My Brutally Honest Review Of Disney Dreamlight Valley (Pre Release)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ส.ค. 2024
- This is my Disney Dreamlight Valley Gameplay Review in its pre-release state.
In this review of Disney Dreamlight Valley, I talk about whether the founder's pack (i.e. pre-release version of the game) is actually worth buying!
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In my game, a boulder spawned directly in front of Mickey's house, so every time he tries to leave, he's trapped between the boulder and the front porch. I could remove it, but that would be irresponsible of me to release a demon on this quaint little town.
I love Disney Dreamlight. It's really fun. I agree that some quests are a nightmare to complete but some are very unique. It crashes on the Switch a minimum of one time per play period which is annoying but I never lose much progress as it auto saves a lot. I glad I paid for Early Access because I like it so much but would definitely recommend getting the cheapest version (or just wait until it's free next year). The graphics fit the Disney look I think.
That’s what I’m saying. I’ve done everything already. It does become a grind later on. Haven’t experienced crashes but I’m on PS5 so. But it is not expensive for the amount of content there giving you with FREE updates next week with scar then Toy Story right after. $30 isn’t bad plus you could get the battle pass too with that.
Yeah I really hope they smooth out the switch version, it's where a game like this will shine when it's finished.
I'm playing it currently on Xbox with the monthly pass and it's REALLY good! Definitely not for kids though because the tasks can be quite tricky! I spent the whole weekend playing it 😂
Glad you enjoy it!
@@SatchOnSims Not as much as watching your videos, of course! 😉
Same, and I agree.
My son is 9 and is able to play. It’s not that complicated
@@leirasimsgamer7452 ok
I was waiting for this video, because you posted an sneak peak on you're instagram story
It's been less than a month on early access and I've already got max level (40), all biomes unlocked, my house is fully upgraded, 5 Xbox achievements, and all characters except Eric at max friendship level. I'm also working on a spreadsheet. I'm both embarrassed and proud.
I feel like most people bought this game and didn’t actually know what Early Access meant. So many people are complaining about the glitches and bugs but you literally bought an unfinished game. And then there’s people who want to complete the game in two days that are complaining about collecting so many materials. They want you to play for long periods of time. What fun would the game be if it was so easy to complete. And for people that are saying there’s nothing to do after you’ve gotten everyone to level 10, you’re lying. You should be racking up on dreamlight for the upcoming characters that’ll be added, you should gather as many materials as possible for the new quests and storylines, and just decorate your village. Obviously the game will look better and function better when it releases.
I'll probably stop enjoying this game when it becomes multiplayer and more cash-grabby, but for not I'm loving it. At least I'm getting gameplay for my money, which is more than the Sims 4 is offering me.
There was a disney game when I was little that almost looks like this but online where you can do quests, gain money and I loved that very much. I feel so nostalgic now that I remembered :')
Lol the creepy theme when you put the camera on Mickelson face was golden 🤣
All I can really say is that my experience with this game made me even more grateful for my Xbox game pass. I really feel for the people who spent $30, I feel like it not worth the price for the condition the game is in.
They say they’re working on bugs, but it’ll be apparently 2-3 weeks before we get the next bug fixing update. So I’m just supposed to deal with 3 crashes a play session until then? Awesome. Thanks, EA- I mean Disney.
The crashes are only an issue on consoles, I’ve put 70+ hrs into DLV on my pc and never had a single crash
The most shocking thing in that video is snatch not getting is free carott with the gold thing around the crops
The time mimicking the real life time was awesome in the beggining, I completed all the characters and the last one was really annoying 'cuz you need to play the game in the morning, in the afternoon and at night to collect some especific gems that only spawn at each period, after this quest I needed to plant (and watering) a stone and wait 24 hours to collect it, as this was the last quest of my gameplay, I had nothing to do, just wait the damn stone to grow. untill this moment I though the game was cool, after that I played a game called Wylde Flowers, it has the same vibe of Stardew Valley, but it was way more interesting with a background story that keeps you wanting to play it, then I changed my mind about DDV they could add a really good story but they don't they just say "oh you're something... yeah do it".
hey snach (my weave purr) your vids I love this honestly helps me decide that I should buy dream light valley in its early access
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I just hate how old and the style of how the playable character looks
"Free to play" on gamepass right now. So in my opinion it's a higher score
I've actually put 100 hours into the game already. I wouldn't buy the game for 40 or 60 bucks, but I love the cinderella dress I got from the deluxe editon. Most of the dress clip badly except for the cinderella dress, but overall it's really fun to play even though it's ridiculously buggy. I'd hold off for a couple of months. Especially with the cloud save bugs that can delete your progress if you switch platforms 😮💨 BTW my plaza is beautiful, because I decorated it.
