely and saved all of them [/spoiler] On restart of the game however, you have to do all those mazes again, and again to look for different outcomes. Imho, this is what completely kills this game. That you have to do those mazes the first time, sure, not fun, but alright I'll do them for story's s...

I have never hated anything quite like I hate the third maze. I have been playing it for the past hour, and I have never raged so hard in my life. I resorted to restarting every time I got caught by the bee, because I knew I'd already lost too much time. And that smug little laugh that the Mask did nearly had me punching through my laptop screen in sheer rage. The rest of the game is good, very thought provoking and emotional, but that one maze was enough to make me decide not to play the game ever again. I'd definitely not recommend this game if you rage easily or if you're bad at puzzles/mazes.

I've followed Micheala Law's stuff for a long time, and I've been looking forward to this game for months. All that waiting paid off, and I wasn't disappointed; another game with fantastic writing, great characters, and a story that keeps you guessing the whole way through and packs a strong emotional punch. The game's artistic quality is also top-notch: all of the artwork is gorgeous and detailed, the music and sound design is beautiful and does a great job at setting the right tone, and the voice acting ranges from pretty good to absolutely fantastic. You can tell that the main actors are giving their all, and boy does it pay off at the right moments - the final act of the game really hits you like a truck because of their performances. The story had me on the edge of my seat the whole time - the constant tension of trying to figure out who was guilty and who wasn't played a large part in my enjoyment of the game on my first playthrough. I also had some fun trying to figure ou...

I'm a big fan of Michaela Laws and I really wanted to like this game. Her content is always high quality and generally a lot of fun to play. This game had a really good premise, an exciting story, and impressivve voice acting and artwork, as I've come to expect from this developer. However, I just couldn't get over the minigames in this one. About 90% of my playtime in the first runthrough was spent in the maze games or resetting for another try at the mazes. They're very frustrating and the repetivive sounds only made it worse. Maybe this was on purpose, as it fits with the theme of the game. [spoiler]It's mentioned several times that the antagonist wants the protagonist and friends to "go through hell," and this may be a method of involving the player in that frustration and tension that the characters are feeling. [/spoiler] Aside from the minigames, it's a great game and a lot of players will probably enjoy it anyway. It just didn't quite hit the mark for me.

I love Michaela Laws, and I think she's a great game developer, but this game has some of the most poor gameplay I have ever seen. The mazes are utterly frustrating, and extremely difficult to navigate. The story, however, is extremely strong, and I WOULD recommend playing this game. I would love to own a copy where I'm able to pick which members of the cast I'm able to save, but don't have to play through the frustrating maze game. There were some instances where it took me hours (see THE SECOND MAZE IN THE GAME) to beat it. Even with my video settings set to low, the maze was extremely buggy and laggy. I want to see every ending in this game, I'm extremely invested, but I'm not sure if it's worth the headache to go through all of the mazes again. I never want to relive the nightmare that was the second maze.

This visual novel has decent voice acting, good looking art and a story that may turn out to be compelling if you get to experience it. So why did I give it a negative review? The damn maze mini game! This game forces you to play a maze game in order to progress the story. It isn't skipable, I was unable to complete the 3rd one and I died. If I wanted to play a maze game I would have bought a maze game. Heck the first time I didn't even have a keyboard handy since I was playing from my couch. I wont be revisiting this game unless they let you skip the mazes in a later patch.