“Know by heart …”” It is the game that will teach you the art of accepting loss. It’s a blend of plot and music. The subtle gameplay, the atmospheric mini-games and the music create the illusion of returning to the past. We feel like we are getting older and that all time passes by in our fingers.
In the game, players are immersed in the tranquility of a rural Russian town where the traces and echoes of the Soviet time can still be seen and heard.
Misha, the protagonist, lives in a monotonous routine, dead-end job. Until one day the routine is interrupted when the school girl returned to the town. The first time since his childhood Misha is able to see a way out of his monotonous daily life. The brief, but turbulent incident in the life of the town is interspersed with the story of a gang of childhood friends coming back to one another. It’s their responsibility to explore the past and renew their bonds But their past memories of their past as well as the friendships between them get strained…
Features
Five hours of intense adventure
The post-Soviet atmosphere in a provincial town at the turn of the century
A tale with emotional components as well as multiple endings and the use of non-linear components
Game mechanics that represent memories and thoughts of the protagonist
An assortment of captivating miniature-games
Modern neoclassical piano soundtrack
Ayrat Zakirov, Ice-Pick lodge’s Chief Technology Officer, runs this nostalgic endeavor. The games events will be set in Russia. After years of being absent, Misha is set to reconnect with his childhood friends. They’ll get together with their former classmates, Misha to revisit old times and re-discover common ground. But, the joyous reunion could be soon ruined by something beyond their control.
As reviewed by yoruichi hentai