Dream Chronicles®: The Chosen Child is a beautiful game, and if atmosphere were everything in a casual game it might be the best I’ve played in a year. The graphics and environments are stunning so even if the game was terrible (which is certainly is not) it would be a pleasure to simply navigate through it. Like the other Dream Chronicles games it draws its visual and game-play inspiration from the classic MYST adventure games of old. Movement through the MYST-like world of The Chosen Child is smooth and easy. What a pretty game. Okay, so we got that out of the way. The game looks great. But atmosphere is not everything in a game. Fortunately it’s also a rewarding play experience.
Dream Chronicles: The Chosen Child is essentially a light adventure game. A story unwinds as you explore a mysterious location, requiring you to combine various objects and solve simple logic puzzles in order to 
advance through the game’s world. Finding these objects, such as gems and keys, amidst the gorgeously rendered scenes of The Chosen Child is painless and (mostly) easy on the eyes. Though some smaller objects can be a bit tricky to find (that darn key in the pumpkin patch!), most of the many little trinkets and puzzle pieces are placed so that even those of us with aging eyes can find them. The story unravels organically and is fairly intriguing, as far as a game story goes. I really wanted to discover who these people were and I enjoyed how information was delivered via dreams, the journal and a crystal ball.
I found the puzzles were a bit contrived and there was some unnecessarily annoying navigation the designers seemed to have trumped up for the purpose of extending game play. Go here and get that, go there and get that. Scattering objects around the world has become a cliché in this genre and is tedious for the player. But I didn’t really mind it though, because as I said, wandering this world is visually satisfying. There’s just so much to look at in this game. It’s really a feast for the senses. I tip my hat to the developer, Kat Games who did a wonderful job of lighting and rendering. Come to Shockwave on May 19th, download Dream Chronicles®: The Chosen Child and prepare yourself for a treat.
Get ready for more New Releases coming your way from Shockwave!
Soon you will be able to enjoy these hot titles:
• Plants vs. Zombies™ - Coming May 20th!
• Laura Jones and the Secret Legacy of Nikola Tesla
• Dream Day Wedding: Viva Las Vegas
• Mystic Emporium
• Flower Paradise
• Mandragora
i’m thrilled. I love the Dream Chronicles game series, and I’ve been waiting on this since I finished DC 2!! Now, if it can only be next week already. PS, Plants vs. Zombies!? Another big hit. I don’t care what kind of game that one is, I’m downloading it.
wow, thanks I love that we get this kind of e mail that lets us know what games are coming up.
Wow, sounds awesome. Can’t wait for the new Dream Day Wedding too!
I like this new ‘coming up’ feature.
I Cannot wait!! My B-day is the 18th, and This is a really great gift! I loved both dream chronicles, so I’m pretty sure, Im going to Love this new one!! I wish we were able to get a lil preview or sneak peak! I don’t know if i can’t wait a whole week!!
youda baby blimp is a wonderful game I was wondering
are you going to make it apart of shockwave my grandkids
enjoy it.
Hi alexianana, thank you for your comment. I checked with our content team about your request and they let me know that we evaluated Baby Blimp and felt that, while very cute, it would offer limited appeal to the overall Shockwave audience. We might consider launching the game if a large number of people asked for it, but at this point we cannot. We do have another fun Youda game in the works, so please stay tuned!
Very excited this will be out next I as well as several other family members have been anxiously waiting for this one to come out. We all LOVE the dream Chronicles series and games similar to it!
Love shockwave unlimited. but some of the games are not first rate. How about more large file as the Dracula series or some of the more intense games. I would rather have fewer games but better games.
I love shockwave but would rather have fewer games and more premium games . The last few weeks have had many games that were not exactly first rate. Also, I look forward to Tuesday when the new games apppear, but occasionally they arrive on Friday? Definitely looking forward to Dream Chronical release, would like to see the new Cate West come along also. Thanks for all the fun!
Fantastic, when I first heard about the latest one was hoping Shockwave would have this. Looking forward to seeing it next week.
Great Dream Chronicles is being released cannot wait. Also looking forward to the new Dream Day Wedding.
Hello helenka, and thanks for your comments. We do have plans in store to bring more large-format games to the site. We’re still working out the timing, but keep your eyes peeled on the “Coming Soon” area on the New Games page in the Download section. We’ll post listings there for bigger games when they are scheduled.
It’s 12:23AM May 19th. I have been anxiously awaiting Dream Chronicles III Dream Child. Where is it? When will it be available, or what time zone is it posted from? I work at night and am off tonight, but unfortunately must work tomorrow night., so I must sleep tomorrow. As you can see, I can’t wait. Thanks Shockwave for getting us this great game!
um..it’s the 19th here… what day is it there? Give us Dream Chronicles: The Chosen Child! (yay! brooohah…rahhhh)
I just finished DC2 and really loved it. I am a real late comer, I only played DC1 a month ago. And now I’m excited to find there is a third coming out. I feel sorry for the people that have had to wait along time for DC3, the wait has had to be unbearable. Thanks for such a great game. I am absolutely addicted to the Hidden Object games!
It’s May 19, and the game is not here!!! Where is it, I’ve been waiting 2 years to play the next installment, and I have been playing the first 2 all week in anticipation!!! I REALLY want this game, how much longer do I have to wait???
It says that it is coming May 19th and I have been eagerly awaiting this game, I loved the first two. But it is not anywhere to be found and it is suppose to be out today.
Ok-so it is May 19th-when can we download the game??
Ok itsthe 19th May whereis the new game?
its the 19th May whee is the new game?
OK, it’s May 19th!!!!! Where is it?
It’s now 12:30 pm, and still no new Dream Chronicles!! What time do you make it available? As you can see, I’m desperate to get it!!
I am really glad they are telling what games are coming.
I almost canceled shockwave because I bought a game elsewhere and a few weeks later it came to shockwave. This way I know not to buy and wait for it here. Speaking of which where is DC chosen child?
Hi Everyone, thanks for your comments and we’re delighted to see how much excitement there is around the release of Dream Chronicles: The Chosen Child. For those of you who were waiting patiently this morning, I just wanted to let you know that we’re based in San Francisco, California, so typically new games are published to the site when our business day begins here on the West Coast. Depending on your time zone, that may mean that you don’t see new games when you first get online on Tuesday mornings, but please know that we are working diligently to get them to you as early as possible. Hope you’re enjoying the game!
Yeah.. we knew that (tee hee!) and you caught us! Just trying to show our eager anticipation! Yay! It’s heeeeere~!
DC 1 & 2 were awesome. DC 3 was beautifully rendered, but it was ridiculously short. Obviously DC 4 will come alone eventually, so I hope that they make it more in line with 1 & 2. I am so glad that I have Shockwave, because I would have been seriously POed if I had paid $20 (or even $10) for this game.