There is a fine line between being mystifyingly cryptic and obnoxiously obtuse. Unfortunately, Dear Esther is the latter, with its randomized story instead of delivering a multitude of different experiences presents you but with one — one that makes no sense regardless of what blabber you’re exposed to. Still, it’s somewhat of a novel attempt at a game, and the writing is nice as far as prose is concerned, so it’s not all bad.
| Positive: | Negative: |
| Beautiful visuals | Almost no context to the whole story |
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Eloquent prose
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Obtuse randomized messages that are supposed to hint at the plot are nearly impossible to follow |
| All you ever do is walk forward |
