Dreamfall Chapters

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  1. xcale
    Feb 23, 2023
    8
    The first two games was out of this world and I was expecting same for this final one. It was not bad. It was far from bad but the first two game set the bar too high so third one couldn't jump over it. In any case, a must to play in the trilogy.
  2. EVIL_UJIN
    Oct 15, 2022
    8
    Хорошее окончание саги. Для тех кто любит красочные игры - фильмы, где большую часть времени просто смотришь в экран:) Головоломки не сложные, почти всегда тебя водят за ручку, сражения и те убрали. Но красиво, неплохой сюжет, яркие, запоминающиеся персонажи. Минус в том, что концовка у игры одна, и выбор игрока в ключевых моментах игры меняет только некоторые второстепенные события, но неХорошее окончание саги. Для тех кто любит красочные игры - фильмы, где большую часть времени просто смотришь в экран:) Головоломки не сложные, почти всегда тебя водят за ручку, сражения и те убрали. Но красиво, неплохой сюжет, яркие, запоминающиеся персонажи. Минус в том, что концовка у игры одна, и выбор игрока в ключевых моментах игры меняет только некоторые второстепенные события, но не концовку.… Expand
  3. gold
    Jun 8, 2022
    8
    Это очень классно, что завершили историю полностью. Но первые 3 "книги" не позволяют поставить 10 из 10. Они однообразные и было скучно. Некоторые выборы влияют на некоторые моменты, даже значительные, но не влияют на концовку всей игры.
    Итог: 8/10    Это очень классно, что завершили историю полностью. Но первые 3 "книги" не позволяют поставить 10 из 10. Они однообразные и было скучно. Некоторые выборы влияют на некоторые моменты, даже значительные, но не влияют на концовку всей игры.
    Итог: 8/10
  4. Kunray
    Apr 28, 2022
    10
    The story is so great!
    Thank you for giving me this experience.
    I'd recommend playing this game for lovers of story dominating games.
  5. Uarabei
    Feb 21, 2022
    7
    continuation of one of my favorite adventure games. The game looks beautiful. The story continues, which I love so much.

    But I did not like the abrupt narrative, which was divided into chapters.

