2064: Read Only Memories

 PlayStation 4
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3.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 554 Ratings

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  1. lusopho
    Apr 18, 2017
    0
    I really wanted to like 2064 and had high hopes after seeing some of the trailers. Sadly, the ads for the game are more enjoyable than the game itself!

    The problem stems, I think, from the lack of intuitive narrative that a futuristic genre game like this requires for immersive gameplay. The "challenges" are rote and have been rehashed over and over again in precursors to 2064. The    I really wanted to like 2064 and had high hopes after seeing some of the trailers. Sadly, the ads for the game are more enjoyable than the game itself!

    The problem stems, I think, from the lack of intuitive narrative that a futuristic genre game like this requires for immersive gameplay. The "challenges" are rote and have been rehashed over and over again in precursors to 2064.

    The characters (to the extent they are developed) are very two dimensional.

    I would skip this game and save your money.    … Expand
  2. chilton
    Apr 30, 2017
    0
    Did anyone really try when they made this? Overall you can understand there was an idea, but after playing it is obvious that at some point everyone just quit caring.
  3. BlackMonday
    Apr 18, 2017
    0
    I didn't find the game enjoyable.
    It was slow-paced, the characters were not entertaining and the story was bland.
    Not really a game for me, and I've enjoyed literal walking simulators like Esther and Firewatch.
  4. Cryptos
    Apr 19, 2017
    1
    I usually support Indy projects. But this game is very bad. It is just very boring and has no game play what so ever. Don't waste your time or money on this awful game. Avoid!
  5. Lugian
    Apr 18, 2017
    3
    Having heard about how groundbreaking and refreshing this game was, I was incredibly excited to see that it was coming to the PS4.
    I eagerly downloaded it on the day of release and took my time with it.
    I can honestly say I've rarely regretted buying a game quite this much. It was beyond dull. The first 30 minutes I kept telling myself "It's a slow build up, keep with it, it'll get    Having heard about how groundbreaking and refreshing this game was, I was incredibly excited to see that it was coming to the PS4.
    I eagerly downloaded it on the day of release and took my time with it.

    I can honestly say I've rarely regretted buying a game quite this much.
    It was beyond dull. The first 30 minutes I kept telling myself "It's a slow build up, keep with it, it'll get better" and... then I reached the end of the game (after a few hours, obviously) and honestly.... I felt like I wasted my time.

    The entire game is incredibly slow and, honestly, comes off as a little preachy.
    I am fully in support of rights and such for every type of person. I do not judge, and think everyone should live as they want.
    However, the plot and character development was legitimately obnoxious. At times I was convinced they'd ripped off the script of a Saturday morning cartoon PSA about identity politics...

    And don't get me started on the sound. The "voice acting" (I use quotations, as I feel it would do a disservice to people who put effort into their work) is atrocious. At points it sounded like they got the same woman to voice 5 different people, each with a slightly different vocal tone.

    Overall, honestly, it was just bland and forgettable. I have had more engagement and enjoyment from a choose-your-own-adventure game written by amateurs.
    Maybe this game was trying to appeal to those who have very strong political views, so maybe that's where I went wrong.

    On a side note, I'd like to give a shout out to the developers for going on Twitter and literally begging for good scores because their review section was "raided".
    I thought it was photoshoppped, or they'd been hacked, but nope. They actually did that.
    This is not a cool business practice. A game should not get a positive score because of something outside of the game.
    I'd like to think they'll grow up and learn from this, but they won't.
    Roll on their next poorly-voice-acted barely-game!    … Expand
  6. xenon75
    Apr 19, 2017
    0
    Looked interesting from the preview, horrible game when purchased. Can't wait for the refund systems like Steam has to hit PS4 and XboxOne. Would have instantly refunded this waste of disc space.

    The programmers should be familiar with programming concepts like LIFO and FIFO (last in first out and first in first out). In the case of this game its more like GIGO (Garbage in Garbage    Looked interesting from the preview, horrible game when purchased. Can't wait for the refund systems like Steam has to hit PS4 and XboxOne. Would have instantly refunded this waste of disc space.

