The five main characters There are five main characters in Dear Esther: Esther, Paul, Donnelly, Jakobson, and the unnamed Narrator (Esther’s widower who wrote the letters). The birthmark had long since faded by the time the Narrator and Esther met. According to the story the Narrator told, doctors were stunned into silence and she cried to fill the void. Esther was born with a large birthmark across her face. As the game progresses, the identities of the characters become more blurred and the player is made to draw their own conclusions of the story.
At various points a figure is seen walking away from the player in the distance, but disappears before they can be reached. Blair Witch VRĪs the player explores the island, they find the derelict remains of buildings, a shipwreck, and a cave system whose walls are adorned with images resembling chemical diagrams, circuit diagrams, neurons and bacteria. Several other characters are referred to by the narrator: a man named Donnelly, who charted the island in the past Paul, who is suggested to be the drunk driver in the accident in which Esther died and a shepherd named Jakobson who lived on the island in the 18th century. Different audio fragments are revealed in each playthrough of the game, presenting a slightly different narrative each time. As the player reaches new locations on the island, the game plays a new letter fragment relating to that area. The gameplay in Dear Esther is minimal, with the only task being to explore an uninhabited Hebridean island, listening to an anonymous man read a series of letter fragments to his deceased wife, Esther. An uncompromisingly inventive game delivered to the highest AAA standards.
Stunning soundtrack featuring world-class musicians. Details of her mysterious death are revealed as the player moves throughout the island. Featuring minimalistic gameplay, the player’s only objective in the game is to explore an unnamed island in the Hebrides, Scotland, listening to a troubled man read a series of letters to his deceased wife. Even other walking simulators (such as a personal favourite of mine, Leaving Lyndow) tell you, the player, who the character is that you are controlling. Including an ambiguity as to the identity of the player character. All the while, the story of what happened to Esther and the reason her husband (who has penned the letters to which you are listening) has gone to the island is intertwined with the story of Donnelly and Jakobson, former inhabitants of the island Dear Esther breaks traditional video game design in several ways. It is revealed as the game progresses that Esther met her end in a car crash, the fault of which lies with a drunk driver called Paul. Taking place entirely on a fictional island off the coast of Scotland, this walking simulator consists of exploring the island on which you find yourself while listening to letters written to a woman called Esther and occasionally catching glimpses of ghosts which seem to be following you. Dear Esther is a haunting gameĭear Esther is a haunting game. A poetic, semi-randomised story like you’ve never experienced in a game before. Explore Incredible environments that push the Source engine to new levels of beauty. Every play-through a unique experience, with randomly generated audio, visuals and events. 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.
Forget the normal rules of play if nothing seems real here, it’s because it may just be all a delusion.
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