Dear Esther Landmark Edition
By MP Digital, LLC
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Description
'A deserted island... a lost man... memories of a fatal crash... a book written by a dying explorer.'
Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: 'Dear Esther...' - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
Abandoning traditional gameplay for a pure story-driven experience, Dear Esther fuses its beautiful environments with a breathtaking soundtrack to tell a powerful story of love, loss, guilt and redemption.
Key features:
• Every play-through a unique experience, with randomly generated audio, visuals and events.
• Explore incredible environments that fully immerse you in the haunting island and its mysterious past.
• A poetic, semi-randomised story like you've never experienced in a game before.
• Stunning soundtrack composed by Jessica Curry, featuring world-class musicians.
• An uncompromisingly inventive game delivered to the highest AAA standards.
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition has been remade with the Unity engine, featuring a full audio remaster, and the addition of a brand-new Directors' Commentary mode, allowing players to explore the island and learn what inspired the game and how it was crafted by The Chinese Room and Rob Briscoe.
Requirements:
• OS: 10.7.5 or later
• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (2 * 2260) or equivalent
• Memory: 2 GB RAM
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400 (256 MB)
• Storage: 2 GB available space
What's New in Version 1.0.2
Minor fixes.
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Customer Reviews
Such an experience…..
As the other reviews indicate this is not as much a game as an experience or an art film. I don’t usually invest in such things but it was a staff pick and had high ratings so I gave it a go.
You don’t get a lot of guidance as to what to expect or what to do--really not any guidance, actually--but that’s an important part of the experience. Even without guidance, you naturally and quickly find your way into the story. It was so beautiful and more emotional than even the best-written shoot ‘em ups, and honestly more emotional than most films.
This is not a game. It’s better
Really: If you want to shoot aliens, steal cars, and rough-house like the ADD big boys, this is not for you. But, if you want to spend some time alone thoughtfully exploring an interesting place, it’s right up your alley. I enjoy “walking” around, taking my time, not being goal-directed. My life is exciting enough as is. This is a great diversion.
A Stunning Adventure
Well worth the money just for the experience. In a world where so much of life moves way too fast this game / experience take you away from it all. It’s like a existential dream walk one might have had as a child. I loved it.
- $9.99
- Category: Games
- Updated: Mar 23, 2017
- Version: 1.0.2
- Size: 1.06 GB
- Languages: English, French, German, Russian, Spanish
- Seller: MP Digital, LLC
- © 2017 The Chinese Room, Robert Briscoe. Published on the Mac App Store by MacPlay.
Compatibility: OS X 10.7.5 or later, 64-bit processor