*Gnome Seal of Approval*
I've waited a long time for this game and I didn't touch it before all episodes were out. I avoided anything even resembling trailers and teasers. Even early screenshots. And you will find no spoilers in this review.

The previous game (Dreamfall: The Longest Journey) ended with sooooo many questions unanswered and loose threads and the fact that the gameplay was so poorly received, the chance of a sequel felt slim. Even though the writing was good (the writing have always been Funcom's strongest suits). But then the Kickstarter by Red Thread Games was launched and I jumped on it. And now, 10 years after the 2nd game, we finally get closure in the story of April Ryan, Zoë Castillo and Kian Alvane.

First the negative:
First off I was very disappointed that they didn't keep the same voice actor for Zoë. A shame really since the original voice actor had a certain charm I was quite fond of. That said, the new one does a great job. Zoë seems more mature with her voice and she brings new qualities to the character and she also seems like she's a stronger actor than the original Zoë actor.
Secondly, the character animation is not that great. It's not terrible, but not great. This, too, have always been a recurring flaw in Funcom games.
Thirdly, the puzzles does not impress me. They're not that bad, but more work could have been put into them to make them more interesting and innovative.
Lastly, the graphics. The game looks good for its budget and I'm not a GFX snob, but it seems to have some framerate drops in some areas you visit rather frequently.

The good thing is; these are all VERY minor complaints in a story driven adventure game.

Now the positive:
The best part of this game is obviously the story. I was very impressed with how well it ties in with the previous titles. Seeing how the 2nd game ended, this should be a given, but it still greatly exceeded my expectations. They even managed to throw in more references to the first game than I thought they would. But the best thing about the story is how well it is presented. The game keeps revealing more of the deep plot, but does so in an unpredictable manner that intrigues you and keeps you guessing right until the end.
The characters (both major and minor) are well thought out and show depth and personality. They interact with each other and the story in a way that can trigger a full range of emotions in you.
The humor in the game is also great, without outstaying its welcome. And injecting humor in a mature game like this is important because this game have some dark and disturbing moments. I mean really dark. Yet it never resorts to jump scares or gore. This is no kids game. Neither was the first two games, but this is even less so in my opinion.
Next up is the choice system. This was really well made and it really made me feel I had influence over how the story pans out and not just flowing along with it. I'm really looking forward to playing the game again with different choices.

It is obvious that a lot of love have been put into this game by Ragnar Tørnquist and his team. I was very impressed with this conclusion and I take my hat of for the creators. Well done! I'm glad I backed it and have my name in the credits. It was certainly worth the wait.

Too bad it's all over now. Unless... we get a 3x 3 hour movie trilogy based on the series some time in the future. No, on second thought, they wouldn't be able to do the series justice.

If you have played and enjoyed the previous titles, you will love this. If you haven't, do yourself a favor and go play those first.