Swanson420

2 comments by Swanson420 on Feb 1st, 2012

Amnesia is now too common in gaming back-stories to ignore.

In terms of Game Studies, I think it's overuse has less to do with 'forgetting', and is actually a symbol of the modern Gamer's unwillingness to allow new memories to form.

That is; perhaps LIFE is too large, too terrible and confusing to confront. Let's avoid analysing anything too closely, and instead force ourselves to slog through some vague pseudo-mystery (we ourselves have invented.)

Snug in the darkness of the imagination, we are happily lost in the predictable unfolding of 'real time' events; nobody knows anything - everything is fuzzy, undetermined.

Does this (therefore) mean more 'freedom' is available? Unknown ;-)

Here's a short list of mods using the well-known "Where Am I?" formula:

Dear Esther

The focus here is on exploration, uncovering the mystery of the island, of who you are and why you are here (..)

Cry Of Fear

You wake up in a dark alley, not knowing anything. What has happened anyway? You struggle after the truth and answers

Zombie Annihilation

This is where you come in. You wake up in a room not knowing who you are, or where you came from.  You will have to search for clues leading to your identity, and how you lost your memory.

In Nightmare House 2

You wake up inside an abandoned hospital with no understanding of how you came to be there

Bleak

After waking up in an abandoned underground not knowing where or who you are you must come to gather yourself up to face the horrors of an unrelenting force that beckons you deeper into an unknown and dangerous world.

A Dream In The Mist

Takes place in some mysterious winter forest. Thats about all you know. You wake up in the cold snow not knowing how you got here.

The Island of Cthulhu

You wake up on an island not knowing what is going on. The last 48 hours of your life are a haze.

Shad'O

Not knowing how he arrived into this mysterious but familiar place, he quickly realizes that he will have to struggle not to sink into oblivion.

Vengeful Spirit

Is a Science Fiction modification that is based of of ideas soley from it's team and leader.. An original and imersive story line will hopefully make this Modification seam as professional as the original crysis (..) Not knowing fully what your mission is (..)

The Island of Cthulhu

You wake up on an island not knowing what is going on. The last 48 hours of your life are a haze.

Envy The Dead

Your entire body hurts as you wake up in the damp basement and your mind is totally blank except for some vague memories of your family. Dazzled and confused you begin seeking clues to where you are and why, only to find out that you are trapped in a horrible nightmare from which waking up is impossible...

Kidnapped

You wake up in a room. "Where am I?", you ask quietly. You find a note lying on a desk. You take and read it. You are kidnapped. And now you must find your way out

You Are Here

You wake up in strange and unfamiliar place. You have neither a name nor a past. Live an hour from the life of an unknown person and learn secrets, which wouldn't let you unfrightened.

A Call of Duty SP Mission: Rush

(..) You wake up near your car which has crashed in a ditch from a cliff,you look around in an attempt to find help but there is nothing only a river leading to a small city in the distance.

Stitches

Darkness, dust, decay and danger. This is what he wakes up to. No memory of how he came to be on this barn floor, covered in dust as though he were a part of it. no memory of who he is or how he’s lead his life.

Asylum

When you wake, you find yourself inside an old, abandoned mental hospital with no memory of who you are or how you came to be there. Armed only with your wits, a trusty flashlight, and guided by the woman from your dream; you must find the clues to discover your identity -and your role in all this- if you ever hope to escape. As you explore the facility, you will encounter mind-bending puzzles, environmental hazards caused by the building's decay, and uncover a deeper mystery; blurring the line between delusion and reality.

Stun

Is a game where you are a super solder that was captured during a battle. you wake up to see your in a building having no memory of being there. As you fight your way thou you slowly start getting your memory back. Bugs Ai sometime stands there doing nothing

The White Chamber

Control a trapped young woman who wakes in a strange environment with no memory of who she is and how she got there. As you explore a twisted space station you must solve devious puzzles and face your darkest nightmare.

Gemini Rue

Meanwhile, across the galaxy, a man called Delta-Six wakes up in a hospital with no memory. Without knowing where to turn or who to trust, he vows to escape before he loses his identity completely.

Project: Derrar: The Total Conversion

The world seems to swirl as you come to after an unknown ordeal. As you really regain your standing you realize that you are in an appharently abandoned dungeon, in rags, and have no memory of your life, or who you are.

Portal: Combat

She had managed to find a building to call for help, but fell unconscious whilst trying. Cindy later awoke inside the Medical Station of Enrichment Center. She didn`t remember anything about her.

Strikers Of The Exile

To save humankind, one man must fight to the ends of the earth... A special ops soldier crash-lands near a research base, hidden in the depths of Antarctica. Suffering from total memory loss, the soldier arrives at the base, seeking help. But, there's no comfort here. The horrors he finds inside could destroy life as we know it. Now, he has to take on an underground world of zombies, mutants, and robots, led by a madman with God-like powers. All this, without remembering his identity or military training. No one said it was going to be easy.

CryZone: Sector 23

Own military there especially off limits, because for some unknown reason, there is no working electronics, and were seen unknown mutants frequently encountered creatures similar to cyborgs.

Lost In The Snow

You are a captured citizen who wakes up in a pod, stranded in unknown snowy surroundings, just after you were lost from a "combine-dropship-pod-container".

Hand 2 Face Labratories

you are test subject #865, in a laboratory known as Hand 2 Face labs.unlike black mesa,which is competing with aperture labs,H2F is a great friend to them, and helped them in the form of improving  many of they're products. but there is one small problem...you don't remember who you are, and your memories of the past are gone. you must find a way to escape, whatever it takes.

Redemption Chapter 1

You are Prisoner #345. You have no idea what happened, or can you remember how you got there. You were a prisoner for a while. But when things went to lock down the whole prison for some reason, evacuated and stranded.Oddly enough you were sleeping at the time! You now how to navigate a way through the silent prison, in order to get out.

Mansion Mayhem

You wake up in a room. Alone. What seems to be a royal bedroom surrounds you, you have no idea who you are, where you are or why you're even there. There is only one thing left to do, search for clues. And thus the story unfolds

Paranoia

Your first impressions are that this mission will be just like any other, but you really have no idea what nightmares future events have in store for you

Half-life: The alternative

You wake up, its dark, mysterious and you have no idea where you are. The first steps are painfull, you reach the street and realise that something is wrong... No power, just darkness. The sight of a far away field of light. The Eiffel tower and at that moment you think its all a dream. And thats when it hits you!

CAFE 0 ~The Drowned Mermaid~

A supernatural mystery visual novel about a girl’s spirit with no recollection of her past who find herself inside Cafe 0, a mysterious Café in the middle of nowhere.

Piano

What happens when you awake in your own house, with no recollection of what had happened the previous night.

Adapt

Why are you and your friends on this island? Why do you have no recollection of your past?

The City Modification

Your story starts as you wake up in an abandoned apartment block with no recollection of how you got there.

Darklight Dungeon

You awaken to find yourself in a dungeon with no recollection of how or why you are there! You will have to explore this vast dungeon to find the answers

Delusion:

You don't have any recollection on your admittence into the facility, and you can't remember anything outside of the frame of the first day you woke up in your room to the day the patients revolted against the staff

Two Weeks In A Laundromat

You wake up in a laundromat. You have no idea how you got there, or even what you were doing before you came to be in such a terrible place