It’s clear there’s a deep sadness to A Memoir Blue, the weight of chest pressure and tears closing in on these moments.

Whereas Chen saw the day as a momentous, exciting trip on a boat and a train, to her mother, it was more somber: a mother and her child leaving home to live life on their own. “I recognized how different a child sees the world compared to how adults see the world,” Chen said. The memory Miriam recalls is based on Chen’s own recollection of a trip with her mother, “the most fun day I had with her,” Chen said, but one that her mother remembered much differently. Memories, of course, are all a matter of perspective. It’s the sort of tactile experience to further immerse a viewer in a story and Miriam’s memories. Currently, A Memoir Blue is only on consoles (Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X) and Windows PC, but these movements feel, perhaps, designed for a touchscreen. “I hope get the feeling like they’re reading a short novel or watching a film.”Ĭlicking and moving a cursor helps push along the narrative, whether that’s clicking a fireworks display of jellyfish that illuminate the sea floor or purchasing a boat ticket - stamping it and depositing it into a ticket box - for the mother and daughter. “It’s a very calm game, and most people are looking for something exciting,” Chen said. Image: Cloisters Ineractive/Annapurna Interactive

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