Epic Mickey

[Zeek]

http://kotaku.com/5325198/this-looks-like-art-from-warren-spectors-steampunk-disney-game
(Concept art released)

This better come out. It's been reported to come out on the Wii (http://kotaku.com/5325334/spectors-epic-mickey-is-for-the-wii) (no others) as of right now.

[Chosenoneknux]

Much as I love KH and am fine with Mickey's 'guide' role in it, I would so love to play a game starring as him again, Castle of Illusion rocked on the SNES! :D

Although, this link for the main post might be helpful too - http://kotaku.com/5325334/spectors-epic-mickey-is-for-the-wii ;-)

I'm very interested in seeing the art direction in-game, considering the highly detailed concept art. :-)

[Avarice]

Creepy...

[BK#1Fan]

I hope it doesn't come out on the Wii. I would hate to see such awesome style wasted with inferior graphical power.

[Monkey Boy 64]

Holy shit that is awesome.

[Adam]

Oh...Oh my. That looks awesome. The concept art is beautiful. Dear God.

[Mr. Pokeylope]

Lets hope this actually turns out to be a good game, it looks like it could have potential.

[Sarge]

Disney took over the world, but it turned out to be larger then he initially thought. The last spoken words were "Its a large world after all" before nuclear fire engulfed the Earth.

[DarkJinjo]

As a Kingdom Hearts fan, I am very excited for this. Disney games are awesome.

[Zeek]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=16881047&postcount=109

Here's a few more pieces of concept artwork.

[Solid Snix]

This kinda reminds me of BioShock and Fallout, but with Disney characters. (Come to think of it, Andrew Ryan always DID remind me of Walt Disney.)

[Breegullbeak]

This is what I always hoped would happen to Disney World.

[Adam]

Ok. So a quick hypothetical here. Let's say this game is an Action Platformer RPG with crazy good gameplay and epic boss battles and there are two playable characters: Joe Jonas and Mylie Cyrus. Would you still play it?

Me? Yes. I would also have a newfound respect for both of them.

[Avarice]

Has there been a thread on this before? It all seems very... nostalgic somehow.

This kinda reminds me of BioShock and Fallout, but with Disney characters. (Come to think of it, Andrew Ryan always DID remind me of Walt Disney.)

THANK YOU! I'm so glad I'm not the only person who thought Andrew Ryan was a twisted version of Walt Disney.

[Siege]

Me? Yes. I would also have a newfound respect for both of them.

Agreed. If they keep the cheesy dialouge to a minimum

[Adam]

THANK YOU! I'm so glad I'm not the only person who thought Andrew Ryan was a twisted version of Walt Disney.

...Wasn't that the point?

[BanjoMaster]

Wow..............I........I.........I............. ...I love it. It's the best thing I've seen in the last month. Looks like a scrapped level of Kingdom Hearts or something, but still..........wow

[Monkey Boy 64]

http://computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=220427

We've since been told that it's a Wii-exclusive where you paint your way through levels using the Wii Remote. This 'painting your way' involves you drawing, etching and erasing whole or parts of levels as you go. Capcom's Okami immediately springs to mind but we've not got enough info to go on to make any kind of informed judgement.

As for the story, we've also been told that it'll be based around very old and/or forgotten Disney characters who are out to get their revenge on Mickey, presumably because they're jealous of all his fame and fortune. We Googled 'early Disney characters' and found that Oswald the Lucky Rabbit returned a lot of hits. A bit before even CVG's time all that though.

[Mandolin]

Wow, that's like Disney with balls!

I love it! I hope it really does come to fruition. Love Mickey's Magical Quest, by the way. ;)

[Twi]

I think this gave me my weird dream last night. D:

I was together with a bunch of people my age at this twisted theme park place, and if you didn't follow exactly what the attendants there said and did, you'd be killed off in a most gruesome way.

I was in the top 25 or so who had the most likelihood of surviving though. o-O

[MetalHeroOfTime]

Ok. So a quick hypothetical here. Let's say this game is an Action Platformer RPG with crazy good gameplay and epic boss battles and there are two playable characters: Joe Jonas and Mylie Cyrus. Would you still play it?

Me? Yes. I would also have a newfound respect for both of them.

I would, just to see the gameover screen.

