What I see Urotsuki as is like a polar opposite to Madotsuki. A happy young girl with a perfectly normal life and no trauma who just happens to be able to lucid dream, but instead of hiding in her own dream world, she goes to explore other people's dreams. ALSO NOILDOOF IS MAKING HER OWN FANGAME AAH fun fact this used to be hearted
It's also reflected in the clothing of each character. Madotsuki has a single framed, 6-panel window. You're looking into the mind of one girl, perhaps from several different angles, but always limited to her (Essentially to Kikiyama). Urotsuki's sweater is several single panels. Each panel is smaller in scale, but linked infinitely, with no frame to limit them.
Oh my goodness, thank you for sharing my work!! Glad you're enjoying 2kki. I haven't updated in a while because I'm working on my own fangame, but I have a lot of stuff still planned for 2kki. The cones can be frustrating, but it's generally done to signify "hey, I'm going to put something here eventually, so this won't be a dead end forever/if you're another dev don't mess with this." In some cases, like Wataru, they might just be part of the scenery and not signify anything at all (or to keep the player from moving out-of-bounds). You're correct about the lack of overarching story, there's no real meaning beyond what individual creators put in their own worlds. Some devs have "themes," like Wataru's themes of desolation and urban decay, or Zenmaigahara's body horror. Other than that, it doesn't really mean anything, it's just a bunch of people wanting to make cool things to explore.
Holy shit I didn't think any devs would see this video aaaaa. Again I love your worlds to bits. They're so pretty!! Glad to hear you still have stuff in store when in comes to 2kki 😊 Yeh that makes sense, and personally I don't really mind the usage. But it does suck if that traffic sign stays there for years and years. I guess from a players perspective I'd rather have a world connecting from that dead end, that doesn't necessarily makes sense (aka the connecting world is made by someone else), then having just a dead end. But from the devs perspective I also understand that a lot of them probably have a vision on how they want to continue their chain of worlds. Would be really cool if some sort of middle ground could be found. And yeh yeh I did notice that each artist does tend to have their own sort of.. aesthetic in a sense. Which again is very cool! It makes for a lot of diversity in dream worlds 😁
Have you ever played Yume Nikki, or any of its fan games? If so, which one? Also if you've played Yume 2kki before watching this video, you get a cookie 🍪 Oh and did you find all 6 hidden buns? (:
8:25 when my depression kicks in everytime my sanity lowers even though i already overcome it years ago My mind: think of a happy place! Return to where you can call home! Remember all the things that made you smile! This pain is just temporary...
I'm really glad to see someone talking about the individual creators contributing to Yume 2kki! It really stands as a testament to how strong the creative part of the community has remained after so many years.
Goodness.. I can hear the passion and excitement dripping from this video... And being a fellow 2kki fan I can't say that's unjustified! This was a great little explanation and I hope it gets more people interested in the game (Also thanks a ton for featuring my art)
This might be an odd comparison, but I would say in my experience that Yume 2kki is a lot like Super Mario Galaxy: They're both mainly about exploration (even though Mario Galaxy has an "end goal"), they have really creative worlds, each one being heavy on the atmosphere, and it also helps that Yume 2kki has a lot of space-themed worlds like Galaxy Park, the Planetarium, and recently the Nocturnal Grove. In my eyes, Super Mario Galaxy really is like exploring different dream-like worlds, so the similarities with Yume 2kki make sense.
I absolutely ADORE Yume 2kki, it's probably my favorite Yume Nikki fangame and one of my favorite video games in general. I think the "collaborative effort" idea is really cool in practice, as well as how it serves as a tribute to not only the original but all the other cool stuff the YN community has created. I understand why people gripe about the incoherency of the worlds and how big the game is, but that's probably one of my favorite aspects of it - it stays true to the wild variety of dreams, and this variety ensures that there's something for everyone. I find it crazy how it still updates. The character design is spot-on too. Even though Urotsuki doesn't speak a word in the game, you can still get a good idea of her personality (based on the chainsaw and the motorbike). She's become one of my favorite protagonists. Thanks for making a video about this game! It's nice to see it getting some more visibility.
god, i still can't get over how underrated this game is. it makes me sad to think that there are so many people who overlook this game despite the fact that it has some absolutely beautiful and otherworldly areas tucked away in its depths. seriously, there really aren't any other yume nikki fangames or even games in GENERAL that compare to 2kki in surrealism and open-ended dreamlike exploration. it just feels like taking a dive into the deepest parts of your subconscious, especially when you discover the worlds of top notch creators like wataru and qxy. i'm probably just as passionate about this game as you are. don't know if you still play it here and there whenever new updates come out, but I definitely try to check out all of the new content, because i seriously adore 2kki. so glad to have found someone else besides nitro rad covering it!
This kinda reminds me of LSD Dream Simulator, a PS1 game that consisted of nothing but walking through randomized environments in 1st-person. All the environments are based on actual dreams of the creator, which means that it's often very random and surreal. The game was a limited-release Japan exclusive, which means it's prohibitively expensive, but you can find gameplay footage on TH-cam. i recommend doing so, that game's a trip.