I have only experienced one bug so idk what you guys are talking about
You are probably too young, but the graphics are classic Disney. So are the characters - and it is what I love about this game the most. I *know* these worlds; I *know* these characters. It is absolutely super fun interacting within these biomes and with these characters. Note: I have played The Sims since it first released in its first iteration. It would be weird for me to attempt to compare these two games as they are completely different. Animal Crossing never appealed to me but Dreamlight Valley is amazing. I have played for 300.8 hours (as of today) and love it as much now as I did in the beginning. For me, it's an escape into a kinder, more innocent time from my childhood. Sweet nostalgia.
I definitely thought the same regarding that the villagers look creepy lol. They sound like they are doing dirty deeds too. 😂 I love the game so far though. It has a lot of potential.
Goofy fishing!!!! I swear he sounds like he having the big O!! LMAO
Mickey Mouse’s endless smile is a bit unsettling
And Elsa's moaning 🤣
@@samikatt2151 its from the show
Honestly, I don’t think this is a game that The Sims and Animal Crossing Community are going to fall in love with, mainly because this game is only 10% Building and Designing, 90% Solving Quests, which gets kind of boring after a while.
I played for the first week of release and haven't touch it since , to much of grind and fetch this fetch that. Maybe me just wanna play animal crossing lol.
you'd think being the massive company they are they would put in the money and effort to make it as have as much quality as animal crossing instead of hiring mobile game editors. but I wouldn't expect that much effort from disney. they're all about cash grabs so this is exactly what I expect from them .
I don’t think the price for this game is that bad. $30 for early access and a free release in a couple months is pretty good. Sims 4 expansion packs are $40 which is a lot less content for a much higher price.
I bought it its fun now but given the developer you know its going to become well, the sims and I bet will even surpass it in terms of paid dlc when you go into the main castle theres probably 30+ locked doors and I bet each one will be $50 a pop to unlock dlc expansion worlds I guess we will know the pricing when they launch the toy story world dlc expansion in a few weeks time... gameloft also made that disney racing game and that is FULL of microtransactions so theres no question dreamlight valley will be even worse. Dreamlight valley has already sold 1 million copies even as an early access title thats launching free to play early next year so the suits are looking at the numbers definitely licking their chops.
They got a gamepass like feature in the game so personally i assume thats how they will earn the money. The update they talk about dosent sound like it is gonna be a thing u will pay for but we will see. Dissapointing if it is.
Those doors in the castle, you unlock them with dreamlight. When the toy story realm releases you’ll have to use dreamlight to unlock it, not cash. The only thing they said you’ll have to pay money for when it comes out are the moonstones for the Pixar events.
I bought the Founders version of the game not knowing about the early access and all that. After a few days of feeling tricked that I hadn't actually purchased a game I still feel it's worth a purchase. Maybe not the Founders pack, just the Base game. I haven't used or worn a single item that came with it ( besides the turtle, love him ) for more than an hour. You get much better stuff by progressing the story quests.
( Also you CANT transfer from PS5 to the Switch like you can on other consoles. So don't buy it twice thinking you can lol. )
I agree with most of your review. However playability on the Switch I may give a 2 at best. crashing 4 to 6 times an hour is a problem (autosave varies and I've gone in and seen that it hasn't saved in 6 minutes). This problem is made worse when the developers announce that they are going to wait about 3 weeks and apply the fix when they do the next update. If the patch fixes the game and the update breaks it causing crashes again all the users will ever know is that it never stopped crashing. I have to constantly (every minute or two) save the game so I don't have to redo stuff, and I have redone sooo sooo much not only is it tedious and repetitive it starts to get extremely boring doing the same task over the second time because you didn't save or there was no spot to save. When dealing with certain characters that are hard to call over to where you can talk to them (because they are in the water) you aren't going to save after a quest and before you give them flower after flower after flower to level them up and then woops crash. I'm using an Oled Switch usually but not always docked. I've not really seen a difference between the two ways. I can sit here and say if it keeps making me grind or keeps crashing I'll quit playing but they already have my money so I guess they no longer care.
