Spy x Anya: Operation Memories
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Critic Reviews for Spy x Anya: Operation Memories
SPY×ANYA: Operation Memories is a pleasant game that is soon punished by its lack of freedom and repetitive pace. Although the mini-games and the outfits available for the characters stand out, there is a lot of padding in it, so it is advisable to play it in small doses to better savor this adventure starring Anya.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
I think it's fair to say that Spy X Anya is for a very specific crowd of people. If you like Animal Crossing and you love the Forger household along with some of their compatriots, this is probably the game for you. You might play a pretty decent chunk of it like I did, and get your money's worth. But honestly I can only recommend picking this up on sale. What's here is perfectly functional yet barebones and I don't think that's enough to rate it highly. With over 32-story missions, 49 side missions, and 51 challenge missions, you have a lot of game to enjoy if this sounds appealing to you. Or maybe giving Yor a ponytail for the entire game gives you gender euphoria and that makes Spy X Anya the perfect game.
But if you love Spy x Family, there’s still plenty to enjoy here. Exploring the Forger household, small as it may be, is unquestionably fun – and Anya is as expressive and amusing as ever, resulting in regular laugh-out-loud moments. It’s not a bad game, then – in fact, it’s something a little different in the licensed anime category. But it could have benefitted from a bit more variety.
If you are a super fan and go with the mentality that it will be a product that can be called acceptable as a video game, you may find it entertaining, although I would say that it should be consumed slowly so as not to find it boring. On the other side of the coin, if you don't know this anime and want to approach it from here, better take a look at the first season beforehand and then decide if you want to play it or not.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
If you're a fan of the anime, Spy x Anya: Operation Memories will feel like a relaxed, slice-of-life side-story, complete with wholesome, adorable moments and some fun interactions between the characters you love. The stakes are low and the gameplay is perhaps too easy, but it's a good way to unwind after a busy day. Between the wealth of minigames to choose from – some of them actually quite good, others lacklustre – and the dozens of outfits to put the Forgers in, anime fans will find a way to play that suits them.
Thanks to a very pleasant visual and sound sector (with some hesitation during the most demanding mini-games, especially those in the company of Yor), Operation Memories knows well which audience to address and hits the target all in all, but it must be played in small doses.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Spy X Anya: Operation Memories is a faithful recreation of Spy X Family with its visual design and premise. It however is a game that if you aren’t a fan of this series will not interest people in trying out the source material.
SPYxANYA: Operation Memories leaned heavy into Anya’s cuteness, the minigames were pretty detailed but everything else was monotonous.
