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‘Yume Nikki: Dream Diary’ Revealed as Reboot of Original Game
A couple of weeks back, a countdown timer was teasing something for fans of the Japanese adventure game, Yume Nikki. Well, that timer expired, and as expected, Yume Nikki: Dream Diary has been revealed. Until the reveal, we didn’t know anything about the game, but it seems that Dream Diary is actually a reboot (and not a sequel) of the 2004 original.
Dream Diary will launch on Steam and Playism on February 23, 2018 for $19.99 USD. And instead of being based in 2.5D as in the original, this new version will be fully 3D, and according to the game’s official site, will have “influences from the original game and other recent indie juggernauts”. The reboot will feature returning characters, as well as characters that creator Kikiyama had cut from the original game. Also, it appears that apart from having a native language interface, the game will contain no dialogue (at least according to the game’s Steam page).
Hopefully, as the release date approaches, we get some more info on the game.
In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war, but it was a cheerful illustrator from England who helped to define the terrifying war-torn imagery that inspired what we now know as Grimdark (a hybrid genre combining horror with sci-fi/fantasy).
Unfortunately for fans of Warhammer 40,000, Trench Crusade and countless other sources of Grimdark thrills, veteran artist John Blanche passed away this week after struggling with health issues for the past few years.
While the artist retired back in 2023, he leaves us with an enormous legacy of iconic artwork that continues to inspire gamers and storytellers around the world to this very day.
The news is especially gloomy as it was only last year that Daniel Lowman and Napoleon Dynamite himself Jon Heder released The Grim & the Dark: The Search for John Blanche, a documentary following Heder’s exploration of the Grimdark genre culminating in a heartwarming encounter with Blanche in his own home.
Below is one of my favorite pieces by Blanche, his highly influential depiction of Warhammer 40k’s God-Emperor of Mankind on his Golden Throne.
We send our deepest condolences to John Blanche’s family, friends, and fans.
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