    As a result, I don’t remember where I left off and I don’t even want to return to this story. But it’s very disappointing, because this story began for me about 20 years ago.
  6. alfador
    Feb 14, 2022
    3
    I loved the previous game and ashamed of that sequel.
    Graphics horrible
    Controls horrible.
    Story - good, but no where what it used to be
  7. Samvvel
    Oct 30, 2021
    2
    For starters, the game looks just awful. The textures hail from around 2007, and so are the absolutely horrendous faces, completely bereft of any sign of emotion. I understand this isn't a big budget game, but why not opt for a classic 2D quest in the style of the first game or, I don't know, maybe a visual novel of sorts? You can't make a Marvel movie if you only got 10 bucks.
    But,    For starters, the game looks just awful. The textures hail from around 2007, and so are the absolutely horrendous faces, completely bereft of any sign of emotion. I understand this isn't a big budget game, but why not opt for a classic 2D quest in the style of the first game or, I don't know, maybe a visual novel of sorts? You can't make a Marvel movie if you only got 10 bucks.
    But, believe it or not, this isn't the game's biggest problem. What is is its complete and utter unintuitiveness. A lot of the times completely irrelevant items and characters appear as active, while the important points of interest and story-relevant NPCs are not. The map is totally useless. What's the point in a map with no marks?
    The writing feels immature at best. As if a teenage person watched a whole lotta sci-fi and fantasy and decided to make his own mish-mash of everything mixed with everything. Almost none of the characters interact in a naturalistic manner, the screenplay just reeks of a bad fanfic material. I can't believe this was written by the same people who wrote the original games. Can't say either of those was a masterclass in screenplay art, but the overall quality of text was significantly better.
    All in all, the game feels very lackluster and cheaply made, and I fail to find anything even remotely likable in it.
    P.S. Oh, yes, one more thing. The game runs like garbage despite my setup exceeding system requirements by a mile. That, combined with a fact the game looks ugly as hell, makes for one hell of an impression.    … Expand
  8. dotrem
    Oct 30, 2021
    1
    I'm very sorry that i called previous game garabage. Now i when i tried Dreamfall Chapters i very sorry. THIS game is garabage, Dreamfall: The longest journey isn't. You can not make a quest where pazzles are fking random mess.
  9. Voyou
    May 19, 2021
    2
    Some adventure games desperately and stupidly want to be movies. Without the picture quality, all they offer is the lack of viewer involvement. This game is such a railroaded fiction. And it includes other sins like dull, uninteresting story, clunky, annoying interface, dialogue shortcuts instead of actual lines, feedback messages about important choices or about nobodies who will rememberSome adventure games desperately and stupidly want to be movies. Without the picture quality, all they offer is the lack of viewer involvement. This game is such a railroaded fiction. And it includes other sins like dull, uninteresting story, clunky, annoying interface, dialogue shortcuts instead of actual lines, feedback messages about important choices or about nobodies who will remember what we just said, pretty much all the stupid "features" that infest the decade.… Expand
  10. Antictra
    Mar 12, 2021
    5
    Kind of boring, contrary to other people around here I have not played earlier games in that series (the longest journey). Dreamfall chapters has uninspired graphical direction, uninspired dialogues, scenario events, gameplay is very slow, and artificially slowed down by slow displacement of characters. The story does not really engage the player, frankly I have a difficulty to understandKind of boring, contrary to other people around here I have not played earlier games in that series (the longest journey). Dreamfall chapters has uninspired graphical direction, uninspired dialogues, scenario events, gameplay is very slow, and artificially slowed down by slow displacement of characters. The story does not really engage the player, frankly I have a difficulty to understand what is all the hype about after playing that game. It is a walking simulator without much to make it stand alone as a game.… Expand
  11. alona
    Jan 22, 2021
    10
    I hate point and click, but totally love this game. It's amazing. Probably best of whole three parts of the series.
  12. M3ta
    Jan 11, 2021
    7
    FIrst - don't bother with this game if you haven't played and enjoyed the first 2 games in the series - you will be fairly confused, and I doubt you'd enjoy it.

    The good: - finally, some sort of conclusion to the series - looks great visually - return of old characters (some of which retain the same voice actors) - on the whole, excellent voice acting, that - combined with knowledge    FIrst - don't bother with this game if you haven't played and enjoyed the first 2 games in the series - you will be fairly confused, and I doubt you'd enjoy it.

    The good:
    - finally, some sort of conclusion to the series
    - looks great visually
    - return of old characters (some of which retain the same voice actors)
    - on the whole, excellent voice acting, that - combined with knowledge of the previous games - really makes the main characters come to life
    - new locale of Provost, set in the future, is cool

    The bad:
    - very light on actual gameplay/ puzzles; the gameplay/"puzzles" can get a bit tedious (e.g. running around a map with random barriers; searching a house for pictures that are hidden in increasingly improbable places)
    - the Choice and Consequence feature is very overblown - most of your choices don't have a big impact - despite huge text notifications saying so
    - yes, there is an "ending" - but lots of questions are left unanswered, and some of the answers don't quite make sense (or would have benefited from further explanation)
    - some new characters are introduced in a bit of a rushed way
    - whilst it did meet the minimum specs on my PC (not designed for gaming!) it ran slow at times even on lowest settings

    All in all, if you can get it for a reasonable price on Steam, and played the first 2 games and want an end to the saga, it's worth playing. I re-played the first 2 games to remind myself of the story etc, and the differences between all 3 games are quite striking. Chapters is definitely more of a playable story.    … Expand
  13. honest_rev7
    Sep 24, 2020
    1
    Neverending monologues of Zoe Castillo.

    I just felt like I saw a lot of it before. Tumblr-like diary. Refrences to Ikea. Deus ex Machina at the end, inspired by Ikea. I felt like the director (perhaps?) had good intentions but it was so try-hard that it came off putting people off. I felt like in TLJ and Dreamfall characters had very diverse backgrounds. But they were their own    Neverending monologues of Zoe Castillo.

