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Epic Mickey 2: Power of Illusion (3DS, Dreamrift)
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Criminal Upper
Banned
Yeah, ok.
Hah, forgot about that.
Does it count as "licensed" when the IP owner is the company publishing the game? Isn't it just any old franchise then?
toddhunter
Member
Looks great.
Just been watching http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVOgOxNN9cU to relive the good old sega master system days.
I've yet to really play anything on my launch 3DS! Looks like holding onto it will eventually pay off as I catch up with the backlog and start to look forward to a few
Just been watching http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVOgOxNN9cU to relive the good old sega master system days.
I've yet to really play anything on my launch 3DS! Looks like holding onto it will eventually pay off as I catch up with the backlog and start to look forward to a few
Criminal Upper
Banned
Yeah, there's been no good games for months.
Not everyone has to like everything.
megashock5
Member
I would buy this so fast.
I loved Castle of Illusion. I remember being so excited when Fantasia was coming out, and I bought it day one. Terrible game, control was so bad. Thankfully World of Illusion made up for it.
Ah, the Genesis days.
toddhunter
Member
Yes, thanks. Not saying nothing has come out, but I have pretty much all the consoles and a PC, so there is plenty of competition. Nothing has been worth playing to my tastes yet since a couple of launch titles. My daughter on the other hand plays nintendogs constantly.
However this game might make me steal it back off of her. My only concern is they would make it too short or too easy (trivial boss battles for example). Assuming there is a bit of an edge to it, I'm all in.
Conrad Link
Member
Despite playing like all the other ones of the time, I never played Fantasia back in the days. I would look at the cover in a shop or videostore and be like well this looks like something I'd like but for whatever reason just skipped it thankfully lol.
If there was a Master System version I probably would have at least tried it, but I just never ended up with a Mega Drive copy till I started collecting games just for the sake of it years later.
QuackShot is real talk awesomeness.
QuackShot on Sega, Duck Tales on Nintendo.
Ducks ftw.
If there was a Master System version I probably would have at least tried it, but I just never ended up with a Mega Drive copy till I started collecting games just for the sake of it years later.
QuackShot is real talk awesomeness.
QuackShot on Sega, Duck Tales on Nintendo.
Ducks ftw.
YES, the ducks are far, far more awesome than Mickey. Even Goofy is better than Mickey for me (Goof Troop is amazing, and we never we'll get something like it).
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
They should just call this Epic Mickey: The Real Deal, and cancel all the console versions.
Yep. After this, who's gonna give a shit about the console versions anyway?
I think I might dig out my Master System to play Castle of Illusion again. That game is sogood.gif
Oh yes.
Ducks > Mickey
Master System also had Donald Duck: Deep Duck Trouble and Donald Duck: The Lucky Dime Caper. They weren't as awesome as the Illusion games, but were still pretty damn good.
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
Oh yes.
Ducks > Mickey
Master System also had Donald Duck: Deep Duck Trouble and Donald Duck: The Lucky Dime Caper. They weren't as awesome as the Illusion games, but were still pretty damn good.
I played the last one on Game Gear and it was AWESOME!
Shadow Hog
Member
Y'know, as long as we're fondly regarding creation old Sega Disney games, I always really liked Goofy's Hysterical History Tour.
Okay, fine, it wasn't made BY Sega like the Illusion games and Quackshot were, but I still found it a fairly solid (if rather brutal at times) platformer.
Okay, fine, it wasn't made BY Sega like the Illusion games and Quackshot were, but I still found it a fairly solid (if rather brutal at times) platformer.
Ain't that the truth.
I'll always love the mouse, but the Ducks (which includes Darkwing Duck, in my opinion) always ended up having so much more interesting worlds and characters.
It's one of the worst map designs I've seen in my life. Perfect example of how to do open ended game's the wrong way, complete boring, pointless and time waster. Monster mechanic wasn't anything to write home about and was especially lacking when compared to Hatsworth puzzle gimmick. Then there's the lack of humor the game had compared to Hatsworth because MT was obviously aimed at children. And of course, the completely subpar beat 'em up mechanics return.
Game has very nice sprites and good music though.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
Lucky Dime Caper was awesome, but Deep Duck Trouble was.. not really all that great.
electroplankton
Banned
Does anyone know when there'll be an official announcement? It's odd that they present Epic Mickey 2 with events here and there, and there are still no words on this title.
