6/29/2023 0 Comments Gone home game scaryYou’re allowed to look, and in a way, touch – but not to change. The interaction of the player with the beautifully crafted and rendered environments is limited to moving around, picking objects up for inspection (but not storing them), and zooming into areas of interest. Whether Dear Esther is really a game, though, is something that can be discussed. The graphics and the music made an immediate and lasting impression they were simply beyond any expectation for an indie project. The mysterious vibe, the focus on storytelling, the surprisingly fine audio and visuals and the undeniably unorthodox character of both games make it impossible to not draw comparisons, so that’s exactly what I’ll do.ĭear Esther was the first one I played. In the past few weeks, I played two short, experimental games: Dear Esther by The Chinese Room, and Gone Home by The Fullbright Company.
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