With their recent showcasing of the “Combo Lab” mechanic for
their upcoming sci-fi action adventure game Remember
Me, developer Dontnod Entertainment is hoping to break new ground in
delivering a cinematic fighting experience to players thanks to the ability to
create custom combos by picking and choosing from a variety of different
attacks. But while this new “Combo Lab” system is certainly a big step towards
giving players a fighting system that is both organic as well as cinematic, it
is still held back by the limited conventions of fighting in video games.
