A Cyberdork Adventure | DreamWeb (PC)
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
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DreamWeb is a point and click adventure game developed by Creative Reality and released for DOS and Amiga platforms in 1994. Follow Ryan, a bumbling bartender, as he becomes an extradimensional assassin for a secretive group of keepers who watch over the titular DreamWeb.
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0:00 Intro
1:49 Game info
3:11 Story setup
7:38 Gameplay
10:03 Visuals & sound
12:22 Story continued
20:14 Diary of a (Mad?)Man
25:47 First target
29:55 Spoiler warning
30:26 Story (spoilers)
43:08 Conclusion
45:01 Outro
#adventuregames #cyberpunk
#scifigaming #dreamweb - Ігри
Not sure if anyone mentioned yet, but to ease your mind: The Wrench does have a purpose. You can use it instead of the Wire Cutters to open the gate of the church.
Getting a message that you're fired, showing up to work and telling your boss you didn't see it even though you did, being so pathetic that they chicken out on firing you, but also such a mooch that you then ask for 2 weeks pay up -front.
Man, modern Hollywood can't write characters this complex! lol
Pretty much what the main character of Spike Lee's 'Do the Right Thing' does, except he also gets his workplace burnt down... and still gets paid
That's not even a joke.
I have to wonder if that was a sort of deliberate choice by Ryan to lie about not seeing the message. Maybe if you just pretended hard enough that there was no message and apologized for being late he wouldn't get fired afterall or something.
It is probably just the writer covering for the case if the player didn't in fact read the message, but its fun to add extra layers of loser-dom onto Ryan here.
Man it's always so disappointing to me when people try to prop things up by putting other things down. Seriously, you could have just left it at the first sentence and it would be a great compliment to this game. But nah, gotta give an ice cold take on the quality of Hollywood writing also.
@@donovanfaust3227 I agree!!
My theory for this script and the ridiculous character actions/lack of consequences is... coke was literally fueling the entertainment industry in the '80s & '90s 🤫😅 that's how we ended up with that film where Sylvester Stallone has to win an arm wrestling competition to, like.. prove to everyone that he loves his son and teach him to be honest or something (?) and the theme-song is like "-to the limit, PUSH it to the LIMIT!!" 🤼♂️ and its so sick and I forgot what I was commenting on now
"In my restless dreams, I see that wrench."
-John Dungeon Chill
You promised to use me for a puzzle someday... but you never did.
There is a post credits scene of the MC's soul disappearing into the machine next to his body, hinting that what he was experiencing was real.
It honestly makes the Keepers look like massive pricks. He does them a solid (something they probably could have done themselves with all their "great mystical power"), and after all that they just leaving him holding the bag. How's that for gratitude?!
Yes! There's to much insinuations and everyone writes it off.
I left a comment as well on this near the top just recently.
I’m surprised they programmed in Ryan blinking when you can put on sunglasses and never see his weird stare again.
Would you rather have him…
Never stare 😂
Or use the wrench on his eye and it'll swell it shut.
I love it. It really nails the no way back plot
The thing about this game you may not realize, they made the puzzles have several solutions - So if some items you didn't find a use for seem to indicate they're useful, they are probably one of the alternative solutions to a different puzzle.
I was thinking about that when he mentioned the wrench. I guess it is helpful for when you may have missed an item but once you have found a solution you are probably going to use that same solution. Games like the early King's Quest game would have multiple solutions but they were tied to a scoring system and there were better solutions that awarded more points.
Seven magic things holding world in one peace, that have a human keepers, randomly selected after previous keeper's death, who's will and mind shapes the reality, added to seven madmans... It's a point-and-click cyberpunk Blood Omen!
Ohhhh! Nice connection.
So I'm not the only one that saw it!
Exactly what I thought the first few minutes in.
Well that flash of the Warhammer Dark Omen cover, that early rendered CGI artwork of a green guy made me think I was looking at Vorador (the Omen title also threw me too) LOL.
