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Developers use this writing crutch to explain who the character really is throughout the story without having to use a lot of exposition up front. So pretty much you'll be going around settling problems with the world, quests, and other side activities, and either your memory comes back piece-meal or an event triggers full recollection.
What was memory loss now again?
Memory Loss or "Amnesia" is a term used when a character in a game loses all recollection themselves and their past. In video games, it's usually the protagonist who losses his memory in a vehicle crash, by magic, a brutal beating, etc...Developers use this writing crutch to explain who the character really is throughout the story without having to use a lot of exposition up front. So pretty much you'll be going around settling problems with the world, quests, and other side activities, and either your memory comes back piece-meal or an event triggers full recollection.
Memory Loss games
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Finding Nemo: Nemo's Ocean Discoveries |
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Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable |
PSN, PSP | Atlus Co., Ltd. |
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Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True |
NES, GBC, C64, A2GS, AST, AMI, PC | ICOM Simulations, Inc. |
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Star Wars: The Old Republic |
PC | BioWare |
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Bayonetta released on Jan. 5, 2010 |
PS3, X360 | PlatinumGames |
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Three Cards to Midnight released on May 7, 2009 |
PC | Big Finish Games, Inc |
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Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia released on Oct. 21, 2008 |
DS | Konami Corporation |
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Alone in the Dark released on June 24, 2008 |
WII, X360, PS2, PC, PS3 | Eden Games S.A.S. |
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The World Ends With You released on April 22, 2008 |
DS | Square Enix, Jupiter Corp. |
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Lost Odyssey released on Feb. 12, 2008 |
X360 | Mistwalker Corporation, Feel Plus |
| Concept Name: | Memory Loss |
| Appears in: | 24 games |
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