Dreamfall: The Longest Journey

 Xbox
  • Publisher: Aspyr
  • Release Date: Apr 18, 2006
  • Also On: PC
User Score
8.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 28 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 28
  3. Negative: 3 out of 28
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  1. Jim
    May 3, 2006
    10
    Possibly the best interactive story ever told.
  2. Haze
    May 1, 2006
    8
    Dreamfall is more an experiment in interactive fiction than a game. Aside from a few easy puzzles, some boring combat (with no more than 10 or 15 enemies in total) and some running around to fetch various items, there is very little actual gameplay. If you're the kind of person who always breezes past cutscenes, you'll probably want to avoid this one since at least 75% of the Dreamfall is more an experiment in interactive fiction than a game. Aside from a few easy puzzles, some boring combat (with no more than 10 or 15 enemies in total) and some running around to fetch various items, there is very little actual gameplay. If you're the kind of person who always breezes past cutscenes, you'll probably want to avoid this one since at least 75% of the time you're watching, not playing. While that may all sound fairly negative (and at odds with the 8 rating I'm giving this game) there is much to recommend this game. The soundtrack, voice acting, environments and imagery are all at a very high level and the story is great. From a pure gaming point of view, Dreamfall may fall somewhat short, but for those who enjoy movies as much as they enjoy games and who are able to set aside preconceptions, this is an experience worth checking out. What Dreamfall does do well is tell a story.… Expand
  3. C.Lawrence
    May 18, 2006
    4
    Beware. No character improvement, no collecting to speak of, no money, unsatisfying puzzles and almost no action. It is very much like navigating a cartoon through a melodrama. The story is kind of neat, but there is more story then game, and I wanted to play a game with choices and stategy. I can see why some people like it, I guess I'm just not one of those people.
  4. BenF.
    May 3, 2006
    9
    Good though somewhat flawed gameplay is quickly forgotten as you become wrapped up in the staggeringly amazing story!
  5. RebeccaG.
    May 3, 2006
    10
    Best story so far.
  6. Midnight
    Jun 8, 2006
    9
    Great story, intriguing characters. Not too much gameplay, but you wont have time to miss it.
  7. sw
    Jul 1, 2006
    9
    One of the best stories ever in any art medium.
  8. ToddK.
    May 16, 2006
    4
    One word describes this game....BORING!! Unless you have had at least 4 Red Bulls before playing, make sure a pillow is near so your head doesn't hit the ground to hard when you fall asleep. Or better yet, play right from bed with your wireless remote.
  9. [Anonymous]
    May 23, 2006
    9
    One of the very few really good games to come out in recent years.
  10. IvanB.
    Jun 22, 2006
    9
    Very powerfull storytelling...refreshing to 'play' a game that isn't really a game. I've played this game a couple of days straight because the storyline is so addicting...great stuff for those that like stories !
  11. IamNlCK
    Jun 25, 2006
    6
    The same in-depth story/clever dialog that you have come to expect from the original "Longest Journey" are in this sequel. However you, in no way control any of the events that transpire, and have no control over where conversations go. The gameplay and fight system are extremely boring, and uninvolving. I would enjoy seeing this in a movie, rather than "playing" through it as a videogame.
  12. PeterP.
    Mar 12, 2007
    10
    Very good game, in some parts a bit to hard to control, but you have all the time you need.

Awards & Rankings

32
#32 Best Xbox Game of 2006
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#7 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2006

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 42 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 42
  3. Negative: 4 out of 42
  1. AceGamez
    90
    It's an interactive story in the truest sense and as such the gameplay is secondary - although there is enough to do between cut scenes, with the usual puzzle solving, exploration, sneaking, mini-games and even a bit of combat.
  2. Games Radar
    70
    Let's just hope the attempt to broaden its audience works: Dreamfall ends on a cliffhanger. If it's all the same to the creators, we'd rather not wait another six years for a resolution.
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  3. Edge Magazine
    70
    If you share director Ragnar Tornquist's view that being engaged in dialogue is a form of gameplay, then there's a richness here that few other titles have the ability or luxury to create. [June 2006, p.86]
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