YUME NIKKI DREAM DIARY - Nitro Rad

Yume Nikki is finally back after 14 years of dead silence. A full blown re-imagining made in 3D from the ground up.
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[@SuperLordGaming]

At least we know Kikiyama is still alive.

[@badasstoad9419]

UnknownAnon Kikiyama needs to allow the Yume Nikki community to make Yume 2kki an official game. It deserves to be an official sequel.

[@jigsawchan5364]

@@badasstoad9419 Games like YN do not need sequels, I think. They can destroy the whole idea, spoil the unique experience the game gives. Just like this new 3d game... Even though it does look nice, there's something extremely important missing, which made the original so damn good.

[@badasstoad9419]

jigsaw chan I don’t know. Yume 2kki stayed very faithful to the original game though, I think it only improved Yume Nikki instead of spoiling the idea. And fans have always been wanting more from Kikiyama and for Yume Nikki to become more popular again. And only a sequel or a good remake could truly make that happen.

[@exetone]

I'm still skeptical that they didn't just use the property because kikiyama died before trade marking the game and lied about it

[@Andrei_Ulmeyda]

*Kikiyama gave his beta artwork to a group of indian unity developers and they literally said that he was part of the process which is false

[@clashmanthethird]

This game's presentation looks far too normal. The low budget look would've been a lot better if it looked more surreal and dreamlike.

[@kiyopawn]

Yeah, lowpoly like anodyne.

[@lorddunsparce9425]

@@kiyopawn ... it was made in rpg maker you dumbass

[@alanzapreservationtheythem2861]

@@lorddunsparce9425 th- they meant Dream Diary???

[@fizzie6902]

@@lorddunsparce9425 I think he means anodyne 2

[@KalinTheZola]

The commenter was saying they should have done something lowpoly for the game. Like Anodyne. Jesus people lol

[@Yuunarii]

I really had hoped they'd go for a full 3D rendition of the original game which you can fully explore, rather than the side scroller stuff. Like others already mentioned: as a stand-alone game it's fine. But as an official Yume Nikki game, it's rather disappointing.

[@9Tensai9]

Yuunarii Oh, Hi yuu. Fancy seeing you here.

[@midnightnhim5836]

Yuunarii I personally would have liked it if they went for a more colorful, Super Mario 64 kind of game instead of a more realistic, side scrolling game. Because looking at the general art style of the original Yume Nikki game, I think it's pretty obvious that they were going for a more cartoony, anime style. And considering that Yume Nikki is mostly about exploration, I think it could easily be turned into an amazing 3D Platformer with the right people behind it.

[@anon9579]

Midnight Nhim id play that

[@ootdega]

My 2 cents: PS1 3D graphics and sounds, open world, (good) tank controls, close following camera, simple animation. Think 3rd person LSD Dream Emulator with puzzles and gimmicks.

[@zmithyimafail8440]

i mean, is not to help mediocrity, but still remember that kikiyama is (probably) not a professional video game developer, he started as a normal guy who just randomly made an rpg maker game about a girl who we have to deduce her history.

[@hescreamhisownghost2068]

i'm juST KINDA GLAD TO KNOW KIKIYAMA ISN'T DEAD

[@Shift_Salt]

I'M JUst pretty happy to know people are still doing stuff with the game

[@onion_____]

Who's that

[@Shift_Salt]

@@onion_____ The creator of the game.

[@miles4939]

@lul lmao the person behind the handle

[@exetone]

@@miles4939 the man behind the slaughter

[@Mechobree]

Exactly how to explain it. _"It's not great, it's not bad but it's certainly not what anybody hoped for."_ I'm just glad that a lot of people are going critical on it, hopefully they will take it to heart and realize they didn't do so well. Edit: Seems like their 2.0 update _may_ be what we hoped for.

[@GregoryMom]

Artinaix They won’t. They definitely won’t..

[@Mechobree]

Welp.. Oh well. Always good to at least be a little hopefull though

[@DocTime56]

TIBdOBiNSON MCgLOBiNSON well, on some part of the internet i once read "no toques lo icónico" it's not the game's itself fault, it is just not up to the game that started the modern indie era

[@Mechobree]

hey all guess what, they are actually adding in the exploration aspect. _they actually listened_

[@Mechobree]

yes, it's getting an update. See it's 2.0 update trailer. Of course, it's still *very* possible for them to mess it up again, so take it as a grain of salt. But at least they still somewhat listened to us.