Man, it's always so great to see people giving this game some love ! Although Yume Nikki and its fangames have a very devoted fanbase, I still feel like I don't hear people talking about them nearly enough. It's also awesome to see that this game still receives regular updates, it shows the fans are still alive and kickin' and I love it (I'm real sad about wataru's stuff being removed tho, can anyone tell me what that's about ? I have no idea what happened...). Though I wonder if Yume 2kki will ever be completed one day or if it's going to remain a "work in progress" forever. I think I'm fine with either one though. By the way, is there an official discord server for fans of this game (or anything Yume Nikki related really) ? I've been enjoying playing it and admiring Fanart on my own for a long time but now I'd love to get more in touch with people from the community for once, so if there's a place dedicated to that I wouldn't mind hearing about it. I want to share my love for this underrated game ! Anyway, great video, it made my day. (obligatory sorry for bad english because it's not my mother tongue)
Wow! What an awesome review! Could not have stated the magnificent points better myself. I've been a 2kki fan for years upon years (and by years upon years I mean about 6 years or so, so not really) and it's been a surreal but awesome experience to see not only the game grow, but the community and much more so the love for the project as a whole, as well. You put it so perfectly. I absolutely agree that Yume 2kki is a fangame that most other fangames just can't seem to capture, no matter how they try, and the many collaborators really contribute to that, whether or not their worlds are still present in current versions, and regardless of how many arbitrary construction and traffic objects seem to be scattered around their worlds. (miss you wataru) And the MUUUUSIIIIC, ohhh my goodness. Anyone who's been around the OST vids knows how much I love this game's soundtrack! Despite so many of them being shrill, ambient or droning, they contribute SO much to their worlds' respective atmospheres. (with a few notable exceptions.) And I also do agree with the criticisms-- they were perfectly valid. So many of the worlds out there have so much untapped potential to grow into something huge, and it's a real kick in the pants that some of the older ones haven't seen many updates. (especially in wataru's case, which is really crushing for me considering I always wanted to know what was behind that cone in the Rose Church!) All in all this review was amazing! I can feel the passion coming from this vid. Here's to hoping this community continues to thrive!
i mean I've played like 20 different yume nikki fan games while i agree that yume 2kki is one of the best in terms of content they all have their own charms and stories. Like LCDdem that has it's own meaning for the people that used to know the author, .flow or Me (god i hated looking for the orbs on Me, i actually never found the last one and there's no guide on the internet) for something that does try to include horror while keeping the original yume nikki aesthetic, and so on, that's why i keep playing different ones and don't really get bored of the concept. right now from the top of my head i can name -the original yume nikki -yume 2kki -.flow -fleshchild -Yume graffiti -answered prayers -yume nisshi -Lcddem -yuque -the looking glass -yume wo -ultra violet -asleep -Me -broken bottles and a lot more lol, they aren't all necessarily the best I've played but i just like a lot the concept and how people work with it on their own ways. ^^
Yume graffiti and LCDDEM are so good, my fav fangames especially LCDDEM (as a K fan I was so happy to play through it and the ending's music gives me chill and puts tears in my eyes every time I hear it...). LCDDEM is probably the best fangame in terms of ambiance and graphics (and music of course), Yume graffiti is amazing for that as well, .flow is great too and I have started to play yume nisshi and it's great too ! To anyone reading this, please play yume nikki fangames, they're all free unless they became their own things like the senquels of the OG Lisa and with the EZrpg program they're super easily to play even with the japanese characters. Most well known ones have english translations as well.
I am SO GLAD youtube reccomended this video to me! This is the first time I'm seeing your content and I'm in love with the editing, your manner of speech, how you present the thing you are talking about... not to mention your art is quite good too. I'll be checking out more videos.
@@szkraft220 Yeh same!! Personally for my videos I always prefer to stick to talking about subjects I really wanna talk about/have strong feelings towards, even if its a very niche thing like Yume 2kki haha
I'm late to this video, but I literally howled with the map bit HAHAHHA ⚰ I've been playing this for 10 years or so, and it's always interesting to see how it's organically expanding and contracting... some areas get deleted, others get moved, cones get removed and you end up using the wiki as a crutch because your head won't tell you where the hand hub is. It's just insane how giant this thing is. Thanks for taking the time to make this game a little more visible! I love it as well. It deserves every bit of attention it can get.
I feel that the YNO version of Yume 2kki is the closest you can get to the game having a deep meaning. It's such a unique experience to get together with strangers (or friends) and find a cool world
OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS GAME! I’m friends with one of the devs in the Yume 2kki discord, and he’s pretty casual and fun to talk to! Just playing this game and going through all of the worlds, like qxy’s and Rio’s, especially Wataru’s, inspired me to even start my own Yume Nikki fangame! This game is absolutely amazing! Rio is the one I’m friends with, by the way. He’s super nice. Wait a minute... I know you too...
The reason for deletion of Wataru's world is losing the right of use his maps. He has prohibited to use his maps in yume2kki because of a trouble with the staff. (if you know about SCP Wiki, Fishmonger's case is similar) He is still permitting to publish the old version of yume2kki, but sadly these also has been deleted for another copyright issue...
After 8 years, it's nice to find a proper video on yume 2kki that properly covers all that there is to offer. This also gives me the opportunity to say a few things about it as well. Too many people see it as just a walking simulator, and while that's partially the truth, it just doesn't do 2kki justice at all. One thing I will say is that it's not for the impatient... if you can't appreciate the places you end up at or just wandering around and getting lost, you won't enjoy this because it's more about the journey than the finishing line. This game is a long, long journey, but you'll learn to memorise routes and figure out what effects do. Content-wise, 2kki is practically an entire planet's worth of locations, that gets added to and updated so recently that I'm talking two days ago recently as of this comment. The worlds are beautiful and pretty but they can sometimes turn into organised chaos and dead-ends, with its fair share of chasers and antagonists to harass or be provoked by Urotsuki. Sure, while there is some relative danger in losing your current progress (not save file that's just fine), don't be afraid to just... jab at things, get real nosey and explore every nook and cranny you can find. You don't need to grind yourself up against walls like many rpgmaker titles love to have you do, but you will have to search far and wide to gain effects (cosmetics that do... stuff) to assist you on your journey. My personal favourite locations were the Japanese town and Crystal organ. Those places brought an inner peace.
I may not know much about Yume Nikki or most of the stuff that's been made from it, but holy sh*t the pixel art in a lot of 2kki is absolutely beautiful, and that's a word I don't use lightly.
Ever since I discovered your channel from “Why I don’t listen to vocaloid” your videos have been simply amazing. Your art style for these videos are super cute and I just love it. The videos you make never disappoint. Every single one after why I don’t listen to vocaloid has been simply amazing. Keep making videos, they help trough a bad day.
Awww thank you!! I've been trying my best to kinda return to my original video making style I used to have back in 2017. In my channel update video I posted this July I kinda explained my frustration with my then current videos. Very glad to hear you enjoy them!!
