This was very good. The only nitpick I have is it was a little loud but I do have my output set to the max, so that could just be my fault.
And I'm definitely not crying while writing this, no sir.
Time for my obligatory sudo-review for your game.
The amount of inspiration is obvious, but because you are trying to put your own personal spin on the Yume-Nikki formula, I'm giving it a pass.
The areas where varied and looked very nice, but not having an option to lower the sound effects is slightly annoying.
I will have to admit that I suck at playing these types of games, but what I did experience was nice.
Sorry about deleting my previous post but it was a bit redundant. I have tested the game again, and I have not found any problems on my end. As of right now I can think of two possible reasons why you are having problems, the first is that somehow you are not using the default controls. And the second is that your volume might be too low. For the first possibility, you'll need to hit F1 while running the game and reset the key bindings. The second possibility should be easy enough to fix.
EDIT: (edited the to my as to clear any confusion.)