Yes, I do consider them purely a memory game in XIV,. It's macdonaldized to the extreme where you follow the raidplan, and everything is about execution so that it can be done as seamlessly as possible in PF. Strats are discussed beforehand, either in a static during homework, or from guidemakers in the case of PF/static in general.
The only thing that makes me say that it's 99% memory is because there is technically 1% if one is totally blind progging a fight, and has to figure the solution to the puzzle first (which is what the guides do for you otherwise).