We're asked to peel paper on the advertising board inside the train, slowly revealing pictures of this character's life journey and the source of their malaise.įurther memories are fleshed out in beautifully animated flashbacks, like those wonderful and unusual films that are briefly mentioned each year during film awards ceremonies before the 'best animated film' title is inevitably given to Disney's latest thing. Instead, a true sense of exploration occurs soon after the opening sequence, during a flooded subway ride. This steady drip of strange, supernatural imagery continues when we get to mess around with an old portable radio, hitting switches and moving a dial, causing different visuals to appear on the large speaker at the front.īecause of my lack of prior knowledge of the game, I was unsure if it was heading towards Dark Water territory. Fish begin to swim inside the glass and water starts to leak from the bottom. We start to manipulate and play with the ice cubes in the glass of water on the coaster-free table. This is where the game's mechanics are communicated to the player. Once she's in her apartment, she tries relaxing on the sofa, slouching her feelings into submission. As you hit a button to trigger more and more camera flashes, she begins to feel overwhelmed, keen to leave the growing swarm. The story begins with a swimming athlete, Miriam, reluctantly posing for the press with her winner's medal.

Availability: Out now on PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox.Having played through it, I completely understand why. It was first widely revealed during Annapurna's summer showcase last year, but without an accompanying developer interview like some of the other titles. I wasn't sure what to really expect from A Memoir Blue.

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