Yume Nikki

[Knuckle 484]

Alright, I want everyone to try this game out. It's called Yume Nikki, and its probably the best freeware game out there for download.

There is a link to version .10 in english right here. Just download it and run the installer (make sure your have software for RAR files too).

The whole process is very easy and takes about 5-10 minutes, so everyone should be able to do it in their free time. Anyway, about the story:

So, you play as this girl who lives alone in her apartment. There's not much to do here except walk around, save your game, play on the NES, or go to sleep. But when you do go to sleep, you enter an intricate and enormous dream world. There are 12 doors, but many more places than that, as some areas are connected to other areas. The objective is to find 24 "effects" in the dream world by interacting with random objects and denizens of the dream, but the fun of the game is exploration. There are walkthroughs for finding the effects and seeing the most exciting events, but I'd try doing most of the work on your own.

You guys can use this topic to discuss all the great stuff in this game.

[pheonix561 2080]

What

Could you at least just tell me what this game is?

Any information at all would be wonderful.

[Knuckle 484]

Oops. Forgot all about that. Edited the first post.

[pheonix561 2080]

Oh right, I heard about this game with twelve doors. I'll look into it later.

[Knuckle 484]

Yes, there is a huge resemblance to Frank in here. most of the desert regions really give off that vibe.

Also, I'll just post this video here of my favorite event (mission to mars) to get more interest going.

[Rika Code 29]

Ooh, you get to change how your character looks, I'm sold and am currently downloading (at least I think I am)

EDIT: Okay, I am highly confused here can you please give me instructions on how to download this correctly because I do not seem to have the ability to open the file

[Knuckle 484]

You need to be able to open RAR files. applications like winrar and 7zip can do this (you can get winrar here, just choose the version you want from the list)

[Rika Code 29]

Oh, okay I shall download it than

Thank you for informing me on what to do :>

[Knuckle 484]

No problem.

[Rika Code 29]

This game reminds me highly of "Higarashi" for some reason

[Knuckle 484]

RAR and .rar extensions are one and the same.

Yes, I know that winRAR and RAR files are old, but this game came out years ago. Even version .10 is pretty old by video game standards.

[Eka 387]

Opened, installed, played.

Quite the sketchy game. xD The settings for your dreams are pretty ridiculous.

[Knuckle 484]

Essentially, the dream world sticks with the Freudian idea that dreams are manifestations of the subconscious, so it helps if you try to find what each element says about Madotsuki, the main character.

Namely, you find out what a disturbed and traumatized character she is.

[Rika Code 29]

From what I've seen, it seem she was raped by either a family member or a teacher, and the only person she felt safe with was the piano dude

[Knuckle 484]

Yeah, her platonic relationship with Seccom Masada (piano guy a.k.a. my favorite character) is a popular theory. Her being raped is also pretty commonly discussed because of FACE and his phallic cohort, KyuKyu-Kun.

Of course, the most terrifying denizens of the dream world are the hardest to decipher the meaning of.