Every Day the Same Dream is a short, 2D art game that puts the player in the role of a man whose life is about to change. The player must deviate from the predetermined path to finish the game.
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Lacks punch
well intentioned criticism, but it lacks teeth. too shallow to effectively convey or argue anything remotely new, even in 2009
Half a star for no run button :(
Know for a fact I played this as a kid and didn't get the point of it lol. anyways it's fine just wish it did a bit more but i'm also not sure making this any longer would be a good idea. idk
TW: suicide
playing this in 2021 is surreal. 12 years after I played it for the first time when I was still in elemenatry school I somehow remembered almost all of it; it stuck with me, probably because of its usage of its drab, grey aestethics, its alienating and repetitive music, and how the dehumanizing environments are contrasted with grim, peaceful, self-reflective moments.
As a game, I applaud it for pushing mechanically its players to rebel against the linear structure you are at first presented with; but while adding a suicide scene was interesting, I can see how people can be negatively impacted by it.
This game stuck with me for 12 years. Will it stick 12 years more? We'll have to wait and see.
playing this in 2021 is surreal. 12 years after I played it for the first time when I was still in elemenatry school I somehow remembered almost all of it; it stuck with me, probably because of its usage of its drab, grey aestethics, its alienating and repetitive music, and how the dehumanizing environments are contrasted with grim, peaceful, self-reflective moments.
As a game, I applaud it for pushing mechanically its players to rebel against the linear structure you are at first presented with; but while adding a suicide scene was interesting, I can see how people can be negatively impacted by it.
This game stuck with me for 12 years. Will it stick 12 years more? We'll have to wait and see.