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Simoun 09/08/20 3:07:31 PM #181:	Dreamfall Chapters (PC) Beautiful. A word that I rarely use, reserving it for something I just find that speaks to me on a deep level (not just for games). Like any episodic game, it took awhile to get the ball rolling but once it did, it was like a book I could not put down. It is 3 in the morning as I type this for chrissake. I'm so glad I didn't decide to put this off and finish it next year. This game does alot of things a TellTale game would do but dare I say better...? I particularly liked how the decision-making as a feature was downplayed. Sure, there were some tough choices, but the game never messed with the flow of the narrative. TT games always seemed to make it all about the choices and the impact. Here, it was very much about the journey. You could say it was The Longest Journey---ahehehe. Speaking of which, while I verily recommend this game to anyone looking for a wonderful fantasy narrative experience, there is a bit of a rub. To enjoy this game, you absolutely have to play or at least watch a playthrough of the first 2 games. They are essential. Chapter provides a summary but really it doesn't do the games justice. If you've seen me rant about the 2nd game especially and how much it sucks for all its own non-narrative issues, you might just wanna watch a playthrough. I usually abhor it when a sequel mildly brushes in references to its predecessors in an attempt to woo fans. But in this case, the brushes felt natural. Familiar. Connected. It goes hand in hand with the themes of rebirth and fate and dreaming. It just works. I think this is the first game where despite lacking in gameplay and puzzles for what it is, very much just enjoyed the plot that I wish the gameplay wasn't included at all. I wish it could've just been a walking sim with some good ol dialogue trees and observational wit. For what it is though, it has its fair share of issues from the very limited Unity engine, but nothing as egregious as the original Dreamfall. I'll say it again, I can't believe Dreamfall was made and then abruptly ended and only given closure 10 years later. Chapters picks up immediately where Dreamfall left off. That's the infuriating part. But 10 years for a small studio to produce something graphically superior even on modern systems is a feat in itself. Masterful. Beautiful. 8/10 --- It's not so cliche anymore when it's happening to you. <cite>Simoun posted [p:944362099] in Post Each ... [t:78770420]...</cite> <quote>Dreamfall Chapters (PC) Beautiful. A word that I rarely use, reserving it for something I just find that speaks to me on a deep level (not just for games). Like any episodic game, it took awhile to get the ball rolling but once it did, it was like a book I could not put down. It is 3 in the morning as I type this for chrissake. I'm so glad I didn't decide to put this off and finish it next year. This game does alot of things a TellTale game would do but dare I say better...? I particularly liked how the decision-making as a feature was downplayed. Sure, there were some tough choices, but the game never messed with the flow of the narrative. TT games always seemed to make it all about the choices and the impact. Here, it was very much about the journey. You could say it was The Longest Journey---ahehehe. Speaking of which, while I verily recommend this game to anyone looking for a wonderful fantasy narrative experience, there is a bit of a rub. To enjoy this game, you absolutely have to play or at least watch a playthrough of the first 2 games. They are essential. Chapter provides a summary but really it doesn't do the games justice. If you've seen me rant about the 2nd game especially and how much it sucks for all its own non-narrative issues, you might just wanna watch a playthrough. I usually abhor it when a sequel mildly brushes in references to its predecessors in an attempt to woo fans. But in this case, the brushes felt natural. Familiar. Connected. It goes hand in hand with the themes of rebirth and fate and dreaming. It just works. I think this is the first game where despite lacking in gameplay and puzzles for what it is, very much just enjoyed the plot that I wish the gameplay wasn't included at all. I wish it could've just been a walking sim with some good ol dialogue trees and observational wit. For what it is though, it has its fair share of issues from the very limited Unity engine, but nothing as egregious as the original Dreamfall. I'll say it again, I can't believe Dreamfall was made and then abruptly ended and only given closure 10 years later. Chapters picks up immediately where Dreamfall left off. That's the infuriating part. But 10 years for a small studio to produce something graphically superior even on modern systems is a feat in itself. Masterful. Beautiful. 8/10 --- It's not so cliche anymore when it's happening to you.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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