SpacePirate Ridley
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Lijik said:
And the theres a giant Oswald head in skull rock island :lol
Theres also a balloon oswald in on of the buildings in Main Street usa, you can see it when the map has color in one of the shots.
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Epic Mickey - Opening Cinematic
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And the theres a giant Oswald head in skull rock island :lol
Theres also a balloon oswald in on of the buildings in Main Street usa, you can see it when the map has color in one of the shots.
BertramCooper
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SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET. 
I hope they announce a release date soon.
I hope they announce a release date soon.
The ear thing is the most impressive of things Disney has mandated for the Mickey of today. All the current cartoons have this and Im really glad its being done in this game. Its really cool!
Anyway, animation and art style looks marvelous!!
I dont think you understood what he was talking about...Gaming Truth said:Wait, so Squeenix Mickey's ears fail you:
But, Warren Spector's Octagono ears are good to you?
I personally like Squeenix's version better because he seems so much more retro. The mad/serious look of Spector's is a better fit for the game though.
Anyway, animation and art style looks marvelous!!
cordonbleu
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This really is my most anticipated Wii Game this year, I cannot wait to play it!
Ajemsuhgao
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This is the Kingdom Hearts 2 IN GAME model. Looks a lot better than the Epic Mickey model.
ThatObviousUser
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Part of me wishes it was more of a pure platformer. But I'll take what I can get.
Larson Conway
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Looks magical. Still bummed I'm not getting it.
ConradCervantes
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Can't wait. My GF and I will both tag-team this game. I actually pitched the game's concept to one of her friends, a flight attendant who flies down to Disney World a few times per year. She bought a Wii hours later and keeps bugging me about when it'll be released.
Black-Wind
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Looks Awesomly Super!
Only thing that I fear about this game is that it seems like it's trying to be too many things at once and of the lil touches looked off the last time I saw a gameplay vids (sound effects/ timing of plateforms in a 3D part where he had to jump on turned over boats). Either be Mario or be Zelda . . . I don't need something failing to be either. :/
Only thing that I fear about this game is that it seems like it's trying to be too many things at once and of the lil touches looked off the last time I saw a gameplay vids (sound effects/ timing of plateforms in a 3D part where he had to jump on turned over boats). Either be Mario or be Zelda . . . I don't need something failing to be either. :/
Ajemsuhgao
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Instro said:
Oh please. The Epic Mickey model looks like shit someone just getting into 3ds max/Maya could put out. And the textures are just terrible.
ThatObviousUser
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I don't really mind the Epic Mickey model, but I'd like it a lot better if he was all black instead of blue/purple. Maybe it's better for in game and whatnot, but in portrait it looks pretty disgusting.
Black-Wind
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Your wrong dude, that SE Mickey looks lame, Epic Mickey has it's problems and thats the old image of the model from what I can see, I think a screen snap from the opening would be more accurate. :/Ajemsuhgao said:
Ajemsuhgao
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Black-Wind said:
SE Mickey looks lame? What? :lol
I'm not talking art style or anything. I'm stating fact, that the SE Mickey is the better model. The actual 3d model looks far better.
But by all means, defend it for no reason. The game looks great, but Mickey looks like ass.
Black-Wind
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And like I said I think you used the older pic from that flood of shitty pics before revisions were made. I look at this opener and I can see a much better representation of that model . . . pausing it randomly makes Epic Mickey look like much more of a impressive model then that old render shot.Ajemsuhgao said:
EDIT-^^^ Exactly. For animation reasons just having something look nice doesn't mean its the best fit. Epic Mickey Model looks the way it does because it has to show mickey in a certain way in all angles + it has to be able to animate a certain way that SE never had to worry about.
ThatObviousUser
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Those animations remind me of Disney's Magical Quest for SNES. <3
onegoodlogan
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Looks
Ajemsuhgao
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PounchEnvy said:For game purposes they're both good. I agree that Epic Mickey's looks a bit weird but the reason has to do with what Epic Mickey is emphasizing.
