Dev Diary | Scenes No One Asked For

When we were developing Dreamout, we didn’t really set any limits for ourselves. If an idea popped up - no matter how weird - we didn’t try to justify it or fit it into the concept. We just made it.

Both of us were huge Evangelion fans, so at some point we decided: we’re not just going to reference it - we’re going to recreate an entire scene from the ending. In the game, it’s just a tiny side quest that lasts maybe two minutes. But it took us more than two weeks to make it happen: we had to draw unique assets, design the setting, code the whole sequence, and somehow explain why the player suddenly ends up standing in front of a giant head staring right at them.

That Evangelion-inspired scene wasn’t the only one that got out of hand. There’s also a mini shoot ’em up section - another small, two-minute quest that took us weeks to finish. We basically had to make a game inside the game: custom controls, enemies, scripts, effects... the whole deal.

Was it worth it? I’m not sure. But it’s definitely weird and funny - and that’s exactly what we were aiming for.

Another “why not” moment was the shooter section at the cemetery.

Honestly, I don’t even remember how we came up with it (probably someone played too much DOOM), but we never doubted for a second that it had to be there.

And I’m curious - how do you usually react to moments like that in games?