Murakami short stories inspire video game on Kickstarter

The surrealistic world of Haruki Murakami serves as a backdrop for the in-development video game "Memoranda," a point-and-click, character-rich adventure that hit its Kickstarter fundraising goal this week. The magical realism-infused game takes inspiration from more than 20 of Murakami's stories in telling the story of its protagonist, who slowly realized she is forgetting her own name. The developers promise 40 scenes, 20 characters -- all of whom are losing something, from a name to a film re