Along the way he encounters several characters: Dana, a modern-day waitress whom he accidentally brings back to the year 1580 and loses the present-day fortune teller, who tells Eike the hour of his death Eckart Brum, the curator of a private art museum who lost his wife and infant daughter in a shooting Dr. Eike explores four eras-2001, 1979/1980, 19 to 1584 - as he attempts to unmask his killer and figure out a way of stopping his own murder at various points in the present. However, he is resurrected by Homunculus (voiced by Charles Martinet in English), a djinn or genie, who offers to send him back in time to prevent his death and gives him the time-traveling digipad. Set in a fictional German town named Lebensbaum (Life's Tree), Shadow of Memories revolves around a 22-year-old man named Eike Kusch, who dies in the beginning of the game from being stabbed after leaving a small diner. When the clock arrives at the time of Eike's death, the chapter restarts, however, if Eike is not in his time period at the time of his death, the game ends. The cut-scenes and dialogue takes up varying amounts of in-game time. The amount of time Eike spends in the different eras also passes in the present-day one. Actions taken in one time period affect future ones for example, if Eike removes a seal from the squire's manor in 1580, the seal will not appear in the present era.Īdditionally, the game keeps two digital clocks: one depicting the time in the present-day era and another for whichever era Eike time-travels to. The gameplay primarily consists of time-traveling through the different eras, finding items, and interacting through dialogue with the non-player characters. The digipad, a time-traveling item given to Eike by Homunculus, requires energy units, which the player can find scattered around the town. Shadow of Memories lacks traditional action elements, and Eike cannot attack nor does he have a bar displaying his health. In the prologue and each chapter, Eike dies, is resurrected by the non-player character Homunculus, and travels back in time before his death with the intent of changing events to prevent it. The game takes place in three parts: a prologue, eight chapters, and an epilogue. The objective of Shadow of Memories is to guide player character Eike Kusch through the fictional German town of Lebensbaum (Life's Tree) as he travels through time to prevent and unmask his murderer. A PlayStation Portable version was released on Octoin Japan and on Januin North America. Originally released for the PlayStation 2 in 2001, it was later ported to Xbox (which is only released in Europe) and Microsoft Windows in 2002. Due to the time-traveling feature, many objectives can be accomplished in non-linear ways, branching the storyline and eventually resulting in eight different endings, six of which can be achieved during the first playthrough, and two others unlocked after having reached the other six.Shadow of Memories ( シャドウ・オブ・メモリーズ Shadou obu Memorīzu) (Shadow of Destiny in North America) is an adventure game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo and published by Konami. If Eike fails to achieve the goal at hand within the allotted time and prevent his murder, the chapter must be restarted.ĭuring the course of the game the player will have several choices and opportunities to change the future in various ways. Time-traveling requires energy units, which can be found by exploring the town. Obtaining a crucial item, having a conversation with a specific character, or performing another action in the past will prevent Eike from getting killed. This is mainly achieved by traveling through time to different hours, days, years, and even centuries. Each chapter has a time limit, during which Eike has to find a way to prevent the murderer from killing him. There are no action elements in the game, and the protagonist has no health bar. Shadow of Memories ( Shadow of Destiny in North America) is an adventure game. In order to alter the course of events, preventing the unknown person from carrying out his murder, Eike will have to travel back in time as far as the 16th century, meeting people closely connected to his own existence and changing the fabric of reality. From that moment on, Eike's miraculously acquired second chance turns into a constant race against time, as he tries to escape from his destiny. Homunculus gives Eike a time-travelling device and brings him back to life a short while before his murder took place. A mysterious being known as Homunculus tells Eike that he has been stabbed to death. Suddenly, a tremendous blow darkens the sight of his eyes, and the next thing he can see is a very strange room filled with bizarre objects, and a voice talking to him from nowhere. A young man named Eike Kusch strolls through the quiet patriarchal German town Lebensbaum.
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