‘Dreams’ Beta Users Recreate ‘Dead Space’ in Game

Those who have been keeping tabs on Media Molecule’s upcoming PlayStation 4-exclusive sandbox game Dreams finally have the beta after a couple of years of delay. And now that they have it, users have been able to create some pretty cool stuff. Like recreating Dead Space.

[Neonridr]

where are they getting these assets from? Are they building them from scratch? Does dreams have a library of pre-done assets to use? This is just flat out unreal..

[Nyxus]

From what I understand, you can basically create anything in this game. That's why it's taking them so long to complete it, it's a really ambitious title.

[Neonridr]

yeah, I just wasn't sure if Dreams had a library of assets to pull from or if you have to make everything from scratch.

Either way, the stuff we are going to have made is going to blow people's minds.

[Sono421]

You can create anything except an MMO, the game will have Online Multiplayer, but as of right now they aren't sure if the max is going to be 4 or 8.

[darthv72]

I remember project spark and how that was supposed to be a creation type of 'game' but sadly its no longer active online. Dreams looks like a similar idea but much grander and more freedom to create.

[SuperSonic91]

This game will be filled with 2D and 3D classic games recreations!

[sprinterboy]

Can't wait for zelda and Mario kart clones

[Goldby]

@splinter

Somekne already working on a zelda oot remake

[Rimeskeem]

It is also taking a longtime because they are building it all through controller to show what is possible. They could have cheated but they basically gave themselves the tools and made it as players.

[bouzebbal]

This for me is GOTG.. Before it came out.
Possibilities are pretty much endless it seems like.

[Araragifeels]

Created from scratch. I already saw a P.T on Dreams.

[Neonridr]

yeah, I saw that too. This title is going to have some huge potential.

[SuperSonic91]

Imagine someone recreating Chrono Trigger or Final.Fantasy VI in Dreams...

[DaDrunkenJester]

You can create anything from scratch in the game. there are a lot of pre-made assets that you can then tweak, or you can load in your own designs, or even offload them out of the game as well to load them into a 3D printer and shit.

Dreams is the best 'make your own game' game ever.

[Neonridr]

sounds great

[isa_scout]

I've played the beta. It has a library of Media Molecule and player created assets, but you can make your own if you want. For example, if I'm creating a level with spooky trees I can create my own spooky trees or just type spooky trees into the search bar and look through all the spooky trees that other players have made then just import them to my level. Without saying to much I will say this, Dreams will 100% be a GOTY contender, this beta has consistently blown my mind. I saw a player created mario level that I kid you not was a 100% match to mario on Super Nintendo. It was so good.

[starchild]

Sounds ambitious as hell. I've always understood why the development was taking a fairly long time. But Little Big Planet was amazing and I think this game is taking everything to new heights.

[LiViNgLeGaCY]

Wtf? Seriously?! Dude that's amazing!

[zeuanimals]

Been saying it for years, this is the game of the generation and once word of mouth spreads, it's over.

[THC CELL]

Assess is created by the user and then u can share and remix if user let's u

[boing1]

How one creates asses? Most of us have only one.

[Sono421]

They don't have copyrighted assets, but they do have some assets they made you can use,but everything they made you could just as easily make yourself. The entire campaign in the game was made in the game itself. They said the only type of game you can't make is an MMO.

[Hedstrom]

I think there are base assets, but you can also pull assets from any other created game (within dreams).

[Sono421]

You can only pull assets from other created dreams if the creator allows it.

[starchild]

Very impressive stuff. This game has immense potential. I loved the Dead Space games. Dumb EA for killing off the series. Anyway, can't wait for Dreams and to see what people create in it.

[Angelin]

First P.T. and now Dead Space... looks like a marketing effort :)

[rainslacker]

Sadly recreations probably won't be allowed, as Sony will want to avoid copyright infringement, and ethically, it's not really responsible for a console maker to allow.

