11-11 Memories Retold is an incredibly ambitious game. If creating a videogame with precise historical accuracy and a compelling World War 1 narrative that focus on the personal stories and not the overarching war werent challenging enough, the combined forces of DigixArt, Aardman Animation and Bandai Namco decided to create an entirely new graphical style to go with it. 11-11 Memories Retold is like a painting brought to life.
Yes, theres a 3D engine beating at its heart but it is one that views the world as if from the perspective of a modernist painter. The environment is painted onto the screen as the protagonist explores their surroundings. You can even see the application of individual brush strokes as a vivid scene of arresting beauty is constructed right before your eyes. It is utterly unlike anything I have seen in a videogame before, and its one of the things we discussed when speaking to Yoan Fanise, the game director from DigixArt, and Dan Effergan, the group creat…
Source: N4G PC Playing With History: 11-11 Memories Retold And The Human Cost Of WW1 (TSA)