Topic: Dear Esther - blurs the line between game and movie (Read 1321 times)

Matt · « **on:** February 26, 2012, 09:24:01 am »

There's a new game called Dear-Esther available for $10 on Steam.

It uses a game engine, but it's more like a movie that you walk through at your own pace. The whole thing lasts about 90 minutes.

It's visually beautiful, and the story is exceptional.

It was made by a small team. They paid back their financial backing in 6 hours and sold $500k in the first week.

I hope their well deserved success leads to more experimentation with interactive movies. It could define a new genre of media.

MrC · « **Reply #1 on:** March 08, 2012, 10:25:05 pm »

Here's some amazing technology. Still, somehow, it feels deeply disturbing.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/08/quantic-dream-kara-demo/

See the 720HD version of the video.

InflatableMouse · « **Reply #2 on:** April 23, 2012, 01:11:07 am »

I actually played it a bit but couldn't decide whether I liked it or not.

Not the least to mention it made me motion sick, so bad that after 10 minutes of playing I was retching $:-\$ .

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