The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

A must purchase experience that invokes a feeling of true beauty, reflection and freedom. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter needs to be experienced to truly understand as both a game and self-reflective journey of beauty and...

There's more to The Vanishing of Ethan Carter that I've omitted for fear of spoiling the game's best surprises, but I will say that each of these moments is inextricably tied to the method this story is being told in — that is, as a video game.

Playing The Vanishing of Ethan Carter feels like that moment in your young years when you're crossing the street for the first time by yourself, without your mother there to hold your hand. And if you jumped into the game without checking out any...

Do you want a game that holds your hand, walks you through tutorials, and explains where you should head next? If so, Ethan Carter is not the game for you. If you want something that consistently amazes you, shocks you, delights you, and scares you at...

Great: Impressive efforts with a few noticeable problems holding it back. Won't astound everyone, but is worth your time and cash....

The upside of this is Ethan Carter's world is not simply window dressing. The landscape serves a purpose at every point. Each definitive area either functions to forward the main story or give greater context to Red Creek Valley and its inhabitants. The...

But these issues are small hiccups in an otherwise phenomenal adventure. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a stirring tale that walks a fine line between the human and the supernatural. As the layers begin to peel back, what you'll find is a story told with a level of cleverness and elegance rarely seen in games.

A richly atmospheric, story-led adventure which makes up for in chills what it lacks in challenge. The puzzles could be tougher and more varied, and at times all the wandering drags, but it's a superb-looking, forward-thinking mystery game that creeps yo...