When you first start playing this game, you wonder what, exactly happened on this island. Soon after however, you really stop caring as long you are prodded along a tram-like line throughout the game. The narrator occasionally grants you a bit of information, most of it useless and uninteresting, making you realize he's crazy and you begin to feel as though you are wasting time as you really don't have reason for being there, since you are constantly driven away from a point of interest (caves, radio tower) and you are never sure if the mono-rail will be generous enough to lead you back to it.
Graphics are excellent, music is well done, story and drive is utterly lacking. Disappointing because you have games like journey which give you curiosity and drive, and you are lead on with feeling of the whole world being open for exploration... but you drive on to points of interest. Dear Esther corrals you along it's very visible rail line, making you more frustrated.
Not bad if you got it on sale through Steam... otherwise i'd pass this one by.
Dear Esther begins with you on the shores of a desolate island overlooking the coast as waves caress the rocks. An abandoned lighthouse is only a few steps away, and this is where your journey begins. It's a journey full... Read Full Review
I haven't written a review in a while but I need to write one about this game. I read many reviews about this game, and the selling point for me was the promise that it was somehow a unique experience. But after finish... Read Full Review
