Dream Chronicles Review

Frequently, descriptions accompanying new games include a good dose of hyperbole, exaggerated promises and more. Phrases like "stunning artwork, enveloping music and prose worthy of the masters" are spun by marketing mavens you'd swear have never even seen the title they're hawking. On occasion, however, the "overstated" is actually true.

That's the case with Dream Chronicles from KatGames and PlayFirst. In this instance, "gorgeous Art Nouveau artwork, mesmerizing music and a gripping storyline" accurately illustrate the experience that lies ahead.

So, what is Dream Chronicles? It's best described as a casual cousin to epic, hard-core adventures like Myst and Uru. A mix of fantasy and reality, its hypnotic dreamland engages you in a larger-than-life quest, a mystery that needs to be solved one puzzle at a time as the story unfolds around you.

Lilith, Fairy Queen of Dreams, has imprisoned the hamlet of Wish under a slumber spell affecting everyone but you, a mortal named Faye. Your task is to locate Fidget, your missing husband, banish the enchantment cast by Lilith and wake your daughter, Lyra, reuniting your family in the process. But, all you have to start with is a diary left by Fidget detailing his secret past and the path to be followed. Why did Lilith cast this spell? What happened to Fidget? What's transpired in years past? These are some of the questions you need to unravel.

In traditional adventure form, your quest in Dream Chronicles is accomplished location by location. Each scene, 32 in all, incorporates one or more puzzles to be solved, with thorough investigation crucial to advancing. Some objects are quite easy to spot while others are more subtle and require greater scrutiny (important objects "glint" after a while to help in locating them). Doors, drawers, buttons, switches, wall hangings, toys, books, keys, crystals and other items of various shapes and sizes all come into play.

Interaction is simple. Clicking items place them in your inventory at the bottom of the screen. Once there, you can use them on other objects and combine them to solve the various conundrums encountered. However, unlike most hard-core adventures, you never lug around any unnecessary inventory items here. All objects needed for a puzzle's solution are found and used in the same scene. Solve the poser at hand and you unlock the "door" to the next location.

What kind of puzzlers can you expect to come across? A good mix, actually. Some require you to arrange objects in a specific order or follow a particular sequence, others involve combining items to achieve a goal and many entail using one object "on" another to effect a change of some sort. Let's consider a few examples.

In one scene, you need to locate several photos scattered about a room and hang them back on the wall. Once each is hung, a musical tune is played. In traditional Simon fashion, you must reproduce each tune on a piano, note-for-note in the correct order, to solve the puzzle. In a different location, you need water to wash dirt off a key you unearthed before it can be used to open a door. This requires combining the objects necessary to retrieve a pail of water from a well. In still another instance, you must converse with a carnivorous plant and convince it to let you pass so you can continue your adventure.

You have another task to perform, as well. Besides solving each puzzle, you must also gather a collection of special Dream Pieces hidden in each scene. These sparkling gems, totaling 115, are automatically incorporated into Dream Jewels (settings) contained in your diary. While not required to complete the quest, they do add extra points towards your high score (and generate medals for registered PlayFirst players). For every Dream Piece collected, you earn 1,000 points. A built-in leaderboard lets you know how well you played compared to other adventurers locally (on your computer) and online.

Dream Chronicles has all the necessary ingredients of an exceptional game, one that lives up to its marketing hype. Art Nouveau graphics are beautifully rendered, an ethereal soundtrack helps bring the world to life, its engaging narrative draws you into the story and diverse puzzles of varying difficulty keep play interesting and challenging.

The only shortcomings in this grand adventure are the inability to revisit a previous location (in case you missed a Dream Piece or two) and a slightly too-brief encounter. The quest was so enjoyable I wish it would have lasted longer (it took just under four hours my first time through and two the second time). But, depending on your experience with adventure games, mileage will vary. Adding another scene or two, specifically with the conversation puzzle type, would have improved the overall experience and extended play. These deficiencies, however, are minor and don't preclude awarding a perfect score.

In short, solving Dream Chronicles' mysteries is a thoroughly enjoyable experience. Place it at the top of your list of must-play games for 2007 and hope that a sequel will follow. For most casual gamers, it's a dream come true.

Just wondering if anyone else is stuck in the piano room. I got all 7 pics on the wall and the crank put into the piano. I found the crowbar but when I try to use it on the loose floorboard nothing happens. Am I missing something? Someone PLEASE help. Thanks so much, Kim

Hi Kim,

There is a loose floorboard on the left in the 'step area'. Just jiggle around. You will find it.

Good luck.

C.

You need to use it on the piano, then you will get something to use on the floorboard.

After that I am stuck, It says that I need to put everyone watching but I have no idea how to do so

Hi, am stuck on the doghouse and parents' backdoor. Anyone figured out where the rope is? I tried to cut the rope ladder with the scissors, but no luck. Help, thanks!

Hey Cee, you definitely have to cut the rope with the scissors and then place the rope on the well along with the bucket and the crank. once you lower the bucket into the well and it comes back full of water dip the key in it to clean it and then click on the door and it will open.

To the people stuck with the piano problem once you find both keys and put them in their proper place( one key is in the floor) just unlock both pieces, find all the pictures and hang them on the wall. Once all your pictures are on the wall, click on them, listen to the music and then click on the piano, when the piano pic enlarges click on the crank and duplicate the song and do that for each picture. For each picture you have to duplicate the keys that were played in the correct order to be able to finish that level.

Good Luck, I hope you guys can understand what I wrote

Thank you, Margie. That helped. What about Tangle's private library - do you know the order of the cards on the symbol wall? I've switched it around and nothing is happening.

Hey Cee, I don't remember the order but I do know that you have to click on the wall with the symbols for them to go full screen.The symbols if I remember correctly almost go on the opposite end of each other.
Example: male symbol goes opposite of the female symbol and so on.Just click on them until they fall into place, if the symbol shows up red, then you have to move it until it glows white.