But I'm also getting vibes of someone wanting to make a video game adaptation of some rock band's concept album story "Operation Mindcrime" anyone?
In the second portion of the game Eden moves into the bathroom in the 'southern' part of her apartment. You can chat with her but I don't remember how it goes. But afterwards yeah she's pretty static in her dialogue.
*"Ryan, please. I'm taking a shit"*
@@PooopBro420She probably heard about Ryan's antics in Loius' apartment.
I gotta say, the top-down perspective, the excessive gore, the environments REALLY remind me of Hotline Miami. I can’t help but wonder if the HM devs used this game as as inspiration.
I remember asking one of the HL Miami devs on reddit or via eMail about this and he denied it. I believe he mentioned that he never even knew about Dreamweb.
When Eden "disappears" she's in the bath.
This was one of the first DOS games I got up and running in 2004. And for all its faults I absolutely loved it. I feel kind of lucky I played a version without voices but I ate up that soundtrack. Before I had a copy of it I used to crank up the sound on my computer and zone out.
Thanks for covering this! Dreamweb needs love!
Imagine going to take a bath to take your mind off things, losing track of time and coming out just in time to hear your boyfriend getting hit by a firing squad.
"Ryan's a real squirrely dude." Lol
And he looks and acts a lot like a guy I know IRL named Ryan. Real life Ryan is also a squirrely dude who's prone to blackouts. So much so, that I had to download this game and show a mutual friend. I showed him the giant portrait on the side of the screen and asked, "Who does this kind of remind you of?" Immediately, he said, "Hey, it'a Ryan!" It was even better when I showed that the game even named Ryan, Ryan.
Blackouts? I hope your Ryan is okay.
Cool to see you diving into these lesser known old games. The thing that struck me was how much this feels like an inspiration for Hotline Miami. The similar aesthetic, the bits of hyper violence, the grim story about a possibly delusional person believing they’re being commanded to commit murders. I googled and couldn’t find anything from the HM devs, only many other people pointing out the possible connection and wondering the same.
Always thought the same thing and couldn't a find a single connection either.
yeah ive come across this game on abandonware sites and thought "Hotline MiamI RPG?" as well, knew nothing about it
I remember asking one of the HL Miami devs on reddit or via eMail about this and he denied it. I believe he mentioned that he never even knew about Dreamweb.
Not sure if I would call the aesthetics similar; HL Miami's looks a lot less pixel-arty.
It really felt like a game where they had this great expansive story but either they ran out of time or ran out of disk space (it was an Amiga game after all, so not designed for a hard drive) and so just did the main beats at the end. It's a shame as if this had more content, and it avoided the cop-out ending - or at least made that a bit more involved - then it would have been an all-time classic.
I'm guessing the "Diary of a (mad?!) man" was based on the original concept for the game, and was probably close to what they intended but didn't get done. Real shame, even if it is very much 90s edge-lord tropes
*cop-out ending*
i see what you did there
I have a very special memory of this game. As a teen, I bought it one Christmas as a present to myself because I was feeling rebellious. I read the diary on Christmas Eve at my grandparents and spent the whole day after playing it, basically completing it in one session. I even ended up mailing the walkthrough to a gaming magazine (they didn’t publish it). I didn’t feel cheated out of my money, it was quite an unique experience!
Thank you for sharing your memory I love reading about stuff like this. Getting new video games on Christmas was so special, so much that as an adult I still watch tons of content about them on youtube (like this video lol) even though I don't play video games anymore.
New Dungeon Chill = 🍿🥤😎
seems like one of those games that would've taken up a lot of space in my head if i'd played it as a teenager. instead the SNES version of Shadowrun did that.
I want to cover the SNES and Gen versions of Shadowrun sometime later this year.
💯 I rented and re-rented Shadowrun SNES from Blockbuster and I still love the game. That teaser at the end for a sequel is still a punch in the gut.
I've always had a soft spot for old games, thanks for diving into these old gems from the past.
You had me at "Cyberdork"
Dork is a almost houseclean slang for dick... and Dreamweb got you covered there lol
Hearing Ryan's voice after years of rewatching Yahtzee and Gabriel's Let's Play of it is incredibly surreal.
