So, this is honestly mainly to just talk about my thoughts on the Showcase that happened today! I don’t actually have too much to share this time so I’ll do that first really quickly.
For one, the Trick-or-Treat event started. We got a book for the new crafting recipe, so I wonder if it being in my list already was a bug? I’m not really sure. That said, we also received two other pieces of mail that gave us a new shirt and shoes in celebration of the Showcase.
I really just wish we had a dedicated Event Hub because I am so tired of picking up Event stuff littered all over the place…
Secondly, I finally removed the couches I had over in the Forgotten Lands. The Haunted Gazebo really fit in perfectly. I put the Mickey Candy Pumpkin there too. And I put the Musical Mausoleum to the left of it as there was a good space for it… Though, it’s not very musical.
Finally, my latest DreamSnap entry. I wish I captured more of the room because I was pretty happy with how it came out.
And with that… Let’s get onto the Showcase thoughts! (You can find the Codes from the Showcase over here.
The waiting to start set-up was cute. I like the whole wandering through the Valley with trivia. I do have to call out this dress though which looks really cute:
I don’t recognize it, so if it really is new, I hope we’ll get it soon.
Kicking it off, I’m already very excited to see cute Dragon Critters. Seeing Hades makes me hope we’ll see Megara and Hercules too.
Sally has been confirmed for the Sew Delights update. I like her, but I will admit her idle animation triggers my Zombie phobia a bit… I still wish we could retire the Star Path and just… get rid of it. The crystals look so pretty though, but my Frosted Heights is super packed so I’m not really sure where I’d be putting anything…
Well, I guess I should’ve waited a second as the Floating Islands system seems to fix my issue. At the same time, I kind of wish they could connect with the below in some way. I’m not even sure what I’d want to do with the floating islands just yet… But it still sounds very helpful.
Also very excited to finally be able to angle items with 16 points of rotation. And all of these come December 4th which is exciting!
Early 2025 looks like we’ll get Jasmine and Aladdin which is nice as it’s… weird we got Jafar first. Spring seems to be bring Alice in Wonderland which I’m the one person not excited honestly… But I’m really disappointed to see the Skull Rock mystery getting pushed all the way to Summer 2025 considering the build up and waiting period already at this point.
The Storybook Vale is the new Expansion. I’m not super surprised as Stardust Port clearly has a lot of places. I’m SO happy we’ll finally be getting Flynn/Eugene. Merida, Maleficent, and Hades also seem tied to this. Like last time, I still feel kind of mixed on major characters and/or teased characters (like with the green fire in Forgotten Lands and Flynn/Eugene being tied to Rapunzel) being forced into an Expansion.
I love the little Origami critters. I hope we can actually get them. It looked like we may have had an Owl as well? So maybe that’s part of the Autumn-y biome we saw? I wonder if the place where Hades is will have Pegasi? Or maybe Imps, but I feel like Pegasi will be a better fit with Dragons which I would guess are with Maleficent considering…
But what about the Origami friends? T~T
I can’t believe Part 1 will be out in less than a month now on November 20th. I really expected it to be late December or after the free update or something. That said, I’d rather have it later and completed than a broken-up expansion :/
With the vague teaser by the thing that seemed to turn into Aurora during the trailer, I really hope that does mean we will get Aurora as well.
SNIPPETS. I love them. I want them so badly to keep… I also love puzzles so that’s exciting. I’m going to need another memory room at this point… Or maybe I can squeeze them into the museum room…
Storybook Vale looks so pretty… I may want that to be my new permanent home… It’s so hard to decide where I want to focus on, but it looks amazing. The waterfalls and books and everything… It just feels so cozy and warm. The teapot with the water and gazebo was also just… absolutely amazing.
I’m still working on getting the latest new items from Scrooge as it is, so I’m already worried about getting these new items… Not to mention I still don’t know if it’s that I’m missing things or if it isn’t showing up in the Collection properly. Plus whatever is going on with the Green Desk Vase.
YES. I was right with the Owls, Dragons, and Pegas– I mean, Mini Winged Horses… But I want the Snippets too…
Disappointed to see another special Bundle Edition… I need Baby Pegasus (That said, again, I don’t feel it should be tied to a limited time bonus thing) and the Storybook dress looks so cute. I want it in pink. And the early bonus Keeper of Lore outfits are also pretty cute. I REALLY hope the Storybook Vale Dress comes out in other colors… Honestly, same for the Keeper of Lore outfit.
No price was mentioned, but I am expecting to run around the same price as the last Expansion. I guess I’ll keep an eye on Steam for now…
Either way, I’m excited to experience it myself and can’t believe it’s only a few weeks away.
As for the Floating Islands, I think I’ll turn the Peaceful Meadow one a place for all my favorite Villagers and/or Villager houses to help clean up the Meadow a bit and be able to decorate more and not have things split between here and Eternity Isle.
I may also make one “Villain” themed, but I don’t think they listed a Forgotten Lands one…
But… please give me a Holiday-themed Floating Island where all the Holiday drops go because that would be so nice…
And as I was finishing this up, prices were confirmed: $60 for the game + expansion, $80 for the game + expansion and the bonus content, $30 for just the new expansion, and $50 for the Expansion + Bonus Content.
I feel like an extra $20 is pretty steep for the extra items, but if you consider the 10,000 in Moonstones, it’s a good deal (roughly $10 off if you were buying just the moonstones) but I don’t want the moonstones, I just want the cute items :( Like it’s supposed to be you get all these Moonstones plus these items as a bonus, but I just want the bonus so it’s harder for me to find it as worth it…
But Baby Pegasus… I really wish there was a version of the Magical Edition without the premium currency. That said, $30 still feels a lot for these Expansions, especially when compared to other games that have $30 expansions and don’t break them up into parts. I feel like $15-$20 would still be better overall, but maybe that’s just me :( Though, if you remove the 5,000 moonstones from the equation, I suppose it is technically around that price… God, I hate forcing Moonstones into them.