Want to play Gone Home but don't want to deal with nonsense like "exploring" and "reading" and "emotional…
Gone Home sure does provoke some good criticism. This time, the critic in question is noted interactive fiction designer (and Versu co-creator) Emily Short, who has written a lengthy, thoughtful essay about how Gone Home overly relied on backstory—as opposed to active story—and as a result fell short of its potential. Read more
Gone Home, the Fullbright company's evocative house-exploration game, is being remade with an old-school JRPG look.…
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Gone Commentary: The lovely exploration game Gone Home will receive a free update on Steam that adds commentary from the developers, easter eggs and possibly some interviews according to Rock Paper, Shotgun. Read more
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Just in case Gone Home wasn't scary enough already: check out this disturbing rendition of the game's audiologs by Orthogonalus. Jeeze, I dunno that I could handle a whole game like this!
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Gone Home, the mysterious house-exploration game from the Fullbright Company, will be out on August 15 for PC, Mac and Linux. It'll cost $19.99. I've played the first act and really liked it; you can find more at the game's site. Read more
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