The first trailer for Dear Esther (the re-release) has gone online and it’s rather exciting. The original game is a free mod for the Source engine, but the whole game has now been rather beautifully remade, additional scenes have been added and new dialogue inserted. Dear Esther treads a thin line between computer game and novel - it’s irrelevant as to which it really is - it is a wonderful story, and told quite brilliantly. I encourage everyone to give it a go.

EDIT: I’ve possibly not done enough to sell this. Dear Esther really is a work of art, the voice acting and writing are superb, and the whole tale is presented to you as you explore a mysterious island at your own speed. Exploration leads to further contemplation from the ever present narrator. This is a narrative told carefully and slowly, it requires you to think as much as it does to ‘play’. Whatever medium one decides it belongs to, it is magnificent.