IceDoesntHelp
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Still haven't beaten the first one.
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Epic Mickey 2 Revealing On March 27th
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Demoncarnotaur
Member
I never beat the first one, but I did enjoy what I played.. Here's hoping this pans out to be something special.
Blah, I am not a fan of any of those. It seems they may be steering away from the "darker" tone even more with the second game, so I hope it doesn't wind up losing its charm.
Blah, I am not a fan of any of those. It seems they may be steering away from the "darker" tone even more with the second game, so I hope it doesn't wind up losing its charm.
Biggest disappointment of that year for myself. Please drop those town fetch quests or i don't think i'll even rent the sequel, let alone buy it.
Why?
Epic Mickey is a great name. You should have been here in the announcement thread when Gaffers were coming up with their own names. Now those were bad.
"Mickey's Great Adventure" lol
Also, The Country Bears isn't a bad name either.
Couldn't finish the first one.
Not because of the broken ass camera, but because the game is so boring. A festival of annoying fetch quests marred with mediocre combat and platforming. It's a shame, because the art, setting and concept are all lovely.
Hopefully they fix everything that was wrong with that game.
Not because of the broken ass camera, but because the game is so boring. A festival of annoying fetch quests marred with mediocre combat and platforming. It's a shame, because the art, setting and concept are all lovely.
Hopefully they fix everything that was wrong with that game.
Additionally, here's the "next issue" teaser from the last issue of Nintendo Power:
Looks like Oswald's ears to me.
Looks like it.
Hot Coldman
Banned
I never really liked how Disney basically reneged on their vision for EM to be a company-wide reboot of Mickey, and instead localised the re-interpretation of the character to that one game (and some comics maybe, I guess). I'd love it if they bring company-wide use of the character- kids shows, Disneyland dudes-in-suits, etc etc- in line with Epic Mickey's Mickey Mouse, but eh. I doubt it.
At least use Oswald somewhere else. :/
At least use Oswald somewhere else. :/
ScreenSplitter
Member
Yeah, wouldn't be at all surprised to see it on 3DS. They were working on a port of Epic Mickey for it already, except Disney stopped it. I assume due to low sales at the time. Now the 3DS is doing so well though, stylus paintbrush and 3D "thinner" PAAHLEEEZ.
http://shogungamer.com/news/epic-mickey-spin-off-was-being-prepped-nintendo-3ds
Disney Interactive took a gamble of sorts with Disney Epic Mickey for the Wii and based on the news of late it looks like the gamble may not have paid off. So far Disney Epic Mickey has performed admirable at retail but the game hasn’t gone on to become the multi-million unit seller Disney had hoped it would be so in the eyes of a corporation the game could be viewed as a disappointment. Besides being a game, Disney Epic Mickey was also meant to relaunch Mickey Mouse to a new audience and possibly spin-off into new movies and other merchandise – all of which is TBA at this point.
Before all the drama went down with Disney Interactive laying people off and reportedly changing their focus as a publisher, the studio was prepping an Epic Mickey spin-off for the Nintendo 3DS. The news of the Epic Mickey franchise expanding to Nintendo’s hotly awaited handheld comes from a source who tipped us about the situation, but given the recent events that have transpired with Disney Interactive, it remains to be seen if such a project is still on the cards.
So what will Epic Mickey’s adventure be on the 3DS? Given how Epic Mickey heavily utilized the mechanic of paint & thinner using the Wiimote as a pointer, one could assume that such a similar mechanic may be used on the 3DS but with a stylus replacing the Wiimote. Well that wasn’t going to be the crux of Epic Mickey’s gameplay on the 3DS as the core feature was going to be 3D manipulation. In an almost brilliant move, our source claims that the gameplay of Epic Mickey was going to require the player to change the amount of 3D on the screen, using the 3D slider on the 3DS, to solve puzzles and other challenges that were presented.
Aside from the 3D manipulation Epic Mickey was said to be similar to what was presented on the Wii (Mickey travelling to different worlds, hub areas) but Junction Point weren’t pegged to develop the project and instead Warren Spector was merely overseeing Mickey’s foray onto the 3DS.
Our source didn’t tell us when Disney Epic Mickey 3DS was planned for release but the game was still in the early stages of development. With Disney Interactive shifting their focus towards digital distribution it’s unclear if Epic Mickey will still grace 3DS gamers with its presence or if the game has been canned.
http://shogungamer.com/news/epic-mickey-spin-off-was-being-prepped-nintendo-3ds
Disney Interactive took a gamble of sorts with Disney Epic Mickey for the Wii and based on the news of late it looks like the gamble may not have paid off. So far Disney Epic Mickey has performed admirable at retail but the game hasn’t gone on to become the multi-million unit seller Disney had hoped it would be so in the eyes of a corporation the game could be viewed as a disappointment. Besides being a game, Disney Epic Mickey was also meant to relaunch Mickey Mouse to a new audience and possibly spin-off into new movies and other merchandise – all of which is TBA at this point.
Before all the drama went down with Disney Interactive laying people off and reportedly changing their focus as a publisher, the studio was prepping an Epic Mickey spin-off for the Nintendo 3DS. The news of the Epic Mickey franchise expanding to Nintendo’s hotly awaited handheld comes from a source who tipped us about the situation, but given the recent events that have transpired with Disney Interactive, it remains to be seen if such a project is still on the cards.