    I just felt like I saw a lot of it before. Tumblr-like diary. Refrences to Ikea. Deus ex Machina at the end, inspired by Ikea.

    I felt like the director (perhaps?) had good intentions but it was so try-hard that it came off putting people off.

    I felt like in TLJ and Dreamfall characters had very diverse backgrounds. But they were their own people. You enjoyed them. When Dreamfall came out, it was that obnoxious Tumblr/Twitter "check YOUR privlege" era, and this game is a reflection of that.

    I hated Zoe in this game, and even though I agree with people being included, I felt like this game did the opposite of that with how it portrayed its many characters.    … Expand
  14. Babutto
    Jul 3, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I rarely write big reviews but it is the moment when I should do it. First, let speak short.

    Pros.:
    1. New graphics and design.
    2. Broader narrative than in the previous game.
    3. Answered questions of the plot of the previous games.
    4. The system of choices - something new in the franchise.
    5. Bigger world and more complex mechanics than in the previous game.
    6. May be called "the end" of the story.

    Cons.:
    1. The way the questions were asked.
    2. If we analyze the game as a whole it is more the continuation of the previous game, not the first one.
    3. Music is much less atmospheric than the first one.
    4. What they did to the characters.
    5. Too much of an "agenda" in the game.
    6. This game just proved that the change of the gameplay mechanics "killed" The Longest Journey.
    7. Too much of lost opportunities.

    The plot is a mere disaster.
    If we check the Longest Journey, we know there was a clash about Balance, the history of the world. When one faction tried to brainwash people o Arcadia with the ideas of Stark, to unite two worlds using the Keeper of the Balance.
    Then, in the second game, mysterious corporations with the CEO in the best traditions of the vampire from Blade (the movie) appeared. Then Faith aka hello from F.E.A.R. and Japanese horrors. Then the main and loved by everyone April Ryan was just eliminated from the plot to help Zoe to advance.
    It felt like the developers tried to destroy their own heritage. For what?

    When you play Dreamfall, there is almost nothing resembling to the complex story of the first game. Where did the corporation, the church disappear after the failure in the first game? What happened to all servants of the Balance? There is no answer to that. New nation conquered Mercuria, some mysterious corporation took over Stark trying to create dream tech. Mysterious man in the hood walks here and there without any limits. Something strange if we played the first game.

    Then we see the mashup of Total Recall, history of Nazi Germany with their camps, Mass Effect with it's suicide mission, overview of the slavery issues of the U.S., some sesame of Deus Ex, Matrix, Avatar: The Last Airbender (masked villain Amon), etc.

    The whole story is not convincing at all. In the second game there were so many loop holes, that the developers tried to patch. One of the worst twists ever, that doesn't even explain how was it possible from the beginning. As a patcher the developers used Saga.

    Maybe there was an intention to show that there are multiple universes, not only Stark and Arcadia, Draik came from somewhere, so, there should be path there. However, the story only presents the beginning of everything, some slight annotation of other dimensions, embodied in Saga. And that's it.

    Powerful Draik? Just erased from the story. April? Same. Brian? Same. Crow? Same. But we see so much effort to create inclusive agenda in the game. I do think in this particular game it looks more or less organic, less organic, than in The Longest Journey, but better than in Mass Effect. Unfortunately, it should have served the story and helped deliver it better. If the solid story at least could be there.

    The best idea would be to stick to the plot of the first game, showing that the church and intentions to shift the balance and unite the world through the Keeper did not just disappear. Then show in the best traditions of Arcanum the counterproblem - the change in balance of magic and technology in Arcadia, that allows stark to leak through the breaches. Not some nonsense of Purple Mountains and underground people that is THE SAME things as mermaids and bird people from the first game.
    At the same time deliver better motivation of the characters and their personal issues. April's and Apostile's personalities were very flat.

