Dontnod Entertainment’s creative director unveils the Remember Me that almost was… 

If you’ve taken a look at the jaw-dropping art design of Remember Me’s 2084 Paris setting, it’s incredibly strange, and damn near unnerving, to think about the game taking place anywhere else . Well, Gamespot’s Shaun McInnis sat down with Remember Me’s creative director, Jean-Maxime Moris , and found out that Paris almost didn’t make the cut, as well as a bunch of other fascinating tidbits you probably didn’t know about Remember Me (because I didn’t!)

Evidently, Nilin was originally set to traverse a coastal city like San Francisco, Seattle or Tokyo. Why? Because back when it was going by the title “Adrift,” Remember Me was originally set to feature a global warming plot where you’d traverse the rising tides via jetski and a wakeboard. Weird !

Personally, I’m ecstatic about the futuristic Parisian setting simply because it’s so scarcely used as a location for any game that doesn’t feature licensed racing, but according to Moris, DontNod was more than a little reluctant to set Remember Me in its own backyard. Fortunately, things began to click once the plot shifted away from global warming and more towards commoditized memories and a spiritual extension to the tone George Orwell’s 1984. For more surprising creative decisions that paved The Road to Paris 2084, be sure to check out the full Remember Me feature at Gamepot .