[@vriska8924]

It feels more like a sparknotes version of the original game.

[@Gorkzilla1]

YN-DD- is a game *about* Yume Nikki, rather than a proper Yume Nikki game. It doesn't encapsulate the freeform exploration and atmosphere of the original, instead crafting a linear experience that takes you through several setpieces that invoke the spirit of the original. I honestly didn't mind the new mechanics, and some parts really drew me in ala the original (Pink Sea, the Sky Garden) but it doesn't come close to the immersiveness of the original. I still had enough fun to 100% it though, the diary is really nice.

[@MACZ2021]

Poor Uboa, reduced to a simple jump scare. That's what I was most looking forward to in this, considering he's the reason I ended up checking out the original game 8-10 years ago, and I suppose it's cool he made it into the new game, but it shouldn't have been like this, he deserved so much better treatment than a jump scare :( No clue when I'll be able to actually get this, so I'm glad I watched this first. Now I don't have to get my hopes up and come out utterly disappointed so thanks for getting this video out pretty quick.

[@TindraSan]

the uboa scene was extended in an update

[@whawhawhawhaaaa]

What? His entire existence was a jumpscare in the original game.

[@Mike14264]

@@whawhawhawhaaaa uh... not really...

[@Cooe.]

@@Mike14264 Yes really.

[@Tokuto-kun]

The jumpscare wasn't even that scary imo. It was so quick that my fight or flight response didn't even have time to activate.

[@thekingslayer1831]

So did this game come out in Japan as Dream Diary: Dream Diary?

[@sebakisniesebakisnie6109]

The Kingslayer *dream diary: yume nikki

[@mysryuza]

Even if they did that romaji katakana, yes

[@vard1865]

@@sebakisniesebakisnie6109 so they pulled an Resident Evil 7?

[@NeoBlueCD]

You cranked this out INSANELY fast and it's still such a high quality video. That is some dedication, my friend.

[@NitroRad]

yeah I was up until 5am last night editing it, haha whoops

[@janogabor7697]

I mean it was 4 hours I'm sure if it was as cryptic as the original it would have taken a month.

[@innoc4063]

I'm going to guess that he started writing this script as soon as the game was officially announced.

[@jameslawrenson1208]

Both quality and quantity.

[@QuotePilgrim]

Kadokawa isn't a "throwaway studio". It's literally the company which owns RPG Maker; or, to be more specific, the one which owns the company that developed RPG Maker 2003 (Although Kadokawa itself is listed as the developer for all the RPG Maker versions available on Steam). Honestly I think there was no choice of developer for a new Yume Nikki game more appropriate than Kadokawa. It all went full circle, if you think about it.

[@funkwolf1]

At one point they might not have been a throwaway studio, but RPG maker 2003 was fifteen years ago. That's long enough for the team to exchange members or change entirely. Atari is proof of how easy it is for a name to be worn like the skin mask from texas chainsaw massacre.

[@QuotePilgrim]

RPG Maker MV, also made/published by Kadokawa, was released less than two years ago. As I said, Kadokawa is listed as the developer for all RPG Maker versions available on Steam - although the actual developers are subsidiaries of Kadokawa (at least for the older versions, I couldn't find info on who actually developed the newer ones). Also, Yoji Ojima, who developed RPG Maker 2000 and 2003, is listed as one of the developers for MV, which might be a sign that the team of developers hasn't changed all that much. Anyway, none of this matters, my point is, Kadokawa onws RPG Maker, and I think having the company that owns the tool used to create the original game make the new one was a nice way to bookend Yume Nikki, and that may well have been the reason why Playism has chosen them, which goes against Nitro Rad's argument that they don't care about the game.

[@voidofspaceandtime4684]

Nah, this is the same as what happened to Atari. This argument is also like saying that Polaroid today still is the same brand as yesteryear and not owned by a company that uses it just for it's brand as an excuse to pump out cheap plastic garbage. That's what Kodokawa is now. Owning the license/brand =/= being the same company, not by a long shot. "worn like the skin mask from texas chainsaw massacre." is right.

