Posted on: December 1, 2024
WeirdChandelier
Verified ownerGames: 154 Reviews: 37
Dim Recollection
Bright memory is a very short game, which I normally appreciate, but in this case its brevity only highlights the lack of substance. The strong part of this game is its gameplay. It plays… above average. Encounters flow smoothly, checkpoints are abundant, and the skill upgrade system isn’t tedious. However, the regenerating health mechanic puts Bright Memory behind FPS games with health points and first aid kits in my books. Collectibles are a chore to find because they blend into the environment so thoroughly that you basically have to scour every square inch of each area to get the pickup indicator to appear. That’s how you find them. Two achievements feel like they exist purely to pad out the playtime, while another mildly frustrating one made me consult a guide. The story is very generic. It manages to make the impression of something coherent happening, but you can never quite make out what exactly. That is if you’ve read the description of the game on GOG. Otherwise, I suspect, it won’t make much sense at all. The controls can’t be remapped, which isn’t the end of the world, but I would, actually, have liked to remap a couple of actions; and as far as I understand the dx12 mode isn’t incorporated into GOG Galaxy (which you can add manually yourself, but still, come on). The game doesn’t necessarily leave a bad taste in your mouth, but it’s far from being a bright memory.
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