    I recommend the game to the fans, just to see WHERE the game was going. Unfortunately, I may assume we will never see The Longest Journey again. Maybe a remastered version (thanks to the fans for the graphics updates). But better leave the story and let it go. There will be nothing like first visit to Arcadia, first dialogue with Cortez, conversation with the White Dragon, maestrum... That world is gone. And more practical, commercial one is here. Even though Zoe is really good, Saga looks great, this game lost its fleur on me. I would rather stick to the OST of the first one dreaming of the better reality where April could be alive and have better fate and journeys with the Crow.

    Farewell. Time to wake up.    … Expand
  15. NordicSnow
    May 12, 2020
    4
    I replayed through the entire Longest Journey saga, and this was the one game I dreaded because I know how it goes.

    Chapters is a game that is tonally confused at best and downright silly at worst. Gone is the whimsical tone despite the world's imperfections from TLJ and Dreamfall, and in it's place is cynicism and psudo-intellectual trife. Zoe went from being charming to insufferably    I replayed through the entire Longest Journey saga, and this was the one game I dreaded because I know how it goes.

    Chapters is a game that is tonally confused at best and downright silly at worst. Gone is the whimsical tone despite the world's imperfections from TLJ and Dreamfall, and in it's place is cynicism and psudo-intellectual trife. Zoe went from being charming to insufferably self-important. The political intrigue aspect from the first games has gone from tastefully done and well integrated into the world and plot in TLJ and Dreamfall to about as subtle as a brick to the head. I'm a lefty and even though I agree with the ideas, it just feels weirdly out of place in Arcadia. The first game handled these matters perfectly all the way back in 1999, so I don't know what happened here.

    The plot itself is really poorly paced, with boatloads of filler added to pad out the runtime. The game still has loads of plot to resolve tho, and is content with rushing through important scenes to get back to meandering fetch quests. Without getting into spoilers, I will safely say that it's ending isn't very conclusive and doesn't justify the ending of the OG Dreamfall in any way. Supposedly it was supposed to be resolved in a sequel to TLJ called "The Longest Journey Home", but Funcom didn't give Ragnar the rights to make it so we're back to the franchise feeling unfinished (I thought that was the entire point of the kickstarter, but what do I know I guess).

    Finally, the gameplay. You basically run around doing next to nothing while the character you're playing muses to themselves about the events going on around them. There are light puzzles, but beyond that it's a borderline walking sim. Thats fine, games like Life is Strange and the Telltale games get by with this gameplay alright, but this game leaves too much space in between interactive elements. You get to make a couple of choices along the way, but they are mostly worthless in the grand scheme of things, which is a bit disappointing.

    Overall, Chapters is a game with a bunch of grand ideas that just doesn't justify it's own existence. It's too blunt, too rushed, and too full of itself and that is too costly for just the TLJ name to carry. Even if you are a fan of TLJ, I'd still skip this unless you care that much about the slight amount of closure this game will give. It's just slightly below average, and some of the plot points hurt the impact of the previous games by a bit.

    It isn't the worst game in the world, but it's just a letdown for what I think is the best adventure game franchise out there.    … Expand
  16. HarpreetChhabra
    Apr 24, 2020
    10
    Best StoryTelling Sci Fi Game.. indulgingly storyline Beautifully Created World.. just need to understand Two games ( The Longest Journey & Dreamfall Longet Journey) before playing this Game.. thats quick n short summery available on the net.
  17. Kadirov
    Mar 10, 2020
    10
    I am shocked by how low rating this game has. But i understand why - most of people are shallow FIFA fans who can not appreciate this deep masterpiece.
    The game has not flaws, it is a a perferct masterpiece, it has extremely complex and global plot, great graphics, deep emotional moments, and creative game design approaches.
    The game is not linear and has multiple endings, all choices    I am shocked by how low rating this game has. But i understand why - most of people are shallow FIFA fans who can not appreciate this deep masterpiece.
    The game has not flaws, it is a a perferct masterpiece, it has extremely complex and global plot, great graphics, deep emotional moments, and creative game design approaches.
    The game is not linear and has multiple endings, all choices affect the plot in extremely unexpected ways. The game managed to combine sci-fi anti utopia and with fantasy. Creation of world and its destruction. The game is massive and it is a shame it is not that known.
    There is a deep lore, many interesting and unique races, great adult humor.
    The game is like Witcher 3 but without stupid repetitive fights. One of the best games on 2010s    … Expand
  18. Penix
    Sep 18, 2019
    10
    Not sure why everyone here hates the story. To be fair, I haven't played the previous installments of the series, so I can't say anything about disappointment due to the expectations for this as a sequel to the other games. But for me, seeing this game as a standalone game, I just loved the story. The characters were well written and the environment was pretty believable and immersive.
  19. crazymurdock
    Aug 17, 2018
    7
    The acting is all over the place (some good, some horrific). Having not played the first 2 games, the storyline very odd, and so far fetched, it is bordering on the ridiculous. However there is something about this game that keeps me coming back for more. I am somewhere in book 2, and thoroughly enjoying myself. I'm just not sure why.

