Amnesia - Memories
Amnesia - Memories is a PlayStation Vita adventure game released in 2013 developed by Design Factory. It centers on area and route exploration, location exploration, and character and object interaction, with controls and information arranged around the twin analog sticks, directional pad, shoulder and face buttons, adding front or rear touch, gyroscope, cameras, or microphone only where explicitly used.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.7 / 10
About this game
Amnesia - Memories is a PlayStation Vita adventure game centered on area and route exploration, location exploration, and character and object interaction. Locations, objectives, and clues gradually open the main chapters, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Theme, character expression, and environmental clues need to support exploration together, while the high-density portable display, stereo audio, touch feedback, and handheld interface need to keep text, targets, and state changes clear at a small scale. The genre-specific limitation is that guidance, objective triggers, camera behavior, or dense text can create search and comprehension costs. Platform conditions also include proprietary memory cards, touch or gyroscope input, battery life, download availability, cross-platform features, and retired online services affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
Collected in series
Idea Factory’s Amnesia is a romance-adventure series built around lost memories and uncertain relationships. Parallel worlds change who the heroine knows and whom she can trust, while later stories explore the romances beyond their first endings.
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Engaging route choices and rewind within a text-heavy format.
Amnesia: Memories on PS Vita builds its story around four romance routes for a heroine who has lost her memory. Dialogue choices change affection, trust and suspicion, leading to normal, good or bad endings. Information learned on one route can alter how another character’s behavior is understood, making comparison rewarding. A rewind feature highlights previously selected answers and reduces the effort of testing alternatives. The experience still consists mainly of extended reading; a rock-paper-scissors diversion and Air Hockey offer short breaks rather than changing the core narrative. Detailed portraits and memory illustrations carry much of the emotion, while animation is sparse and the soundtrack rarely stands out. The European Vita review directly describes front-touchscreen minigames and the choice interface, so the usability judgment concerns that handheld version. Its reported Japanese voice and English subtitles are not generalized to every region. It suits readers who enjoy comparing relationships and endings more than players seeking constant action.
Strengths
- Branching parameters and rewind support route exploration.
Weaknesses
- Long reading stretches and limited animation.
Who it is for: Visual-novel readers who enjoy comparing romance routes.
Play notes: European Vita account; other regions and PS TV are unverified.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Rewind helps replay while dialogue dominates. | Reviewed | 7.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Route choices have clear consequences. | Reviewed | 7.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Expressive still art carries limited animation. | Reviewed | 7.2 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Vita rewind and touch games are accessible. | Reviewed | 7.7 / 10 | Not provided |
Review sources
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Core information
- Developer
- Idea FactoryDesign Factory
- Publisher
- Idea Factory
- Release date
- 2013
- Platforms
- PlayStation Vita
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Interactive Narrative · Primary genre
- Tags
- ExplorationInvestigationStory-drivenPuzzle Solving3D GraphicsSolo-friendlyLinear LevelsMain Story 10–20 HoursSlow BurnThird Person
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- PlayStation VitaWorldwide2013
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Sources
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