He sounds exactly like I thought he would.
Great video! Subscribed :)
Nice to see you here!
I still miss the dads
@@hemangchauhan2864 The feeling's mutual! 😄
The moment the game said "THE SEVEN", I knew there was NO way you were going to actually kill seven. That's classic indie scope creep. 4 at MOST was my bet and they would rush the ending.
But it was technically FIVE (despite them being real cheap). So, I was wrong. 10/10 game, perfect!
That's actually classic in almost form of media, there's always one who gets killed by another member of the group, then the one that gets killed by a important secondary character, or others that just kinda give up
I still have the original Diary of a (Mad?)Man from Dreamweb on my bookshelf. It's fantastic. I read through it sometimes. I was obsessed with this game as a teenager. It was so atmospheric and so different from other games.
I've played and finished this game three times in my life. Something just draws me back to it.
The Dreamweb has you
Great atmosphere and a seriously amazing soundtrack.
I could be way off but the person who steals the sneakers really resembles Beckett. They both wear a similar grey tank and both have a pink light associated with them (the pink whip and the lights in the subway room). Only issue is the guy at the beginning looks beefier than Beckett and they wear different pants.
I totally thought that's where it was going too!
I did some research and apparently the open ending was left like that because the devs had plans for a sequel to the game and the priest had apparently survived since he escaped through the hole so it is sad that we never got to see what they had envisioned for a 2nd part
I have the diary from this game in my glove box in my car. Love this game.
I'm a more inquisitive player today than when I got around to playing DreamWeb as a young lad. But to be honest, I don’t mind all the game's loose ends and inaccuracies: after all these years, it still holds that enigmatic, heavy and dense feeling of insanity, which is kind of a miracle. So thank you for making this video, it was a more than welcome trip down the memory lane. Keep up the good work 🙌
One day i stayed home sick from school and found this game in my brothers room loose in a pile of CDs on his shelf. I quickly found myself in a dark, fascinating game. One of my fav gaming moments
fun fact, ryan's password is a reference to stephen marley's literary character chia black dragon, protagonist of a series of fantasy novels heavily inspired by chinese history and mythology
The animation in this game is really nice. The sequence with two guards makes me wish for an urban fantasy Hotline Miami knock-off.
The "traveling" theme from this game always stuck out to me as oddly ethereal and ominous, worth a listen if anything. probably the only highlight of the game for me.
When Ryan gets knocked down and just lays there, he looks like Douglas Levison who is trained classically and contemporaneously.
Isn't it obvious that Shoe Bandits were in cahoots with the Wrench?
I need that Always Sunny meme with Charlie in the mailroom.
This DreamWeb is being bled like a stuffed pig, and I got a Network cartridge trail to prove it.
Ryan sounds like he's the main character of a Star Wars, and everyone else sounds like a pro voice actor from 70s cartoons.
I feel like Ryan's next job after the bar was a detective position at Scotland Yard.......
Underrated comment
I love the story of this one. Man, I feel like you could maybe make a movie out of it as it's written. It'd be a downer, sure, but I dunno. I'm a sucker for depressing cyberpunk stuff like this, and I like how it was written here. Maybe it's because it's got the DOS graphics and it makes me feel strangely nostalgic (I didn't grow up playing DOS games because my parents had Macs) for some reason. I dunno, it's one of those stories that I wish was expanded upon a bit.
it might not be the best game ever made. but it's certainly my favorite of all time
I get it. Respect ✊
Same here. Absolute all-time favorite, and it's not nostalgia, I played it first in 2012.
@@FornaxVoid 1996. and ONLY played it completely zooted. junior year. it was a time.
This channel is so good. I love seeing coverage on obscure titles like this.
Man this was an excellent video. Thank you for this. I love how in-depth you go into your videos.
What up @st1ka ! Thank you so much. I’m a big fan of your videos too. Much love, my friend.
@@dungeonchill haha thank you!