[@QuotePilgrim]

Void of Space and Time The company may not be the same as it was before, but here's the thing, the latest RPG Maker, from just 2~3 years ago, was developed by the same guy who developed the RPG Maker that was used to make the original Yume Nikki, so it's safe to say at least some of the people who worked at the company back then are working at it today.

[@Neogeddon]

Yeah, I dunno. The big reason why the original works so well for me personally is the art direction and the use of spritework. It's hard to get a grasp on just WHAT exactly you're looking at sometimes, which is a lot like dreams themselves. Seeing this footage, none of the areas feel particularly dream-like except maybe the Pink Sea. I think that you COULD achieve the same level of surrealism in 3D, but not on this kind of budget, and with a much more talented team of developers.

[@MelodyRose96]

You definitely can achieve surrealism in 3d, just look at LSD Dream Emulator. That probably had around the same or less budget than this, and yet the game, despite it's flaws, is a cult classic. I definitely think it's more of a problem about the developers than the budget. How many times have we seen 1 man indie projects with 0 to little budget turn out well, even the ones shown on this channel alone? I think the developers of this game were just lazy and didn't put any sort of passion or care into this game that they should have. Yeah, they're making patches that fix the problems, but they shouldn't have had to do that if they made the game actually good in the first place.

[@kaleeshsynth9994]

Well I do have a lot of dreams that resemble real life, but I still have those crazy surreal dreams.

[@lrgogo1517]

I feel like the appearance might be improved if they threw out the "realistic" shading effects, like everywhere looks unusually dingy and I couldn't make out characters whenever it was even remotely dark.

[@Em0lga]

I get the feeling that they went like, "let's make the same game but MODERN and with REALISTIC GRAPHICS" without even thinking what made the original such a weird and enjoyable experience in the first place (exploration, interesting surroundings as good examples). I think it was a HUGE mistake to erase that surreal dream vibe by the sake of making things more 'realistic'.That was what made the og so distinct and an overall great experience after all! And Dream Diary ends up looking more like a generic Unity game. How would the original concept (a surrealist trip into some probably disturbed and complex girl's dreams) could possibly adapt to modern graphics? I don't even think the devs ever thought about that beforehand. And it shows.

[@mariobermudez1228]

Yume Nikki deserved something with a higher budget, but in the very least the original will always great (and free)

[@Orangestar1]

"You know what these are, I don't have to spell it out for you." Me: Ah, they look like traditional Japanese renditions of spirits, big white balloons with trails behind them. "...Fertility..." Me: Oh, or that. I knew that! I knew that... Totally knew that.

[@Mike14264]

Ok, that was a good joke 😁

[@GardenArcade]

Oh hey that's my shirt. Aw fuckin nice dude! 😁

[@ganonvslink1000]

Good looks, Michael.

[@NintodoMan64]

SirPussyFart

[@ToastGhost26]

Pose for the fans!

[@ZebitasMartinex]

When i saw the mall section, i imagined a Silent Hill kind of vibe, and then wished they could have made something more Silent Hill-ish for Yume Nikki for a 3D transition, without the combat of course

[@megafrente001]

es zebitas! WOW

[@prettycool4546]

As a stand alone game, it's fine. But as the official Yume Nikki comeback we've all hoped would happen for years, this was extremely disappointing. Not bad, just disappointing.

[@viennasavage9110]

its not like the original creator even controlled the project or added anything new this is just a remake, nothing more everything extra was just put in by the company to money grab

[@Notorious_Incognito]

"It's better than nothing" *Gets Mighty No.9 Vietnam flashbacks*

[@denisonfagundes8200]

Goes to tell you that "better than nothing" is not always true

[@suemiller8386]

Goes to stop dennis

[@aidanpalmer4720]

I read this the second he said it on the video. Also agreed.

[@davebob4973]

@@denisonfagundes8200 more cake is still more cake even if one cake isnt as good as the other

[@madgadgetss]

the fact that it's so linear really takes away that weird feeling you get when you play the original, it was so beautifully _l o s t_ and _s t r i p p e d o f a l l m e a n i n g!_ Dream Diary feels like a spooky platformer that distracts you from the _l o s t_ feeling with thinking on how to progress. in yume nikki there is no real progress! you gotta _f e e l_ the game! the only area that kinda felt close to the original was that giant snow forest maze i got stuck in. but yeah i was totally one of those release-date-buyers too and i DID enjoy it, it just could've really been alot more! (also that bed area with monoko is i THINK a deleted/unused area from the original!) i really hope they didn't just hold a gun to kikiyama's head and said "this is okay, riiiight? :)"

[@maddenedjester3182]

I really do think that Kikiyama was behind this. Or at least, I hope so.

