Epic Mickey

[BreakABone]

http://i31.tinypic.com/24q2vpt.jpg

http://www.fredgambino.co.uk/images/pages/film_tv/epic_mickey/goofy_zombie.jpg
http://www.fredgambino.co.uk/images/pages/film_tv/epic_mickey/bwx01.jpg
http://www.fredgambino.co.uk/images/pages/film_tv/epic_mickey/thin_wallhires.jpg
http://www.fredgambino.co.uk/images/pages/film_tv/epic_mickey/sea_transport.jpg

This looks like a Country Bear or something after acid. File calls it a "Beetle Thing"
http://i30.tinypic.com/mm7rko.jpg

This is pretty terrifying take on Mickey Mouse, the file says "Beetleworx," and I presume this is a variation of the BWX guy in the OP.
http://i25.tinypic.com/2hi022s.jpg

File's named "Cityscape."
http://i25.tinypic.com/2h5si74.jpg

Concepts for the Castle seen in the OP.
http://i25.tinypic.com/2m2hvno.jpg

Another concept
http://i27.tinypic.com/5mdzra.jpg

This file is named "Mean Street," which I guess is a take on the Main Street section of the Disney parks, and suggests that there may be exploration of the various "themed lands."
http://i28.tinypic.com/2dqstuq.jpg

This one's named "Tomorrowland," and would also suggest that there that one is exploring various "Themed Lands." Maybe even space.
http://i28.tinypic.com/24vk1ht.jpg

That beach scene the Gamasutra writer was describing. It's absolutely amazing.
http://i31.tinypic.com/2e3u34x.jpg

Most of this stuff was borrowed from a thread over at GAF, but I got to say I like the style based on the concept art, I love Disney and love platformers so I got my eyes on this one.

http://www.fredgambino.co.uk/images/pages/film_tv/epic_mickey/castle_dwn_view.jpg
http://www.fredgambino.co.uk/images/pages/film_tv/epic_mickey/castle_side02.jpg

[BlueFire]

Hahaha, wtf is this?

[Fox 6]

stuff of nightmares :lolz:

[Angrist]

Must be a 360 game!! :rolleyes:

I wonder how it will work out. And a Wii game, that's awesome. :)

[BreakABone]

http://gameinformer.com/cfs-filesystemfile.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/00.00.00.00.06/7558.epicmickey_2D00_cover.jpg

cover of mag

[magus113]

Sheesh

[Vampyr]

Looks amazing. I should be getting this issue in the mail in a few days.

[Angrist]

Nice concept. Let's hope they don't screw up the gameplay.

[BreakABone]

Epic Mickey is a tale about the 'forgotten' Disney stars: the rides, the characters, the lesser-known cartoons. When nobody any longer cares, they are cast into a dark void; a forgotten world of broken machines and bitter personalities - a bit like Sid's bedroom in Toy Story, but without the friendly furnishings.

This forgotten world is run by Oswald the Rabbit. He was Disney's first creation, made long before Mickey Mouse, and his jealousy of the newcomer has fermented for years. Now, finally, Oswald is ready for revenge.

He unleashes The Phantom Blot to wipe out Mickey and his cartoon world. The Blot pollutes the Disney universe with sticky black ink that makes colours run and fade (as seen on the Game Informer cover), so it's up to Mickey to restore peace and order. And this is where his tools come in.

Mickey has to draw and scribble his way through levels, mending broken bridges by applying the right colour paint or peering through walls after applying thinner. He can even clear rubble from his path by erasing parts of the world.

Our source told us Epic Mickey is a game about thinking and artwork - laterally considering your environment in order to overcome puzzles.

On top of that is a healthy dose of exploration, plus Mickey will be getting "his first makeover in years". "That's why no one's seen his face yet," our source explained, "But he's far more retro than you've seen him for years."

This game sounds really cool.
Like a mix of de Blob and someone's demented childhood.

[Bube]

I've been hearing about this for a few months somewhere, I think Kotaku.

It seems like it's going to be a pretty good game. It had some big-name producer if I'm not mistaken.

[BreakABone]

I've been hearing about this for a few months somewhere, I think Kotaku.

It seems like it's going to be a pretty good game. It had some big-name producer if I'm not mistaken.

