Dear Esther – Game Review

Posted by Taste Master on Friday Feb 17, 2012 Under Dating

Dear Esther might not be your traditional game. In fact, you might not even consider Dear Esther a game. Without any actual gameplay, your goal for this game is to journey through the island and enjoy the beautiful yet haunting scenery it has to offer. Check out the review for more! Release Date: February 14, 2012 Exclusively on: PC Genre: Experimental Developer: thechineseroom Head over to IGN for more: pc.ign.com Subscribe to IGN’s channel for reviews, news, and all things gaming: www.youtube.com
Video Rating: 4 / 5

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17 Responses to “Dear Esther – Game Review”

  1. PlumPoko Says:

    Is this the future of graphic novels?

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  2. 419chris419 Says:

    @EpicMRPancake This game…doesn’t require high system requirements :) 

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  3. EpicMRPancake Says:

    Just finished this game with my brother on his good laptop. Quick tip for this game:

    Use the best fucking computer you can for this. Its an unbelievable experience.

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  4. clownfishftw Says:

    Just amazing.

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  5. Konnestra Says:

    This game made me cry fucking 4 times. Fantastic game.

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  6. p0rtugalVII Says:

    Dear Esther,
    Thank you for helping me throughout my Chocobo racing career.
    -Cloud

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  7. ViralZen Says:

    @GrandHighGamer Yeah and i’ve also considered games that only have half the personality and yet end up getting a higher score….I mean what was new and outstanding from mw2-3? If I were to review games, I would consider what other games have already done better etc. I guess reviewers nowadays have bias…

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  8. MiningAntics Says:

    Unfortunately the market is so saturated with Shoot ‘em ups that a game like this will be buried. God forbid a game should make you think about its story, rather than screaming “Ramirez shoot that helicopter” at you every 30 seconds. Then again I think a better way of describing Dear Esther is an ‘interactive narrative’ rather than a video game.

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  9. danns87 Says:

    @sebaswildboy sorry did I say “horribly”? I meant “horrendously” :P … jk, just saying, looks depressing and unappealing, at least to me.

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  10. sebaswildboy Says:

    @danns87 horribly? yeah.. you are wrong in that one

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  11. JackJackFrag Says:

    If only video games explored narrative like this one. A game with innovative gameplay combined with narrative storytelling like dear Esther would be nothing short of art.

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  12. danns87 Says:

    $10 for a 2 hour stroll through a horribly depressing virtual world? No thanks…

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  13. bakagenius1001 Says:

    LOL amazing game design that drives you forwards without ever making it obvious through subtle visual cues, beautiful prose, the most believable in-game world, yet ranks below CoD. Nice.

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  14. LeClair20 Says:

    @Gamersean312

    That is about the price of a film ticket. Doesn’t seem that steep to me.

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  15. joeldeak Says:

    I absolutely loved playing this, when i saw the trailer i bought it within minutes with no regret, if you dont consider yourself to have “eyes of steel” you might wanna replay the game a few times becuase you deffinetly miss things.

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  16. Kill3rDyl Says:

    Is it just me or is this game incredibly similar to Amnesia: The Dark Descent ? Same narrator, I swear. I loved that game so I’m probably going to get this too.

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  17. Gamersean312 Says:

    This game’s concept really intrigues me, but 2 hours for $10 is a little steep for me, but when a sale starts on Steam for it, Ill definatly check it out.

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