So what will Epic Mickey’s adventure be on the 3DS? Given how Epic Mickey heavily utilized the mechanic of paint & thinner using the Wiimote as a pointer, one could assume that such a similar mechanic may be used on the 3DS but with a stylus replacing the Wiimote. Well that wasn’t going to be the crux of Epic Mickey’s gameplay on the 3DS as the core feature was going to be 3D manipulation. In an almost brilliant move, our source claims that the gameplay of Epic Mickey was going to require the player to change the amount of 3D on the screen, using the 3D slider on the 3DS, to solve puzzles and other challenges that were presented.
Aside from the 3D manipulation Epic Mickey was said to be similar to what was presented on the Wii (Mickey travelling to different worlds, hub areas) but Junction Point weren’t pegged to develop the project and instead Warren Spector was merely overseeing Mickey’s foray onto the 3DS.
Our source didn’t tell us when Disney Epic Mickey 3DS was planned for release but the game was still in the early stages of development. With Disney Interactive shifting their focus towards digital distribution it’s unclear if Epic Mickey will still grace 3DS gamers with its presence or if the game has been canned.
Is such a thing even possible?
ScreenSplitter
Member
Well the actual title was Disney's Epic Mickey
HamPster PamPster
Member
Any interest I had in Epic Mickey just vanished. I want this instead
Visceral Mickey
nckillthegrimace
Member
It's nearly good. There are a lot of great ideas, but the execution mostly falls flat. I'm glad to see that Spector gets another chance.
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
Even if this is multi-platform, I would be very surprised if this sales as many copies as the first one did. It's a very similar situation to what Red Steel 2 had to go through, and we all saw how that turned out.
Also, the 360 version not having Kinect function would be a huge mistake, and so would be missing out on the Wii-U launch.
Also, the 360 version not having Kinect function would be a huge mistake, and so would be missing out on the Wii-U launch.
Shining Sunshine
Banned
So who's the other dude?
Coppertracks
Member
would have loved 'Epic Donald' instead.
FloppyDelux
Member
YES! buy it!
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
But it has. It sold multiple millions in just the US in just its first two months
But it has. It sold multiple millions in just the US in just its first two months
Don't think that's true. According to a Nintendo Power list, it had sold 1.52 million as of August 2011... which means that all but about 200K units were sold in the first month. If accurate, that wouldn't bode well for a sequel at all.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
You might actually be right, because I checked a more recent NPD number I saw and it was still just a hair below 2 million in the US. Hmm. Maybe it had really really poor legs?
But it has. It sold multiple millions in just the US in just its first two months
I feel it's worth noting they wanted "Nintendo level" sales: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=388706
That probably meant at least Super Mario Galaxy.
SonicMegaDrive
Member
Oooh, I would love an Epic DuckTales.
Alan Young is still kicking! Make it happen.
Alan Young is still kicking! Make it happen.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Well that was just a crazy expectation, ahahah
Rush2thestart
Member
Disney publicly said they were happy with the sales.
Sammy Samusu
Member
Epic Mess.
That camera, Lord...
That camera, Lord...
thestopsign
Member
Might this be one of the last Wii titles released? Also any chance that it comes for the Wii-U as well? I feel like it might be better placed there.
They're going to have to work for my vote this time. After last outings near endless flaws, I definitely have to be convinced they know how to do shit as basic as get a camera to not fucking try to kill you at every turn.
Also, being on 360 and PS3, the graphics should look good this time... probably.
Also, being on 360 and PS3, the graphics should look good this time... probably.
Opus Angelorum
Member
Hopefully, the art style was really obscured by the hardware running it.
Hot Coldman
Banned
You're not wrong, but it is a Mickey Mouse thing, it's more reasonable than most people who expect Nintendo-level sales.
Yeah. Even though it wasn't what I wanted after the amazing concept art, I could still tell it was a relatively attractive art style... if it wasn't hindered by Wii technology.
Also, Junction Point, fucking drop the sidescrolling platforming segments if you can't make them more complicated than Elmo's first platforming adventure.
Lord_Byron28
Member
Perhaps due to bad word of mouth. I was on the fence about this game. However, the terrible word of mouth on here and by reviewers scared me off the game. Given it's terrible word of mouth it might be what killed the game past the holidays.
Darth Pinche
Member
It is funny that Kotaku is now quoting this thread in their "report" on this game. I won't post a link to that crap site.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
They should go back to the '...starring Mickey Mouse' naming scheme.
Gameboy415
Member
I actually took the survey pictured in the OP months ago so I've known this was coming for quite a while now, but apparently the NDA doesn't matter anymore...*shrug*
I absolutely hated Epic Mickey when I first played it, mainly because of the awful camera controls.
However, once I reached the "hub area" a few hours into the game I actually enjoyed the remainder of the game quite a bit.
If the sequel can iron out better camera controls and condense the tutorial stages down, it could end up being pretty great!
I absolutely hated Epic Mickey when I first played it, mainly because of the awful camera controls.
However, once I reached the "hub area" a few hours into the game I actually enjoyed the remainder of the game quite a bit.
If the sequel can iron out better camera controls and condense the tutorial stages down, it could end up being pretty great!
The survey pictured in the OP was also posted months ago. We've all seen it.
billy beane
Banned
I hope they fix the problems the first game had. The first one had really good ideas, but just didn't execute on them right.
Will probably get the 360 or PS3 version though.
Will probably get the 360 or PS3 version though.
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
Nope, it was Disney Epic Mickey
No, it was Disney Micky Epic.
Mickey's Epic sounds surprisingly good
Considering how the first game turned out to be, yeah doubt anyone would want to port beg. Anyways here's hoping the 2nd game doesn't disappoint like the first game did.