Gaming Dreams (PS4) | Media Molecule Game Creator

[ArmandTamzarian]

Ok I'm sure most people with an interest in games has heard about this 'game' for PS4 called Dreams where you can create your own game, movie, short film, piece of interactive art or music. It's been in development now for about a decade and it sounds completely groundbreaking, well to not much fanfare it got released yesterday & It's been getting rave reviews;

https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/dreams


& here's a good review that breaks it all down nicely:


Also here's a nice insight into the level of experiences that can be created


Seems like something that would allow creative people to get creative without hitting them in the pocket, and gives you access to a boundless number of games for the price of 1

 

[ArmandTamzarian]

This is pretty much everything and more what @Alock1 thought Project Spark for Xbox was gonna be.

 

[Redlambs]

And what you now think it is.


Funnily enough my response would be exactly the same as it was all the way back then when I offered to help the likes of Alock and KingEric and truly make a game. This is exactly the same thing with the exact same flaw...

 

[ArmandTamzarian]

And what you now think it is.


Funnily enough my response would be exactly the same as it was all the way back then when I offered to help the likes of Alock and KingEric and truly make a game. This is exactly the same thing with the exact same flaw...

Well nothing is flawless. Even though it's early days I feel this seems like a far more comprehensive version of what project spark promised, that barb to Alock was just an admittedly bit of provocative childishness the gaming side of the forum has missed but from what I've seen so far from just surfing the various 'creations' the past hour or so it's a very enjoyable experience.

 

[Redlambs]

Well nothing is flawless. Even though it's early days I feel this seems like a far more comprehensive version of what project spark promised, that barb to Alock was just an admittedly bit of provocative childishness the gaming side if the forum has missed but from what I've seen so far from just surfing the various 'creations' the past hour or so it's a very enjoyable experience.

My friend, I'm the last person to downplay creativity and the chance to showcase it, I came up from that very thing.

It's a different world from when Spark came out, the likes of roblox and even the .io games have taken off. However, these things really live and die on the hope there's enough creativity. And when people find out how hard it is to actually make even the most simplistic game work...well...

 

[ArmandTamzarian]

My friend, I'm the last person to downplay creativity and the chance to showcase it, I came up from that very thing.

It's a different world from when Spark came out, the likes of roblox and even the .io games have taken off. However, these things really live and die on the hope there's enough creativity. And when people find out how hard it is to actually make even the most simplistic game work...well...

Well id imagine thats true, not that I'd know of course. Though I don't think games like these that allow folk to express & explore their creativeness will do any harm, hopefully even a number of talented people could get hired or some sort of monetary reward for their work..

 

[Dargonk]

Does this have a whole lot of micro transactions like project spark did?

 

[amolbhatia50k]

Sounds like a very Interesting and fun concept however:

• I imagine you'd eventually have to keep paying to buy content?
• Can see it basically being a hub of people expressing their ameteur ideas, which in the end won't actually be very good. For example I've tended to nowadays play only games of a certain quality. Don't have time to waste on average stuff. And from what I understand, making a top class game takes a hell of a lot of work and technical ability.

 

[Damien]

Does this have a whole lot of micro transactions like project spark did?

Doesn't seem to be the case at the moment.

 

[Damien]

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This is pretty cool:

Trailer for it:

Town from Stardew Valley remade.

 

[Damien]

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[Damien]

Pip Gemwalker is pretty nice - the kind of thing you can imagine as an actual game of its own:


https://indreams.me/dream/mQHMTWRujgU

The creator has made assets so people can make their own Pip Gemwalker levels too.

 

[Solius]

This worth getting then?

 

[Damien]

This worth getting then?

I've not got it but watched footage. Depends what you're looking for. Most of the games aren't fully fledged and there's probably not a lot of replayability, but some of the stuff looks amazing. If you're into the game creation side, it looks accessible (and there are plenty of tutorials online on youtube for anything from making realistic looking grass to making houses).

The subreddit is a good place to look: https://www.reddit.com/r/PS4Dreams/

PlayStation now advertising the games (that random people made) within the game:

 

[Volumiza]

Just downloaded this out of pure curiosity. Let’s see ...

 

[Jacob]

Worth getting?

 

[Volumiza]

Worth getting?

Yes if you have lots and lots and lots and lots of free time. Too busy playing COD to devote enough bit it is very very good

 

[Solius]

Worth getting?

I gave up trying to make my own levels. Way too hard imo and so time consuming. Every now and then I’ll load it and player other people’s levels but I did get a bit bored of it.

 

[Volumiza]

I gave up trying to make my own levels. Way too hard imo and so time consuming. Every now and then I’ll load it and player other people’s levels but I did get a bit bored of it.

I’m impressed at what they’ve done, release a game engine for people to use but it highlights why dev teams are teams. Too much for one person to do in any reasonable timeframe.