11-11: Memories Retold (2018)

The striking visuals could be seen as a metaphor for the chaos and blurred morality of WW1. Similarly the tedium of war is captured perfectly by the gameplay; this is probably not intentional. The music and impressionist art do the emotional heavy lifting when the storytelling -specifically Harry's romance story- falls flat.

The engine and art direction fail to truly capture the horrors of war, but it is nice to see a game like this that doesn't involve killing people, or black and white morality. You do shoot people, with a camera, which feels gimmicky if I'm being totally honest. They could have done a lot more with the mechanic and with the letter writing aspect. Neither seems to have any real affect on the story, and the amount and 'quality' of the photos seems meaningless.

Generous pre-review score of 6/10. The striking visuals could be seen as a metaphor for the chaos and blurred morality of WW1. Similarly the tedium of war is captured perfectlty by the gameplay. This is probably not intentional. The music and impressionist art do the emotional heavy lift when the storytelling -specifically Harry's romance story- falls flat.

The engine and art direction fail to truly capture the horrors of war, but it is nice to see a game like this that doesn't involve killing people, or black and white morality. You do shoot people, with a camera, which feels gimmickky if I'm being totally honest. They could have done a lot more with the mechanic, and with the letter writing aspect. Neither seems to have any real affect on the story, and the amount and 'quality' of the photos seems meaningless.