First I want to say that Yume Nikki is not for everyone, that can be said for pretty much every game because everyone has their own interests and things that they look for in a game, but in Yume Nikki's case, it genuinely does take a specific kind of person to get some enjoyment out of something like this.

Yume Nikki is unique because it's atmosphere isn't like any other, there's monsters, worlds, and people you see throughout the game but given little to no context on what it all means and why it exists, by why should the game tell you everything, why should it all make sense? it's a dream and dreams are meant to not make sense and that's what I like about this game a lot, it truly encapsulates what a dream is, not some fleshed out deep narrative but just randomness that can almost make sense if you think about it but in the long wrong, is essentially up to personal interpretation. It's easy to call this game some pretentious artist nonsense, but it isn't pretentious at all, it doesn't try to throw themes and some kind of deep narrative in your face, it just gives you a lot of randomness and leaves you to make up what you can of it.

I'm not going to say this game is some masterpiece, I'm not gonna lie and say that the game play is genius and that it's some high form of art, the game is freaking boring and it's easy to get lost in, it has a lot of flaws, a lot of the worlds become frustrating to navigate and areas seem so samey and overused, but despite all of it's flaws, I still love this game greatly. I recommend this game to people who want a unique experience and who want to try something new, something they may have never tried before.

My favorite Visual Novel of All Time. A story that's well expressed through its dialogue and choices, both a very humorous and emotional game with a lot of heart and soul poured into it. It has an amazing soundtrack, probably the second best soundtrack I've ever heard in my life, and while a lot of the characters fall into a lot of tropes and cliches, they are still very well realized and fleshed out. Don't judge this game by its cover, and do not let anyone tell you this is not worth it, because it 100% is. Also remember to 100% this game to get the best experience ever.

I don't think you can replicate the emotional honesty and sincerity presented in a lot of independent video games, they feel too personal that no one but the person who created it, can create that same experience. GOODBYE WORLD is one of those games.

Though I feel like if I just left it at that, you're going to take this as "Buy this game now." So instead I'll say this, it's a two hour visual novel separated by puzzle mini games across 13 scenes, decide if you want to buy it or not.

I personally enjoyed it a lot, and believe the way this game was presented only enhanced my experience, but it's hard to speak further as, it is one of those games, you best go into blind.

Pulls more from Etrian Odyssey and Persona, more than Q1 at least. Although I'm not the hugest fan of Persona 5, seeing them, the Persona 3 and Persona 4 cast all interact was really entertaining and they work together really well. The story isn't anything to write home about, but I don't think anyone is playing Persona for the story, it's a really fanservice heavy game where you are meant to enjoy seeing all of your favorite characters interact, and I appreciate that a lot, I just love this game a lot more because I'm a sucker for First Person Dungeon Crawlers.