Remember Me is an absolutely unforgettable game. As Nilin, the player escape from a facility in a futuristic Paris in a dystopian future, trying to avoid her memory from being wiped completely. NIlin cannot remember a lot of things, but wants to - so she joins the Errorist's cause (a group of rebels) to stop the Memorize corporation from taking control of people's memories. The corporations buys, trades, & sells them on the market; and some people even try to get them removed. Nilin is also on the quest to find out more about her past and to try to confront it, while she's at it. Nilin was a former Memory Hunter, so she has the ability to alter, remove, and take people's memories. And well, that's just for starters here.

What sounds like an excellent premise on a global level for such a dystopia, it only starts off only as a cool plot device for a while. But, a bit later, it also gets very personal and intriguing, eventually elevating the game's story and characters to excellent heights. If that isn't enough - the (English) voice-acting is also excellent. Finding "Journal" entries throughout the game is also interesting and worth finding, as they will further immense the player into the excellent game-world, its inhabitants, and everything that this game has to offer.

The game's art direction and music are absolutely exceptional. The music is an orchestral score blended with electronic music elements - and it sounds great, creative, and absolutely unique. If that isn't enough, the music knows exactly how to hit the right mood, to the point that each note and each song is quite meticiulously placed at the right moment and time.

The game's combat system is pretty cool, feeling similar to the style of combat found in Batman: Arkham series of games - but, there's a lot more dodging and other things involved, as well. As you perform more combos, moves, and find things in the game-world - you will unlock more moves, more different types of attacks (some heal, some regenerate your cooldown on special moves, etc), and more combo sequences that you can perform. Once you learn more move, combos and special moves, more enemies and different types get thrown at you - which causes the combat to get awesome, hectic, complex, deep, and challenging.

Gameplay varies, mixing elements from all kinds of different genres. The game doesn't deviate much from its linear path, as there isn't much for side-quests and things to find. You might find things like Journal entries and upgrades to Nilin, but they won't be too far beaten from the linear path. While there are combat sequences, there are also platforming sequences (where the game is often pointing you where to go and move for the platforming), stealth elements (where you have to avoid getting scene or caught), and there are even puzzles to solve (like what you'd see in "classic" adventure games). While all of these elements are solid, it's the actual sum of its parts that create this whole that eventually makes them great.

The coolest of the puzzles are the "Remix Memory" puzzles, where you go into a person's mind and change their memory completely, bending it to Nilin's will to get whatever desired outcome she wants from them. The player is given a bunch of "glitches" in the memories and must figure when and where to change them. Players will rewind, fast-forward, slow down, pause and select certain elements, all in the hope of getting Nilin's desired outcome - while there are only unfortunately a few of these, all of these puzzles are all creative, interesting, and excellent.

Remember Me starts off as a slow-burner, hand-holding the player quite a bit early on (to teach you its numerous different mechanics) and to try to immerse into its game-world. The game is always enjoyable and intriguing because of its art direction, game-world, music & premise - but once it gets really going, it gets fantastic. While it does take a bit to get really going somewhere mind-blowing w/ its story, combat, characters, and gameplay - once it gets going, this is when the game goes from good to great. Remember Me is a game that should not be missed...and definitely not forgotten anytime soon.

Final Grade = B+

Remember Me is an absolutely unforgettable game. As Nilin, the player escape from a facility in a futuristic Paris in a dystopian future, trying to avoid her memory from being wiped completely. NIlin cannot remember a lot of things, but wants to - so she joins the Errorist's cause (a group of rebels) to stop the Memorize corporation from taking control of people's memories. The corporations buys, trades, & sells them on the market; and some people even try to get them removed. Nilin is also on the quest to find out more about her past and to try to confront it, while she's at it. Nilin was a former Memory Hunter, so she has the ability to alter, remove, and take people's memories. And well, that's just for starters here. What sounds like an excellent premise on a global level for such a dystopia, it only starts off only as a cool plot device for a while. But, a bit later, it also gets very personal and intriguing, eventually elevating the game's story and characters to excellent heights. If that isn't enough - the (English) voice-acting is also excellent. Finding "Journal" entries throughout the game is also interesting and worth finding, as they will further immense the player into the excellent game-world, its inhabitants, and everything that this game has to offer. The game's art direction and music are absolutely exceptional. The music is an orchestral score blended with electronic music elements - and it sounds great, creative, and absolutely unique. If that isn't enough, the music knows exactly how to hit the right mood, to the point that each note and each song is quite meticiulously placed at the right moment and time. The game's combat system is pretty cool, feeling similar to the style of combat found in Batman: Arkham series of games - but, there's a lot more dodging and other things involved, as well. As you perform more combos, moves, and find things in the game-world - you will unlock more moves, more different types of attacks (some heal, some regenerate your cooldown on special moves, etc), and more combo sequences that you can perform. Once you learn more move, combos and special moves, more enemies and different types get thrown at you - which causes the combat to get awesome, hectic, complex, deep, and challenging. Gameplay varies, mixing elements from all kinds of different genres. The game doesn't deviate much from its linear path, as there isn't much for side-quests and things to find. You might find things like Journal entries and upgrades to Nilin, but they won't be too far beaten from the linear path. While there are combat sequences, there are also platforming sequences (where the game is often pointing you where to go and move for the platforming), stealth elements (where you have to avoid getting scene or caught), and there are even puzzles to solve (like what you'd see in "classic" adventure games). While all of these elements are solid, it's the actual sum of its parts that create this whole that eventually makes them great. The coolest of the puzzles are the "Remix Memory" puzzles, where you go into a person's mind and change their memory completely, bending it to Nilin's will to get whatever desired outcome she wants from them. The player is given a bunch of "glitches" in the memories and must figure when and where to change them. Players will rewind, fast-forward, slow down, pause and select certain elements, all in the hope of getting Nilin's desired outcome - while there are only unfortunately a few of these, all of these puzzles are all creative, interesting, and excellent. Remember Me starts off as a slow-burner, hand-holding the player quite a bit early on (to teach you its numerous different mechanics) and to try to immerse into its game-world. The game is always enjoyable and intriguing because of its art direction, game-world, music & premise - but once it gets really going, it gets fantastic. While it does take a bit to get really going somewhere mind-blowing w/ its story, combat, characters, and gameplay - once it gets going, this is when the game goes from good to great. Remember Me is a game that should not be missed...and definitely not forgotten anytime soon. Final Grade = B+