2064: Read Only Memories

 PlayStation 4
User Score
3.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 554 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 175 out of 554
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 554
  3. Negative: 368 out of 554
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  1. elitegeek79
    Oct 7, 2018
    5
    What's going on there are mostly 10/9 or 0 reviews by first time reviewers. Let me get this out of the way-the SJW stuff is laid on extra thick; I say this not because I'm closed minded but it comes off forced. It is however an enjoyable game if you enjoy older games like Scanner or Rise of the Dragon. My score is based on the fact that it is a bit to linear, a lot of the characters areWhat's going on there are mostly 10/9 or 0 reviews by first time reviewers. Let me get this out of the way-the SJW stuff is laid on extra thick; I say this not because I'm closed minded but it comes off forced. It is however an enjoyable game if you enjoy older games like Scanner or Rise of the Dragon. My score is based on the fact that it is a bit to linear, a lot of the characters are bad stereotypes that just focus on their gender, identity or accent rather than developing then as characters, and there is not enough interactions to make it worth every replaying.… Expand
  2. Catpuntering
    Apr 19, 2017
    5
    I wasn't impressed by this game. It's a very weak entry to the cyberpunk and point-and-click genres with writing to match. The "puzzles" are nothing more than picking up an item and then interacting with something else - think putting a vhs tape into a vcr player type. The game would have worked much better as a visual novel. Additionally your character does very little to influence theI wasn't impressed by this game. It's a very weak entry to the cyberpunk and point-and-click genres with writing to match. The "puzzles" are nothing more than picking up an item and then interacting with something else - think putting a vhs tape into a vcr player type. The game would have worked much better as a visual novel. Additionally your character does very little to influence the game's story other than get text dumps at every turn. Which leads me to the most important issue of the game to me - it isn't cyberpunk, or punk at all.

    It's a very watered down attempt that feels like it's just modern day with some technological advances rather than a dystopian hell future where anything goes, life is cheap, and corporations own the government. There's anti-gene splicing protesters but that's it. You never really feel there's a danger to any of the characters and that the complaints about gene splicing actually make sense. I wanted to side with them more and was given no options to other than having every character hate and scream at me for being a "bigot" when I had no idea what any of it meant to begin with. Where's my caustic punk rock nazijaegers? Where's my chrome plated street samurais who'll take any milk run? Where's the corps pushing through unsafe gene splicing, paying protesters to flood the streets and violent hate groups forming? Where's the people who don't give a **** and just laugh in your face when you whine like a child at them about how gross they are to you? Instead you get pastel furries whining about how hard it is when you give yourself cat ears to get a job.

    It feels like the main creator behind it (who is a gay white cis man) really wanted to show lgbt issues in a good light but forgot to portray them accurately, which includes all the negative and horrifying aspects. It's so tonedeaf it feels like a children's show's take on serious issues. When it was first released I wrote on twitter I hated the X-men style mutant=queers writing and had the creator show up to whine at me, having his coworker/friend jump in and try to lecture me on how it's "transgender people" not "trans" despite me being a) transgender myself and b) dropping the long form to "trans" because of twitter's character limit. I really get the feeling they care more about themselves than showing the realities of what living like I do is, and it's an even worse punch to the gut when they ignore the issues of being a gay transman trying to date in an extremely gynophobic/femmephobic part of the lgbt community. But hey, they're the "progressive" ones and I should be thankful I have any representation at all, even if it's inaccurate and borderline offensive, right?

    Don't waste your time unless your politics align completely with theirs or you'll be disappointed. There isn't enough in the writing, gameplay or story to keep you there.    … Expand
  3. wafle
    Apr 20, 2017
    7
    One of the few instances where you should go with the critics score, user reviews are politicized, politics ruin videogames, the devs were stupid enough not to know that.

    Remember critics scores can be over inflated or in some rare cases, underinflated, so better yet to skip it all together and get Nier Automata, more lewd content is always better, and it's sure to trigger more lewd    One of the few instances where you should go with the critics score, user reviews are politicized, politics ruin videogames, the devs were stupid enough not to know that.

    Remember critics scores can be over inflated or in some rare cases, underinflated, so better yet to skip it all together and get Nier Automata, more lewd content is always better, and it's sure to trigger more lewd content in the future. Thank goodness for Japanese immunity to western political correctness stupidity.    … Expand
  4. jakeakatheone
    Dec 6, 2019
    5
    Somewhat fun but, an insane left-wing political story it can be quite lackluster, not optimized well for PS4.
  5. PSGaming
    Aug 29, 2020
    7
    I am not into pixel-art games,but since i got i give it a try.The story is good and it has good voiceover.But 90% of the game(if you call this a game) is dialogue between the characters.There is almost no gameplay here.If you like storytelling without any gameplay than this game is for you.

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. RPG Fan
    Jun 12, 2017
    88
    Bugs aside, I had a killer time with 2064. Although series like Phoenix Wright and Danganronpa have successfully reinvented the Japanese-style adventure game for the 21st century, there's a certain allure to the mysterious world of menu-driven microcomputer adventures of decades past. 2064 not only successfully simulates that feeling, it welcomes players of all backgrounds and orientations with open arms. 2064's future is one that belongs to all of us.
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  2. PSNStores
    Feb 24, 2017
    90
    2064: Read Only Memories presents an interesting, if not predictable, narrative that is propelled by its strong cast of characters and excellent world-building. It’s refreshing to see a developer put so much care into creating a cast as diverse and interesting as this.
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  3. Digitally Downloaded
    Jan 31, 2017
    60
    I alternated between enjoyment and stretches of indifference. I am genuinely glad, though, that we have this addition to our growing Western library of visual novel hybrids (!).
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