I finished playing!
(at least up until meeting the character that we have to name and ending the first day. I am too much of a coward to put Nobody's file into the system 32 folder, so I was unable to go to day 2)
Unfortunately, I lost a large chunk of the recording when Nobody shut down the computer, and because the game re-launched in full screen, my capture software did not actually capture anything more than my voice and my VTuber model for many minutes. So, when Misha goes back to sleep and wakes up in the void... I didn't end up with any video to show viewers.
I don't think either of these things would have been a problem if I had been streaming the game live, but having missing/messed up video files ruins the entire video and I don't know if I can do anything to fix it.
(You may want to make it so Nobody only closes the game instead, if you want people to be able to record it)
I won't be able to upload a gameplay video to YouTube with so many missing parts. I am so sorry 😭. I had been looking forward to uploading a playthrough... instead I am going to try to make a review video.
Now for the actual review:
Eternal Dream has a very interesting concept. I did enjoy the cozy, slice of life stuff at the beginning. However, I think that it does go on a little too long. You could probably cut out some sections of dialogue to make the beginning section a little shorter. But it was still a lot of fun to see Misha, Kesha and Petya spend time together and act like kids. I really enjoyed their dynamic, and I thought they were funny.
I also liked the little detail of how Misha is always sleepy. It made the fact that things happen in his dreams a lot more interesting and realistic. It also made the twist in the dream even stranger.
Meeting Nobody, however, was incredibly terrifying. Even though I knew some of what would happen, I felt scared. I was worried for the state of my computer, and that entire section of the game was unsettling. It was also a lot of fun to find things in the game files and to mess with them. Even if I am too scared to do everything that the game instructed me to do.
The art was also wonderful. You have a very appealing style, and I liked the character designs and the backgrounds a lot. I can see the amount of love you put into this game.
Eternal Dream has a lot of potential. With some polishing of the translation, and perhaps some changes in dialogue, this could be an incredible horror visual novel. I can see the amount of time and effort you put into programming the game.
Although I do hope it is a bluff that the game might harm the player's computer. That thought is still terrifying and not very nice at all.
So long as that is a bluff, I could certainly see Eternal Dream gaining a following of players. It has the potential to become a very popular meta horror visual novel.
Even if I was, ultimately, unable to upload a gameplay video... I am very happy you asked me to play your game. I wish you a lot of success with your programming.