i dont know how i caused it, but there was a weird softlock in the dart gun area where you couldnt leave through the exit (this was before i got the squirrel effect), it stopped happening after i reset the game.
here we have a classic short but very detailed art experience. this game is very good at being confusing, there is something about not knowing where you are, where you came from or where you are going, because all of the transitions work with seemingly random logic. that was fun.
okay so i really loved that, the fact that a player might assume theyd seen all of the content after going through the 3 worlds at the beginning and never see the second half of this game.
but then the dreamworld upgrades. the fact this game has a dramatic multi phase final boss where every orb collected along the journey was required to win the fight, there is something so hype about that.
i will complain however, getting through the bear creature area took me 10 + attempts, it really added up being woken up every time i failed it.
when i first saw these characters in screenshots i was honestly expecting a super serious story, the 3d is pretty cool, verticality in dream worlds is nice
if I had to describe this game's moods with one word, the word would be despairing, the constant reminders that the player is doomed, the extremely large open areas that you can easily get lost in,
This game also does not hold back with surrealness, constantly finding new ways to present a limited set of ideas in each world.
Really good usage of the yume nikki style, i was genuinely fooled into thinking this was a rpg maker 2003 game as opposed to mv at some parts of my playthrough.
Also the math theme really stuck with me, i'd love to see where it was going.
Episodic sequel to DREAMGAME, the game plays out like a surreal walking simulator 90% of it's runtime, its just the 1st game and I never ended up going further with it sadly.
. The "yandere" is GW from DREAMGAME.
. Many themes of an otherworldly tech company.
. Messy aesthetic clashing art.
I hope to someday return to this game and at least fix some of the dialog.
This is one of the most polished YN games I have ever played, im shocked that this isnt more popular, the animation is smooth, the game itself is full of novel ideas, even the menu has a new twist on it.
Yes that is intentional, however I realize now that it was a bad idea and im now going to make changes to the stun puzzle segment to make it more obvious that the player passes it by staying still for an extended period of time
