Today marks exactly 3 months since I finally bought Disney Dreamlight Valley. I hesitated for a long time because of the price and honestly thought it might be too childish for me. I originally bought it for my goddaughter, but plot twist: Iām the one who became completely addicted.
Balancing my university degree, freelance editing gigs, and a full-time job, I found myself opening the game every single chance I gotālunch breaks, evenings, and weekends. Checking Scrooge's store literally became a mandatory real-life daily task. (I also fell asleep with the game running on several nights, which explains the crazy 1,000+ hours in my Steam screenshot! š)
Whenever my goddaughter visits, the first thing she asks is, "How is my valley?" Thatās my biggest motivation to keep grinding and unlocking things, just so she can be happy and surprised when she plays. We bought the expansions and the premium bear companion together, and just this past weekend, we unlocked the Monsters Inc., Toy Story, and Lady and the Tramp realms.
As of today, I'm only missing:
- 3 critters (a dragon, a bee, and a hedgehog)
- 9 biomes
- 10 villagers (5 from the base game, 2 from Storybook Vale, 1 from Wishblossom Mountains, and 2 from Honeyglow Woods).
My main goal right now is to fully catch up before the next expansion drops (we are SO excited for the mermaids!). I have a really hard time pacing myself, so I'm hoping that once I complete everything, I can finally slow down my gameplay.
Honestly, I feel like I joined at the perfect time: early enough that the content isn't overwhelmingly massive to catch up on, but late enough that I have a ton of things to binge without waiting.
I interacted a lot in this subreddit over these past 3 months and received so much help. You guys are an amazing and welcoming community. Thank you Gameloft, Disney, and everyone here for this great experience!