I am stuck on chapter 17 where there's a room with 4 buttons that light up the room. I just can't figure it out. If anyone could help it would be appreciated.

I actually finished the game, I couldn't figure out level 17. I knew it had to be a sequence of lights but I wasn't sure in which order but I'm finally done.

CORRECTION ON THE PIANO ROOM>
I didn't mean 2 keys, I meant a key and a crank go in the piano.

Hallo, am stuck again. I've got all the flower tiles in except for a yellow circle shape. Am clicking everywhere to drop it in without any luck. There is something glinting on top of the 4 yellow circles already in place, but when I drop it there, nothing. I've got the red, green and purple leaves all set. Help. Thanks again!

cee on level 17 if you watch how many times the lights come on, do them in order
one switch makes the light come on for a short period or one flash
another switch makes it flash twice
another makes it flash three times
and finally the fourth switch makes it flash four times...do them in order....i was hung on that for awhile as well

Hello Cee,

I hope this helps you:

-Without taking any items, click on the middle yellow circle.
-For about a second you'll see the floor.
-Pay attention to the empty slots on the floor, you should see where that yellow circle belongs.

Cheers!

Miguel Tartaj
I'm the designer of this game

Thank you everyone for the suggestions and help.

Miguel: I finally got the yellow circle in! Great game, congratulations!

Roger: I will try that sequence and see if I can get up those stairs.

hi everyone i'm stuck in the woods chapter 15 i've fixed the light thing and then the wood titles the family one enlighting blue but now i'm stuck and i don't know what to do to follow the sign pointing to the mansion, can't get out of here... please help many thanx

Is it me or has no one else spotted this as a blatant rip-off of Dreamfall: The Longest Journey from FunCom?

Seems like there could be legal issues with this a la "Snowy's Lunch Rush".

Can somebidy help me with the fence puzzle. I can't figure out what is necessary for me to do. it is driving me crazy!!!!!

Can I get this game for free? Longer than just the trial...it moves so slow that I couldn't experience enough of it.

Okay, it's me again...how do you get rid of objects you have already picked up? I'm in chapter 14 and I don't know what to do with any of the things that I have (i.e. books, teddybear, doll,etc)

I have gotten as far as the room with the piano and have gotten all the pictures,keys, cranks, etc. I have been trying forever to find the right order of the pictures and am going crazy. Could someone please help!

Lucky: blatant rip-off of The longest Journey? You can't be serious: I would love to hear what the similarities are (apart from both being adventure games).

The piano room after 3days of hell i found the answer 1 pick any picture 2 use the crank 3 use mouse on the keys to play the same notes.

HI I'M STUCK IN THE GARDEN WHERE YOU NEED TO RE BUILD THE STATUE I HAVE EVERYTHING EXCEPT AN ARM AND I CAN'T FIND IT PLEASE !!!

Need help stuck on level 17 got the lights turned on, but how do I get up the stairs????

Click on the stairs and a something will happen. Repeat that sequence and part of the stairs will move. You'll have to repeat this 4 times and then you'll to have access to the first floor, then take the pictures and place them where they correspond.

I am stuck in the forest! I got the lamp to work, but what do I do with the tiles on the trees?

Hie!
im stuck on the last level were i have to solve the 4 puzzles dont have a clue how to start can someone please give me a hint of what i have to do pretty please

Judi: it is around there, look hard and you'll find it...

Charity: pay attention to the shapes shown on the posts and where they point. You have to reproduce those shapes with tiles.

I am stuck where the piano is I got everything done there is so much notes to rememeber its so complicated to remember them all does anyone have the piano notes so I get this done, thanks a bunch *-Nikki*-

Hi, I'm stuck on chapter 13, with the puppet theater and the fence. I got the rope, but can't figure out what to do now. Please help!

I can not get the stairs to stay as stairs. I Have clicked on them 4 times and nothing moves. Please help

Nikky click on any picture then click the crank on the piano then you must repeat the same notes with your mouse on the piano keys.
then go back t the pictures click on any empty
frame go back to the crank repeat the notes
then do the same for each empty frame till your done.

Jennifer Use the rope to tie the curtains up.

thank you Russell I got it on the piano, just now I am stuck on the forest part got the light to work just the tiles from the tree what do you do with them?

To those of you who have questions about completing levels in dream chronicles, you can find many user submitted hints available at the PlayFirst Forum.

I can only find 5 pictures in the piano room. I have even repeat clicked all over. Can anyone help please

Hi I know I'm a bit behind you lot but I'm stuck in the treehouse!! I have the screwdriver and hobby horse left and it won't let me use the screwdriver to open the trap door. It's quite obvious I'm missing something but I don't know what?!?!

please help me!

Thanks

Andi u need to use the horse handle to use for the trap door..good luck

I can't fix the second wheel to move the wheek barrow, Can somone please help. Where does it need to go?

Has anyone had a problem with the game freezing? The trial period worked fine, but now that I've bought it, it is frozen. The start up page is fine, I can change players, etc, but as soon as I hit play it freezes.

Help!

just started --I'm in the library. what do i do with the mysterious book? Can't get it onto any shelf. am i missing something?

elissa put the book on the floor find a crystal
drop it in the book then click the crystal ball.

This is a great game that lives up to the review. The ending was a disappointment, but I guess it leaves room for a next installation if there is one. The game is a bit shorter than most as well. I love the hidden object game genre, but this was with a creative twist.

Or, could it be just that as the title suggests, this was all a dream and Faye, Fidget and Lyra are fine and living happily ever after in Wish? Thoughts, anyone??

For those stuck, best to check Mark's suggestion regarding the PlayFirst forum.

How do you the very last chapter? I don't get how you do the 4 puzzles on the wall.

