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Drifting is just a dream! Nothing to do with The Fast and the Furious!
TheRpgmakerAddict- 04/21/2023 08:06 AM
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Good day!
Uhm ok
This game is not marked as *complete*, you're right, still it's enough complete to me. What I'm trying to say is that this game offers HOURS of adventure and it has technically an ending (with a final boss battle), anyway probably it wasn't mean to be completed as it is, since the last version is a "0,31A".
Anyway this can be the reason why why there are some incoherencies with the story, but it's a game well worth playing, since not only you cannot beat it in a single hour, but also because it has ten playable characters (not all usable in the same run) and not one, but three different endings!
Dream Dift is a RPG Maker VX Ace fantasy rpg made by cityshrimp in 2014, even if last (and for us final) release was in 2016.
The game is about a young guy that lives in Melloton, a city where for some reason people are falling into comatose state. And no one knows why, but our protagonist is one of these victims as you can expect from the title, this game is about a dream... Yes, our "perfectly normal young guy that lives in a modern city" wakes up inside a fantasy world (isekai time!), but despite that living inside a dream, we've to assist him in helping people in a classic fantasy rpg fashion. So expect party-based classic rpgmaker battles and exploration of areas with avoidable enemies. Oh and there is also a 8-direction movement, that's pretty cool even if probably it was not really necessary for this kind of game, anyway it's still cool!
WHAT? I believed I was going to play a fantasy game!!!
Speaking about combat, there is nothing really new or different from other games you may have played: characters have different affinities to elements and special attacks (that cost MPs), but I must admit that some seems better than others, and also some characters use particular equipments that are more difficult to find. So why bother if I can always use the three starting heroes, except for some rare occasions in which you are forced to use some particular party members?
Visually the game uses standard Rtp battlers but with some additional sprites like enemies that looks like are Milano-Cat monsters. Mapping is pretty good, that makes uses of light (even too much maybe) but again except for some sprites that should come from some package, the 90% of the game is still Rtp and that gives an unfortunately "average rpgmaker game" appearance that may make most players dismiss this game without even trying it. Also he sounds or music aren't original, but still... it's a pity, I mean there are lots of interactions available and it's sure that maps were done with a great attention to the details.
What about the story? Well it's surprisingly good, it starts like a classic fantasy game, but there are enough twists and turns to make the game pretty interesting, at least it became pretty cool after the first half. Oh and to avoid the bad ending you have to find a particular character, and that's pretty interesting, since it's not just a matter of "do the good thing" or "do the bad thing". Nice! I liked the story, since I expected a classic "final fantasy clone" with a battle between rebels and the Evil Empire/Evil Corporation. Anyway I do not want to spoil what happens inside this dream, but rest assured it's a really epic original story (my only problem is the excessive presence of dialogues about explanations that aren't really important, and could have been shorter)!
Take this bolt! Zzapp! Between the eyes! Heh, exploiting weaknesses is a good old trick!
Final Verdict
While the gameplay of Drifting Dream doesn't offer anything new and the graphics looks pretty basic and not really original, the game offers a pretty nice original fantasy adventure that will last many hours. Despite some little flaws and imperfections (like some chests that oddly cannot be opened!) probably due to the status of demo, the game is pretty fun and enjoyable IF you are someone that enjoys classical rpgmaker games and can overlook some minor issues.
Again, the little imperfections of the demo cannot let me give a higher (4/5) rating that would have probably deserved a complete version of this game, anyway if you like rpgmaker games and you'd like to try a solid fantasy adventure, try this one. It's not bad at all!
Uhm ok
This game is not marked as *complete*, you're right, still it's enough complete to me. What I'm trying to say is that this game offers HOURS of adventure and it has technically an ending (with a final boss battle), anyway probably it wasn't mean to be completed as it is, since the last version is a "0,31A".
Anyway this can be the reason why why there are some incoherencies with the story, but it's a game well worth playing, since not only you cannot beat it in a single hour, but also because it has ten playable characters (not all usable in the same run) and not one, but three different endings!
Dream Dift is a RPG Maker VX Ace fantasy rpg made by cityshrimp in 2014, even if last (and for us final) release was in 2016.
The game is about a young guy that lives in Melloton, a city where for some reason people are falling into comatose state. And no one knows why, but our protagonist is one of these victims as you can expect from the title, this game is about a dream... Yes, our "perfectly normal young guy that lives in a modern city" wakes up inside a fantasy world (isekai time!), but despite that living inside a dream, we've to assist him in helping people in a classic fantasy rpg fashion. So expect party-based classic rpgmaker battles and exploration of areas with avoidable enemies. Oh and there is also a 8-direction movement, that's pretty cool even if probably it was not really necessary for this kind of game, anyway it's still cool!
WHAT? I believed I was going to play a fantasy game!!!
Speaking about combat, there is nothing really new or different from other games you may have played: characters have different affinities to elements and special attacks (that cost MPs), but I must admit that some seems better than others, and also some characters use particular equipments that are more difficult to find. So why bother if I can always use the three starting heroes, except for some rare occasions in which you are forced to use some particular party members?
Visually the game uses standard Rtp battlers but with some additional sprites like enemies that looks like are Milano-Cat monsters. Mapping is pretty good, that makes uses of light (even too much maybe) but again except for some sprites that should come from some package, the 90% of the game is still Rtp and that gives an unfortunately "average rpgmaker game" appearance that may make most players dismiss this game without even trying it. Also he sounds or music aren't original, but still... it's a pity, I mean there are lots of interactions available and it's sure that maps were done with a great attention to the details.
What about the story? Well it's surprisingly good, it starts like a classic fantasy game, but there are enough twists and turns to make the game pretty interesting, at least it became pretty cool after the first half. Oh and to avoid the bad ending you have to find a particular character, and that's pretty interesting, since it's not just a matter of "do the good thing" or "do the bad thing". Nice! I liked the story, since I expected a classic "final fantasy clone" with a battle between rebels and the Evil Empire/Evil Corporation. Anyway I do not want to spoil what happens inside this dream, but rest assured it's a really epic original story (my only problem is the excessive presence of dialogues about explanations that aren't really important, and could have been shorter)!
Take this bolt! Zzapp! Between the eyes! Heh, exploiting weaknesses is a good old trick!
Final Verdict
While the gameplay of Drifting Dream doesn't offer anything new and the graphics looks pretty basic and not really original, the game offers a pretty nice original fantasy adventure that will last many hours. Despite some little flaws and imperfections (like some chests that oddly cannot be opened!) probably due to the status of demo, the game is pretty fun and enjoyable IF you are someone that enjoys classical rpgmaker games and can overlook some minor issues.
Again, the little imperfections of the demo cannot let me give a higher (4/5) rating that would have probably deserved a complete version of this game, anyway if you like rpgmaker games and you'd like to try a solid fantasy adventure, try this one. It's not bad at all!
