ENSLAVED: ODYSSEY TO THE WEST

Ever the masters of narrative-driven single-player experiences, back in 2010, Ninja Theory delivered Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, a game that many consider one of the studio’s best works ever to this day. Sadly, the game ended up a commercial failure. Though acclaimed by many for its storytelling, characters, performances, and its take on the classic Chinese tale of Journey to the West, for whatever reason, it failed to attract a sizeable audience.

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

Serving as a prologue to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain released the year after, two-hour long Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes introduced fresh stealth and traversal mechanics, manoeuvres that became staples in MGSV’s proper release. Set a few months after Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker in 1975, Ground Zeroes follows Snake’s infiltration of American black site Camp Omega as he attempts a daring rescue. Renowned for presenting newfound immersion to the series, the main complaint with Ground Zeroes is it was just too short.

Nex Machina

Housemarque, better known for the arcade shooter Resogun, released an arguably superior follow-up in Nex Machina. The latter is more of a top-down shooter akin to Robotron and Smash TV, and had Eugene Jarvis – who designed both – as a consultant. The result was an intense, action-packed arcade title with heaps of particle effects, great bosses and excellent areas. Unfortunately, Nex Machina and Housemarque’s other arcade title Matterfall reaped so little success that the developer proclaimed the arcade genre dead and focused on more mainstream genres.

Dontnod Entertainment may currently be making waves thanks to their episodic drama adventure game, Life Is Strange, but they first hit the scene with adventure game Remember Me, published exclusively for the PlayStation 3 in 2013 with Capcom.

They have often discussed the possibility of a sequel to the cult hit game, and now, Dontnod confirmed that the sequel is fully written- all it needs is for Capcom to approve the project. Speaking with Siliconera, creative director Jean-Maxim Moris said “We know what we would do for Remember Me 2. The main story has been written, we know what we would add to the recipe. We know what we would fix. It’s a game that’s ready to be made, but that decision is Capcom’s to make.”

He did add, however, that the studio would focus on finishing Life Is Strange first.

Life Is Strange is currently available on Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, and PC.

The folks of Dontnod are releasing a new game soon- the episodic drama-adventure game, Life Is Strange, being released digitally in association with Square Enix. But the first game that got them noticed en masse was their earlier, similar sojourn in many ways, Remember Me, which they released exclusively to PlayStation 3, with Capcom publishing.

Remember Me was a sales flop, and most critics were lukewarm on it at best, but it does have its fans- enough that the developers at Dontnod don’t find discussing the idea of a sequel preposterous. Speaking to The Examiner, they mentioned that they already knew what they would want in a hypothetical sequel to the game.

“We are extremely proud of our first game, although we are very aware that it was not perfect, but this decision is Capcom’s to make. We already know exactly what we would create should we ever get the chance to make a sequel to Remember Me,” Moris told Examiner.com.

It is very nice to see that they are at least aware of the flaws of their game- most develoeprs would refuse to acknowledge them. Here is hoping Life Is Strange does well, and that they get another shot at Remember Me some time in the future.

Last year, Dotnod Entertainment released an action game called Remember Me exclusively for the PlayStation 3. Whereas that in itself is enough to generate hype for any game, no matter how deserving or undeserving of that it may be, Remember Me also got hype for one other reason- it had a female lead. Add to this certain remarks about the state of the industry, and its lack of acceptance of female leads in video games that don’t fall under the traditional sexualized male fantasy niches (or aren’t called Samus), and the game got a lot of attention for that fact.

And then it released. And fell flat on its face, the fall being harder because of all of the bravado the developer had exhibited in the run up to the title’s launch.

However, now, speaking to Joystiq, Creative Director Jean Maxime Moris said that while the game might have had flaws, it was also misunderstood by its audience.

“We’re extremely proud of Remember Me,” he said. “I think it was not perfect by any means, but to some level it was misunderstood. It was our first game. We got totally buried under the hype for a very big game that came out directly after]. These are not excuses because it was not perfect, it had flaws.”

Credit where credit is due, he recognizes the flaws in his product, and yes, he continues to stick by it, like any artist should. I would have expected him to use the occasion to raise a ruckus about how games with female leads aren’t accepted, and that’s what caused it to bomb, but at the very least, he recognizes the game had a fair few number of other failings.

This makes me more likely to check out their future products. One of which, co-incidentally enough, was just announced last week. it’s called Life Is Strange, and it will be published by Square Enix. Stay tuned to GamingBolt for more information.

French studio Dontnod, best known for its action game last year, Remember Me, is entering judicial reorganization, Gamesindustry.biz has confirmed. This confirmation comes straight from the CEO of the company, Oskar Guilbert, following rumors and reports this morning that the studio had filed for bankruptcy.

“There are some rumours about the bankruptcy of Dontnod. There is no bankruptcy, Dontnod is not in bankruptcy,” he said.

“We are in something called in France ‘judicial reorganisation’ which allows us to re-adapt our production pipeline to the new situation. Because as you know we finished a game called Remember Me for Capcom which was out in June 2013, last year. This game, I think it’s important to mention, is number two in terms of downloads on PlayStation Plus in Europe, so it’s a big success on the digital side at least.”

“We started new projects and those new projects need some investment and we decided to resize the company in order to match these new needs. That’s why we needed judicial reorganisation.”

Whereas it sounds like the company did go through some kind of corporate restructuring, it is good to see that it will stick around, at least.

Sony has released a new preview trailer for February’s PlayStation Plus offerings. We already know about Outlast being offered for free on the PlayStation 4 but what can PS3 and PS Vita users look forward?

