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Posted on: February 7, 2024
A.G.B.
Jeux: 825 Avis: 84
Niche perfection
Nearly every negative thing about this comes down to personal preference; it is a walking simulator with no source of danger and no interactivity. It is like they took an introspective short story with no real action and adapted it directly into a video game. If that is your sort of thing, then this is a polished, atmospheric, bite-sized experience.
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Posted on: February 16, 2017
grooby_cutlet
Jeux: 384 Avis: 1
Exhibition/presentation, not a game
It is not a game. Has no actual or implied failure state. Art exhibition, maybe, Visual presentation in a form of a walking simulator, very much, a game, not at all. If you want a good looking experience go ahead, if you want a game turn around and don't look back.
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Posted on: April 27, 2021
xWiseWolfx
Possesseur vérifiéJeux: 1241 Avis: 6
The real walking simulator
I played this game after playing "The Park" and "The Vanishing of Ethan Carter" and thought, it would just line up with these two. Funny enough, I always felt a little sad, when someone called one of the former two games a "walking simulator". Well, for Dear Esther there can be no other description than exactly that - a walking simulator. You are doing nothing more than walking and exploring, while you are listening to some spoken thoughts now and then. I enjoyed The Park and Ethan Carter and even Kholat for what they are, but Dear Esther has absolutely nothing of that. Doing nothing at all is not fun - at least not for me. The story, that becomes more clear with every step you take, can not improve this. The graphics are not as polished as in Ethan Carter, so that is another downside to the game. The only upside is the atmosphere of a lonely island, that is captured in a very immersive way. I normally would have given this game only one star. But somehow, the developers managed to drag me until the end of the game, although I thought of just giving up multiple times. That is worth one more star for me, because I feel like this is some kind of good game design - in a weird way. The playing time is roughly between 1 and 2 hours, depending on your will to explore. Maybe my rating would have been better, if this was my first "walking simulator". Unfortunately my expectation where set a little too high.
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Posted on: November 4, 2017
craig_s_russell
Possesseur vérifiéJeux: 509 Avis: 42
A big, beautiful, boring very short dud
I read many reviews across the web before buying this game, so I was very much looking forward to playing it. Don't waste your money or your time. First, it's a total ripoff. I explored every inch of the island accessible, and I took time to soak in the atmosphere and ambience (which is excellent by the way). I completed the entire game in UNDER TWO HOURS. Second, there is no story. Just a guy with a pleasant European accent randomly reciting pieces of his journal. I played the game through six different times because I know the narration varies each time the game is played. If Dear Esther has a story, then Quake's story is epic literature. Seriously. I LOVE games with stories (e.g. Myst series, Gabriel Knight, Thief series, Gemini Rue, Kathy Rain, etc.) Dear Esther does NOT have a story. It has random disjointed readings of excerpts from the narrator's journal. The game IS beautiful, and the atmosphere is the excellent (especially in the caves). Dear Esther reminded me of the mood and feel of Riven. Also it has modest hardware requirements. My laptop has Intel i3 with Intel HD 4400 integrated graphics, and I ran at 1280x800 with highest settings (except anti-aliasing was turned off). But beauty and atmosphere alone with no story and no real gameplay are not enough. As I said before, I've played through this game several times because I thought maybe I missed something. But I didn't. Dear Esther is a beautiful, over-priced, very short and boring game. Save your money!!
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Posted on: November 3, 2019
adrieux
Jeux: 424 Avis: 165
Un peu trop contemplatif
C'est vraiment spécial. Il ravira ceux qui apprécient les balades dans la nature saupoudrées d'une narration mystérieuse, métaphorique et poétique. Mais pas à ceux qui s'attendent à un jeu d'aventure. Visuellement, c'est magnifique (le chapitre des grottes est sublime !). La musique et les effets sonores sont quasi parfaits. Mais cela suffit-il pour faire un bon "jeu" ? J'avoue avoir du mal avec le fait qu'il n'y ait RIEN à faire si ce n'est se balader. Mais c'est une expérience tout de même agréable. J'ai surtout envie de le refaire un jour avec l'Oculus Rift pour que l'immersion soit parfaite. A côté de Dear Esther, les jeux comme "walking dead" ou "to the moon" ont un gameplay de folie ! Car dans Dear Esther, point de personnages secondaires, point de dialogues, ni d'inventaire, ni de livres à lire : rien. On se balade, on écoute le narrateur, on essaie de comprendre ce qu'il raconte (pas évident ^^), on émet des hypothèses (éventuellement) et on profite (ou on essaie). Dommage que la balade elle-même souffre parfois de quelques obstacles gênants, comme un rocher de 1 cm de hauteur qui empêche d'avancer, obligeant le joueur à faire un détour plutôt que d'enjamber l'obstacle. Dans le genre d'expérience narrative à la 1ère personne, je préfère un "Anna" qui dispose d'un véritable gameplay de jeu d'aventure. Ah ! Et pas de sauvegardes. Et ça, c'est chiant. Vraiment.
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