@@Yuunarii It’s always good to take a break. If you cannot find motivation or satisfaction in your work because someone else said so or you push yourself to do it. It’s almost ALWAYS NOT WORTH IT. Hope that helps and thanks for the reply
Yume 2kki is one of the only games i can play being in uni, very chill and relaxing 99% of the time. Also ynonline is a great addition, it allowed me to get a few of my friends into it when the process would otherwise be very weird and convoluted. Great video, keep up the good work!
The deepest I ever got in Yume 2kki was a dead end world called the Rose Church. It's 13 rooms deep and it's the deepest I've ever gone in one session. I listen to the soundtrack whilst I study and I've heard tracks for rooms I've never even heard of and I go to the wiki to find new areas... I'm curious how deep others have gone, though.
I love the original Yume Nikki and I remember watching Nitro Rad's review of Yume 2kki, but it didn't seem that interesting to me. This review, however really shows the absolute *size* of Yume 2kki. Now that I really know how much it has to offer, I just might check it out!
Oh yeh yeh I was so hyped when NItro Rad finally talked about 2kki, seeing how it barely gets any coverage on TH-cam. Don't remember too much from his video though haha. Probably should give it a rewatch at some point. Glad to hear my video sparked your interest in 2kki though!!
Oh i really glad that someone remember Yumme Nikki and Yumme 2kki! I'm from Rassia and in Rassia almost no one knows about this game. And I have no one to share this masterpiece with. :( So I'll have to learn English or create an interest group in my country. Thank you for this super cool video. 💓
wow! a yume nikki video that came out recently? i can't believe i never saw this. this might be the best video i've seen on this game! it just makes me so happy to see people still love it.
The fact that just one person made Yume Nikki is impressive, of course a work that is made by more people will may be more detailed and with more places to explore
Finding this game genuinely one of the best thing that happened in my life, watching this video made me realized just how much I have played and how much I appreciate this game. I played this game with my friend and went exploring with him a lot and take so many screenshot on places we went to and it's honestly the best thing ever, this game id basically my comfort game. The most memorable moment I have is when we were all in discord vc for hours while I'm trying to figure out where all the 20 npcs in omurice labyrinth
what a wonderful video, stumbled upon this whilst trying to get my daily dose yume nikki mix sleep and I'm so glad I did. lovely editing and interesting video!
Thank you for making this video. Yume Nikki itself is one of the most underrated video games of all time with kind of an underground fanbase at this point and so as a result, 2kki and the other fangames are even more unknown despite being fantastic creations of art. This is also my favorite fangame although I need to play more when I have more free time as I've only really tried out .flow, Me, and Yume Nikki 3D besides that. It's amazing that this community has some sort of strength in it after all the years when 2011 has already came and went. For me the original is my favorite video game of all time because there is truly nothing like it and to see everything it has inspired, such as this game, is incredible. Also, kudos for mentioning individual authors! Have a great day.
I love 2kki because it feels like one of the only games I can just turn on and play anytime and always discover something new. ...and it doesn't make me feel sad for the main character like .flow does :'(
@@Fannintendociccio1 I'm too lazy, also more likely gonna play on my phone but it's gonna fill my phone with images making me go on a *Bizarre Adventure* to find my memes in Discord
@@NeoCoreSaturn I have it on my phone too, but you can just tell in your gallery to hide the folders of the 2kki pictures and they won't appear ever outside of the actual game, it's very useful
Honestly you've really been knocking it out of the park with these latest videos. I get really happy when I see one of your videos in my subscription box. :D
You originally introduced me to yume nikki and i quickly found yume 2kki thanks to it I still play and i try to map speedrun routes and discover everything there is to discover, good times
This is the first video about this game that i've seen that slows the whole game analysis to contemplate the dream worlds as if the game was some kind of art gallery. In fact, who's to say it ain't?
I mainly prefer 2kki to Nikki because with 2kki it's so easy to get lost exploring a ton of new areas, while in Nikki all the interesting stuff is well hidden.
Yes, yes, and yes. 2kki is so damn good at it’s always great to see it get any attention. I also highly agree with the issue of expanding the world without use of already established “under construction” exits. Especially because they just recently expanded the nexus. I imagine they need permission from other contributors to connect worlds but I really don’t know. Chess world’s music made my hair stand on my neck when I first visited.
Yeh personally I'd also imagine its a permission thingy that prevents authors from freely connecting to other worlds. But its probably just also a lack of communication.
My personal interpretation is that 2kki is just a realistic depiction of urotsukis dreams. The random yet recurring themes, different rabbit holes like watarus worlds, and possibly some of the reasons she doesn't leave her apartment like medical trauma and bad trips
AAAAAAH YES YOU MADE A VID ON 2KKI YESS CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT 2KKI IS SO FUNNN Just started and yes I am too distraught at the wataru wipe... I've made some fanarts too, especially the actually cool story bits added in the dream park about urotsuki, and YEAH THOSE RECENTS WORLDS YOUVE SHOWN ARE SOME OF THE BEEEST EVERRRR AHAHAHAHAHAH FUCK THE TRAFFIC COOOONES AHAHAHAHAHJXKAKCOAOODOSOCX The concrete world music actively makes me so anxious it's surreal a song like that exists. Bless Marina ❤️ About the story, it is vague, but there are some pretty repeating aspect about urotsuki that often pop up in some worlds, again mainly in dream park where actively other locations are referenced that already implied quite a bit on uro. Of course, its way less than Nikki or dotflow, but even having this interesting points on her childhood, parents and herself makes the story very cool. It's mainly about exploration, creativity and collaboration first and foremost tho, yeah! To those who want to play it, just download easyrpg on phone or PC to play 2kki! It's super easy and has even a speedup option included!
gosh I remember playing yume nikki a lot, and I really adooore fleshchild (last I heard of it they put it on an indefinite hiatus and I was so sad!!) but yes I love to play games where you can just get lost in different worlds and listen to sick music
The best part of this video was when you were talking about "scrapbooking" the worlds in the game. I cause I realized, I was doing the same thing lol. Ah man, there was this abandoned city with slime people, giant house in the middle of nowhere, Lilypad filled lake, giant pier with cherry flower trees, ginormous pink sunset on a cliff, garden shown though 3 huge windows, etc. etc. Very pretty places that I might just draw pictures of ngl lol.
