A JOURNEY THROUGH MEMORY - DORDOGNE // QUICK REVIEW

Dordogne, a narrative adventure game, captures players with its enchanting watercolor art style and heartfelt storytelling. The game recounts a journey of rediscovering lost childhood memories and appreciating their formative influence on our adult lives. Though its duration is short, Dordogne's captivating storytelling and impressive visuals leave a lasting impression. PROS 1. Gorgeous Watercolor Art

PLAY IT OR SKIP IT? Play it if you’re up for a wistful, summertime trip down memory lane—complete with complex and sometimes difficult family dynamics. Dordogne is a straightforward story about a young woman named Mimi who is trying to piece together her memories of her recently departed grandmother Nora, and while the gameplay can at times be simplistic to a fault, the gorgeous artwork and thoughtful character development make this a lazy ride worth taking down a peaceful French stream.

Childhood memories, in most cases, are wholesome moments that make our hearts full, happy moments that reflect the longing for events that we cannot return to in person, but that will always live in a well-hidden corner of our memory. Dordogne is an adventure that explores the memories of Mimi, who after being confronted with the reality of the loss of her grandmother, returns to a place that had been very happy but inexplicably does not remember most of the things that happened at that time. The house of Nora, her grandmother, is for sale and the adventurous Mimi decides to visit the place. Through exploration, the player will collect objects that trigger important flashbacks and that help her to re-establish the moments spent together with her grandmother, in a hot summer in this French village. Who knows, maybe even find the key moment that led to the loss of memories of this very picturesque place.