So, uh, what is "Dreams"? It's kind of a game, and kind of a set of tools.
Like "LittleBigPlanet" before it, "Dreams" is only a "game" insofar as it comes with a set of example games created from its tools.
For instance: In "LittleBigPlanet," the previous game series from Media Molecule, you could buy it and play through a "campaign" of levels/worlds. But the real point of buying "LittleBigPlanet" was to create your own levels and play the creations of the game's community.
Such is the case with "Dreams." It has a "campaign" of levels created by Media Molecule, but they exist as a demonstration of the game's creation tools.
Also like "LittleBigPlanet," an online depository of creations — freely playable by anyone — is a big part of the experience.
To that end, "Dreams" is three components:
1. A main campaign
2. A robust "creation" mode
3. A community-driven selection of player-created content.
It's the latter two components of the three that people got to explore in a recent beta for "Dreams," and the results are remarkable.
There are, of course, several creations that take liberties with copyright — like this "Super Mario 64" re-creation:
Then there are these very attractive eggs:
More than just tools for creating games, "Dreams" can be used solely for visual design.
The eggs you see above, for instance, were created by Ben Presland.
"I made some eggs! One of my first sculpts in the 'Dreams' beta," Presland said on Twitter. "Thanks to @mediamolecule for the awesome creation tools, I was surprised how quick it was to learn the tools."
Or how about some billiards?
This pool game was created by "Dreams" designer John Beech, who demonstrated it during one of Media Molecule's streams:
