Friday, 20th September 2013

Memoria
Game Memoria
Released 2013
Developer Daedalic Entertainment
Available Apple GOG Steam

Memoria is the sequel to to Chains of Satinav. Geron's fairy and friend Nuri is now a raven after the events of the first game. A merchant promises to turn Nuri back if Geron solves a riddle about a long-dead princess called Sadja. But Geron does not know where his quest will lead to.

Memoria is a very similar game to Chains of Satinav. Plenty of puzzles and locations and characters to explore. Traditional point and click Adventure with 2D graphics. You play as both Geron in the present and Princess Sadja in the past. The puzzles are not casual walkovers, but are not impossible either. Hard enough to give me a warm glow of accomplishment at times.

The artwork is beautiful and elegiac, the music too is sad and haunting as befits the story of Sadja on her quest for a glorious death. There is a nice variation of puzzles, and reasonable sized locations to explore.

The story is the star of the game. A rich and surprising tale with a real twist in the tale. Memoria ends well, but a number of threads have loose ends. Best game I've played for some time!