Dreams never ceases to amaze, it really doesn’t. Media Molecule’s been promoting a ‘Gothic Novel Game Jam’ for a few days now, and it went live on Twitch earlier today to essentially construct a Demon’s Souls-inspired game stage in around about an hour. It created a lot of the assets prior to going live in the interest of saving time, but this allowed it to show off the PlayStation 4 exclusive’s “Dream surfing” functionality, which is just beautifully designed.

So the game jam starts out with a corridor that the developer decorates with windows, skulls, and cathedral-esque pillars. Then it pulls in its character, which can wield both a torch and a sword, and has a variety of attacks. From there, the Guildford-based team just gets crazy, adding moody lighting, rain storms, and sound effects. There’s not enough time during the stream for it to build any real “gameplay”, but it’s just incredible watching this come together.

There really aren’t enough superlatives left to describe Dreams anymore. It’s mind-boggling how powerful this tool is, but what’s most impressive is that even during creation, the release retains an element of playfulness. Like, it just looks fun to use – it’s not a black monitor with lines of code. You play with it and fiddle around until you stumble upon something you like, which is a chaotic way of creating, yes – but it’s also a very fun way.

[source twitch.tv]