[Thatguy-310]

the sweet thing is that a level can be edited and worked on with more than one creator so there are a lot of levels that are made from a collaboration of a few ppl. The scope of the levels will expand the longer people have with the creation tools. Let's remember that this is a beta so most likely the final game will have more stuff to play around with.

[Neonridr]

the scope and potential here seems limitless.

[salmonade]

You can pull assets from anyone else and use them, or manipulate them in any way. You can take a belt buckle from a gun belt and turn it into a massive golden door for a game you are making and manipulate it. At least from what I've seen.

[rainslacker]

There's an in game asset creator. Works like sculpting software, which takes some knowledge. But there are some default forms to get you started...like a basic male and female body, which you can modify. System is pretty forgiving compared to some 3d modeling software. It's quite an impressive feat on its own, and could easily compete with professional software.

[Neonridr]

does this software allow any sort of keyboard / mouse support? The thought of trying to manipulate assets using a dualshock seems quite daunting. I studied 3D design and am pretty capable with 3D Studio Max. Would be awesome if they allowed you to create assets on a PC and then transfer them over.

[rainslacker]

Not sure. I only know what I've been told, but have seen some videos on it. KB/Mouse would make things easier in some respects. Move seems to be good for sculpting though.

I believe you can import assets you make from some PC programs. not sure how that works, or what formats it supports.

[Neonridr]

@rainslacker - that would be awesome if they let you do that. I have a bunch of 3D modelling software on my PC. But being able to use the move controllers will help for sure. I have this 3D modelling program for my Oculus Rift called Medium, and being able to build and manipulate stuff in VR is quite unreal. So using the move / PSVR will be a treat to utilize.

[rainslacker]

One of the guys at work was talking about a VR sculpting program. He loves it. Says its limited for the kinds of things you might need for game models at the moment, but you can do a lot of work that way, then import it into other programs.

He does actual sculpting though, with real rocks and everything. He can make some amazing things, and I've always been impressed seeing a block being turned into something else. Same is true watching a pro make things in 3D programs, or through sculpting programs where one takes a basic shape, and turns it into something complex. Takes the kind of artistic eye that I lack.

I tried to take up whiddling, and about all I ever got out of it was a smaller stick. I am more into furniture, and oddly enough, I can carve intricate designs into face boards or do lathe work pretty well. I managed my art classes in my game design degree, but the track I took didn't require me to create much that was complex, just learn the basics.

[xPaYDaYx]

The game is literally anything you want it to be. That's all there is to it.

[Godmars290]

Wonder if they're going to release a player asset store where players just publish things they've done for others to use? Natural sounding enough, but in the current gaming climate can't see that being done w/o major flack or blockage from 3rd parties.

[tombfan]

Yes, it has an asset library, anything (as long as a creator permits it) can be shared to anyone. So you can have a lot of assets and then "Remix" them in your world.

[telekineticmantis]

@Darthv72 Yeah Project Spark was a Good attempt to execute the ideas Media Molecule already announced at the playstation 4 announcement

[Mr_Writer85]

You can make your own, but I believe you can also share creations you have made.

So if you have 3/4 people making assets, they then share with you and you put it together.

Could be cool as you could potentially design a playable character or NPC for others to use, so your still contributing to the community even if you don't have time of patience to make a full blown level.

[Neonridr]

yeah, imagine how big the asset pool would be after like 6 months of people creating and sharing stuff.

[aarogree]

Be still my heart. The Necromorphs might hear you.

[SuperSonic91]

Remember that guy who made Final Fantasy VII on LBP?
Now he will make it in full 3D.

[WelkinCole]

lol! Man wish they continue with another horror dead space. Knowing EA and SP games though

[Obelisk92]

I hope someone will recreate Silent Hills PT

[Nyxus]

Already did: https://n4g.com/news/223438...

[Obelisk92]

Holy damn, totally overlooked that.

That's simply unbelievable.

[sampsonon]

we don't know if the game was recreated. this looks to be just the hallway.

[Elda]

They did & it looked great!!

[MasterCornholio]

Dang this is pretty crazy

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Dreams is pretty impressive if you know how to manage the tools.

