Posted on: October 25, 2013

mzywiol

Spiele: 253 Rezensionen: 8

Disappointing

Oh, dear, how it was disappointing... I loved "The Longest Journey" and was extremely happy to learn about the sequel. But when I bought it and played, it all went downhill... The game is schizophrenic: switching between three playable characters, between fighting game (whose controls are still baffling to me), stealth (also with unpredictable rules) and classic adventure (talking, solving puzzles, collecting and using items) and between worlds doesn't really work. Characters are ugly, environments are dull (going from beautiful backgrounds in a point'n'click adventure to full 3D was a huge mistake) and plot doesn't make much sense. But the worst part is how the game ends. Or, actually, how it absolutely does not end at all. It just stops. And that's my reward for all the trouble I had with this game? No, thanks.

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Posted on: May 27, 2012

ChorusOfOne

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Spiele: Rezensionen: 5

Love This Game!

It's great to see Dreamfall here. I'm not one to write reviews, I think this is my first one, so that should tell you something... This game has motivated me to break my silence. A lot. I caught wind of this game about a year or so before it released, I saw a preview of it on one of those video game news sites. The overall premise of the game caught my interest and I fell in love with Zoe Castillo immediately. I bought a copy a couple of months after it went retail in the US. I had never played The Longest Journey at that time (in truth, nor had I even heard of it), so Dreamfall was my introduction to this storyline. However, after being absolutely FLOORED by Dreamfall, perhaps one of the greatest stories I think I've ever experienced, I was then on a mission to get my hands on a copy of The Longest Journey to see what started all of this. So on a side note, I've been a fan of The Witcher forever and I discovered GOG through the CD Projekt relationship. GOG had The Longest Journey, and that was the game that caused me to create my GOG account. Now Dreamfall is here too. I've come full circle. Dreamfall is a spectacular follow-up to The Longest Journey. This story moved me. TLJ was great, but Dreamfall really stuck with me, hauntingly so. I never got so emotional over a video game, I just thought it was that great and powerful of a story. I still pull it out, install, and play through it once in a while. All in all, it's a very sad story. A sad story where, after a struggled attempt to quell the bad guys, the good guys don't always win. But what really made this story so believable for me was the A+ voice acting. Combined with my fondness for Zoe (big double thumbs-up to Ellie Conrad Leigh for giving Zoe so much personality) as well as the rest of the unique and unforgettable cast of characters. There's strong, consistent tie-ins with numerous characters from TLJ (for those who were familiar with TLJ beforehand), and it's all glued together with a very fitting and powerful music score. The third-person mechanic and great graphics (for its time, and they're still holding up nicely enough) make the story fun to play through and interact with. Also, the ability to use an Xbox 360 controller through USB is a nice touch for those of you that prefer the gamepad approach. Don't go into this with any grand ambitions of epic battles; the combat system is severely lacking and only used a handful of times throughout the game, it's definitely a total afterthought, but that's okay. This game is all about STORY, not combat or action. It's a refreshing departure from the typical run-and-gunners or hack and slash RPGs that I tend to gravitate toward. It's a game where you just sit back and enjoy THE STORY. I can't say enough good words about this game, although not in direct relation to Dreamfall-the-game, the only thing I'm disappointed with is Funcom and their lack of following through with Dreamfall Chapters. There was a fair amount of mention and perceived enthusiasm on this topic from the creator not too terribly long after Dreamfall was released. It would've been great to see more of this story arc. I don't recall hearing or seeing any definite word that it's an officially canceled concept, but unfortunately, it has yet to become a reality. Oh, one more thing, be sure to hang out through the credits. After they're done rolling, there's an interesting little cinematic clip immediately following. Had you been paying attention to the story throughout the game, you should be able to make some sense of it.

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Posted on: June 25, 2021

SilentlyWeeps

Spiele: 13 Rezensionen: 4

Best Storyline, Worth Every Penny

Even though it's a scripted storyline, and contains no multiplayer, it still is one of the best gameplay experiences out their, with a breathtaking ending. I really wish GOG or Steam would learn to add achievements to more games, but it just doesn't seem to be in the cards. Dreamfall Chapters doesn't compare to this in the slightest, and I really hope one day Funcom will continue the story. (Not Holding My Breath)

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Posted on: July 27, 2013

vogelar

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Spiele: 397 Rezensionen: 4

Lackluster and Incomplete

While the visual update to what was to be a spiritual or direct successor to The Longest Journey, I found the inverse 3rd person controls clumsy while the graphic update was a nice touch. But while I enjoyed seeing familiar locations in hi-res, it seems that the locations existed only because they were in TLJ. The story and acting was poor, and seemingly incomplete. Yes, it does end a bit abruptly after FedEx quest after FedEx quest. It wants to be so much more, but just wasn't. I originally thought TLJ was a lesser, but well know adventure game, but in light of Dreamfall, I find myself reminiscing on how "good" TLJ was, even when I recall thinking that its own plot was ill conceived. On sale, it's worth your time if you're looking for more Tornquist, but otherwise you can gloss over this one for now.

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Posted on: March 26, 2014

Dragon_Cam

Spiele: 80 Rezensionen: 6

Thank god for no DRM

The main PC version has Starforce, a very bad DRM, which is malware. This version don't.

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