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Anamorphine
Anamorphine is a first-person surreal exploration game where the player experiences the memories of the main character after an unknown trauma. You play as Tyler, who is finding himself as he hits rock bottom. Discover what happened by journeying through Tyler's memories of his relationship with his wife Elena and her depression. Escape his reality, or face it and figure out how to move on as Tyler's subconscious twists the game in unexpected ways. Anamorphine is also coming to VR devices, and we'll be revealing more on that later.
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23 reviews found80
Washington Post
Aug 7, 2018
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PS4Blog.net
Aug 24, 2018
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GamePitt
Jul 30, 2018
Anamorphine is a visual focused non-narrative story in which you must delve into the mind of a man haunted by guilt and anger over his own inabilities to help his wife. The game has you travelling from memory to memory as you reconstruct what actually happened and how you feel via fantastical environments and a spectacular soundtrack. Unfortunately, the PS4 version has a few issues such as frame rate drops and stuttering. However, I imagine these issues should be resolved within a few patches. Also absent at launch is support for PSVR, an option that we’ve been told should be here at a later date via a patch.
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GameSpace
Aug 8, 2018
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DarkStation
Aug 14, 2018
A sincere and genuine attempt to tell a story about the impact of depression, Anamorphine as a delivery vehicle for addressing mental illness is constantly undermined by its engine troubles.
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33bits
Aug 1, 2018
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PS3Blog.net
Aug 13, 2018
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COGconnected
Aug 5, 2018
Anamorphine is a beautiful narrative similar to a movie. Despite it being a game, it is not necessarily entertaining or fun, and I don’t think it chooses to be. Artifact 5 creatively uses the gaming technology as a way to present a story in a visual manner.
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PlayStation Universe
Jul 31, 2018
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SquareXO
Aug 6, 2018
Overall the game encompasses a powerful message told in a powerful way. Everything is thoughtfully implemented, faded colours show signs of depression and in Anamorphine small and subtle acts lead to bigger things. Anamorphine and its core message made me wonder. However, when I look back on this game I will remember the lags, repetition hidden amidst Elena’s powerful story.
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