Ground Breaking Games

[dmulally]

Hi All,

Been playing a game lately called Dear Esther. I have always loved murder mystery games such as Laura Bow - Colonel's Bequest and Then there were none. I thought this would be more of the same but really, it isnt. It is the first game I recall that you really have no interaction with the environment other than being able to walk around. I had no idea that it would be as it is. I still dont know what it is. It is kind of like visualising reading a book of a castaway.

I stumbled upon this game by accident. Has anyone else got odd games on any medium that they have liked? After I sort out this one and then Mass Effect 3 I want to have a crack at Journey on the PS3.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtWOi-lZf2o

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_(2012_video_g...

[CypherP]

To be honest, that youtube video of Dear Esther doesn't exactly look overly inspiring. I'm sure that more happens in the actual game, but that just makes it appear that you just spend the whole time wandering around eerie looking landscapes not really doing a lot.

With regards to Journey, that does actually sound fairly impressive, but not owning a PS3 immediately rules me out of this one.

[Turbodiesel1690]

dmulally said:

Hi All,

Been playing a game lately called Dear Esther. I have always loved murder mystery games such as Laura Bow - Colonel's Bequest and Then there were none. I thought this would be more of the same but really, it isnt. It is the first game I recall that you really have no interaction with the environment other than being able to walk around. I had no idea that it would be as it is. I still dont know what it is. It is kind of like visualising reading a book of a castaway.

I stumbled upon this game by accident. Has anyone else got odd games on any medium that they have liked? After I sort out this one and then Mass Effect 3 I want to have a crack at Journey on the PS3.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtWOi-lZf2o

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_(2012_video_g...

I had no idea a game such as Dear Esther existed, looks like a session of this would be just the ticket after a few rounds of the sensory overload that is Battlefield 3. Awesome

[ArsE92]

Journey looks pretty interesting. I downloaded the 'trailer' from PSN but unfortunately it was mostly a video of the musicians creating the soundtrack.

For me, Fallout 3 was ground-breaking. Stunning game.

[EDLT]

CypherP said:

To be honest, that youtube video of Dear Esther doesn't exactly look overly inspiring. I'm sure that more happens in the actual game, but that just makes it appear that you just spend the whole time wandering around eerie looking landscapes not really doing a lot.

No, that really is the entire game. It is an 'art' game, however it is from the writing st on a tent school of art.

[CypherP]

EDLT said:

No, that really is the entire game. It is an 'art' game, however it is from the writing st on a tent school of art.

Yeah I had wondered whether it was along the same concept as filling a bin with dog st and calling it the Turner Prize.

I'd imagine there is something very impressive about actually playing it. However, a whole different kettle of fish 'paying' for a non-game. Similarly, I think I could create my own actually. I'll develop a free-environment around London where you can explore a number of different streets and train stations that are all for sale in one huge square. It'll be called 'Dear Bank Manager'.

[Bill Carr]

For me, it was Planescape Torment. It showed that you could have a completely grown-up narrative and immersive RPG experience whilst avoiding the cliches of old-school AD&D.

Also, Half-Life. So many modern games owe a debt of gratitude to it.