[@madgadgetss]

@@maddenedjester3182 that reminds me of something i read somewhere, what if kikiyama's lack of interaction is because they don't really care about their old silly project from 2 decades ago anymore? maybe they were like "wtf why's the internet still obsessed with this old sh!t i made??" and just didn't think twice about handing it to that company to make another game based on it? that would be sad to know that yn wouldn't mean anything to them anymore but that's just the smallest theory

[@maddenedjester3182]

@@madgadgetss That could be true. As an artist myself, I know that old work isn't exactly viewed kindly. Maybe he just doesn't care anymore.

[@Em0lga]

Despite adding it twice in the title, it looks like they forgot what dreams are all about.

[@madgadgetss]

@@Em0lga oh sdhjsdh true

[@kipper1346]

Its weird to think that Yume Nikki came out when I was just a lil baby, but now its one of my favorite games that I relate to on a deep, personal level.

[@worm6820]

im holding out faith that one day, there will be a more accurate, but still plenty creative 3d rendition of yume nikki, or a game just as cool.

[@soapyrainmaker5367]

omori

[@akiradkcn]

@@soapyrainmaker5367 bruh

[@worm6820]

That games cool but I'm not into the more direct story, I like the exploration and adventure of yume nikki, omori still cool though.

[@ladylunaginaofgames40]

They updated the game at some point to add some areas and features that were missing from the original game (mainly the sewers and the snowy woods). You even get the snowgear affect that you can combo with the umbrella to freeze stuff which is neat

[@akiradkcn]

Thats pretty cool

[@astrolink2000]

The low budget thing is funny when you consider the no budget the original had

[@Beatofblues]

Just a bit of clarification on the Kadokawa part. They didn't just start making films and game recently, they were one of the first to a thing called "media mix" in Japanese, basically making an IP that can crossover between several forms of media like novels, films, mangas, animes, games etc etc. This probably started around 20 years ago. They are also the creators of RPG Maker itself (Enterbrain is one of Kadokawa's brand name), and the company who used to make them (ASCII CORPORATION) are currently part of Kadokawa.

[@sonyafirefly3879]

I don't think there's any way to properly make Yume Nikki in 3D. The pixel art really adds to the imagination aspect, making it more relatable to your own dreams.

[@SSBBPOKEFAN]

I love how you say people have complained that the title is "just the same thing said twice" when Master Roshi of Dragonball is in the same boat and NO ONE questions him. PS: I'm not a DB/DBZ fan, I just know of small facts like that from being on the internet for most of my leisure time.

[@wind3572]

You should definitely play more Yume Nikki Fangames and make more videos on them. I love those videos.

[@salokin3087]

Great work, your original nikki videos got me into channel, so it all comes full circle!

[@aves8964]

I hope you're not implying this is the last video you'll watch.

[@ZykovEddy]

Hey, thanks for featuring a clip of my 3D Yume Nikki fangame at 0:34 :D

[@kentfartman6611]

Jordan underneath is not gonna do a video on the yume Nikki remake so glad your talking about it.

[@AngraMainiiu]

lol All he does is weird shorts now. It's a shame, seeing as how there are still plenty of dark games he can cover...

[@mouadaljabri8371]

Angra Mainyu Why did he stop making game reviews? :[

[@Remia497]

Spyro The Dragon he said that it was his passion and he really love doing shorts and that kind of stuff. But yeah, I miss his old videos.

[@palerider9952]

The real shame is no one gives his new material a try because they miss his reviews, and feel the need to complain about it and compare the two. The creepy shorts are very atmospheric and well put together, and he obviously has a passion for it, as it shows. I’d say a lot of them would even make interesting concepts for a horror RPG setting. Tldr; Try new things for a change instead of whining.