Did anyone else not know that Sega made FOUR Illusion games and THREE Donald games? I mean, I knew that Castle of Illusion and Quackshot got 8-bit companion titles (Land of Illusion and Lucky Dime Caper) but I only just found out they each got another 8-bit entry - Legend of Illusion and Deep Duck Trouble. I'm guessing they suck, but whatever, time to fire up the emulator!
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
The 8-bit version of Castle of Illusion is actually superior to the 16-bit version IMO, and Lucky Dime Caper is great. Deep Duck Trouble is kinda mediocre though, and I haven't played Legend of Illusion and Land of Illusion, so I can't say anything about those.
Stabby McSter
Member
So did I. Looking at the box art brings back memories.
Wait, so there's an official 8-bit version of Castle of Illusion, in addition to Land/Legend of Illusion?
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
shira
Member
From the sounds of things, Castle of Illusion is the only game that actually had a multi-platform release - the original Megadrive version, and the 8-bit version for Master System (and probably Game Gear). Here's a list of all the Sega Mickey/Donald games:
Castle of Illusion - Megadrive (1990), Master System/Game Gear (1991)
Land of Illusion* - Master System/Game Gear (1992)
World of Illusion - Megadrive (1992)
Legend of Illusion* - Master System/Game Gear (1995)
QuackShot - Megadrive (1991)
Lucky Dime Caper - Master System/Game Gear (1993)
Deep Duck Trouble* - Game Gear (1993)
(*developed by Aspect, the same devs who did the 8-bit Sonic games)
There are other Mickey games from that era, like Mickey Mania and Fantasia, but they have nothing to do with Sega and aren't any good.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
Fantasia was published by Sega. But yeah, it's a stinker.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
No.
Unless it's this duck:
Ducks in general > Mickey
Mickey is a disgusting little goody twoshoes.
Anasui Kishibe
Banned
^Mickey was ace in some cool noir stories from italy I stumbled upon by mistake in Camden
seriously, i'd pay for a game in this vein
seriously, i'd pay for a game in this vein
Tizoc
Member
^Hah beat me to it XD.
Thanks for the link, so these are the best versions of those games huh? Will try them out someday ;3
Anyone know the name of that European Mickey Mouse comic where he deals with ghosts and such?
Thanks for the link, so these are the best versions of those games huh? Will try them out someday ;3
Anyone know the name of that European Mickey Mouse comic where he deals with ghosts and such?
Thunder Monkey
Banned
Nah, I just won't buy the console version and watch other people enjoy the real version.
edit: Also for the people comparing Ducks to Mouse... Goofy 'How To' shorts were far funnier than both.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
^Mickey was ace in some cool noir stories from italy I stumbled upon by mistake in Camden
seriously, i'd pay for a game in this vein
Those detective comics were good, but Mickey's personality was still too clean-cut for me. Donald and Scrooge are more morally ambigious (especially the final parts of The Life & Times of SMD paints Scrooge's morals as rather debatable).
I don't think even console only gamers are gonna give a shit about the inferior console version.
megashock5
Member
Okay, I'm sold. I would pay to download BOTH this AND the Genesis version I played so much back in the day.
Your hear me, Disney/Sega?
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
Best Duck game:
While the controls were a little weird, I always found this game fun as hell to play. Not to mention one of the best soundtracks EVER.
Which I would have played the Disney Sega games. Never had a chance.
I don't know about the console versions, but the PC version of Maui Mallard was.. not very good. Largely due to the shitty controls.
No.
80's/Early 90's cartoons, yes. 80's/Early 90's Video Games, no.
No no no no NO!
Best Duck game:
While the controls were a little weird, I always found this game fun as hell to play. Not to mention one of the best soundtracks EVER.
Which I would have played the Disney Sega games. Never had a chance.
Ooooh I think I rented this game at some point. I don't remember much about it, but I vaguely recall a favourable opinion emerging.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
I'm talking about the characters, not the video games or cartoons.
BUT HOW CAN YOU BE TALKING ABOUT THE CHARACTERS IF YOU'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE CARTOONS MAN!?
I agree.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
I am talking about the characters from the comics
For the cartoons, it's nearly a tie between the old Mickey cartoons and the Duck cartoons, but the Ducktales series pushes in favour of the Ducks. If we're talking video games, then Mickey wins hands down, yeah.