Forgotton Anne

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User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 54 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 54
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 54
  3. Negative: 6 out of 54
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  1. thaesino
    Dec 24, 2018
    6
    Fun game. Hit or miss story. Mediocre ending. "Moral choice" idea falls apart towards the end when it becomes clear the writers didn't know how to allow you to make choices in the most crucial moments, thereby forcing certain aspects of the overall main story. This was disheartening, mostly because the puzzle elements are there but too infrequent this to be a puzzle game, the platformingFun game. Hit or miss story. Mediocre ending. "Moral choice" idea falls apart towards the end when it becomes clear the writers didn't know how to allow you to make choices in the most crucial moments, thereby forcing certain aspects of the overall main story. This was disheartening, mostly because the puzzle elements are there but too infrequent this to be a puzzle game, the platforming is there, but too infrequent (thankfully as it's clunky) for it to be a platform game, and the "RPG, choice matters" elements are there, but as I've stated, they fall apart when you wish you could make a choice the most.

    All in all, the best way to describe this game is by looking at a short example of creative immaturity. When asked in an interview, in the early days, why this game was called "Forgotton" and not "Forgotten," one of the developers mentioned that they just wanted to be more creative about the title; later on, they claimed you would find out as the story progressed - this is not true. Obviously, they made a spelling mistake and it stood by for so long that they just couldn't admit to it. The game could've been called Forgotten Anne and it would've made no difference.

    It's this kind of thinking that ended up hurting the game... this half-assed mindset. Judged from the beginning, it has so much potential; judged from the end, it's only a little better than mediocre. And I actually don't doubt it deserves its low User score. People should only buy it if it goes on sale.    … Expand
  2. JoeRock
    Feb 4, 2019
    9
    The only reason I am not giving this game a perfect 10 is because of the ambiguous ending.The cinematic and score were beautiful. The gameplay was fun and whimsical. There was enough "dark" in the story to remind you that you're not watching a Disney film. Really good looking and good playing game! I can't wait to see what else this studio comes up with!
  3. b00lpr0p
    Jan 4, 2019
    7
    I think it's a game you can only play if you are a patient person. It's not platform enough, it's not puzzle enough, it is more like an interactive novel. I agree it should have been a movie, not a game.
  4. AllySky
    Nov 18, 2018
    5
    The animations and voice acting are great, but the game play is simplistic. Should have been a movie.
  5. Age_Atomic
    Mar 2, 2020
    9
    Beautiful game. I picked it up for the art style and didn't expect much else from it. I found the story surprisingly deep and interesting and enjoyed the light puzzle elements.
  6. crotch
    Jul 8, 2021
    9
    Try the demo to see what this game is about. All I’m going to say is that I recommend playing this for the ending alone. I have never experienced such an ending in a video game. Gotta respect the developers for not going down the fan service route.
  7. RedPixel
    Aug 23, 2021
    7
    Story-driven game, with relatively easy platforming and a few puzzles. There were times when I could not begin to guess what I was supposed to do to solve a puzzle, and had to resort to youtube (and was still scratching my head), and there were times when I couldn't get an action to work and had to resort to youtube to convince myself to keep trying it (e.g., Why can't I go down theseStory-driven game, with relatively easy platforming and a few puzzles. There were times when I could not begin to guess what I was supposed to do to solve a puzzle, and had to resort to youtube (and was still scratching my head), and there were times when I couldn't get an action to work and had to resort to youtube to convince myself to keep trying it (e.g., Why can't I go down these stairs? Oh, I can). Not often, but these things are nits in the game. I also found it frustrating that saving was not up to me. There are a generous number of save points that happen automatically, but since the autosaves seldom call attention to themselves, you don't know how far back you might be cast if you have to stop NOW. (OTOH, they are in pretty good spots when you're going to have to try a puzzle multiple times; sometimes, you've done the wrong thing and can't fix it.)