I definitely see why people think Yume Nikki is a bit creepy and it does have horror elements, but I also agree that I never found it too scary. I actually find it oddly comforting at times, particularly the snow world and its music. I'm glad fan projects are keeping the concept alive because I always thought Yume Nikki would be a very easy game to give constant updates to as like a side project or even a passion project.
While Yume 2kki dosent have an overall story, Map authors with their worlds can and its cool when they do that, with patterns and motifs, you can interpret something out of them example is Qxy with their worlds from the Home Within Nowhere route always having this npc girl Shimako and having red creatures all around each world Natl with Florist to Pleasure Street which is like Yume Nikki's SA theory except more explicit Delta_judgement with the weird amount of Shadow and light ladies in their worlds [also chasers] Wataru with their apocalyptic themed worlds from Abandoned factory to Overgrown City When you can tell that your expedition of travelling worlds has the same author you can connect a story sometimes
I can't believe on the Yume 2kki wiki, it turns out some of my favorite places and tracks I discovered thanks to TH-cam that ones like the Abandoned Apartments and Lavender Water are hell to get to. :p
I played Yome2uuki online, but I always get lost. It has mare stuff then the orginal. Also I would like it if Dream Diary sequel got upgraded with new effects and gameplay like in the orginal
Yume nikki is probably the most influencial horror rpg ever made. It's cultural impact is huge, having inspired other countless indie games like ddlc, undertale, and pretty much 99% of stuff made on rpg maker took inspiration from yume nikki, be it direct fangames, or independent individual projects. Kikiyama is a fucking gigachad.
Ah, Yume 2kki was on my to-play list; because it was talked about so much I thought it was an actual sequel with a narrative and not a continuously swelling collage lol. Thanks for the video! Although checking some of those worlds for the atmosphere might be nice, I'm no longer as eager to play it
The onky reason why i dont play yume 2kki much : Some worlds are freakin a lot scarier than yume nikki and im too afraid to stumble across a scary world-
I feel like Madotsuki deserves to not be in a trashcan-
Same
She would put herself in one for fun tbh.
absolutely she would. surprised trashdotsuki wasn't an effect@@johnnysaurus04
Hey i'm from the future so *violently sticks the reason she's a bad girl on your face*
What I see Urotsuki as is like a polar opposite to Madotsuki. A happy young girl with a perfectly normal life and no trauma who just happens to be able to lucid dream, but instead of hiding in her own dream world, she goes to explore other people's dreams.
ALSO NOILDOOF IS MAKING HER OWN FANGAME AAH
fun fact this used to be hearted
It's also reflected in the clothing of each character.
Madotsuki has a single framed, 6-panel window. You're looking into the mind of one girl, perhaps from several different angles, but always limited to her (Essentially to Kikiyama).
Urotsuki's sweater is several single panels. Each panel is smaller in scale, but linked infinitely, with no frame to limit them.
Basically she (Urotsuki) is astral projecting, without realising it.
About being normal - childhood memories says different.
Didn't Noildoof make Deep Dreams? If she did I've played it and so far it's the best Yume Nikki fangame I've played.
its your fault for editing the comment, i get you, this happened to mke once too
wataru's gone but atleast the microsoft paint worlds stays intact and are so well detailed to the point of perfection.
Hi Robert.
@@strob5657 Hi strobii the lad
@@robertderkinderen8928 My little pogchamp
Im feeling sad by the leaving of wataru i was playing during the version of wataru worlds my favorite was always the depths
Chenche Why did he leave?
Oh my goodness, thank you for sharing my work!! Glad you're enjoying 2kki. I haven't updated in a while because I'm working on my own fangame, but I have a lot of stuff still planned for 2kki.
The cones can be frustrating, but it's generally done to signify "hey, I'm going to put something here eventually, so this won't be a dead end forever/if you're another dev don't mess with this." In some cases, like Wataru, they might just be part of the scenery and not signify anything at all (or to keep the player from moving out-of-bounds).
You're correct about the lack of overarching story, there's no real meaning beyond what individual creators put in their own worlds. Some devs have "themes," like Wataru's themes of desolation and urban decay, or Zenmaigahara's body horror. Other than that, it doesn't really mean anything, it's just a bunch of people wanting to make cool things to explore.
Holy shit I didn't think any devs would see this video aaaaa. Again I love your worlds to bits. They're so pretty!!
Glad to hear you still have stuff in store when in comes to 2kki 😊
Yeh that makes sense, and personally I don't really mind the usage. But it does suck if that traffic sign stays there for years and years. I guess from a players perspective I'd rather have a world connecting from that dead end, that doesn't necessarily makes sense (aka the connecting world is made by someone else), then having just a dead end. But from the devs perspective I also understand that a lot of them probably have a vision on how they want to continue their chain of worlds.
Would be really cool if some sort of middle ground could be found.
And yeh yeh I did notice that each artist does tend to have their own sort of.. aesthetic in a sense. Which again is very cool! It makes for a lot of diversity in dream worlds 😁
was the intent always to not have an overarching story?
@@boo6336 I've only been a 2kki developer for a couple of years, but as far as I'm aware it never had an overarching story.
I love your work so much!
Whata your next game?
Have you ever played Yume Nikki, or any of its fan games? If so, which one?
Also if you've played Yume 2kki before watching this video, you get a cookie 🍪
Oh and did you find all 6 hidden buns? (:
I’ve played Yume Graffiti and Answered Prayers, as well as Ultra Violet
I've heard of them! I was always more of an Undertale fan. Leave the horror stuff to the youtubers. :)
Give me the cookie
8:25 when my depression kicks in everytime my sanity lowers even though i already overcome it years ago
My mind: think of a happy place! Return to where you can call home! Remember all the things that made you smile! This pain is just temporary...
