Bright Memory

 Xbox Series X
User Score
4.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 71 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 71
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 71
  3. Negative: 39 out of 71

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  1. MKritic
    Dec 23, 2020
    1
    This was a terrible cash grab bait & switch; "Bright Memory Infinite" was likely on many gamers "must have" lists as it was on mine after watching the gameplay demo of it... I was shocked to see "it" apparently so inexpensive and immediately available after getting my Series X! Who could turn down such a great deal for such a great looking game and support a lone developer at the sameThis was a terrible cash grab bait & switch; "Bright Memory Infinite" was likely on many gamers "must have" lists as it was on mine after watching the gameplay demo of it... I was shocked to see "it" apparently so inexpensive and immediately available after getting my Series X! Who could turn down such a great deal for such a great looking game and support a lone developer at the same time?! Unfortunately though, this is NOT "Bright Memory Infinite" and I do not recall there EVER being any sort of hint that the "Infinite" version was any kind of "sequel" or something... most alarming is this game also comes fresh on the heels of the Xbox game store now seeming to have given game developers the option to disable reviews and comments for certain games, and this is one of those titles! Amazing coincidence that this clear imposter game disables reviews that would likely warn others before wasting their money that this is not the title they THOUGHT they were buying.

    Props to a single dev being able to make this game on their own, but this is a truly SLEAZEBALL move, like those movies that would try to make crappy knock-offs of hollywood blockbusters and try to release them on DVD around the same time and make their name, cover art and even font as similar as the real movie as possible to hopefully swindle people into buying or renting the wrong movie... except this is the first time I have seen this tactic employed by the creator of the actual higher quality product... for shame.

    Hope the $8 was worth it, because whatever the price is of the ACTUAL game when it comes out, I won't be buying it now due to being swindled like this (and on a side note I probably would have shelled out a full $60 for it if if it weren't for this absolutely DESPICABLE money grab act from the games own creator)    … Expand
  2. programmed4dmg
    Nov 14, 2021
    5
    Fun if you can find it for $5. Takes about an hour on the first playthrough and it has "new game +" to go for achievements. Much respect to the one-man studio for putting together a good looking game. Gameplay movement seemed slow considering the pace of the action and it got frustrating at times. The "story" was a bit weak as well. Overall I didn't hate it but I played it mostly out ofFun if you can find it for $5. Takes about an hour on the first playthrough and it has "new game +" to go for achievements. Much respect to the one-man studio for putting together a good looking game. Gameplay movement seemed slow considering the pace of the action and it got frustrating at times. The "story" was a bit weak as well. Overall I didn't hate it but I played it mostly out of curiosity as I had heard interesting things about it. Good concept. Doesn't deserve a '10' by any metric, but also shouldn't be a '0'. So there you go. Good distraction game if you're taking a break from something else.… Expand
  3. ashtongoy
    Nov 19, 2020
    3
    I know this game was created by a one man studio, but I think we still need to review the game regardless of what, who or how much money the studio/developer had!

    Honestly my first playthrough wasn't impressive, playing on my Series X I was expecting a little more given what was shown in earlier footage. The game literally feels like an arcade style title. Unpolished, horrible textures    I know this game was created by a one man studio, but I think we still need to review the game regardless of what, who or how much money the studio/developer had!

    Honestly my first playthrough wasn't impressive, playing on my Series X I was expecting a little more given what was shown in earlier footage. The game literally feels like an arcade style title. Unpolished, horrible textures and atrocious character models.

    I am impressed that this what developed by one individual, one person! But that will not make the experience any better.

