The full game is being billed as a "fantastic journey" [quite a lengthy one too -Ed] and a "thriller" by the Norwegian studio. "There are 13 chapters in total; with each character quite different in terms of their personalities, skills and story. We're trying to lead the players on a fantastic journey, both physical and spiritual, with laughs, action, challenge and variation. We want to deliver a different type of game. We reckon it'll take around an hour a chapter, so 12 to 15 hours of gameplay in total. If you like to explore, then maybe more," concludes Tharaldsen.

Although we'd have to wait for a proper hands-on session to really decide whether Dreamfall is the "great evolution" of the adventure gaming genre that Funcom is billing it as, it's certainly heartening to see someone trying to push the criminally ignored genre forward. The dialogue is sharp, the puzzles smart and satisfying and the visuals as lavish as you'd hope. And with multiple awards behind them already there's every chance the developers at Funcom might just come good on their promises.