    Edit... for to about book 4, then got bored.    The acting is all over the place (some good, some horrific). Having not played the first 2 games, the storyline very odd, and so far fetched, it is bordering on the ridiculous. However there is something about this game that keeps me coming back for more. I am somewhere in book 2, and thoroughly enjoying myself. I'm just not sure why.

    Edit... for to about book 4, then got bored. Still worth the entry price.    … Expand
  20. aj587
    May 13, 2018
    0
    Your choices seemingly don't matter much, cringeworthy/confusing dialogues quite often, and a SJW agenda storyline. You don't need to tell me how being gay is acceptable 400 times in the game and how genocide is bad 400 times in the game, I'm aware. Focus more on the storyline and actual choices instead of shoehorning politics the whole game, thanks.

    If you're a fan of the whole game    Your choices seemingly don't matter much, cringeworthy/confusing dialogues quite often, and a SJW agenda storyline. You don't need to tell me how being gay is acceptable 400 times in the game and how genocide is bad 400 times in the game, I'm aware. Focus more on the storyline and actual choices instead of shoehorning politics the whole game, thanks.

    If you're a fan of the whole game being about: teenage lesbians, women empowerment, and racism/bigotry is bad m'kay... this is the game for you.    … Expand
  21. Al3s
    Feb 13, 2018
    0
    SJW Propaganda, The Game.
    I'm 3 hours in and since the start it's been a continuous bombardment of Marxism, degeneracy and religion (muslims, of course). Every single white man that has shown until now is a fascist or a soiboy coward cooking or taking care of the babies, while women are heroic and strong.
    As a fan of the original The Longest Journey, I don't have any problem with    SJW Propaganda, The Game.
    I'm 3 hours in and since the start it's been a continuous bombardment of Marxism, degeneracy and religion (muslims, of course). Every single white man that has shown until now is a fascist or a soiboy coward cooking or taking care of the babies, while women are heroic and strong.

    As a fan of the original The Longest Journey, I don't have any problem with characters being gay, left leaning or whatever, but it had a good plot and things were included smoothly. In Chapters, there is nothing subtle about it, the plot is basically SJW masturbation since the start. Every single line of dialog is designed as some form of politically correct fantasy.    … Expand
  22. czt
    Aug 6, 2017
    0
    Another unity-dinput ignorance case. "Full controller support" is just a lie if dinput controllers not working correctly. (See Layers of Fear or Syberia 3 as good examples.)
  23. passionne
    Jul 25, 2017
    8
    I just finished the 5 books and played the 2 previous episodes many years ago.

    Pros : - awesome story - unforgettable characters (Enu, Zoe, Crow, Mira) - voice acting - art design - universe : science-fiction and fantasy/magic - choices along the story - easy riddles Cons : - point and click gameplay I don't like much - technically average : animations are rigid,    I just finished the 5 books and played the 2 previous episodes many years ago.