Ah, come everyone…LETS DROWN OUT this game
That evil laugh sound effect is the one Dracula uses in Castlevania Dracula X on SNES.
Used to leave on Yahtzee and Gabriel's Let's Drown Out of this game to go to sleep. Kinda surreal to see someone else cover it. Thank you so much for giving this hidden gem so much love!
The pauses between lines makes the voiced dialog early 90s gold
I love watching your channel. You cover a lot of games I wanted to play back in the day but couldn’t so it’s very nice finally getting to see them. So thank you!
As a non confrontational person, it was actually very relatable to me when Ryan lied about not reading the message saying he was fired and showing up to work despite that. Playing ignorance can definitely help when it comes to interacting with people whom you believe don’t care about you. Good thing his boss was actually a swell guy in the end though
Loving the videos, especially the longer ones. I love the history of the developers the most
15:11 my best friend passed out drunk on the toilet 14 years ago. He’s lost all feeling and use of his legs. He has braces on his legs, and has to use crutches. So yeah, do not fall asleep on the toilet
I'm loving your content- thanks for putting out so much hi quality content, so quickly!
It's sunday, 8am and I'm the most hungover.
Nothing better than chilling in a dungeon and getting toppe
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top notch explanations about video-games I've never heard of.
Just wanted to say I love your videos and was happy to see a new one this morning. I found your channel a few days ago through the Galerians video which unlocked forgotten childhood memories of renting it from my local Blockbuster 🌚 It's so fun learning about all these obscure games!
I've been craving for a deeper dive on this game since I played it back it 2016/17. I'm glad someone finally made a good video about it. Can't wait to see what you cover next.
Thanks for reviewing this game! Brings back memories of listening to Let's Drown Out.
Aesthetically, it gave off a look of what Hotline Miami could've been if it was an adventure game. Would honestly love something like that. For whatever else there may be to the game, I really like the art and art direction they went with. Solid review too, hope to get more videos like this in the future!
Yay new video. Perfect Saturday morning, thank you!
This is my second re-watch of this video; this is already a Dungeon Chill instant classic.
Ima steal your cigarettes but I'm not a monster, I'll leave you one
You're a real gentle soul, brother.
@@misterkefir just because of that, I'll leave you two
@@misuvittupaa8068 Much
@@misuvittupaa8068 Nice. Appreciated.
I'm really glad to see you make this video. Dreamweb gets really slept on, there aren't any good videos (or weren't) on the game, which it sorely deserves.
A game you might take a look at is Kowloon Highschool Chronicle. Its an absolutely wild ps2 title. Ancient Aliens JRPG, dungeon crawler, visual novel. Craziest game I've played
I actually own that on Steam. They released a port a couple years ago. I’ve played a bit of it. Definitely something I’m interested in covering.
i got recommended your channel by chance and I'm glad I clicked I've been obsessed. I never grew up with a PC or any of the more unique gaming consoles as a kid (had like, ps1 and n64) so I love seeing these obscure games. It's such a shame this game fell so flat it had so much potential like you mentioned. Love going through your backlog of videos and hope to see you hit 100k soon.
This game is one of the first games I played that really hit home the idea that games are works of art. Glad to see people still talking about it.
There is these two rare games on Saturn called Quo Vadis and Quo Vadis II. Hope we get videos for them. only say this becasue we got a video on Wachenröder. I thought i was the only one that knew about that game or loved the artist that made the character designs. I also love Serial Experiment Lain.
I'm a new viewer and I just want to thank you for making such interesting videos on games I'll probably never have the chance to properly play. I really enjoy your style and how you cover as much as you can.
I love how tight and intimate the environments are. it feels like the characters are little duplo figures in chunky block environments and i think that's really fun and cool especiallly contrasting with how dark the content is
Would love to see Dungeon Chill cover Shadowhearts. One of my favorite old RPGs man.
Nice walkthrough and commentary. This was a fun video.
25:50 is definitely giving me Frasier vibes. Now I'm just trying to imagine Niles netrunning and Frasier with cyber implants
First video of yours i watched. Great content and delivery. Keep the weird ones coming my guy.
