Dear Esther: Landmark Edition

Игра короткая, схожая с Firewatch и The Stanley Parable (родоначальник жанра «симулятор ходьбы») Сюжет банальный Аудио и визуальное оформление на высоте

This game ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ sucks. Go play What Remains of Edith Finch.

花费了一些时间，走完了整个流程，看了开头几个导演评论，既然制作者希望每个人都有不同的体验，那么我也来分享一下我的Experience。 首先，这个工作室的名字就很特别，The Chinese Room，一个英国的游戏工作室为什么会叫中文房间，检索了一下才知道是一个专有名词，有个性，但是没有中文字幕，还要我自己找补丁！ 出生地一上来就在水中，我选择后退，淹死后旁白会轻声耳语：come back，获得成就Seonaidh，Seonaidh是刘易斯岛传说里的水中妖精。 音乐非常的孤寂凄凉，除了你操纵的角色之外，感受不到一点儿活气[spoiler]（最后一章可以看到一个人影） [/spoiler]。 我是谁？我在哪里？我要干什么？旁白是谁？他在讲述什么？这是我脑海中浮现的问题，随着一步步深入，到处散落的圣经涂鸦，让我不禁联想起旁白话语之中出现人物名称：罗得、保罗、艾斯特，可惜我没读过圣经，也不懂新约旧约。主角好像踏上了一场朝圣之旅，看着那间歇性闪烁着红光的信号塔，不言自明，它就是此程的终点，这样说起来，出生地就有一座废弃的灯塔，这又是什么隐喻？ 在洞穴这章，幽冷的色调、奇异的景观让我忍不住截图收藏，其中有个水潭，我蹚入其中仰望那投射进来的微薄月光，随后身体完全浸没水中，享受此刻的宁静。 那些摆放的蜡烛，有些旁边还有车祸留下的残骸，M5 国道枢纽到底发生了怎样悲惨的事故？Esther，Dear Esther，为什么旁白会为你而难过？ 最终主角走到了信号塔下，伴随着旁白叽里咕噜的一大段话，爬了上去，最终一跃而下…… 说实话，我没有理解清其中的人物关系，可能这也在制作者的Balance之中？我不知道，可能之后会有时间看一下英文的导演评论。总的来说，即使是听音乐、看风景也是一个不错的体验。

Más que un juego, yo lo catalogaría como una "historia gráfica de descubrir". Muy tranquilo, a veces inquietante, pero la historia que nos deja detrás con sus referencias me ha llamado la atención. Interesante.

Sinceramente me parece un "producto" pretencioso y aburrido como el solo. Y me dirás ¿Pero es un walking simulator como no va a ser aburrido? Pues mira, Scorn, otro del mismo genero, sin una sola línea de dialogo, solo con la dirección artística ya le da un baño en todos los aspectos. No lo puedo considerar un juego. Ni el señor David el Jaulas se atrevió a tal despropósito.

This is not a game, this is a magnificent piece of art. It is one of the greatest things I have ever had the chance to experience. If you have the chance, get this for yourself. I genuinely felt emotion for the person who wrote the letter. I have played and watched so many things, and none have ever made me feel genuine emotion like this one has. Some may argue "It's too slow!" or "This is just a walking simulator!", but what they do not seem to realize is that this experience is meant to be slow and taken in, and it's not meant to be a game like how Sonic the Hedgehog or Half-Life are games. This is an experience, and it is an amazing experience unlike any other. 10/10. This cannot be anything other than 10/10.

There's not much to do other than move forward, listen, and let the island slowly explain itself. It's up to you whether that sounds relaxing or boring. The narration starts scattered, then slowly gathers into themes of grief, memory, and isolation. The slow pace is peaceful, but it also makes dead ends and missed paths feel tedious. Even so, the environments and sound design create a place worth wandering through. Best saved for a rainy day when you wish you could go for a walk.

It's that one Half-Life 2 mod that decided to tell a nice dramatic story with good visuals. And you know what? It succeeded