She responds in believable ways to the difficulties she has with her boyfriend, to the trauma inflicted on her in the previous game and to her role in the world of dreams where she has newfound powers. Zoe is a particularly impressive creation. In fact, even if you just haven’t played them in a while you should play them again, because Dreamfall Chapters doesn’t recap all that much for you.Īs with past entries in the series, Red Thread Games show their talent in creating lifelike characters, an intriguing world and a script so natural it’s easy to forget you’re playing a video game. As such, you should play at least its predecessor first or you’re likely to be confused by the lore and characters. It’s also worth noting that Dreamfall Chapters is heavily tied to Dreamfall: The Longest Journey and, to a lesser degree, The Longest Journey. Still, the ultimate villains of the story have mediocre motivation at best and more character development would have been helpful. There are a couple of fantastic twists though and it’s pure joy to see familiar faces again. Other minor characters are mostly ignored and we don’t find out what happens to most of them a shame, really. While Zoe’s and Kian’s stories are mostly wrapped up, there’s an ambiguity to both that is a bit disappointing. The ending leaves something to be desired too. There’s a tremendous amount of mysterious characters and plot twists given out early on that take quite some time to resolve - long enough that the middle episodes of the game drag a little at times. However, I often found myself struggling to remember minor plot details and character names when I came back to a new episode after a four or five month break. If you’re only starting to play the whole game now that all episodes are released, this is unlikely to be an issue for you. For most of the five episodes their paths don’t cross, but their stories still intertwine and the two are eventually brought together.ĭreamfall, a narrative-focused game, suffers because of its episodic releases. Kian finds himself a prisoner after the events of the last game and is soon caught up with rebels who fight against a powerful foreign empire. Zoe’s adventure begins in Europolis amid political turmoil and a society suffering from addiction to lucid dream machines. For those of you not in the loop, The Longest Journey series takes place across two parallel worlds: Stark, an advanced world of technology much like our own, and Arcadia, a fantasy world of magic. Dreamfall Chapters has a lot of hype to live up to, but it saddens me to say it struggles to reach its full potential.ĭivided into five episodes, Dreamfall Chapters follows two of the heroes from the previous games: Zoe Castillo and Kian Alvane. I have been a huge fan of The Longest Journey series and have desperately waited to see the conclusion to the cliff-hanger ending of Dreamfall: The Longest Journey. In 1999, the first game in the series was released to critical acclaim and its long-delayed sequel debuted seven years later to a more lukewarm reception. Like so many others, I’ve been waiting nearly two decades to see the story of The Longest Journey through.
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