Getting that past back should be a substantial undertaking. There’s no connection to the media and books they own, no real empathy towards friends and family. Your character seems to wander around the apartment in a malaise. The tone is very self-serious and takes the amnesia as the most important thing in the universe. There are decisions to make which dictate your ending and some of the writing does try to be poignant and thought-provoking. The days can take minutes, even if you do decide to explore the room for changes. With the short runtime, it is paced very quickly. The piano score nicely hammers home a brain struggling to get into gear. The mirror world and nightmare sequences have a distinctive feel and it does at least give the eyes something harsher to view. The isometric perspective keeps everything you need on one screen and helps portray a person who is isolated and boxed in.
There’s a lovely hand-drawn look to it with a pastille palette that works really well. I do like Reminiscence in the Night‘s look. There’s not a lot to talk about when nothing’s really being said. Replaying the game just reminded me how a journey was missing from the narrative and that none of it really mattered. The four endings do pad the proceedings out but you’re still revisiting the same points, seeing the same people and having the same conversations. The story has the feel of something larger in scope that was ultimately confined into a tiny box.
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The post-it notes around the PC monitor imply this might be a more prolonged experience so maybe this narrative is more focused on the final stages. On the one hand it’s appropriate but it seems so downtrodden and mopey that can make the protagonist feel very self-centred. Your character is confused, scared it won’t recover but it’s also wrapped up this bleak tone that makes certain encounters feel otherworldly. Initially, it’s treated with the grand brevity losing your memory should have. There’s barely any time to build relationships in a substantial way and it all feels incredibly rushed. Unfortunately, this instance has everything resolved very swiftly. Recovering your memory is more likely to be a long, arduous process. There could’ve been something interesting in a person piecing together their past but this is all over very quickly. In that time, you get a few scant opportunities to talk to the cast about your previous life. The whole game takes place over a few days with one of four endings coming in as swiftly as twenty minutes. It’s another chance to find more stuff about your character but I don’t feel these relationships are developed fully. Looking into a mirror in your bedroom also opens up conversations with your mentor. Your mother is a phone call away but she also appears to be losing her memory. She’s there to help fill in the blanks of your memory but can act cold and indifferent to her, if you wish. Sophia is your friend from university who becomes your main confidant. You have a phone and a PC for company and this becomes the main point of contact with the outside world. It’s a tiny setting but it’s presented in a nice isometric perspective. The game takes place almost exclusively in a one-bedroom apartment. Reminiscence in the Night is primarily a game about losing one’s memory. What follows is a very brief narrative that maybe doesn’t quite hit the right notes about losing grip of the past.
Reminiscence in the Night comes from Team Soletude and plays on those fears. I think losing my memory might be the one part of getting older that would terrify me. There are hints, but, ultimately, the pair aren’t given enough room to build a genuine spark or connection.Novemin PS5 / Reviews tagged amnesia / dementia / loneliness / narratively-driven / nightmare / point and click / reminiscence in the night / team soletude by Mike There is also a distinct lack of chemistry between him and Ferguson. Jackman, who is very clearly channelling Harrison Ford’s Rick Deckard in Blade Runner, spends too much time being forlorn, desperate and out of his depth. It gives Reminiscence a dark and dingy aesthetic that, unfortunately, its wayward screenplay is unable to build upon.Įven Reminiscence’s pretty impressive cast are barely able to enhance the lacklustre material. The flooding of Miami and New Orleans, where the film is mostly set, feel visceral as well as atmospheric. Thankfully, Reminiscence’s visuals are pretty good. Then there is the mind-numbing that is the script’s dialogue, which is so clumsy and obvious that you will find yourself rolling your eyes at its ineptness. The further it dives into its plot, the more convoluted and tedious it becomes, while any attempt at being heartfelt feels tepid and cliche. Reminiscence is never able to recover from this uneven beginning.
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