Night Reverie

Night Reverie is a tentative recommendation, as it's a nice little game but offers nothing that hasn't been done before. Playing as a young boy, you explore a dreamlike, fantastical version of your house and aid characters you meet along the way. The game's best features are its pixel art and dreamy setting, which capture the whimsy and mystery of exploring at night as a child very well. The puzzles are mostly around finding and using key items, with a few alright minigames sprinkled in. My main criticism is that I thought the writing was fairly weak, with a lot of back-and-forth dialogue that would over-explain, lack substance, or provide too many hints. The story and symbolism are fairly predictable, with Night Reverie ultimately being yet another indie game about grief and mental health. Combined with a very short overall playtime, I would say to get it on sale if it looks interesting to you, but you'll also not miss that much if you decide to skip it.

By any chance, you came across this review rather than the others, then I'm afraid I have not much to contribute to the discussion of this game upfront. Night Reverie is pretty straightforward with a beautiful, Illuminating colour palette, peaceful soundtracks and a range of wonderful characters. The puzzles are self-explanatory, and you don't have to do much thinking to solve them, like finding the right type of screwdriver for a bolt. If you were looking for a simple adventure game, then you're looking at it right now. Most characters act like how parents envision their perfect children to behave like; overly polite and innocent. None of these is meant to be a net negative as it may come across. There's definitely more to this game than it appears with some major twists and some optional endings to achieve. This game can be for everyone at the right time, preferably during winter, or if you want to cover yourself under a cozy blanket with a hot coco on the side.

Una historia muy bonita y conmovedora que destaca por sus personajes tan bien desarrollados. No tiene mucha dificultad por lo que es un juego ideal para desconectar y pasar unas horas agradables mientras te dejas llevar por su argumento. El estilo pixel art es precioso y está muy bien logrado. Sin duda es un juego que recomendaré a todo el mundo.

This was a lovely short game. The puzzles posed just enough challenge without feeling frustrating, the music was absolutely lovely, and the story was well written. Do note, it's a fairly sad game at the end of the day - a hopeful kind of sad, but certainly still sad.

I would recommend If your into story, detail, emotion, and affection. The game made me cry which I will admit not many games can get me like that. But this one hit really close to home, I have a little sister and sure we aren't as close to the characters in the game. But the love and affection is there... I just couldn't imagine passing away and leaving my loved ones behind. 10/10 in my book <3

4h左右的游戏流程，如果打的快一些3.5h左右应该能打完，一个普通的悲伤又温暖的故事吧，解密是宝宝难度，弱智可以玩，如果吃这一口应该还是会蛮喜欢的，但个人认为现在史低稍微贵了一些，如果能降到10-12r还是很值得一试的~

NOTE: This game was not made for me, so take what I say with a grain of salt. I was hoping for a more bizarre Alice in Wonderland adventure. It is a VERY sappy game. All the characters talk the same way, with long run on sentences. It feels like a child's after-school special, trying to teach a child about how to handle life. Also, if you change the control options, they reset when you exit and come back to play the game.

真的，还挺感人的。 我是说，反正我有点触动。 [spoiler]哥哥与妹妹，亲密无间，彼此都是对方最重要的存在，但因为一次意外，哥哥为了妹妹最喜欢的玩具失足落入水中，一切事物变得糟糕起来。[/spoiler] [spoiler]在梦中，哥哥从天上回来了，带着来自他们都很喜欢的夜空中的一位朋友。在梦中一顿解谜，哥哥回想起了自己已经死去的事实，唤醒了沉浸在痛苦之中的妹妹，鼓起勇气，回到现实当中。[/spoiler] [spoiler]妹妹学会了哥哥的勇敢，继承了哥哥的披风，成为了新的午夜冒险家。[/spoiler] 这个游戏的美术，我真的很想狠狠的夸他。我真的很喜欢，好喜欢，很合我胃口。真的有一种在爱丽丝梦游仙境的朦胧感，梦幻。尤其是那个兔子的茶话会那个桌子，那个滤镜有一种暧昧的感觉，真的让我有一点点陶醉的感觉。 音乐跟美术也搭配的很好啊，有一点灵动，有一些朦胧，像欢快愉悦的小孩子的梦，跟主题很搭。 美术棒棒棒，剧情渲染的也不错，解谜也不难，稍微动动脑子就行。 总之，我很喜欢，是一个值得推荐的好游戏。 我刚才又打通了一个假结局，妹妹拒绝想起这一切，沉浸在了幻境中，幻境中有他的哥哥，还有幻境里的其他所有小伙伴。说实话，这个结局其实……也挺合我的胃口，既然我分辨不出真假，在哪里不是生活呢？虽然这样很不负责任，但是……哎呀，不说这些了。 这个游戏达成全成就还是很简单的。一般情况下，正常走游戏主线就能拿到80%的成就，总共就16个成就。剩下几个也非常简单，顺手就能做。

I cried at the end of this game-- I did not foresee the ending at all. I had a great time playing the game, even though I did get frustrated at moments (I was expecting to need a wrench at some point...). I appreciated the easy-going gameplay experience and the simplicity of the puzzles allowed you to focus on the main storyline.