Yahtzee reviews Amnesia

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But the Amnesia wasnt really cliche in the way they did it. it wasnt like the main character knocked his head on something, or was wounded and woke up weeks later not knowing who or where he was. Daniel made himself forget his memories for a reason, and because he needed to in order kill Alexander and forget how he tortured and killed people. The amnesia had an actual place in the plot.

I suppose I should have phrased that a little differently. What I meant was that amnesia was an integral part of the plot and that you have to take a plot on its own terms. In a story about two zombies finding love, you can't complain that zombies don't really exist. Likewise, it's not really a fair criticism of this game that amnesia is too common.

I take that back. It is a valid criticism, but not a very strong one.