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| genre= Adventure, hidden object, puzzle | modes= Single player | platforms= Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, iOS, Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, Nintendo DS, Mobile, Online }} ''Dream Chronicles'', originally titled ''Dream Chronicles: The Endless Slumber'', is a 2007 award-winning adventure, hidden object, and puzzle casual game developed by KatGames and originally published by PlayFirst. It is the first installment in the same name series, and also the opening part of the first trilogy called ''Faye's Journey''. The game was pitched to PlayFirst at the first Casual Games Association event in Amsterdam in February 2006, and became the very first adventure game to hit the mainstream casual game industry. The prototype was initially rejected by publishers, but after coming up with the premise of ''Dream Chronicles'', KatGames was signed-up by PlayFirst and completed the title. Set in a mystical world of realistic fantasy where mortal and fairy realms collide, the game tells the story of a mortal woman named Faye who is the only one being able to awaken from a powerful fairy's dream spell. After that, she embarks on an adventure through a gorgeous dream world to find her fairy husband and save her hometown. To solve the mystery, players must complete challenging puzzles and search for subtle clues leading to the whereabouts of Faye's husband. But if not all of the clues are found, the spell may never be broken.〔 ''Dream Chronicles'' was first released worldwide as a digital download on June 12, 2007. It quickly became a best-selling game topping seven major casual game charts, and peaking inside top ten on many other charts.〔 The game proved to be one of the biggest and most innovative casual games of 2007,〔 winning a Zeeby Award's "People’s Choice Award for the Best Hidden Object & Adventure Game of 2007" in July 2008., and nominated for Big Fish Games's "2nd Runner-Up Best Puzzle Game of 2007", losing to . It was critically appreciated by casual game critics, with reviewers complimenting its creative yet approachable gameplay, which is a well blending of adventure and hidden object games, while some deemed it as "a casual cousin to epic, hard-core adventures like ''Myst'' and ''Uru''."〔 Along with ''Azada'' and ''Mortimer Beckett'', it marked the birth of a new merged "Hidden Object & Adventure" genre in casual games. Up to now, the original ''Dream Chronicles'' is the most successful game of the whole series, earning both hugely critical and commercial success. As the first part of the first trilogy, ''Dream Chronicles'' spawned two direct sequels, ''Dream Chronicles 2: The Eternal Maze'' and ''Dream Chronicles: The Chosen Child'', which were released in 2008 and 2009 respectively. On December 12, 2011, a high-definition version of this game was available via App Store for iPad device.〔 == Gameplay == The original ''Dream Chronicles'' is a seek-and-find adventure game with many mysterious puzzles in store for players to solve. It is not a simple or typical hidden object game, but is more similar to an adventure or quest game. The game resembles epic ''Myst'' series in a way which is much simpler. When players enter a room or any location for the first time, Faye makes some entry statement to set players on the right track. Almost all the objects in the room can be described to players by Faye, players just need to click on them and they will have a statement with a probable hint. Clicking items place them in your inventory at the bottom of the screen. Once there, players can use them on other objects, and combine them to solve the various conundrums encountered. However, unlike most "hardcore" adventure games, players never lug around any unnecessary inventory items in the game. All the items players collect can be used only within the location players found them in, but not in future puzzles. Solve the poser at hand and players unlock the door to the next location.〔 The game itself is separated into many segments, and there is a cut-scene between these ones. These cut-scenes are cinematic-like wide-screen briefs which tells the story through the main character Faye's point of view. ''Dream Chronicles'' gameplay consists of a series of puzzles that the players as Faye must solve to reach the next chapter. Each scene incorporates one or more puzzles to be solved, with thorough investigation crucial to advancing. Most involve searching for and making use of hidden objects, while others are logic puzzles. The players are required to do is collect a lot of items from the scene, and put them back where they belonged. The whole game covers a wide range of game types, including adventure, role-playing, jigsaw puzzle, seek-and-find, Simon games... Players are given hints as to how to proceed, and some brief instructions, but they need to work out what is actually required themselves. And if players leave the game having not solved all the puzzles within a scene, they will have to start the scene from the very beginning.〔 Throughout the game, players find various colored gems. These are Dream Pieces, gems that make up the Dream Jewels collection. They give lots of detailed information about some important fairies and their roles in the Fairy Realm which features in the series. Finding and completing Dream Jewels adds to the player's score at the end of the game. Unfortunately, players cannot revisit the scenes to pick up unnoticed gems.〔 For every Dream Piece collected in the game, players earn 1,000 points. There are 115 Dream Pieces molding eight Dream Jewels to complete in ''Dream Chronicles''. Dream Jewels collection is a creative element that differs the ''Dream Chronicles'' series from any other casual games in the market. Though often being credited for borrowing ''Myst'' series' concepts, ''Dream Chronicles'' is one of the earliest casual games combining the adventure game's elements with hidden object game's proportions (along with ''Azada'' and ''Mortimer Beckett'').〔 In the end, player earns a high score. The faster how players can complete the game, the more Dream Pieces they can find, the better score they will earn. When re-playing the game under the same name to beat the score, players will find some items have changed location.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dream Chronicles」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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