dave is ok
aztek is ok
Will my 50% Valve coupon work on this since it's Source?
I'm guessing no 
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Dear Esther |OT|
- Thread starter crimsonheadGCN
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Would you pay $10 for a 2 hour film?
I never get the arguement of paying for perceived time of entertainment.
Software is not Film or TV, they are different mediums with different pricing structures. In relation to the film industry a 90 minute movie is always the same price as a 3 1/2 hour movie.
Stallion Free
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Will my 50% Valve coupon work on this since it's Source?
I'm guessing no
Unless the publisher is listed as Valve, no.
It is not.
Broder Salsa
Banned
Sounds good to me. A reasonable price for the amount of entertainment and probably not dragged out terrible which ends up crapping up a lot of games, imo.
crimsonheadGCN
Banned
Updated OP with the other reviews and articles that were posted.
ThaiGrocer
Member
Also consider the other restrictions included with that coupon. If HL3 or Ricochet 2 were released today, for example, the coupon would not work...
Joe Molotov
Member
The Darkness II is 4 hours long and it's $50/60, soo....
For those sitting on the fence there's a few minutes gameplay in the review
http://uk.gamespot.com/dear-esther/reviews/dear-esther-review-6349936/
http://uk.gamespot.com/dear-esther/reviews/dear-esther-review-6349936/
They were offered but turned down due to the fact it doesn't fit the game.
Edit: game informer review - 8/10 - http://www.gameinformer.com/games/d...-haunting-indie-story-worth-listening-to.aspx
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Talk about missed potential:
"Did You Cry?": Complete Dear Esther and grab a box of tissues.
Betta Lines
Member
Does this game show up with a price on your Steam? Mine just says it unlocks in 1 day, and there's no indication of price and no option to buy...
Steam doesn't support preorders for indie games. It'll be available mid dayish tomorrow
Betta Lines
Member
Oh. Shows how many new games I buy off Steam then. Does that only happen with Valve titles?
Plenty of titles have pre-order options...just usually not the smaller ones.
huh? Steam does support preorders on most games.
Whoops, pressed post without reading. Rectified.
PC Gamer - 84% http://bit.ly/xb0G40
Stallion Free
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Never believe that shit. Just as it hits 1 hour it transforms to 3. I wish new games would be set to unlock at the same time as the afternoon deal. Or any consistent time.
John Rabbit
Banned
this just pushed me from "maybe" to "bought".
was the original mod scary at all? i'm speaking more to the atmosphere/mood than jump scares or monsters.
Gamerzine - http://www.gamerzines.com/pc/reviews/dear-esther-review.html - 84%
John Rabbit
Banned
i'd rather pay $10 for 2 hours that i control and can enjoy in the comfort of my home than $10+ for 2 hours in a cramped theater with chattering assholes.
Amen.
I don't understand how people can make a buying decision on Dear Esther based on game review scores. That's like saying "I'm not going to buy this painting because Snobby Art Critic Magazine only gave it an 80%."
This is not meant to be a game, it's an interactive story. If you are looking for Call of Duty, you're going to be disappointed. I'm picking it up day one because I love this type of story (H.P. Lovecraft is my homey) and I want to give the developer money in support of what they've done.
This is not meant to be a game, it's an interactive story. If you are looking for Call of Duty, you're going to be disappointed. I'm picking it up day one because I love this type of story (H.P. Lovecraft is my homey) and I want to give the developer money in support of what they've done.
I'll probably wait until the Weekend Deal is up before I grab this. Who knows, perhaps I'll need the $10 for Wolf '09!
One can only dream
videogames
Banned
But it's not. Dear Esther is a disjointed experience of walking around and listening. The two never meet in any meaningful way. It's pretty much the game for people who classify Bioshock as low art instead of a mess.
I lost all respect of your opinion when you when you said Bioshock was a mess.
Have you played this new version of Dear Esther? It's not disjointed in the least.
Riposte
Member
Call of Duty's campaign is also an interactive story. (And more so is something like Deus Ex.)
videogames
Banned
More like 6, plus a couple hours for the vendetta mode.
Anyway, there's no direct link between length and quality anyway.
I was curt because your issue seems to be purely formal, not about the disparity between the "game" and its narrative, a complaint that can be made about BioShock because it tries to do so much more mechanically. Dear Esther is an interactive, audiovisual narrative. That's it.
videogames
Banned
Have you read the website? And the interviews? There's actually a hell of a lot.
John Rabbit
Banned
is this crucial to a good story? i haven't played the original mod but i plan to play the remake so without additional context that i don't want to know yet, your point doesn't make a great deal of sense. plenty of great stories are told wherein two principal characters never actually meet.
also, please refrain from divulging any further points about the story/plot. i doubt the experience is ruined much from your comment, but now i'm going in knowing at least that much and it will color my expectations.
faceless007
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I could be wrong, but the way I read his comment is that "walking around" and "listening" never meet in any meaningful way.
Though having played the original, I don't really know what that means. Experiencing the story and exploring the world are intrinsically linked mechanics to me; I don't know how he thinks they're separated.
Joe Molotov
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It's Source Engine, so it should run fairly well on older machines.