Posted on: January 1, 2015

semele

Spiele: 103 Rezensionen: 1

Depends on your tastes.

From reading other reviews and talking to people, this is clearly a Marmite game - you either love it or hate it. I'm on the loved it side. In many ways it is not a typical game - it's a story exploration, there's a few basic puzzles, but you don't need a huge amount of skill to finish it, it gives you a couple of hours gameplay at most. That doesn't mean that I didn't find it hugely enjoyable. It's atmospheric, engaging and full of 90's teen nostalgia. I found it compelling - I didn't complete it in one sitting, and was genuinely concerned about what was or had happened to my in-game family. I found it compelling. BUT I can see how this doesn't suit everyone. It's storytelling exploration, there's nothing you can do to change the outcome, your character is a non-entity. Still, if you like teenage stories, 90's bands from the Pacific Northwest and creepy houses, then you'll enjoy it. I picked it up in a sale, not sure I'd be pleased with my value for money if I'd paid $20.

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Posted on: September 14, 2015

ulterior

Spiele: 766 Rezensionen: 7

One giant puzzle

This is the short story equivalent of a game and as such I can understand people not wanting to pay novella prices for it. On sale it is well worth both the time and money. That being said I paid full price for it and loved it. Those who complan that it lacks puzzles are mistaken as the entire house should be treated as a single puzzle unwrapping several layered stories as you progress. The core story, the one whose progress is tracked by the game, attracts the most derision although I personally enjoyed it. However there are several deeper stories involving the extended family which are only revealed through a careful exploration of the environment. These threads are by far more intersting and as with most short stories are only found by reading between the lines. You will mostly likely finish it in a single sitting but find yourself thinking about for several days afterwards.

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Posted on: August 15, 2014

AulisVaara

Spiele: 153 Rezensionen: 1

Good but expensive

Gone Home is a very simplistic game, a bit reminiscent of the exploration part of the first resident evil. You're exploring a house to find out what is going on there. It even has a bit of a creepy atmosphere. Some people were disappointed that this creepy atmosphere didn't lead to more, and I can see where they are coming from but that is not the story this game tells. It's a very mundane story that only stands out because of the way it is presented. While I felt very immersed in that story and had a great time, I do have to mention that the game is only two and half hours long. At best. And that, in my opinion makes the game far overpriced, even if it was enjoyable. Only buy it on a steep discount.

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Posted on: December 13, 2015

troesenat

Bestätigter Besitzer

Spiele: 165 Rezensionen: 4

God I love this game

In a medium full of bland and repetitive shooters Gone Home is a breath of fresh air, I do not even begin to understand the negative reviews yes it is very short (I finished it in about three hours) but for what it was the length was perfect. Apparently I'm the only one who loved the ending but this game almost made me cry and I am not the type of person who cries easily. Yes it is flawed in some ways but if you can look past the flaws there's a beautiful story underneath that most games don't even attempt to tell. It also manages believable and deep character and female characters at that which I'm sure I don't have to tell you our beloved medium has struggled with in the past and present. If you are interested in character design in games or elsewhere I can not recommend this game enough. However for the average person it's hard to say, be prepared for a slow pace and allot of reading if you want to get anything out of this game. (Now that I think about it that's probably where most of the bad reviews come from this game needs you to read every scrap of text you can find in game, if you don't do that the story and whole experience would seem very shallow and flat.

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Posted on: December 6, 2014

tedthefed

Spiele: 32 Rezensionen: 1

A story that could only be a game

Early in this game, you find your mother's day planner. She's overworked. Her older daughter (you), the "good" one, has been out of the country. Her younger daughter adores her husband; they're very similar people, and your mother has always felt like she couldn't fully understand them. Her husband has been moody since they moved to this new house. She's lonely and sad. This day planner describes a cooking class she's been taking every week, despite her long commutes and tough job. At the end, she writes in an excited handwriting and several exclamation points that she'll finally use what she learned in class to cook a special dinner for her family. A few minutes later, you'll find a note your sister wrote to a friend. Your sister is an incredibly interesting and endearing person; everything you learn about her just makes you like her more. In this note, she writes something along the lines of, "Mom's cooking some kind of dinner or something on Friday, but it's not a big deal. I can miss it and go hang out with you." This game is like a sandbox of dramatic irony. Every step provides more information, of things other people didn't know, of things you won't find out until later, of feelings and thoughts they wouldn't communicate to the people who matter. Don't listen to anyone who says that no one would like this game if it wasn't about gay people. First of all, that's asinine, but even if it wasn't, this game is not about gay people. It's about when you finally find out why your parents really aren't home. It's about when you read the story Sam wrote when she was twelve or so. It's about the moment when you suddenly stop and think how your father must have felt, watching his brilliant, adorable daughter make a big game of trying to summon the ghostly spirit of her great-uncle. And yes, it's a love story, too.

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