The Long Journey Home (2017)
| The Long Journey Home | |
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| Developer(s) | Daedalic Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Daedalic Entertainment |
| Writer(s) | Richard Cobbett[1] |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
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| Genre(s) | adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| CPU | 3 GHz Dual Core CPU |
| Sound | DirectX 11 |
| Display | DirectX 11 |
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The Long Journey Home. The Long Journey Home combines an open world full of galaxies, planets and anomalies with quests and mechanics of a rogue-like RPG. One destination. Endless adventures.
- May 30, 2017 The Long Journey Home combines the endless freedom of space with a new open questing system that always leaves you in command. Deliver the stranded Glukkt to his homeworld as he asks, or to your new slaver friends? Attempt to make allies with everyone, or pin your hopes on the tougher races, and hope they never turn on you?
- About six hours might do the trick, but you’re likely to get distracted along the way. Part Star Trek Voyager and part The Odyssey, The Long Journey Home official site puts you in charge of a small crew who have been stranded far from Earth due to a tech malfunction, and must make their way home, making friends and enemies along the way. Though it’s clearly inspired by the likes of Star Control.
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- May 26, 2017 The Long Journey Home combines the endless freedom of space with a new open questing system that always leaves you in command. Deliver the stranded Glukkt to his homeworld as he asks, or to your.
The Long Journey Home is a space exploration video game by Daedalic Entertainment.
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Plot[edit]
A crew of four human characters are lost in space, far away from Earth. On their journey back home, they meet aliens, offering them quests.[1]
Features[edit]
The content uses procedural generation to offer a diversified and open ended experience.[2] Ship moves are realistic, as the player has to use gravitational slingshot to navigate.[1] There is a steep learning curve to be proficient to travel.[1][3]
Aliens encountered have their own culture, so the player has to make decisions, risking a cultural misunderstanding.[3]
Reception[edit]
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The reception to The Long Journey Home has been mixed. Its aggregate Metacritic score is 68/100.[4]Polygon, rating it 55%, explained that the game was 'extraordinarily difficult to navigate' and 'infuriating,' concluding that it had failed to live up to the promise of a 'truly narrative-driven roguelike.'[5]IGN, which gave the game a 6.4, complained of 'the weight of frustrating and tedious minigames' that were 'often unfair.'[6]Kotaku dismissed the game as built upon 'a poorly-implemented version' of Lunar Lander, 'an infuriating experience' and 'a poorly thought-out homage.'[7]
History[edit]
The studio, Daedalic, was better known for point and click adventure games, with a strong narrative.[2]
References[edit]
The Long Journey Home Wiki
- ^ abcdSmith, Adam (11 May 2017). 'The Long Journey Home is a wonderful space odyssey'. Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ abCampbell, Colin (15 May 2017). 'The Long Journey Home offers a rich vision of space exploration'. Polygon. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ abRicchiuto, Madeline (13 May 2017). 'Daedalic's The Long Journey Home Will Release On May 30th'. Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movie, TV News. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ ab'The Long Journey Home for PC Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^Caldwell-Gervais, Noah. 'The Long Journey Home review'. Polygon.
- ^Johnson, Leif. 'The Long Journey Home Review'. IGN.
- ^Gardner, Elliot. 'Why I Can't Stand the Long Journey Home..'Kotaku.
External links[edit]
- Official website
The Long Journey Home (2017)
There are a million worlds in the galaxy. Only one of them is Home.
It was supposed to be a short test run – a quick flight to Alpha Centauri and back. But when mankind’s first experimental jump drive goes wrong, you and your crew find yourselves trapped on the wrong side of the galaxy. Now, you are entirely on your own – and the only way back leads through the vast unknown of outer space.
On your strange journey, you will encounter unforeseen obstacles and unimaginable treasures. You will fail and you will pick yourselves up again. You will suffer painful losses and also make new friends – in a vibrant universe that changes its design with every new journey. Your most important goal: Bring your crew back home to their families and friends.
The Long Journey Home Review
The Long Journey Home combines an open world full of galaxies, planets and anomalies with quests and mechanics of a rogue-like RPG. You have to make decisions – and choose to live with the consequences.One destination. Endless adventures. Where will this journey take you?
Features
- Explore a living, procedurally generated universe and encounter diverse alien races.• Revisit galaxies in which you have already travelled and try to take different paths in a familiar environment.
- Form alliances with strange aliens, from the noble knights of the Wolphax to the unpredictable Ilitza.
- Raid alien tombs full of traps and treasure, compete in the galaxy’s greatest combat tournament and research strange artifacts.
- Assemble your own crew and use their individual skills, from archeology to technology or diplomacy.
- Conduct negotiations and make challenging decisions, which will change the universe forever.
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- Title: The Long Journey Home v.1.46 (2017)
- Release Date: 30 May, 2017
- Genre: Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
- Developer: Daedalic Studio West
- Compatibility: macOS 10.13 or later, 64-bit processor
- Language: Multilangual
- Includes: Pre-K'ed
- Size: 4.75 GB
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