NeoKubrick wrote:Have you played Dear Esther, by any chance?
Nope, and considering the kind of people who are praising it, I am not much interested either. Of course there's always the chance that there might be some substance in a game praised by fagets, but then again there's always the chance there may be some diamond hiding in a trash heap, but that doesn't make dumpster diving for diamonds a smart move. If the praise reaches the deafening levels of a Braid or a Passage, or if they start exhibiting it in museums etc., I might take 10 minutes off from a real game to take a look at it and expose it. Otherwise I'd need someone whose opinion carries some weight with me to champion the game in order for me to take notice.
