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* ''[[Valiant Hearts: The Great War]]'', a video game by the same director commemorating the beginning of the war
* ''[[Valiant Hearts: The Great War]]'', a video game by the same director commemorating the centennial of the war's beginning
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11-11: Memories Retold
Developer(s)Digixart
Aardman Animations
Publisher(s)Bandai Namco Entertainment
Director(s)Yoan Fanise
Producer(s)George Rowe, Anne-Laure Fanise
Composer(s)Olivier Deriviere
EngineUnity
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
ReleaseNovember 8, 2018
Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

11-11 Memories Retold is a narrative adventure video game set during the First World War. It was released on 9 November 2018, two days before the centennial of the armistice. It is co-developed by Digixart Entertainment Studios and Aardman Animations, and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment.

One of the game's main features is its visual style, inspired by impressionist art.

Synopsis

The game allows the player to play as two characters during the First World War: a Canadian photographer named Harry Lambert, as well as a German engineer, Kurt Waldner[1]. Both engage in the war for different reasons. Harry is attracted by the glory and the desire to seduce his childhood friend, so he decides to follow a major in search of a new war photographer. Kurt, meanwhile, learns on the radio that his son's unit is missing, and decides to join the German military to find him.

Gameplay

The game takes place from a third person perspective with the possibility to choose between the two protagonists either at the beginning of the chapter, or freely in the middle during certain parts. Each character advances in the story with his own tools:

  • Kurt has the ability to interact with different electrical devices, which make up some of the game's puzzles.
  • Harry has a camera, which he can use to photograph different points of interest by showing the war in his best light for his superiors, or for himself.

11-11 Memories Retold also offers to control a cat and a pigeon during certain sequences[2].

Reception

11-11 Memories Retold received overall favourable reviews. The game has a score of 77% on Metacritic, with critics especially praising the writing and voicing of the characters[5][6].

See also

References

  1. ^ "11-11: Memories Retold is shaping up as one of 2018's most interesting games". Alphr. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  2. ^ Kent, Emma (2018-11-09). "11:11 Memories Retold, released today, is a WW1 game about normal people pushed into extraordinary events". Eurogamer. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  3. ^ Wildgoose, David (November 12, 2018). "11-11: Memories Retold Review - Modernist Warfare". GameSpot. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "Test : 11-11 : Memories Retold - Un conte intimiste au coeur de la Grande Guerre". Jeuxvideo.com. November 9, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "11-11: Memories Retold". Metacritic. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  6. ^ Boxer, Steve (2018-11-07). "11-11: Memories Retold review – a first world war game in which no shots are fired". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-04-18.