The gale of Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (xbox)

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System: Xbox
Title: Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Publisher: Aspry/Funcom
Circa: 2006
Overall Rating: 90%

Intro

When you’re around video games as long as I am everyday, there can be the odd title that, by chance, catches your eye. It’s very ironic in this case with the game “Dreamfall” because that itself is about destiny and fate. For me, it was the simple cover and the back; it just seemed to be a game that I could like for no real explicable reason. After a little time debating it, I checked it out to try. The days I had the game seemed to just slip-by and before I knew it I had to return the game. Then, I didn’t have the money to buy it and when I did, it was sold. At first it seemed that it was just slipping through my fingers, it would be in stock but I would forget to buy it as I left. Always it seemed to just vanish like a vivid dream, gone just a few moments too soon. Eventually though fate smiled and visiting some friends at another store had me find the game once again. This time, I had no excuses and nothing to compel me, so I bought it to continue the journey that I had started in it several months before. For a while after that, I just didn’t have the time to play as other obligations (and games) stood in my way, then I made the choice to sit down and play “Dreamfall” again. Before I knew it, my eyes were drooping closed but the story was compelling me on and making me promise myself to play it again the next night.

Story

“10 years ago, something happened.” What, no one is sure but those days seemed to have humanity in its grasp and on its knees. The world stood still as we found ourselves caught by something: silenced, unable to reach anyone both on the planet and beyond, in the stars...

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Dreamfall: The Longest Journey Review
 
I loved the 2 Longest Journey games. I got really worried when I was reading about how they are shutting down servers for Age of Conan, if they go out of business we wont get any more TLJ games.
 
I love the Dreamfall serie. Hope they make another. I need another adventure game where I just walk around and not have to worry about constant firefights.
 
Yeah I played on the 360 and it was interesting at first. But then I was stuck and didn't bother trying to solve the problem.
 
[quote name='ssshmin']Yeah I played on the 360 and it was interesting at first. But then I was stuck and didn't bother trying to solve the problem.[/quote]
Dreamfall isn't nearly as hard as the first Longest Journey game, I had to use Gamefaqs to figure out how to preceded in TLJ several times. It had several combine random items puzzles.
 
If you liked LJ (I loved the first, but got a bit tired of Dreamfall), I heartily recommend the Siberia series (assuming you have a PC, as I don't think either was console-ported).
 
The Longest Journey and Dreamfall provide great stories...

Would definitely recommend playing The Longest Journey first to get a sense of the story... Dreamfall is a very emotional game throughout... Faith, Wonkers, and Zoe can pull on you heartstrings at times...

Syberia is also a great game... although you have to play both parts 1 and 2 to get the full experience... it's available for PC and XBOX... playing on PC with antialiasing cranked up for the character models is probably the ideal experience.
 
Yeah played this on my 360, the graphics were a lot better then I expected. Was the first thing that I noticed so It was easier for me to get into it and the story. I REALLY need a 3rd game so I know what the heck happens next! :)

Also Syberia is out for cellphones too. That is how I am playing it currently. Graphics are scaled down of course and certain parts have been altered to fit the format (some puzzles changed slightly from the FAQs I've read). But with windows mobile touch screen it is very fun to burn a few minutes.
 
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