The fan made that the creator doesn't want you to know is Lcddem by Koronba he left the internet and he did threaten to end himself because of that
I'm really glad to see someone talking about the individual creators contributing to Yume 2kki! It really stands as a testament to how strong the creative part of the community has remained after so many years.
Yuunarii getting excited over Yume 2kki is a bless.
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@@LolaTheGardevoirjoe
Yume 2kki is the closest thing to a literal dream game.
lsd
@@resin2092 dream
LSD dream emulator.
@@pluto4540 close, but lsd is a finished game, while yume 2kki looks like it will never end. Y'know, like a night dream.
the ynfg literally called dream game:
THIS IS RIGHT WHEN I FIND OUT ABOUT THE GAME
Goodness.. I can hear the passion and excitement dripping from this video... And being a fellow 2kki fan I can't say that's unjustified!
This was a great little explanation and I hope it gets more people interested in the game
(Also thanks a ton for featuring my art)
Awww thank you!! And you're welcome!!
This might be an odd comparison, but I would say in my experience that Yume 2kki is a lot like Super Mario Galaxy: They're both mainly about exploration (even though Mario Galaxy has an "end goal"), they have really creative worlds, each one being heavy on the atmosphere, and it also helps that Yume 2kki has a lot of space-themed worlds like Galaxy Park, the Planetarium, and recently the Nocturnal Grove.
In my eyes, Super Mario Galaxy really is like exploring different dream-like worlds, so the similarities with Yume 2kki make sense.
3:00 if you think that’s a big difference wait until you discover fish world (no, not flying fish world, just fish world)
I don't know a thing about Yume Nikki, but I watched the entire video for Yuunarii's reactions and "fan girl" moments. It was worth it.
you still walk this earth? :O
that's a pog moment
Jackcepticeye: *OMG! LOOK AT THE DETAILS!*
Love your content
So glad yume 2kki is still getting the appreciation it deserves 😌
I barely remember Yume Nikki from UT but from the looks of it I can see myself being lost in it for hours
I absolutely ADORE Yume 2kki, it's probably my favorite Yume Nikki fangame and one of my favorite video games in general. I think the "collaborative effort" idea is really cool in practice, as well as how it serves as a tribute to not only the original but all the other cool stuff the YN community has created. I understand why people gripe about the incoherency of the worlds and how big the game is, but that's probably one of my favorite aspects of it - it stays true to the wild variety of dreams, and this variety ensures that there's something for everyone. I find it crazy how it still updates.
The character design is spot-on too. Even though Urotsuki doesn't speak a word in the game, you can still get a good idea of her personality (based on the chainsaw and the motorbike). She's become one of my favorite protagonists.
Thanks for making a video about this game! It's nice to see it getting some more visibility.
i am so happy this game has been getting more and more attention recently and i hope this video sparks even more interest. fantastic work!
Thank you!!
"yume 2kki has 400 dream world"
jeez how many traumatic events did this kid experience
I'm so glad I found someone else who appreciates this game just as much as I do
god, i still can't get over how underrated this game is. it makes me sad to think that there are so many people who overlook this game despite the fact that it has some absolutely beautiful and otherworldly areas tucked away in its depths. seriously, there really aren't any other yume nikki fangames or even games in GENERAL that compare to 2kki in surrealism and open-ended dreamlike exploration. it just feels like taking a dive into the deepest parts of your subconscious, especially when you discover the worlds of top notch creators like wataru and qxy.
i'm probably just as passionate about this game as you are. don't know if you still play it here and there whenever new updates come out, but I definitely try to check out all of the new content, because i seriously adore 2kki. so glad to have found someone else besides nitro rad covering it!
Madotsuki : -_-... You left me but still love you for playing. Thank you -w-
This kinda reminds me of LSD Dream Simulator, a PS1 game that consisted of nothing but walking through randomized environments in 1st-person. All the environments are based on actual dreams of the creator, which means that it's often very random and surreal. The game was a limited-release Japan exclusive, which means it's prohibitively expensive, but you can find gameplay footage on TH-cam. i recommend doing so, that game's a trip.
Ah yeh I remember watching Mutahars playthrough of it a couple years ago!
Man, it's always so great to see people giving this game some love ! Although Yume Nikki and its fangames have a very devoted fanbase, I still feel like I don't hear people talking about them nearly enough. It's also awesome to see that this game still receives regular updates, it shows the fans are still alive and kickin' and I love it (I'm real sad about wataru's stuff being removed tho, can anyone tell me what that's about ? I have no idea what happened...).
Though I wonder if Yume 2kki will ever be completed one day or if it's going to remain a "work in progress" forever. I think I'm fine with either one though. By the way, is there an official discord server for fans of this game (or anything Yume Nikki related really) ? I've been enjoying playing it and admiring Fanart on my own for a long time but now I'd love to get more in touch with people from the community for once, so if there's a place dedicated to that I wouldn't mind hearing about it. I want to share my love for this underrated game !
Anyway, great video, it made my day.
(obligatory sorry for bad english because it's not my mother tongue)
Wow! What an awesome review! Could not have stated the magnificent points better myself. I've been a 2kki fan for years upon years (and by years upon years I mean about 6 years or so, so not really) and it's been a surreal but awesome experience to see not only the game grow, but the community and much more so the love for the project as a whole, as well.
You put it so perfectly. I absolutely agree that Yume 2kki is a fangame that most other fangames just can't seem to capture, no matter how they try, and the many collaborators really contribute to that, whether or not their worlds are still present in current versions, and regardless of how many arbitrary construction and traffic objects seem to be scattered around their worlds. (miss you wataru)
And the MUUUUSIIIIC, ohhh my goodness. Anyone who's been around the OST vids knows how much I love this game's soundtrack! Despite so many of them being shrill, ambient or droning, they contribute SO much to their worlds' respective atmospheres. (with a few notable exceptions.)
And I also do agree with the criticisms-- they were perfectly valid. So many of the worlds out there have so much untapped potential to grow into something huge, and it's a real kick in the pants that some of the older ones haven't seen many updates. (especially in wataru's case, which is really crushing for me considering I always wanted to know what was behind that cone in the Rose Church!)
