Read Only Memories
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| Developer(s) | MidBoss |
| Publisher(s) | MidBoss |
| Director(s) | John "JJSignal" James |
| Producer(s) | Matt Conn |
| Programmer(s) | Ted DiNola |
| Composer(s) | Matthew "2Mello" Hopkins |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 4,Windows, OS X, Linux |
| Release |
PlayStation 4, Windows, OS X, Linux
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| Genre(s) | Graphic adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| Developer(s) | MidBoss |
| Director(s) | John "JJSignal" James |
| Producer(s) | Matt Conn |
| Programmer(s) | Ted DiNola |
| Composer(s) | Matthew "2Mello" Hopkins |
| Platform(s) | Windows, OS X, Linux, Ouya, Razer Forge, FireTV |
| Release |
Windows, OS X, Linux, Ouya
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| Genre(s) | Graphic adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 80 |
| Metacritic | 80/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Adventure Gamers | 3/5 |
| Destructoid | 8/10 |
| Game Revolution | 4.5/5 |
| GameSpot | 8/10 |
2064: Read Only Memories is a cyberpunk narrative-based adventure game created by Matt Conn, directed by John "JJSignal" James and produced by MidBoss for PlayStation 4, Windows, OS X, and Linux.
It was originally released on computer platforms as Read Only Memories in October 2015, and the title was later updated coinciding with its PlayStation 4 release in January 2017. The game was rated "M" for Mature by the ESRB.
The game was heavily inspired by Snatcher, Rise of the Dragon, Gabriel Knight and other 1980's adventure games.
The game's plot is set during the Christmas season in 2064 in Neo-San Francisco, California. Parallax has created a line of products called "Relationship and Organizational Managers" (ROMs), a line of personal assistant robots that have overtaken smartphones and computers. The player takes on the role of a journalist trying to track down their kidnapped friend and Parallax engineer Hayden Webber. They are aided by Turing, who is Hayden's creation and the world's first sapient machine, a self-modifying robot that can learn and grow emotionally.
In the early morning of December 21, Turing (Melissa Hutchison) breaks into the journalist's apartment and reveals that Hayden has been kidnapped by unknown assailants. The two embark on a search and are assisted by locals TOMCAT (a hacker and associate of Hayden's), Lexi Rivers (a police detective), and Jess Meas (an attorney). Turing and the journalist are assaulted during a search of Hayden's apartment, and end up meeting Doctor Yannick Fairlight (Adam Harrington), who is the disgruntled former CEO of Parallax. After his lead to activist group The Human Revolution turns up empty, TOMCAT performs a search on Parallax's network and uncovers encrypted security camera footage showing Hayden being murdered.
Turing is shaken but declares to dispense justice and uncover who is responsible. The story then splits depending on which lead the player follows. In the Media arc, suspicious tampering with news articles leads to a string of connected murders in journalism. In the Flower arc, more information about Hayden is delivered by Vincent Mensah (Xavier Woods), a Parallax engineer fleeing the country. It is learned that the news tampering was being done by the rogue Baby Blue program, an AI created by Parallax that would feed on every user's personal data through their ROMs and tailor search results for them. Parallax intended to shut down Baby Blue, but it is hiding on the integrated meshnet that all ROMs use, and Vincent reveals that a larger and more sinister AI called Big Blue is about to launch on Christmas Day.
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