

I was able to complete the game twice in just about 4 hours, and even though I adore the genre, I’m not what I would consider a master at it. Elephant number 2- the game is insanely short for the genre. So, while I won’t really factor that into my review of it as a finished product, it’s definitely worth pointing out for context. For the most part, Bright Memory Infinite successfully blazes down that same path with a bit of its own style and ultimately left me wanting more – mostly in the good way.Įlephant in the room number 1- Bright Memory is largely made by a one-man studio on Unreal Engine 4, and this would be worthy of praise even if the game was mediocre, but it isn’t. There is certainly nothing inherently wrong with deciding to make that trade off, as there are plenty of legendary first-person shooters that took a similar approach to great effect. Who is she fighting exactly? Who is this villain guy, Carter, who keeps talking about a primordial flood? And what is a primordial flood? While there are technically answers to those questions, Bright Memory Infinite isn’t nearly as interested in explaining itself in a satisfying way as it is with combining its handful of flashy ideas with its pseudo-cyberpunk aesthetic and making you feel like an actual badass the entire time. Throughout most of Bright Memory’s pithy campaign, you’re likely to be wondering who its main character, Shelia, really is.
