Dreamfall

Ahhhh Dreamfall. What to say about it..

I got a hold of this game just yesterday and played it all night. I have a bad habit of doing that with games that captivate me.

Something to put this into perspective, I initially hated Elder Scrolls 4 : Oblivion, but I eventually changed my mind, and quite enjoy roaming the vast world it provides. I have played into into the long hours of the morning. However it doesn’t captivate me nearly as much as Dreamfall has.

Being a story based game, aka adventure game, I know that it will soon end, and I’m not looking forward to that time.

Firstly the visuals are fantastic, I don’t mean it has fantastic graphics (which it does by the way), but that it visually tantilizes. The whole game feels like concept art. Like you are living in an artist’s dream. I really wish I’d played the first part ‘The longest Journey’, but there is enough in this game so that you aren’t completely clueless on the plot.

I understand not everyone likes adventure games, so I’m not too annoyed about the 80% review average it has on gamerankings. The story can get slow, some of the errands can be tedious. Playing this game though, I feel like my imaginative powers are expanding. I really really love the world.

The main protagonist Zoe annoys me sometimes, she has a spine in her own world Stark, but when she’s in Arcadia she’s empty headed. I really wish she’d say to April, “Fuck you!”

They have a great way of telling the story, the way it switches between Zoe, April, and later on a tall warrior I can’t remember the name of.

I’ll have more to say on this game when I’ve finished it, but for now just really enjoying the places it’s taking my mind. Thank you Funcom!