11-11 Memories Retold

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• Press Coverage·11 Nov 2019

  Daily Deal - 11-11 Memories Retold, 75% Off

  Today's Deal: Save 75% on 11-11 Memories Retold!* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Wednesday 11/13 at 10AM Pacific Time
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• Press Coverage·11 Jan 2019

  Daily Deal - 11-11 Memories Retold, 40% Off

  Today's Deal: Save 40% on 11-11 Memories Retold!* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Sunday at 10AM Pacific Time
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• Press Coverage·18 Dec 2018

  What should a World War look like?

  Video games have given us countless images of the past, some literal-minded, some more playful, from Total War's continent-sized thought experiments to the hinterland between myth, game design and archaeological record that is Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Among 2018's offerings are two that, to my mind, deserve special attention for the stark yet deceptive contrast they form: DigixArt and Aardman's melancholy Great War tale 11-11: Memories Retold, and DICE's characteristically seismic World War 2 shooter Battlefield 5. In many respects, the two could not be more unlike. One is a multiplayer-centric ensemble piece in which huge armies clash on a Greatest Hits of regional combat theatres, the other a gentle, affecting third-person outing in which you need never fire a single bullet. Each game, moreover, has its own very specific way of looking at the past. One is a photorealistic simulation, devoted to visual granularity both for its own sake and to facilitate encounters in which cover and camouflage are key; the other, a playable homage to fine art and in particular, the late 19th century movement Impressionism, which "paints" each frame's contents in real-time, brushstroke by brushstroke. Consider how their approaches differ when it comes to objects near and far. In Battlefield 5, everything is knife-sharp no matter the distance, as you zero-in on bodies crawling along a hillside only for an opposing soldier to burst, horribly gigantic, from the undergrowth to your left. Visibility varies according to the weather and combat conditions, but the ethos remains one of baleful clarity: the grenade smoke might block your aim but it is always high fidelity. 11:11 has no truck with such all-or-nothing detailing - indeed, it seems positively hostile to it, at any range. Lanterns, branches and barbed wire shudder apart close at hand into writhing columns of brushmarks, like dirty raindrops on glass, while landmarks are swept away and etherised in heaves of autumnal colour. Read ...
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• Press Coverage·9 Nov 2018

  11:11 Memories Retold, released today, is a WW1 game about normal people pushed into extraordinary events

  We're fast approaching remembrance day on the 11th of November - but this year, the commemorative events will be of particular significance. 2018 marks 100 years since the end of the First World War, and to honour the centenary, Aardman (along with DigixArt) has done something a little unusual. 11:11 Memories Retold releases today on PC, Xbox One and PS4, and tells the story of two men who venture to the front lines to fight in WWI. One is British, the other German, and both have entirely separate reasons for signing up. It's a war drama that wants to give a more human perspective on a historical event often remembered for its industrial levels of killing - and it's doing so with an incredibly striking art style. Aardman, of course, is the animation studio known for creating Wallace and Gromit and Shawn the Sheep - making it an unusual contender for a game developer. The studio has produced one smaller game before, but this is the first time it's taken on a larger development project. I spoke to the game's creative director from Aardman, Dan Efergan, about the challenges of the game's art style, and how the creators handled the complicated subject matter. Read more…
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• Press Coverage·12 Oct 2018

  WW1 adventure 11-11: Memories Retold is raising money for War Child with "charity DLC"

  Bandai Namco will be releasing a special "charity DLC" for its forthcoming narrative-driven World War I adventure 11-11: Memories Retold. Proceeds from the DLC will go to War Child UK, which aims to "protect, educate and stand up for the rights of children caught up in war." 11-11: Memories Retold is a collaboration between Bandai Namco, Lost in Harmony developer DigixArt, and Wallace and Gromit creator Aardman Studios. It tells the interweaving tales of two men - Harry, a young Canadian photographer joining the Western Front (played by Elijah Wood) and Kurt, a German technician searching for his son (Sebastian Koch) - beginning on November 11th, 1916, and leading to Armistice Day two years later. It's an intriguing little thing, with an extremely unusual, painterly art style, that brings to mind Ubisoft's wonderful WW1 tale Valiant Hearts. Like that game, 11-11 switches perspective throughout its story, sometimes even showing events from the viewpoint of the protagonists' animal companions. You can get a taste of its action in the 17-minute video below. Read more…
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