Hey, this is a great game, makes you think and it's fun, all except for the ending.After completing the last puzzle,Faye go to touch Fidget then ...nothing! They find themselves somewhere else is what is written,but that's it, no rescuing their daughter,or finding Fidget's parents,or even a little reunion, it just goes straight to scores, and that is certainly a big let down, after solving all those puzzles without any hints whatsoever,it really really was disappointing,and as some others say, it was a bit short,other than that though,it's brilliant and fun.

Did anyone gets the free trial period more than 30 minutes? Is there any other game site that have this game? I have search but find none.

ellen,

if you go to play first site they have answers to all your questions regarding this game, great great help. at any rate, go the rjx's response, called last placements, will tell you how, if you do not receive the answer, email me and i have the answers.

Okay I am so trying to figure out this tree puzzle thimg. I got the lamp to light but now I can not move. I know it has some ting to do with a pattern on the lamp but I really can see it. someone please help?

I'm finished...so much fun i think

hello all,

we just posted our tips and tricks for dreams chronicles where we provide a walkthrough for every possible puzzle.

you can check it out here:

http://www.gamezebo.com/2007/06/dream_chronicles_tips_tricks.html

warning: extreme spoilers alert.

thanks,
joel

It was a great but SHORT game and where do all the games pieces we found come in t play I thought we would at least go to a place where you need to use them after collecting al of them.

Hi,
I am stuck on chapter 7.I cannot find the right place to click on it in order to get the crystal.I think it must be on one of those shelves, but where, exactly?
If anyine could help me, it would be appreciated
maguy

I am trying to get out of the gate by placing toys fruits and books on the posts out side the gate what do I do next to get out into the next stage IHAVE CLICKED EVERYWHERE

I JUST bought the game and I can't even get past the first scene, in the bookshelves!
I put the books bak on the shelves, the globe on the shelf, got all the gems, and the crystal. Whats next? Please someone help!

see previous post about starting the game.

I have reached the final puzzle in the mansion, I just need a book to complete it, but the only book I have is the mysterious book in my inventory. Have I missed something ? . Where is the the book I need ? Please can you help :-(

I'm stuck in the forest. I have to light the post, but I don't know how to light it. So I started to click around on the screen and I found 6 pieces. Can someone help me because I don't know what to do with them.

I am in level 15. I have all the pieces to the light and i am all lite up. I went into the tree trunk and did the puzzle as seen on the post sign. One side will reflect a light as i come out, the other side does nothing. I have tried to leave where the arrow points to but nothig happens. Am i missing something?

The puzzle inside the tree trunk is done accordingly to the two post signs that's i put on the light. The left side i put, which looks like 3 people in a row as the sign shows. The other tree trunk the puzzle looks like 1 person, a child, and another person as i see it on the sign. I just cannot get out... Please can someone send me a reply? I thank you ahead of time........

I am not able to get out of thepiano room. steps used are....
1. Collected all the gems in the room.
2. collected all 7 photos.
2. took the crank and fixed in the piano
3. took the key and opened the piano.
4. collected the gems from the piano
5. placed the photos on the wall with their respective music.
6. clicked individual photo then enlarged the piano and clicked on the crank and the music got repeated by itself
7. repeated the same for all 7 photos.
8. tried to opened the door but was unsuccessful.
please tell me where i'm going wrong.
7.

My game seems to be glitchy. I can't repair the bridge to the treehouse. When I try to saw the boards it only allows me to saw the ones nearby but not the furthest board. When I try to saw it the message says "nothing happens" and I've noticed that the saw indicates three uses by the number "3" on it when you get it but I use it twice and the number drops to "2" and then to nothing. I don't ever get a "1". It won't let me saw three times and it won't allow me to saw the far board at all no matter what order I try to saw them in.

I've read the walk-through to see if I'm missing some trick and I don't see one pertaining to this part of the game. Its pretty straightforward but my game is not working.

I have encountered glitches too. First was the same glitch as Julie. I had to uninstall and reinstall twice before the wheel would attach. Current glitch is in the library. The world globe won't go on it's stand. Am I missing something here or do I have to uninstall and reinstall yet again! Also no crystals for inserting into the book - they all went the same way as the rest.

hi everyone i am trying to figure out level 17 with the lights, how do you get the stair case to light up?? i get that you have to do the sequence but can't get it started, i see no buttons on the stairs or anything, please someone help me. thank you

got it man that was different finished the game can't wait till the next one.

Tiffany

whatever do you do with the plant pots? !!! driving me crazy!

I'm not sure if the game is glitchy or just very unforgiving when it comes to where you click. You must wait for the words to appear and then click on the exact spot. I had the worst time with digging the holes. I'd find "loose earth" and then have to creep my mouse around literally pixel by pixel before finding the words again. Also, the point of your cursor has to be where you want to place something. So the item often appears below where you eventually want it to be.
All that being said, I thought it was a great game.

veds, go to the pitcure click on one the go to the piano watch it play the notes of the song then you play the same notes on the key's with your mouse.Do this with each pitcure.You will then get out of the house.Hope this helps I am now at the next chapter my self.As for Julie and Jan when you download turn off your exclerator if you have one, I have had to on some games try that hope it works for all.

I think someone asked; BigFish Games gives you a 1 hour trial when you download it from them.

Hi! Thanks for all the tips... I really enjoyed the game, however, I'm disappointed with the ending....

sorted the plants - started talking to the strange plant again! ...

Heeeelp....come someone please walk me thru the puppet scene. ive tied back the curtains, found the gears and crank, but i dont know if im putting the heads on correctly cos when i go to pull the crank it tells me its not working properly, pleeeae help. thanks

I am having problems with the game "freezing" too. When I try to go out to the balcony it just
stops. Tried again as new player, got to the
same spot and again froze. eventually it
would freeze when I hit 'play' and would not
open, just used up the minutes of the trial
period.
BFG said to up-date this and that, which I did,
uninstalled, reinstalled, several times. Still
not working.
Can someone suggest something helpful please ?
Wendy

Wendy: try installing the latest Flash player from here: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi

Then run the game. Let me know if that worked please(I'm the developer of the game).

