11-11: Memories Retold

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6.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 39 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 39
  3. Negative: 5 out of 39

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  1. ReubenIsAGod
    Oct 25, 2021
    6
    I think this is a really well-done little anti-war narrative. By using the video-game medium, it does a really good job allowing you the player to be emotionally invested with these two characters, Kurt and Harry, and their actions being enemies in the war. I also really enjoyed the, some-what, magical childlike wonder that the game evokes to then slowly unravel heavy, difficult, moralI think this is a really well-done little anti-war narrative. By using the video-game medium, it does a really good job allowing you the player to be emotionally invested with these two characters, Kurt and Harry, and their actions being enemies in the war. I also really enjoyed the, some-what, magical childlike wonder that the game evokes to then slowly unravel heavy, difficult, moral delima asking you the player what is more important; your country or friendship or basic humanity. It's a hard, very hard, subject to tackle and i think the game does an okay job at it.

    This is good, it's short and bitter.

    There are some issues, however...
    it is a bit buggy. I had a few game-breaking elements that had me need to restart to progress forwards.
    I think the story, whilst being quite beautiful and sad, sides a little too much with the Canadian/American instead of the German. I think this would be more gripping, powerful, if these two characters were forced into difficult situations equally. Furthermore, I also think Harry's perspective, going to war for a girl, could have been portrayed better. Maybe more introspection from the character about him going to grips with his naivety and him reflecting more on the actual horrors of these situations/death around him. We see so much of this from Kurt, and his narrative is much more emotionally gripping because of it. I think the optimism from harry is important, but could have been more grounded, realistic, and introspective to the actual circumstances/horror around him.

    Either way, this is good. Worth getting for like 5 dollars.    … Expand
  2. Klewer
    Aug 13, 2019
    6
    It's a rare treat to get a WWI game, sadly some aspects of this fail to deliver. It has a very good overally story which is interesting and engaging. However the actual game play mechanics and the pacing of the game just fail to match it, and at times you're just pushing through to the next cut scene. Still worth playing if you're a fan of the time perioud and WWI.
  3. OverClusterARG
    Feb 14, 2019
    7
    En uno de los pasajes, Harry explica su temor a preguntar cosas demasiado obvias sobre los procedimientos de la guerra. 11-11 Memories Retold no le hace caso: casi todo el tiempo hay obviedades, sobreexplicaciones, giros predecibles o un sentimentalismo que no logra escapar a la tradición del hombre que recuerda las penurias del conflicto armado.

    No obstante, también existe delicadeza y    En uno de los pasajes, Harry explica su temor a preguntar cosas demasiado obvias sobre los procedimientos de la guerra. 11-11 Memories Retold no le hace caso: casi todo el tiempo hay obviedades, sobreexplicaciones, giros predecibles o un sentimentalismo que no logra escapar a la tradición del hombre que recuerda las penurias del conflicto armado.

    No obstante, también existe delicadeza y sinceridad en la búsqueda de una narrativa que salga a flote. De a poco, lo consigue. De las fotografías se pasa al horror de la guerra química, del estereotipo del comandante galán se desprenden esos grises nacidos del matar o morir. Y lo bueno es que no hay brusquedad, sino una escala como las que recorre una persona que está aprendiendo a tocar el piano. El mismo piano que surge a medida que avanzan las memorias de dos enemigos tan imaginarios como reales.    … Expand
  4. cantuaria
    Oct 26, 2021
    7
    - História - 9/10 - A histórica principal não surpreende e é até um pouco previsível, mas as nuances das histórias paralelas que representam fielmente a época, deixa tudo mais realista e interessante.
    - Trilha Sonora - 9/10 - A trilha do jogo é um dos seus maiores destaques, a trilha melancólica e as viradas de tema dão um toque especial.
    - Gráficos - 5/10 - Os gráficos tentam não ser    - História - 9/10 - A histórica principal não surpreende e é até um pouco previsível, mas as nuances das histórias paralelas que representam fielmente a época, deixa tudo mais realista e interessante.
    - Trilha Sonora - 9/10 - A trilha do jogo é um dos seus maiores destaques, a trilha melancólica e as viradas de tema dão um toque especial.
    - Gráficos - 5/10 - Os gráficos tentam não ser realistas e com um efeito de aquarela, para simular sonho/lembrança... mas achei os efeitos de blur excessivos e muitas cenas que poderiam ser marcantes, perdem todo o sentido.
    - Jogabilidade - 3/10 - Os controles são terríveis, em muitas fases a câmera trava para que você não consiga sair do roteiro, deixando a jogabilidade ainda pior, mas não que ela seja importante pro jogo. Os puzzles são super básicos e com lógica bem infantil, praticamente não há ação e não fica muito longe de ser um point-and-click (aliás, se o controle fosse totalmente point-and-click o jogo seria muito melhor)

    Conclusão: Compensa ser jogado! De preferência em uma sala, com som imersivo e preparado para curtir a história e ignorar os problemas de jogabilidade e os gráficos sofríveis.    … Expand

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73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. CD-Action
    Feb 6, 2019
    40
    11-11 is neither an example of good impressionist art, nor a good war movie or a good video game. It’s unbearably pretentious and so shallow it does not reach beyond simple platitudes (“not all Germans were evil”, “global conflicts affect ordinary people too”). It’s sad that brushing against a mature subject and going for an artsy feel is enough to make many people overlook obvious flaws of a game (in this case poor gameplay, among other things) and the fact that games as a medium are light years behind movies in terms of storytelling. [01/2019, p.74]
  2. Games.cz
    Jan 15, 2019
    60
    A brilliantly interwoven story of friendship and war is let down by simple gameplay and constant distractions. The few interesting mechanisms and a good script simply cannot carry the whole game on their back.
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  3. Ragequit.gr
    Nov 26, 2018
    90
    A performance masterclass, coupled with impeccable artistic direction and a gripping humanitarian narrative, 11-11: Memories Retold stands as one of the greatest anti-war games to ever grace the medium.
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