    The programmers should be familiar with programming concepts like LIFO and FIFO (last in first out and first in first out). In the case of this game its more like GIGO (Garbage in Garbage Out). I guess they figured if they made it CyberPunk it would be KEWL and people would overlook their nonsensical world view they try to slam down your throat at every opportunity.

    I hope their parents have room to have them move back in once this game falls flat on its face.    … Expand
  7. antimonycup
    Apr 18, 2017
    0
    Very thinly veiled political push behind this narrative, which I can actually forgive if the rest of the game rocks and all the nuts and bolts are in place and perform smoothly, but nah. Unimaginative naming protocols. Neo this neo that. Flat and tepid writing. Also very annoying soundtrack. Voice acting has that boring millennial twang that doesn't mesh at all with some of the archaicVery thinly veiled political push behind this narrative, which I can actually forgive if the rest of the game rocks and all the nuts and bolts are in place and perform smoothly, but nah. Unimaginative naming protocols. Neo this neo that. Flat and tepid writing. Also very annoying soundtrack. Voice acting has that boring millennial twang that doesn't mesh at all with some of the archaic lingo.
    This is hollow propaganda wrapped in cheap plastic. Do not spend your money. Do not recommend. Will never buy anything from midboss again and any of my friends that do, I will hound and rag on.    … Expand
  8. thoughts82
    Apr 18, 2017
    2
    Uninspired design in terms of both gameplay and characters. Glitches galore. With so many great games out there to play I honestly can't find a redeeming quality for this... There's no real pull or aspect that sets it above the rest. Don't waste your time.
  9. Sawatdeekrub
    Apr 18, 2017
    1
    All around weak and boring a very amateurish effort. Plenty of better games around much more deserving of your money. Ok maybe the graphics are kind of OK.
  10. chiorul
    Apr 19, 2017
    0
    Bad game. graphics are horrible. You can not understand what is going on. Its just a bunch of pixels. Controls are bad and projectiles kill u although they do not hit you. Terrible experience with this game. Its indie and its supposed to be inspired by 90s games but all it does is it takes the bugs of games from the 90s and combines them all in an overall bad game. Avoid at all cost.
  11. thirsten55
    Apr 18, 2017
    2
    Gameplay feels very outdated and unstable, crashed multiply times.
    There's a lot better out there, the day after I finished the game I realized that I really don't have any memories about the story....and that says a lot.
    Honestly simply not worth the time or money.
  12. criticalmeta
    Apr 18, 2017
    1
    I was hoping for the throwback feelgood game shown in the trailers but it was honestly weak in every aspect. Huge disappointment and likely a historical tale of how not to promote a game pretending to be entertaining.
  13. Vinceral
    Apr 18, 2017
    2
    Trailers looked decent, game was very lacking in gameplay. Artstyle is okey i guess? If it where released a couple of years ago when the whole "pixel" look wasnt a fad then it might have been somewhat original. Now it just drowns in a sea of uninspired Unity games garbage.
  14. A_Free_Mind
    Apr 18, 2017
    0
    This is a terrible game and quite possibly the worst I have ever played. Everything is bad about it. It's extremely boring and the graphics are absolutely garbage. The story is a mess. I wouldn't recommend this "game" to anyone. I want a refund for wasting hours of my life playing this piece of garbage.
  15. Ciubhran
    Apr 19, 2017
    0
    A game that tries to tug at your nostalgic heart strings, but fails. The game might've been fun in the 90s, when there was not very many games to choose from, but has little to offer today. Uneventful and not very engaging.
  16. FlapjacksNsyrup
    Apr 18, 2017
    0
    There's no other way to put it - just an awful game. Horrible controls and gameplay feels lacking. Safe bet just to skip this and save the money. Most I would pay for this is maybe $1.99 and even then, you can find better games for that price.
  17. frostini
    Apr 18, 2017
    0
    I tried to play this game then after like 15 minutes I went back to minecraft. I thought it was 'cyberpunk' but I guess I was punk'd.