    Pros :

    - awesome story
    - unforgettable characters (Enu, Zoe, Crow, Mira)
    - voice acting
    - art design
    - universe : science-fiction and fantasy/magic
    - choices along the story
    - easy riddles

    Cons :

    - point and click gameplay I don't like much
    - technically average : animations are rigid, environments and characters textures can be excellent or ugly, bad optimized (a GTX 1080 TI SLI is required to play in 4K, everything maxed without AA)
    - 5 books launched months after months : not tailored to video games because it breaks the immersion
    - too much time between this one and the 2 previous games : a brief recap is given but is insufficient.

    In spite of a few defaults, this saga is one of the best video games stories. What a pity that the 3 games The Longest Journey, Dreamfall the longest journey and Dreamfall Chapters were not launched as a single one : the immersion would have been far increased.

    It is strongly advised to play the 2 previous games before this one.    … Expand
  24. jahrxhag
    Jul 20, 2017
    0
    I LOVED The Longest Journey.
    I LOVED Dreamfall. It wasn't perfect but just thinking about it makes me feel warm and fuzzy on the inside. I don't know why but I think I even loved it more than TLJ.
    I really wanted to like Dreamfall Chapters so I tried playing it 5 different times but it just didn't work. When I got to Baba Yaga part I was literally depressed and I had to stop. Zoë    I LOVED The Longest Journey.
    I LOVED Dreamfall. It wasn't perfect but just thinking about it makes me feel warm and fuzzy on the inside. I don't know why but I think I even loved it more than TLJ.

    I really wanted to like Dreamfall Chapters so I tried playing it 5 different times but it just didn't work. When I got to Baba Yaga part I was literally depressed and I had to stop.

    Zoë Maya Castillo discovered cynicism. I found it hard to believe that it was the same voice-actress that I loved in Dreamfall. She has these monologues that go on and on and on and on, and omg, it just never ends, incessant naval-gazing, and how she looks at the world around her through some Intellectual **** lens.

    Zoë Maya Castillo acts like she's seen it all. Like she's too good for any of that "world exploration" and her character never FEELS anything. Even when she meets a gargoyle she comments "This is just like that one time I went to France" (French people are snotty, rude and frowning like Gargoyles, get it?).

    There's not one moment where she's fresh or in love or excited or just EXPERIENCING without some sort of bleak 'know-it-all'commentary. And I don't blame the actress because her work in Dreamfall was really good. And also, didn't April Ryan start off fresh and then ended up cynical and then dead?
    Why do these characters end up used and botched?

    Also is future just about "I went holidaying near that Nano-factory in Mozambique"? I felt like Dreamfall Chapters tried to be edgy but came off as uninspiring and still clinging to its old days of glory. Thank god Twitter didn't exist when first TLJ came out.

    So the guy who created the game called Ragnar Tørnquist discovered Social Justice Warriors or people who are hateful on Twitter and decided it would be ~edgy~ to have MORE of *THAT* in Dreamfall. I also read how he himself wrote on his website how "Most players who criticize the game come from either France, Russia or Poland" wow really -- well, Ragnar Tørnquist why don't you go and burn ALL those damn French, Soviets and Poles with a flamethrower. How dare they voice out their opinion when they buy YOUR game? Put them back in their place on your own pathetic little website. Who are you, Madonna?

    The overall feel of TLJ and Dreamfall was gone but maybe the person who created those games is gone as well only to be replaced by an aging SJW Scandi-man who these days hides on Twitter.

    Tørnquist always blatantly ripped of the Ring, Blade Runner and Resident Evil and "culturally appropriated" Japan and Russia to ignorant stereotypes but it didn't matter so much because we never had to hear Nordic racism and stereotypes and discrimination.

    I still enjoy games. There are still games (Broken Age Chapter 1) out there that are warm and fuzzy. And honestly I didn't even know who Ragnar Tørnquist was when I played the first two games probably because his younger version didn't "create" bleak, cynical and politically correct and SJW (hateful liberals) worlds. Those games were more about the fantasy world than his ego.

    Ragnar Tørnquist if Norway is such an "enlightened" country why aren't you more creative? Why are you a hypocrite? Why are you even on Twitter? Very inspirational environment?

