Extremely interesting mode for Half-Life 2

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3rd February 2009

If you are looking for an ideal game to create modes, you are sure to appreciate Half-Life 2 as it is just the very game you need. Heavens know, how many users` projects were released for this game. Dear Esther is one of these “handcrafts”.
The action is set on the deserted island, where you meet a lonely man who can make neither head nor tail of his own memories of some catastrophe. Later he discovers a strange journal by a dying researcher.
Using Valve technologies, the developers tried to create a completely different gameplay. The main stress is placed on exploring the world around, attempts to understand the essence of the island, to find out reasons why you are here. In fact, it is non-linear quest with amusing music and excellent graphics.
This project is a development of the British University of Portsmouth. The experts want to find out whether using the existing open technologies it is possible to create a project with a different, revolutionary gameplay.