Always Remember Me

It was alright, but to be hoest I felt like no connection to any of the guy. For a sale price you can pick it up if you like, but I would not recommend this game for the full price. I really like the art though!

I'll be honest... this is a pretty tough game for me to review. On one hand, I have a lot of nostalgia for it. I remember trying to play it over 12 years ago and enjoying it for what it was. On the other hand, I'm trying to be as unbiased as possible, and it's hard to ignore just how much this game has aged. The music is actually pretty good. I especially enjoyed the main theme by Christina Vee. Throughout the game, you'll hear several remixes of the same song, including a techno remix, a hip-hop remix, and an instrumental version. Although the soundtrack can still get repetitive, I appreciate that they put in the effort to include multiple versions of the main theme instead of looping the exact same track over and over. The concept itself is really cute, and I still think it has its charm. If you enjoy visual novels or dating sims like Backstage Pass, Clannad, or Hatoful Boyfriend, there's a chance you'll find something to like here as well. The artwork is cute, but the image quality hasn't held up particularly well. Many of the CGs look blurry or pixelated by today's standards. I'll be honest, though: unless you have some nostalgia for this game—or for older visual novels and dating sims in general—you probably won't find much enjoyment here. There are plenty of newer, higher-quality titles that make for a better introduction to the genre. While I still enjoy Always Remember Me, I recognize that most players today are looking for modern quality-of-life features, sharper visuals, and more engaging gameplay. This game shows its age in nearly every aspect, making it difficult for me to recommend to newcomers. That said, if you're looking for an older indie dating sim and don't mind some dated mechanics, Always Remember Me is still a charming little time capsule. Just don't go into it expecting it to compete with modern visual novels.

Fun to play, didn't knew there were 2 endings for each character so gotta continue

"Always remember me" was the first ever Stats-Rising-Game I played back in the day. Then, I had purchased the game via the Winter Wolves Site and was glad to see that I could activate the game on Steam via the e-mail instead of having to repurchase it again. I'm honestly a bit torn on this one.. I think for someone completely new to Otome Games especially with a Stats-Rising aspect, this game is definitely a recommendation. Back in the day, I had been all over this game and remember being all over Hugh and Eddy and I completely adored the soundtrack! Nowadays however, with a long list of romance oriented visual novels for experience as a player, I can obviously easily spot the many things that are off or simply lackluster in this game.. The idea for the story is nice but it's more like a sidenote, the characters are lovable but lack depth, the art is nice but sometimes looks off and thanks to the strange positioning of the sprites Amy looks like a giant compared to the guys, while the CGs make it seem obvious that she is actually rather petite compared to them... Then there's also the actions to raise the stats that not always give you what they promise despite them being a success. I often found myself panicking and feeling annoyed when all I got from actions were a bit of moral and energy when I needed to hurry up to get up my stats since I only got 15 more days left.. Despite all of that and more however, I'd still like to give this game a positive review. Even if only for the nostalgia of good memories and me thinking that it is still a nice little game for those who are new to the genre. If you're looking for a game to spend some time on without needing to get into any sort of deep story or necessarily having to pay too much attention on other characters than the one you want to date, this is the game you're looking for, I suppose. Defintely a recommendation for Newbies to the Genre. Maybe a recomendation to those who want to add all Otome Games to their collection. A big nope to those who already know their way around visial novels and dating games and expect this one to be a hidden gem. EDIT: Also, not all Events line up correctly either. For example, thanks to me rarely visiting the mall I didn't get the trigger for Eddy's house at first. Meaning, I first had the event happening of them discussing the Dinner they never had together, only to then go on said dinner the next day, because I checked the locations in case I had missed something.

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I love story-based, romance games like this. I did buy it when it went on sale because I felt $18-$19 is a little pricey. I finished the game with all endings in around 5 hours (the .6 is from bathroom breaks, and getting food because I wanted to finish this in one go). I got every characters endings and got all achievements and overall felt like you go through all that effort to get an ending or special ending, and the ending is only a few sentences long. For how long it takes to raise stats to 100% I feel the special endings should have been longer, or at least more exciting than they were. But, it was still fun -scripting was well written- and I enjoyed it more than I've enjoyed other "story-rich" visual novels.

Gra, która umożliwia ci nawiązanie romansu z lekarzem, który zajmuje się wybudzaniem ze śpiączki twojego faceta, a jak pan doktor nie podejdzie, to zawsze jeszcze jest w czym przebierać wokół. To chyba wystarczy, żeby trzymać się od niej z daleka. Przemordowałam się przez jeden wątek tylko po to, żeby stwierdzić, że ta gra poza grafiką i potencjałem fabularnym (bo pomaganie komuś w odzyskaniu wspomnień może być świetną sprawą, o czym przekonała nas Amnesia) nie ma nic. Irytująca protagonistka, schematyczni i nudni bohaterowie, śladowa ilość dialogów, wyjątkowo denerwujący sposób rozwijania postaci (który nie daje nawet w połowie takiej frajdy jak ten w Dandelionie) i oprawa audio tak wkurzająca, że musiałam wyłączyć w opcjach zarówno muzykę, jak i głosy postaci. Naprawdę dziwi mnie, że nikt podczas produkcji nie zauważył, jak negatywne wartości ta gra ze sobą niesie. Cieszę się, że kupiłam ją na promocji, chociaż i tak mam wyrzuty sumienia.

The stat raising part is very annoying. I would prefer a pure visual novel without the stats crap.