Dear Esther was a very, very interesting game. If game is the right word, which it probably isn't.
I do like games that try to do something different, something imaginative or unusual - anything leading away from Call of Duty XVII... and Dear Esther certainly does that.
Dear Esther tells the story of someone exploring a Hebridean island while reciting from a letter to the eponymous Esther. As you explore the island (mostly just by walking forwards and looking at the pretty scenery) the back story is gradually revealed through the semi-random snippets of monologue.
So there's no real game-play, as such, and it takes maybe 2 hours to get to the end - in some respects it's not much more than a glorified engine demo.
On those grounds, I couldn't really recommend spending £6.99 on it, but it is intriguing and strangely compelling for the short time it lasts. While I couldn't recommend buying it at full price it's certainly worth spending a couple of hours on someone else's copy!
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