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Posted December 12, 2009
I just stumbled across this mod for Half-life 2 called Dear Esther at Mod DB. It's a moving, haunting journey through a deserted island as a man reads his letters to a woman named Esther. I'm not exactly sure what the story is about after playing through it just once, but the mysterious events are revealed when you come across certain landscapes kept me intrigued as I pushed deeper into the island.
I highly recommend anyone who's tired of all the run and gun shooters out there to try this unconventional first person adventure episode. The experience will stay with you for a while.
Posted December 12, 2009
Yes, not as much a game as an experience, and an excellent one. The korsakovia mod comes from the same guy and is great as well.
Posted December 12, 2009
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Fenixp: Yes, not as much a game as an experience, and an excellent one. The korsakovia mod comes from the same guy and is great as well.

Yeah... I just noticed that descent into madness one too, but I don't have Episode 2 installed at the moment. The new one looks even better especially with the visual upgrades.
Posted December 12, 2009
Dear Esther is certainly creepy, although I never actually finished it. Maybe I should pick it up again one of these days.
Posted December 12, 2009
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Wishbone: Dear Esther is certainly creepy, although I never actually finished it. Maybe I should pick it up again one of these days.

There's a visual enhancement in the works that looks very nice indeed. I'm waiting on that one personally.
Posted December 12, 2009
Yeah, its a excelent mod in my opinoun. Cant wait for the update.
Posted December 12, 2009
I really liked it. The sound design scared the shit out of me. Especially when I went into the caves. It felt like some twisted abomination was following my every move, long abandoned by society, ready to strike at any moment. Korsakovia screwed with my mind even more.
Posted December 12, 2009
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Wishbone: Dear Esther is certainly creepy, although I never actually finished it. Maybe I should pick it up again one of these days.

I usually lose interest quickly when playing artsy, pretentious games that don't let you shoot or blow up things, but I managed to stick through this game. It took me less than an hour to play through mainly because your character limped along almost too unbearably slow, but I think that was the point the developer was going for in order to make the player absorb the ambiance and backstory.
Posted December 12, 2009
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fuNGoo: I just stumbled across this mod for Half-life 2 called Dear Esther at Mod DB. It's a moving, haunting journey through a deserted island as a man reads his letters to a woman named Esther. I'm not exactly sure what the story is about after playing through it just once, but the mysterious events are revealed when you come across certain landscapes kept me intrigued as I pushed deeper into the island.
I highly recommend anyone who's tired of all the run and gun shooters out there to try this unconventional first person adventure episode. The experience will stay with you for a while.

Looks incredible. I might try it once I finish HL2.
Posted December 13, 2009
Dear Esther is quite possibly one of the finest 'artsy' games this year. (Although I hate the term 'artsy'...)
I really felt...uncomfortable while climbing the hill at the end. And that's an understatement. (Also, replay it at least two times. The starting point, and thus the starting letter, changes. There are also several optional areas you can visit for additional letters, adding to the general mystery of it all.)
Korsakovia is lagging for me, unfortunately. :(
Posted January 16, 2012
Dear Esther/ is slated for a mid February release on steam. It is an interesting concept, and well worth checking out, but it does beg the question - is it a game?

What does constitute a game anyway? Is it the level of agency? Level of interaction? Rule sets?
Posted January 16, 2012
I dunno, but I've been keeping my eye on this one for several years.
Posted January 17, 2012
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amok: Dear Esther/ is slated for a mid February release on steam. It is an interesting concept, and well worth checking out, but it does beg the question - is it a game?

What does constitute a game anyway? Is it the level of agency? Level of interaction? Rule sets?
Does it matter? I enjoyed what I played of The Path, and Dear Esther sounds like its something along the same vane as that. Weather its a game or not seems rather irrelevant to me. Its entertainment all the same.

Okay, you got me. That was totally a cop-out answer. I looked at some definitions and everything, but I just cant figure out if this counts as a game or not. :P
Posted January 17, 2012
... $10 for an artsy game?

I dunno...
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