![]() The inspiration for this actually came from hearing and liking the phrase ‘Dear Esther’ while listening to The Crab Song by Faith No More. The narration is fairly sparse and is essentially a series of letters to Esther. Dear Esther Live – Cardiff January 2018 GameplayĪs the protagonist you wander a Hebridean island piecing together bits of your past through triggered voice-overs, scenery and items all of which are randomly generated and non-linear, ensuring every play-through provides a unique experience! I personally attended the event in Cardiff and found it to be a unique and mesmerising experience. The event sold out and its popularity led to a UK tour in 2017/2018 and further shows in Germany and Holland. The 2016 release coincided with a live playthrough of Dear Esther at the Barbican including live musicians and narration. In addition, the landmark edition also features a developer’s commentary with Pinchbeck, Briscoe and Curry that discusses the process of making the game, as well as the narrative and setting. The sound was once again remastered, accessibility and menu options were improved, achievements were added and there is now a greater variety of subtitle languages available. In 2016, The Chinese Room ported the game onto the Unity 5 engine and released Dear Esther: Landmark Edition, allowing it to be played on console. Screenshot of the original 2008 iteration of Dear Esther ![]() The experience was unexpectedly well received enabling the funding of a full Source remake in 2012, the artwork was completely overhauled by Rob Briscoe and the soundtrack, composed by Jessica Curry, was re-recorded with a live orchestra. ![]() The game started as a Half-Life mod, a project led by Dan Pinchbeck which released in 2008. Nonetheless, the term has caught on and there is now a wide range of walking simulators available across platforms. In fact, the developers had trouble categorising the game at all, feeling that ‘walking simulator’ was too reductive and initially referring to it as an ‘interactive ghost story’. It essentially founded and defined the ‘ walking simulator‘ genre. Dear Esther is a game changer – literally. ![]()
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