Dear Esther
Comme Myst, mais sans aucun puzzle

Débutez un voyage à travers l'un des jeux à la première personne les plus original de ces dernières années.

Vous avez déjà vu un voisin, un ami voire un membre de votre famille passer des années à construire une magnifique Tour Eiffel en allumettes ? Eh bien Dear Esther, c'est un peu pareil : c'est magnifique et bien fini, et globalement c'est une belle performance qui a le mérite d'exister, mais franchement, tout ça n'était-il pas un peu vain ?

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À propos du jeu

“A deserted island…a lost man…memories of a fatal crash…a book written by a dying explorer.”

Two years in the making, the highly anticipated Indie remake of the cult mod Dear Esther arrives on PC. Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: "Dear Esther..." - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years. Abandoning traditional gameplay for a pure story-driven experience, Dear Esther fuses its beautiful environments with a breathtaking soundtrack to tell a powerful story of love, loss, guilt and redemption.

Forget the normal rules of play; if nothing seems real here, it’s because it may just be all a delusion. What is the significance of the aerial -- What happened on the motorway -- is the island real or imagined -- who is Esther and why has she chosen to summon you here? The answers are out there, on the lost beach, the windswept cliffs and buried in the darkness of the tunnels beneath the island… Or then again, they may just not be, after all…

Dear Esther is supported by Indie Fund.

Key features:

  • Every play-through a unique experience, with randomly generated audio, visuals and events.
  • Explore Incredible environments that push the Source engine to new levels of beauty.
  • A poetic, semi-randomised story like you've never experienced in a game before.
  • Stunning soundtrack featuring world-class musicians.
  • An uncompromisingly inventive game delivered to the highest AAA standards.

Soundtrack

Jessica Curry's haunting and beautiful soundtrack to Dear Esther, now available on Steam, has been a hit with gamers and critics alike. Reviewers have said ""Curry's score reflects the player's feelings without oppressively instructing them. Exquisitely constructed, both sonically and visually" (Eurogamer), "as beautiful as the game is, it’d be remiss not to mention Curry’s atmospheric soundtrack...impossible to ignore." (Edge), "spellbinding, fascinating aural landscape: a resounding success" (Square Enix), "Curry's delicate & understated musical score achieves a level of excellence. It's the ultimate achievement of composition." (Bitgamer). The soundtrack was shortlisted for the Excellence in Audio award at the Independent Games Festival 2012

Spécifications du jeu
Studio The Chinese Room Robert Briscoe
Éditeur The Chinese Room
Genre Aventure
Plateforme Windows Mac
Localisation Anglais*
*Langues avec support audio complet
Date de parution
Prix Non communiqué
Configuration PC Minimum :
  • Système d'exploitation : Microsoft Windows XP / Vista / Vista64
  • Processeur : Intel core 2 duo 2.4 GHz ou meilleur
  • Mémoire vive : 1 Go de RAM pour XP / 2 Go de RAM pour Vista
  • Carte graphique : Carte compatible DirectX 9 avec support Shader model 3.0. nVidia 7600, ATI X1600 ou meilleure (les circuits graphiques Intel pré-Sandybridge ne sont pas encore supportés)
  • DirectX® : DirectX 9.0c
  • Disque dur : 2 Go d'espace disque disponible
  • Son : Carte son compatible DirectX 9.0c
Recommandée :
  • Système d'exploitation : Microsoft Windows XP / Vista / Vista64
  • Processeur : Quadri cœur 2.4 GHz ou supérieur
  • Mémoire vive : 1 Go de RAMpour XP / 2 Go de RAM pour Vista
  • Carte graphique : Carte compatible DirectX 9 avec support Shader model 3.0. nVidia 8800, ATI Radeon 2900 pro ou meilleure (les circuits graphiques Intel pré-Sandybridge ne sont pas encore supportés)
  • DirectX® : DirectX 9.0c
  • Disque dur : 2 Go d'espace disque disponible
  • Son : Carte son compatible DirectX 9.0c