It's possible that a good number of people reading this have some experience of dementia, perhaps through seeing a relative or loved one go through its challenges. Unsurprisingly it's not often seen in games, but Before I Forget has received praise for its handling of the topic; previously on Steam, this narrative game is now confirmed to be coming to Nintendo Switch eShop on 29th April.
Before I Forget puts you in the shoes of Sunita, a woman living with early onset dementia, as you explore your home and try to piece together memories. Addressing the impact of dementia, it looks to skilfully and sensitively portray the challenges and emotions of the illness, which can cause symptoms such as memory loss, anxiety and hallucinations.
The game was recently recognised with a BAFTA Games nomination (like the video game Oscars in the UK) in the 'Game Beyond Entertainment' category, which was eventually won by Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It kept some very impressive company in that category.
Are you interested in playing through this on Switch next week?
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cool that looks amazing
The wallpaper in that trailer looks like something out of The Shining.
EDIT: Hey mods, if you're going to edit my posts in the future, please just delete the whole thing. When you only remove a sentence it changes the entire sentiment of the post.
Looks great, but a week from now? I'll have fogotten by then. :V
If this game doesn't have Everywhere at the End of Time as its OST, I riot.
In all seriousness, while I've never heard of it before, and I probably won't get it, its still cool that its coming over.
I forgot this game was coming.
This hits way too close to home for me, so I won't be playing it myself, but it's nice to see games tackling the subject.
Dementia is a horrifying illness. It's really hard for family and carers. I'll definitely get this game. More generally I'd like to see disability and illness represented in games more because they are HUGE topics of rich issues and amazing interesting challenges. It is crazy that games have been so ableist.
That's probably the most tasteless title for an article on this website I've ever seen.
@claybirds Ok. I got a laugh, at my own expense, over that.
@Krysus I've added quote marks to the game title which will hopefully remove any potential misunderstanding (I appreciate your follow-up comment though)
Interesting, glad to see some people making these types of experiences. It however, does not fit into my definition of game, and I won't be getting it.
Thanks, now I have to hum "Before I Forget" from Slipknot, all day long.
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