It is essentially the love child of Animal Crossing and Disneyland.Among my all-time favorite game genres are cozy farming and community simulations. They may be a delightful and peaceful world that I can get lost in at the best of times, or they can seem like a lifeline that keeps me from going crazy at the worst. My gaming time has been dominated by Disney's Dreamlight Valley, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and Stardew Valley before that. It has everything you could possibly want: delectable meals that will make your mouth wet (Peanut Butter Waffle, for example), lovely animals that you may touch, and, of course, all of your neighbors are well-known Disney characters.The traditional farming, fishing, foraging, cooking, and mining mechanics have undergone a number of variations in recent years due to the flood of agricultural sims. Dreamlight Valley had to be among the greatest examples of the genre I've seen in a long time, just from the perspective of game design. If you're not searching for them, there are a ton of little quality-of-life touches that you could miss, but they soon mount up throughout a gameplay session.
The little things matter.
The map, for instance, displays each character's precise location at all times. Even though it seems so basic, knowing someone's location may be rather helpful when you need them for a quest. Without it, you would have to waste time looking up their location on a wiki or frantically searching the map. My very favorite feature, however, is that you may access anything in your inventory and storage when making goods or recipes, with the exception of a few important activities connected to primary questlines. This is enormous. For someone like myself, who has almost no chest organization, juggling the things I need to carry with me to accomplish goals almost always results in headaches. I am grateful to Gameloft, since that one mechanic is what created .Valley of Dreams In concept, one of my favorite comfortable games.Players may be won over by the game's idea alone, even if the makers of Dreamlight Valley obviously made some incredibly wise selections throughout the design process. Who wouldn't want Mickey and friends to live next door in today's Disney adult world? Although I can't speak for everyone, I know that Disney properties provide me with comfort since they're consistently cheerful and playful. As they are often the qualities you want in any case if you like farming/community simulations, it was a marriage made in heaven.Due to its adorable nature, Dreamlight Valley undoubtedly had a spike in player numbers after being made available for early access. However, it has since quietly faded into obscurity. But the thing about this genre is that it tends to attract cult audiences who are devoted for a very long time. For example, there is a vibrant modding community in Stardew, and players have spent hundreds of hours customizing their islands in New Horizons decking them out to their precise specifications. Dreamlight Valley, in my opinion, will have a comparable durability. for the very reason that its features first drew our attention. While the game is enjoyable on its own, Gameloft hasn't even begun to explore the depths of its most cherished characters.
Deep down in the well
Currently, the game incorporates elements and characters from 10 distinct movies, excluding the iconic figures included under "Mickey & Friends":- The Sword in the Stone
- Wall-E
- Lilo & Stich
- Moana
- Ratatouille
- The Lion King
- The Little Mermaid
- Frozen
- Tangled
- Toy Story