It's a way harder grind than Animal crossing, that's for sure. 😭
Every time I see hardwood as a required material I lose my shiz
The guy doesn't walk naturally at all.
I bought the premium package because for the extra stuff as I always do and was disappointing to find out that my friends who purchased the basic game got the premium gifts in the characters mailbox the next day. So I feel as if I should be credited the extra $40 I paid for no reason. Other than that the game is fun to play I spend hours just on quests but so many glitches to deal with especially the game crashing and shutting off. Now the good thing is you don’t lose progress in your game but it is a hassle to wait for the loading screen.
Got it free on Game Pass for PC.
Quite enjoying it.
So far the only bug I've had was one I caused.
One of WALL-E missions, he wants to trade collectables with Ariel, but he was refusing to path to get to do it. Turns out he needs to do this at a specific location in the beach, and I had instead placed a characters house in the way. What moving the house, the problem was solved. :-)
Honestly I've really enjoyed the game so far. Yeah it's disney animal crossing but I like that.
I love this game so much but what I love the most is that the team is actually transparent about the updates/fixes they are working on & when we can generally expect updates. After coming from EA's absolute lack of transparency & accountability for their broken ass game having a team that actually gives a shit about the game they're working on & their fans is a breath of fresh air and absolutely amazing. Is $30+ a lot for a beta game oh absolutely it's ridiculously expensive but for the amount of content you are getting it's alright (I think a more reasonable price would be $15 max for the base game one cause they still have to make money at the end of the day) but I have a lot more forgiveness for any bugs/glitches I see in this game than any other game because tbh I was expecting a lot worse & again it's still in beta mode so at least they're not shelling out a broken game & calling it a finished product while making you pay a fuck ton of money for it *cough EA cough Steel Wool Studios cough*. I think you were really fair with your review (although I don't agree with your game design rating, but I think that just came down personal preference), everything felt really well explained and made sense but didn't seem too harsh. Also 9:28 HAHAHA oh honey try 100-200 things of multiple items & all of items that are semi hard to get (if you know you know). Overall great video really enjoyed it!
Idk about “EXPENSIVE”. For the amount of content as in quests, characters, side missions, collecting companions, different realms, things to do etc it’s definitely worth it for $30. Plus you also said it was on sale. You didn’t mention that buying it also provides you moonstones (micro transactions currency) you can use for the battle pass. Once again yes it’s early access but the fact they already about to release scar and Toy Story is very good. Another take we are in 2022 graphics aren’t crazy long as the game is enjoyable. Undertale, Terria etc.
Agreed
I have so bad crashes on ps4 that it is unplayable at the moment, cannot go 5 minutes without crashing.. hopefully new updates will help! This was so much fun before the last update that broke it for me completely
Fun fact: at 3:10 that painting on the wall is a Disney version of the painting The Swing by Jean Fragonard from 1767. The real painting depicts a man staring up her skirt as he hides in the bushes, while her husband pushes the swing from behind her. A bit raunchy for a Disney game maybe but I love it
It's in the movie Frozen as well! That's why it's in the game.
Can you customize their face and body ?
You've hit the nail on the head. All the life sim games you describe, in all honesty having played a lot of them. are null at this point. I have this game and love every minute playing it. Lets just agree that: If this game genuinely screws 'the public' over then we really need to look at this.
I just saw this on the ps4 store for 30$ didn't know it will be free to play. Ty for saving me cash..if only I saw that saints row review earlier ..😥
I honestly prefer to play the game at night aesthetically. But I can't play long since I have a newborn.
Should have been a Kingdom Hearts spin-off.
I've been playing on Xbox with Game Pass and it's been okay. I have been enjoying it but I noticed some lag and then my girl's leg was huge! I don't know why it did that but her right thigh was so big like a balloon. I also had a problem with one of Goofy's quests. I was giving him an object and the part where it asks if I want to give it or cancel stayed on my screen as he talked to me and I was supposed to respond. It wouldn't go through so luckily it saved because I had to turn it off and back on. Otherwise it is giving Free Realm vibes and I am loving it.
I think it’s worth it because you get stuff that others won’t have once it gets free to play and they will start off with 0 moonstones.
