Did Disney just kill off Dreamlight valley by being greedy? 

Maybe controversial but I feel like any game that is clearly aimed towards children should not be allowed to have microtransactions.

This is exactly why I didn't buy into this game. Paying for early access is something Indie games do to RAISE THE MONEY to complete the game. Disney never needed to do this. It's DISNEY! If they wanted to make a Free to Play game they would have made it, released it and raked the money in with all the micro transactions they want. Instead they're charging for a 'Free to Play Game', DLC, and in-game currency BEFORE the full release. From the moment I heard about this game I saw the greed.

Oh. Imagine that Disney is being greedy. 🙄

As someone who was obsessed with Disney Dreamlight Valley and only plays now on occasion instead of everyday,the Microtransactions are ridiculous,that game ain’t cheap and it’s definitely not aimed at children,it’s for Disney adults who like to relive their childhood memories

Disney buying EA sounds scarier each time, one cash grabby demon gulping the other down 😮 Imagine what project Rene will be like

This feels like sims 5 for shadowing but idk why

I always found DV expensive, but if u look at the prices for the actually Disneyland's Parks it is the exact same pricing strategy.

one of the only major gripes i personally have with the game is the lack of things to actually do once youve finished whatever update they throw at you. there are no daily quests, no reason to even chat with the villagers if youve heard all the dialogue they have to offer and they all cap at lvl 10 which you can get to waaaaaaay too fast. other than that ive yet to buy additional moonstones past buying the ultimate edition a while back, unless youre the type of person who fall for fomo type of deals you can easily get through the game without spending much at all. i just dont think the game is ready to leave early access it doesnt feel finished at all.

THANK YOU for talking about this and being willing to call this out. I feel a major issue people are having is not about the expenses, but the lack of honesty and blatant disregard of the loyalty and trust the consumers had, and it's what's causing the massive backlash. It's a spit in the face to its community. I remember when the game first came out they drove a huge amount of attention and sales to this game being FREE TO PLAY, and now they're going back on their word because they want to earn more money. I've paid for it when it came out and played at least 200+ hours and I definitely don't think it's worth the expensive price. I've seen some people say that they want to support the devs in updating the game but like. You can literally do that already with microtransactions AND DLC. And the game is STILL RIDDLED WITH GAMEBREAKING BUGS. What does that tell you about where your money is going?

The rotating shop with overpriced items & their other terrible game Speedstorm was a scary preview of whats to come and well here we are

Watch the fans pay anyway so other companies begin to think, "Hey, Disney charged for both their meh base game, charged for DLC, *and* still have microtransactions & their fans pay! Guess we'll do the same! $$$$$"

I agree completely!! They’ve monetised every aspect! It’s one thing changing from free to paid - and taking over a year to announce said change 🙄 but I can appreciate it’s probably better for the game overall. Things change, we move on. I cannot however justify making the game paid, the expansions paid but still see micro transactions to access in game content?! Like you said, pick a lane! No one should be losing out on an item because of funds or being unable to play everyday when they’ve already paid for the game!

The gameplay literally isn‘t worth 20 bucks, that‘s why everyone waited for it to go F2P 😂

When is Disney not ruining things by being greedy 😂

They should be ashamed of themselves stating it would be and then going back on it. Your word should mean something.

I thought the concept of paying for an EA of a free game was weird but I was able to try Dreamlight Valley in Gamepass without paying extra. I quit pretty quickly though, didn't like the premium shop in a paid EA game. If they stick with this model for the full release I won't return, it still has the freemium mobile vibe that I do not appreciate in a pricey buy to paly title. I'll stick to Life Makeover for my freemium-styled lifesim game 😅

I’ll be laughing at these companies when we’re all still playing the sims 4 in 20 years time because no one in existence, not even the billionaires, can afford the absurd price tags on life simulations. I’ve paid my grand, I’m staying with the sims 4. The second “free” was mentioned by Disney I knew it would end in catastrophe and here we are; Glad I never got in board to begin with.

There are even content creators apologizing to their community because they were sponsored by Gameloft to promote this game with the main selling point that it would be free to play. You can't tell me that's not fucked up. This game is gonna crash and burn and only then will they rethink their decision. Seen it before.

I'm surprised that anyone was surprised tbh! 😂They kept quiet on making it F2P for so long that I'm convinced they were hoping people would forget they ever promised that.

