The Longest Journey
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| Developer: | Funcom |
| Publisher: | Empire Interactive Entertainment |
| Designers: | Didrik Tollefsen, Ragnar Tørnquist |
| Release date: | 1999 |
| Genre: | Adventure game |
| Game modes: | Single player |
| ESRB rating: | Mature |
| ELSPA rating: | +15 |
| Platform: | Windows |
| Media: | 4 or 2 CDs |
| Input: | Keyboard, Mouse |
The Longest Journey is a 1999 adventure game by Funcom. The game, blending themes of both science fiction and fantasy, follows the story of April Ryan, an art student who discovers her ability to travel between two parallel worlds : the technology driven Stark and the magical land of Arcadia.
The long and complex plot, a cast of memorable NPCs, simple yet effective interface and stunning graphics all got wide critical acclaim. Even with some reviewers pointing out the low difficulty level, slow pacing - the feeling overpowered by the huge amount of the in-game dialogue - and lack of real character development, it was one of the few almost unanimously praised adventure games in recent history (and one that attracted many mainstream gamers' attention as well).
The Longest Journey can be viewed upon as a borderline title in the history of genre it represents. It is, as of early 2005, the last adventure game with the story of truly epic proportions. On the other hand, it highly influenced its successors in terms of reducing the number and the difficulty of puzzles.
A sequel, Dreamfall is currently in development and is expected to be released in Spring 2006.
External links
- The Official Site
- The Divide - A fansite dedicated to the game
- MobyGames: The Longest Journey