Disney's Magical World is one of the best games I have actually played involving Disney. Sure there have been good games done by them, but quite a few are mostly Disney Princess games that nobody would want to touch with a 10 foot pole. But enough about that, Disney's Magical World (or DMW for short) is a game about you, you either use your Mii or you make a character from a range of choices such as hair, skin color, gender, etc. You go to Disney's castle to help breathe life into the area as ghosts have reared their ugly head making life there miserable. To start there is a prologue to get people into the swing of things, and the goal throughout the game is to defeat ghosts in dungeons while earning stickers to customize yourself even further as the stickers unlock outfits, dungeons, and worlds.
As you progress you get your own cafe, which is customizable as well. You choose which food to serve and your furniture, so if you have a favorite Disney Movie you can decorate it as such. Later you get a room, but serves no real purpose other than to decorate. Eventually to help with the cafe, you get a garden to grow food as well as other plants for outfit materials. Almost everything in this game has a use and money is mostly done by cafe rather than selling.
Once you settle in dungeons make an appearance, and while straightforward can be frustrating as while you can upgrade, it's easy to lose track of what material is gathered in what dungeon. This is offset by a recipe tracker but it just gives a general location. Overall I'd say dungeons are a weak point though I hope if there's a sequel there is improvement as I think potential is there. There is also little room for exploration, the main world is just a hub and the dungeons are separated by three worlds (4 if you get the Pirates of the Carribean, a must if you are a fan of the movies and is really cheap for what it offers). While the garden has its own world there are no dungeons there. Multiplayer is also non-existent, while there are opportunities to go to a friend's or guest's cafe that's all there is, again if there is a sequel I hope for a bit of improvement, such as interaction or aid of some kind.
Overall, most players have hit it on the head as a kind of cross between Rune Factory and Animal Crossing, there are holidays and weapons to upgrade so I would have to agree, you just don't get punished for not playing (Animal Crossing) and no marriage (Rune Factory). I highly recommend this game if you enjoy Disney and customization as there are plenty of outfits to collect (your worst nightmare if you loooove to collect EVERYTHING like me).
Overall I think it's worth at least a try, as while it's not up there in terms of classic it's certainly enjoyable.
7.5/10
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