After being announced earlier this year for Switch, with a Q1 2022 release window, Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER has a new trailer to coincide with being announced for the Xbox Series X|S.
NEURODIVER is the next entry in the cyberpunk point-and-click series, set in Neo-San Francisco (it's like San Francisco, but NEW), where you will play as ES88, the Neurodiver, trying to hunt down a rogue psychic called Golden Butterfly by exploring the memories of their victims. But you'll have to be careful — a wrong move could distort and break their memories forever.
Midboss is a self-described "LGBT-focused developer", and NEURODIVER has a diverse cast of queer characters and plenty of themes exploring the "intersection of human nature with society and technology", so it sounds like the cyberpunk trope — which is often a contentious one — will be handled with care.
We gave 2064: Read Only Memories an 8/10 back in 2018, so check out our review to see if it's something you're interested in. NEURODIVER has updated graphics, too, as well as English and Japanese language support, and voice over.
Are you looking forward to the new Read Only Memories game? Let us know in the comments.
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Oh nice, I quite liked the first one. Graphics are looking great.
I played the first game so maybe ill play the sequel. I liked my robot partner a lot and wanted to help them. Sadly I maybe got the bad ending? I don't play many text games/point and click games so the fact I finished this one was miraculous. Ill find out more about the sequel before making a purchase.
@justpizza Omg why did you just randomly post this comment on two nondescript articles?
Remember a few years ago when Midboss swore they wouldn’t support Nintendo?
All I can think of is, "Yawn."
@justpizza let's not
This looks gorgeous. I really need to play the first one, which I bought for $3 on the Switch recently.
@ecco6t9 I can't seem to find any articles discussing this. Mind linking me?
@Eel let’s do
https://financialpost.com/technology/gaming/why-nintendos-firing-of-a-female-employee-after-gamergate-pressure-is-raising-eyebrows/wcm/d7239cd3-f5b9-4ec7-95fb-2dff35e11b4f/amp/
“ The perception that Nintendo was abandoning an embattled employee angered some of its business partners. Brandon Sheffield, director of Oakland-based Necrosoft Games, said his company had cancelled a game it was developing for Nintendo’s Wii U console to protest the console maker’s firing of Rapp. Sheffield said he wanted to show support for women who had been harassed by trolls. MidBoss, another developer, said they were halting plans with Nintendo but then reversed course.”
The notion that they would react before all the news came out put them on my “no” list right next to EA.
An LGBT-focused developer? Sounds like it's right up my alley. Guess it's about time I play Read Only Memories
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