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 Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey is an episodic adventure game and the sequel to Funcom's The Longest Journey (2000) and Dreamfall (2006), developed by Norwegian indie studio Red Thread Games. Release Date: October 21, 2014 (Book One) March 10, 2015 (Book Two) Platforms: PC/Mac/Linux (PS4 to come) Official Website Steam Store Page After an unspeakably lengthy hiatus, Ragnar Tornquist (creator and writer of the TLJ series) left his post at Funcom as creative director and founded his own studio with fellow Dreamfall writer Dag Scheve. They turned to Kickstarter to fund the project. In addition to a grant from the Norwegian Film Institute, they were able to raise upwards of $1.5 million by the campaign's end. Chapters is set to take place immediately after the events of Dreamfall. Gameplay will largely mimic Telltale's The Walking Dead series -- a third-person, point and click interface where certain choices made early on affect the outcome of events later in the game. More Links: Dreamfall Chapters Original Kickstarter Red Thread Games YouTube Channel Trailers: Book One: Reborn Trailer Frequently Asked Questions Dreamfall Chapters General FAQ "A Message From Ragnar" FAQ Compilation  Yes, the game will be episodic. No, it will not have those awful combat/stealth portions that hampered Dreamfall.quote:I'm interested in the series but can't be arsed to get my hands on the first two games and play through them. Chapters will supposedly be packaged with a primer on all the events preceding. But if you have the time, here are a few video Let's Plays that are quite thorough: The Longest Journey / Dreamfall by Grawl (Video Playthrough without commentary) Dreamfall by Rin (Screenshot/Video LP with commentary) There's also this post on NeoGAF (thanks theblackw0lf!) that does a better job of putting Chapters into context than I ever could. quote:What'll be in Book One? How long is each episode? Ragnar: "Some people have spent almost three hours with Book One. Book One is one of the shorter books. Book Two is...bigger. Book Three…well, Book Three may not be bigger than Book Two. But it's still big. Book Four, on the other hand. Oh, boy!" Please remember to tag your spoilers!Concept Art/Screenshots:    
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Everything I've seen just makes me really hype for this game. It's probably going to be rad. About time too, the cliffhanger ending in Dreamfall was so utterly painful. 
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Oct 1, 2014 20:16
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I can only hope they're splitting the game into episodes for logistical reasons more than financial ones. I've seen other episodic adventure games really go down in quality when they relied on the sales of the first episode or two to fund the others. I really hope this turns out well in any case. I like TLJ and Dreamfall too much to think otherwise.
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Oct 1, 2014 20:30
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Kibayasu posted:I can only hope they're splitting the game into episodes for logistical reasons more than financial ones. I've seen other episodic adventure games really go down in quality when they relied on the sales of the first episode or two to fund the others. They've said it's sort of both. The game is much bigger than originally planned for and already was naturally divided into sections, so it made sense to release as they went rather than doing it in one big push. At the same time, it brings in additional finances to keep fleshing it out. They've said that if the first couple episodes sell poorly that it will likely be Red Thread's only product, but they'll still be able to finish the game.
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Oct 1, 2014 20:50
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Funny enough the game was originally intended to be episodic from the beginning when it was under Funcom, so it really doesn't change all that much.
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Oct 1, 2014 20:54
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This here is so brilliant, I don't know why another game hasn't done it yet (unless there is one I'm not aware of). The character talks about what they're thinking when you mouse over a dialog selection. And judging by that gameplay video released a while back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb6kSyx6Cek it's going to be fully voice acted  I for one am standing here with my arms outstretched eagerly waiting for the Ragnar Tornquist Dialog Dumptruck to bury me with words.
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Oct 1, 2014 21:01
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Has any release date been set for PS4? Hopefully the game will control nicely using a controller. The Longest Journey is one of my favourite adventure games, I'm excited for this.
