With Disney Dreamlight Valley seemingly including a very subtle nod to Kingdom Hearts, it is worth pondering what a full-on crossover would look like.
Gameloft recently released the latest Disney Dreamlight Valley update today and a new patch notes was released.
Gameloft has recently released the newest Disney Dreamlight Valley patch notes revealing the addition of Disney’s ‘newest’ princess.
They aim this at kids, but have no voice acting. My daughter is only just starting to read. She was excited to play this, only to be left in disappointment. Way to limit your audience.
One of the biggest TV and movie tropes in the last decade has been the multiverse, the idea of exploring multiple dimensions to uncover alternate versions of existing ideas. From both a business and creative perspective, it makes sense why established franchises are shaking things up in this way.
However, there aren't many video games latching on to this trend, as rendering multiple worlds in real-time is a difficult feat and the medium is relatively young in comparison to its contemporaries, making crossover opportunities more difficult. Still, there are a few great titles that manage enough to overcome these challenges, and here are some of the best examples.
While I love someone mentioning Planescape, not really multiverse. Planes and dimensions, yes. But, they are typically their own locations and are very rarely tied to another 'verse' let alone another plane. The only things that are directly tied are the ethereal and material planes. Otherwise, they are dimensions created of their own design and goals by the creator/owner and not comprised of 'their own version of another dimension'.