[@Remia497]

Mae-Neau I gave them a try and they are pretty hit and miss for me (But I love most of them) If he is happy making them good for him, but when you change your content this happend. I suscribed because I liked his reviews and I miss them, that doesn't mean that I hate his new content or that I'm not open to new things. I will really love to hear what he has to say about this new YM because it was his favourite game. You like his new videos, nobody has to like them too. But is his channel and he can upload what he wants.

[@SwitchyWitch_]

I was really dissapointed by this. It just felt like it was made in 3 weeks (except for the graphics) and wasn't much like the original at all. Though it was nice seeing characters and places from Yume nikki in 3D.

[@kewlbot]

if it was just a 3d remake of yume nikki with some extra world's to explore I think fans would've enjoyed that way more. hell I know would've

[@nightlypiano4116]

I see this as a re-imagining of yune nikki, not a remake

[@pewdiepielover02]

Coming back to this video after two years and looking at the game, they actually made the changes that Yume Nikki fans wanted, they even added in the missing areas.

[@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective]

That's a nice addition.

[@timroehm1728]

Is that on the Switch version by any chance?

[@Masterge77]

While it's nice to see something like Yume Nikki get a new installment, I feel nothing can beat the original or truly replace it. I mean, yeah this is not exactly what people were expecting, but I can appreciate that something different was done with the property, even if it wasn't the best thing to come out of it.

[@Volkeify]

*It's better then nothing* -Keiji Inafune PTSD Flashbacks-

[@splat-tastic]

I honestly don't think this reboot deserves the hate it gets. With Yume Nikki being such a surreal game, I feel it makes sense that it could be adopted into different styles or types of game. The art and models are actually incredible, though I agree its disappointing that the camera is so pulled back. The soundtrack however is phenomenal, with the almost lofi vibe making sense as people do sleep to those kinds of music, and it makes sense for there to be an airy kind of music. There are still pretty cool events or areas that some might not know about, and theres still some theories you can make with what's given. Is it the best kind of reboot? I suppose not, it's clearly not the best, but I think it's still really good and undeserving of the level of pounding it gets

[@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective]

Bless you bud, well according to an interview with the main developer on Dream Diaries Ichinose, the point wasn't to "remake" Yume Nikki, supposedly it was to create a version of the game anyone could dive into and while still experiencing the sensation of being in a dream.

[@thespahthatspies5849]

"Yume Nikki is finally *bad* after 14 years of dead silence"

[@jettwolfe3090]

You make such fantastic content. You’ve got to be my favorite channel on KZbin. Thank you for doing what you do. It truly never goes unnoticed, I assure you.

[@Technonova323]

I swear, I felt like I had to brighten up my screen like 10 times while watching this.

[@downforwardjab5503]

"It's better than nothing!" - Keiji Inafune - Nitro Rad - Michael Scott

[@TheMorrochben]

I get the feeling that this game isn't really Yume Nikki. . . Yume Nikki was all about the exploration, the openness, the lack of direction the pure trippiness of some areas . . . this looks like a mostly linear cashgrab. . .

[@ameintherain4965]

UGH. I love this channel, so underrated for such great content.

[@Violathewitch]

My impression on the "baloon-like things" at poniko's house was more of a bunch of spirits, since japanese spirits look like that.

[@userwashere]

It's a good thing to still awake in the middle of night to watch one of your favorite youtuber hehe =3

[@DeathNote]

the docks area made me feel like I was playing Abe's Oddysee. Straight up.

[@salty_lake]

Your Yume Nikki video doesn't suck! I rewatch it all the time

[@hollyh8873]

Your videos have so much charm! This video even made me subscribe to you! Great work!

[@OnePunchMac]

Personally, yume Nikki is what got me deep into your channel and I’ve been having a nice time so far, the way you interpret these odd, beautiful games makes for a satisfying video. Thank you nitro for coming into my recommended and showing me your great channel :).

[@GretgorPooper]

Great review, James. You touched on every single one of my gripes with this game, while still managing to give credit where credit is due.

[@HighLordOfHouseIX]

Literally bounced out of a class to watch, been so hyped for this! keep up the great work nitro, lotsa love

[@NitroRad]

dont skip school to watch my garbage videos dude, your education is more important than hearing me talk about a frickken video game

[@HighLordOfHouseIX]

to be fair its a study hall, so i dont have much else to do lol.