I just learned about this game recently, and from what I’m seeing, this game looks like an alpha stage. The lack of smooth-dynamic animations, the unpolished ui and dialogue, the awkward lighting that puts most characters in shadow. It does have a beautiful art style, as Disney always does, but the game itself doesn’t even feel satisfying to look at. Not to mention, when the a huge chunk of game is building and decorating, the claim that locking items and decor behind micro transactions isn’t “paywalling gameplay” is just a lie

Hope you may recover soon, Satch, you are in my thoughts and prayers, make sure to rest!

I do agree that having ppl who paid for early access should NOT have to keep paying MORE on top of that. Especially for those two bundles of Wall-E and Ursula they put out, that should have been FREE imo. I hate saying, but i did pay for extra moonstones on the ursula bundle because it was easier and I am biased for Little Mermaid. Guess im not getting it on Steam then too, already have it on Switch.

I am surprised by how many people were just ok with this, I expected a bigger backlash, but there is almost none. However, I got the biggest ick from this, can't even bring myself to open the game since the announcement... I think this is it for me and this game...

I’m so glad I never ended up getting it, cuz it doesn’t even sound worth the price.

Disney and greed are sisters yknow.

This reminded me of when I tried to return to Monster Hunter World, the expansion added quests that were very difficult for players at low levels and with lower level gear to complete alone, and even after farming for better equipment, those new quests were still difficult. Coop is the only way to do those quests for the average player, but when you played on PlayStation, coop was a feature you needed to pay for. It seemed like you paid for the game but then had to pay to play the game you already paid because you couldn’t play it alone otherwise. This turned me away from the game, especially since I returned to it at a time when the next game in the series had been released, so not many frequent players were left, and it’s not definite that you would always have other people joining your quests. Anyway, this is the first thing I could think of when Satch was explaining how you pay for Dreamlight Valley, then pay for dlc as well as the in game currency.

Disney isn't for everyone anymore. Only upper middle class kids get to enjoy Disney nowadays. F everyone else because all they need is a few 'whales' to make a cashgrab game feasable.

No way they cancelled ftp? Geez, I was waiting for it :(

If I wasn’t paying for it before I’m not paying for it now

Earlier this year, I found myself in a mild argument in the comments of a TikTok video with someone. They called me all sorts of things because I said, in my opinion, there shouldn't be a battle pass/premium store in an early access game and that it smelled fishy to me. I bet they feel pretty silly right now.

I bought this game and was looking forward to the free version so that I could play with my friends who couldn't afford it. Now I wish I hadn't gotten it. DLC, cosmetics, etc. etc. etc. It's all greed. I'm not amused. Especially when the game has so many bugs!

I am SO PISSED. I bought the top pack and now new players are paying the same price for the base game AND the expansion pack. I feel so ripped off.

It’s literally put me off playing it, I loved it when it first came out I was literally sat waiting for the exact time for it to release! I’m a huge Disney fan! But now I just find it all really overwhelming, and cash grabby… which makes me sad because it could have been so much better!

Moonstones are given out in chests 50 every day and if you participate in dreamsnaps you can earn ipto 12000 for taking a picture that matches the weekly theme and another 50 for voting on other people's pictures. The most most people get is 4000. This makes the moonstone purchased content available to most without having to pay for it.

Everyone seems to think this game is owned and operated by Disney, it isn't, it's owned by Gameloft....that isn't Disney folks...

I genuinely have no idea why anyone would pay for this game, any dlc or micro transactions. It’s looks and plays exactly like a mobile game… who would pay £30 for a mobile game??? Insanity

what bothers me are the retrded enablists who allow greedy corporates to continue being greedy

DDV is made by gameloft, a french developer. they only have the Disney assets, Disney is not involved in the game

Crazy that the game is already in the 'lets milk the existing player base for what theyre worth' stage of DLC and it has not even released

This is exacly a reason (just one reason of many) why i have not bought the game and will never buy it. But i do enjoy watching people play it and following the dramatic evolution of this game is also entertaining 👀

I’m not mad they’re going to charge for it considering I bought the founders pack - my issue is that they’ll have micro transactions ON TOP of a base price

I wish I could refund my money.