Thanks,

Miguel

How I put the swith to turn on the doll house?
Thanks

I am stuck on the puppets, do rearrange their heads
If so does anyone know what head goes on who ?

Thanks Kathy

Miguel: Thanks for responding. Downloaded as
u suggested. Also tried Flash player, up-dating ActiveX, etc. but after clicking on "play" I
can get no farther. I only have 3 trial min.
left. I don't want to buy if I can't open this
game. Could it be because I use Mozilla Firefox?
I don't understand why I could play for a few
minutes with no problem and then it froze. Is
there any way I could send you my configs so that
u could further advise?

Wendy

I dont know what to do i have all the objects on the pillars and the gate is not opening am i not supposed to put them on the pillars or is their a certain oreder

I cannot get the lights to stay on in level 17, con someone help? For those with the puppet issues, each puppet head is labeled queen, king, jester...you have to put the heads on the right bodies. The queen is to the very right, the king next too her, the jester next the girl night (gold) then the other and the gate should open. If you need any help with it just email me

Wendy; if you are using Firefox you'd need this Flash player: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash

The game probably crashes because a flash movie is about to be shown and maybe your Flash driver is not updated. That's why I asked you to try this out. Let me know if it worked please.

Cheers,

Miguel

I loved the game - solved all the puzzles. Then...hated the ending! VERY unsatisfying! Absolutely nothing is resolved!!!

Hi Miguel,

I just wanted to let you know that I had the same problem on two different computers and one is less then a year old! I also updated flash player on both but it still wouldn't work when I tried to access the balcony. I am giving up now as it isn't worth it but I am disappointed that I won't be able to play this game. Will there be some sort of patch to fix this problem?

Hi Miguel

Same problem here too, I guess.

FYI, the mouse is still active but the rest of the game freezes. I've update Flash Player with both FF & IE. below is the output of yours startup log:

Fri Jul 27 15:59:31 2007: dreamchronicles, version 1.0.0.69.
Fri Jul 27 15:59:31 2007: Created screen at 32 bpp.
Fri Jul 27 15:59:31 2007: Device identifier:
Driver: 'nv4_disp.dll'
Description: 'NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 4000'
Version: 0:0
Vendor ID: 10de (4318)
Device ID: 185 (389)
SubSys: : 15610de (22417630)
Revision: c1 (193)
GUID: d7b71e3e:11cf42c5:2156736e:35cdc26e

Fri Jul 27 15:59:36 2007: ##### : Missing string for label ''
Fri Jul 27 15:59:36 2007: ##### : Missing string for label ''
Fri Jul 27 15:59:36 2007: ##### : Missing string for label ''
Fri Jul 27 15:59:46 2007: Error using BringWindowToTop: 6
Fri Jul 27 15:59:46 2007: Error using BringWindowToTop: 0

(the last line is repeated continuously untill you Fialize the task)

HI Miguel, if he has not fixed the probelm some times on some games that I have tried to download. I have found out if I turn off my excelator they will then download right.If not I will get an error message. He can try this and see if it works.

Good luck with it I know he will love the game it is soooo good to play.

Wildjulie: So where is the accelerator and
how do you turn it off. I can not get beyond where you enter the balcony and it freezes. I am hoping the back-up CD will provide some kind of a fix
or else I have just bought a game I can not play.

Wendy

im on the puppet level and i put the heads on and cant get any farther!!

how do you finish leavl 18?

Wendy,the accleator is on your computer not the game.My sever is Netzero so it just depends on who you have some may have Mozilla or others like that it is just a boost to give you more power or to make things go faster.But sometimes on some downloads it does soemthing to them and they will not load right.There is some bugs in this game too so go out of the game and back in to see if that will work. Again good luck

Stephanie on the puppets if you have them on right, you have to get the parts for the crank agaain there is 3 of them put them back on and put it the gate will open then.

Jenifer to finish level 18 there are 3 puzzel the 1st one is easy all things green.you don't have to stay and get theings in just the one puzzel to get the pieces.This one realy makes you think green frog is one of them.On the last one just click on the gems and they will give you clues like the one that says the fourth one fater the horse or some thing like that it is the stick horse. See how easy it is if you just think all of them are like this just think and you will get them.

just finished the game. soooo disapointed. i would never have bought it had i known it was gonna end this way.....wont be paying for the sequal.

Well I think it's a great little game and you can get it for $6.99 if you join BigFish games.

Most Frequently asked Stages

=== Chapter 3 ====
Daughters Bedroom
==================

Get the key from the bed of your daughter.
Insert the key on the chest to get another one
Use the key on the dollhouse.
Open the dollhouse and zoom in.
Press the 2 switches that make a square.

-- (represents one room)
-- --
-- --

Press the switch that will light the last row.
Get the key and use it on the door.

