A worthy sequel to the original, if you leave your nostalgia at the door.
and now, almost 11 years later, we finally get the sequel we've been asking for. let's see how it holds up.
Story: Basically the same story as NiD. Two kids, Will and Helen, both have their individual problems and nightmares, which lead them to Nightopia, where they meet the androgynous title character, Nights. From here, the kids go on parallel paths, intertwining at certain points, exploring Nightopia and trying to keep it safe from Wiseman and his Nightmaren.
What can I say? It's a story, and it works. No one's expecting a deep and emotionally moving story here.
Graphics: The graphics on this game are a beauty to behold, by Wii standards. the art style is very unique, while not straying too far from its predecessor. the cutscenes are a bit choppy though.
Gameplay: Here's the section that really matters. This is definitely the same Nights, though a little less fluid. there are four control types, but the ones that are the most user-friendly would be the Nunchuk or the Gamecube controller.
you go through 6 stages, 3 to each character, with 1 final stage for both, similar to the original. Where they stray from the original however, is by adding different missions to every stage, along with a second boss fight. I personally liked most of the missions, and thought they were a great way to extend the game. too bad the cutscenes are not skippable until you've beaten the individual missions they are connected to.
there is also a Chao Garden-esque mode called My Dream, where you can feed orbs to the Nightopians or Nightmaren you collect by paralooping them in the action stages. It's a nice little diversion.
There is also online play, with a couple modes. you'll be lucky to find a race though.
Overall, I liked Nights: Journey of Dreams, and I personally believe that it's a worthy sequel to the Saturn original, if you don't go in expecting too much.