Resette’s Prescription: Book of Memory (Review) PC

September 23rd, 2016 at 6:46 pm -

Resette’s Prescription: Book of Memory by Liz Art is a point-and-click style game that focuses on story instead of gameplay. It may sound bad, but the story is very entertaining with well-rounded characters. The art style is phenomenal with amazing water colored back drops and cute chibi characters that create a gripping tale that will hold you for about three hours.

The main character in this tale is Resette Silvel, who has the power to enter people’s hearts and is accompanied by her companion, Gaede, a supreme being in the form of a cat. At the start of the game, Resette is traveling with Gaede through the forest when they stumble upon a boy by the name of Achilles. As Resette examines the boy, she is able to determine that he has a sleeping sickness and promptly enters his heart to help cure him. As the story progresses, it is revealed that Achilles is from a strict village and something traumatic has happened to him in the not too distant past.

The gameplay is very simple; some may say that it is too simple. All you do is point and click through the game. It took me back to the old school point-and-click days of gaming. I understand why they used this style of gameplay, because they wanted to focus on the story. To move Resette across the screen, all you have to do is point to an area on the screen, a pair of shoes will show up, click, and she moves along. When the cursor moves from a pair of shoes to a quill, you can click on it and it will either go into your inventory or the characters will comment on it. Sometimes, you have to combine items together to complete a certain action in the game. There are three hearts in the top right-hand corner on the screen that were not really used until the boss battle at the last part of the game. The boss battle felt a little extraneous and requires a little bit more skill to get through than the rest of the game.

The character development is good with enjoyable characters, but could have been a bit better if the game was slightly longer. The main characters could have been fleshed out a little bit more, as most of the development was focused on Achilles. I hope this leads to a prequel game that details Resettes and Gaede’s early years. I enjoyed the interactions between Resette and Gaede, as they bickered their way through the entire game. There is no dialogue unfortunately, but all speech is done through speech bubbles that have to be read. Some exchanges are very lengthy, but the snarky vibe between the two keeps it fresh throughout all of their exchanges. The emotion is a little bit lacking due to the lack of voice acting, but it did not really take away from the charm of the game. The game surprisingly enough, despite all of its humor, deals with some serious topics and was not expected at all.

This game is pretty; one of the most best looking I have seen in awhile and I have seen a lot. The Japanese art-style is flawless and the characters look as if they are hand drawn. The cute little cutscenes at the beginning and end are amazingly animated and was an excellent surprise. The backgrounds look as if they are water colored paintings and compliment the characters. It is a definite feast upon the eyes. Not to be outdone by visuals, the soundtrack is great. I never got bored of the music that was playing in the background during the game, as I sometimes do with other games.

My thoughts on the game are mostly positive, as I thoroughly enjoyed the game. I think the game is too short as I completed it in 3.5 hours and my daughter did it in 4. (She’s 13 and kept marveling at the art; I swear she is an otaku.) I feel the game suffered only slightly from this and still created great characters, while touching upon some really deep stuff. The hand drawn art-style looks and feels like a moving manga, while the music compliments the game completely. I recommend playing the game once, as there is really no replay value in it.

Candice ‘Gam3rGirl’ Wendt
Platform: PC

Developer: Liz-Arts
Publisher: Sekai Project
ESRB: N/A
Price: $12.99

Resette’s Prescription: Book of Memory Official Website:
https://sekaiproject.com/products/resettes-prescription/