It's not difficult to see why Capcom picked up Dontnod Entertainment's Remember Me. It's a stylish brawler, with an interesting combo-building mechanic set in a fascinating futuristic world. The game takes full advantage of its memory-based narrative, offering interesting ways of interacting with people's memories. Yet, in spite of all the incredible things Remember Me does, it fails to execute on the fundamental gameplay mechanics. In short, it may look like a Capcom game--but it certainly doesn't play like one.

The future dreamt up by Dontnod is intriguing. People are able to store, share, and relive memories--and like a drug, many become dependent on the technology. The game begins with Nilin waking up from a memory-wiping operation, where an evil corporation has attempted to extract her memories. Now stricken with amnesia, she is intercepted by a group know as the "Errorists," that are trying to free people from the monolithic rule of memory technology.

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Capcom's upcoming Remember Me has teased the escapades of memory hunter Nilin, and her ability to take the memories of her enemies. A new trailer shows exactly what she can do with them once she has gathered them.

"Nilin can render a stolen memory in real time and in three dimensions," said Dontnod Entertainment creative director Jean-Maxime Moris in the narrated video. Another special power Nilin has is the Memory Remix, which allows the player to change key details in a person's memory to make alter their behavior. Check out the video for an explanation of the process.

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