Dreamfall: The Longest Journey

Owned it on disc way back when and played through it several times without ever getting bored.

Not as good as its predecessor, The Longest Journey, and only worth playing if you want to continue the story before playing Dreamfall: Chapters. The game was made in an era when everyone was moving away from classic point and click mechanics to characters in a 3D world. Unfortunately, the controls and camera are both terrible, and the puzzles are mostly non-existent and easy when you do encounter them. There are also frustrating stealth and combat sections which don't really fit in with the ethos of a story-driven adventure.

Dreamfall features great music, funny dialogues, intriguing story and good graphics. Particularly the story is very touching but also very sad. I think that Dreamfall is the only game which managed to feel me so sad after playing it. During the course of the game i fell in love with the main protagonist - Zoe and then.... I think this is why many people dislikes the game because it just ends badly but not all stories should have a happy end - that's the life.

But can we really call that thing a game? Two or three incredibly easy puzzles, some poorly executed action or infiltration sequences, that's it. The rest is a fairly interesting -but barely interactive- 3D movie.

This game has horrible, horrible controls. I am sure they worked better on a console, but on PC they are just total trash. Putting that aside, this is one of the best games I have ever played. It left an impact on me that has lasted to this day. The story is so emotional as you journey through the interesting world. I don't really want to say anything else to avoid any sort of spoilage, so I will wrap this up saying that if you haven't played this game yet do yourself a favour and get it now.