With a poor story, out-dated graphics and no real depth to the puzzles and with so many great titles in the genre already available for the same price, you steer clear of this one. Spend those 800 MSP on something that isn’t going to entertain you in a single lunch break.
"I had never heard of Dream Chronicles, and it seems to have barely registered as a blip upon its release on XBLA and PSN, so it comes with a great deal of surprise that this was actually an award-winning, best-selling game in 2007. Well, best-selling indie/casual game, to be specific."
PlayDevil has posted a review of Hudson Softs' "Dream Chronicles" for Xbox Live Arcade.
Was it a dream or a nightmare?
Here's more:
"Everything you do in Dream Chronices is controlled with a mouse cursor, which you can manipulate using the left analogue stick. Even the menus require it. If you want to change some of the settings, you’ll need to hit start and wait for the triangular blob to amble across the screen until it alights upon the option you want to select. In a game that’s all about selecting and moving objects, sticking to a PC control system makes for a frustrating experience."
Diehard GameFAN: "The Dream Chronicles series has been around for a while, but it’s just now making its way to consoles. Playfirst had tweaked the graphics and even slightly changed the viewpoint for the Xbox 360 and now the PS3 release of the first game in the franchise. I have to admit that when I played the demo, I thought it was quaint, by my girlfriend found it to be boring and dull (although she liked the new Mystery Case Files game) a lot. I really had no plans to play the game, especially after 7th gave the 360 version of this same game, one of the lowest scores of all time on this site. However, when HudsonSoft gave us a review copy, I agreed to play it. Why? Well, last year AJ gave the third game in the series, The Chosen Child a fairly positive review, and I also tend to like point and click games more than anyone on staff.
So with one staffer enjoying the series and one wanting to set it on fire and throw the remains in a swamp, where did I come down on the first Drea...