Yeah the man who did the first Deus Ex and the Thief series. And I believe System Shock.

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/da.uncyclopedia/images/2/21/Sorte_slyngel.gif
Phantom Blot

http://lapinnain.blog.lemonde.fr/files/2008/03/oswald.1204927744.jpg
Oswald

[magus113]

System Shock, Thief and Deus Ex eh? I'm down!

[Swan]

OSWALD IS SO CUTE!

[Angrist]

NOT ANYMORE!

http://www.cartoonresearch.com/winkler/angry-ozzie.gif

BaB, you forgot to throw Okami into the mix.

And I hope it has WM+.

[Bube]

System Shock, Thief and Deus Ex eh? I'm down!
You were all "sheesh" and stuff before, now you're saying something different. Make up your mind :p

I can't say this excites me, but to be honest, I have high hopes for it.

[magus113]

You were all "sheesh" and stuff before, now you're saying something different. Make up your mind :p

I can't say this excites me, but to be honest, I have high hopes for it.

I meant Sheesh as in like Holy shit for that magazine cover. It looked pretty awesome.

Didn't mean it to come off like that but I guess it did. It actually looks kinda cool.

[Bube]

I meant Sheesh as in like Holy shit for that magazine cover. It looked pretty awesome.

Didn't mean it to come off like that but I guess it did. It actually looks kinda cool.
Heh, I was just kidding anyway :)

[BreakABone]

http://gameinformer.com/games/disney_epic_mickey/b/wii/archive/2009/10/09/Cover-rise-of-an-icon-a-pictorial-history-of-mickey-mouse.aspx

Brief history of Mickey and Oswald.

[BreakABone]

http://i33.tinypic.com/b3l7r4.gif

http://i35.tinypic.com/29vxstx.gif

http://i35.tinypic.com/wi4qyf.gif

http://i33.tinypic.com/1zx2kus.gif

This looks like it will animate nicely.

http://i36.tinypic.com/13zxzr8.gif
Think my favorite

[Angrist]

Nice. How did they get stuff like this?

[Typhoid]

I don't think those are from the game.
The article said they don't want people seeing Mickey's face because of the transformation - granted that is a rough animation, but I don't think they'd have been able to be released.

[Angrist]

Yeah that's what I was also thinking... they were pretty secretive about Mickey's looks.

[BreakABone]

It looks a lot different than the concept art made it seem

http://i37.tinypic.com/mbgyds.jpg
http://i38.tinypic.com/2r4jr77.jpg
http://i38.tinypic.com/152dg0y.jpg
http://i34.tinypic.com/2zdpq3a.jpg
http://i37.tinypic.com/33vnv69.jpg
http://i34.tinypic.com/j5gjdy.jpg

I do like some of the screens though.

[manasecret]

Those images don't work. Here's a link to IGN's utter cesspool of an Image Viewer, but it's better than nothing.

http://wii.ign.com/dor/objects/786198/epic-mickey/images/epic-mickey-20091028105930598.html

By looks alone, I am unimpressed. Compare this to Super Mario Galaxy, and Epic Mario might as well be GCN 1.0 or worse.

[Angrist]

Yeah it doesn't look half as good as the hype made it out to be.

[Zen]

I agree the concept art was amazing, things of nightmares, the actual game looks pretty generic to me.

[Vampyr]

meh...not nearly as cool as it was made out to be.

I was expecting a much more gothic/steampunk type game...with actually decent graphics.

[TheSlyMoogle]

Epic Failure Mickey

[manasecret]

It looks a lot different than the concept art made it seem

http://i38.tinypic.com/152dg0y.jpg


Indeed.

[Angrist]

Haha, nice catch. :D That's just weird.

[BreakABone]

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Here's some footage of all the levels from the e3 demo, and the game looks so much better.
Also love that there will be "Film" stages which are throwbacks to old Mickey projects.
And yeah, still one of my most anticipated games of the year.

[Angrist]

I still think the game looks incredibly boring. The 2D platformer... bah, it's a great example of bad level design.
The 3D stuff I saw also looked very generic.

[Typhoid]

I think it's an awesome idea.
I can't remember the last time a platformer came out that didn't have the name "Banjo" or "Mario" in it.

I also think it looks really cool. I like the concept.

