Time and again, the PlayStation exclusiveDreamshas shown itself to be a remarkably flexible and customizable game and scene creation system that players could use to create all manner of inventive designs. Sometimes, this means coming up with something entirely new, while in other instances the user might attempt to re-create something that’s already been made.
The latest such noteworthy creation inDreamscomes from YouTuber Martin Nebelong, who took it upon himself to try and rebuild the now-iconic Unreal Engine 5 Train Station scene. Naturally,Dreamsdoesn’t come with all the advanced bells and whistles that are available as part of the UE5 development kit, but Nebelong’s work is far more impressive than one might suspect at a glance.
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The original version of the Train Station demo was made by Lorenzo Drago, and it featured a decidedly spooky slant. In contrast, the version created and posted by Nebelong doesn’t seem nearly as oppressive, though this may be due to the creation time-lapse he showed off alongside the scene itself. The whole thing is substantially smaller thanthe recentDreamsrecreation of Hogwarts, though no less impressive.
Nebelong took a slightly different direction with his Unreal Engine 5 adaptation than most other developers did, now that he converted one of the engine’s most iconic showcases into aDreamsscene. A number of designers has instead chosen to use UE5 as a staging ground for small-scale remakes of old games, such as, for example, thereimagining ofPortalin Unreal Engine 5.
Of course, usingDreamsto come up with remarkably well-produced visual set pieces is not a new approach. In fact,Dreamsis being used for feature film environmentsalready, proving just how varied, flexible, and scalable the game truly is. It’s worth pointing out, however, that this flexibility might depend on the type of input the developer is using, too, as Nebelong had to rely on a pair of Move controllers to assemble the scene, and that the process would likely be far more involved and cumbersome had he used a regular PlayStation gamepad.
While most people were reasonably excited about Unreal Engine 5 even before it was officially announced, the release of Drago’s Train Station scene cementedUnreal Engine 5’s value for horror game productions. TheDreamsrecreation posted by Nebelong might not be nearly as spooky, but it sure is impressive in its own right.
Dreamsis available now on Playstation 4 and Playstation 5.
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