===== Chapter 17 =====
Light me up!
======================
Press the switch that will make the lamp light once
Press the switch that will make the lamp light twice
Press the switch that will make the lamp light thrice
Press the switch that will make the lamp light four times

(Switches/Button is located on the 2 nearest pillars on both sides)

Press the stairs
Follow the sequence of the flower buttons
Repeat it.
Collect all the pictures

==== Chapter 18 ====
The 4 Moons
====================
Click on the left moon picture

(Everything Green)
Frog
Lizard
Plant with Green Leaves

Click on the 2nd to the left moon picture

(The Essential Powers)
Match = Fire
Watering Can = Water
Card with the picture of wind = Wind
Earth = Earth

Click on the 2nd to the right moon picture
(Hardest Object, weigh them from lightest to heaviest)
- Nut
- Scissors
- Crowbar
- Saw
- (Metal something)
-50 Weight

Click on the right moon picture

- Moon
- Roman Numeral 3
- Cat
- Roman Numeral 7
- Toy Horse
- Pi
- Book
- Magic Crystal

I have to agree with Robyn that the ending came all too soon as was very disappointing, it's like a to be continued ending. Saying that I did enjoy the actual game as it made you think of how to solve puzzles not just find items. The ending did let it down though.

finished but need little pink gem in last jewel

im stuck on chapter 14 i have no clue what to do can some one help me plzzzzzzzzz

I've checked the Play First forums and I've still no answer to the trapdoor. I've tried the screwdriver all around the hinge. I've even tried that darn hobby horse. Nothing has worked. Please HELP!

Leslie,

Place the screw driver on the trap door hinge after the wheelbarrow has been moved. Then take the stick horse and place it close to the hinge and it will open the door.

HELP!
The piano puzzle is hard for me to figure out. I am deaf and can not hear the tunes and no one is home to help me at the moment. Does anyone know the keys...ie. C/D/E/G sequences? Any help would be appreciated.

JULIA, JUST WATCH THE KEYS AS IT PLAYS THE TUNE IS THE BEST WAY BECAUSE IT PLAYS DIFFERENT SONGS FOR DIFFENRENT PLAYERS.cLICK ON THE pITCURE THEN ON THE PIANO AND JUST WATCH THE KEYS YOU WILL GET IT,

kIMMIE68, THE TOWN YOUHAVE TO GET ALL OF THE WIEGHTS AND GO TO THE MARKET(FRUIT) LEAVE THEM THERE AND GO BACK AND GET THINGS LIKE THE DOLL,TEDDIE BEAR BOOK'S AND GO BACK AND WIEGHT THEM KEEP THE #'S GO TO THE END OF TOWN AND LOOK AT THE GATE AND THE #'S THERE YOU WILL NEED TO FIND THINGS THAT WEIGH THAT AMOUNT TO OPEN THE GATE,AND IT DOES CHANGE IF YOU PLAY IT AGAIN.

how do you watch the keys playing after you click the picture to know what key sequence to copy
i try to click on the piano after i click picture and it wont let me until it stops playing

Stephanie, click on the picture then wait then click on the piano if it is too soon it will tell you so then after you are at the piano click on the crank and watch the keys close and then with the mouse play the same keys if the 1st time you don't get it just click on the crank again till you get it right the go back and do it again with the rest of the pic.'s till you get them all.
Good Luck and if you need anymore help I am here.

I can't get beyond the balcony either. Tried updating everything but it still won't work. Very frustrating. Any other suggestions?

I really must be missing something my screwdriver will not loosen the trapdoor screws and wall keep twinkling as though there is some type of hint there
any help would be great

Marion did you use the horse on the trap door too?

Nancy did you get the saw and rope fix the all 3 borads and the put them in place and get the chalk (3) fix the bear, horse &sold.then the rocks (6) fix the name then the door will open

the only problem with dream chronicles review is its size. it's too small, by any comparison. that's obviously why the trial period is 30 minutes instead of 60. it's a pity they didn't make twice the levels on this game, because it'd be an even bigger temptation then.

I am also stuck on the stairs. So far I have managed to go through all of the rest with no help whatsoever but the stairs have stumped me.
I have tried to press the buttons in order of their blinking i.e. 1,3,1,4. No joy. Then 1,2,3,4 and again, nothing. So far, I have tried all of the logical sequences but still nothing.
HELP please.

Jacky,click on each light and count how many times they flash then you will know what to do.Let me know if you get it,because I know you will. Good luck

Has anyone who has had trouble with this game
freezing found a solution yet? Updating is not
the answer so far. There must be some other problem. My computer has all the requirements
but the big freeze still happens. What happened
to Miguel? Isn't he answering questions anymore?

Wendy

I'n stuck in the treehouse as well. I've gotton the wagon all together with wheels and oil and moved. Ok, where do I go from there. Someone said to put screwdriver by hinge and then toy horse handle. Are these objects suppose to remain on the spot while retreiving the other object? mine don't stay unless the item is in its right function. Jeeze, where do I go now, the wall is twinkling to the right of the window by what looks like a scribbled circular saw blade, but when I click on this area, nothing. HELP!! Thanks Annie

Annie there is bugs in this game. Try starting over you are not that far in the game and the frist part will be east for you this time see if that works.If not you may have to download again this time if you have an accelerator turn it off then download it again and try playing.Let me know if this helps you
Good Luck

Very last puzzle, far right symbol, where you have to click on the crystals to get clues... Ok, I got that the sixth slot is pi, the 2nd slot is 3, the cat goes somewhere between 3 and 7, I'm guessing 7-3=4... and I THINK the roman numeral 7 goes in the 4th slot, followed by the hobby horse. How do I figure out the remaining slots?? I only see 4 crystals with hints...

Wendy: please contact us from our web site and we'll try something.

Kdio: it seems that your strings file is corrupted. Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling the game? If you already tried this please contact us too.

http://www.katgames.com

erm someone may have already asked the same thing but i would like to know how do u find the remainding pieces of the 15th step? i still cannot find the roman numeral 11. if anyone can help me please help me. i can't wait to complete this game :)

I still have not figured out how to get the steps to switch to on. Call me daft, but I really can't see it. Despite some well meant ideas as I have already tried to count the lights etc. nothing works. I do not want to give up so far on in the game. No cryptic clues please, just straight forward answers please.

Ok Jacky Flay go tothe stairs and at the bottom click on them,then watch the lights on the post you then have to click on each post in order to get the 1st part of the stairs to show up do this each time till all of the stair case is there. Then you will have to find all the pictures again,but hey you don't have to play a piano this time. Good luc with the stairs. But watch real close if you don't get it the 1st time it will repeat for you.