Considering it’s a free game it looks great, you can’t get a game that looks like the Witcher for free
Bought it in the basic version and played for a while. I didn't have any glitches on the PC, by the way. I had fun for a while too, but then I got bored. I'm not that interested in clothes and stuff like that. From what I've heard, these items are used for microtransactions. So, they wouldn't make any money off of me. But also the story itself is the same over and over and not challenging. You can get money super fast by planting dozens of pumpkins. Since this fact became known, it just got really boring. The "extra" challenges (the ones you're supposed to spend moonstones on) are just searching and farming, and the rewards are pretty ugly so far.
I had to restart my game since I had a problem with Elsa quest line where I needed to make certain food for her, and make something with a fish you catch in the rain. I caught the fish early before you finished the first item to get that quest to unlock. Then I decided to make the meal with the item I crafted to make it, and noticed after making it I lost the item that I couldn't craft again. I broke the game. Restarted the game, and got into a problem with Wall-E quest where I needed to pick up 3 items. I got both, but the last item which is the lighbulb got glitched where I couldn't pick it up, and didn't give me a prompt to get it. Which still hasn't been fixed, and I refuse to restart my game another time.
I wanted to add this after restarting my game the first time I was able to do everything half the time as to what I did the first time with all the info I already know unlike playing it the first time. Pro skills at it's finest XD
I personally like Dreamlight Valley more than Animal Crossing. I still love animal crossing but I like the quest system more in Dreamlight Valley. It makes the game less memorial monotonous for me
I didn't buy it, I think it's too expansive for what it is, even more now I saw your video ! Thanks
Maybe it’s my animator in me nitpicking, but the character’s run cycle is so uncanny? It has that mobile game vibe.
I think it can be fixed a little if there’s an inbetween of the character standing still to running. Although somewhat harder to smoothly do, if college students can make that, I think the game company would be able to do so as well.
If you have the Xbox ultimate game pass, Dreamlight valley is included for free. Sometimes you can sign up for the game passes for a $ 1 for the first month. Personally, I found it a little boring.
Do you have to play the Dreamlight Valley every day?
No you don't! Play as often or little as you want
I enjoy games were you have to grind but the bugs make playing it so annoying. Like sometime if I walk into my house or someone else’s I get sent completely out of the map and I end up having to restart my game.
I loove your reviews! Do u plan on making reviews of other games too? 💜
As I've said before, this is an old game just with new looks. "Move along peoples, there's nothing new to see here".
Game is ok for the first 10hrs or so, after that, the game is boring af...
The steam app is also very misleading making it seem as though you have to buy it to play
You do right now…
It’s almost $90 CAD for the ultimate at 30% off. My god. I definitely can’t afford that, or justify the expense.
The ultimate is expensive for no reason but u dont need to buy it
great game cant wait for the console update
hey snach
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I bought this game not knowing it was in beta stage😅. I had heard it was free to play but I assumed they changed it later. I definitely agree $30 for a game in beta stage is way to expensive. And I have come across glitches. But I can’t say I hate the game it does have issues but it can be enjoyable.
$30 is a lot of money for many people, and maybe it's not worth it for you. But here's the thing, right now, it's VERY VERY easy to acquire certain resources, and easy to acquire a large amount of the items and money in the game. There is A LOT of rumors suggesting come release time, the ease of getting many items and money, and even dream light will CRASH in a hurry and you might find yourself in a situation where items that looked in a playthrough or review to be fairly easy to acquire are suddenly much more difficult, or certain items that you could get by buying with in game currency are now behind a paywall as they realize they need to monetize it in some way. There's almost a guaranteed chance the game all around will be harder to play in general requiring a lot more gridding to get certain items and complete certain quests after official release then it is now. So if you want to get a head start and get items now before they require 4x the time and effort to get or moved to premium only, now's your chance. It's possible they will just allow for monetized expansions, DLCs, and simply add new premium items wile keeping the current acquisitions the same. But I have a strong feeling they will have to scale down the ability to get resources, gold, and dream light or tighten the stamina system a bit to slow down progress as it's right now far too easy to acquire to the point of almost being trivial for most dedicated players after just a few weeks of playing.
Wait.... colour selection in CAS? The Sims 4 could never.
Reminds me of MySims
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I am traumatised
finally, finally early
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