    I wanted to like the game but I will never support this particular European brand of racism where it's okay to treat entire European countries like they are "less" and disposable.

    I never would have thought a guy who created Dreamfall and TLJ to be such a hateful and xenophobic person.

    Shame on you.    … Expand
  25. Klewer
    Jul 16, 2017
    9
    This is a game that you have to have played the earlier games in the series to truly enjoy. It is slightly clunky and game play is limited, but the story and characters really pull you through. A fantastic end to a series well wroth playing.
  26. M_Alex
    Apr 21, 2017
    4
    I liked The Longest Journey. I loved Dreamfall. But I can't start liking this game. The story is OK, and it actually is one of the things that make me want to play. Some characters and their interactions are also well-written and keep be coming back here. However, the game itself is poor. There's a lot of running involved, and although the maps aren't that big, you will find yourselfI liked The Longest Journey. I loved Dreamfall. But I can't start liking this game. The story is OK, and it actually is one of the things that make me want to play. Some characters and their interactions are also well-written and keep be coming back here. However, the game itself is poor. There's a lot of running involved, and although the maps aren't that big, you will find yourself running in circles looking for a specific person with very vague instructions how to find them. At times certain tasks just seem like padding out the playtime of the game. The same goes for the child intermissions - a set of frustrating tasks that seem totally pointless. Furthermore, thy rely on you having played the previous games recently, and, for example, remembering the plot outline. I played TLJ over 10 years ago - how the heck am I supposed to remember which of to characters did I meet first?
    All these side tasks are frustrating, repetitive and do not bring the story forward. I have nothing against interactive movies (I love Heavy Rain), but this one plays like a chore, to the point that even the story does not seem rewarding enough.    … Expand
  27. D34THGR1PS
    Apr 6, 2017
    4
    A painful trip through childhood memories and nostalgia on the longest journey of quirky and cringeworthy writing, terrible performance issues and A to B walking simulator gameplay with no challenging puzzles, featuring the illusion of choice in a world of episodic modern adventure games. And I mean I spent a weak, trying to figure out on my own how to solve underwater puzzle in the firstA painful trip through childhood memories and nostalgia on the longest journey of quirky and cringeworthy writing, terrible performance issues and A to B walking simulator gameplay with no challenging puzzles, featuring the illusion of choice in a world of episodic modern adventure games. And I mean I spent a weak, trying to figure out on my own how to solve underwater puzzle in the first game, you don't find anything like that in Chapters, the solution to every puzzle lies within your reach all the time.

    Too bad the main plot is buried by the liberal PC agenda, with childish and questionable representation of politics, liberal values and equality. Almost every antagonist in the game is white/male or heterosexual that turns out to be fascist, power possesed maniac, pedophile or literally Hitler. Kian came out as homosexual, Zoe can literally cheat on her boyfriend and that's okay, Hanna and Abby are like 14 year old lesbians. It's a shame that it took 10 years to see how one of the most favorite game series ended this way. Though Saga sequenses saved a game a little for me.

    I suggest Ragnar Tornquist stay out of the politics in his further games and leave his polically correct liberal views for his twitter account, because the way they were shoehorned in this game, they don't solve any real problems of real people.    … Expand
  28. Stuntman312
    Apr 2, 2017
    10
    Great game, great characters, great story and… mediocre technical realization. Still this game is an outstanding masterpiece! Thanks to the people who made this possible.
  29. Loki79
    Mar 31, 2017
    8
    Long story short: Dreamfall Chapters is more of an interactive movie (or choose your own adventure book) than a traditional game.
    The balance between exploration and exposition isn't always perfect, and especially in book 1 and 2 you have plenty of (boring) walking/running to do to find out tiny bits of informations needed to further the story.
    Luckly it picks up the pace on book 3 and    Long story short: Dreamfall Chapters is more of an interactive movie (or choose your own adventure book) than a traditional game.
    The balance between exploration and exposition isn't always perfect, and especially in book 1 and 2 you have plenty of (boring) walking/running to do to find out tiny bits of informations needed to further the story.
    Luckly it picks up the pace on book 3 and 4, leaving book 5 as a grand finale where you watch more than you play, but after having gotten there you wont mind, as you'll crave answers.