[@pixlpuk3]

Nitro Rad *Frickin Remember it sounds like chicken but spelled with in not en

[@henryentertainmentsystem9923]

It would've been so cool if we got a more faithful remake made by Grezzo, that would've been incredible.

[@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective]

^ This is legit one of the best takes I've ever heard.

[@chrisossu2070]

While I do think the game is a bit too pricey for what it's offering, upon reflection, I would only consider the game disappointing in regards to it not matching the non-existent game that the hype machine conjured up. I would probably call the game on its own terms more like a supplement to the original in a way similar to how a movie adaptation represents a much more in-depth book. I don't think the aim was to ever completely replace the original. In fact, it feels almost like a fangame that happened to get the backing of a major publisher.

[@FloppyDisk893]

None of the effects change the character model, Lazyness.

[@vechi6632]

Animating a walkcycle, as well as an activation/deactivation animation takes more time to make than pasting a lantern onto a girl's face.

[@BuddypalVideoCorner]

Vechi Fuck it because it takes more effort than before, right?

[@crawlingcastle4844]

Vechi if you won't put in the work to do it right why do it at all? Nobody asked for this game in the first place so it doesn't benefit us if it's not going to go all in.

[@IEatSignificantAmountsOfAss]

2.0 Update, you can be a snowman.

[@RF-Ataraxia]

Vechi Don't justify it. You know it is laziness.

[@sauerkrautwithnoonions]

Like many others on uboachan I had shat the bricks and had the most mixed opinions ever. I was excited and terrified and overall...I'm disappointed. I know its a reimagining but it could've been so much more and even taking off my elitist perspective it just....it felt off

[@suifufunun]

Marcus James hi, i like that profile picture of yours a lot, do you happen to have a link to the image?

[@sauerkrautwithnoonions]

Outof sight forgot who made it but it's on tumblr

[@404Ari]

Found it vgyume.tumblr.com/post/168760321720/

[@superiormansex2011]

Thank you for the in depth review and analysis, I was really looking forward to this after I heard of the game's release!

[@anedaliphe1565]

I was REALLY hoping you'd do a review of the game...! I'm so happy now.

[@PrinceSoph]

With what Kadokawa does and the clear plans to milk RPGMaker games... I would have done Mad Father instead. It would have given a more direct premise and an actual adventure game to work with and gain experience than the more surreal games. I would have the crap out of that.

[@PrinceSoph]

8Kazuja8 there is this game, The Path. It has a lot of the style of Yume Nikki, in a sense. Full 3D. Some blame it of being a walking simulator. I do think a remake in that style would have been fascinating to see, even when most people would have hated it. I do agree tho. Most of the more adventure type games would have fir better. I said Mad Father because it does have a VN type of vibe. And it is what Kadokawa does mostly. So trying to do a game with aspects of what they are used to would have made for a less... failed experiment feel.

[@beigecharley7080]

I honestly thought Dream Diary was just a fan game when i first heard of it. I never knew it was an official release of the game until i saw this.

[@obito101man5]

thank you so much for this. i cant run this on my laptop so its nice to see a good review

[@RollyPollyPal]

It’s a nice game, but I still consider Yume 2kki to be the “true” sequel in my book.

[@fixation9281]

Keep up the awesome work, Nitro Rad!

[@n3k0f0x3]

Loved the stream dude!

[@freyathedragon899]

My dreams come true every time a Yume Nikki video is uploaded on Nitro’s channel

[@yujiniki]

HOW DO YOUR VIDEOS COME OUT SO FAST YET THEY'RE SO WELL PRODUCED

[@gamzeemakara7708]

Love your vids dude. Keep it up

[@RandoomDude]

I'm glad at least one person ending up covering this, it's the kind of thing the want get talked a lot I feel, so I appreciate the video.

[@jokeband8819]

Kodokawa made a lot of....bad shit happen. Like ruining Yuji Naka's Rodea the Sky Soldier for wii U, soooooo....yea I was expecting sum bad stuff.

[@shupasopni]

Oh they were behind that? Wow gdi

[@lugbzurg8987]

Don't forget the countless Kemono Friends controversies that are STILL ongoing and counting to this day.

