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| Arngrim 333th Post
 
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|  "Yume Nikki (Dream Diary), doujin game" , posted Mon 7 Apr 22:51:
I just wanted to call your attention regarding the interesting mind-fucking game titled Yume Nikki.
Some of you may know it already, as it has been looong since it was noticed by other members like Zepy and it also appeared in IC too, iirc.
However, the recent English patch allows this game to reach to a wider audience, despite of its indie nature. Actually, there is very little to translate in this game. However, it is much better for people without a proper japanese level to play it using its entirely unofficial English patched release.
For those who don't know about this game and its increasing popularity among niché gamers, it's a retro 2D exploration game in which a cute girl unable to escape from her room wanders her dreams to find an exit. This has been interpreted by the audience as the tragic efforts of the little girl to find answers in her cryptic dreams which stand for her own anxiety and instability, in a somewhat parallel setting to SH4: The Room. This game is HIGHLY random and chaotic, but unique and appealing at the same time, and it features a powerful ending to boot.
This is the video of the sub-quest that has boosted its popularity. Be sure to watch the whole thing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJHux3Hda2c
And this is the link to the English patched game for whoever is interested on it (remember that this freeware game is available at the creator's homepage):
http://rapidshare.com/files/104712976/yn0.10enginstaller.rar.html
Enhancing the myth surrounding this game, rumour has it that the author died two years ago, leaving the game unfinished at version 0.10, and that someone finished the demo and released it.
Pd: I absolutely love the Nasu minigame on her Famicom!! (despite of the fact that I still don't know if it has a deeper impact as a game element other than a crazy bonus thing...)
But I still want to quench your thirst.
Because I am the one that put you into the desert.
[this message was edited by Arngrim on Mon 7 Apr 23:16] |
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| Arngrim 336th Post
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|  "Re(4):Yume Nikki (Dream Diary), doujin game" , posted Sat 12 Apr 05:39:
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So she was traumatized in real life? I've managed to get quite far, but are the effects in her dreams related to what she does in real life, or what she always wanted to do?
This point is open to any kind of interpretation. In my humble opinion, I think that it's a mixture of both. That is to say: on the one hand, her repressed feelings bursting onto her subconscious, thus upbringing her feelings of anxiety to levels only achievable after having deeply explored her inner side, and on the other, the pressure accumulated by having commited a terrible mistake/done a horrible thing.
Furthermore, an interesting theory about her being a hikkikomori has recently arised and catched liked fire. This would also throw some light on the nature of certain symbols such as the massive quantity of eye-resembling beings suddenly flooding an inhabited area (and therefore making her uncorfotable in the middle of a crowd of people/monsters) or the presence of a demon travelling in the train (I know its farfetched, but you know the cliché on what can happen to a cute girl in the train).
As I said before, almost any interpretation is possible. The only stated facts are:
· her name is Madotsuki.
· she can't get out of her room in real life.
· she keeps track of her dreams in her diary (that is where you save your game, hence the game's title).
· the ending, where
Spoiler (Highlight to view) -
she commits suicide.
End of Spoiler
But I still want to quench your thirst.
Because I am the one that put you into the desert.
[this message was edited by Arngrim on Sat 12 Apr 06:38] |
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