Dreamin' Her - 僕は、彼女の夢を見る。-

It's rare to have a VN protag who likes a heroine from the start, especially if she rejects his confession, so that already makes this game stand out. But on top of that, it really resonates with the doomer in me. My life isn't actually all that bad, but when I see how much ♥♥♥♥ the protag has to go through, I can't help but go "yep, that's the world we live in, I'm just one of the luckier ones." And it's so sad to see so many EGS users relate to the protag's situation... I like the balance of depressing and happy moments in this game, which is skewed towards the former. It's a very solid nakige, and also my favorite short VN thus far—I generally avoid short VNs because it's hard for me to find them moving, and even this would've likely been a 9 or a 10 for me if it was at least twice as long. Having said that, I think nakige are meant to make you cry mostly at the end, when things get resolved in a cathartic way, but for me it was all about the dream scenes this time. The protag's relationship with the girl in his dreams (who seems to be the same person as the main heroine) is quite fascinating. It's the one place where he doesn't feel the need to hide his feelings for her (unlike reality, where everything is complicated), but the way she talks and reacts suggests that she might be more than a figment of his subconsciousness. These were my favorite parts of the game. And while it's not exactly the same, I can relate to having mental conversations with your crush that you never got together with, which is something I'm guilty of whenever I start thinking too much about that girl I liked in HS and what could've been (but realistically was probably never possible). Also, the main girl(s) smiles so much in this. It's a joy to watch, especially since the art style is so crisp and clean and the game is in 1080p. Mmmmm... With the exception of a couple minor details, I personally never managed to figure out the core story until all the reveals came, which is a plus as it kept things intriguing for the whole duration. YMMV, though. In retrospect, it shouldn't have been [i]too[/i] hard to deduce. The full version of the OP has 1m views on YT, on the dev's channel, [url=https://i.imgur.com/RzqV5uC.png]where other stuff has far less[/url]. And the lyrics... Oh boy. There's [i]so much[/i] to unpack here. When you know the context, it hits right in the feels. I highly recommend checking it out [i]after[/i] playing the game (you might get spoiled otherwise). [spoiler]Also, I didn't realize the connection with [i]Seven Days[/i] even though I've played that too, until I saw an EGS review that mentioned how the "blue disk" from 蒼のリング　開くドア in the lyrics is a reference to the blu-ray from which the protag of [i]Seven Days[/i] ended up summoning Chiyako, which is relevant because the girl in the dream says these dreams only began because of an (electromagnetic?) wave that just so happened to appear. I [i]was[/i] wondering why the story of [i]Dreamin' Her[/i] is shown to take place in 2017 (why put it so far back if the game came out in 2022?) and guess what, [i]Seven Days[/i] also came out in 2017. Mind=blown. Should we be treating this game as a spin-off of [i]Seven Days[/i] at this point?[/spoiler] I have to say, that episode with [spoiler]forging a number on the report card reminded me of [i]Better Call Saul[/i] :D Okay, he didn't end up using the printer at the convenience store because the type of paper was wrong, but it [i]was[/i] part of his original plan.[/spoiler] I also absolutely love the craziness of the whole situation [spoiler]and how the protag feels the need to do that just to hide having left school early one time. And how his mother obviously doubts him and calls the school and his teacher covers up for him without ever being asked to do so (unironically role model teacher), and then the mother genuinely feels bad about doubting her son so the protag confesses out of guilt and she completely flips out and instantly makes you regret choosing to be sincere... It's also nice and realistic how, in the end, the protag mentions how she never truly changes and still wants to be strict and possessive. She's only backed off because she saw what too much pressure did to her son, and would've only realized the error of her ways if he'd actually died.[/spoiler] There's not too much I can complain about here, other than the short length (it really feels like there's room to expand the story) and the lack of a BGM gallery. There's also a few minor but spoilery things below. [spoiler]Throughout the VN, we repeatedly see the protag asking himself why he wants to write, but we never get an answer to that... Is it an outlet for him in an otherwise stifling family environment? I can't be sure about this, so I do wish this was actually explained at some point.[/spoiler] [spoiler]The protag got violently bullied just about everywhere in the past for seemingly no reason whatsoever, to the point where it feels exaggerated even to someone as disillusioned with the world as me. Initially I thought that maybe Mirai stopped talking to him after that time he got badly beaten up at the end of primary school because the bully liked her and she rejected him so he took it out on the protag, and maybe Mirai felt responsible and thought it would be in his interest that she stay away from him, but that wasn't the case and the actual reason was less convincing imo (she "felt she had no right to be by his side if she can't protect him"). I think this is one of the ways they could've expanded the story—give a reason for all the violence the protag went through, so that it's more believable.[/spoiler] [spoiler]Also, what were they going to do if no miracle happened and the protag never got to see those dreams and remember everything? Was Mirai planning to keep a distance from him forever, neither telling him the truth directly nor giving any hints that might help him remember? Even though it seems pretty likely that he would've killed himself soon enough, since she was his only joy in life... Oh well, it's fiction, I guess :P To be fair, I guess she [i]did[/i] tell him that he sees someone else when looking at her, but for some reason he doesn't even try to think what she might've meant by that—and also what she said wasn't even true. Again, this could've maybe been fixed with a longer story that would either have Mirai actually do more to try to help, or it would be explained why she doesn't do anything despite being in love with him.[/spoiler]

晚安，纺凪

好玩

最初から最後まで変に風呂敷を広げず一つのお話として短くも綺麗にまとまった良ストーリーです。特にノベルゲー初心者にはかなりおすすめできます。 唯一の懸念点は序盤から主人公がかなりネガティブ思考で気になる人は気になると思います。それを念頭に置いた上でopまでは頑張ってほしいです。 opはめちゃめちゃ神曲です。ぜひクリア後にopのフルを歌詞に注目して聴いてみてください。それとopを担当した「Islet feat.倚水」は現在tayoriというアーティストとして活動しています、opが気に入った方はぜひ聴いてみてください。

晚安，纺凪。 早安，未来。

好玩

晚安。纺凪 早安，未来

a really nice short story, runs perfectly on steam deck

评分8/10，对母亲的感情描写和反应很真实，让我想起自己高中的时候和这几乎一样，但是作为短篇用了很多篇幅来描写与母亲之间的矛盾，使得未来的描写太少了，应该添加在与未来产生矛盾后没有一直不联系，让未来也参与到与母亲冲突的剧情里，让玩家对未来有更多的好感，不然会觉得未来真不如纺凪，而且纺凪剧情里也应该更多的拒绝男主，不能让男主对梦境有这么多的念想。最后的纺凪的告白和离别，然后和现实的未来好上，emmmmm，虽然好像没问题但是对纯爱战士来说好像怪怪的。总的来说对女主的描写和剧情高潮部分还差一点东西，但是与母亲之间的冲突很真实，值得一玩

年末年始の時間つぶしに何かないかなとSteamを眺めててヒロインがかわいかった＆セールだったので購入 ヒロインの見た目かわいいし、性格もかわいい。ストーリーも良かったので満足。 4時間半程度でクリアかな？少し短いと感じましたがそれはストーリーが面白かったから少し物足りなく感じたという事で。 ちょっと不思議な体験や謎を含む純愛物が好きで、ウルっと来たいならおススメです。