I have never played this game. I don't know which is the best version/translation.
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2.0.2 version, i.e. the last version is the best, obviously. The only thing you'll be reading in Dream Diary are the 1-2 sentences long inventory item descriptions, so any translation is fine. Honestly, translation is a weird thing to be concerned with, as the original Yume Nikki also didn't have much text.
honestly, I've not picked this up despite being a big fan of the original and associated spinoffs. grounding the dreamlike vibes with higher fidelity, more text and a more linear sequence (or at least, that's what I seen when I looked into this 6 years ago) seemed like a step in the wrong direction. thanks for reminding me about it though, as I'll look into the music. was a big fan of all those yume nikki remixes back in the day