PlayStation 3 users will receive Metro: Last Light, Remember Me and PayDay 2 for free. Metro: Last Light is the highlight, especially since it was one of the two best single player first person shooters of last year. PayDay 2 meanwhile is one of the best coop and multiplayer titles of all time, as you and 3 other friends work together to complete various heists. Remember Me is the odd one out but for a free game, it’s still a fun third person action adventure, beat ’em up.

Vita users can look forward to Street Fighter X Tekken and Modnation Racers: Road Trip, which both allow for cross platform functionality with their PS3 versions. While in the former you can challenge PS3 players, the latter allows you to use your PS3 creations on the go with the Vita version.

Which game are you most excited for? Let us know below.

As of October 23rd, PS Plus subscribers on the European PSN will be able to download Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Remember Me, Oddworld Strangers Wrath and MotorStorm RC for free. The games leaving PlayStation Plus as of October 23rd are Far Cry 3, Mafia 2, Spec Ops The Line (NBA 2K13 in UAE), Street Fighter X Tekken and Touch My Katamari.

While Dontnod’s Remember Me has been the subject of mixed reviews and sales, Platinum’s Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is a solid action game which lets you slice up anything and everything as Raiden. Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath is one of Just Add Water’s better games, and perhaps one of the best games produced under the Oddworld line. Regardless of which one you choose, there’s no denying that this is a fantastic deal for PS Plus subscribers.

Remember Me is a solid experience and there is so much that players can do in the game. For this purpose we have compiled a mega guide which will show how you can unlock trophies/achievements and much more.

Check out the entire guide below and let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.

Complete Achievements and Trophy guide for Remember Me:

I Know Kung Fu and Serve the Servant:

I Know Kung Fu can be unlocked if the player equips 17 pressens in the combo menu. Serve the Servant will get unlocked if the player manages to beat 20 robots. Both are simple trophies to unlock but just in case you are facing any problems we have a video for you:

8-hit wonder:

This achievement can be unlocked if the player is able to execute a 40 8-hit combo. This is pretty difficult but not impossible.

Dropping L-Bombs:

Again, a very simple one to unlock. The player needs to executetwo Logic Bombs in less than 15 seconds. It’s all in the timing and if you have cool down pressens in your combo chain this should be easily doable.

Can’t touch this:

The player needs to defeat five Elite Enforcers without using Combos or Spammer attacks.

Queen of the hill:

Survive the Leaking Brain assault section in episode 3. But you can’t use Power or Regen pressens during this section.

Mix’em all:

The player needs to execute 10 Combos that combine the four different Pressen types. Should be doable if you have enough experience with the combat of Remember Me.

Medical Malpractice | Correct Sequence for Remixing Olga’s Memory:

This one can be unlocked  by remixing Olga’s memory. It takes place during the campaign so you really don’t need to anything special to unlock this. You can watch the video below that shows you the correct sequence of memory remixing:

Crime of passion | Correct Sequence for Remixing Forlan’s Memory:

Just like Olga, this too is a part of the campaign.  You can watch the video below that shows you the correct sequence of Forlan’s memory remixing:

Birthday crash | Correct Sequence for Remixing Scylla’s Memory:

You can watch the video below that shows you the correct sequence of Scylla’s memory remixing:

Biter bit | Correct Sequence for Remixing Charle’s Memory:

You can watch the video below that shows you the correct sequence of Charle’s memory remixing:

Unbelievable truth:

The players needs to find out all memory during remixes in order to to unlock this.

You talkin’ to me?:

During Olga’s memory remix the players needs to have David awaken and talk to Olga. The video below will help you unlock this trophy/achievement. See from the 3:36 to 5:20 mark.

Trigger happy:

During Forlan’s memory remix the players needs to have Forlan get the gun and argue with Alexia but not kill her.

Happy birthday:

During Scylla’s memory remix the players needs to have Scylla and Nilin avoid the accident and get on their way home. The video below will help you unlock this trophy/achievement.

Power off:

In the final memory remix you need to short circuit Jax short-circuit and keey everyone else safe.

Droning by numbers:

The player needs to get hit five times by a drone.

Open mind:

Players unlock this trophy when they perform the first memory steal on Bad Request.

Pest control:

The player needs to find all Scaramechs.

Gotta patch them all!:

The player needs to find all SAT patches.

You Focus:

The player needs to find all Focus boosts.

It’s all in the details:

The player needs to find all Mnesist memories.

Dead man’s chest:

This one is pretty simple to unlock. Simple finish Episode zer0 of the game to unlock this achievement/trophy.

Forged alliance:

Complete episode one to unlock this achievement/trophy.

Jail break-in:

Complete episode three to unlock this achievement/trophy.

Murder incorporated:

Complete episode four to unlock this achievement/trophy.

Are you my mummy?:

Complete episode five to unlock this achievement/trophy.

Mind craft:

Complete episode six to unlock this achievement/trophy.

Towering inferno:

Complete episode seven to unlock this achievement/trophy.

Script Kiddie:

Finish the game on easy mode (Script Kiddie Mode).

Errorist Agent:

Finish the game on normal mode (Errorist Mode).

MemHunter Elite:

Finish the game on hard mode (MemHunter Mode).

Remember you soon:

Unlock every trophy/achievement above.

Remember Me: Mnesist memories, Focus, Sat patches and Scaramechs Location Guide:

All the 8 episodes in the game have collectible items. You can find them by seeing each of the videos below:

Episode 1:

Episode 2:

Episode 3:

Episode 4:

Episode 5:

Episode 6:

Episode 7:

Episode 8:

Note: This guide will updated once we have more information about the game. You can also check out the complete video walk-through of Remember Me over here.