![]() ![]() Maybe Dreamlight Valley won’t be a dystopic wasteland of Mickey Mouse slot machines and opportunities to spend money in a high-pressure environment, but I have no reservations about prejudging this game. The FAQ also mentions “purchasable expansion options to enhance your gameplay.” There will be a Founder’s Pack for sale that provides in-game currency, cosmetic items, and more, as well as Early Access to the game when it launches in September. It’s been confirmed free-to-play, and the fine print on the game’s website mentions a few things. We don’t know what kind of monetization model Dreamlight Valley will have, but we know it will have one. I don’t know about you, but that doesn’t sound like a very fun racing game, unless, of course, you’re the one spending all the money. I’ve written about the predatory microtransaction systems in this game at length, but in short, you can spend money to make your kart go faster and beat your opponents easily. As someone with intimate experience in spending lots of money on Gachapon games, I offer you these words of caution: Dreamlight Valley isn’t what it looks like.ĭespite being a kart racer, Disney Speedstorm operates much the same way, and it’s going to be on Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, and PC this year. This new generation of free-to-play is nothing more than the worst of what mobile has to offer, now on the Nintendo Switch. I wasn’t particularly surprised to find aggressive and manipulative sales tactics and systems designed to appeal to gambling addicts in the mobile games from studios like Gameloft, Kabam, and Netmarble (looking at you, Future Revolution), but I am somewhat surprised to see Gameloft bringing its mobile design sensibilities onto PC and console with games like Speedstorm and Disney Dreamlight Valley. ![]() I’ve been throwing myself at free-to-play games like Mirrorverse, Magic Kingdom, and Speedstorm out of professional curiosity and personal interest (Disney Adult, guilty) and everything I’ve seen so far has been the worst of the worst that f2p has to offer. So I guess going after predatory Disney games is just my thing now. ![]()
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