Objects can be changed not only density and pattern, but also the type of material from which it consists. For example, by choosing wax, the design can be made as fluid as possible and animate in two clicks so that it looks like a river or some other body of water, and with certain other combinations of color and material the same object will look like it is made of straw or metal.
Character creation in Dreams is dedicated to many different settings and tools, but we will not list all of them. You can choose from several ready-made dolls, as well as an empty template for creating your character from scratch. In pre-prepared versions, there is a set of recorded movements and some physical properties, such as the height of the jump and the amplitude of the range of limbs. If you design a doll from scratch, you will have to manually animate each movement, specify all the properties and other features. This is a long and rigorous process, however if you need to achieve the unique behavior of your hero, then this is possible.
After you have finished creating your location and adding your characters to it, you can start arranging additional lighting, as well as adjusting camera settings. The principle of operation of these tools will be familiar to fans of LBP, however, there are much more nuances and options for setting various parameters.
The same can be said about other tools for designing the gameplay. However, unlike LBP, in Dreams there are just a huge number of parameters for setting logic, various scripts and relationships, as well as the nuances of control or camera movement.
You cannot fill the editor with an infinite number of objects. The designer has a special sensor that shows the occupancy of the project with three scales: game memory, graphics and audio. They do not fill up so fast that you can really worry about it. However, if you get out of the required resource, then you can do another level with other scenes and decorations, and then combine them into a sequence. Thus, the character, reaching the end of one location, will immediately fall on another. This is quite convenient and allows you to create a long game with many different levels.
In addition, you can open your level for co-editing with friends, which allows you to create games in a team. And it’s just great.
Having studied the possibilities of “Dreams”, it becomes clear why the game spent so much time in development. This project really can be called a full-fledged engine for creating games or cartoons, which was adapted for people who do not have programming skills, and conveniently adapted the control for a gamepad and PS Move. It is also surprising that Dreams costs only 2599 rubles.
Having created your project, you can share it in the system indreams.me – An in-game social network that is available not only on the console, but also in any web browser. Here you can see the projects marked by the developers, play new items and save those creations that you want to play later.
In addition, you can subscribe to a particular author, like the content and share it with friends. There is also a separate tab “Trends”, In which you can always find something interesting. Then I immediately met a project based on the cartoon Family guy and a certain Silent Hills (Full Game)on the cover of which is painted a face similar to Norman Reedus. From time to time, the development team holds various contests and events. According to Media Molecule, they plan to support Dreams for the next ten years.
As for the graphics and the technical side, the “Dreams” do not raise any questions. Everything works without any glitches and complaints. Dreams does not slow down either in the editor or in user levels, which I managed to try out. The style of the levels prepared by the developers and demonstrations resembles animated paintings. However, doing your job in the same vein is not necessary.
Of course, it is difficult to achieve ultra-realism, but in general, you can implement a different approach to design.