    Answers that are a tad too reliant on deus ex machina and inconsistent explaination, on par with the otherwise intriguing balance between fate, casuality and choices. Perfect? Surely not, but satisfying enough and with plenty of swerves.
    Some twists are rather easy to foresee, but others are well-done and surprising. And it all ties up in a rather satisfying way, with a final touch that closes the trilogy.

    The "choices and consequences" system works well, and it really makes you (over)think some of the key decisions. Big news is, those choices DO MATTER, even though the journey has one end, the paths and the ways to get there are indeed different depending on what you choose.

    The cast of characters, old and new, is simply stellar, with plenty of memorable and endearing personas (seriously, Enu is simply adorable). Zoe, much like April in TLJ, is quirky enough to be interesting, but realistic enough to be a believable "average-special girl". Even Kian shows a better personality compared to the somewhat dull showing in Dreamfall.

    As a minor annoyance, the socio-political message is too heavy-handed at times, especially the elections in Europolis and the prison camps in Arcadia. Not to mention same-sex relationships.
    Odd how a generally well-crafted piece of fiction like the TLJ trilogy resorted to unnecessary exaggeration, while subtlety would have conveyed the same message in a classier way.

    All in all, an enjoyable adventure, more than a game, but not entirely a game. TLJ-aficionados will find it good or even great, while its flaws and its atypical playing mechanics will frustrate, or bore, those more used to action-packed games.    … Expand
  30. Broyax
    Dec 31, 2016
    3
    Pour un indé (honteusement découpé en épisodes), c'est vraiment très joli surtout de par sa direction artistique à la fois recherchée et dépaysante. Et puis, c'est peut-être un détail pour vous mais la modélisation du popotin de la damoiselle Zoé est digne de ce qui se fait de mieux dans le domaine, à savoir une certaine Lara Crotch ou Cross, Crop (?), Croutch (?!), bref un derrière à 50Pour un indé (honteusement découpé en épisodes), c'est vraiment très joli surtout de par sa direction artistique à la fois recherchée et dépaysante. Et puis, c'est peut-être un détail pour vous mais la modélisation du popotin de la damoiselle Zoé est digne de ce qui se fait de mieux dans le domaine, à savoir une certaine Lara Crotch ou Cross, Crop (?), Croutch (?!), bref un derrière à 50 millions de dollars de développement.

    Malheureusement en dépit ce cette performance, ça reste un indé programmé avec le fion qui tourne la plupart du temps comme une patate y compris avec une R9 380 qui fait pourtant tourner la peinture vivante The Witcher 3 en élevé à 60 trames dans ta face. Putain, on croit rêver.

    En outre, si on retrouve l'ambiance agréable du précédent Dreamfall dont il est logiquement la suite, ce Chapters devient rapidement très confus niveau scénario : on pige que dalle !

    Enfin, trop d'objectifs deviennent de plus en plus vagues, des objectifs qui obligent à trottiner (j'aime bien la regarder trottiner mais quand même) d'un bout de la ville à l'autre, ce qui finit par gaver. Je ne suis pas motivé pour suivre une solution afin de terminer ce jeu trop désordonné, alors j'arrête les frais : le temps c'est de l'argent.    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Meristation
    May 7, 2017
    75
    The characters, along with the story, are the strong point of the title, returning many of the classics we could see being a jumble of pixels in 2D so many years ago.
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  2. Pelit (Finland)
    Sep 28, 2016
    73
    Dreamfall Chapters is a mess of a game, with both story and gameplay segments varying wildly in quality. That said, it is still a must-play for all fans of the series. There are very few games that attempt to weave such an ambitious narrative. [Aug 2016]
  3. CD-Action
    Sep 17, 2016
    70
    Dreamfall Chapters is a satisfactory successor to The Longest Journey and Dreamfall, but not a good enough game in its own right. [09/2016, p.46]
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