    It got to the point where I tried to use the gun that was given to me on Turing and TomCat(your two main NPC's throughout the game's journey) to see if I could get some sort of negative reaction yet I guess I was just threatening to pull the gun not    I tried to play this game then after like 15 minutes I went back to minecraft. I thought it was 'cyberpunk' but I guess I was punk'd.

    It got to the point where I tried to use the gun that was given to me on Turing and TomCat(your two main NPC's throughout the game's journey) to see if I could get some sort of negative reaction yet I guess I was just threatening to pull the gun not actually doing it. Ehhhh this game was a waste of time-if you're looking for an inexpensive story game just buy ANY of the TellTale games-even the badly reviewed older ones, and you will have a better experience.    … Expand
  18. TyronePointer
    Apr 18, 2017
    2
    This is a game that clearly cares more about messaging than gameplay or user experience. I have to assume that 'all their friends' thought it was great, and wonder if there was anything beyond a minimal QA process. It doesn't perform well, leaves the user feeling empty. Cyberpunk should be fresh and dazzling; this game is neither. Pedestrian retread.
  19. Ladyfortuness
    Apr 19, 2017
    0
    There are far better games out there on the market for 20$ i feel as though this game is a total rippoff. The look of the game and music were nice but it's a shame there isn't much else warrant to playing this crap game.
  20. SamboVanS
    Apr 19, 2017
    0
    There is no part of this game that could be considered fun. The writing is embarrassingly amateurish and preachy, the graphics are abysmal, the pace is tedious to deal with. Hugely disappointed in this one.
  21. ohboyitsthisone
    Apr 18, 2017
    2
    Unfortunately, I feel like this game was meant to be made as a statement rather than an actual piece of enjoyable media.

    It is very regrettable that the developers decided to use this media as a platform to browbeat viewers with their political viewpoints, but as most people can well see, their supporters feel the same way about anyone who disagrees with them. The music is passable,    Unfortunately, I feel like this game was meant to be made as a statement rather than an actual piece of enjoyable media.

    It is very regrettable that the developers decided to use this media as a platform to browbeat viewers with their political viewpoints, but as most people can well see, their supporters feel the same way about anyone who disagrees with them.

    The music is passable, the graphics are mediocre, and the story is very much up its own ass. The developers should be ashamed for using politics as a means for monetary gain, they are worse than the strawmen they point to in the game or on their Twitter.    … Expand
  22. thekeeblerelf
    Apr 18, 2017
    0
    Game was a colossal waste of my time how I spent even an hour playing this is beyond me! The old pong have was more entertaining than this garbage, if i could get a full refund I'd do it in a heartbeat.
  23. Valkilrie
    Apr 19, 2017
    0
    If you see a high score they are being paid. This game is terrible. The story if full of political messages hidden behind what appears to be a sub par story game. Sub-par is being generous. To play this game is to waste part of your life. I never felt like I wasted time playing a game until this title. Be warned. This game is not a game but a political agenda that is masked as a game.
  24. JoeDimaggio
    Apr 18, 2017
    1
    Completely uninspired garbage. As other people have mentioned, for a story driven game, the story is utterly lacking. Genuinely feels like it was written for a highschool English project, and by a particularly unimaginative student at that. Each character is bland and forgettable, using nontraditional sexuality and gender in a shallow attempt to give them depth. The voice acting wasCompletely uninspired garbage. As other people have mentioned, for a story driven game, the story is utterly lacking. Genuinely feels like it was written for a highschool English project, and by a particularly unimaginative student at that. Each character is bland and forgettable, using nontraditional sexuality and gender in a shallow attempt to give them depth. The voice acting was also incredibly disappointing, and there is no excuse for this given the nature of games with little active gameplay.

    To the developers: I would not have even come here to rate this game, I don't use metacritic, but after seeing you blame the review score on "alt right trolls", I had to chime in. In fact, after reading some of the 10/10 reviews, it appears that the only positive reactions you have gotten are based on your political leanings rather than gameplay elements.

