/yn/ - Yume Nikki General

>>10701
me but with yume 2kki. it was a "phase" of sorts. disillusioned with both yn and 2kki. it's strange.

>>10702
oh wait a minute. i think i got it. i think i could say the "magic" of the games have all somewhat left me. that's not to say i can't get lost in these games. i still love em.

Times change, and we change along with them. YN was the backdrop to a very specific period of my life that simply isn't anymore. I still love it, but other stuff came to fill its place.

With Y2K it was a bit easier because the onslaught of low efford parallax bg updates slowly killed all that I loved about it, was easier to let go.

It's funny for me: I went from loving 2kki and yn to being full disillusioned like you guys, but now I went back to liking it again

2kki still has the occasional welcome surprise here and there, like the 825 worlds

And the classic worlds do it for me again, it's great

Even western authors are on point sometimes

>>10704
>>10703
No, this isn't it. I feel the same way about them as I always have, but the physical sensation that they bring over me just isn't there any more.

>>10707
I think we just grow numb to stimulus over time, you won't have those tingles forever

Would you say you have that lack of enjoyment with other things as well?

For me, 2023 was a sort of a magical year in this regard, everything was interesting, emotionally involving and worth pursuing. I especially remember playing the Deltarune demo for the first time, and it was one of the most enjoyable games I played in a long time, it was almost scary how the game pulled me in. 2024 had some good moments too. But this year, it's like nothing gets me going anymore, everything seems predictable and lacking nuance.

I was wondering if this numbness might be a global phenomenon somehow.

>>10701
I think that's just a habit of life. You come to like things, then move on from them. That's not to say you can't like them yet again, of course. It's like a catchy song in that regard; if you listen to it on repeat, you'll eventually get sick of it, but hearing it for the first time in years freshens it up again. There's nothing wrong with expanding your interest palette!

…are you still here, OP?

>>10701
I feel you, that sense of wonder and amazement that used to be there, now we're just used to it. For game as influential as Yume Nikki, its hard to not feel that it is everywhere now. Every indie game has light horror elements now, immersive routes to get to one place, even vocaloid nowadays envoke the crazy abstract feeling despite not being quite as there. The internet has latched onto everything I enjoy recently and it feels like a lot of the magic is just gone, alongside with the original fandom I once enjoyed and in it's place, people who are more than annoying to deal with. Call it overexposure but even that once magical feeling I got with anime is faded too, now that every strip mall has its own shitty anime shop.

It's just a part of life. We eventually have to move on. I still wonder where everyone who was here back then went. And if they are better off being gone from the scene. Maybe I should move on too, but I don't know what can fill the void. I've been making music recently, but I am starting to get burnt out of that too and tired because it is a much more lonesome hobby than I anticipated. Growing up is hard.

>>10701
Maybe it's just you, no matter the year, whenever I play Yume Nikki and hear the dream world music and my favorite tracks while hearing Madotsuki footsteps it takes me back to those amazing times.
>>10704
I beg to differ, somehow, people, art, and certain stuff like Yume Nikkk keep their essence and soul, that thing never changes even if some of your tastes or attitudes change.