![]() ![]() I also do not recommend getting it when it's F2P. It's not really pay to win (there is really nothing to "win" in the game) it's more like pay to keep playing.īottom line I do not recommend paying for the founders pack. Also there are a lot of items in game you can only get with special currency. Like 100% of the "free to play" mobile games do. Currently you can quickly refill that with going into your home or eating something.īut I am 100% sure that they will either remove that or make it really slow, both with a quick payment to refill. (I played the PC version on XBOX GamePass for a bit) Everything you do in the game costs energy. And I am already seeing how they are going to monetize this. And while it is in early access it's paid.Īfter that it's going to be "free to play". It's a payed for "founders edition" with different tiered prices. Camera stuttering and frame rate issues are common in handheld mode, while both docked and handheld mode struggle with severe menu lag, long load times, and a few moments when Dreamlight Valley just gives up and crashes. In reality, Dreamlight Valley needs a fair bit more optimization to run well on Nintendo’s hybrid console. ![]() In other words, it’s a perfect fit for the Switch – theoretically. The whole experience is frictionless, minus the occasional tedious segments, and lends itself perfectly either to short check-ins to craft a few items or longer sessions getting your house just right. Fishing spots bubble back to life after just a few minutes. You can water whole swathes of soil with one use of the watering can. Every recipe, even experimental ones that should be vile failures, produces something useful. Disney Dreamlight Valley clearly wants to make itself approachable and fun for everyone and goes out of its way to make tasks that are often unpleasant in other life sims as convenient as possible. It’s indicative of Gameloft’s broader design here. Captured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked) These options unfold slowly as you find new recipes, but there’s still quite a bit you can do even with just the basics. When you aren’t going fishing with Goofy or visiting realms, you’ve got a staggering array of crafting and design options to get stuck into both in your own house and across the valley itself. It accumulates when you do almost anything, from picking flowers to selling fish, but even when you have enough to proceed, you have to stop and prove yourself worthy by acquiring a special orb. Dreamlight is essentially the game’s version of Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Nook Miles Points. You need certain amounts of Dreamlight to unblock the large night thorns. ![]() That can take the shape of investing money in Scrooge McDuck’s emporium, taking Mickey’s mind off loneliness by having a picnic, or just dropping by to chat every day.ĭeepening your friendships also unlocks the means to explore other parts of the realm, though Dreamlight Valley occasionally falls into the common free-to-play trap of locking progress behind convoluted grinding. Your task is to bring the village and valley back to life, rebuilding not just its shuttered shops and run-down restaurants, but the hearts of everyone who lives there as well. Mickey Mouse making us tear up as he talks about clinging to the hope that he may see again one day wasn’t on our 2022 bingo card, but the result is a setting where you feel more connected with the inhabitants and their joys and sorrows, even if you aren’t that much of a Disney lover. The tinge of sadness seeps into character interactions and even quests as well. Intentional or not, though, it’s also an unexpected and even poignant bit of commentary about growing up in general – letting your hopes slip away, losing friends and loved ones, and generally seeing the world through a bleaker lens than before. The ruler’s identity is hardly a secret, and it’s plain the metaphor Dreamlight Valley wants to create is you rediscovering joy by connecting with your old Disney pals. The Ruler suddenly left, insidious Night Thorns overtook the village, and the valley’s inhabitants forgot their purpose in life and left their friends behind. Unlike the life sims it draws inspiration from, Dreamlight Valley weaves this concept into its narrative foundations and turns it into a unique opportunity for building emotional connections. You, tired of the mundane and empty stresses of daily life, long to return to the one place you were happy as a child, where it felt like anything was possible and the future was bright. Captured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked)ĭisney Dreamlight Valley opens with a twist on the formula Harvest Moon helped establish. ![]()
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