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Ghost World
Basic Info
Japanese Name(s)	コンクリ廃墟; Concrete Ruins; 塀; Walls
Effects	Triangle Kerchief
Events	None
Notable NPCs	Fleebie, Ghostmen
Other
Connecting Areas	Sky Garden;
BGM	🔊 つめたいいしのかべ ;
Map ID	0114
Map Type	Large, Looping
Version Added	0.09
Extras +
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	Ghostly Assembly

Latest revision as of 00:43, 4 September 2024

Ghost World (also known as the Concrete Ruins) is an openly-looping deeper location found by traveling through the Crossover Garden in the Sky Garden.

Map of Ghost World. The entrance is near the northwest corner of the map.

Features

After interacting with one of the flowers in the Sky Garden's Crossover Garden, heading left will reveal a blue doorway that leads to Ghost World, a drab and dour area consisting of several monotonous concrete cubes stained with decay and dereliction. The eerie soundtrack creates an incredible sense of dejection and loneliness.

Found around the Ghost World are three strange characters known as Ghostmen, which simply wander around. One other character found here, Fleebie, can be seen quickly floating away from Madotsuki when she approaches. Catching up to Fleebie will give Madotsuki the Triangle Kerchief effect.

Directions

Nexus → Dark World → Wilderness → Sky Garden → Ghost World

Trivia

In Japanese culture, white lilies are associated with death and funerals, which explains the method of reaching the area by interacting with a white flower.

Theories

The Ghost World is seemingly the "other side", the dimension of ghosts and souls that exists parallel to the corporeal world. This could be Madotsuki's interpretation of what death or the afterlife is like. Considering other violent themes throughout Madotsuki's dreams, it is reasonable to assume she may think of the concept of death often.

It should be noted that some locations in Yume Nikki seem to parallel the afterlife, with Ghost World being one of them. The Sky Garden seems to represent Heaven, as it is peaceful in both its atmosphere and music, it lacks any "harmful" NPCs that may trap Madotsuki or send her to a completely different world, and is high up in the sky, as is often depicted with Heaven and its nature of being among the clouds. Hell seems to, as the name implies, represent Hell, as it is difficult to navigate through, filled with hostile Toriningen, and sports a droning soundtrack accompanied by bright red visuals. The Ghost World seems to represent a neutral landscape, as it takes elements from the two previously mentioned worlds. The area is dark and has an unsettling track playing as Madotsuki explores, yet there is nothing hostile in the area, not even NPCs that teleport Madotsuki, and is even home to a useful effect.

The NPCs found in Ghost World, known as Ghostmen by fans, highly resemble chromosomes. This resemblance is also shared with structures found in the Pink Sea and Barracks Settlement. This could relate to the various body themes in the dream world, particularly the abundance of strabismic characters throughout the game, with strabismus being linked to genetics.

Gallery

The Crossover Garden exterior.

