Gone Home: Console Edition

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  • Summary: The eldest daughter of the Greenbriar family returns after a year abroad. She expects her parents and sister to greet her. Instead she finds only a deserted house, filled with secrets. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Find out for yourself in Gone Home, a first-person gameThe eldest daughter of the Greenbriar family returns after a year abroad. She expects her parents and sister to greet her. Instead she finds only a deserted house, filled with secrets. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Find out for yourself in Gone Home, a first-person game entirely about exploration, mystery and discovery. The house is yours to explore as you see fit. Open any drawer or door to investigate what's inside. Piece together the mysteries from notes and clues woven into the house itself. Discover the story of a year in the life of the Greenbriar family. Dig deeper. Go home again.… Expand

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Gaming Age
    Feb 26, 2016
    100
    That's how it usually is with the very best works of art, of course: they take the mundane and ordinary, and make them seem deep and meaningful. It's something Gone Home excels at, and it's what makes it worth picking up now that it's finally arrived on consoles.
  2. God is a Geek
    Jan 19, 2016
    100
    One of the best games of 2013 is finally out on consoles. If you haven’t done so already, you owe it to yourself to experience a beautiful story and some very clever, but understated, game design.
  3. 4Players.de
    Feb 24, 2016
    91
    Not much has changed in the console versions of this extraordinary storytelling experience: The added audio commentary is nice while the visuals are a little more defined.
  4. Slant Magazine
    Jan 20, 2016
    90
    It's one of the finest, most relatable examples of the instant, incredible empathy that video games are capable of inspiring.
  5. Everyeye.it
    Feb 17, 2016
    90
    Devil is in the details, and Gone Home is filled with very well-crafted tiny nuances. As far as "walking simulators" go, this is the one you shouldn't miss.
  6. Gameblog.fr
    Apr 21, 2016
    80
    Gone home is a beautiful story told with talent. The total immersion and storytelling brings a sense of renewal in the world of video games. Unfortunately, its lifespan is too short: two hours are enough to see the end. This console port is, by the way, excellent.
  7. GameSpew
    Apr 9, 2016
    60
    It’s a shame that Gone Home is a bit of a non-starter. It has a lot of potential; the game is genuinely captivating whilst you’re playing it – it’s just unfortunate that it leaves you so disappointed once you’ve reached its conclusion. The human story it tries to tell is relatable, but it’s a story that’s so ordinary it’s barely even worth telling. By all means, play Gone Home for the exploration; for the 90’s nostalgia and for its down-to-Earth quirks, but don’t go into it expecting anything mindblowing. Expect a grounded story about a typical family and you won’t be disappointed, but anything else will leave you feeling rather underwhelmed.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 129
  2. Mixed: 30 out of 129
  3. Negative: 64 out of 129
  1. ErikHellstrom
    Jan 12, 2016
    10
    Go in blind, play the game. You won't regret it.
    Should I tell you anymore? No.
    Should you play Gone Home? Yes. Does this review have to be    Go in blind, play the game. You won't regret it.
    Should I tell you anymore? No.
    Should you play Gone Home? Yes.
    Does this review have to be any longer? No.
    Should you play Gone Home? Yes.    … Expand
  2. ocelote
    Mar 15, 2017
    10
    This game was truly an amazing experience. One of the few games (the souls games come to mind) able to tell so much about their story simplyThis game was truly an amazing experience. One of the few games (the souls games come to mind) able to tell so much about their story simply through their environments.… Expand
  4. GabFireBR
    Jan 7, 2022
    8
    Volto a repetir como sempre que eu gosto muito desse gênero de jogos, onde simplesmente é você tentando descobrir o mistério por trás da suaVolto a repetir como sempre que eu gosto muito desse gênero de jogos, onde simplesmente é você tentando descobrir o mistério por trás da sua personagem e do universo alocado. Esse aqui possui uma história rica, que me surpreende com um final chocante e misterioso, ao qual me percebo nos dias após "platinar", pensando no que ocorreu com a protagonista. O grande defeito desse jogo, assim como de Everybody's Gone to the Raptute, é que falta puzzles sofisticadas, além de que poderia ter um cenário maior e mais ambicioso!… Expand
  5. PaleNielsen
    Jul 24, 2016
    5
    LOL i got this for free so i won't complain but i felt bad for the people who bought this at launch for 20$. Story is so simple. gameplay isLOL i got this for free so i won't complain but i felt bad for the people who bought this at launch for 20$. Story is so simple. gameplay is simple. I felt it was a demo really. they should just have made a horror game where Oscar is the ghost lol.… Expand
  6. Turbodowg
    Jun 30, 2016
    2
    The game pretends it's a horror game, until the dreadful realization that it's a cheesy bit of lesbian fiction so badly written you don't knowThe game pretends it's a horror game, until the dreadful realization that it's a cheesy bit of lesbian fiction so badly written you don't know if you should laugh or cry.

    The house is well designed with some nice graphics but the hour long game-play is ruined when it ends and all the horror elements were just a damp squib.

    I got it for free and kind of enjoyed the exploration for the hour or two it took to beat it, but when it ended I felt empty and let down. So glad I didn't pay full price for this utterly average game.    … Expand
  7. cdbarlow
    Mar 27, 2022
    0
    I created a Metacritic account just to warn others about this awful, awful game. The entire game consists of going from room to room, pointingI created a Metacritic account just to warn others about this awful, awful game. The entire game consists of going from room to room, pointing at everything everywhere until something glows, then zooming in on it and turning it around. Rinse and repeat for a measly 55 minutes. That's literally the entire game. Nothing ever happens except a woke teenage love story cliché that had me rolling my eyes. It's basically a "look meticulously through a storage room of just tons of old junk" simulator. Ultimately, you click on a random notebook and it fades to black with a short voiceover and the game is over before anything ever happened... yet IGN gave this a 9.5 probably because it's WOKE!… Expand
  8. VagrantPeters
    Jan 12, 2016
    0
    I can't stress this enough - if you have never played this game - DON'T. It is possibly the highest rated piece of garbage ever released.I can't stress this enough - if you have never played this game - DON'T. It is possibly the highest rated piece of garbage ever released. The professional critics are dead wrong - under two hours of 'game play' which would be forgiveable if it was awesome, it however is an uneventful shi+ show. Seriously, watch a play through on you tube if you don't believe me. I do this as a public service - this game is trash.… Expand

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