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sam27368 wanted this to be posted:

I've been bumped back down to junior after a few years :-( but I think this warrants a new thread if someone else will be willing to do so -

Dear Esther - The first Portal 2 engine game gets release date Jan/Feb next year

Source - http://dear-esther.com/?p=389

 

[TyrantGuardian]

Daaaaamn, those are some atmospheric screenshots alright. Kind of reminds me of The Witcher 2. Will keep an eye on this.

 

[Desmond]

Last pic is gorgeous

 

[B_Rik_Schitthaus]

Even the HL2 OG version enthralled me, that VO and these visuals would rock my face off.

 

[randomwab]

Was wondering what happened to this. Can't wait.

 

[Corky]

Ooooh purty

 

[- J - D -]

No idea what it is, but it's beautiful.

 

[sixteen-bit]

seems promising

 

[Kiriku]

"Played" through the HL2 engine version. I really wanted to like it, and well... it looks nice... but it was mostly confusing and, to be honest, rather boring. A cool experiment though, but I wouldn't play it again... unless they've made some changes with this version? Or is it just the same thing with prettier graphics?

 

[angular graphics]

"Played" through the HL2 engine version. I really wanted to like it, and well... it looks nice... but it was mostly confusing and, to be honest, rather boring. A cool experiment though, but I wouldn't play it again... unless they've made some changes with this version? Or is it just the same thing with prettier graphics?

It's a bit expanded like there will be a few alternate pathways, but it's mostly just remastered graphics and sound.

 

[sam27368]

Many thanks OP! Game sounds and looks fantastic.

 

[Deleted member 80556]

Awesome! I played the original HL2 mod and it was very good, it reminded my of Alan Wake.

I will be eager to play this. Although my PC can't handle Portal 2's settings on max .

 

[Chuck Norris]

Maybe take it out of the quote tags so the images don't scale down?

 

[MRORANGE]

and people said the source engine was outdated....

pics are amazing, game has really got my attention now.

 

[Sibylus]

Looking to be my first purchase of 2012. Half for the game, half for that soundtrack :3

 

[sam27368]

The game was remade by this guy - http://www.littlelostpoly.co.uk/

 

[jediyoshi]

Older videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3bPjEbenew&hd=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR85LvKNLBU&hd=1

Timelapse level design

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI9cVDVGBL8

 

[sam27368]

Older videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3bPjEbenew&hd=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR85LvKNLBU&hd=1

Timelapse level design

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI9cVDVGBL8

Damn, was just gonna post that!

 

[speedpop]

Looks good. The muted uproar by the mod community about this going commercial was a little bemusing.

 

[sam27368]

Looks good. The muted uproar by the mod community about this going commercial was a little bemusing.

In that essence the mod community should be mad with Day of Defeat, Counter Strike and to the lesser extent Natural Selection.

 

[sam27368]

The company just updated their site as well www.thechineseroom.co.uk

 

[Kyaw]

Want!

 

[NinajHeartless]

Those pics are beautiful :O

Will keep an eye on this one!

 

[RedSwirl]

Technically the engine is still showing its age, but this (like most Source games honestly) is clearly a case of art over tech.

 

[Sibylus]

This Beta be good…

Music sample

 

[sam27368]

Please unquote the image it's impossible to see

 

[Tunesmith]

Please unquote the image it's impossible to see

click and hold on it?

 

[sam27368]

The bottom of the image was getting cut off, but now that you've posted below, it works.

 

[sam27368]

http://kotaku.com/dear-esther/

 

[sam27368]

Great interview with creative director http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/10/25/level-with-me-dan-pinchbeck/

 

[sam27368]

Sorry for multiple posts, but launch date was confirmed just now -
http://dear-esther.com/?p=445

Dear Esther launches 14th February 2012

We have an official launch date! Dear Esther will be available on Steam on Valentine’s Day next year:14th February 2012.

We are finishing off Steam integration and you can expect to see a page arrive on Steam in the very near future,including system specifications and a shiny new trailer. We can also confirm that Dear Esther will retail at $9.99.

In other news,we can also confirm we will be speaking at GDC2012′s Game Design track about Dear Esther,the approach to environmental build,audio,voice-overs and storytelling.

We’d also love all of you to head over to IndieDB and vote for us for Indie of the Year -- voting closes very,very soon!

 

[Kiriku]

I really hope they'll do a remake version of Korsakovia next.

 

[ROBOKITTYZILLA]

We have an official launch date! Dear Esther will be available on Steam on Valentine’s Day next year:14th February 2012.

We are finishing off Steam integration and you can expect to see a page arrive on Steam in the very near future,including system specifications and a shiny new trailer. We can also confirm that Dear Esther will retail at $9.99.

Great news and an excellent price. Day one!

 

[Lopson]

YES! I've been waiting for so long for this remake to come out! I'm raelly looking forward to this!

 

[sam27368]

I really hope they'll do a remake version of Korsakovia next.