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Oct 1, 2014 21:08
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RightClickSaveAs posted:This here is so brilliant, I don't know why another game hasn't done it yet (unless there is one I'm not aware of). The character talks about what they're thinking when you mouse over a dialog selection. And judging by that gameplay video released a while back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb6kSyx6Cek it's going to be fully voice acted
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Oct 1, 2014 21:12
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RightClickSaveAs posted:This here is so brilliant, I don't know why another game hasn't done it yet (unless there is one I'm not aware of). The character talks about what they're thinking when you mouse over a dialog selection. That was actually one of the features that made me raise an eyebrow, if only because I'm worried about how out of place it'd feel to have this extensive monologue each time I'm in the middle of a casual conversation with another NPC.  MY IMMERSION and all that.But I'll wait 'til the actual game to place judgment. Spalec posted:Has any release date been set for PS4? Hopefully the game will control nicely using a controller. I believe Tornquist said he'll have a better idea of PS4 release dates after Book Two. I can only assume early 2015.
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Oct 1, 2014 21:12
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Are we allowed to punch or pile drive the little ones who sing to the earth in this one?
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Oct 1, 2014 21:14
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Mira posted:That was actually one of the features that made me raise an eyebrow, if only because I'm worried about how out of place it'd feel to have this extensive monologue each time I'm in the middle of a casual conversation with another NPC. Just pretend they're doing a House of Cards-style 4th wall breaking monologue and imagine the theme song in the background.
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Oct 1, 2014 21:35
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I'm kinda sick of games I kickstarted for splitting up into episodic games. 
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Oct 1, 2014 22:38
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Regy Rusty posted:I'm kinda sick of games I kickstarted for splitting up into episodic games. Yeah, I kind of suspect they were sort of planning to split it into episodes the entire time, because it was what they originally wanted to do.
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Oct 1, 2014 23:29
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What's up Batou
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Oct 2, 2014 17:38
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Now that the release date is official, how long can you still pledge on their site and get the game for $15?
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Oct 5, 2014 00:07
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Captain Scandinaiva posted:Now that the release date is official, how long can you still pledge on their site and get the game for $15?
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Oct 5, 2014 00:13
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RightClickSaveAs posted:Did they ever do that for $15? All I see now is one for $25, so it may have changed already. http://redthreadgames.com/pledge/ Oh yeah, you're right. I even had that link opened in a tab but my mind wanted it to be 15 I guess.  Still, I imagine it will be full price once preorders start? So many other things I want to spend money on, I keep putting it off.
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Oct 5, 2014 12:48
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The Special Edition of the game (full season pass) is now on sale at GOG for $30 as a preorder price. Looks like standard price will be $35.
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Oct 10, 2014 15:18
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New interview with Ragnar in Wired. Questions don't really cover anything we don't already know, but it has some neat screenshots.  
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Oct 13, 2014 20:33
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Oh poo poo, it's happening Tuesday! The latest update goes into it, the keys are going to be sent out to backers on Tuesday at whatever crazy Norwegian MoonTime they use over there, more detail to come in an update on Monday. And you'll get a key on Monday if you did an early access Kickstarter tier ($75+).  quote:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/redthread/dreamfall-chapters-the-longest-journey/posts/1020779
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Oct 18, 2014 01:44
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I wish there was more of a hype train for this game, if only because it'd be really annoying to have bad sales doom TLJ fans into yet another cliffhanger that'll take years to have any resolution. If nothing else, it's a good excuse to replay Dreamfall since I've started forgetting parts of the story by now. TLJ I've played enough over the years that it's burned into my memory forever.
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Oct 18, 2014 01:46
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TerminalBlue posted:I wish there was more of a hype train for this game, if only because it'd be really annoying to have bad sales doom TLJ fans into yet another cliffhanger that'll take years to have any resolution. I am excited for this game but have actively avoiding all news about it because it's one of only a few games where I don't want to be spoiled on anything, not even screenshots or artwork.
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Oct 18, 2014 02:18
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For those who backed the early bird tier we're getting the first episode in a few more hours.
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Oct 20, 2014 18:08
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Chard posted:What's up Batou I too would like to know whats going on with Batou.
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Oct 20, 2014 18:25
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The Early Access keys are out.
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Oct 21, 2014 00:03
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Oh hell yeah, downloading now. Looks like there are 7 hidden achievements, too, which I'm assuming are regular progression achievements a la The Walking Dead.
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Oct 21, 2014 01:09
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Thing I'm bummed about is Tornquist said repeatedly (and the product listings on Steam and GOG also say) that the Journeys: Birth e-book would be out today before the game came out. Still no e-book..
