Time flies, eh? It appears like only a month in the past that Japanese media conglomerate Kadokawa introduced a successor to minimalist indie journey Yume Nikki, working in shut collaboration with Kikiyama, mysterious developer of the unique recreation, and it’s nearly right here already.
Oh. It was only a month in the past.
Sneaking up on us like a very unsettling reminiscence of a nightmare, Yume Nikki: Dream Diary is lower than a day from launch. Accompanying this information is a quite unsettling trailer, portray a considerably darker image of protagonist Madotsuki’s goals than something we noticed first time spherical.
This new trailer comes just a few days after the discharge of a short prologue teaser. While I’ll not spoil the specifics for anybody who hasn’t labored their manner via the unique (which is free on Steam), the teaser does strongly indicate that this new recreation is a direct sequel, versus some type of remake or reimagining.
The launch trailer feels considerably darker than the unique recreation. While deeply surreal and sometimes sinister in tone, the unique by no means felt violent. This new recreation has a way more overtly horrific really feel to it, with Madotsuki’s goals having shifted considerably from the summary and nonsensical (though these are nonetheless current and proper) to the grimly practical, stuffed with worn-down hallways and crumbling city environments. These unusual buildings are populated with a considerably extra menacing breed of creatures as effectively, a few of which look overtly hostile.
All in all, I don’t suppose the poor lady is doing too effectively.
Surprisingly, regardless of Kadokawa’s backing, the sport has a pointedly stiff look to it. This isn’t a AAA high-budget reimagining, however quite appears like a pure swap as much as the third dimension, direct from the chunky sprites of the unique. Not to say that there aren’t some hanging scenes within the trailer, however whether or not via intent or only a shortfall in price range, it seems to be authentically low-fi.
Yume Nikki: Dream Diary is out tomorrow morning, and will be purchased direct from Playism (who localized it and the unique freeware recreation), or Steam, though the previous will get you a Steam key anyway.
