The Dream is Coming...

"The Dream is Coming..." is a vibrant walking simulator that has you explore an empty Schoolyard and its various building as you find notes, diary entries and clues to follow. The notes contain little bits of lore surrounding your character and his group of friends. Your character will also have memories revealed when he enters rooms or comes close to certain objects. A text to speech voice will read a sentence or 2 about some mundane thing he remembers about Chemistry class or the first time he met a friend. I honestly didn't mind the text to speech voice, it's actually not a bad sounding text to speech program. The main issue is the translation, it's not translated the greatest. It's hard to understand the relationship between certain characters when all you have to go on is little bits of choppy lore translated poorly. You are able to get a grasp of the overall story but the little details get lost and with a game like this, that is kind of important. A game like this is nothing but story and visuals (which isn't a bad thing) but you're really only left with the visuals as a completed piece. The bits of story you can gather tell a simple tale of a group friends and their after…

I was intrigued by the description as I wanted to know how in depth this indie game would go into the lives, thoughts and struggles of students. But I was left most disappointed. Pros: → The music is beautiful. → Half of the graphics were unexpectedly brilliant for an indie game; the sky, the breezy grass, the pavement and some items indoors, especially the signs and writing. → The afternoon setting sun set the tone perfectly. → Songbird ambience in the schoolyard was very relaxing. Cons: → 'Interesting stories' in the description is misleading. [spoiler] For example; at one point we pass a bicycle in the schoolyard and the 'story' is legit: "My father's bike. After he drank, he stopped using it." And that's all we get. [/spoiler] It's more like random facts being spewed out that has no meaning to the story at all (?). → The 5 people mentioned in the description are barely memorable. There is no introduction to each, or even yourself as a character. I only knew my character's name was Yoshiro because the game description says so. → The only problems these students seem to be facing is them constantly wondering [spoiler] why Izumi has chosen to date Yoshiro, how the last partn…

I played very little but I hope to return to the game, good graphics, fluid gameplay and easy to learn, interesting story. A good example of a narrative adventure. I recommend it to everyone in the steam gaming community.

A good game to stick to for a couple of hours of gameplay. Interesting story, good graphics. A lot of Easter eggs and references to anime.

It's eh. First thing's first: It's kind of hard to treat this as a game. If I had to explain it, it's either like a walking simulator without direction or a horror game without the horror. You go around and look for things to leave the school. Doing so isn't hard, it'll just take time depending on which way you decide to walk. As little as I make it out to be, it's only $2 USD. Low price point for low quality. Honestly I'd say this is pretty good for $2. Story: It's good. Is it great? No, but it's the best thing this game has to offer. It feels very much like someone's personal tale as they look back in life. Sure, it's confusing when you read it in its scattered order; I'd be lying if I said I knew what it was actually about, but that's kind of the beauty of it. It builds as you go. 'Puzzles': In terms of getting the end, it's really simple. If you're keen, you'll find clues leading you to eventually leaving the school amidst the story. Just walk around enough and you'll eventually find the right key to the right lock to the right door, etc. In fact, once you know a certain code you can skip a good portion of the setup. That said, I can't figure out how to open the 'Secret Doo…

as the tags say, short, relaxing and cute. theres not much else going on but it is great for what it presents itself to be, enjoyed it.