This is why I stopped playing the EA after about 6 hours of gameplay. Once I saw the moonstone offer, I noped and uninstalled it right away. I'd rather spend $29.99(that's $10 cheaper than Dreamlight's BASE game) for Coral Island (or ‎$24.99 if you buy it now while it's still in Early Access. Don't worry, full version is gonna be released in Nov 14th this year. So basically you saved $5 no sweat). I bought the EA key years ago and even in EA, there were so much content it honestly surprised me. The game is similar genre to Dreamlight Valley and Stardew, farming, ranching(you can get peacock/peafowl and Llama folks!),fishing, combat, collect stuff etc. The world is rendered in full 3D. And the 2D arts(NPC portraits, item icons etc) were inspired by Disney/Pixar style. The game itself revolves around restoring the ocean and its environment and cultural & racial diversity. Rather than rely on brand loyalty and microtransaction to keep it alive. With MORE content incoming in future updates(which is gonna be FREE). And it's made by veteran devs who actually cares about players input and not how fat their bank accounts are. And all of the DLCs for the game so far were 100% made & donated for charity. Downside, this is a PC(Steam) game, it's not a mobile game. But it is Steam Deck compatible, and also will be released on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5. Nintendo Switch version is planned to be released sometime in 2024 though, if you want to wait. Multiplayer(up to 4P) are also planned sometime in 2024.

August 1st 2022. The Satch made a video about the the upcoming Nightmare Valley game which was going to be freemium. As we know, freemium cellphone games are the work of the canadian devil. Thus, on 8/1 I said "even if the game should have a good start I shall still be skeptical". So what can I say? Told Ya? Yes, I think I'm going with TOLD YA!

It's super glitchy on the switch, it kicks you out after awhile. I stopped playing the game after I had to pay for moonstones to finish their missions. I'm like really?! I hate that!

This solidified I made the right choice on not buying the game

Not paying for a game that requires in game purchases...

The day they implemented micro transactions I logged off, uninstalled the game and never looked back. I refuse to be asked to pay for stuff in a game I already paid for

My tip if you want to have a Disney game without micro-transactions: go play Kingdom Hearts 1,2 and 3! It's a total different game but it's FULLY DISNEY themed. It's honestly a good triology!

Disney having a confusing model where endgame cost is unclear…not surprised.

Disney not trying to be greedy for one second ( Impossible )

Not this slippery slope of all the free updates now turning into full £30 expansion packs… especially after I purchased the release for £70. Just feels cash grabby that now you can get essentially the base game, expansion and gold edition content (which I’ll get anyway) for the same price, if not lower, than what someone who has supported the game from the start (choosing to pay a high price rather than just waiting a year - or so we though - for it to be free) is getting? Sure I got extra content when I purchased it but would I rather have a few cosmetic items or have been told the truth that i have essentially thrown £30 in the bin? Hmm, I’ll take the £30. Can’t support this game any longer, my cash grab money will still funnel to the sims as much as I am upset with myself for that too.

Poor satchy get rest as much as your able, thank you again. ❤

Dreamlight Valley isn’t Disney)s problem, it is Gameloft’s problem.

Never would I ever think to hear Satch say the Sims is less cash grabby than Disney. lol.

They pay-walled sprinklers and auto-cooking. They put it into the DLC. Instead of base game. And I clearly remember them saying they wouldn't do such a thing.

Thanks for making this video. I hope people are put off or, at least, go in with their eyes open.

I'm not surprised, Disney had been trying to get a better footing video game wise. On the other hand, I get way more out of Dreamlight than I do The Sims currently, so I'm okay with paying.

I'm still gonna buy the DLC, I was just thinking yesterday that I want more biomes 😂 But I wish there were more ways to earn moonstones through gameplay. It locks some very cool stuff and not everyone can afford to buy currency.

There's no need to pay for Moonstones because there's no competitive aspect, even with multiplayer. People talk about the competition of the Dreamsnaps but don't kid yourself.

Blizzard and EA have a good competitor now... Who will win the race on being the worst, most cashgrabby brand???

Hmm I wonder if Sims Rene will do this I know they are saying free to enter but I am thinking they might go with the same model. Luckily I don't have Disney Dream Light but its terrible they are asking for this much money.

I have the basic edition and it is really enough. I played 130h without buying one single moonstone

I'm so happy that its nit going to be free to play because it would get way to cash grabby and we would end up paying way more in the long run, i personally think it was the better choice to stay as a paid game. Lets just hope it doesn't get crazy like sims

I really hate what Disney does in the last past years and nowadays. I miss the old Disney with creativ ideas and also goo videogames like Spectrobes or Kingdom Hearts. Disney has changed so much over the years and sadly they getting more and more greedy and worst...

