[ALL] Remember Me (Capcom)

[Twigg4075]

So, I guess Capcom is sending this out to die. I don't remember ever even hearing anything about this game and just happened to see a big poster for it in Gamestop yesterday. It releases this Tuesday (06/04), LOL. Hell, I don't see it anywhere on Capcom's own website?!?

http://www.capcom.com/us/#

It looks like Uncharted meets Tomb Raider meets Batman meets Syndicate. I'm guessing it will end up like Mind Jack or Inversion and be in the bargain bin sooner rather than later.

The title is not only pretty lame but I'm guessing it will end up being ironic as well as most people will forget this gaem even existed.

Maybe it will be a hidden gem?

[SethMode]

The concept sounds interesting, but like you said: Capcom is clearly just farting this one out. Which is an even bigger shame considering it's a new IP.

I still plan to keep my eye on it, but unless it becomes some sort of surprise hit thanks to great reviews, I imagine it will be super cheap super quick since to the lack of advertising.

[Swarley]

It looks like Uncharted meets Tomb Raider meets Batman meets Syndicate.

My attention has been grabbed.

[JayDizzle]

The only site that I've seen with weekly/daily ads for this has been GamesRadar so there's that.

From what I've seen of this preview build video, you semi-stealth your way past things but the game hadn't been tweaked to the point where there was instant area-to-area traversal when you needed it.

I.E., you could bound from a ledge to a storm drain pipe to sneak past a security drone but the act of doing so isn't as simultaneous as say a Nathan Drake free climbing.

Also, as you level up in-game, you can unlock nodes so you can create your own fighting combinations later on instead of having to rely on the canned stuff they give you when you boot up the story.

Looks fun enough to rent at least if you dug Batman and/or dig sci-fi stories set in contemporary areas.

[Swarley]

As long as this doesn't get pooped on by the reviews, I'll probably pick it up when it goes on sale.

[Twigg4075]

The concept sounds interesting, but like you said: Capcom is clearly just farting this one out. Which is an even bigger shame considering it's a new IP.

I still plan to keep my eye on it, but unless it becomes some sort of surprise hit thanks to great reviews, I imagine it will be super cheap super quick since to the lack of advertising.

I'm shocked that they didn't try to release it at $40 or something.

[Swarley]

Interestingly enough, this game is now the background image for the Twitch homepage.

[Buzzman]

I've watched videos on this and impressions, it looks like shit.

[Swarley]

[Swarley]

Reviews starting to roll in and they are all over the place. Ranging so far from a 5.9 to an 8.5.

[JayDizzle]

http://www.ign.com/videos/2013/06/02...e-video-review

From what I gathered of IGN's 5.9 review of this game, there was a sense that the big sell of the title (alternating memories) was so few and far between, that it was an afterthought.

Also, the combat system disintegrated once you unlocked the best moves to use apparently... figures.

I don't get the complaint about the traversal system as any other time you see a jumping mechanic in an unproven game, you'll hear how some of the jumps were impossible to make or worse yet, the rate of which you miss jumps.

From what I've heard, it's a 6-10 hour game with collectibles and mild re-playability if you want to see what all the outcomes of you fucking around in the memory reconfiguration scenes are.

...I'm thinking... rental?

[Swarley]

From what I gathered of IGN's 5.9 review of this game, there was a sense that the big sell of the title (alternating memories) was so few and far between, that it was an afterthought.

Also, the combat system disintegrated once you unlocked the best moves to use apparently... figures.

I don't get the complaint about the traversal system as any other time you see a jumping mechanic in an unproven game, you'll hear how some of the jumps were impossible to make or worse yet, the rate of which you miss jumps.

From what I've heard, it's a 6-10 hour game with collectibles and mild re-playability if you want to see what all the outcomes of you fucking around in the memory reconfiguration scenes are.

...I'm thinking... rental?

From reading a few reviews and seeing what some of the GAFers with review copies have to say, it sounds like it's about a 7. It seemed like IGN just wanted to push the score below 6 to be noticed (who puts a .9 on a score anways? give it a 5.5 or a 6 and be done with it). Nothing great, but not a terrible game either. I'm going to hold out for some more reliable reviewers and then see if Redbox gets it this week.

EDIT: Had I not just bought GRID 2 (and getting Post-Pandemic for TLOU next week), I probably would have just taken my chances with this game either way on release day.

[JayDizzle]

I wasn't expecting life-altering reviews for the game but this smells of wait-and-see.

I'm personally disappointed that there weren't as many mind-alteration scenes if this IGN review is to be taken seriously; I won't shit on GAF due to some of their members getting advance copies and like Swarley, I'll wait for dudes like Sessler and the GB/GR gangs to get a crack at it for more varied opinions.

[Swarley]

I wasn't expecting life-altering reviews for the game but this smells of wait-and-see.

I'm personally disappointed that there weren't mind-alteration scenes if this IGN review is to be taken seriously; I won't shit on GAF due to some of their members getting advance copies and like Swarley, I'll wait for dudes like Sessler and the GB/GR gangs to get a crack at it for more varied opinions.

As long as it's not just buggy as fuck and unplayable (which it doesn't seem to be), it seems like a game I'll enjoy. I'm excited to play it, whenever that is.

[Swarley]

GameSpot - 7.0

The Good:
Great protagonist that makes it easy to get invested in her destiny - Manipulating memories is a stimulating process - Attractive near-future world - Fun, fluid combat

The Bad:
Constricted level design keeps the world from coming to life - Story rarely makes good on the cool premise - Camera frequently gets in the way

http://www.gamespot.com/remember-me/reviews/remember-me-review-6409148/

Games Radar - 3.5 Stars (Solid)

YOU'LL LOVE:
The futuristic setting of Neo-Paris - Customizing combos and using special abilities - Remixing memories

YOU'LL HATE:
The extremely linear design - The stiff feel of combat - Overuse of jargon and cheesy phrases

http://www.gamesradar.com/remember-me-review/

Polygon - 8

Wrap Up:

DONTNOD'S FICTION AND WORLD SAVE REMEMBER ME FROM ITS DESIGN MISSTEPS

And that's the thing. Remember Me suffers when it pushes its design beyond the capabilities of its mechanics, when its gameplay ambitions exceed its capacity to meet them. Most games would falter under the weight of those mechanical complications, and Remember Me eyes trouble the most pointedly when it falls prey to overused video game conventions. But Remember Me's fiction and world-building make it more than just another running, jumping and climbing oriented beat-em-up - they make it a future worth exploring.

http://www.polygon.com/game/remember-me/3067

Destructoid - 6.0 (Alright)

The Verdict:

May be slightly above average or simply inoffensive. Fans of the genre should enjoy them a bit, but a fair few will be left unfulfilled.

http://www.destructoid.com/review-remember-me-254778.phtml

EDIT: Seeing mostly between 6 and 8.