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Memory's Dogma CODE:01

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2016

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Quick resume

Japan, 2030 A.D. Memories can now be digitized and archived, allowing people to communicate with the deceased. With only one week left before his best friend’s memories are deleted, can Hiroki uncover the truth behind Sorano’s death?

Global score

78/100

Genres

Adventure, Casual, Indie

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    Pros

    • Engaging sci-fi mystery story
    • High quality voice acting
    • Good art and music
    • Timed choice mechanic adds tension
    • Philosophical and emotional themes

    Cons

    • Story shifts genre mid-way
    • Many characters underdeveloped or dropped
    • Lack of meaningful player choices
    • Incomplete story with no sequel released
    • Some translation and technical issues

    Motivations

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    • Competence

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      "The game involves decision-making under pressure and some quick time events, providing moderate skill challenge beyond simple reading."

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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    • Expectation

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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    • Growth

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    • Health

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    • Idle

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    • Intimacy

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      "Some emotional connection to characters and story, but limited social interaction."

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    • Leadership

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      "No leadership or group management elements."

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    • Progression

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    • Relaxation

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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    • Story

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    • Strategy

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Strategy, Exploration.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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