Still, I don't think I could have saved Bryda anyway, given that - under the circumstances - she brought it on herself. Instead, the decision at the end seems rather one sided to me. It's like they even try to justify it by explaining how she's a traitor now but - then again - aren't they all?įor a moment it seemed as though there was going to be a choice to let Nuri go and save Bryda, but that never happened. It's even more insulting that it just feels so forced and contrived to me. Her sudden desire to play with "real" magic just seems contrary to her character. But Satinav would have known the truth about Sadja anyway so why didn't it happen immediately? I guess it's supposed to be ironic that the know-it-all Bryda was fatally wrong for once and I know that she expressed a desire after reading the journal to return to a time of "real" magic, but intellectuals like her don't usually tend to be whimsical idealists. I guess the genie just tricked her? And why did it just spontaneously combust after being told the truth? I suppose it is because Bryda guessed wrong and Satinav reigned divine retribution on her and by extent - the mask. I don't remember the narrative ever saying anything about the mask being used to possess anyone. But just how happy can one be with a bird brain?īryda's demise also seemed forced and contrived. Still, the theme of blissful ignorance occurs more than once in the story. At one point Geron mentions something about her parents, but I didn't know what that meant. From what I've heard it has something to do with some misfortune or another that befell her in the fairy realm which the game never really bothers to explain. Since I haven't played Chains, I don't know what reason she had for her bleak outlook on life other than her condition. Even though she seemed happier the more her mind changed, it is difficult for me to determine how much of that she wanted and how much was forced on her due to the nature of the transformation's effects on her mind. I even have to question the moral and ethical wisdom of letting her stay a crow. Who's to say that given time she wouldn't start to remember things anyway? Heck, she might even feel better now that she now lacks a personal recollection of all the bad things that happened to her. Despite losing much of her memories I don't see how much she could have lost after having been restored, other than being forced to just take Geron's wild story at his word.
I thought the surprise conclusion to Sadja and Stickman's story was moving, but the binary choice given as to what to do with Nuri seemed rather contrived to me. I haven't played Memoria's predecessor, Chains of Satinav. I thought it was satisfying, but not in the happily ever after way. Not much, but I enjoyed the story enough to at least keep thinking about it after I finished playing it.Īs the thread title states, THIS THREAD CONTAINS SPOILERS!!! Ye have been warned. So Memoria is the first game since the last Bioshock to actually get me thinking about the story and the conclusion.
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