The title can be misleading - the game wasn't released in 2014 as a whole, but in an episodic format over the next two years.
Now that that's out of the way - welcome to Dreamfall Chapters. Where you curse at everything using the words "Shadow!" and "Light!" alternatively. Where certain lines (and scenes) seem like they were borrowed from a scrapped Star Wars script. Where you visit an establishment whose emblem has a kitten riding a rooster. Where a disgraced wizard puts on a puppet show called The Fingerlings. Or as he calls it, "fingering. Trademark and patent pending." Oh, and "the women in particular are quite ecstatic about it."
(I'm not making that up)
May the Balance be with you
The game tries to juggle fantasy/adventure/comedy and it makes for an engaging experience. It has its flaws, I am not denying them - the suggestive humor feels out of place (maybe they could have committed to it, and ended up with something really off-beat) and many times, forced.
Now that that's out of the way - welcome to Dreamfall Chapters. Where you curse at everything using the words "Shadow!" and "Light!" alternatively. Where certain lines (and scenes) seem like they were borrowed from a scrapped Star Wars script. Where you visit an establishment whose emblem has a kitten riding a rooster. Where a disgraced wizard puts on a puppet show called The Fingerlings. Or as he calls it, "fingering. Trademark and patent pending." Oh, and "the women in particular are quite ecstatic about it."
(I'm not making that up)
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| There's other references too |
All of this should not be interpreted as criticism- I loved the game. Maybe it's because I've become attached to the characters ever since I played the first game in the series (The Longest Journey). In fact, I can't wait to embark on a second playthrough as soon as I'm done with Pathologic (a unique experience, but I'll write about it later) to see how choosing a different path affects the main storyline.
You'll like it if you enjoyed the previous installments, and it is worth a play (especially considering how the 2006 installment ended).
The game tries to juggle fantasy/adventure/comedy and it makes for an engaging experience. It has its flaws, I am not denying them - the suggestive humor feels out of place (maybe they could have committed to it, and ended up with something really off-beat) and many times, forced.
Also, while Crow's familiar brand of banter will be refreshing and fun for fans of the series, the casual player might find himself/herself feeling irritated by it.
After a while, I started feeling that the cutscenes were a bit lengthy. I love a good cutscene just as much as the next guy, but I regularly found myself checking my phone for messages while a nerdy engineer explained on-screen how computer programming worked.
In conclusion, don't miss this if you've played the original; if you haven't, I suggest you make your way through the two games before coming back to this one. Trust me, you'll end up enjoying this a lot more than you would otherwise.
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