Amnesia: Memories is a Japanese otome visual novel game. The game is a remaster of the original first game in Amnesia series, released on the Playstation Portable. Includes bonus new stories, minigames and CG gallery audio commentary.
Like other otome games, players will be controlling the main female character and find her love interest from various male characters from the game.
The game starts when the main character wakes up without any memory of her past or who she is. With the help of Orion, a mysterious gentleman who appears to be in her side when she wakes up, they venture the world to find her lost memory. During their journey, the protagonist receives a call from another man whom she might know but can’t remember.
From a gameplay perspective, Amnesia Memories and Amnesia Later x Crowd have translated well to the new platform, with this being the first time Later x Crowd is available to fans outside Japan. Unfortunately, as a newcomer to the series, an incredible story about a girl's journey to recovering her memories and discovering the truth is grossly overshadowed...
Amnesia: Memories is a must-play otome title even if it shows its age.
I think Amnesia: Memories is just a tad cold, a bit too mean, and left me feeling restless and unresolved. It hits the notes, but it hits them in the wrong key. A classic, certainly, and I’m glad Switch owners have the option to play it. I just don’t know if it’s one I’d pick up if given the choice.
I can see why Amnesia: Memories ended up as a breakout hit for the developer, even if I had to bite my tongue for most of an evening working my way through a route. It contained a lot more of the little quality of life items I took for granted in their later works, and if you're curious about romance games, this is a fine starting point.
Overall, despite an interesting mystery concept and the routes' variations, Amnesia: Memories is one of the otome games I liked the least ever since I started playing titles in the genre back in 2012. The absence of quality of life elements, the little development of the characters and the various small issues make the experience a very average visual...
