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I saw your AU idea on reala-is-bea's blog. I got to tell you, it sounds so cool! Everything you did with the characters and ending! If it's ok to ask, is there more you can tell us?
Oh, well there's not so much extra for plot, I can talk about mechanics and stuff! Like I said, its like reciting a dream since its sort of old and based off of vague ideas, but I have some small details worth sharing!
First off, NiGHTS doesn't have their own voice! They're mute and speak through ASL. Elliot and Claris both 'hear' NiGHTS, but its their own voice. It starts off a little incomprehensible because neither actually know ASL, but they gradually learn it via 2 factors: observation of/interactions with NiGHTS, and a piece of plot that would be revealed later which is that as the dream world manifests, certain aspects of collective consciousness starts to become more general.
The explanation for that is that as the dream world manifests, it becomes less personal to account for the rest of the people who will be interacting with the dreams more and more over time. Dreams are also a lot more lucid, so it's easier to learn. Elliot and Claris are both learning from dreams, but are also just absorbing other people's knowledge without realising it.
While in NiGHTS' body, they can speak, but it still comes out as the kid's voice. NiGHTS also has slightly alternate designs for their default state and when the kids are piloting their body. It isn't a more gendered design 😭 it's just slightly different fashion and colors. Theoretically they'd also play differently, but I'm not sure how just yet.
They also have updated designs to both reference Will and Helen as well as embracing more of their own personal selves. Elliot is more sporty and a bit of a nerd about it, he isnt afraid to embrace his idols, so he wears a lot of merchandise lol. Claris is very artsy and bright as well as a bit athletic, she's in track and lacrosse. She doesn't really wear merch like Elliot does, but she customized a lot of her clothes and likes to buy CDs. She has a mobile CD player that clips to her belt loop and a large pair of headphones. Both have a little bit of edge to them to represent the red ideya's courage, but are moreso soft and kind looking, especially since they are children. I live in michigan, so I like to sort of headcanon TwinSeed to be a little equivalent to like a mix between Detroit and Ann Arbor, so Elliot is black+asian and Claris is hispanic
The waking world is essential a hub and marketplace, it has a lot of minigames too. You can earn real money as well as a currency for the dream world. You get real money at the start of the game as that week's allowance, but can earn more through chores and competition. Dream world currency is based on feelings of fulfillment, if you spend time with someone, succeed in a competition, finish a craft, etc, you gain more of it and can redeem them in nightopia.
Real world items can effect/enter the dream world, but not the other way around. Some boss items might have to be bought or gambled for, though I'll admit that I dont like the idea of actual gambling in a kid's game. What the gambling would be is actually just something with a casino look, but its based on intuition instead of chance.
Nightopia also has a hub world instead of the 'enter dreams' screen. It would be a lot larger than what Journey of Dreams had to offer 😭 lolol. Owl might be there, but under a different name and design, more of an homage to his character if anything. The main levels are the ones with the bosses, but there would be extra one that are optional, as well as challenges and minigames to complete. As the game progresses, more nightopians and mepians will inhabit it.
There would be post game! The plot would progress passed Wizeman! Its centered around reestablishing nightopia after Wizeman essentially wrecked the place. It would be cool to have new extra bosses, but at that point I think there may as well be a sequel. If there is a sequel, it would take place directly after the first game and the bosses would reference the JoD bosses, save for the ones like Donbalon who was just a Puffy reference, the ones that are just homage bosses would be scrapped and replaced by full originals.
In the post game, the bosses and other nightmaren will be outside as well, interacting with the inhabitants. Depending on who's being played, either Elliot or Claris will also be there, which could spin to mean that multiplayer is unlocked, but that's not something I think should be an unlockable if it's going to be in a game.
Reala is not friendly, at least not nice. If they show up in post game nightopia, they have a big attitude and dont really like NiGHTS, but they are still going through reform. If I decide against Reala facing reform, they'd be the final boss to the potential sequel story