[kenpachi]

Dammit I wish I was good at creating stuff instead of sucking at it

[StormSnooper]

Me and you can still play what’s they create (;

Ps: like your namer tag

[rainslacker]

I think I'm pretty good at the design stuff, but not at the asset creation. I have no artistic talent like that. But playing other people's work can be pretty enjoyable.

[DaDrunkenJester]

All these NDA "leaks" smell like purposeful promotion lol

Not that it's a bad thing, it's awesome that the game has the tools that can recreate such a wide variety of styles.

[Pantz]

Yeah they look like fake leaks approved by the devs.

[100_SavAGe]

Nah you just hating for the sake of hating

[gobluesamg]

You're dumb. That is all.

[Sono421]

yea... no, they are still complaining about it.

[DaDrunkenJester]

If these were true leaks that Sony and Media Molecule wanted to hide from a true NDA then they would be all over these articles and tweets and videos to be taken down. They are "complaining", sure.

[SierraGuy]

4 the players!

[Smokehouse]

Yo this game is going to be so sick.

[THC CELL]

You can create anything in dreams. I'm very sure the one that's called disarmed is a dreams developer hidden away in beta he is awesome, follow him

[Pantz]

Looks bad. We don't need a news story every time someone makes a bad recreation of 30 seconds of some game in Dreams.

[MasterCornholio]

Well then make a better version of the game.

:)

[The_Sage]

He can't. He don't have a PS4.

[Pantz]

Or I could just play Dead Space? It's obvious these are manufactured leaks OK'd by the devs. Even so this one looks like it needed a lot more work done before they let it leak.

[Elda]

This comment is bad,something that is not needed in positive articles praising community created content in the Dreams beta.

[The_Sage]

Yep. Troll..

[The_Sage]

Don't worry pantz. You won't be able to play this on your Xbox anyway.

[Pantz]

I have a PS4 Pro, ask offroadking, I showed him photos of my PS4 Pro and PS4 games collection. I'll even be picking up dreams during the 2019 Black Friday sales, (if it comes out in 2019).

[The_Sage]

That shocks me based on your past comments over the time I've been on this site. It's very rare to see you say anything positive about PlayStation. I apologize.

[MasterCornholio]

Dead Space is a pretty old game so I’m guessing it might be possible to make an even better version of it in Dreams.

[rainslacker]

You seem really upset about this. Maybe avoid these articles?

[V10Elit3x]

#Pantz. That you own PS4 Pro don't make you neutral at all. Like your comment history showes it. People wont take you seriously when you constant trolling PS articles.

[P_Bomb]

@pantz
Eh? I clicked both Dreams articles on N4G today and the links within. Logged on just for that and to look for more in pending. What i didn’t come for is the fud. I don’t know who offroadingking is. I don’t care what pics you guys share.

Anyways, these creations are looking great imo. The PT one in particular goes above and beyond. Memories of the calculator hype from the LBP beta. Looking forward to more.

[OffRoadKing]

I'm OffRoadKing and dont take his bait he's full of bull, he sent a link to pictures of a PS4 a long time ago like that somehow proves he has one. Plus its a little hard to believe someones story when all he ever does is troll and hate everything Sony related.

[OffRoadKing]

"I showed him photos of my PS4 Pro and PS4 games collection"

You showed photos of a PS4, doesn't mean its yours. Seriously stop trolling Pantz.

[Pantz]

i wrote "offroadking" in the dust on top of the PS4 Pro. (That's not a knock on my PS4 Pro either, all my consoles have dust on them). I don't have those kinds of photo editing skills.

[MasterCornholio]

Dang so he stole a picture of a PS4 that you own? That’s pretty low. If it really was his he would have wrote his user name instead.

[sampsonon]

it looks like sony has another hit on their hands. I'm not a creative person when it comes to these games, but i will buy this game to play what other people create. looks like it's skies the limit for a creative mind.

[Elda]

Co-sign.