    Good and easy achievements though to bump up that gamerscore. And I'm happy it was short. I couldn't have played for much longer.    … Expand
  4. akirakitamura82
    Jan 6, 2022
    3
    Ich weiß, dass dieses Spiel von einem Einer Person entwickelt wurde, und ich wusste das es sehr Kurz sein wird. Das Game erhielt sehr positive Kritiken was Gameplay und Grafik angeht, aber ehrlich ich finde die Grafik nicht besonders. Die Waffen sind sehr schön gestaltet, aber abgesehen davon bekommen wir schlechte Texturen, die Charaktermodelle sind nicht wirklich gut und sehr vieleIch weiß, dass dieses Spiel von einem Einer Person entwickelt wurde, und ich wusste das es sehr Kurz sein wird. Das Game erhielt sehr positive Kritiken was Gameplay und Grafik angeht, aber ehrlich ich finde die Grafik nicht besonders. Die Waffen sind sehr schön gestaltet, aber abgesehen davon bekommen wir schlechte Texturen, die Charaktermodelle sind nicht wirklich gut und sehr viele verwaschene Texturen. Die Steuerung ist recht gut, aber sehr Arcadelastig, die kurze Spielzeit ist wirklich gut denn länger würde ich es auch nicht Spielen wollen, was auch an dem extrem Nervigen Soundtrack liegt. Es ist beeindruckt, dass dieses Spiel von einer Person entwickelt wurde, aber das Macht es für mich nicht besser. 03/10… Expand
  5. Jps71
    Nov 12, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not a good game at all, buggy as hell, just not interesting. I appreciate this was done by one developer but still, not something to show off my Series X… Expand
  6. yann54280
    Nov 14, 2020
    1
    mdr c'est c est une demo ou un DLC ?????????? Je suis desolé mais vendre ca non ce n'est pas possible
  7. amapola2002
    Nov 15, 2020
    0
    El juego más nefasto que visto en mi vida errores de pantalla gráficamente increíble dioss
  8. dragonbillz
    Nov 12, 2020
    0
    This game was developed by a programmer in his spare time. That being said and at a price tag of $7.99 I decided to give it a try. smooth controls, pretty good graphics, and a decent story for a game that might take you an hour to complete. I found the characters interesting and would like to see more of Bright Memory. The game is supposed to be episode based and I hope to see more in theThis game was developed by a programmer in his spare time. That being said and at a price tag of $7.99 I decided to give it a try. smooth controls, pretty good graphics, and a decent story for a game that might take you an hour to complete. I found the characters interesting and would like to see more of Bright Memory. The game is supposed to be episode based and I hope to see more in the future. I think a game studio should look into purchasing the developer and the game as an exclusive. This studio is still learning and the games will only get better.… Expand
  9. djsponge10
    Nov 13, 2020
    0
    I beat it in under an hour the game was buggy REALLY BUGGY not even a good tech demo. Pretty graphics doesn’t mean good game FAR FROM IT
  10. Jonas-san
    Nov 14, 2020
    3
    Ok ce jeu est fait par une seule et même personne, toutefois il faut avouer qu'il est techniquement à la ramasse avec son clipping à gogo. Durée de vie courte et gameplay très classique.
  11. tovarnov
    Nov 18, 2020
    10
    As I heard, this game was developed by only one person and the first impression is just like “omg, it’s kinda bad, weak game design and e.t.c” but I gave this game a chance and completed it three times. And after that I really liked it, yeah, different bugs and other weak points remained the same, but I think that the concept is great, and “infinite” (full game) will be really good, giveAs I heard, this game was developed by only one person and the first impression is just like “omg, it’s kinda bad, weak game design and e.t.c” but I gave this game a chance and completed it three times. And after that I really liked it, yeah, different bugs and other weak points remained the same, but I think that the concept is great, and “infinite” (full game) will be really good, give this guy a chance. Very surprised how I got from “0/10” to strong 7-8 (for a demo/concept), I will set 10 just to support the developer, stop review bombing guys and start give honest rating (I’m not saying that it’s 10/10, but not 2 or 3!) and give useful information about improvements that developer can make, peace.… Expand
  12. SuperkenGaming
    Nov 10, 2021
    8
    Bright Memory
    A great Peek into whats to come
    Bright Memory is a proof of concept for the upcoming bright memory infinite, theres not a whole lot of content here, only taking about 50 minutes to clear, I’m not sure if this content will be included in infinite, but the 50 miutes here is a blast, this is vanquish meets byonetta meets god of war meets doom, its crazy and so fun, you have 3    Bright Memory
    A great Peek into whats to come
    Bright Memory is a proof of concept for the upcoming bright memory infinite, theres not a whole lot of content here, only taking about 50 minutes to clear, I’m not sure if this content will be included in infinite, but the 50 miutes here is a blast, this is vanquish meets byonetta meets god of war meets doom, its crazy and so fun, you have 3 guns, and abilities to throw eneimies in the air, or youll yourself towards them as well as a sword attack, youlll be clearing waves of enemies in hectic fights that are made fun through juggling your different abilities, go forward through these linear sections, solving a puzzle here and there, taking down bosses.. its an absolute thrill.. I cant wait for the full game to be released..
    The only thing Im not a fan of however is that while you do gin xp that can be spent on new attacks and upgrades, pulling up this menu to upgrade your charcter does not stop the battles, so you can find yourself in a tough situation realzing wait I can upgrade this, but you cant because youll die trying to do so…
    This is an annoyance I thought only existed in online only games, and for some reason that annoyance is here..
    Otherwise I loved my hour with bright memory and its awesome that by buying this you get infinite for free, I cait wait to see whats next
    I give Bright Memory
    a 7.5/10    … Expand
  13. Xplocion
    Feb 22, 2021
    8
    The good:
    It recalls the old days when games made no sense at all and a ridiculous storyline was cause for a bullet exchange and gallery shootings. Nice graphics. The protagonist (Shelia) seems to have a lot of charisma and some changes of clothes. Combination of powers, weapon shots and katana / sword cuts make it very dynamic. Easy achievements. Reduced price according to the duration.    The good:
    It recalls the old days when games made no sense at all and a ridiculous storyline was cause for a bullet exchange and gallery shootings. Nice graphics. The protagonist (Shelia) seems to have a lot of charisma and some changes of clothes. Combination of powers, weapon shots and katana / sword cuts make it very dynamic. Easy achievements. Reduced price according to the duration. It's fast, it's absurd, it's fun.