[@muffy_bunny]

Lugbzurg I'm interested

[@mememongrel7728]

Nitrorad you are the coolest person ever just putting that out there

[@pippo17173]

Its nice to see the game being well done in what they can do in the 3d model.

[@SnuuySnuuy]

I don't like how there are people out there thinking that this game is the Yume Nikki everyone loves

[@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective]

Going to be honest, the more I see this game the less I believe Kikiyama was actually involved. There's never really been any proof of that and while I'd like to believe Playism are telling the truth they're so weirdly sketchy about mentioning it that that it rubs me the wrong way.

[@jamesr7418]

glad I discovered this channel

[@pentagonyx]

So basically- it's Chibi Robo Ziplash 2. They took the nice open work and made it a 2D platformer.

[@nym2717]

golly, was this really 4 years ago? how time flies....

[@ihavedepressionsoilookatme9899]

Uboa actually does make an appearance, but it's a decent bit hidden. if you want to figure it out yourself, then stop reading. ok, so here's how you do it. You need to return to poniko's house after you get the lantern. when the heavy breathing part comes, you activate the lantern and walk over to poniko's drawing desk and press X (on the nintendo switch anyways).

[@ziadtamimi496]

never played an rpg maker game before but after watching alot of your videos i think i will start playing them

[@AwkwardThursdays]

You know Kadokawa makes RPG Maker right? They're not just some throwaway studio, they're the reason most of these games exist.

[@ej9484]

Thank you very much. I wanted to know the original more but I'm having a hard time finding a well explained video. I literally just found out about the original game today. 11/15/18. Gonna keep researching on your channel 🤙

[@nekoprankster2184]

It’s funny he mentioned Kadowaka. I’m not entirely sure if they *make* the RPG Maker series, but they certainly distribute it, so it’s kinda fitting Playism turned to them to make Dream Diary.

[@MASAHIRO-X-]

I love concept art!

[@GOSMTPersona]

Bummer that this game seems to miss the "point" of the original. I will stick to the classic

[@lonelywhale5037]

Sky-Bo-GT i mean the game is all about the exploration not 2d platforming with limited exploration that like taking a halo game and making it a 2d platformer with no weapons or vehicles no don't do that also the classic free and this is come from someone who hasn't played Yume Nikki so to be honest i'm getting the original and playing that

[@dangerouslysafe3]

The game has been since updated, with the sewer area now accessible and (if you use the lantern) you can now interact with Uboa to enter the white sea.

[@moonkingdomify]

Kadokawa currently owns the RPGMaker engine. Which means that they'll get advertised any time somebody makes an RPG maker game. So while they haven't published too much in the way of games they do own around 10 entire game creation engines.

[@melodywhispersong9541]

Another nitro rad video? Had a shitty day at work? Good thing my favorite youtuber released a video

[@pixelplayer3]

Liked the stream where you played this, would like to play this!

[@JackieKog]

New Nitro Rad? It is a dream come true every time.

[@Ultrasteel74]

me: seems like it will be great nitro: it's a 3D game me: oh no

[@NanaKyoto]

I hate it when companies make cash grabs of games like this, it's such a betrayal.

[@janogabor7697]

What passion project?

[@TopOfAllWorlds]

This wasn't a cash grab. The original creator was even helping them out...

[@tibbygaycat]

Shiro-Luna Well it's an okay game and it's better than nothing.

[@mr.cup6yearsago211]

Happy thoughts boohoo, my sekrat Klub is being vialoted! How dare they try to create a decent game? This is clearly going to ruin the fandom! THIS IS TERRIBLE! THIS IS TERRIBLE! THIS IS TURTLE! THIS IS TURBO!

[@diegomayoral6222]

Grate video as always.

[@lentekal]

What i really love about your reviews is that you don't give the game a grade. You say, this is good about it, this is bad about it. If you can live with the bad parts this may me a game for you. Such a neutral stance is really good so I can make my own fair judgement if I think the game is worth playing or not. Keep up to good work!

[@doktawhawee9870]

I like how the Uboa event was redone in a recent update.

[@Kazigiri]

What a great birthday present.

[@ameliawright6947]

Happy Birthday!

[@ChristLover53]

Happy late birthday!!

