Always Remember Me

Taking the reigns of someone else's life for a while can be a useful and helpful way to improve your own, in order to see how bad decisions can have serious repercussions in the future and how trial and error can be a good tactic in both cases, sometimes. On the other hand, it can also be the perfect excuse to stop taking your own life seriously and focus on an imaginary one, which does not usually yield positive results.

Always Remember Me is a dating simulator and it brings Amy into the spotlight, a young girl who wants to take the life by the horns and make it on her own, by getting a job and finding someone that's right for her. Your role is to make all the decisions for her and see whether you are capable of handling the life of someone else for a change, only without having to worry about real consequences and with as many do-overs as you would like.

As far as the actual story is concerned, you are basically tasked with making one up, although the actions you choose contribute to one of the numerous endings available. Amy can meet and fall in love with plenty of different men, but it is up to you to choose which one to seduce, by getting to known them one by one. In the end, the story is about as interesting as you make it, although it is not very difficult to succeed in anything you put some effort in.

As Amy occupies her days with various activities, almost all of them affect her in some way, whether it's by increasing some of her skills and abilities, or by improving her mood. Morale is very important in order to make sure that she has the self-esteem to keep dating the boy she is interesting in. Culture, creativity and discipline are just a few of the skills you can improve on, each one of which can get the attention of certain types of boys.

Visually, it should come as no surprise that the graphics are hand-drawn and with heavy manga influences, especially when it comes to the characters themselves. The big eyes, fancy haircuts and weird facial expressions are all present and they are all masterfully done, thanks to the talented artists behind the artwork. Moreover, the sound department was in good hands as well, since the soundtrack is quite on point most of the time.

All things considered, Always Remember Me can get quite dull at times, but the dialogue and all kinds of mysteries bring the excitement back at regular intervals. The gameplay is a bit repetitive as well, especially when it comes to increasing your skills and exploring the city, although the feeling quickly disappears once you find something else to do.