So bittersweet! Really creative entry and I enjoyed the gameplay. Potentially the leaves could speed up when the memory bar gets into a red zone and be slower the rest of the time. I think starting out slower with the leaf drops would have allowed them to contribute more to the atmosphere as well as being part of the objective.
I was also hoping he would stumble in the narrative based on how low his memory meter was. Saying something like "oh.... hmm.. I seem to be forgetting how that went..." and then maybe pick the original narrative back up once the meter was brought back up. I think there is such potential for how the narrative could branch out based on his level of memory.
Overall fantastic entry and enjoyable game to play.