Dear Esther: Landmark Edition

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  1. ave
    Jan 2, 2018
    8
    To fully appreciate Dear Esther, you have to let go of what a game should be, and embrace the pacing.

    Things can be mysterious, but there is no mystery to solve. I think the most important thing is to not try to make "sense" of the island, but become like a paper boat on water, wander where the paths lead you, and feel different emotions. I think is not possible to fully experience    To fully appreciate Dear Esther, you have to let go of what a game should be, and embrace the pacing.

    Things can be mysterious, but there is no mystery to solve. I think the most important thing is to not try to make "sense" of the island, but become like a paper boat on water, wander where the paths lead you, and feel different emotions.

    I think is not possible to fully experience the ending if you don't let go beforehand.    … Expand
  2. BasilZero
    Feb 22, 2017
    7
    Game: Dear Esther Landmark Edition
    Genre: Adventure
    Publisher/Developer: The Chinese Room System: Steam (PC) Total Score: 74/100 Value Score: 7.4/10 • Story: 8/10 • Characters: 5/10 • GamePlay: 7/10 • Graphics: 10/10 • Sound: 10/10 • Music: 8/10 • Length: 3/10 • Replay Value: 5/10 • Player Value: 8/10 Pros +Amazing atmosphere and environment design +Great OST that goes    Game: Dear Esther Landmark Edition
    Genre: Adventure
    Publisher/Developer: The Chinese Room
    System: Steam (PC)
    Total Score: 74/100
    Value Score: 7.4/10

    • Story: 8/10
    • Characters: 5/10
    • GamePlay: 7/10
    • Graphics: 10/10
    • Sound: 10/10
    • Music: 8/10
    • Length: 3/10
    • Replay Value: 5/10
    • Player Value: 8/10

    Pros
    +Amazing atmosphere and environment design
    +Great OST that goes well with the atmosphere of the game
    +Great narration and Voice acting
    +Development Commentary is added
    +Achievements added that increase replay value
    +Credit issue from original game fixed
    +Preview in graphics options issue fixed
    +Better graphic options available due to new engine implementation
    +Additional voice acting from the narrator has been added
    +Visuals have improved compared to the original game's visuals

    Cons
    -Very Short
    -Very simple gameplay and still no base characters    … Expand
  3. Mandulum
    Mar 11, 2017
    4
    Five Word Review: Walking simulator, not much else.
    Favorite Thing: The caves were quite beautiful. Also, the narration is quite well done.
    Least Favorite Thing: There was no intrigue; nothing to keep me going or make me care what was next.

    Playtime: 1h
    Enjoyment: 4/10
    Recommendation: Try Firewatch or The Vanishing of Ethan Carter instead.
  4. Kinokee
    Apr 17, 2020
    1
    The game is unplayable for me due to a bug where things plugged into usb ports cause the camera to never stop spinning. Now it's a vomit sim instead of a walking sim.
  5. Tomle1202
    Mar 19, 2022
    7
    Dear Esther raises so many interesting questions, not only in its narrative, but also in its design. I kept thinking about how wasted it was to make this a videogame, but then again, what other medium could have made me feel the same way?
  6. AbeMC
    Jul 10, 2017
    7
    One of the classic "walking simulators," and one of the first, Dear Esther retains its wind-swept, desolate fascination in the Landmark Edition remastering. If you were a fan of the original or enjoy vague, fragmented story-telling, Dear Esther is still one of the best of its genre. The soundtrack (now recorded with real instruments) is superb, and the story bits change from playthrough toOne of the classic "walking simulators," and one of the first, Dear Esther retains its wind-swept, desolate fascination in the Landmark Edition remastering. If you were a fan of the original or enjoy vague, fragmented story-telling, Dear Esther is still one of the best of its genre. The soundtrack (now recorded with real instruments) is superb, and the story bits change from playthrough to playthrough; the plot will remain similar, but who exactly is speaking is never clearly established. The graphics still look impressive, too. Worth a purchase at the asking price if you're a fan of the genre.

