Bright Memory
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Critic Reviews for Bright Memory
One of the few games that can accurately be described as so bad it's good, with a gleefully bizarre mix of bad voice-acting, appalling console optimisation, and surprisingly decent gunplay.
Bright Memory has the potential to be great once Infinite arrives, but for now, it gets a very light recommendation with some provisos. It's not technically impressive even as a Series X launch title, but Bright Memory is worth pursuing either way if you grew up on classic action romps.
The technical razzle-dazzle and the interesting gameplay proposal can't hide a flawed, graphically simple experience. Although it feels poor at the moment, it has the potential to become something really better.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Bright Memory is a rare good-bad game that's enjoyable partly because of its oddities and flaws, but there's signs that its sequel Bright Memory Infinite could actually just be good.
Good initial sensations that don't hide their technical and control problems that we hope will be solved in the complete work.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
If you like stylish FPS with action-platform elements, Bright Memory could give you more than a surprise, even if between a very low longevity and a confusing narrative.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Bright Memory is a short, janky blast of fun that almost makes up for in ambition what it lacks in execution.
Bright Memory is a very, very short game. I played through it twice, each time the total game time was between 30-40 minutes in length. There isn’t a lot of reason to replay the short campaign either, save for earning Achievements – they even included an Achievement for finishing the game three times. You can dress Shelia up in four different costumes, including the ever-popular school girl outfit, but you really only see them during cutscenes. The game hits a lot of high notes visually, but some design choices, like the bizarre water drop issue and the screen tearing issues, detract from the overall presentation.
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Bright Memory Is The Latest Game to Join the Xbox Series X/S Launch Lineup
The Xbox Series X/S launch lineup just got a bit bigger. Bright Memory, once a PC-exclusive, is now heading to Xbox for the launch window and looking to be there on day one, November 10.
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