The Chinese Room's Dear Esther is even better in this Landmark Edition. Do yourself a favor and buy it, if you haven't played the game already.
Looking for a good walking simulator game - or 'narrative driven adventure'? Here's GameSpew's list of nine of the best on Xbox One.
"walking simulator" is a horrible name for a category of games. Half the time folks use that phrase it comes across as derogatory.
Dear Esther,
You are not an ordinary game,
So how could I ever hope to give you an ordinary review?
Interesting game/story. Most would call it a walking simulator, but I enjoyed the overall experience.
Carlos writes: "For many of us, the thought of buying games went out the window weeks ago with Christmas fast approaching and the wallet heavy costs associated to the festive period. Now though, with less than a week to go until Christmas Day, those early birds who prepared in time may well want to take a look in to this week’s Xbox Live Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale for a cheeky bargain to help pass the time.
But which of the deals on offer are this weeks best? And which should you be leaving well alone? We take a look."
I, on the other hand, found this to be...let's say "underwhelming". If you like being stuck literally walking at a snails pace looking at decent graphics and a patchy story line, then this game is for you. But even by "walking simulator" standards, it left me wanting.