Miguel, next one make more levels will you this one did not have enough but it is very very additive.I love make more like this one please.

I got so frustrated with this game I uninstalled it. In the greenhouse I clicked on every inch and couldn't get the last red pot to sit anywhere. There are lots of times in this game I had to click multiple times to get something to work. Very annoying.

help i am stuck on the one with the lamp i fixed the lamp and i have re created the tiles with the signs but the 2nd one wont turn blue. How do i get past that, i know it's right because it does that light bling noise when you put a tile in the right place. Can somebdy plz hlp???

I can't find the 5 pound weight on Level 14. I've searched everywhere!!!

ok just got back from the game. Here it where all of the wieghts are at
The Tipsy Owl #2
THe Toy Shop #1
The Toy Shop #5 (roof)
in the street #10
Tutti Frutti #50 (roof)
past Toy Shop #1

That is all of them,besides the #25,so good luck

i got stuck at the final chapter....any help?

I also had problems on Chapter 15. I had the puzzles correct in the trees but it wouldn't go to the next level. I shut the game down and restarted it and played the level again and it worked fine. I love this game. Almost as good as Azada and Mystery Case files Ravenhurst. Those are the two best yet!

Chapter #14: Stuck! Do the objects have to go all
the way to the bottom to 'equal' out the pillars?
When they are all balanced out,.....will the doors
open, or do you have to do something with the rest?
VERY confusing!! Is there an easy method? Help!

on #14 when you put someting on the pillars if it is the right weight it will glow.Once you have all the right things on them go to the door it will open.One thing the things do change.
Good Luck

where is the crystal in the library? Got the book on the floor and the globe. Where is the crystal?

having trouble in the library. I put the books back in its shelf. Pick up the globe and the mystery book. Put the book on the floor and open it. Where is the crystal??

sarahdara, when you put the globe on it's base the drawer opens, the crystal is in the drawer. The globe is top shelf on the left. The base is on the top shelf in the 4th cabinet from left.

Darcy, I think you had to move one of the blue pots on the left to be able to put the red pot there.

Jackie Flay, you just have to repeat the pattern of the lights exactly, after it plays the pattern, you repeat it. Each time 4 steps will flip over. I think you have to do this 4 times. (4 different patterns.)

perhaps I have to play it again all over as no steps appear at all and no new pattern. boo hoo

Chapter 13 - Help - Where do the masks go and how do I get the ropes over the top of the curtain?

Miguel, Congratulations, this is a really really good game. I look forward to other games you are designing!

Help i am in the library and i ave just got the crystal and an other book n i dont knw wot 2 do plz help

Shadow, Put the book on the floor where the design is. Click on it and put the crystal in the book. The put the crystal on the crystal ball.

thanks carla n now i know how 2 do it

After purchasing, it froze up every time I tried to go to the balcony. Big Fish Games gave me a free game pass - said that 1% of users freeze at the balcony. Would LOVE to play this game!

I am stuck on Chapter 13. I have been able to find the masks and rope and completed getting the gears and lever back in place but when I place the heads on the puppets I cant go any further.
Can someone help me please?
Ta

I have just contacted KatGames since I also freeze when I click to enter the balcony. I may also contact Big Fish Games for a refund/exchange for my game purchase. I have tried all the updating and reinstalling of Java, DirectX and Flash. I uninstalled and reinstalled the game 3 or 4 times. I changed players and started over about 5 or 6 times (after each of the reinstalls/updates). I did not use a download accelerator to download the game and got it from two different sites...so I think it could be something in the game that does not like something in my computer.

Peter: When you put the heads back on the puppets, make sure you have the king's head on the right body. The jester & the king are dressed similarly and aren't sitting where you would expect. I mixed them up my first run through and it took forevvvver to figure this out & move on. Good luck. :)

I finished Chapter 18.
This is the end of the game or have some more?

TO EVERBODY THAT HAS THE THE FREEZING (OR BLACK SCREEN) PROBLEM

To fix the problem:

If your default browser is Internet Explorer simply click here and install the last Flash driver: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi

If you are using a different browser:
-Open Internet Explorer (VERY IMPORTANT: don't use another browser or the problem will not be solved)
-Type in this address: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi
-Install the Flash player.

Thanks,

Miguel Tartaj

help I am in the tree house I fixed and moved the wagon what is the next thing I do HELP

Another game like Azada that's clever, gorgeous and way too short. It seems to promise a sequel, so hopefully...

help im stuck outside the mansion, i done all the peices except 1 i think its on the horoscope circle(the very top tile three wavy lines) cant find it all the others are lit up help

How do I move the pots to put them in the right place in the greenhouse, I have tried everything & cant get them to move.

Hi, Can someone help me? I stuck in the Chapter 15, the right tree tile. Pls. help me to solve it. Thanks a lot!!

Alice

I am stuck on chapter 15:5.
I have collected the 6 pieces but cant find the base to assemble them.
Please can someone help me???

Love the game. I only have 2 problems. One is at the trees, when I finish the puzzle, it takes awhile to exit. It happens on both trees. That leads to my second problem, how to get more points. I go as fast as I can through the game but am having a hard time really increasing my score. How is the scoring done? Other than speed and collecting all the jewels, what would increase my score? Thank you to whoever can help me here.

I am stuck on Chapter 12

The statue i have all the

pices but i cannot put them

all together can someone help me pleae

Thanks

Helo..I can only find a big wheel & tiny wheel. I fit the big wheel on the wagon but the yiny does not go on....where is the solution so I can get out of the treehouse???? thanks Katz

please help me with chapter 4, how do i repair the bride!!!

IM STUCK!!!

