GamingChartzFTW on 09 February 2009
Puffy 
Your friend want something 'related/similar-ish' to longest journey and dreamfall. He wants a deep progressive story like in hl2. Here is what you do. Recommend him the Wii/GameCube game REmake (the glorious Resident Evil remake from 2002).
It is prerendered and the Gfx are good enough for this generation! I have been playing videogames since the Atari 2600 and I have to say this. REmake is in my "21st century Top 5"! It's that good!
REmake has some serious Quality Gameplay! (also it's scary!)
If he can't get hold of the rerelease version on Wii, then tell him to pick up the almost identical GC version.
Powerful Narrative indeed!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident_Evil_(video_game)#GameCube_remake
