Yume Miru Kusuri: A Drug That Makes You Dream

Everyone has their own share of problems, some we can handle on our own and some we need other's help to pull us out of our problems. In this game the main character has his own problem; he experience auditory hallucinations though is not disturbed by it greatly, it still continues to bother him and lulls him into a state of being half asleep and half awake.

Story:
The story progresses by the character being introduced into three major characters. He is introduced to the shy and conserved Aeka whose problems concern bullying, then to the student body president whose problem within herself, she has an intrapersonal problem involves her way of thinking and personal conflicts. Then he meets the weird and neurotic Nekoko whose problems are caused by taking illegal drugs. You get to chose the girl who you want to continue your story with through series of choices presented. When you have already chosen a girl, the other stories close and the story with the girl progresses deeper.

The story is meant or targeted at teenagers, the main theme of the general story is focused on what teenagers' commonly encounter during their way to adulthood. The story is mature and the player should be mature enough to accept the story and learn from it, the morals of the story are intricate and expressed deeply. The values learned is to have the will to do the right things, the will to change ourselves, the will accept who we are and to take things as they come for somethings may lead into something bigger than ourselves.

The story is exiting and thrilling, the story is very linear and the events that take place around the story are very climactic and emotional, all the paths are heartwarming. The story also contains adult themes, sex is also an unavoidable part of the story because of the romance and adult theme of the game. The scenes are very much vivid, detailed and unforgettable, hooking you into the story and leaving you wanting more.

The bad endings are really sad, they leave a bitter taste in my mouth personally. but the bad endings only makes the good endings something strive for and be exited about. It also leaves a better overall fulfilling experience.

Artwork.
As any visual novel goes, VISUAL is half the part of the game, and this game does not fail to deliver with its wide range of scenes and CG for the characters. The novel part of the game is well complemented by the beautiful artwork, the backgrounds are not as much detailed, but still very well drawn. The characters are drawn beautifully with killer details, their emotions are fully shown by the many variations of the character's faces and they really convey the weight and feelings of the words to the player. The sex scenes CG are very nice because of the amount of variation in CG, showing different positions and emotions.

Music
In my opinion, the game's music matches PERFECTLY with every scene, every emotion, every event. It is utterly perfect, I cannot think of any other music that can better the music pieces of the game. The music in itself is emotional, there are more sad or slow pieces than happier, lively pieces because of the thought of the game, the game is very mature and the music should match. The soft pieces of music, which are in relation to the romance or emotional parts of the game are very consoling, they emit the feelings of closeness, warmth and peace. They are like the perfect things that can complement the game's story and artwork.

The vocal track "Goodbye to the World" is nicely done, the vocals of the performer are soft in contrast to the harder or faster music track.

Summary:
Yume Miru Kusuri: A Drug That Makes You Dream. Is easily one of the best visual novels created. It scores high in each aspect, and the completeness of the package is the selling point of this game. This almost perfect piece of art is one of the best games I have ever played. So if you plan on playing the game, its a must play and the time you spend on it will be one of the best you ever had, I guarantee it.