Rachel Berry
GamingTrendTake a walk: Dear Esther: Landmark Edition review
Published 9/23/2016
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PS4 / PC / iOS / Mac / XONE - 9/20/2016
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition has been remade with the Unity engine, featuring a full audio remaster, and the addition of a brand-new Directors' Commentary mode, allowing players to explore the island and learn what inspired the game and how it was crafted by The Chinese Room and Rob Briscoe. Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: 'Dear Esther...' - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
- Developer
- Rob Briscoe, The Chinese Room
- Publisher
- Curve Digital, The Chinese Room, Secret Mode, Sumo Digital
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Critic avg
65
23 scored reviews
Total coverage
23
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Score range
30–90
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 65 across 23 scored reviews, with a 60-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the Below 70 band.
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90–1003 reviews · 13%
80–896 reviews · 26%
70–793 reviews · 13%
Below 7011 reviews · 48%
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Randy Kalista
Gaming NexusDear Esther: Landmark Edition Review - Gaming Nexus
Published 9/21/2016
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90
+25 vs critic avg
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Read originalJonathan Barnes
TrueAchievementsDear Esther: Landmark Edition Review
Published 9/21/2016
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40
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Read originalSam Spyrison
Hardcore GamerReview: Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
Published 9/20/2016
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70
+5 vs critic avg
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Read originalChris Jecks
TwinfiniteDear Esther: Landmark Edition Review
Published 9/20/2016
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70
+5 vs critic avg
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Read originalGabriel Jones
Cubed3Dear Esther: Landmark Edition (Xbox One) Review
Published 9/20/2016
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70
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Read originalLou Contaldi
DualShockersDear Esther: Landmark Edition Review — A Past Not Worth Exploring
Published 9/20/2016
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Score
35
-30 vs critic avg
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Read originalKeri Honea
Game RevolutionDear Esther: Landmark Edition Review
Published 9/20/2016
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50
-15 vs critic avg
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Read originalRyan Tessier
COGconnectedDear Esther: Landmark Edition Review – Complicated Discussion On What Defines a Game
Published 9/20/2016
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90
+25 vs critic avg
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Read originalJohn-Paul Jones
PlayStation UniverseDear Esther: Landmark Edition Review - PS4
Published 9/20/2016
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80
+15 vs critic avg
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