Posted by David Savage at 6:56 PM Oct 06, 2009
Eurogamer got some early details on the new and highly anticipated Disney game, Epic Mickey. With all this soon to be common knowledge, guess there's no reason to buy the November issue of Game Informer. Sorry GameStop, but that's what you get for consistently refusing to sell me a single issue and giving me a lecture on why the subscription is better. Check out the details below (after the jump).
Background
Epic Mickey is set in a world where the old and forgotten Disney creations are cast into a dark wold of "broken machines and bitter personalities". This world is under the control of Oswald the Rabbit (first appearance 1927), Walt Disney's first character.
Oswald hates Mickey because of his success and is looking to get revenge for years of unpopularity. So he sends his minion, The Phantom Blot (first appearance 1939), to destroy Mickey and the cartoon world (seeing the world in turmoil would make me happy if I was a forgotten cartoon too).
The Phantom Blot uses a sticky black ink "that makes colors run and fade" to pollute the beautiful world. And as you're probably guessing, it's Mickey's job to stop Oswald and return the world to it's normal, vibrant times!
GameplayMickey uses tools to restore the world to normal by "drawing and scribbling his way through levels, mending broken bridges by
applying the right color paint or peering through walls after applying
thinner". And of course, this is all done with the Wii-mote which is continuously being used in games where work and everyday activities are made to seem fun. Eurogamer's "source" also said you will have to think about your environment in order to solve puzzles (the cake is a lie).
Mickey Himself
And to top it all off, Mickey is supposedly going to get his first makeover in a long time and will look "far more retro". See the image below for a professional rendering of what Mickey may look like in the game.
Comments
first.
looks sexy.
Posted 10/07/2009 at 08:48:22 AMAs little a fan as I am of Disney in some ways, I am starting to get really interested in this game. Cool concept, just hoping the painting part of the gameplay has some depth - somewhere between Kirby: Canvas Curse and Okami maybe?
Posted 10/07/2009 at 09:39:02 AMSounds a little derived from the 'Animaniacs' episode where "Buddy" a similar character from WB's 'earlier' days becomes a villian....
Posted 10/07/2009 at 11:20:21 AMMore people should derive more from Animaniacs, IMHO. Bet you dollars to donuts (and I'm Canadian, that's a good bet) Donald Duck ends up being the puppetmaster behind it all.
Posted 10/07/2009 at 11:30:37 AMMore people should derive more from Animaniacs, IMHO. Bet you dollars to donuts (and I'm Canadian, that's a good bet) Donald Duck ends up being the puppetmaster behind it all.
Posted 10/07/2009 at 11:31:11 AMMickey...dude, who cares about Mickey these days. Why does he keep being placed in such high video game positions? If you ask me, Disney needs to ditch him and pick up like...Tinker Bell or something as their main mascot.
Posted 10/07/2009 at 08:38:57 PMMickey is the well known in Disney. It's every child's favorite. :)
Posted 10/08/2009 at 04:12:46 AMWow Mickey Gear Solid?? LMAO
Posted 10/08/2009 at 06:44:41 PM"Disney creations are cast into a dark wold of "broken machines and bitter personalities".
Hmm..looks like they took the story from real life Disney employees.
Posted 10/10/2009 at 06:49:24 AMIs that Goofy behind the tree? Looks creepy yet exciting. I wonder why this is only exclusive for Wii. If this comes out in other consoles, more or less I'll take a break from Warcraft and Aion Online.
Posted 10/12/2009 at 12:31:38 PMUh...no Aion, that would be Oswald behind the tree.
I was honestly excited about this game from the first concept art, Oswald being added in just ensures this game to be a must-buy for me. He's definitely my favorite of the more obscure characters in the Disney mythos.
Posted 10/17/2009 at 09:03:24 PM