    Good diversion for a rainy weekend, and worth the on-sale price.    … Expand
  8. Mintendo
    Jan 20, 2020
    7
    A beautiful story with beautiful artwork sprinkled with some unfortunate glitches and awkward gameplay mechanics.
  9. dugan
    Jan 30, 2019
    9
    Going into this knowing it was more story than game helps. This is 80% story, 20% game. With that in mind, I was able to enjoy this game: the artwork is superb, the voice acting is very good and the music is excellent. If you like what you see, and want more story than play, then you will probably like this game. I did.
  10. mihidum
    Apr 21, 2019
    9
    Played the demo and was intrigued by the art style and the story, so I got the full game. Beautiful art, animation and music, Gameplay is a bit lacking, but still rewarding.
  11. emu0
    Jan 24, 2020
    8
    Incredible beautiful game, artwork, animations and voice. The story is interesting and fun enough to enjoy from the beginning to the end. Nevertheless, I missed more deepness and complexity in the gameplay, as well as more puzzles and platforms when going through the story.
  12. seyon
    Mar 1, 2020
    9
    Excellent third party game, probably the polished one that I've tried beside the main titles. The story and the art direction is amazing, and so the message, you won't find a really happy ending but is all so well designed. Hope to see a movie from this. Some will find this a short game, but has the perfect duration
  13. spencerplewe
    Mar 13, 2020
    8
    A wholly expansive world and magical controls are all implemented together beautifully. Now, I tend to have an issue with multiple-choice endings, so this is more of my own problem, but I just didn't sit right with the choices given.
  14. Radix7
    Mar 22, 2020
    8
    This game is only a few hours long, but the story is very intriguing and the Forgotlings are cute. The platforming parts were too long at times. But the characters and dialogue made up for it. You can also make some decisions to alter the story.
  15. LTWasabi
    May 14, 2021
    4
    I will try to be as spoiler free as possible.

    First off, The good: Visuals - This game looks amazing on most parts. There are a few scenes involving a certain character that looks unpolished, especially its jumping animations, but those are far and few. A great looking game that has a Ghibli feel to it. That's why I bought the game in the first place. Sounds - The background    I will try to be as spoiler free as possible.

    First off, The good:

    Visuals - This game looks amazing on most parts. There are a few scenes involving a certain character that looks unpolished, especially its jumping animations, but those are far and few.
    A great looking game that has a Ghibli feel to it. That's why I bought the game in the first place.

    Sounds - The background music is mostly ambience and it matches the tone of the game. The sound effects and voice acting are decent too. Sometimes the lips don't sync properly, but for the most part, it does its job well and immerses you in the story.
    P.S. The credit song is amazing.

    Story - The story has this fantastical and whimsical feel of Ghibli movie but with a noir thriller spin on it. For the most part, it works out well. You meet quite a few interesting characters and likeable characters but most of them don't feel fleshed out. Your relationship with a certain character also seems forced and felt like the writers nudged it in to speed up the story. But overall, a decent story and I am quite satisfied with it.

    Now, the Bad:

    Controls - This controls of this game are like the antithesis to Mario games. The movement feels very stiff and clunky. The Devs probably made it so that it matches with the game's style, but c'mon, there's a limit. Think Bubsy but in 2d and with an input lag of 500ms. Jumping is a chore, Long/high jumping feels like **** Like wtf? I dread every platform in this game because of how ****ty the controls are and it just breaks whatever immersion I had.
    The controls are so bad it makes it makes Bubsy 3D's seem like a masterpiece.

    Gameplay - This game feels like it has an identity crisis. It tries to be a story focused point 'n click type adventure, a platformer and a puzzle all at once and it comes out like that one chemistry experiment that looks cool but bows up in your face when you peer into it.
    As a story focused point 'n click type adventure, it just doesnt have enough world building and barely any interactivity to work.
    As a platformer, well, as the controls are pure **** the platforming is also pure **** Also, why does it take forever to climb stairs? This game made me hate stairs. It legit made me go,"F***. I hate stairs."
    As a puzzle, it just feels like they added the puzzles to pad out the game. They are uninspired and frustrating. Frustrating not because the puzzles are tough, but because of the aforementioned state-of-the art controls. There is one particular puzzle near the end of the game that is so bad and so unpolished that it made me wonder if the Devs forgot to remove that bit by accident.

    Overall thoughts:
    I wanted to like this game, the visuals are great and the characters kept on pushing me on, but after abour 2-3 hours, I trudged on just for the sake of it. I finished the game, but it felt like a chore doing so. Thank got it's not a long game, It took me 8~ hours. Probably more that half of it spent on those f****** stairs.
    Simply put, it's just not fun.