All in all this review was amazing! I can feel the passion coming from this vid. Here's to hoping this community continues to thrive!
Well I’ll be damned! There’s more dream worlds in this game than there is lore in FNAF!
just goes to show how big the game is when as someone who plays 2kki all the time, i haven't even heard of some of the worlds you talked about
...Yes.
Yes.
YES.
*YES.*
*MOAR ATTENTION FOR YUME 2KKI PLEES.*
YEEEEEEEESSESSS
i mean I've played like 20 different yume nikki fan games while i agree that yume 2kki is one of the best in terms of content they all have their own charms and stories. Like LCDdem that has it's own meaning for the people that used to know the author, .flow or Me (god i hated looking for the orbs on Me, i actually never found the last one and there's no guide on the internet) for something that does try to include horror while keeping the original yume nikki aesthetic, and so on, that's why i keep playing different ones and don't really get bored of the concept.
right now from the top of my head i can name
-the original yume nikki
-yume 2kki
-.flow
-fleshchild
-Yume graffiti
-answered prayers
-yume nisshi
-Lcddem
-yuque
-the looking glass
-yume wo
-ultra violet
-asleep
-Me
-broken bottles
and a lot more lol, they aren't all necessarily the best I've played but i just like a lot the concept and how people work with it on their own ways. ^^
Also yume nikki dream diary was a big let down I'm still sad about, it had some good soundtrack tho
Aaah yeh I was super hyped when it was first announced, but then when the actual game dropped it was pretty disappointing yeh.
Yume graffiti and LCDDEM are so good, my fav fangames especially LCDDEM (as a K fan I was so happy to play through it and the ending's music gives me chill and puts tears in my eyes every time I hear it...). LCDDEM is probably the best fangame in terms of ambiance and graphics (and music of course), Yume graffiti is amazing for that as well, .flow is great too and I have started to play yume nisshi and it's great too !
To anyone reading this, please play yume nikki fangames, they're all free unless they became their own things like the senquels of the OG Lisa and with the EZrpg program they're super easily to play even with the japanese characters. Most well known ones have english translations as well.
I am SO GLAD youtube reccomended this video to me! This is the first time I'm seeing your content and I'm in love with the editing, your manner of speech, how you present the thing you are talking about... not to mention your art is quite good too. I'll be checking out more videos.
Awww thank you so much! Really glad you enjoyed the video!!
What I always like is when a content creator can get me really interested in the subject just by how enthusiastic they are about it themself.
@@szkraft220 Yeh same!! Personally for my videos I always prefer to stick to talking about subjects I really wanna talk about/have strong feelings towards, even if its a very niche thing like Yume 2kki haha
I'm late to this video, but I literally howled with the map bit HAHAHHA ⚰ I've been playing this for 10 years or so, and it's always interesting to see how it's organically expanding and contracting... some areas get deleted, others get moved, cones get removed and you end up using the wiki as a crutch because your head won't tell you where the hand hub is. It's just insane how giant this thing is.
Thanks for taking the time to make this game a little more visible! I love it as well. It deserves every bit of attention it can get.
I feel that the YNO version of Yume 2kki is the closest you can get to the game having a deep meaning. It's such a unique experience to get together with strangers (or friends) and find a cool world
OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS GAME! I’m friends with one of the devs in the Yume 2kki discord, and he’s pretty casual and fun to talk to! Just playing this game and going through all of the worlds, like qxy’s and Rio’s, especially Wataru’s, inspired me to even start my own Yume Nikki fangame! This game is absolutely amazing!
Rio is the one I’m friends with, by the way. He’s super nice.
Wait a minute... I know you too...
The “microsoft paint” worlds have their place, not every dream is equally detailed
The reason for deletion of Wataru's world is losing the right of use his maps. He has prohibited to use his maps in yume2kki because of a trouble with the staff. (if you know about SCP Wiki, Fishmonger's case is similar)
He is still permitting to publish the old version of yume2kki, but sadly these also has been deleted for another copyright issue...
That's wrong. I'll tell you the real reason he erased the map.
awesome video covering the game, the best even
Awww thanks!!
After 8 years, it's nice to find a proper video on yume 2kki that properly covers all that there is to offer. This also gives me the opportunity to say a few things about it as well. Too many people see it as just a walking simulator, and while that's partially the truth, it just doesn't do 2kki justice at all. One thing I will say is that it's not for the impatient... if you can't appreciate the places you end up at or just wandering around and getting lost, you won't enjoy this because it's more about the journey than the finishing line. This game is a long, long journey, but you'll learn to memorise routes and figure out what effects do.
Content-wise, 2kki is practically an entire planet's worth of locations, that gets added to and updated so recently that I'm talking two days ago recently as of this comment. The worlds are beautiful and pretty but they can sometimes turn into organised chaos and dead-ends, with its fair share of chasers and antagonists to harass or be provoked by Urotsuki. Sure, while there is some relative danger in losing your current progress (not save file that's just fine), don't be afraid to just... jab at things, get real nosey and explore every nook and cranny you can find. You don't need to grind yourself up against walls like many rpgmaker titles love to have you do, but you will have to search far and wide to gain effects (cosmetics that do... stuff) to assist you on your journey.
My personal favourite locations were the Japanese town and Crystal organ. Those places brought an inner peace.
I may not know much about Yume Nikki or most of the stuff that's been made from it, but holy sh*t the pixel art in a lot of 2kki is absolutely beautiful, and that's a word I don't use lightly.
WATARU HAS JUST ANNOUNCED HIS MAPS WILL BE REIMPLEMENTED INTO THE GAME LETS GOOOOOOOO
YEHHH I JUST SAW THE ANNOUNCEMENT LETS GOOOO
Why does your TH-cam recommendations look like mine?
That means you watch quality content
@@Yuunarii oh, a reply?
That’s rare
Finally, a people talk about yume 2kki, i love this game, is one of my favorite.
holy shit this game keeps getting more popular by the minute
Ever since I discovered your channel from “Why I don’t listen to vocaloid” your videos have been simply amazing. Your art style for these videos are super cute and I just love it. The videos you make never disappoint. Every single one after why I don’t listen to vocaloid has been simply amazing. Keep making videos, they help trough a bad day.
