Dreamfall: The Longest Journey for Xbox Reviews by Gamers

I just finished this game and am about to run through it again; not for hidden items or unlocked content (though those would have been nice), but to understand this fantastic story better. That's what this game is, a book w/ some beautiful graphics...and doubtless meant for ppl who play a game for it's story rather than it's mechanics.

The gameplay itself is pretty mediocre. The camera is a bit of a pain sometimes, especially since there's no first person view which would be most useful during some sneaking parts, the inventory navigation and use is a bit confusing and doesn't come naturally, the Focus Field doesn't lock onto interactable items as easily as it should, character navigation is annoying when u get stuck when coming anywhere near close to any of the environment, and the combat sections move and handle just like old ppl...er, walk. All of these things are frustrating and would make this game suck were it not for the voice acting, beautiful graphics, story telling, and music.

The actors did a fantastic job, though there are a few scenes when the enchantment of the story breaks because a line seems to be misread. The dialogue is very good but not w/out a good number of cliche's and a few shameless ripoffs ( "May the balance be with u" ...seriously, that's a line from the game). The graphics are outstanding. Environments are beautiful and crisp and have have an odd way of being completely believable. The main characters are look pretty and clean, but the "background" and plot progressing NPC's look like they didn't get the memo to show up for their final rendering. Finally the music is excellent. Reminiscent of Star Wars, it fits every part of the story and if there's a soundtrack for the game I will buy it.

This game falls short in gameplay and mechanics, but dealing w/ those things is trivial when u watch this story unfold. If ur an action gamer and don't care about the storyline, this game is not for u. But, if u love a good book...