Dear Esther

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  • Summary: Dear Esther is a first-person ghost story. Rather than traditional game-play the focus here is on exploration, uncovering the mystery of a lonely island, of who you are and why you are here. Fragments of story are randomly uncovered when exploring the various locations of the island, makingDear Esther is a first-person ghost story. Rather than traditional game-play the focus here is on exploration, uncovering the mystery of a lonely island, of who you are and why you are here. Fragments of story are randomly uncovered when exploring the various locations of the island, making every each journey a unique experience.… Expand
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  1. Multiplayer.it
    Oct 9, 2019
    75
    It' not easy to evaluate Dear Esther now, after seven years and with all the changes that this very game has also helped to bring in the videogame environment. It feels like an ancient relic: still charming and haunting, but also inevitably outmoded.
  2. 148Apps
    Oct 7, 2019
    70
    Dear Esther is a bit of a conundrum. Its extremely slow pace is key to making its tone work, but it can also irritate you to the point that it takes you out of the experience. It also creates an incredibly impressive and intricate set of contrivances to deliver its narrative, but said narrative turns out to be somewhat underwhelming. It’s clear that Dear Esther is a special game, and it deserves praise for going so far outside the lines of what games traditionally try to do. But in doing so, it also sets you up for a grand revelation that never really materializes.

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  1. TomMonday
    Oct 29, 2022
    6
    An atmospheric and intriguing game that just doesn’t come together. Basically, you just walk around a deserted Scottish island while aAn atmospheric and intriguing game that just doesn’t come together. Basically, you just walk around a deserted Scottish island while a narrator drones on about cryptic events including a car crash, an old shepherd, a dead wife, etc. Halfway through, the visuals start becoming more and more dream-like, which distances the player instead of drawing them in. There’s no real reason to “play” this game as there is only one path, really – watching a Dear Esther playthrough on YouTube would not be much different than doing it yourself. Apparently, the text and circumstances change with each playthrough, but I can’t imagine anyone wanting to experience the game twice.… Expand

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