Awww thank you!! I've been trying my best to kinda return to my original video making style I used to have back in 2017. In my channel update video I posted this July I kinda explained my frustration with my then current videos.
Very glad to hear you enjoy them!!
@@Yuunarii It’s always good to take a break. If you cannot find motivation or satisfaction in your work because someone else said so or you push yourself to do it. It’s almost ALWAYS NOT WORTH IT. Hope that helps and thanks for the reply
yunarii is so adorb when she loses her composture lmao
Wataru’s worlds are back now! :^)
Yume 2kki is one of the only games i can play being in uni, very chill and relaxing 99% of the time. Also ynonline is a great addition, it allowed me to get a few of my friends into it when the process would otherwise be very weird and convoluted. Great video, keep up the good work!
The deepest I ever got in Yume 2kki was a dead end world called the Rose Church. It's 13 rooms deep and it's the deepest I've ever gone in one session.
I listen to the soundtrack whilst I study and I've heard tracks for rooms I've never even heard of and I go to the wiki to find new areas... I'm curious how deep others have gone, though.
I love the original Yume Nikki and I remember watching Nitro Rad's review of Yume 2kki, but it didn't seem that interesting to me. This review, however really shows the absolute *size* of Yume 2kki. Now that I really know how much it has to offer, I just might check it out!
Oh yeh yeh I was so hyped when NItro Rad finally talked about 2kki, seeing how it barely gets any coverage on TH-cam. Don't remember too much from his video though haha. Probably should give it a rewatch at some point.
Glad to hear my video sparked your interest in 2kki though!!
Oh i really glad that someone remember Yumme Nikki and Yumme 2kki! I'm from Rassia and in Rassia almost no one knows about this game. And I have no one to share this masterpiece with. :( So I'll have to learn English or create an interest group in my country. Thank you for this super cool video. 💓
wow! a yume nikki video that came out recently? i can't believe i never saw this.
this might be the best video i've seen on this game! it just makes me so happy to see people still love it.
Yay glad you enjoyed it!!
The fact that just one person made Yume Nikki is impressive, of course a work that is made by more people will may be more detailed and with more places to explore
Finding this game genuinely one of the best thing that happened in my life, watching this video made me realized just how much I have played and how much I appreciate this game. I played this game with my friend and went exploring with him a lot and take so many screenshot on places we went to and it's honestly the best thing ever, this game id basically my comfort game. The most memorable moment I have is when we were all in discord vc for hours while I'm trying to figure out where all the 20 npcs in omurice labyrinth
Aww super happy to hear you also get a lot of comfort from 2kki. It's such a great game to chill out to.
what a wonderful video, stumbled upon this whilst trying to get my daily dose yume nikki mix sleep and I'm so glad I did. lovely editing and interesting video!
Awww thanks!! Glad you enjoyed it!
Genuinely sat there thinking the video was actually over at the 4 minute mark like "Wait she didn't even talk about Yume 2kii"
I'm so happy people stll talk about this game! Also love the touhou bgm :D
Yay thanks!!
Thank you for making this video. Yume Nikki itself is one of the most underrated video games of all time with kind of an underground fanbase at this point and so as a result, 2kki and the other fangames are even more unknown despite being fantastic creations of art. This is also my favorite fangame although I need to play more when I have more free time as I've only really tried out .flow, Me, and Yume Nikki 3D besides that. It's amazing that this community has some sort of strength in it after all the years when 2011 has already came and went. For me the original is my favorite video game of all time because there is truly nothing like it and to see everything it has inspired, such as this game, is incredible. Also, kudos for mentioning individual authors! Have a great day.
Average yume nikki fan after seeing that thumbnail: I have to break your neck
I love 2kki because it feels like one of the only games I can just turn on and play anytime and always discover something new.
...and it doesn't make me feel sad for the main character like .flow does :'(
Haha yeh its always exciting when you stumble upon a world you haven't been to before
around 1700 dream worlds rn. have fun getting lost :::DD
Oh damn that many already? I thought it was closer to 500. Though map IDs do rank into the 2000s I think.
? Theres only 709 give or take
@@hithere7080 the wiki said something around 1800... Although maybe i switched it with map ids, i dont know ;O anyway it still is huuuuuuge
Stop it, stop making me wanna play this game, NEVER
Ahaha Is there a reason why you don't want to?
@@Fannintendociccio1 I'm too lazy, also more likely gonna play on my phone but it's gonna fill my phone with images making me go on a *Bizarre Adventure* to find my memes in Discord
@@Fannintendociccio1 because of this I got 3 RPGM2003 games under lockdown in a zip file
@@NeoCoreSaturn I have it on my phone too, but you can just tell in your gallery to hide the folders of the 2kki pictures and they won't appear ever outside of the actual game, it's very useful
I would play this game, but im afraid I might run into the zalgo event ;-;
Honestly you've really been knocking it out of the park with these latest videos. I get really happy when I see one of your videos in my subscription box. :D
Awww thank you so much!! 😊
You originally introduced me to yume nikki and i quickly found yume 2kki thanks to it
I still play and i try to map speedrun routes and discover everything there is to discover, good times
This is the first video about this game that i've seen that slows the whole game analysis to contemplate the dream worlds as if the game was some kind of art gallery. In fact, who's to say it ain't?
Can’t wait until yume 3kki, infinite randomly generated levels
I mainly prefer 2kki to Nikki because with 2kki it's so easy to get lost exploring a ton of new areas, while in Nikki all the interesting stuff is well hidden.
IM COMING FOR YOU FOR THE THUMBNAIL.
Yes, yes, and yes. 2kki is so damn good at it’s always great to see it get any attention. I also highly agree with the issue of expanding the world without use of already established “under construction” exits. Especially because they just recently expanded the nexus. I imagine they need permission from other contributors to connect worlds but I really don’t know. Chess world’s music made my hair stand on my neck when I first visited.
