Dreamed Away

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Glad I kickstarted it.

A good spooky & mysterious RPGmaker game as any, if a little challenging with the combat.

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https://legeekparesseux.fr/test-gaming/dreamed-away Pour ma part, j’ai eu un gros coup de cœur pour Dreamed Away dès la démo. J’attendais la sortie du jeu avec une impatience folle et, pourtant, je ne suis pas forcément fan des jeux en pixel art. Mais là, waouh, j’en ai pris plein les yeux. Le jeu est visuellement superbe, la bande-son, douce et mélancolique, nous emporte complètement et participe à l’immersion dans cet univers à la fois onirique et parfois inquiétant. Et que dire du scénario… au départ, je m’attendais à une histoire enfantine et légère, mais ce n’est absolument pas le cas. L’intrigue est riche et émouvante, avec des moments qui m’ont vraiment prise aux tripes. J’ai dû ravaler ma salive plus d’une fois face aux révélations et aux émotions que le jeu fait passer. Chaque personnage a sa place et son histoire, et même ceux que l’on pourrait croire secondaires apportent une profondeur incroyable à l’aventure. Le système de combat est original. Il peut devenir répétitif sur la durée, mais on finit par s’y accrocher, surtout lorsqu’on parvient à réussir plusieurs combos d’un coup, ce qui procure une vraie satisfaction. Les combats sont simples à prendre en main, mais ils demandent un peu de timing et de précision, ce qui les rend intéressants. Le seul point vraiment frustrant pour moi concerne certaines énigmes, particulièrement celles qui demandent beaucoup de logique et de patience. Le niveau aquatique a été un véritable calvaire, au point que j’ai eu envie d’abandonner. J’ai passé de longues minutes dessus, mais lorsque j’ai enfin réussi, la satisfaction était immense et cela aurait été bien dommage de ne pas aller jusqu’au bout. Dreamed Away est une véritable pépite et quelle fierté de voir un jeu de cette qualité venir du sol français. Merci à Nicolas Petton pour ce petit bijou qui met également la Bretagne à l’honneur, avec des détails et des références qui font sourire et ajoutent du charme à l’aventure (et merci, pas de beurre doux dans le jeu). Bref, si vous aimez le pixel art, les histoires touchantes, les univers à explorer et les énigmes bien pensées, ce jeu est fait pour vous. Pour ma part, je retourne à mes cookies, le cœur encore tout chamboulé par cette aventure.

We (me and my best friend) first played Dreamed Away in the form of its Demo in 2023 when Steam recommended me as a big Undertale and Omori fan. In the spirit of those two games Dreamed Away is another pixel art indie game and after playing through the first two chapters so far, a master piece in the making. The story is intriguing yet simple enough: After an eventful night full of horsies, cookies and chaotic chess with your mother and little sister Louise you as playing as Théo begin what is supposed to be the next school day with the startling revelation that your sister disappeared. Having to brave through a creepy, dark place full of ghosts, eyeballs and scary, lonely girls that don’t know how to ask for companionship normally you start the long and complex journey to discover what’s happening and where Louise went. The game starts off a bit scary and eerie but it’s nothing one can't handle, and I say that as someone who is very easily scared. On top of that the humor and beautiful and idyllic environments and journey Dreamed Away follows up with, totally make up for reawakening every Omori player’s PTSD. The combat so far is not unlike other turn-based combat systems I’ve seen before, but definitely creatively designed and executed in different turns of either dodging your enemy’s patterned attacks or playing a bit of a rhythm game where the directional buttons have to be hit on time to defend and avoid being hit. With all the foes having their own patterns and quirks, the fights never feel repetitive at all and outside of every enemy attaching out of nowhere jump-scaring the living soul out of me, I found myself looking forward to every encounter. Back to the pixel art: This game is immensely beautiful. Every tree, rock, the characters, the environments, they’re all just pretty and I find myself stopping and looking around and taking screenshots very very often. The world is super interactive and rewards your curiosity and effort to explore it. Funny and witty dialogue boxes when checking different objects or hidden items that are rare and very helpful only found by you checking every nook and cranny. Puns, amazing writing and easter eggs are spread all over the world, just waiting for you to discover and enjoy them. Seriously, the writing is great. The dialogue never feels weird or like you are reading characters, it works very naturally and sounds like things people actually say in normal conversations. On top of that, all the characters are very interesting and leave you eager to talk to them to see, what more eerie or hilarious things they’ll say. The last thing for now is the music: This game’s music is super catchy and just as beautiful as the art. Not to spoiler too much but if the Hotel’s theme music won’t get stuck in your head, then I don’t know. After all what is your quirky Earthbound-inspired Indie RPG without its beautiful music, am I right? I recommend this game to everyone who loves them their turn-based, pixel, indie RPGs, fairy tales and story-based adventures, beautiful pixel art with a great retro feel and I can’t wait to finish Dreamed Away and its compelling story and do a fuller and more detailed review and have very high hopes for it!

Dreamed Away is exactly what I look for in an indie game: It has Straight-forward, but satisfying gameplay; An attractive, unique visual presentation; Great music; A captivating story with interesting characters that feels deeply personal and sincere; And a general impression that it was made by a small passionate team that poured their heart and souls into every aspect of it. The combat is somewhat reminiscent of Undertale, although different enough to be it's own thing. The art-style resembles the Mother series, but once again with it's own unique distinctions. The story is probably the strongest aspect of the game, so if you appreciate a story-driven RPG this is definitely worth picking up. I backed this game on Kickstarter and contributed to play-testing, and I can say for certain that the developer put his heart and soul into this game, and he truly deserves your support. I highly recommend Dreamed Away to anybody who is even slightly interested in playing it.

I was one of the Kickstarter Backers for this game and I had a good time with it! The ending was very intriguing! I enjoyed the vibe/lore of the world, the gameplay, and the horror elements (nothing crazy I would say, mostly just unsettling for those wondering!) The pacing could be a bit slow at times. There are also multiple endings, and I got ending 3 which was cool. The game didn't completely end up being mind-blowing experience for me, but overall I had fun time with it!

I like the atmosphere of the game. It is nice. I also love the pixel art of the game, it is charming. I kinda find the dialogue a bit slugish, but other then that it is a really fun game