If you want a Let’s Play, skip this. If you want a lore-accurate documentary, play the remaster on Steam.
But if you want to feel what Suda51 was trying to say about the cyclical nature of violence and the fragility of identity, My New Memories -v0.4- is essential viewing. Just be warned: it is 47 minutes of gray-scale visuals, static noise, and the sound of a single revolver clicking empty.
My New Memories -v0.4- isn't canon. But it should be. Because sometimes, the most honest memories are the ones we fabricate ourselves. Have you dug through the depths of the Killer7 fandom? Did you find the "Mask de Smith" audio logs from 2008? Let me know in the comments—or don't. Some memories are better left buried. My New Memories -v0.4- -Killer7-
For the uninitiated, this isn't an official Capcom release or a hidden GameCube disc. It is the holy grail of the Killer7 fandom: a painstaking attempt to reconstruct the emotional chronology of the game’s most fractured character. Officially, Killer7 is a 2005 masterpiece about political assassination, Heaven’s Smile, and a wheelchair-bound old man who is actually seven different personalities. Unofficially, it is a meditation on trauma.
(shared primarily via obscure Internet Archive uploads and Japanese text boards) treats the game not as a linear shooter, but as a memory log . The creator—likely a single modder or archivist known only as "Mask_de_Smith"—has re-cut the game’s cinematics and audio logs to focus entirely on Garcian Smith , the "cleaner." If you want a Let’s Play, skip this
There are rabbit holes, and then there are Suda51 rabbit holes .
Version 0.4 is specifically the "Bloody Angle" patch. It focuses on the paradox of Garcian collecting the souls of his other personalities. In the vanilla game, this is a gameplay mechanic. In v0.4 , it is a horror film. Why "My New Memories"? In the original script, Garcian states that he has no past. His memories are borrowed from the killer personalities he serves (Kevin, Dan, Con, etc.). Just be warned: it is 47 minutes of
This fan project flips the script.