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-|caption = コンクリ廃墟
+|JapaneseName = コンクリ廃墟
-|Effects = Triangle Kerchief effect
+|Name = Concrete Ruins, 塀, Walls
-|Map Type = Medium, Looping
+|Effects = [[Yume Nikki:Effects#Triangle Kerchief|Triangle Kerchief]]
+|Map Type = Large, Looping
 |Events = None
-|NPCS = [[Fleeing Ghost]]<br/>[[Ghostmen]]
+|NPCS = [[Yume Nikki:Fleebie|Fleebie]], [[Yume Nikki:Ghostmen|Ghostmen]]
-|Connections = [[Sky Garden]]
+|Connections = {{Connection|Sky Garden}}
-|BGM = BGM_029<br/>つめたい いしの かべ
+|BGM = {{BGM|title=つめたい いしの かべ|filename=BGM_029-50.ogg|speed=50}}
-|Chipset / Panorama = ?}}
+|Map ID = 0114
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-| filename  = BGM_029-50.ogg
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-[[File:Crossover_Garden.png|200px|thumb|right|The Crossover Garden exterior, the point of limbo between the two dimensions.]]
+'''Ghost World''' (also known as the '''Concrete Ruins''') is an openly-looping deeper location found by traveling through the Crossover Garden in the [[Yume Nikki:Sky Garden|Sky Garden]].
-The '''Ghost World''' is an openly-looping deeper location found by traveling through the Crossover Garden in the [[Sky Garden]].
+{{LocationMap|filename=Ghost_World.png|caption=Map of Ghost World. The entrance is near the northwest corner of the map.}}
+==Features==
+After interacting with one of the flowers in the Sky Garden's Crossover Garden, heading left will reveal a blue doorway that leads to Ghost World, a drab and dour area consisting of several monotonous concrete cubes stained with decay and dereliction. The eerie soundtrack creates an incredible sense of dejection and loneliness.
-It is seemingly the 'other side', the dimension of ghosts and souls that exists parallel to the corporeal world. It is reached when Madotsuki enters the Crossover Garden and interacts with one of the white lilies. Doing so shifts her between the Sky Garden and the Ghost World with a bright flash. The Sky Garden music will disappear, indicating that you've been taken somewhere else.
+Found around the Ghost World are three strange characters known as [[Yume Nikki:Ghostmen|Ghostmen]], which simply wander around. One other character found here, [[Yume Nikki:Fleebie|Fleebie]], can be seen quickly floating away from Madotsuki when she approaches. Catching up to Fleebie will give Madotsuki the [[Yume Nikki:Effects#Triangle Kerchief|Triangle Kerchief]] effect.
-The Ghost World is a drab and dour place, a city of monotonous concrete blocks stained with decay and dereliction. The eerie soundtrack creates an incredible sense of dejection and loneliness.<br />
+==Directions==
-It is very easy to get lost in this world, so if you aren't careful, you could be here a long time.
+[[Yume Nikki:Nexus|Nexus]] → [[Yume Nikki:Dark World|Dark World]] → [[Yume Nikki:Wilderness|Wilderness]] → [[Yume Nikki:Sky Garden|Sky Garden]] → Ghost World
-==Points of Interest==
+==Trivia==
-*The [[Effects#Triangle Kerchief|Triangle Kerchief effect]] is received here, by catching [[List of Characters#Fleeing Ghost|The Fleeing Ghost]].
+*In Japanese culture, white lilies are associated with death and funerals, which explains the method of reaching the area by interacting with a white flower.
-*There are three strange [[List of Characters#Unnamed Group (Ghost World)|NPCs]] in this world. It is possible that they are intended to be ghosts, warped beyond recognition by ages of existing in the ghost world.
-==Connections==
+==[[Yume Nikki:Theories|Theories]]==
-* [[The Sky Garden]]
+The Ghost World is seemingly the "other side", the dimension of ghosts and souls that exists parallel to the corporeal world. This could be Madotsuki's interpretation of what death or the afterlife is like. Considering other violent themes throughout Madotsuki's dreams, it is reasonable to assume she may think of the concept of death often.
-** '''The Ghost World''' ''- Pass over via the Crossover Garden''
-==Map==
+It should be noted that some locations in ''Yume Nikki'' seem to parallel the afterlife, with Ghost World being one of them. The Sky Garden seems to represent Heaven, as it is peaceful in both its atmosphere and music, it lacks any "harmful" NPCs that may trap Madotsuki or send her to a completely different world, and is high up in the sky, as is often depicted with Heaven and its nature of being among the clouds. [[Yume Nikki:Hell|Hell]] seems to, as the name implies, represent Hell, as it is difficult to navigate through, filled with hostile [[Yume Nikki:Toriningen|Toriningen]], and sports a droning soundtrack accompanied by bright red visuals. The Ghost World seems to represent a neutral landscape, as it takes elements from the two previously mentioned worlds. The area is dark and has an unsettling track playing as Madotsuki explores, yet there is nothing hostile in the area, not even NPCs that teleport Madotsuki, and is even home to a useful effect.
-[[File:Ghost_World.png|thumb|left|400px|Map of the Ghost World. The entrance is near the north-west corner of the map.]]
-{{clrl}}
+The NPCs found in Ghost World, known as Ghostmen by fans, highly resemble chromosomes. This resemblance is also shared with structures found in the [[Yume Nikki:Pink Sea|Pink Sea]] and [[Yume Nikki:Barracks Settlement|Barracks Settlement]]. This could relate to the various body themes in the dream world, particularly the abundance of strabismic characters throughout the game, with strabismus being linked to genetics.
-{{spoiler}}
-==Interpretation==
+==Gallery==
-*The fact that Madotsuki, a mortal, is able to enter the Ghost World is interesting, and it may indicate that she is associated all too comfortably with death. It may foreshadow her suicide at the end of the game, or indicate that she is a murderer.
+<gallery>
-*In Japanese culture, white lilies are associated with death and funerals, which explains the method of reaching the Ghost world. It may be an manifestation of Madotsuki's suicidal thoughts in her subconscious. Indeed, the strange building that contains the Crossover Garden may in fact be a Mausoleum, and Madotsuki could be role-playing her burial.
+Crossover_Garden.png|The Crossover Garden exterior.
-[[Category:Locations]]
+</gallery>
+[[Category:Yume Nikki Locations]]