MEMENTO MORI: love, loss, romance
a twist of fate, stars that were never meant to cross.
the gnawing ache of loss, and the cruel stab of hope.
alien ink etched into his skin, telling stories unrecognisable.
fate has taken, fate has also given.
a trade of lives, a second chance.
the man you love was ripped from your arms, gone too soon, but the world has a funny way of giving second chances.
memento mori, memento amore.
a short visual novel dealing with love, loss, second chances, and the mystery of the universe.
MEMENTO MORI was made over a few days for Velox Fabula 2 and, as such has limited scope.
the game has around 2k~ words, and takes around 20 minutes to complete.
immersive pov
voice acted love interest
warning!
this game contains themes of death.
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Director/Writing/Coding/GUI:
Olivia/LunaMakaio Games
Emotional Support and Coding Help:
MarySueGames
Sprite Art:
Grey Journal Studios
Music:
Lolurio
Voice of James:
ChapmanVO
Special Thanks:
Caldini
Additional Credits:
vecteezy, pngtree
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I don’t know why/how I thought I would get through this unscathed. Shame on me, haha. This was wonderful. This was far too relatable, moreso than I’d like to admit. I wish AUs existed and we got such second chances, though. But really - this was great. James’ style, behaviour, that voice, his facial expressions, it was all so perfect! Beyond that, I loved how this flowed, paced, the interactions with the MC, etc. And while it did some telling vs showing, it was in a completely necessary, complimentary, fulfilling way. And that’s really tough to do, imo. So, kudos there, as well. The style, art, UI, interface - it was all perfectly fitting and complimentary of each other. Anyway, I loved it all. I really and truly did.
❤️❤️❤️ thank you so much!
(I hurt my own feelings writing it, tbh ;__;)
I feel like “no pain, no gain” is even more apt, then. Thank you. So much.
loved the game! question, is the name a refrence to the song momento mori from fish in a birdcage?
Just stepping in - Memento Mori is Latin - it means some variation of “remember to die”, “remember you must die”, or “remember (you have) to die”, etc.
The Game’s Intro/Info says “memento mori, memento amore”, which is akin to “remember to die, remember to love”, I assume. There is also a famous saying of Nietzsche’s, “memento mori, amor fati”, meaning something to the effect of “remember to die, love your fate”.
danggg that hurted and hit a little bit too close to home. great job!!
*Wait are those tears in my eyes?*
offering up a tissue for you!!
AHH!! I loved it!!! It was poetic and lovely <333
aahh I'm honoured by this comment, thank you for playing <3
Woahh.. that was amazing! It really does hit the spot! Really well done<3
Ahhh thank you!! <3
🤍🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤
Thanks for playing!
This VN was absolutely beautiful... The words were poetic and I felt grief for a loss I never experienced yet felt comforted by the man besides me in that moment. I absolutely loved every minute of it! <3
aahhh i feel that sense of grief so often from media i love, so to inspire that in someone else makes me feel very privileged, thank you so much for playing and for your words <3
you have such a way with building an entire life and world around a small conversational context without really getting the reader lost and I think that's awesome, felt that when i read burning red and same thing here. this was a really nice read <3
SKAI my heart!! <3 thank you so much for playing and enjoying!! <3
Loved it :D You caught the vibe you were going for perfectly.
aww thank you so much 🥲 glad it hit the spot! <3
Feels like that super crisp, foggy morning quiet. Bittersweet, a little sad, full of hope. Gorgeous ❤️
Hoped to capture that early-hours deep asf conversation vibes, glad it came across ❤️
this was a very bittersweet experience. i enjoyed it very much.
thank you for playing and leaving a comment <3