Dreamfall : The Longest Journey

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Im quite suprised that there has been no mention of this jem of a game. It got a UK release on Friday past and i have to say its one of the most enjoyable games i've played for many a year.

Its effectively an old style point and click adventure game given a 3D make over. It also looks pretty darn nice as well.

I posted these in the screenshot thread




I'd really recommend this to fans of point and click adventures. I never played the original The Longest Journey, but i did hear a lot of good things about it and will probably pick it up on the strength of this.
 
Yeah I picked up a copy. It's good stuff. Very easy puzzles (if they weren't I'd probably end up reading a walkthrough, I have no self control) but the story is top notch.
 
It's nice to see some locations and characters from TLJ returning (same voice actors used - well done on this Ragnar!) The main lead, Zoe, is voiced brilliantly.
 
The voice acting in this is terrible. Some of the worst i've heard...stopped me playing the game. It was like a VERY bad soap opera. Sounded so lifeless.

Plus, the graphics are awful. It looks like a five year old game.
 
1. Game is WAY too easy (its almost just like a interactive movie)
2. Story is strange and I although its "ok" it isn't great
3. Few bugs when walking about and voice acting is horrible


me g/f completed the game not long ago its "alright" but didn't do the first game justice imo
 
Is this anything like Broken Sword 1 and 2?, if so i might get it. Ive just completed Syberia 1 and 2 and they were pretty good.

Mark
 
Zoe's voice acting sounds wrong. She just doesn't seem to fit the way she pronounces everything 100% properly. She sounds like a newsreader.
 
Tried&Tested said:
The voice acting in this is terrible. Some of the worst i've heard...stopped me playing the game. It was like a VERY bad soap opera. Sounded so lifeless.

Plus, the graphics are awful. It looks like a five year old game.
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Based on what you have said above, I dont think we are playing the same game, lol :D. Everyone has varying opinions though. People can have a look at the screenshots i've posted and decide for themselves if it looks like a 5 year old game or not, and to be honest those screenshots dont do the game much justice. For my part i think it looks pretty good.

In my opinion its still a bit of a gem of a game.
 
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melchy said:
Based on what you have said above, I dont think we are playing the same game, lol :D. Everyone has varying opinions though. People can have a look at the screenshots i've posted and decide for themselves if it looks like a 5 year old game or not, and to be honest those screenshots dont do the game much justice. For my part i think it looks pretty good.

In my opinion its still a bit of a gem of a game.
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I must admit the graphics look a bit dated. They are good artistically, but rather poor technically.
 
Psyk said:
I must admit the graphics look a bit dated. They are good artistically, but rather poor technically.
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Its also a console release i believe which probably accounts for some of that.
 
haha i just got this on way home, played it for about 30mins. So far the story seems to be picking up and getting interesting. The voice acting on zoe is very bad and i agree its feeling lifless atm, i hope it picks up.

Ill play some more a bit later and tell you if it gets any better.

Feel like i've waited my money atm :(
 
Camalot said:
haha i just got this on way home, played it for about 30mins. So far the story seems to be picking up and getting interesting. The voice acting on zoe is very bad and i agree its feeling lifless atm, i hope it picks up.

Ill play some more a bit later and tell you if it gets any better.

Feel like i've waited my money atm :(
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Dont give up on it. As for the lifelessness of Zoe, thats part of the character she is lost and feeling a little "lifeless" for lack of a better word.

Its funny how a lot of people mention how lifeless they feel Zoe is, when all of the reviews i have read have praised the game above all for how much it makes you feel attached to Zoe. Obviously not everyone is going to like the game.
 
Must admit the story was quite good - I enjoyed parts of the game (the bit where it's Blade Runner esque is nice - I'm referring to the bit by the nightclub) but the ending is shocking.

The combat sucks really and you know once you complete it that you've completed half the game as the other half hasn't been released yet...

It's a 7/10 game if I ever played one...
 
Played it a bit longer now and im getting into it. The story is keeping me gripped, i actually like the combat lol probably cos its easy!

The graphics arnt bad at all, besides its not the graphics what makes a game.

I'm enjoying it more now, feels like Fahrenheit in a way.



 
screenies here look quite good.

i first heard about this in this months PC:Format mag... it was given a decent review but said it was flawed with the fact that if you haven't played the first game (released some what... 10 years ago or something?) then you'd find it hard to get into the games storyline.

it said many of the puzzles were easy as pie too...

i do really like these sorts of games though, so i might pick it up...
i really enjoyed Fahrenheit and mark that pretty high up on my favourite games list.
 
nikebee said:
screenies here look quite good.

i first heard about this in this months PC:Format mag... it was given a decent review but said it was flawed with the fact that if you haven't played the first game (released some what... 10 years ago or something?) then you'd find it hard to get into the games storyline.

it said many of the puzzles were easy as pie too...

i do really like these sorts of games though, so i might pick it up...
i really enjoyed Fahrenheit and mark that pretty high up on my favourite games list.
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It does feel a bit like that game, getting mysterious, there is a cat that keeps popping up, just like the bird in fahrenheit. I just get the same feeling. I think fahrenheit was gripping me more but i cant say which i prefere yet i need to complete dreamfall.

ATM i'd say fahrenheit seems the better game, but im really enjoying playing through dreamfall !

I dont like rushing games like this, atm i just got a lock pick and found a house i need to get into, to firgure out more of the story but i just saved game right outside. I like to play a bit at a time and leave it at good parts so its more interesting lol

My bed is calling ! Cant wait to play this some more after work, and find out more of this story !
 
I love these sort of games.This is a great game, but i wish it could have been longer.Not as good as the first one, but still a very nice game.Anyone who likes these sort of games should also check out 'Paradise' from the creators of Syberia.
 
A note on the story..

I never really played the first one - I had a quick go but could never get into it - the storyline makes perfect sense to me having not played the first one..

The ending is so bad though...
 
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