But this time, she appears to be surrounded by onibi, the blue ghostly fire-orbs. It is then that she changes to her stoplight form. After wearing her down a bit, she pauses in an empty, side room.
Monoko is giggling as we explore, but when we find her she runs. We first see her in a room filled with empty beds that often have candles next to them. In Yume Nikki: Dream Diary, it seems more clear that Monoko is dead. In the first game, she has a more vacant look than other characters and will change form if Madotsuki uses the stoplight ability, making her look far more unsettling. Monoko becomes a bit clearer, which means we can understand Madotsuki’s relationship with her better. Things have slightly shifted and while the same open world effect is not there, we are getting further elaboration on her mental state from the things we see. She has some of the same effects, like the knife, flute and umbrella. That between this and the events of the game, maybe we are looking at a slightly older version of her. I felt like this was some sort of indication of progression. It is only when she heads to the hall of doors that things go back to the new normal. When the dream begins, she will be outside. But most importantly, sometimes the game will actually turn into the original Yume Nikki. The diary features art that calls back to the original and shows how it changed. One thing that I feel is really important is how Yume Nikki: Dream Diary tries to make sure we realize this Madotsuki is the one from the original game.
But when it reintroduces these other women, it gives us an opportunity to perhaps learn more about them and how they relate to Madotsuki. Yume Nikki: Dream Diary is similar in that it is again a wordless adventure. In some cases, they were given names due to titles found in files or given names by fans due to their appearances. We knew the heroine, Madotsuki, but had to make assumptions about the identities of other characters and what roles they may have played in her life. Yume Nikki was one of those games where we did not really know who people were.
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