[Smokehouse]

There is so much stuff to do though. I plan on starting with music and animations. You don’t have to create entire games, you can make assets for other people to use. It’s such an awesome idea that it will probably be sustainable through the entire next generation life cycle.

[The_Sage]

I never thought of that, Smokehouse. I don't have the time, talent, or patience to create an entire game, but I'm am a musician and composer. I could create music for people to use. That's awesome!

[Smokehouse]

Sounds good man. That’s what it’s all about, a community coming together to create.

[Harkins1721]

I love Dead Space. It's beautiful

[sampsonon]

Media Modecule shouldn't punish the people that have released these clips. they should thank them for all the positive feedback the game is getting from the community. people weren't interested in this game before this.

[Elda]

I played all 3 LBP games & enjoyed some of the levels created content from the community in those games. I'm no way into creating games but I will definitely be buying Dreams to play the in game content including the community created contents as well after seeing some of these interesting latest vids!!

[Akarogg]

You don't have to create a game. You can make an object or a short animation

[remixx116]

It's awesome cuz you can buy this game and constantly experience new games threw it.

[StormLegend]

Ok im buying dreams whenever it releases!!!

[mafiahajeri]

My brain cannot even fathom how this is possible, compared to other games this is like alien tech, where are all the Xbots calling this game vapourware, huh? Speaking bout aliens cant wait to see what people create with the Alien franchise in Mind... This is only beta like what the actual F 🤤

[The_Sage]

After seeing this and P.T. I am way more excited for this game.

[Angelin]

Looks good but making a full game will take a lot of time and determination :) All I see is a corridor and a beautiful view of space. Turning this into a full game would take years...

[Akarogg]

Not when you can use other people's assets that they share

[Akarogg]

If you make everything yourself sure, but people are mostly going to share assets they make

[Angelin]

I’m not talking about assets, i’m talking about shooting mechanics, climbing, ui, skill trees, AI...

[Akarogg]

That kind of stuff is also going to be shared

[generic-user-name]

I saw someone has already figured out a clever way to simulate cloth physics, and he's made it specifically so that anyone can take that and add it to their creation. Someone else figured out nice looking transparent glass. And it's only been in beta for a couple of weeks.

[remixx116]

I've seen and for someone made and the player had a shotgun with actual reload animations and a HUD as well as a halobstyle ammo counter on the gun, he was shooting these wierd beast things it was cool.

[Platformgamer]

first P.T. now dead space.
this game make literal dreams became true :)

[spicelicka]

I really hope this is true but the concern is how much and how well. This Dead space creation is only recreating 10 seconds of the atmosphere, I'm not sure how much the gameplay can be customized. They haven't shown anything on this yet but I'm hoping they have proper TPS/FPS gunplay incorporated. I watched an FPS someone created in a Dreams demo and it wasn't what I was expecting, the bullets came out like laser beams it seemed like they had to use some loopholes to get that to work. But it was an older prototype demo so it maybe better implemented in the actual game.

[zombiewombie]

Someone stated that this is going to be youtube for game creation and I couldnt agree more.

[Marioraider18]

Game of the Year

[capjacksparrow]

It's literally a game engine masquerading as a game. It's wonderful. Going to help so many people get into complex game design and let others test out their creations. LBP on steroids.

[Hardiman]

God this is so freaking cool! So glad Dreams got the funding, time and support it needed.

[Exvalos]

I plan to remake xenogears

[QuePasa87]

Absolutely jaw dropping. Also I hope this helps revive dead space awareness

[sprinterboy]

Can't believe they took down the game that looked like "skull and bones". It was only 1v1 pirate battle but the level of detail and the water looked better than "sea of thieves" wow.

[opc]

this game will be nothing but remakes of old games because that's all that ever happens with these types of games.

[yellowgerbil]

Next will be Half-Life 3

[Bismarn]

slow news day? At least its not another Resident Evil review

[Akarogg]

Are you on crack?

[OneMadGamer]

Apart from creating just about anything that comes to your mind, love this kind of games, can we also play in this creations?

