![]() ![]() As the name of the game is Amnesia, the main gimmick here is that the heroine has lost her memories. Orion ended up being the emotional core of the game for me, more than any single love interest, and only Kent came anywhere near being as good an overall character in my eyes.īack to actual gameplay. He’s genuine, sweet, and desperately wants to help, despite being unable to do much other than listen to you or offer advice for how to navigate the strange relationships you find yourself in. He’s the only constant through all worlds, the one person who never leaves your side and supports you through thick and thin. You will hear Orion more than anyone else, but at some point, his incessant chatter went from being intrusive to comforting. He’s excitable and childish, and as the only real “voice” for the heroine, he talks a lot. He is, hands down, my favorite character in the game, which is something considering I found him annoying at first. I would usually scoff at that sort of character 180, but Rika actually manages to pull it off, and I found it endearing.Īs your main companion and the reason you’re in this mess, Orion deserves some extra mention. In all other worlds, she’s a haughty, possessive woman who will do anything to help Ikki out, but in Joker World, she is the heroine’s genuine friend. Rika is the only other character to have a personality shift, but only for Ukyo’s route. Hidenori Takahashi does a superb job making each one distinct. He is the only character to have wildly different versions, and they are all immensely enjoyable. Waka’s personality changes every route: In Shin’s, he acts like an okama in Ikki’s, he’s a militant hardass who calls all their customers the enemy in Kent’s, he’s the silent observer who only speaks when the need arises and in Ukyo’s, he’s supposedly an assassin, but that’s never confirmed. Outside of the five love interests, the cast is comprised of Orion Sawa, the heroine’s best friend Mine, a coworker at Meido no Hitsuji Waka, the cafe’s manager and Rika, leader of Ikki’s fan club. As the “true” ending, his route requires getting all Good Endings on the previous four, and is tied pretty inextricably into the overarching question of why Orion fused with the heroine in the first place. He is a regular at Meido no Hitsuji, because no matter how often he tells the heroine to stay away, he can’t seem to follow his own advice. At the same time, he’s constantly showing up to assist her and warn about danger, or awkwardly express his feelings. He’s soft-spoken and gentle, but distant, constantly telling the heroine to stay away from him. Joker World’s love interest is Ukyo (voiced by Koki Miyata), a photographer. Character personalities remain mostly consistent over every route with two exceptions, but their backstories and situations change, so you always get a new perspective on the boys, which was paramount for me even liking my first route’s love interest, because oh boy, first impressions are a thing. ![]() Each world shares several aspects: the maid café, Meido no Hitsuji, where the characters work Myouga College and Seichi University, between which the characters attend and a mountain resort, Shinanoji. ![]() Doing so unlocks a fifth route, Joker, and I wanted to see his the most. I played each route twice: A blind run for my first playthrough where I picked what choices I felt were natural and a guided route for my second to ensure I got the Good Ending for each love interest. While you can pick any route you want, the game naturally encourages you to play them in order, so I did. There are multiple parallel worlds, each influenced by the various decisions of those who dwell in it, and so our heroine has to decide which world she came from: Heart, Spade, Clover or Diamond? Picking the world determines which route you’ll play, and I found the in-game reasoning for there being multiple love interests clever. Orion thinks that restoring her memories will also free him from their bond, so he encourages her to go back to her world and reconnect with the people there. Unfortunately for our girl, his collision displaced her memories, so much so that she can’t even remember who she is. He accidentally runs into her during his trips between the worlds, you see, and now he’s sort of… stuck. The game starts in a blue void, where our heroine awakes to find herself face-to-face with an elfen spirit named Orion. I mentioned back in my Birushana review that I was getting back into otome games, and I return to you with not one, but two games to share! With the recent release of both Amnesia: Memories and Amnesia: Later x Crowd on the Nintendo Switch, I figured why not do a one-two punch of both games? So let’s dive right into this first of two parts series and see how well I’ll remember my time with Amnesia: Memories.
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