Just look at the test animations. KH's model definitely looks too stiff to be as expressive as these.
Looks fine in these. Did not fit in the trailer at all, though. Hoping it looks fine in game.
All you people bitching about the model, here's a super quick "mockup" that shows the two different versions in quick succession. From what I can tell, the only thing that really jumps out at me that's different (that's not because of the pose), is that Mickey's shorts are different. His body is a bit longer in Epic Mickey, but I personally don't think that matters. Other than that, I can't really see anything that makes a difference. I think my biggest problem in general is the large black eyes...I'm not so used to that, lol.
Regardless, I may end up finally getting a Wii for this. I've not had the cash for one in awhile, so Epic Mickey might be the reason for eating ramen for a month or so :lol
Regardless, I may end up finally getting a Wii for this. I've not had the cash for one in awhile, so Epic Mickey might be the reason for eating ramen for a month or so :lol
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/gt-pop-block-epic-mickey/703254
prob one of the best GT pop blocks for me.
prob one of the best GT pop blocks for me.
ShockingAlberto
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If one Mickey is good then the other Mickey is shit
THAT'S HOW IT HAS TO WORK
THAT'S HOW IT HAS TO WORK
HappyBivouac
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ShockingAlberto said:
:lol Exactly what I was thinking. I do sense an undertone of "damn asian developers touching our beloved western characters" from certain people but I could be crazy...
Those gifs posted above look fantastic. It's obvious the model has been significantly improved since that early model people keep showing in this thread.
Necroscope
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I found the sliding ears extremely distracting and weird in the cinematic. I know Warren said he has this done intentionally because Mickey always shows the full profiles of his ears in 2D! However, this is very strange in 3D because the ear actually cast shadow on to itself and the head... forcing a 2D effect like this in a 3D environment with free camera and lighting is really a bad choice. I dont see there is any problem with Square's version of Mickey in 3D without sliding ears... this theory of keeping the ears in 2D may sound clever but does it really makes specific things better in tangible ways beside a cool theory for gamasutra design interview?
What's curious to me is that during Mickey's short appearance in KH1 he had sliding ears. I remember finding it weird that they didn't go with that for 2 but I guess they thought it wouldn't work too well during his now prolongued presence in gameplay sequences.
Same for Minnie, she also had sliding ears during the cutscenes (the only merit of her humongous head with dead eyes from the first game) and for some mysterious-but-probably-ear-related reason it was the only model you couldn't rotate in the model viewer.
Same for Minnie, she also had sliding ears during the cutscenes (the only merit of her humongous head with dead eyes from the first game) and for some mysterious-but-probably-ear-related reason it was the only model you couldn't rotate in the model viewer.
New interview conducted by German TV programme (falafelkid works for them): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-nSCiussYY
Vinterbird
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I had a great 30 minute talk with Warren yesterday, and seeing the new levels and hearing him talk about where he wants the game to go makes me really hopeful he can impress. The two most interesting things he talked about was their fight against the camera, and especially since the player can remove walls, making it a lot harder to make an automatic camera that can position itself correctly, since the game can't be sure what is in the world at any given time.
And all the stuff he had to leave out of the game, and him talking about maybe doing a wasteland of rejected concepts for Epic Mickey, so the game would be populated with rejected character models and so on.
But man, Warren is so god damn excited about the game. He was jittering, acting out and almost jumping up the walls when discussing the project. He seems so pumped about showing what the game really is, since he really hasn't talked or shown what the consequences of your actions or any big story stuff yet.
And all the stuff he had to leave out of the game, and him talking about maybe doing a wasteland of rejected concepts for Epic Mickey, so the game would be populated with rejected character models and so on.
But man, Warren is so god damn excited about the game. He was jittering, acting out and almost jumping up the walls when discussing the project. He seems so pumped about showing what the game really is, since he really hasn't talked or shown what the consequences of your actions or any big story stuff yet.