    That said, there are some issues:
    - Broken V-sync. It will not work, not through the game's settings, or through my graphics card driver settings (hello, screen-tearing!). In the original game, there was a Triple Buffering option in the settings that fixed the issue; the Triple Buffering option has been removed from the Landmark Edition.
    - The soundtrack has some amazing moments, but is poorly balanced at times (especially in the beginning of Chapter 4). The mid-range and upper frequencies are generally over-saturated, creating a shrill, brittle audio ambiance that wasn't present in the original version of the game.
    - Not all voice-over triggers as it is supposed to. I've played Dear Esther several times, I knew there was a voice-over before the ending cave in Chapter 2, but it took 4 playthroughs of the chapter before it triggered.    … Expand
  7. Demon2017
    Sep 25, 2022
    3
    Хрень какая-то. Красивая картинка и больше ничего интересного
  8. aditya1101
    Oct 5, 2017
    5
    great atmosphere - the music and narration were both excellent, and the visuals complemented the story really well. Unfortunately, I never really felt like I had any significant grasp of the story, so it was hard to feel very engrossed in the game at anygreat atmosphere - the music and narration were both excellent, and the visuals complemented the story really well. Unfortunately, I never really felt like I had any significant grasp of the story, so it was hard to feel very engrossed in the game at any point.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------… Expand
  9. gingersnap225
    Sep 4, 2023
    2
    Clipped into the ground and got stuck. A walking simulator that can't even get walking quite right. Only made it to chapter 2 of 4, but unclear what it was trying to tell me. No way to interact with the world. Music and vsuals are nice.
  10. r03vg
    Mar 11, 2022
    7
    Я и сам бывал на похожем острове. Атмосфера близка к правде, да и звук отличный.
  11. hileger
    Jan 13, 2023
    7
    Раз походить можно..........................................................
  12. Chemiker
    Jul 16, 2023
    9
    Dear Esther: Landmark Edition - переиздание с обновленной графикой и с обновленным саундтреком. Экспериментальная компьютерная игра, разработанная независимой студией The Chinese Room для Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X и Linux. Изначально Dear Esther представляла собой модификацию на движке Source к шутеру Half-Life 2. Dear Esther вышедшая в 2012, стала игрой своего времени, расположившейсяDear Esther: Landmark Edition - переиздание с обновленной графикой и с обновленным саундтреком. Экспериментальная компьютерная игра, разработанная независимой студией The Chinese Room для Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X и Linux. Изначально Dear Esther представляла собой модификацию на движке Source к шутеру Half-Life 2. Dear Esther вышедшая в 2012, стала игрой своего времени, расположившейся между The Stanley Parable (2011) и The Vanishing of Ethan Carter (2014). Симулятор ходьбы, который ставит в первую очередь историю, а не захватывающий экшен, не дающий времени на размышления. Музыка и графика действительно хороши, особенно если играть в переиздание 2016 года (Dear Esther: Landmark Edition).

    Симулятор ходьбы с приятной музыкой и авторскими вкраплениями
    Эпизод с пещерой был красив, а больше мне понравилась концовка - ночь, ветер, вышка.
    Так же советую играть с русском озвучкой от GameVoice    … Expand
  13. o1nk
    May 30, 2023
    3
    Нереализованный потенциал, В целом неплохая сюжетна история, которую сам додумаешь после прохождения, это не игра, хотя и имеет право на существование в таком виде, реиграбельноть отсутствует - прошел и забыл.
    Очень мало моментов которые хочется или есть возможность вспомнить.
    Скажу так, если вы вообще не знакомы с играми, даже с симуляторами ходьбы - для начала пойдет. Есть гораздо    Нереализованный потенциал, В целом неплохая сюжетна история, которую сам додумаешь после прохождения, это не игра, хотя и имеет право на существование в таком виде, реиграбельноть отсутствует - прошел и забыл.
    Очень мало моментов которые хочется или есть возможность вспомнить.
    Скажу так, если вы вообще не знакомы с играми, даже с симуляторами ходьбы - для начала пойдет.
    Есть гораздо более интересные проекты, достойные внимания.    … Expand

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  1. Multiplayer.it
    Feb 21, 2017
    90
    Dear Esther: Landmark Edition is the great game that Dear Esther was, plus some extras.
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