PLEASE ANY ONE!!!!!!!!!!!

i cant find the light switch on the very first task to get into the doll house(i am on the online game on big fish games)

Abby, you should be able to click right on the light itself to turn it on.

Hope that helps.

Hi, Have just joined the dream chronicles family. I can't get the screw driver to work on the screws in the trap door. Tells me there is another use for the tool.Please can anyone help me. Love the game.

I am stuck in the treehouse. I can't get one wheel on the wagon to move it. It is to small, how do I get it on the wagon? The back wheel fits.

Can someone help me please

i am stuck on chapter 12 i have collected

all the pieces for the statue but unable to put

the statue together.

All advice will be much appreciated.

how do I do with the mysterious book and the crystal in the library level?!

-liz

I liked this game, but felt that it was a huge waste of money. It was too short and the ending was a "too be continued" to suck you into buying version 2, which I will not be doing. This game was a great disappointment.

can anyone please help me with chapter 15, i found all the pieces (i think) put them all on the post, but what do i do next??

Yolandi, they have to be in the order like the sign post.then you can go to the right of the screen to the mansion.

Susan, i agree with you .The game is far too short for the money. It was fun and challenging however I only played it for a couple of days and it was over.

help me on chapter 18..!!! :'(

I agree with the others who said this game is way too short. I really feel ripped off. You can play it again once or twice, but it's not really something you can play again and again. The solutions to the puzzles don't even change on different plays! I thought I got shorted with Azada, but at least that has games you can play again after you solve the main puzzle,
Also, the only part of this game that was truly difficult was when it was too dark or graphically short to see anything. Half the time the only reason the "glint" was necessary was because something was "hidden" in such a way that you actually would not be able to see it visually. How is that a seek and find?
Like Robyn, I wouldn't have bought it had I known it would be so short and have no real increase in difficulty. It would have been smarter to make an incredible first game and give us the shaft on the sequel. Instead you've lost me, and I'm sure countless more, as customers for the sequel.

I'm in chapter 13 with puppets, I did everything fine, and I can't pull the crank at the end to exit the game...plz help

To everyone that says the game is short: Did you enjoy the game at all?

You have to be very exact in the placement of things like screwdrivers, colored tiles, where you cut a rope etc. Just keep moving things around and you'll find the spot. The piano room was hard because I am not a musician. Miguel, you must be trying to teach us all to play the piano at least once (or 8 times) in our lives!
The game is wonderful, beautiful and very entertaining. For those of you who think it is too short, slow down, enjoy the journey!

plz help me in level 11 ,
what i mean " the moon is always first "?
what i need to do ?

plz help me

michael

I agree. Slow down. I can't wait until I get home from work to play a couple of chapters. Some are frustrating, some easy.

I am stuck on getting out of the forest (Chap 15) I've completed everything, put all the pieces in the tree puzzles and each one dinged and didn't 'clunk'. the left tree make the little 'you did it sound' but the right didn't. I'm sure it's in the right order. The only little 'spark' that keeps flashing is on the top sign (Castle) but I can't find where to click to get the heck outta there! Please help!

chapter 18

SİMPLY GREEN

frog

plant with many leaves

green lizard

THE ESSENTİAL POWERS

match ready to be lit

containes full of water

earth

card representing wind

THOSE THAT ARE HARDEST...

metal nut

screwdriver made of iron

steel scissors

iron saw

iron crowbar

metal weight

UNTİTLE

card representing the moon

the roman numeral for 3

cat

the roman numeral for 7

wooden hobby horse

pi

mysterious book

magic crystal

Hi I was wondering if anyone gets stuck on the part where the mom has to go to the balcony? For some reason my computer just freezes and I can't go beyond the bedroom. PLEASE HELP ANYONE!!!!

Thanks

Love this game, but in the glass house, I have the strange plant on the bench and found the watering can, but have no idea what to do next.

Not even a sparkle to show me

I am having trouble with level 8. I have found all the cards & placed them on the circle but nothing happens. How do you get out of level 8.
HELP !!!

I am in the forest & i have put the post together. I don't know what to do with the tiles in the tree. They don't seem to go anywhere.

I have been through the game once but the 2nd time round couldn't find the rope thankyou for the helpful hints. Now I will try the game again.

chapter 18

SİMPLY GREEN

frog

plant with many leaves

green lizard

THE ESSENTİAL POWERS

match ready to be lit

containes full of water

earth

card representing wind

THOSE THAT ARE HARDEST...

metal nut

screwdriver made of iron

steel scissors

iron saw

iron crowbar

metal weight

UNTİTLE

card representing the moon

the roman numeral for 3

cat

the roman numeral for 7

wooden hobby horse

pi

mysterious book

magic crystal

Posted by: escaper at September 19, 2007 05:01 AM

Untitled is actually called eternal puzzle (so my friend who has played 3 times and I watched her once through entire game)

HI IN the piano room, do you just let the crank play the music or do you have to press they keys? Please help me, I'm going mad!!!

Hi Jo,
Click on a picture..it will play a tune. Once the tune is finished go to the piano and click on the crank. The piano will repeat that tune. Watch which keys are used to play the tune then repeat the tune exactly by pressing the correct keys. I found it helpful to draw a keyboard and use a number system to indicate which keys to press and in what order. Repeat this same procedure for each picture. It will take awhile. Hope this helps.......Jon

Hi Jo,
Click on a picture..it will play a tune. Once the tune is finished go to the piano and click on the crank. The piano will repeat that tune. Watch which keys are used to play the tune then repeat the tune exactly by pressing the correct keys. I found it helpful to draw a keyboard and use a number system to indicate which keys to press and in what order. Repeat this same procedure for each picture. It will take awhile. Hope this helps.......Jon

Hi it's me again I had posted a comment on 9/25 but no one replied please if anyone knows why this is happening i would appreciate a reply.

thank again

great game,i really enjoyed dream chronicles and found it challenging although it was too short and was disappointed how quickly i completed it,when is the continuation?

i have played the game you listen to the notes as they play but do them one at a time and you should bee able to get them thats how i got them i i hope this helps you if you have any more problems you can email me please let me no how you get on

Yay! I've finally finished playing this game. After being stuck at level 17 for so long, I actually stopped playing this game for 2 months. Thanks for the comments here, I finally got to end the game! =)

if you want to play for more than a hour download mostfun game player mostfun.com it free you can play a lot of the free trial games free for as long as you want like dream chronicles, alice greenfingers, dinner dash 1 and 2, burger island, cake mania. a add pops up every now and then but you can play for free. just download the game player and then download the games you want its easy to do.