[Akarogg]

Of course

[OneMadGamer]

But how far does the gameplay go?

[Akarogg]

Very far. You can do everything and anything

[MrSec84]

It's up to the individuals making each thing, if it's made as a game then yes, you can play it.

The variety and breadth of gameplay is entirely down to each creator and the available tools will almost certainly be expanded on and refined by MM in response to the Beta and post launch.

Creators playing around with the beta have already made things that MM didn't even know could be made.

Given time I truly think anything gameplay wise is possible with Dreams.
God only knows what it's going to be like when PSVR can be used with Dreams.
I'm blown away by the limited amount of stuff I've been able to play in Dreams so far.
It's awesome.

[Nacho_Z]

Ok so this game is clearly going to be a milestone in gaming. LBP was cool and showcased people's innovation but it was limited by being a side scroller, this has just blown the doors wide open.

[DafunkyRebel]

Dream is the gift that keeps on giving

[Moe-Gunz]

GTFOH that’s crazy

[darkvenom]

Kotor 3 please

[Nodoze]

Maybe someone can use Dreams to make Kotor 3. EA won't bother with it.

[ibrake4naps]

This game is gonna blow minds! I want it on ps5!

[jznrpg]

I’m going to make a dope game

[TheGamez100]

Ughh...shame theyre being so quiet and secret about the game. But that might be a good thing since it might still be pretty far from release. The creations from the beta are amazing and have potential to be great full blown games...within a game. Hopefully a cross gen ps5 title too.

[oakshin]

This games got lawsuits for copyrights all over it....you people really think it's worth spending months to years making something that would just get you in trouble....in dreams you can make FULL GAMES but not half life 3 not kotor are anything like that...some of yall will and I feel sorry for you.........I would love to make a soul rever game but if I did could never share it because IT WOULD BE DELETED

[loxim]

Ahh how i miss dead space.

[demonicale]

Expecting copyright claims on this soon!

[Edito]

This are the type of thing that makes me remember why Playstation is the best place to play, I truly believe that if Dreams was a Microsoft game it would have been cancelled a long time...

But yo those creations are freaking awesome...

[lellkay]

Jesus christ, PT first and now this? just how elaborate is dreams!?

[OffRoadKing]

Well they recreated a dude that looks similar to the game character walking to a big window and looking out at space anyway, its cool but lets not get ahead of ourselves. Dreams does look very ambitious and powerful though and should defenitly be another huge win for Sony.

[Whitey2k]

Get Mario on ps4 now

[Lionsguard]

I bet someone is going to try to beat Square at remaking FF7 in Dreams.

[MrSec84]

It could be a team of people.
With the ability to remix other people's creations and add content to existing, open projects Dreams could have a domino effect.

If a group of people want to make something like that they could, but MM would likely have to shut it down.
Unless the users make it different enough to keep it separate from the title that inspired the project.

Tbh though I don't see how MM would be liable or the users who made it if the individual content isn't being sold without Square's permission.
Of course there's the matter of professional respect, which I think MM will happily volunteer the closure of each project to maintain good working relationships with Square Enix and any other professional content creators at other Development Studios.

[MrSec84]

Dreams is amazing, I was so happy to get my code the other day.

Can't say too much because of the NDA, but it's phenomenal, even in it's current, unfinished state.

I haven't made anything myself yet, just tinkered around with the tools and played a bunch of stuff others have made.
The volume of stuff people have already made in a few weeks is mind blowing.

If Media Molecule keeps this going for the foreseeable future it's going to be worth it for every PlayStation 4 or PS5 owner to get the software.
Dreams is better than I thought it was going to be and I thought it was going to be amazing.

[traumadisaster]

This is nice but, the first couple times I seen it years ago I remember something more fluid and abstract. Now it just looks like indie-students taking a college class.

Yes it's cool what it is but I've wouldn't play these levels over a real game. For the creative's who want to mess around in there that's great for them.

But I want a new gameplay and visual experience rather than something that looks like a half life mod from a decade ago.