The Longest Journey / Dreamfall - Game Summaries

The Longest Journey (TLJ 1999)

Everything you need to know about the story of “The Longest Journey”. In the first video, you will learn about April Ryan, about Arcadia and Stark. You will also find out about the Balance between Order and Chaos – Science and Magic. The Longest Journey was released in 1999. It was written and directed by the Norwegian game designer and author Ragnar Tørnquist and developed by Funcom.

As of today, the game was followed by two sequels:
“Dreamfall: The Longest Journey” from 2006 and Dreamfall Chapters”, which was released in episodes between 2014 and 2017

Hard Facts

Name of the game	The Longest Journey
Common abbreviation	TLJ
Release	1999
Written by	Ragnar Tørnquist
Directed by	Ragnar Tørnquist
Studio	Funcom

Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (2006)

A summary and everything you need to know to understand the story of “Dreamfall: The Longest Journey”. In this video the story of Arcadia and Stark continues. The game “Dreamfall: The Longest Journey” continues 10 years after the awesome Balance-Restoring events of April Ryan. This time, our main protagonist is Zoë Castillo from Stark.

As of today, the game has one predecessor and a sequel:
Predecessor: “The Longest Journey” from 1999
Sequel: Dreamfall Chapters”, which was released in episodes between 2014 and 2017

Hard Facts

Name of the game	Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Original name (Norwegian)	Drømmefall: Den lengste reisen
Release	2006
Written by	Ragnar Tørnquist
Directed by	Ragnar Tørnquist
Studio	Funcom

Dreamfall Chapters (2004 - 2017)

The ultimate Game Summary for “Dreamfall Chapters.” Everything you need to know to understand the story is covered in this cinematic synopsis. The Game Summary covers all important Chapters i.e. “Books”.
In this video the story of Zoë Castillo continues. It took almost 10 years and a Kickstarter campaign for the final game to be released. If you haven’t played the first 2 games from 1999 and 2006, go watch my game summaries first.

Disclaimer about decisions in the game: 
In the game, you can make decisions, which alter the further outcome of the game. In my video, I don’t cover those “alternatives”. However, the decisions have NO IMPACT on the outcomes. They only influence the secondary characters and determine whether they die or live in the end or if they even show up at all (e.g. a mission with either Shitbot or Kidbot). The outcome of all protagonists is the exact same for all decisions you make. Thus, I tried to focus on the main epic story, which is the same for all decisions.

The game “Dreamfall Chapters” continues right after the second game “Dreamfall: The Longest Journey”, which left us with a massive cliff-hanger. As of today, the game is set as the final part of the trilogy. It has the two predecessors: “The Longest Journey” from 1999 and “Dreamfall: The Longest Journey”, from 2006.

Hard Facts

Name of the game	Dreamfall Chapters
Original name (Norwegian)	Drømmefall Kapitler
Release	in Episodes i.e. “Books” between 2014 and 2017
Written by	Ragnar Tørnquist and Dag Scheve
Directed by	Ragnar Tørnquist
Studio	Red Thread Games and Blink Studios