Daydreamer
- August 20, 2015
- RolandStudios
Get on Steam"Daydreamer: Awakened Edition" is a single-player Science Fiction Shooter game with awesome visuals. As the last human awake from an eternal sleep, traverse through a nightmarish Earth filled with malicious aliens, mutants, and robots to reach the Earth's core. The game features special power-ups and numerous refinements in this side-scrolling platformer/shoot-em-up adventure.
PC
Playstation 4
Playstation 5
Windows
PlayStation
Reviews
- The game features a unique and trippy art style that is reminiscent of classic platformers like Earthworm Jim and Commander Keen.
- The graphics are praised for their creativity and smooth animation, providing a visually engaging experience.
- Gameplay offers a variety of challenges and boss fights that require different strategies, enhancing replayability.
- The game suffers from performance issues, running slowly on some systems, which detracts from the overall experience.
- Controls can be confusing and are not well-suited for keyboard play, making it difficult for some players to enjoy.
- The story is considered uninteresting, and the checkpoint system is criticized for being poorly implemented.
- graphics16 mentions
- 63 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's graphics are highly praised for their unique and trippy art style, reminiscent of classic titles like Donkey Kong Country and Oddworld. Reviewers highlight the creative and mind-blowing visuals, along with interesting and creepy boss designs, contributing to an engaging and immersive experience. Overall, the graphics are considered a standout feature of the game.
“This game has fantastic pre-rendered 3D graphics like Donkey Kong Country and the old Oddworld games.”
“Extremely mind-blowing creative graphics in this game, and great maze-like challenges on multiple levels.”
“Interesting artwork with really creepy looking bosses.”
- music6 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 33 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is characterized by a heavy retro/synthwave feel that complements its trippy visuals and overall atmosphere, creating an immersive experience for players.
“The music has a heavy retro/synthwave feel to it, which goes along well with the other elements of the game.”
“Nice music and atmosphere.”
“Nice trippy visuals and music.”
- gameplay4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The gameplay is reminiscent of classic titles like Earthworm Jim, though some users feel it could benefit from tighter mechanics. Overall, it receives a positive reception.
“The gameplay could be a bit tighter, but hey, it plays like Earthworm Jim.”
“[*][b]Gameplay:[/b] [i]Yay[/i]”
“The gameplay could be a bit tighter - but hey, it plays like Earthworm Jim.”
- atmosphere4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is highlighted as having a creepy aesthetic that enhances the overall experience, complemented by nice music that contributes to the immersive environment. Many users express a sense of fun and potential within this atmospheric design.
“I felt the potential for fun with the atmosphere and its creepy look.”
“The music and atmosphere are really nice.”
- humor4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is noted as a highlight, with some moments being described as downright hilarious, such as a flying cat that shoots and screeches. However, the overall comedic experience is somewhat hindered by slow pacing and glitches.
“Some of them are downright hilarious - a flying cat that shoots and screeches?”
- story2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The story has been described as uninteresting by multiple users, indicating a lack of engagement and depth in the narrative.
- character development2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The reviews highlight that the character designs are visually appealing, contributing positively to the overall character development experience. However, there is no further elaboration on the depth or growth of the characters themselves.
