I really wanted to like A Memoir Blue. The art is beautiful. The story has some really cool set pieces. But, mechanically it's very boring. It feels like the developer's intent was to make a game that was accessible to everyone. Unfortunately, that makes every action feel really slow.

I read an interview with the director. She cited The House of Small Cubes as one of her inspirations. I would highly recommend watching it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0YSFvPTm2A