    If you want to sit through a few hours of PBS Kids style feel good **** this is the game for you. If you want decent gameplay and a substantive, intelligent storyline, please don't purchase this game.    … Expand
  25. Chaosmaker
    Apr 18, 2017
    3
    Another bland title capitalizing both on retro pixel graphics and political controversy. While graphics are kinda cute, the game itself is boring, the characters are plastic and uninteresting, and the "puzzles" require the intelligence of a 7-year old.

    The game itself is wholly submerged in fake political drama, with every single character spewing strawman arguments. You'll hear about    Another bland title capitalizing both on retro pixel graphics and political controversy. While graphics are kinda cute, the game itself is boring, the characters are plastic and uninteresting, and the "puzzles" require the intelligence of a 7-year old.

    The game itself is wholly submerged in fake political drama, with every single character spewing strawman arguments. You'll hear about evil bad conservative protesters, all right. They'll even talk self-defeating speeches there so you will know to hate them!

    Did I mention boring characters? The worst is your robot assistant, with which you'll interact the most. He's annoying - there is one puzzle near the beginning where I kid you not, he explains it twice as long as solving that actual puzzle takes. Every other character is stupid or snarky (especially women of color). While playing, I longed for old communist cartoons I watched when growing up in Poland. They were less preachy than this game. And had better graphics.

    At the price tag of $19,99 it's not advisable to buy this game, mostly due to the very low level of challenge and paper-thin story.    … Expand
  26. Ealgerino
    Apr 19, 2017
    0
    As far as game goes, it's your generic indie garbage with too much artsy nonsense and not a lot of meaning. You've probably played better point and clicks in the 90s on an actual Windows 95. In fact a game like Carmen Sandiego would be way worth your time both in locating and trying to install on a modern system. Doing both of those is probably more fun than this game, which was soAs far as game goes, it's your generic indie garbage with too much artsy nonsense and not a lot of meaning. You've probably played better point and clicks in the 90s on an actual Windows 95. In fact a game like Carmen Sandiego would be way worth your time both in locating and trying to install on a modern system. Doing both of those is probably more fun than this game, which was so unmemorable that I almost forgot I played it... until I saw a recent tweet from the developers which greatly motivated me to finally tell people to stay away. I'm not going to get into the content of the tweet, but that tweet probably raised awareness of this game and as a result, people should know... it's terrible. Don't buy it.… Expand
  27. chiggyz
    Apr 18, 2017
    1
    Repetitive and boring, bad attempt at retro. NOT worth full price at 19.99. If you have to have it, wait until it's deeply discounted, or better yet skip it and buy ANYTHING else. Salt and Sanctuary is cheaper and far better. Frankly burning a 20 dollar bill is more fun than this excuse for a game. Avoid.
  28. Beowufknight
    Apr 18, 2017
    0
    SJW trash agenda pushed into a game. The entire game is nothing but one big left wing message. Do not buy this trash and for the love of god to not encourage this type of crap to keep getting put out!
  29. PizzaSoftDrink6
    Apr 18, 2017
    0
    Another boring "game" that's not actually a game, but a walking simulator with no interesting story. It would be a better use of your time to purchase paint and watch it dry.
  30. JeffMyNameIs
    Apr 18, 2017
    0
    I saw the developers pushing this game claiming some kind of controversy of alt-right folks voting it down. They asked folks that enjoyed it to vote it up. curious I bought it and played it. I can't finish it because it's really boring, the story is boring, really the only redeeming factor is the characters have some depth but they are all far left characters smug about their superiority.I saw the developers pushing this game claiming some kind of controversy of alt-right folks voting it down. They asked folks that enjoyed it to vote it up. curious I bought it and played it. I can't finish it because it's really boring, the story is boring, really the only redeeming factor is the characters have some depth but they are all far left characters smug about their superiority. I like retro games but I don't like how this looks, The pixel art is bad, there is no separation between the foreground and the background, it's too busy and not obvious about what things are. It's also only pixilated, it's not actually consistent with a retro look. Example, the color pallets are huge and draw from colors only available on high bit modern systems. Why have giant pixels that look 8-16 bit then use large color pallets? The high quality voice audio mixed in with 8 bit digital effects is grating. I really don't like this **** of art styles.… Expand
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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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