Dreamy Planet Reviews

short and sweet, very atmospheric for what it is. the music is eerie at times and suits the setting. for what it is, and having gotten it on sale, it's decent. however, the writing feels average and absurdly long in some aspects for no reason (focusing on the environment and minor details that don't amount to anything). there was a lot of potential to further flesh out characters, their backgrounds, careers, and family details, though such was not present. honestly, the story feels as though it was written in a rush and left unfinished, and it leaves too much for players to interpret on their own.

This is a short but still overwritten yuri story about feelings of helplessness, powerlessness, love, and friendship. There are multiple phrases, similes, and metaphors throughout that try to leverage the two characters being nurses by using medical situations or health issues that largely fall flat. As a medical professional myself I thought this story would at least somewhat delve into the interpersonal issues that may have led to Haruka leaving her job, but they're just hinted at. This is genuinely a very deep issue that I've personally yet to see explored in almost any piece of media. I thought with this description talking about the protagonist being worn down by their demanding job that we would get more than just "I wasn't a very good nurse, I quit five years ago" which was repeated a few times. Despite the descriptions of medical issues that I think are intended to appear as how a character sees them, they're simply narration to the reader, sometimes even about the protagonist herself. They were not used terribly effectively either, with one such issue likening a person needing to have sex to a terminal patient clinging to life. And while it's a very real thing for medical professionals to sometimes have flashbacks or see things or compare to work situations in various unwelcome times, it was never leveraged that way, it was simply comparisons, similes, and metaphors that largely felt like they were used to remind you that the characters were nurses at best, and at worst they were very poorly chosen. Past that, the story feels overwritten at times, purposefully utilizing language that - while grammatically correct - feels unnatural, as well as some long-winded descriptions that do not add anything except word count. There is a lot of talk about the characters' pasts, but it's mostly just references to events and descriptions of how the characters feel about them. I think this would've been so much more effective utilizing even short flashbacks, or delving into a few of the more important events more than mentioning a lot of them. There were also quite a few BG's used, but not many CGs and there were no sprites other than the two main characters, which with the story that was present the assets could have been redirected elsewhere. There is a lesson here, and the story takes a decent path through it regarding love, and one's feelings of powerlessness and hopelessness and how a person can get caught up in that. I personally found the ending somewhat lacking, and per the notes the original ending was worse. I do think the story is somewhat relatable for those who feel stuck in life, especially for those who feel like they have no good options to choose from. Last thing I'll mention, the BGM is pretty bad. Some of it is fine, but the majority of it clashes with the writing to the point where it negatively impacts the story. It seems like it's trying to be understated and minimalist, but does not manage to do so, instead feeling like random changes in tone in one song and uneven volumes and tones. It's the only VN to date that at any point I decided to completely turn the music off. I didn't like this visual novel, but I can see how some people may find this touching or at the very least relatable. I can't recommend this though, but admittedly I am sure some people could enjoy it.