And while this is with the script, I wished it was more subtle, as it repeats the same thing twice sometimes (I do hope people get that Mizuki has memory problems if she has to have her friend’s faces on her wall without being told twice back-to-back). A notable one is the word memoranda that is pronounced differently the two times it’s said. At some points, I would not be able to understand as the voice actor sometimes muddles through a word or the pronunciation is strange. However, I disliked Mizuki more than the others. It did seem like voices that people will probably give to the character in question. Memoranda is fully voice acted which they did great in portraying the character. Most of the time, the item or area was hidden so well that I couldn’t see it or thought it was nothing. I was fortunate enough to find a guide but I do see many people quitting after spending hours on one puzzle. Memoranda looks great in how the world is designed, but the puzzles are a weak point that should not be. However, the progress is always halted by the puzzles bringing the game to a slow pace. Don’t get me wrong, some puzzles, or steps of the puzzle, did make sense some of the time. I go by a “Aha! or What?” with determining how effective puzzles are, and it was mostly a “What?” in Memoranda. While the town is supposed to be surreal, the player still needs to find logic if puzzles are involved. The logic that goes with the puzzles does not make sense most of the time. The gameplay can be around 3 to 5 hours, but the puzzles make it last longer. It can be easily missed, as you are only forced to go back a couple times, especially since it contains a part of a puzzle later on.

However, I do want to say that while the map looks like you will just warp into your home, it warps you into an alley that it’s a part of.

Not bombarded with everything at once, but in handfuls. This helps in knowing which area has the necessary items in the beginning. The town is sectioned off, not revealed till a certain task has been completed. It felt unnecessary to look at as it doesn’t really give any hints you don’t already know. While it did allow me to look at the journal, I didn’t seek to read what Mizuki wrote until I tried to find where photos went after you took some. This is a small thing, but it did cause some confusion as the map is needed to travel. There was also this weird thing with the map being on the “tab” key that threw me off. There are only a few changes such as not being able to walk faster after double clicking. If you ever played a point and click game, it goes without saying that Memoranda plays the same way. It advertises as a game where you go around in a seaside town trying to piece together a girl’s memory and does well in bringing that atmosphere. Nothing is rushed in terms of the story and there are no constraints other than items and events happening after a certain threshold. Playing through Memoranda brings out a light and delightful aura. It felt like it was to wink at the fans at some points. If you don’t need the character anymore, there’s no need to go and see how they are or complete their plot point that was brought up. I’m not sure if those who are familiar with Haruki’s stories will get some plot points better, but it did seem they just end after a while.

I could not find a certain one, but found that it was based on several. As Memoranda is based on Mirakami Haruki’s stories, I searched to try and find this content. It shows up in 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 spoil it in something as small as subtitles. Though I do have a complaint with finding her name. Memoranda has many plot points that come and go, but only two seem to be complete: finding Mizuki’s name and solving her insomnia, of course. Go through the small seaside town as Mizuki to socialize with the various odd balls, help others, and search for your name. What can be worse than not remembering your name? Being plagued with insomnia that brings in a sailor to scare her into staying awake. Mizuki lost her name seemingly way before you came into the picture. You play as a young lady named Mizuki, but she doesn’t know that. Steam: Released Developer: Bit Byterz Publisher: Digital Dragon Genre: Point and Click Adventure Type: Single Player Release Date: January 25, 2017 Based on Mirakami Haruki’s stories, let’s see what Memoranda brings to the table. With a main character that can’t remember her name, in a surreal world. A new point and click game has entered into the ring.

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