The Vanishing of Ethan Carter - ludonarrative dissonance begone

[Papa Môlé]

There are a lot of people who would like to say they've stopped playing video games but don't really want to stop playing video games.

 

[taxalot]

This is pretty much like this thing Hepler said. I'm glad Codex is finally coming to terms with agreeing with her.

 

[Robert Jarzebina]

First 13 min of The Vanishing of Ethan Carter - Commented Gameplay

 

[Zboj Lamignat]

Aj em a giejm disajner!;[

 

[Darth Roxor]

Walking: The Game.

 

[Unkillable Cat]

It doesn't have a quest compass, but an ITEM compass.

 

[sexbad?]

It doesn't have a quest compass, but an ITEM compass.

It looks redeemable in that the compass doesn't give you an exact location, and major aspects of puzzles appear to be focused more on logic than item finding. I'm cautiously optimistic, so I've ordered it and I'll talk about how it is once it's released.

 

[buzz]

I'm cautiously optimistic, so I've ordered it and I'll talk about how it is once it's released.

Today is release day, don't forget to play it and give us some opinions.

I thought it's going to be a walking sim but it actually looks like a pretty neat adventure game.

 

[sexbad?]

It's not downloadable yet on Steam, but I hope to play it later tonight.

 

[Drakron]

Its downloading for me ...

 

[sexbad?]

I have it now. I'm not sure if UE3 is acting up or if my SSD is on the way out, but something is giving the game streaming problems. It tends to load an area with low resolution textures, after a while it will freeze for a minute, and then it runs properly again with all the good textures loaded. Otherwise it runs very well, but having to stop every five minutes to decorate the game is not a lot of fun.

 

[sexbad?]

I made more space on the SSD, and the intense freezing is gone. Sometimes it still takes a while to load the good textures, though. I hope for patches or .ini tweaks.

 

[SuicideBunny]

I thought it's going to be a walking sim but it actually looks like a pretty neat adventure game.

no, it is a walking sim.

 

[tuluse]

UE3 is known for texture popin. This is seen as a "feature" on consoles when they're loading from a DVD and you get to start playing while waiting for the high res textures to load.

 

[buzz]

I thought it's going to be a walking sim but it actually looks like a pretty neat adventure game.

no, it is a walking sim.

It looks like you have to do more in it, maybe even solve some puzzles.

Still waiting on general opinion.

 

[Jools]

This game is a Prosper simulator.

 

[Robert Jarzebina]

A Prosper walking simulator?

 

[Angthoron]

This game is a Prosper simulator.

An apt name for a character in a game about cosmic horrors and madness.

 

[SuicideBunny]

It looks like you have to do more in it, maybe even solve some puzzles.

yes, but you can't fail at them, they seem not to be at all connected other than about the same story, and they are all pretty damn easy (so far, done two murders and three or four stories), plus they mostly involve solving by walking/running (walk to find the 4 traps, walk to follow the astronaut, walk around the house). it's really a narrative walking sim first and foremost.

edit: it's not all that bad, though, and there is at least bit in the mines which requires sneaking (though sneaking=walking while crouched, so MORE WALKING)

 

[chestburster]

My god this game is beautiful. It's easier to do pretty fantasy settings but real-life like graphics take much more skill to build. The lighting and the mist in the opening level after the tunnel are unbelievably real.

 

[TripJack]

20 dollars for 4 hours of purdy graphics lol no thx

 

[chestburster]

20 dollars for 4 hours of purdy graphics lol no thx

Lol buying a singleplayer at launch? With no replay value whatsoever? Madness!

Just wait for the Christmas sale, game will be less than 5 dollars then. About the same money I'd spend on gas if driving to the nearest national park.

 

[SuicideBunny]

man, i wish somebody would make a proper detective horror game with this atmosphere and better puzzles. it's not bad for a narrative hiking sim, though.
shit's shorter than broken age act1. avoid at all cost at this price.

 

[Cromwell]

man, i wish somebody would make a proper detective horror game with this atmosphere and better puzzles. it's not bad for a narrative hiking sim, though.
shit's shorter than broken age act1. avoid at all cost at this price.

I think that game will be released just after secret world single player edition

 

[Farage]

First 13 min of The Vanishing of Ethan Carter - Commented Gameplay

I swear to god i fell asleep watching that.