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= Remembrance =
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Remembrance is the story of a woman named Kim who wakes up in a strange place with only hazy memories of her past and how she got there.

!!! THIS GAME CONTAINS REFERENCES TO POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE ADULT CONTENT !!!
!!! PLEASE REFER TO THE "content_warning.txt" FILE FOR MORE INFORMATION !!!


= INSTRUCTIONS =
To launch the game, run the "RPG_RT.exe" file located in the folder into which you extracted the .ZIP file.

Use the arrow keys to move, the Z or Enter key to interact with objects/characters and advance text, and the X or Esc key to open/close the menu.
You can toggle between windowed and full-screen mode with the F4 key.
Additionally, you can change the size of the game's window using the F5 key.

To save your current progress in the game, open the menu, select the "Save" option, then select the desired save slot.
You can save at any time, so please be sure to do so often, as some events in Remembrance happen quickly and unexpectedly.

You may need to install the RPG Maker 2003 runtime package in order to play the game.
You can download the installer for the runtime package from the RPG Maker website link below:
http://www.rpgmakerweb.com/download/additional/run-time-packages


= RECOMMENDED GAMEPLAY STYLE =
Remembrance was designed to be played alone, with the player wearing headphones.
Conversely, it is ill-suited to being played in a group or streamed, or for the music and sound effects to be played on standard speakers.
You're not required to play the game in any particular way, but for the optimal gameplay experience, I strongly encourage you to play it alone with headphones.


= REGARDING REUSE OF REMEMBRANCE'S RESOURCES =
You are free to recycle the graphics and music of Remembrance into new derivative works howsoever you please.
After all, I did the exact same thing myself to create Remembrance, so I'd be a hypocrite to disallow it, heh.
If you do end up creating and/or using some derivative or variant of this game's content, I'd greatly appreciate being credited.

I do request, however, that you refrain from using the characters or setting of Remembrance in other works.
That is, fanart and parodies of any and all sorts are perfectly fine (welcomed, even!), but I'd really rather you not make new serious works using them.
I'm planning to make more content set in the same universe featuring many the same characters, you see.
Of course, I ultimately can't stop you if you're absolutely dead-set on using them, so at the very least, please let me know and credit me.


= CREDITS =
Game production, writing, graphics, illustrations, music composition/mixing, and sound design by Kyou (a.k.a. Kyou System)
Music sample sources: (please refer to the music_credits.txt file)
Playtesters: Alex M., Chen, ChippyBee, Coolswift, Eli D., Matt B., Matt D., Minty, Luke C., Phillip L., Preston T., Sabs, Sydni L., Toaster
Sources of inspiration: House of Leaves, Muv-Luv Alternative, OFF, OneShot, Petscop, Yume Nikki, The Babadook, Kubrick's The Shining, the various music sampled in Remembrance's OST, the works of H.P. Lovecraft, and many many others


= CONTACT =
E-Mail: heatmiser@firemail.cc
Website: http://monoeye.cc/
Twitter: @KyouSystem

Please feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, feedback, bug reports, criticism, or fan-made works you may have.


Copyright 2019 Kyou System
