Anima: Gate of Memories
{{Short description|2016 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Anima: Gate of Memories
| image = Anima Gate of Memories cover.jpg
| developer = Anima Project
| publisher = Badland Indie
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| composer = Damian Sanchez
Marc Celma
| platforms = Microsoft Windows, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
| released = June 3, 2016
| genre = Action role-playing
| modes = Single-player
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Anima: Gate of Memories is an action role-playing video game developed by the independent game studio Anima Project and published by Badland Indie. The game is based on the Spanish tabletop role-playing game Anima: Beyond Fantasy.
Gameplay
Anima: Gate of Memories is a third-person action RPG, with both combat and exploration. The game is open world and players can explore the world of Gaia and pick which tasks they complete, which in turn will impact the game's ending. The players are able to control the characters of The Bearer and Ergo Mundus. Only one of the two characters can fight at a time, however players can freely switch between them during fights.{{cite web|url=https://vandal.elespanol.com/analisis/pc/anima-gate-of-memories/20261#p-13|title=Análisis de Anima: Gate of Memories|author=Sergio Martin|date=May 27, 2016|accessdate=July 10, 2021|website=Vandal}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rpgfan.com/review/anima-gate-of-memories/|title=Anima: Gate of Memories|author=Andrew Barker|date=June 13, 2016|accessdate=July 10, 2021|website=RPGFan}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reviews/anima-gate-memories-analisis-para-ps4-xbox-one-pc-144908|title=Anima: Gate of Memories - Análisis para PS4, Xbox One y PC|author=Alejandro Alcolea Huertos|date=May 25, 2016|accessdate=July 10, 2021|website=Hobby Consolas}}
Soundtrack
The soundtrack is developed by Damian Sanchez and Marc Celma. Sanchez is a music composer, producer, sound designer and audio director of his own music production company based in Valencia, Spain, while Celma is a composer with a career of 15 years in the doom metal band Mentat.{{cite web |url=http://badlandindie.com/?articles=the-music-that-makes-anima-gate-of-memories |title=The music that makes Anima: Gate of Memories |author= |date= |publisher=Badland Indie |accessdate=}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| MC = (PC) 69/100{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/anima-gate-of-memories/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|title=Anima: Gate of Memories|website=Metacritic}}
(XONE) 72/100{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/anima-gate-of-memories/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one|title=Anima: Gate of Memories|website=Metacritic}}
(PS4) 52/100{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/anima-gate-of-memories/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4|title=Anima: Gate of Memories|website=Metacritic}}
| Destruct = 8/10{{cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/review-anima-gate-of-memories-367184.phtml|title=Review: Anima: Gate of Memories|author=Jed Whitaker|date=10 June 2016|accessdate=July 11, 2021|website=Destructoid}}
| IGN = 8.5/10{{cite web|url=http://es.ign.com/anima-gate-of-memories-xbox-one/103780/review/anima-gate-of-memories-analisis-para-ps4-one-y-pc|title=Anima: Gate of Memories - Análisis|author=Emmanuel González|date=30 May 2016|accessdate=July 11, 2021|website=IGN Spain}}
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Anima: Gate of Memories received mixed reviews. The praises were especially for the longevity, the environments and the soundtrack, while the criticisms were especially for the uncooperative camera, the bad tutorials and the voice acting.
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20210302225400/https://www.gateofmemories.com/ Official website (archived)]
Category:Action role-playing video games
Category:Crowdfunded video games
Category:PlayStation Network games
Category:Video games based on tabletop role-playing games
Category:Video games developed in Spain