I can't get the second wheel on. I have all the pieces. What am I missing? Thanks!!!!

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE help me! I'm stuck on I think it's chapter 14, the one with the weights, toys, books, and fruit. What am I supposed to do? Do I have to put the proper items on the posts at the gate? If so, which ones? I'm trying to balance the items and the weights, but I'm having difficulty. HELP!

Hi Y'all,
For all of the people who are asking for this game for FREE, you van get it at Mostfun.com, you just have to watch a few commercials in between, and most of them are very funny to boot. You van get all of the games from Playfirst for as long as you want them!!

Hi Terri i am also stuck

on this same level i think

you have to weight the items

they have to match the posts at

the gate but so far i have not been

able to get it right. I have taken a brake from

it i was also stuck for age on the statute so

hopefully when i come back to it i will be able

to figure it out. Good Luck with your game

Terri:
To get the correct weights and open the gate, first click on the gate and 4 or 5 poles are there, each pole has a number. place random objects(toys, books, fruit ect from around the town) on each pole, and you see the pole sinks lower into the ground. you have to put the correct weight on, so that the pole sinks to the number and no futher. just play around with the different weights and youll get it :]

Several people have asked this same question, but I'm still stuck. I'm in the library, I've got the book open on the floor, ready to have the missing crystal - obviously in one of the drawers - put into its aperture, I've got the globe in my inventory bar, but I can't get the globe onto its stand. What am I doing wrong?

Can someone please help me with chapter 16 ?
Im looking for the aquarius sign, but cant find it, where is it hidden ?

I'm also finished played it in 5 hours tops.
I was dissapointed because of the and but the game is oke.

OMG!!! im in the secret library, u know the one with the cards, abd i don't have a clue what to do with the cards! i've got all of them, but i can't figure out what im suppose to do. HELP!!!

I liked the game but I finished it in less than two hours so it was a touch short. But I really liked how you have to figure everything out.

Hello,
i feel real stupid, but I can't find the first key. It should be on the bed, but there is nothing there.

Hey everyone !!!
Great gripping story line,graphics,music,etc but im soooo dissapointed with the length of this game !!!
Could someone just confirm what happens at the ending of this game just incase there has been a glitch or something??
And does anyone know of similar games but last longer that i could buy?
Thanks !!

Plz, help!!!
I am in level 14 and can not go on
Help me please,Miguel Tartaj :)

hi im stuck in the library i have a book and the crystal in my items list and dont know wat to do.i cant put book on the floor like someone else said wat book goes on the floor please help

Hey. I stuck in dark room. the lights are very bad. Where can i find her husband? in wich room? thanks

The Mysterious book that you get after you put all of the other books on the shelves goes on the floor where that pattern is then the book will open and you have to put the crystal into it so that it can charge and then a secret passageway will open.

If you are stuck in the room with the staircase then you have to turn on the lights in the right order. When you click on the lights they flash either one,two,three or four times you have to click them in the right order accroding to how many times they flash, then you have copy the pattern they show on the lamp posts and find the pictures that are scattered across the room and put them back on the walls when you are finished that one of the doors will open an you can go in.

for everyone stuck on chapter 15 after you find all of the parts for the lamp post put them together and then put the pattern they said on the board on to the tree trunks after that they will glow blue and you have to click on the board that will lead to the mansion.

Please Friends, help me!
I am stuck with the books, fruits.... that level i can not pass.
Please HELP

how i can go to dreamland and land end temple basement?

HELP ME!!! I AM STUCK AT LEVEL 9 AT THE PIANO... I CAN"T PLAY THE 4'th PLAY... PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!! I mean the play on the maximum left up

I just bought the game from Sams, and tired to install it. $15 dollars and Nothing works =(. I know the install file from the net works, as thats how I found out about the game and is the reason I purchased the CD. My pc more that meets the install requirements from windows. [ I wanted to put this in here, since the developer of the game had posted earlier and give them the heads up.]

Hey guy, I just want to announce for everyone in here one thing. Dream Chronicles has been chosen "Game of the Year (2007)" by all members in box Mini Game* of Forum GameThu.net** - the biggest box about Mini Game in Vietnam.
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Help,
I am stuck on chapter 15. I got the lamp together, then was able to put the puzzle pieces together in the tree trunk.
The one on the left glows blue, the one on the right doesn't do anything.
I have no sound on my computer, so if there is something to do with sound, that opts me out.
On the tree puzzle right side, On the top three squares I have, in the first space, the half circle that looks as it has an eye lid above it, the second square is empty, and the third is the same as the first.
Row 2: Half circle with a line to the left, middle square, same as square 1 and 3 on top row.
Row 3: position 1 and 3, half circle with line to the side and bottom, position 2 looks like a door.
HELP

HERE IS A FEW PIANO NOTES
piano keys. HORSE PIC-gagegage FAMILY PIC-ceeedefeedddcdfc

Hi. I have tried both the horse and screwdriver to open the trap door in the treehouse of dream chronicles. Neither works. Please help

DOES THE GAME REALLY END WITH FIDGET DISAPPEARING AGAIN/

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