That would be neat

 

[sam27368]

Game is featured as a big finalist for IGF

Excellence In Visual Art

Botanicula (Amanita Design)
Dear Esther (thechineseroom)
Lume (State Of Play Games)
Mirage (Mario von Rickenbach)
Wonderputt (Damp Gnat)

Honorable mentions: Beat Sneak Bandit (Simogo); Dustforce (Hitbox Team); Fader (Chris Makris); Proun (Joost van Dongen); Toren (Swordtales)

Technical Excellence

Antichamber (Demruth)
Fez (Polytron)
Prom Week (Expressive Intelligence Studio, UC Santa Cruz)
Realm of the Mad God (Wild Shadow Studios & Spry Fox)
Spelunky (Mossmouth)

Honorable mentions: Frozen Synapse (Mode 7 Games); Nitronic Rush (DigiPen Institute of Technology); Reflow (Xymatic); Super T.I.M.E Force (Capy); Tiny and Big - Grandpa's Leftovers (Black Pants)

Excellence In Design

Atom Zombie Smasher (Blendo Games)
English Country Tune (Stephen Lavelle)
Frozen Synapse (Mode 7 Games)
Gunpoint (Tom Francis, John Roberts and Fabian van Dommelen)
Spelunky (Mossmouth)

Honorable mentions: Faraway (Steph Thirion); FTL (Justin Ma & Matthew Davis); Johann Sebastian Joust (Die Gute Fabrik); SpaceChem (Zachtronics Industries); Where Is My Heart (Die Gute Fabrik)

Excellence In Audio

Botanicula (Amanita Design)
Dear Esther (thechineseroom)
Pugs Luv Beats (Lucky Frame)
To The Moon (Freebird Games)
Waking Mars (Tiger Style)

Honorable mentions: Beatbuddy (THREAKS); Beat Sneak Bandit (Simogo); Fez (Polytron); Proteus (Ed Key and David Kanaga); Where Is My Heart (Die Gute Fabrik)

Best Mobile Game

ASYNC Corp (Powerhead Games)
Beat Sneak Bandit (Simogo)
Faraway (Steph Thirion)
Ridiculous Fishing (Vlambeer)
Waking Mars (Tiger Style)

Honorable mentions: Fingle (Game Oven Studios); Hundreds (SemiSecret and aeiowu); iBlast Moki 2 (Godzilab); Temple Run (Imangi Studios); Tentacles (Press Play ApS)

Nuovo Award
[Designed 'to honor abstract, shortform, and unconventional game development'.]

At a Distance (Terry Cavanagh)
Dear Esther (thechineseroom)
Fingle (Game Oven Studios)
GIRP (Bennett Foddy)
Proteus (Ed Key and David Kanaga)
Johann Sebastian Joust (Die Gute Fabrik)
Storyteller (Daniel Benmergui)
Way (CoCo & Co.)

Honorable mentions: Deep Sea (WRAUGHK); Four Letter Word (Terry Cavanagh); GlitchHiker (Aardbever); Hundreds (SemiSecret and aeiowu); POP (Rob Lach)

Seumas McNally Grand Prize

Dear Esther (thechineseroom)
Fez (Polytron)
Frozen Synapse (Mode 7 Games)
Johann Sebastian Joust (Die Gute Fabrik)
Spelunky (Mossmouth)

and gets reviewed in EDGE next week http://www.edge-online.com/news/edge-237-february-2012

Along with The Last Of Us, previews include Ridge Racer Unbounded, Binary Domain and The Darkness II, while our reviews section features the likes of Soul Calibur V, Resident Evil Revelations and Dear Esther.

 

[SparkTR]

I hope this game is well received, those guys have a lot riding on the success of this title. I'll be doing my part.

 

[Xun]

Looks good!

But what advantages did the Portal 2 Source engine have?

 

[Darkkn]

Looks really interesting. Totally on my radar now.

I wish Valve games looked as good as this does. The environments look so much more natural and atmospheric than LFD2 enviros.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

DAMN

And only 10? Epic.

 

[SparkTR]

Looks good!

But what advantages did the Portal 2 Source engine have?

Read about it here.

 

[BeEatNU]

Will buy

 

[Fratkabula]

Decent art direction. Terrible graphics though.

 

[Berto]

Decent art direction. Terrible graphics though.

Right... Terrible... -.-

 

[Xun]

Read about it here.

Thanks dude!

Decent art direction. Terrible graphics though.

What a terrible looking game!

Spoiler

You crazy.

 

[stufte]

Decent art direction. Terrible graphics though.

How do you figure? Honestly. Do you have some examples you'd like to show in comparison that you feel display "Fantastic graphics"? My mind is boggling.

 

[Ferrio]

Those evironments look nice. But just knowing the map sized is very small (due to the engine), really puts a damper on it.

 

[Seraphinianus]

any gameplay?

 

[epmode]

any gameplay?

You can always try the old mod I guess.

 

[kai3345]

Any additions to the original mod aside from the graphical upgrade?