Being a journey through one man's mind, the literary quality of "Dear Esther" may still stand high above most other games - which is kind of sad actually. As sublime and socially never intimidating as it is, I just have to appreciate it - especially when compared to juvenile Zeitgeist efforts like "Gone Home".
When it comes to this "Landmark Edition", I already played it in late 2016 when it was first released on consoles (the Xbox version) - after having played the original Source game on my 2010 MacBook. Now, I could play it in 4K, and, after switching my main monitor, in 5K even.
Graphically it still holds up - even when compared to "Firewatch", another favorite of mine (played the PS4 version excessively in early 2016), that does not technically benefit from higher resolutions. And even though I thought I knew "Dear Esther" in and out, it's just amazing how its tiny details and little discoveries can change my perception of the game after every playthrough. This time around I still "managed" to all in all miss ten voice over points and two commentaries (I already listened to them on Xbox): the commentary mode is really very good, especially the insights by the composer who seems to be so passionate about this tile.

Nominated for "The Steam Awards" 2024 ("sit back and relax" category)