[@nightmareundercover9877]

This was a pretty decent review! I really looked forward to hear your opinion concerning this game and this was a very good portray of the game and also showed the problems as well as the benefits. You put this review out fast, well done!

[@spotthespy]

I gotta say that I love the look of this game. It has that perfect mix of competence and jank and reminds me of mid-90s prerendered 3d in games like Gadget: Invention, Travel, & Adventure.

[@MelodyRose96]

you know, there's something I've been wondering about for awhile now. They said that they worked closely with Kikiyama and such, but I have to know: How did they know that was actually kikiyama? Think about it. We know absolutely nothing about this guy. We don't know his real name, what he looks like, or where he actually comes from. He hasn't had any contact with anyone that we know about. I don't think he even interacts with his many fans on the many, many forums on his game. For all we know, this guy could be dead. Yet he somehow has contact with these developers and nobody else. Is this REALLY kikiyama or someone pretending to be him to profit on something he doesn't actually own? Because I just have a feeling the REAL Kikiyama wouldn't want this at all.

[@saintatticus]

I'm kind of wondering is Kikiyama is actually more than one person possibly? I could be dead wrong of course, but that would kinda make a lick of sense in some aspects. I'm wondering how the hell they got into contact with them in the first place, really.

[@para9938]

@@saintatticus It could be the other way around, it sounds impossible for them to contact Kikiyama but Kikiyama contacting them ? It's possible especially when Kadokawa are the ones behind RPG Maker, and Yume Nikki is a really famous game with lots of fans that was created with it so Kikiyama wouldn't be ignored because not unknown to them. In fact, two things make me think that this really is Kikiyama (wherever it's one person or a group). The first one is the presence of Kadokawa in this, and the second one is all that was said with this game being under Kikiyama's supervision. Nonindependent games studios would love to say as much as possible that this is their doing, with eventually something like "with the same creator of the original Yume Nikki" at the bottom, smaller than the name of their studio, the fact that it's not like this at all seem to show that legally someone else supposedly owning Yume Nikki got to choose a lot of things about this new game in exchange for letting them create it and sell it. Someone in that condition might not get to choose how big the budget for the game is or how the mechanics of the game are or exactly what the publicity for the game look like and won't choose every little detail either, but still get to choose a lot of things to make it closer to what they have in mind for it. And while the game lack content and is linear, it doesn't lack the Yume Nikki things in it and the main themes of this game are like following a few themes of the original, as if this was a sequel. Beside, while the whole "this game was made under the supervision of Kikiyama" could be communication without any link to the real Kikiyama (the game studio lying to get money), it requires the game studio understanding the fans to have the idea of doing it like this... and let's just say that Kadokawa is not so good at that yet given how the RPG maker franchise evolved... they get better but they still mostly think like businessmen. People saying that buying Yume Nikki dream diary for $20 is too much must be joking, did they ever took a look at how much you need to get one of the RPG Maker ? It's between 70 and $80 for the last one, and it's without all the musics and graphics and stuff that they usually have inside (which raise the price because you buy the right to use them in a game that you are then allowed to sell). Here they still exist in DLCs but clearly they don't understand the fans, what the fans of RPG Maker wanted was an RPG Maker costing $20 and costing $80 once all the resources are bought, not to have an almost empty game maker still costing $80 and raising to $120 to get the resources. So, yeah, I'm saying the studio Kadokawa is not clever enough to lie about being supervised by Kikiyama while making the game ('cause they would't think about phrasing it that way) nor are they understanding enough to have a game this close to the original, it would have been a lot more different from the original if someone haven't chosen for them, and in fact I doubt they even would have had the idea of making the game in the first place.

[@Mariofan7]

Hey I started watching your videos the other day through the Silent hill retrospectives and I was wondering if you were a game journalist or something in your career because your videos are always really well written

[@JetBalrog]

I can definitely note the Cave Story importance, had no idea that the original Yume Nikki came out the same year, though. Maybe I should give it a shot, eventually.

[@intotheblythewood5659]

...I just realized yume nikki came out 9 days after I was born... jeeze

[@FrancescoBianchiTaliesin]

Thanks for saying EXACTLY what I think about it.

[@TheCartoonGamer8000]

18:40 Don't get all Inafune translator on us. Still, a very interesting game, even if it doesn't interest me specifically.