How Disney Dreamlight Valley Ruined Animal Crossing For Me

Spoiler warning: My article contains images of Disney Dreamlight Valley that show the end of the game. Please read with caution!

- Violet Plata

I have officially hit over 300 hours in Disney Dreamlight Valley, which is a huge milestone for me as I barely get to 30 hours, let alone 100, in most titles! Although I've obviously been enjoying it, I hadn't quite fathomed just how much until I attempted to go back to one of my favourite mobile titles, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp.

It's safe to say that I probably have more than 300 hours in that one, too, as during COVID, one of the activities that kept me afloat was just decorating for hours on end or farming Leaf Tickets to get even more furniture. Pocket Camp gave me a lot of what I desperately wanted from the mainline Animal Crossing titles: several goals to keep me from stagnating too soon and no punishment for sudden hiatuses. Of course, despite having that, I've always had an on-and-off relationship with the game ever since it came out back in 2017.