Memoirium

Truly disappointing. Really wanted to like this game but trying to get an xbox controller to work CONSISTENTLY was quite the chore. Was able to play for a solid 10 min until I went into 'My Room' and then the controller stopped working (after 5 min of trying to get it to work at all in the first place). Will consider picking up if this stuff is fixed, but really left a sour taste in my mouth. The hardest boss in the game was my own contoller.

A disgraceful conglomerate of ♥♥♥♥♥ coding. I love devs nowadays calling poor design "difficulty" as if that title makes the suffering a slight bit more charming. 3/10 for visuals alone. DONT BUY. NEVER BUY UNLESS FREE.

Cant recommend this one enough, one of my favorite souls likes I have played. Memoirium has really fun combat that really does feel good to interact with along with having a huge arsenal of weapons that for the most part play vary differently. Add in the Lullabies(spells), the Armor, Masks(these get really cool one you unlock a system later in the game) and even the Keepsakes which have passive effects one they are not on your main slot. All of these together really gives you the ability to create your own playstyle. The zones are really fun to explore with some really cool zone effects that you either have to watch out for or interact with to find all the secrets hidden around. I think this was my favorite part of the game, I had enjoyed exploring every corner of each zone. Yes even one of the later zones that I could see some people hating. The bosses really surprised me, they had a handful of really cool bosses that I enjoyed fighting quite a bit, good job devs its not easy making good boss fights. I hope this game gets more attention, the devs made a fantastic game that really does deserve more eyes on it. I am glad I ended up watching that Iron Pineapple video I may have n…

9/10 a fantastic souls-like created by someone that really understands the necessary friction and necessary reward of a game in the genre. some of the style choices for things like status effects and resources may be intimidating at first, but as you get familiar you'll feel right at home. area design is tight and punishing but filled to the brim with cool things to acquire, and quality of life rounds the edges of some mechanics that limit things like build variety in other games in the genre. the aesthetic is incredible whether you're into liminal space and abstract or not. some of the riskier level design gimmicks unique to memoirium might feel weird or frustrating, but they don't overstay their welcome (the most infamous one even goes away after you beat the area boss, so you can just explore later). weapons, armor, spells and shields are extremely creative and warped takes on gear from other souls games and there's definitely something for everyone; i liked so many weapons i ended up permanently using a piece of gear that makes all weapons scale with one of my build's stats evenly, so that i could keep using different ones. the game provides 15-20 hours of content, with an o…

Super fun game! Very much recommend!

Absolutely lovely game, will be thinking about this one for a long time.