    "If it's not fun, why bother?"    … Expand
  16. Online_NPC
    Oct 7, 2021
    8
    Forgotton Anne is essentially a playable cartoon that feels like an anime by Hayao Miyazaki. The story is compelling and the voice-acting is phenomenal for such a small game. The animation has a fairly low framerate, and I'm not sure if that's because of the limited hardware of the Switch or by design, but the cutscenes are animated with the same framerate so the experience is consistentForgotton Anne is essentially a playable cartoon that feels like an anime by Hayao Miyazaki. The story is compelling and the voice-acting is phenomenal for such a small game. The animation has a fairly low framerate, and I'm not sure if that's because of the limited hardware of the Switch or by design, but the cutscenes are animated with the same framerate so the experience is consistent throughout. The puzzles and platforming is not very intuitive, and the controls are sometimes sluggish which makes making progress slow at times, but not impossible.

    Graphics: 9
    Gameplay: 6
    Audio: 8
    Story: 10    … Expand
  17. attemptatreason
    Dec 27, 2021
    9
    This game is not a masterpiece but does exactly what it needs to do. It tells a story the whole way through on a unique concept - things you forget in life. That sock under the bed, those headphones you threw away, that iPhone you discard to go to the next one - the world is built around this concept and in a lovely fashion. I can't get over how orchestral the music is and how uniform andThis game is not a masterpiece but does exactly what it needs to do. It tells a story the whole way through on a unique concept - things you forget in life. That sock under the bed, those headphones you threw away, that iPhone you discard to go to the next one - the world is built around this concept and in a lovely fashion. I can't get over how orchestral the music is and how uniform and aesthetic the game is. I think the parkour is pretty random, platforming things and puzzles seem like a decent way to add depth to the game and not just have it as a movie. I guess that's one advantage games have over movies - choices and different outcomes from the watcher. I can't say the ending is satisfying, and I have no idea how to see the other endings without playing it again. I thought the VA's for the forgotlings were all weird. But after you notice that its that way on purpose, the forgotlings have a unique charm which is pretty consistent - while Bonku and Anne, humans, have crisp and nice voices. The two outliers were Tiffany and Fig, I'm not sure if this is connected to anything - but the characters are very well done. Graphics 9.5/10 - I like how contrasting the opening visuals are from the game, also the opening animations as well. I wish they played with those other art styles as well. 9/10 music - there was never an out of place music, but at the same time, there were no marquee tracks the likes of Radiant historia, Nier. Plot 8/10 - while the plot twist was obvious it doesn't take away from the story - however, the ending does. The pacifist ending is abrupt and feels like your playing that game where everyone in a group says a sentence to make a story. Its your turn and you have to end it up - thats what this games ending is. Sufficient but unsatisfying. Otherwise, big ups to this game for the unique and well done concept of the forgotlings. Gameplay 3/10 - lol, in a vaccumm just looking at the gameplay, no pretty music or graphics, this game sucks lol. Run around, parkour, get pushed around the map beyond the realms of physics, chase some dude, move some gears this way that way, go to a walkthrough after you give up on a puzzle - see the answer and still wonder how its a puzzle.Overall - strong 8/10.… Expand

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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Worth Playing
    Jan 23, 2019
    79
    Despite its title, Forgotton Anne is far from forgettable. Its story is deep, its characters are nuanced, and its journey is emotional and powerful. Unfortunately, its stiff platforming and uninspired puzzles hold it back from being a must-play. For fans of adventure games, Forgotton Anne is a surprising gem that'll provide plenty of memorable moments over the course of its 7- to 8-hour run. For those looking for a more cohesive melding of story and gameplay, however, there are simply better options available.
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  2. Nintenderos
    Nov 30, 2018
    82
    Its artistic style is simply great. In addition, it has an interesting story of guarantors of order against rebels that works perfectly with the main mechanics of taking actions in the role of a police officer in a city in crisis.
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  3. Nintendojo
    Nov 26, 2018
    91
    The actual gameplay is rewarding and only introduces the slightest of stumbles that are negligible compared to the agency and interactivity afforded by being a video game. In terms of gameplay, there are certainly titles that offer greater variety and complexity, but the beautiful visuals, fantastic soundtrack, compelling story and likable characters easily elevate Forgotton Anne to the level of being a truly excellent game.
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