MEMOLOGY 2: OLD TIMES

War and peace? Dostoevsky? Pushkin? Well, no - if you want to really get acquainted with the real Russian culture, then this is the only game you need

It's a good game, and it's especially cool to play with a friend using Remote Play Together

Warning: AI Slop

This asset flip contains both stolen assets as well as soulless AI generated content.

MEMOLOGY 2: OLD TIMES is a construction kit copy + paste game. The "developer" used the craptastic ClickTeam Fusion video game construction kit, copying + pasting and arranging premade assets, using premade level design tools so they could pretend they're an actual game developer. This time, the serial offending asset flipper, Gamesforfarm, stole a bunch of public domain memes off the internet, coupled it with some AI slop and dumped it all on a basic word game/quiz template in Russian, then paid a lot of money to buy fake reviews from the Russian review farm uncovered by Sentinels of the Store... so yes, this is a scam, and the fake reviews are intended to mislead gamers into thinking there's something to this product when there isn't.

An important note: GamesForGames are known asset flippers and have previously taken other developers work and put it on Steam in an attempt to scam gamers and get paid for someone else's effort. GamesForGames have shown a repeated pattern of trying to scam gamers, here are some examples of other asset flip scams they've pulled:

• "Gas Gas Rocket!" = Hovershift developed by SgLib Games
• "Magatch" = Gems Tileset developed by Craftpix
• "Skeletos Sword" = Gothic Island developed by UnityUnreal
• "Wild Animals Transporter" = Wild Animal Transporter Truck Game 2021 developed by Zoobs Man
• "Spaceship Driver License" = X-Racer developed by Deer Cat
• "Let's Park Bus Edition" = Bus Driving Simulator 2021 developed by The Armor Gaming
• "Save The Settlers" = Free Tower Defence Project developed by 1UP Indie2
• "Matchmania Donate" = Match 3 GameMaker Template developed by YoyoGames
• "Beach Gas Gas" = Highway Racer Traffic Car Race developed by Unity Boy
• "Fight Till The End" = Squid 7 Challenge developed by Flexy Gam
• "Next Station: Zombies" = Merge Train Zombie Defense developed by Virgil Source
• "Desert Special Forces" = Frontline Army Commando War developed by Deeko Games
• "Botmobile" = Car Stunts developed by Ace
• "Fox Golf" = Golf Royale developed by Code Master Studio
• "Zombodesert" = Macho Dash developed by TAPP Games
• "Lunatic Taxi Driver" = Offroad Taxi Driving Sim developed by Sim Studio
• "Fix My Cat Doc" = Kitty Cat Doctor Pet Vet Doctor Game developed by Fast Games
• "Diamonds Collector" = City Car Driver Street Racing Game developed by The Armor Gaming
• "Animals vs Animals" = Animal Racing developed by SplayGame Official
• "In a search of a new home" = Pixel Adventure 1 developed by Pixel Frog

Asset flips are harmful to the gaming industry. They're nothing but cash grabs, and they harm genuine indie developers by reducing their visibility on Steam. They make it harder for gamers to find decent games made by genuine game developers. Because this game has all the same low quality as an asset flip, as well as the other problems with it, it's impossible to recommend.

Warning: Review Manipulation!

This game features a HUGE number of fake positive reviews (around 100) from accounts known to be in the business of review manipulation/paid reviews. They're all written in either Russian, broken English or ChatGPT AI slop, appear at almost exactly the same time, very shortly after the game launched on Steam, all have a direct Steam purchase of the game, and the accounts are used consistently to write fake reviews for asset flips and other cash grabs/scams. The "Positive" review score on this game should be disregarded due to this blatant, unethical review manipulation. This is done to deceive and scam gamers into paying for a bad product.

Due to the 2024 FTC ruling (16 CFR Part 465), these fake reviews are a violation of US Federal Law.

So, should you buy this game? Is this one of the best of the 110,000+ games on Steam?

MEMOLOGY 2: OLD TIMES is relatively cheap at $1 USD, but it's not worth it. Given the defects and quality issues with the game, coupled with the unrealistic price, and the questionable ethical nature of the developer and/or their associates (as outlined above), this is impossible to recommend. Remember that if you buy a game from an unethical developer, you're putting your money at risk.

Profile Features Limited!
Valve have marked this game as "Profile Features Limited" at the time of this review. This is usually caused by poor sales figures and low community acceptance for the game (to date). Until this status changes, this game will not give you +1 to your Game Collector badge count, appear in profile achievements or any other Steam meta-accomplishments, nor can it be displayed in some profile showcases. If these factors are important to you, it may be worth holding off before buying this game.