Yeh personally I'd also imagine its a permission thingy that prevents authors from freely connecting to other worlds. But its probably just also a lack of communication.
My personal interpretation is that 2kki is just a realistic depiction of urotsukis dreams. The random yet recurring themes, different rabbit holes like watarus worlds, and possibly some of the reasons she doesn't leave her apartment like medical trauma and bad trips
just went back to rewatch this video and realized I have your fanart on Urotsuki's computer. such a cute picture!
Awww thank you so much!!
Nice
alright I watch the hole thing and I got scared there jesus crist
There's 2 yume nikki/ yume 2kki fans:
-Those who love beautiful maps
-Those who love weird shit
AAAAAAH YES YOU MADE A VID ON 2KKI YESS CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT
2KKI IS SO FUNNN
Just started and yes I am too distraught at the wataru wipe...
I've made some fanarts too, especially the actually cool story bits added in the dream park about urotsuki, and YEAH THOSE RECENTS WORLDS YOUVE SHOWN ARE SOME OF THE BEEEST EVERRRR
AHAHAHAHAHAH FUCK THE TRAFFIC COOOONES AHAHAHAHAHJXKAKCOAOODOSOCX
The concrete world music actively makes me so anxious it's surreal a song like that exists.
Bless Marina ❤️
About the story, it is vague, but there are some pretty repeating aspect about urotsuki that often pop up in some worlds, again mainly in dream park where actively other locations are referenced that already implied quite a bit on uro. Of course, its way less than Nikki or dotflow, but even having this interesting points on her childhood, parents and herself makes the story very cool.
It's mainly about exploration, creativity and collaboration first and foremost tho, yeah!
To those who want to play it, just download easyrpg on phone or PC to play 2kki! It's super easy and has even a speedup option included!
gosh I remember playing yume nikki a lot, and I really adooore fleshchild (last I heard of it they put it on an indefinite hiatus and I was so sad!!) but yes I love to play games where you can just get lost in different worlds and listen to sick music
Such a shame fleshchild got cancelled yeh. Was really looking forward to the completed game.
same here! Every night in the game kept me super hooked on what would happen next...oh well what we have is also fun to play occasionally :)
Did you know that ni (in japanese) means 2? Also yume nikki means dream diary if someone didnt know that yet
She mentioned that in the video
oh- I havent watched the whole video yet, sorry
The best part of this video was when you were talking about "scrapbooking" the worlds in the game. I cause I realized, I was doing the same thing lol. Ah man, there was this abandoned city with slime people, giant house in the middle of nowhere, Lilypad filled lake, giant pier with cherry flower trees, ginormous pink sunset on a cliff, garden shown though 3 huge windows, etc. etc. Very pretty places that I might just draw pictures of ngl lol.
YUME NIKKI AND 2KKI ARE BOTH GOOD!!!
that fake video ending actually scared me lmao
I definitely see why people think Yume Nikki is a bit creepy and it does have horror elements, but I also agree that I never found it too scary. I actually find it oddly comforting at times, particularly the snow world and its music. I'm glad fan projects are keeping the concept alive because I always thought Yume Nikki would be a very easy game to give constant updates to as like a side project or even a passion project.
While Yume 2kki dosent have an overall story, Map authors with their worlds can and its cool when they do that, with patterns and motifs, you can interpret something out of them
example is Qxy with their worlds from the Home Within Nowhere route always having this npc girl Shimako and having red creatures all around each world
Natl with Florist to Pleasure Street which is like Yume Nikki's SA theory except more explicit
Delta_judgement with the weird amount of Shadow and light ladies in their worlds [also chasers]
Wataru with their apocalyptic themed worlds from Abandoned factory to Overgrown City
When you can tell that your expedition of travelling worlds has the same author you can connect a story sometimes
lol nocturnal groove is my favourite location too
I can't believe on the Yume 2kki wiki, it turns out some of my favorite places and tracks I discovered thanks to TH-cam that ones like the Abandoned Apartments and Lavender Water are hell to get to. :p
I played Yome2uuki online, but I always get lost. It has mare stuff then the orginal. Also I would like it if Dream Diary sequel got upgraded with new effects and gameplay like in the orginal
Yume nikki is probably the most influencial horror rpg ever made. It's cultural impact is huge, having inspired other countless indie games like ddlc, undertale, and pretty much 99% of stuff made on rpg maker took inspiration from yume nikki, be it direct fangames, or independent individual projects. Kikiyama is a fucking gigachad.
I came back to this video now that I can finally play Yume 2kki and I looked at the wiki and Wataru's worlds were added back!
Ah yes 12min of Yuu fangirling. Pure content.
I think she might like the look of this game.
This gives me nostalgic memories of yume nikki, even I don't really know or have interest on me, it is cute sometimes
a youtuber with 90k subs talking about yume 2kki? im hella glad i found this
instant subscribe
More people should know about 2kki!!
Ah, Yume 2kki was on my to-play list; because it was talked about so much I thought it was an actual sequel with a narrative and not a continuously swelling collage lol. Thanks for the video! Although checking some of those worlds for the atmosphere might be nice, I'm no longer as eager to play it
Oh wait, its wiki page says it has "endings". So it's not a complete sandbox after all
I've played most of these and they are pretty good each in their own right.
You know the game is big when I've played it for like a hundred hours and have yet to see most of the areas featured in this video.
I agree Yume 2kki is freaking awesome.
I know its awesome to hear about 2kki again, but that rant about the traffic signs is a mood
FINALLY SOMEONE REMEBERS YUME NIKKI AND ITS A BIG STORY-MATOR
Now I'm wondering what your reaction to Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea will be.
Yume nikki is one of my favorite games
The onky reason why i dont play yume 2kki much : Some worlds are freakin a lot scarier than yume nikki and im too afraid to stumble across a scary world-
Something about this reminds me of Undertale/Deltarune. It might be the art style ... it's probably the art style.
I mean, undertale and deltarune were heavily inspired by yume Nikki so it makes sense
My favorite area is DEFINETLY Mosenite's Lotus Waters, from the music to the overall feeling and mood of it. Its just so nicee