Drawing with Nat: Dream Diary

Drawing with Nat: Dream Diary
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Release
Latest Version	0.1.1a (2023/10/05)
Creator	Jeledraws
Language	English
Engine	RPG Maker VX Ace
Release Date	May 25, 2023
Details
Protagonist	Nat
Nexus Doors	2
Effects	6
Endings	0

Game	Walkthrough	Gallery	Theories

Overview

Drawing with Nat: Dream Diary is an English Yume Nikki fangame created by Jeledraws in RPG Maker VX ACE.

Gameplay

The Player explores the dreams of Nat, a black cat who enjoys creating art. Players enter the dreamworld by going to sleep in Nat's apartment. The Nexus of this game includes some additional rooms that act as either shortcuts to specific areas or help keep track of the number of forms that have currently been obtained. There are no dream doors within the nexus, instead an elevator is used that can take you to different starting worlds.

The goal of the game is to explore and collect various effects (Called "Forms" in this game) and also collect "Inspiration" which can be used to create drawings, drawings can be viewed within the players inventory at any time. There are 11 main forms to obtain and 2 secret forms, and there are 60 main drawings to find and create, as well as 4 secret drawings.

The Player can save their progress by interacting with Nat's desk whilst awake.

There is one ending to obtain which requires obtaining all 11 forms and all 60 drawings. The ending can be seen by entering Nat's balcony once this goal has been reached.

Controls

Move - Arrow Keys
Interact/Select - Z/Space/Enter
Open Menu/Back - X
Action - A
Wake Up - W

Plot

You play as Nat, a 20 year old cat who enjoys creating art. After trying to leave her apartment she can find a pair of workers who are repairing an elevator, and is told it won't be fixed for quite some time. All Nat can really do now is fall asleep and enter her dreamworld.

Forms

As of Version 0.2:

Form	Image	Description
Spark		Nat becomes a spark of electricity. This effect increases her speed.
Goop		Nat becomes goop. Pressing the ability button makes Nat melt into a goop, lowering her move speed. Whilst melted, Nat can squeeze into small gaps such as the sewer grates.
Bell		Nat becomes a large bell. This effect lowers her movement speed. Pressing the ability button makes Nat perform a bell toll and return to the Elevator.
Eye		Nat's head turns into an eye. This effect allows Nat to enter Eye world by interacting with Llygad.
Vanish		Nat's fur disappears.
Chubby		Nat becomes fatter.
Balloon		Nat inflates into a balloon and floats off the ground. This effect lowers her speed.