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Kyle joined
PC Gamer 'Til the End
Reviews
Cel-shading makes a big, big impact on how I see games, both visually and in my opinion of them. This game makes it look great, though. What Borderlands helped bring to popularity, this game does it easily on the indie side of things and it really shows. The art style is fantastic. I would definitely rate this game highly for all that is here so far.
Absolutely an amazingly beautiful game. It very efficiently and easily shows off the beauty of the Source Engine and what can be done with it.
A definite change of pace. Great to play on a day or night where you don't want intense FPS action, babbling nimrods online in other games, or you just want to try something out of the ordinary -- Dear Esther is the perfect game for such times.
Definitely worth the price of admission, even more of a steal if you get it on sale.
First, the gameplay: the tower defense / strategy combination is something that I find really awesome. The gameplay is also very smooth and engaging. I feel like I'm really in command of these units, so when one of them goes down, I swear retaliation and prepare more for my cause.
Next, the graphics: wow... just wow. I might be in the small percentile of people with "high-end" Linux PCs, but I can assure you that by seeing what this game looks like at maxed out settings it is worth it. My PC can handle it without breaking a sweat. The water, world, and environmental parts are rendered beautifully and fluidly, and everything is as smooth as butter.
I know the game is only in pre-release, and there are bugs -- such as not having audio on my system as of 0.95 and not being able to run it fullscreen on my Linux PC -- but they are easily overlooked and the game should come out more polished soon. Its release date is approaching, and this game is shaping up to be even more impressive!
Excellent change of pace when you wanna try something new. Really enjoyed it, but customizable joypad buttons and more people playing it online would be better - I can't seem to find anyone online on any servers. Otherwise, though, great multi-plat game.
