i think every video gamer should play at least one freeware creepy japanse rpgmaker game in their life

you cant describe this game with words, which the game doesnt even use. i always thought of yume nikki as sort of an art piece, you can interpret it however you want. it can have a story, it can as well be meaningless and nice pictures. also i dont think theres any more atmospheric game than this one, even though its a pixelated rpgmaker game. simply amazing.

played it since i was five years of age, still coming back to it pretty frequently. the depth of the gameplay is amazing and it just doesnt get boring. and theres so many scenarios and campaigns too, i havent completed them all (edit: after 13 years i in fact have completed them all). i guess it can be rough at start but once you get into it you will realise why every respectable polish or russian household owns this game.

i almost forgot most things about danganronpa except this one. the cast is just so cool i dont hate anyone finally.

i liked this game but didnt like playing it

very fun if you like turn based strategies. though i fucked up and didnt get some Good characters, making the last battles super stressful. as usual, the convos between units are more interesting than the main story.

its like what i wanted danganronpa to be when i first played it. instead of stupid minigames you use FACTS and LOGIC. the pixel art style is gorgeous and i love the cast. also chapter 2 is like the biggest gut punch in gaming Will Make You Feel Shitty. so good.

i fucked up my game when trying to mod it and now every font is windings help
(i didnt make a backup)

i tried writing a review for this game like three times and it was a lengthy piece i didnt like. in short, the subject matter the game is dealing with is really personal to me and no other game has moved me there as much as this one. and for that alone im willing to forgive all of its flaws.

This review contains spoilers

honestly the most interesting part are monikas monolgues at the end, its just interesting to read these thoughts. also i wish more people would realise its message, how thjs game is a critique of the whole waifu culture, that you wont find happinness if you base your standards on some unrealistic woman designed to be lovable. yuri best girl though. crazy bitch!!

the online is really fun once you get a basic grasp even if you get your ass beaten 99% of the time

i understand why people don't like spending hours moving troops around but for me the huge maps make the game feel more like a big adventure of Conquest and Exploration. other FE games feel more like im doing a bunch of puzzles in a sequence, connected by a story. from what i know, FE4 is also one of the easier games, probably thanks to saving after each turn (resetting a whole stage will always feel more laborious than moving troops ever will, to me) and item management isnt as much pain in the ass. so its a perfect fit for someone like me. but as i said, i can understand why its controversial. respect.