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Amnesia Memories and Amnesia Later X Crowd are two games in the Amnesia series, with Later X Crowd consisting of two games bundled into one. The first game in this series is Amnesia Memories, which establishes your role and the characters around you. Once you have played through Amnesia Memories, you may need clarification about how Amnesia Later X Crowd relates.

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At first glance, the game may seem like a sequel, but there is more to it than meets the eye. Let's look at exactly how these two games are related. We will discuss the ending of Amnesia Memories, so if you have yet to complete the game, this will contain spoilers.

Warning: Spoilers For Amnesia Memories Below

Amnesia Memories Ending

player speaking with ukyo on august 1

To learn how the games are connected, we first need to look at the ending of Amnesia Memories. In this game, you can complete four different worlds associated with the four main characters; Shin, Toma, Kent, and Ikki. Each of these characters has a good and normal ending, as well as several bad endings.

After obtaining a good ending for each character, you can complete the hidden fifth world called the Joker World, which focuses on Ukyo. In the Joker World, we learn the truth of our existence and the four other parallel worlds.

ukyo and waka in the cafe

In reality, the main character (you) was seriously injured in a fire on August 1. From then until August 25, you remain in a coma until you die. In this world, Ukyo was your lover, and your death caused him so much distress that he made a wish to the god Nhil for you to live past August 25.

This is where things take a strange turn, though. Nhil then fuses with Ukyo, evident in his 'split personality.' With the two fused together, they go to parallel worlds in search of a world where you are alive and happy.

evil looking ukyo speaking to mc

As the player, we witness four of these parallel worlds, where we are with the other four main love interests. Once their good endings are complete, we unlock the original world where we were supposedly in a coma.

Rather than entering the world nearly dead, Nhil has turned back time to before the accident, which is where you start playing. This creates a few problems since you are technically supposed to be dead. Because of this, one wrong choice in this world will cause you to die.

Ukyo's Good Ending

mc, ukyo, nhil, and orion

In Ukyo's good ending, the two of you live while Nhil and Orion are punished for interfering with humans. As punishment, both of them are also turned into humans; however, you do not recognize them.

This is where the story ends; you remain together with Ukyo, with no memories of Orion.

Amnesia Later

choosing a character to stand with

If you have begun Amnesia Later, you may notice that the game starts at the beginning of August. Rather than being a direct sequel, Later brings us to an alternate version of the first game.

Amnesia Later X Crowd is a fandisk (FD), which builds off the first game. Unlike a sequel, it's not a full otome game with complex routes.

Above, we learned that the Joker World is the true route, which means that your canon love interest is Ukyo. Regardless if you have another favorite or not, he is your original lover.

In Amnesia Later, though, you get the chance to get to know the main love interests and other side characters. For example, you can pursue Ikki to your heart's content in this alternate world.

toma and shin in yukata

There are fewer options in this game, but you will be able to relax and be with the character of your choice.

Overall, think of Amnesia Later as what could have been. Instead of parallel worlds, these are real worlds where you end up with different characters.

Technically, you don't need to play Amnesia Memories before playing Amnesia Later. Orion will explain what is going on and who everyone is. If you want the full experience, though, we recommend playing Amnesia Memories first.

In Amnesia Later, you will also get to play through Orion's Story. Unlike every other route in the game, this is a continuation of what happens after Ukyo's good ending, mentioned earlier.

Amnesia Crowd

work minigame from amnesia crowd

Finally, we have Amnesia Crowd. This is a continuation of Amnesia Later. As mentioned earlier, you don't need to play Amnesia Memories prior to Amnesia Later. Given that the two are bundled together, though, you should play Later before Crowd.

This alternate-world sequel expands the After Story routes. Amnesia Crowd has a bit more content than Amnesia Later, with different modes, such as the Suspense and Working modes. Yes, this means that mini-games have returned.

Overall, Amnesia Later X Crowd takes place in an alternate reality to Amnesia Memories. It's not a complete sequel, but it allows you to learn about the characters and spend some time with them. It's not as intense as the first game but provides additional content for you to indulge in.

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