Dream Stages

Dream stages are parts of the game that take place inside of Red's mind. During certain points in the story, Red will blackout and appear in one of these stages. He must then navigate the stage and place graffiti on a spot at the end of the stage. Then, a short cutscene plays, which represents a memory that Red is recovering, before he wakes back up.
Each stage occurs near the end of each chapter, and is made up of assets and objects from the main borough of a given chapter. For example, the first stage happens at the end of Chapter 1, and is thus made up of the buildings and other objects found in Versum Hill. DJ Cyber comments on this, saying that dreams are made up of things and ideas that have already been seen by the dreamer, even if the dreamer doesn’t remember them.
These sequences are only ever referred to as just "dreams" by the characters. They are all linear, though navigating through them can be tricky in certain spots. The dreams cannot be replayed in the base version of the game, other than by starting a new save file.
==Gallery==
===Press Package===
This gallery shows images from the dream stages from the press package of the game. These have some differences from the released version of the game.
File:GiantCyberPressPackage.png|DJ Cyber appearing inside of the first dream stage
File:MillenniumMallDreamPressPackage.png|Showing part of the third dream stage in Millennium Mall
File:PyramidIslandDreamPressPackage1.png|Showing part of the fourth dream stage on Pyramid Island
File:PyramidIslandDreamPressPackage2.png|Showing a different section of the fourth dream stage
File:MataanDreamPressPackage.png|Showing part of the fifth dream stage in Mataan
===Full Game===
The following galleries show different views of the five dream stages from the actual game. Click on the Expand button to view each gallery, and Collapse to close them afterwards.
First Dream	
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File:DreamFirst2.jpg|Well this looks pretty funky
File:DreamFirst3.jpg|Like, not the fun kind of funky
File:DreamFirst4.jpg|There's some symbolism here, probably
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File:DreamFirst9.jpg|He's large, but at least he's not pointing
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File:DreamFirst13.jpg|This looks cozy!
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File:DreamFirst17.jpg|Hey, it's that dude!
File:DreamFirst18.jpg|... oh.
File:DreamFirst19.jpg|A little rude, don't you think?	
Second Dream	
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File:SecondDream2.jpg|There's definitely some symbolism here
File:SecondDream3.jpg|Yes, praise me!
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File:SecondDream11.jpg|You gotta admit, this looks pretty kickass
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File:SecondDream17.jpg|Nice tattoo, my dude!
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Third Dream	
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File:ThirdDream4.jpg|I guess so?
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File:ThirdDream10.jpg|Not to be rude, but aren't you supposed to be dead?
File:ThirdDream11.jpg|I have the feeling it's not actually that easy
File:ThirdDream12.jpg|Is there at least a manual or a tutorial I could follow?
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File:ThirdDream20.jpg|I'm sure we can trust him.
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File:ThirdDream23.jpg|... or maybe not.	
Fourth Dream	
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File:FourthDream1.jpg|Well this is different.
File:FourthDream2.jpg|Should we call him Reflex or Fred?
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Fifth Dream	
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File:5thDream3.jpg|Symbolism! Probably.
File:5thDream4.jpg|Oh hey, it's you!
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File:5thDream6.jpg|Let's get this over with
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==Trivia==
* You can't open the phone while in a dream, but you can still dance.
* Certain music plays during the dream stages. Since the phone can't be opened, the music can't be changed while in these stages. Scraped On The Way Out plays during the first and second dreams, Last Hoorah plays during the third and fourth dreams, and Two Days Off plays during the final dream. All three tracks were made by KiloWatts.
* In the Chapter 1 dream stage, one of the first parts of the stage seems to be a black and white area with a canal, buildings on either side, bridges, and boats. Towards the end of this section, the last boat contains people. One of them seems to be wearing a mask similar to the one Felix originally wore, including the long "horn" at the top of it. The people on the boat react the same as other NPCs in the game (i.e. they jump away when you attack or otherwise go near them) except for the masked person, who stays still.
** In the game's files, the model for this masked person is named "KidFelix".
* Also in the Chapter 1 stage, there is a set of couches and a table set up under some stairs. If you get close enough to them, the text "Comfort Zone" will appear at the top of the screen.
* In the Chapter 3 dream stage, there is a fish statue that can be spoken to. It asks Red, "Have the fins been damp lately?". This might be a reference to The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, where a character says something similar, "Are the fins damp lately?".Steam discussion thread talking about the Chapter 3 dream stage
* In the Chapter 4 dream, while riding along a particularly long rail, the text "Deep Subconsciousness" appears at the top of the screen.
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