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Oct 21, 2014 01:17
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Wow Zoe sounds way different than what I remember. Or maybe it's just been so long since I played Dreamfall. drat, now I need to decide if I want to play Dreamfall again before I get into this, the story recap menu item is grayed out at the moment and I don't remember much. I don't know if they mentioned it officially, but the game does support a controller. I've got my 360 controller plugged in and it works fine. The keyboard and mouse controls are solid so far though, I'll probably stick with those. The point and click interaction I've seen is pretty light, and it looks like they streamlined it a lot from the pre-alpha footage they showed. You move the mouse to look around and a selection icon will appear and snap into place on items you can interact with now. e: oh god there is so much dialogue 
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Oct 21, 2014 01:50
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RightClickSaveAs posted:Wow Zoe sounds way different than what I remember. Or maybe it's just been so long since I played Dreamfall. drat, now I need to decide if I want to play Dreamfall again before I get into this, the story recap menu item is grayed out at the moment and I don't remember much. I think I pretty much have to at this point. I did it for Tex Murphy and Tesla Effect and I think it helped, at least for getting me into the right mood. Hopefully it actually runs.
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Oct 21, 2014 01:59
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Kibayasu posted:I think I pretty much have to at this point. I did it for Tex Murphy and Tesla Effect and I think it helped, at least for getting me into the right mood. Hopefully it actually runs.
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Oct 21, 2014 02:02
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humblebundle.com is super slow and on OS X the Steam download looks broken, "no executable", yay.
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Oct 21, 2014 02:14
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RightClickSaveAs posted:Wow Zoe sounds way different than what I remember. Or maybe it's just been so long since I played Dreamfall. It's a different actress. The original person who played Zoe quit acting. Dreamfall was one of her last gigs.
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Oct 21, 2014 03:11
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MrMoo posted:humblebundle.com is super slow and on OS X the Steam download looks broken, "no executable", yay. From Ragnar's forum post about early access: Ragnar Tørnquist posted:Also, we don't have Mac or Linux versions ready — for the moment, this is Windows only. Sorry! I'm a Mac user myself, so I feel your pain. macnbc posted:Thing I'm bummed about is Tornquist said repeatedly (and the product listings on Steam and GOG also say) that the Journeys: Birth e-book would be out today before the game came out. I'm hopeful that it comes out before the official release. Please Ragnar... please? macnbc posted:It's a different actress. The original person who played Zoe quit acting. Dreamfall was one of her last gigs. That's a drat shame, Zoe's performance was a high performance of Dreamfall. How is the new actress?
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Oct 21, 2014 03:41
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choobs posted:That's a drat shame, Zoe's performance was a high performance of Dreamfall. How is the new actress?
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Oct 21, 2014 03:43
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Yeah, when I first heard the new voice, I was worried that it would be off-putting. But she sounds great. I'm loving the hell out of the music and interface so far.
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Oct 21, 2014 03:54
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RightClickSaveAs posted:She sounds great, just different. It seems like all the Longest Journey games have upheld some pretty high standards for voice acting. I like the new actress better. The previous actress was too stoic, never raising her voice at all, rarely effecting much emotion. I'm having fun with this so far, but Europolis runs a bit choppy for me. I have a Geforce GTX 660, I mean, I know it's not a top tier video card these days but I don't have any problems with any other games and it's not like this game is a AAA powerhouse title.
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Oct 21, 2014 04:39
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Did play for half an hour before heading to bed. Not too impressed by the voice acting currently.
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Oct 21, 2014 06:59
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Anyone know when the keys are supposed to go out for regular backers? Edit: Was able to redeem it on Steam using the Humble Key resender and it's on my game list but there is no install option on steam yet. AllisonByProxy fucked around with this message at 08:19 on Oct 21, 2014 |
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Oct 21, 2014 08:12
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AllisonByProxy posted:Was able to redeem it on Steam using the Humble Key resender and it's on my game list but there is no install option on steam yet. Edit: By activating the Steam key, have I screwed myself out of the DRM free version? I can't find the quote, but I remember RTG saying that you can only have one of the two... and (understandably or not) they have been quite vague about this thing lately. AbstractNapper fucked around with this message at 09:52 on Oct 21, 2014 |
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Oct 21, 2014 09:49
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How can I redeem the kickstarter thing? I filled out the backerkit, but it just says "you're done, share".
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