    The bad:
    Very very short. The protagonist has a lot of charisma, but she fails to exploit it for good. It shows that it is an incomplete game. Some shadows and dark areas flash which detracts from the visual impact. Some saturation slows for moving objects on screen and effects. The story leaves many questions unsolved, we may never see a chapter 2. Although it can be purchased from the Xbox One store, it can only be played on Xbox Series S / X. It is not on Xbox Game Pass.

    The Meh!:
    If someone had reached out to FYDQ to convince him to rethink this as a Quantum Break Action, I would believe him. With graphic and particle discounts it could well be in the Xbox One / One X catalog. I feel that this game is not being very well publicized and not being in the massive Xbox Game Pass showcase if it relegates it among so many options in the catalog.    … Expand
  14. js40894
    Nov 16, 2020
    10
    It looks pretty good.......................................................
  15. Scaryone_5
    Dec 9, 2020
    7
    This is a decent little game from a one person studios not perfect by any means but enjoyable and to all the ones saying doesn’t look like the footage shown at Xbox event that’s right the game game shown at Xbox was bright memory infinite this is bright memory I think it early access build of the game
  16. Matwe
    Jan 27, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Очень помне хорошо ,игра не лагает и все в норме.… Expand
  17. Zeroneo
    Apr 21, 2021
    10
    Interessante, porém eu esperava uma dublagem seria bem legal, agora é só esperar a continuação e ver as melhorias do game
  18. notifycritic
    Jun 22, 2023
    6
    Gráficos muito bons porém é um jogo muito curto. Seria interessante que alguma empresa grande investisse nesse jogo.
  19. Stan_Osbourne
    May 20, 2022
    2
    At first, I thought, like everyone else - a small shooter from a lonely Chinese developer who proved to the entire gaming industry that with a minimum of budget and features, you can make a good game. I bought the game, like everyone else - to play something like that and support the guy. In fact, he was deceived, like many others.

    The graphics are not outstanding, everything around is    At first, I thought, like everyone else - a small shooter from a lonely Chinese developer who proved to the entire gaming industry that with a minimum of budget and features, you can make a good game. I bought the game, like everyone else - to play something like that and support the guy. In fact, he was deceived, like many others.

    The graphics are not outstanding, everything around is gray and dull. The game design itself is very weak - the heroine's abilities, just like the arsenal of weapons, do not match the arenas and opponents that are thrown at us. As a result, the experience gained from the battles here is meager. The sound design is also poor.

    But even this could be simple, if not for one BUT! This is a demo version, for which the developer is still asking for money. He promised that he would release a version of Infinite, with a full story and all, but the full version was only released on Steam. And all Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S players were ripped off. Very nasty experience, do not buy this game for money - if you do not want to pay money for demos in the future.

    Glory to Ukraine!    … Expand
  20. brwef
    Dec 16, 2022
    6
    the gameplay was seen as pretty cool but it's something else when actually playing it
  21. hjerje
    Jan 27, 2023
    5
    very short and after that wasn't much to do but it's easy to boost the achievement

Awards & Rankings

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#18 Best Xbox Series X Game of 2020
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#10 Most Discussed Xbox Series X Game of 2020

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Metascore
55

Mixed or average reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 25 out of 31
  3. Negative: 6 out of 31
  1. XboxAddict
    Dec 7, 2020
    56
    At the end of the day, Bright Memory is a bit of a tough one to score. I went in not knowing much of anything about it, and would be lying if I said that I didn’t end up having some fun with it despite its faults. Still, regardless of how impressed I am by the fact that only one man developed this thing, there’s not a lot to it that stands out. It’s dated, it’s buggy and it’s beyond short. Still, it can be pretty fun if you temper your expectations and understand that you’re not going to get a lot for your money.
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  2. GameCritics
    Dec 7, 2020
    40
    Bright Memory looks fantastic and the action is strong, but there’s just not enough actual game here to recommend it. As interested I am in seeing a full-length version, I can’t say this taste is worth the price when all it has to offer is six rooms and a couple of hallways’ worth of content.
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  3. GameMAG
    Dec 1, 2020
    70
    It's hard to actually review Bright Memory, as it's not a game you can easily recommend, even for its relatively small price. But what we can definitely rate is a passion the developer has put into this project, while trying to give a new life to a slowly withering genre. We can only wish luck to the FYQD studio with their next game, which we will judge accordingly.
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