Posted 9:15am on Thu 16 February 2012 |
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VG_Staff- Posts: 21,446
| Acclaimed indie game Dear Esther recouped its financial backing from Indie Fund and began to make a profit just five and a half hours after going on sale via Steam.
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Posted 9:15am on Thu 16 February 2012 |
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Endless- Posts: 3,863
| Quote:The game began as a mod for Half-Life 2 developed as part of a research project at the University of Portsmouth, the version released boasts visuals constructed by Robert Briscoe, a former environment artist on Mirror's Edge.
Dear Esther is a ghost story, told in the first person. Rather than traditional gameplay, the focus here is on exploration, uncovering the mystery of a Hebridean island, of who you are and why you are there.
That right there told me more than the 2-page review. But I still wouldnt buy it  |
Posted 10:52am on Thu 16 February 2012 |
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EverTheOptimist- Posts: 1,426
| Good for them, nice to see something experimental doing well. |
Posted 12:02pm on Thu 16 February 2012 |
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Woffls- Posts: 8,030
| I got the impression that this is one of those games that's as good as you want it to be, like Limbo ;p |
