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"Nowadays, I just accept it all and I love it, except for one, which is the Undertale comparison. But I stepped back to ask what those comparisons mean to him, and whether he sees it as a compliment or if it puts him in a difficult position. In battle, you fight otherworldly enemies in an Earthbound-style front-facing turn-based combat system that's touched up with a bit of slick Persona-like stylings.
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She Dreams Elsewhere has a top-down perspective of old-school RPGs when exploring as the main protagonist Thalia in a surrealist world alongside her friends. I told Davionne at PAX, "this is 100% my shit!" and we proceeded to share our love for Persona 3, in particular. If you watch the gameplay clip above, you'll probably get a sense of his influences when I played it at PAX East, it evoked feelings of Persona, Earthbound, and dare I say, Undertale. Now Playing: She Dreams Elsewhere - Exclusive Gameplay
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And in that regard, She Dreams Elsewhere is a sort of sharp reflection of Davionne himself.īy clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's While he's had outside support for aspects such music composition, character art, and PR, everything else falls on him as an independent developer. And then at the start of June, here were all these opportunities, and they all have deadlines every single week," he told me when I asked about how development is going. "I thought I was going to have a pretty chill summer, just keeping my head down working on the game. I was able to link up with him to talk about life as a developer in unprecedented times, and uncover more of this game that completely won me over at PAX East earlier this year. But the work seems to be paying off between landing a deal with Xbox Game Pass and, honestly, creating something that's really promising. He's worked on this retro-style RPG for four-and-a-half years at this point, starting back when he was just 18 years old, and he's admitted it's been stressful and that sleep has been hard to come by. However, the demo, which took me 69 minutes, is available on Steam and Itch.For developer Davionne Gooden, and his project She Dreams Elsewhere, it's been a long road. The game is still in development, and at this time does not have a release date. It’s a unique and compelling narrative-driven story that I believe will speak to a lot of people. Overall, despite the weak combat (which again, I do see the possibility for improvement as the game goes on) She Dreams Elsewhere is absolutely worth your time. The writing in this game is really nicely done and every aspect of the game, from the limited color palette to the ethereal hip hop soundtrack serves to enhance the story. While the combat didn’t wow me, I will absolutely be returning to see how the story plays out. On the other hand, I can see the combat in this game ramping up and being much more difficult and compelling mid-game. I was mostly rushing through the dungeon to see more of the story. This early in the game, the combat has yet to come into its own. The game itself is a turn-based combat affair that’s basically if earthbound and final fantasy had a love child. Luckily for her, there are friends who will help her fight her inner demons and find her way out. In this case, it means getting trapped in a dream that’s trying its best to kill her. Unfortunately with her, things can only get worse before they get better. When the game opens, she’s hit rock bottom. To say the main character Thalia has issues is an understatement, Her anxiety, and depression is so bad she can’t function in day-to-day life.
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(for the record though, I have yet to play a demo I don’t like)! It reminded me a lot of Shin Megami Tenshi if SMT featured a depressed young adult who drinks heavily and lives in a filthy apartment. This week I checked out She Dreams Elsewhere.