A Memoir Blue

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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. App Trigger
    Mar 25, 2022
    80
    A Memoir Blue is a very personal story that paints a beautiful picture and emotionally captures players.
  2. Xbox Tavern
    Mar 28, 2022
    65
    Like a sweet dream A Memoir Blue is short but memorable. The lovely music, visuals and touching story are resonating to behold, but the game underpinning it is shallow. It’s ironic that despite the depths of water Miriam dives into, it isn’t matched by the gameplay and meagre length. The general impression you’re left with after completion is only that its head of hair is wet, yet the body is still bone dry. You will be satisfied there’s enough water here to fill a paddling pool but not the depth nor the engagement necessary to convince you it’s a swimming pool.

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6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. Mastereed
    Mar 27, 2023
    6
    AN INTERACTIVE IMMERSION

    BEFORE WE BEGIN: A Memoir Blue is a game developed by Cloisters Interactive in 2022. It has been called an    AN INTERACTIVE IMMERSION

    BEFORE WE BEGIN:
    A Memoir Blue is a game developed by Cloisters Interactive in 2022. It has been called an interactive poem by the developers themselves, being a point-and-click puzzle. The game has been completed and the platinum trophy has been achieved on Xbox Series X.

    DIVING IN:
    In typical style of the games advertised by Annapurna, A Memoir Blue starts immediately with a game menu absent of any explanation, making the player understand the game style from the very first moments. In fact, the menu reports exactly the game mechanics that we will later find again. The plot is very simple and unfolds in its entirety, chronicling the relationship between mother and daughter of a young champion swimmer.

    FIRST SWIM:
    The gameplay is based for most of the game on dragging objects, rotating them or placing them in different places so as to complete puzzles, often easily understood and not at all puzzling. The game is much more plot-based than gameplay-based, providing much less complex puzzles than other typical Annapurna games.

    VIEW IS DISTORTED BY WATER:
    Aesthetically, A Memoir Blue turns out to be one of those untouchable titles with its own style. Passing over this seal, however, the graphics often do not come across as extremely distinctive or interesting, and some of the 3D models are rather unpleasant and lacking in detail. The animations and physics of some interacting objects, on the other hand, turn out to be very accurate and smooth.

    ROARING WAVES:
    Since there is no voice acting, this title relies almost purely on the soundtrack, which can transform some scenes, making them very touching.

    BUT WHY 6?

    CONS:
    While being an extremely fast-paced and enjoyable game, A Memoir Blue lowers the standard of typical Annapurna games with far too simple gameplay, relying on extremely self-explanatory puzzles. Most of them can be completed in seconds, simply moving a few objects to obvious places or by dragging objects off the screen. The plot itself, though touching, touches on a subject already seen and revised in a thousand facets, adding nothing exceptional other than the relationship with the sea.

    PROS:
    Obviously the authorial touch of the way the story is told is always enjoyable. In addition, the speed and fluidity of the game still makes it a pleasant and interesting One Shot adventure.

    RATING
    Gameplay: 6
    Music: 7
    Story: 7
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  2. Awanka
    Mar 19, 2023
    6
    This 1-2 hour experience is very different. It's a series of loosely connected scenes that are quite lovely, and tell a minimalist storyThis 1-2 hour experience is very different. It's a series of loosely connected scenes that are quite lovely, and tell a minimalist story conveyed through interacting with objects. There is no dialog and very little gameplay. It's like abstract art, separating the purely visual aspect of the medium from the words and gamification piece of it. This high-concept would work better in VR.… Full Review »
  3. AlexSantoss
    Jan 29, 2023
    10
    Whoever decided to give this AMAZING GEM a low score… you have no heart!
    Such an emotional journey, short but left me in tears at the end. No    Whoever decided to give this AMAZING GEM a low score… you have no heart!
    Such an emotional journey, short but left me in tears at the end. No game has ever touched my heart and soul as much as this one did, finished it in 1,5 hours but well worth it! I can’t imagine how it would be for me to lose my mother. Thank you for reminding me how much I love my mom!     … Full Review »
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