Your scripting and editing is so tight and funny- You're the chill stoner brother to Grimbeards older goth brother.
I've never known of this game, but man do I love these. So much more creativity and variety back then...
Perfect upload for me since I've been up since 4am and I can't fall back asleep. Thanks.
Why not?
He's like the world's saddest Terminator.
Love that time when cyber punk was all over pc games.
Grew up with it, now I'm forever crazy😅
The spitting on a fan thing was probably a reference to Roger Waters doing the same thing at a Pink Floyd concert, apparently the fan has the same reaction.
Thanks for covering this
why is parapug narrating this game?
I love ur videos! Just commenting to help the channel out a little. Keep up the great work:)
When I saw the last of "the Seven", he looked like the guy who mugged those shoes to me.
Besides different pants, yeah, they’re pretty similar. Would make the final confrontation hilarious.
I never actually played this game, but I do listen to its absolutely killer soundtrack sometimes. Great vid!
Very interesting, my uncle had this game on his shelf when I was a kid and I was always fascinated by it.
'The one on the navigation screen is also a vibe' Instantly transported to the cyberpunk dreamscape!!!
This game seems like it had so many good ideas, but it really couldn't execute on a lot of them. It's a real shame. I would love to see a more in-depth version of this adventure!
I had the demo of this from a coverdisc; it stopped after you get past the guards on the first assassination so ive always wanted to know where the game went. Thanks for this hinest and thorough look at it!
oh man that one brings back memories... Dang, somehow, the graphics seemed better than they actually are xD
Woke up to a new Dungeon Chill vid, hell yea!
In of your videos you cited Raganarox as an inspiration.
In my opinion you're already much better and I love the game you choose to cover. Please continue.
I love cyberpunk stuff, I remember downloading this as a teen!
oh, I remember yahtzee played this on his old lets play series
I love this game and I love this video.
Thank you so much for covering this in so much detail. I never had any idea what I was doing back in the day!
I never had the voiced version either.
By the way… That wrench actually does have a use.
The PC soundtrack is incredibly atmospheric, I love it.
One of the best OSTs ever made... there's also a remastered version on Bandcamp.
The game I always wanted to play since it was released and I read about in magazines... one day!
You should look into 'Of Light and Darkness: The Prophecy'. I really think it'd be up your alley (as far as strange, esoteric or oneiric adventure games go). It's an old 1998 PC game, a first person point and click where you wander around and meet evil spirits, solving puzzles to figure out how to bind them. It's been years since I played it (I was reminded while watching your videos) so I don't completely remember much, but I do recall it had a lot of randomness: You'd have to figure out different ways to bind the evil spirits of different historical characters, and it was time based.
I remember the ending cutscene gave 8-year-old me nightmares. I was most likely too young to play it, and it's definitely why I never beat it.
I feel like this could have been a really good graphic novel
Great revire. u explain what i tought a long timw ago
Loved this game as a 12yr old! Don't think I ever managed to get all the way through it though. So atmospheric - had the off the shelf copy with the physical manual - so good!
wonderful, i've always been curious about this game but never looked into it.
Eden is in the bath when you go back to her place.
I remember having a magazine about this game, sort of a walkthrough, I always wanted to play the game.
Ryan seems like a distant descendant of Mike Dawson.
commenting for the algorithm
Looking forward to the next one!
Wait a second… I pretty vividly remember Eden being in later sections of the game, soaking in her bath tub… Could it be that this was exclusive to the floppy version, or did I dream this up?!
Ok, 8 minutes in and I'm pausing the video and downloading the game, see you in couple of days, my currently favorite UA-camr.
[Update] Dude, this game doesn't have moon logic, it has murderous psychopath logic.
[2nd] Update, well, I guess it was more like couple of hours, great game, though anyone wishing to play it from the link Dungeon Chill provided be advised that you'll need the manual (or simply a walkthrough) to figure out computer passwords, and a certain late in game puzzle,