Dear Esther: Landmark Edition

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  1. 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
  2. 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?
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. r03vg
    Mar 11, 2022
    7
    Я и сам бывал на похожем острове. Атмосфера близка к правде, да и звук отличный.
  6. hileger
    Jan 13, 2023
    7
    Раз походить можно..........................................................

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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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