That's very interesting. I didn't know that Disney made game

The games comes out of early access on Dec 5th. I enjoy the game and I’m very excited for the expansion. ❤❤❤

As soon as monetization was introduced in the game my sister-in-law uninstalled the game for her daughter and blocked the game from ever being downloaded. She explained to her daughter why she was blocking the game. I have a very sneaky suspicion they have known for more than few that it wasn't going to be F2P. The game on the Switch is a walking mess. Filled with bugs and other issues. Issues in other platforms too. But mostly on the Switch. They shouldn't be releasing a game that is riddled with bugs. Honestly I am not surprised. I said right from the start this game will never ever go F2P, ever. Yup! I was right. Knew it!

this is the best decision for the players

I stopped playing it when I couldn’t even hardly afford any of the furniture or outfits unless I was glued to my screen trying to grind for it and that’s just not enjoyable for me at all.

I'm not gonna pay them money to get the game so I have to pay them more money to play it lol

First! Love your videos Satch 🩷

The game rating is “ meh “ and with their statement the game and its lore is “ forgotten “.

I was waiting for the free version lol. Guess I’ll have to keep waiting …

I was wating for this game to be free to try it. Im so dissapointed. Why cant they just be honest??

Gameloft not Disney

I'm so glad I didn't get into that one, I saw the writing on the wall.

This is how the Sims 5 will be....

im mad at myself for paying the 30 dollars for early access when the game really isnt that fun after a while haha. It feels sooo sluggish to earn money in the game. and the quests require way too much work i dont feel like doin haha. I havent bothered playing it in months once they realy started goin down the microtransactions on everything route.

Disney do be Disneying

Now I'm just hoping Palia keeps their word, this is actually good for them so that maybe even more people will go to it, especially when it releases on console, fingers crossed. I'd prefer to play it on my switch in bed rather than my pc.

Beauty and the Beast will be the end of DLV for me. 🤷‍♀️ Not worth my time or money. I’d rather spend $30 for a full game instead of greedy DLC. I recommend Ooblets and Cozy Grove as replacements. They’re often on sale. Very cozy!

I play this SOLELY from my gamepass. I won't give Disney a penny of my money directly. I was eagerly awaiting the F2P because imo Disney has more money than God and I couldn't justify the price as it was. I'm an avid payer for my games. Sims 4 being my literal ONLY exception because I can't afford the ridiculous game packs that should be included in base game anyway, but yeah I really hope everyone who was dropping money on Dreamlight? Yeah, stops. Disney doesn't need this cash grab gimmick to make quality games. They are friggin loaded.

Yeah, is very confusing. I still don’t get it. You have to do a premium account to purchase dlc? Or you can still buy dlc with base account? Do any new update is only for premium pass? Or there are still free updates? Why they change idea about free game in the beginning? Without warning before and pretending to forget it. Is the multiplayer mode a premium thing or not? I see a lot of red flags in this lack of informations. We have to wait the official stream in november and hope to be cleared

The only Disney game I have is the Kingdom Hearts Series. And I Love it. 😂

That's easy, with the amount of money they put on gamers (whoever plays games is a gamer, not only the ones who play sh*oting games) to promote them with the "free" perk they must've reached a point where they are "okay, now we scam then"

Not yet but it will the supporters of DLV have given Gamesloft the ok to bleed them try I expect things to get more and more expensive with fewer and fewer free updates with key characters being behind a paywall in the future.

Disney dreamlight valley is literally the Disney version of animal crossing 😂😂

I'm happy that I didn't invest in this game. I was genuinely interested at the beginning when it first released in EA, but after realizing that Gameloft was behind it, I immediately decided to leave it be. Right from the start, I knew they were going to do this. Disney and Gameloft are greedy and have no respect or consideration for their consumers.

This game was was to grindy. Some quests had way to much Items to grind. I had to stop it.

Yeah I’m annoyed with this change. It was okay when they just had the three packs which felt like enough. How can they add DLC to a game that’s already paid and adding micro transactions.

I was waiting for this game to become free and I was even going to buy some stuff in game as well (if it was a reasonable price) but now I'm not interested anymore

The sims you can get a LOT more items for $5 in Sims then you can get in DDLV which is sad

if it had became free the in paid stuff would get worse not better this way im hoping they dont add more in paid stuff

oh no the sims is way more cashgrabby. I totally disapprove what you say

Lucky me. I can't play this game bc it makes me motion sick. 😅 So I could never got into it. Now I don't have to feel bad about it.

I was waiting for it to be free to play ;-; I'll probably pirate it though

How is this different from Fortnite though? Don't they have the same set up? Like where you still have to buy the base game and then there's a battle pass you can pay for and also have in game items/cosmetics you can purchase as well???? I'm not seeing how this is a new, greedy concept...

I thought I was playing it for free this whole time. Am I playing the wrong one because I know I never paid for it ?

need to get some rest, we love your content, but cant have you dropping on us. =)