[Angrist]

Not being Mario or Banjo (do people still look up to Banjo?) makes a game more interesting?

I'm glad with more platformers, I think the industry can use them. But some of them just look boring. This is one of them (from what I've seen in the N press conf).

[Professor S]

Not being Mario or Banjo (do people still look up to Banjo?) makes a game more interesting?

Yes. The characters aren't just characters, they bring an established universe with them. In the end, platformers all have the same basic gameplay. It is the universe where the gameplay takes place that truly males them compelling.

[BreakABone]

Yes. The characters aren't just characters, they bring an established universe with them. In the end, platformers all have the same basic gameplay. It is the universe where the gameplay takes place that truly males them compelling.

I don't buy your first statement.
And feel that your second is just completely wrong. Its like saying all FPS play the same. They all have the basic premise, but doesn't mean they play the same.

Or I guess better example,
http://rebornonline.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/a-boy-and-his-blob.jpg

http://savetherobot.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/braid01.jpg

http://www.geeks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/ratandclankrun1.jpg

3 Platformers
3 consoles
3 Different ways of playing.

[Typhoid]

I agree with Strangie on this.


3 Platformers
3 consoles
3 Different ways of playing.

The thing is, just like any game that is comparable to itself, all 3 of those platformers are....platformers. Which means they're the same, aside from the fact that in one of them you reverse time, and in one of them you shoot things with upgradable guns. But you're still jumping on platforms, be it left to right, or in a 3D world. Just like in an FPS you have to shoot bad guys. This is why the big difference is the location, and not the type of game.

Its like saying all FPS play the same. They all have the basic premise, but doesn't mean they play the same.

Have you played any recent FPS games? They all play basically the same. Just like an open-world game typically plays the same. IE RDR and GTA (yes I know they're made by the same company, but my point stnds.)

The reason I agree with Strangie is because the universe is entirely different. It's not something we've seen before, and it's not some 2D thing made for XBL or Wiiware. It's an actual, new, platforming game. The universe hasn't been played before. It's fresh, and it's new.

Unlike the mario universe where you've essentially played it 5 times before, and the R&C universe where you've also essentially played it 5 times before. I'm not knocking those games.

Rather, the fact there hasn't been a Mickey Mouse game practically ever (for current gen at least) makes it entirely fresh. And considering it's an actual game and not for download, that makes it even better.

[Xantar]

The thing is, just like any game that is comparable to itself, all 3 of those platformers are....platformers. Which means they're the same, aside from the fact that in one of them you reverse time, and in one of them you shoot things with upgradable guns. But you're still jumping on platforms, be it left to right, or in a 3D world.

:rofl:

[Vampyr]

I still think the game looks incredibly boring. The 2D platformer... bah, it's a great example of bad level design.
The 3D stuff I saw also looked very generic.

How can you comment on the level design to such a high degree before playing it?

And platformers are my favorite genre of video game - to say their all the same is to say every video game is the same because you're playing something with a video involved.

[BreakABone]

How can you comment on the level design to such a high degree before playing it?

And platformers are my favorite genre of video game - to say their all the same is to say every video game is the same because you're playing something with a video involved.

High five!

I love me some platformers which is why loved Nintendo's e3. :drool:

[Angrist]

How can you comment on the level design to such a high degree before playing it? I've seen someone play it and it looked horrible. If I would play that, I would try to finish as fast as possible so I wouldn't further waste my time. Wait, I wouldn't even play it at all.
Unlike the mario universe where you've essentially played it 5 times before, and the R&C universe where you've also essentially played it 5 times before. I'm not knocking those games.Yes, I've played... 10 Mario platformers. And then I started Mario Galaxy 2.
Same character, same enemies, same story elements. But the gameplay... wow, unlike anything I've ever played before. It continues to amaze me.
Even the 2D New Super Mario Bros Wii is great because the level design is practically perfect. There isn't a dull or annoying part to be found in that game.

Now when I look at that Epic Mickey game (are they going to keep the working title?), I see a platformer exactly like Mario games. But without the perfection and with an added gimmick. From what they've shown, the paint/erase function looks more annoying than fun.

But I guess we'll wait and see. It might turn out to be a decent game that a lot of ignorant parents will buy for their kids.

[v1zzy]

anything that involves steam and mechanical features is pretty epic