[Siege]

I would, just to see the gameover screen.

I seriously think, if executed well, that game would be amazing.

[MetalHeroOfTime]

I seriously think, if executed well, that game would be amazing.

I agree. Disney gone Steampunk is the most amazing thing since slicedbread.

[Siege]

I agree. Disney gone Steampunk is the most amazing thing since slicedbread.

I was talking about the Jonas/Hannah one.







...No homo.

[Mandolin]

That half-built (or half-destroyed?) robotic Goofy makes me kind of sad... :(

[Avarice]

That half-built (or half-destroyed?) robotic Goofy makes me kind of sad... :(

He has Donald's beak as a foot. It's just so... wtf.

It is sad though.

[Mandolin]

He has Donald's beak as a foot. It's just so... wtf.

It is sad though.

Really? That doesn't seem like Donald's beak to me... just a flat, shoe-less Goofy foot.

[Solid Snix]

He has Donald's beak as a foot. It's just so... wtf.

It is sad though.I'm starting to imagine this game being rated M

[Timboid]

Hopefully the final game, if it does get released, won't be too far from this concept art.

[Mandolin]

I'm starting to imagine this game being rated M

There's no way that'll happen. It'll be rated T, at most.

Hopefully the final game, if it does get released, won't be too far from this concept art.

Yes, it'll be a step in a brand spankin' new direction for Disney.

[Solid Snix]

There's no way that'll happen. It'll be rated T, at most.



I was kidding, but okay.

[MetalHeroOfTime]

I wonder what the bosses will be like if the screenshots are just average enemies.

[Solid Snix]

I wonder what the bosses will be like if the screenshots are just average enemies.Each boss would be like all the Colosi from Shadow of the Colosus, Sepheroth, Marx, and a Big Daddy combined.

[eioozak ojnab]

If only the final boss was Miley Cyrus and the boss music is a remix of her themsong.

[Solid Snix]

If only the final boss was Miley Cyrus and the boss music is a remix of her themsong.A giant robotic Miley Cyrus that shoots lazor beams... out of her tits. She will also be known as Poptimist Prime!

[Mandolin]

A giant robotic Miley Cyrus that shoots lazor beams... out of her tits. She will also be known as Poptimist Prime!

...is it bad that I LOL'd?

Not that it'll ever happen, but that could represent Disney's more-or-less recent lapse in quality.

[Breegullbeak]

If only the final boss was Miley Cyrus and the boss music is a remix of her themsong.

What about the Jonas Brothers? Giant robot teen band with lazars and guns! And you'd get to kill them!

[Banjo cracker]

Beautiful concept. I love the idea of well known characters entering a new game type. Although it sounds much more child friendly than I had hoped (Painting isn't something that I personally would enjoy in my games,) it sounds brilliant. This is what something like mario needs to do to become fresh again. I mean, doesn't a gritty new melee based mario game just sound perfect? This game'll be a definite buy for me, just so I can see how it works out.

[Mandolin]

This is what something like mario needs to do to become fresh again. I mean, doesn't a gritty new melee based mario game just sound perfect? This game'll be a definite buy for me, just so I can see how it works out.

If Mario needed to "be fresh again", a gritty melee game might be used to finally kill him.

Educate yourself. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9joAb4XMaUs&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fgameoverthinker%2Eblogspot%2Ecom %2Fsearch%3Fupdated%2Dmin%3D2008%2D01%2D01T00%253A 00%253A00%2D08%253A00%26updated%2Dmax%3D2009%2D01% 2D01T00%253A00%253A00%2D08%253A&feature=player_embedded)

[Siege]

^^ ... *Goes to download Ratchet and Clank Demo*

[Tanjo]

At first I was thinking to myself "wow, this looks cool, but the disney thing kind of ruins it" but then I realized it's a complete and total bastardization of Disney making it look dark and steampunk, which I got by the end of reading that article. To hell with the Wii, this should come out on 360/PS3 so that the visuals can be as good as they can possibly be. A game like this deserves it.

[BK#1Fan]

At first I was thinking to myself "wow, this looks cool, but the disney thing kind of ruins it" but then I realized it's a complete and total bastardization of Disney making it look dark and steampunk, which I got by the end of reading that article. To hell with the Wii, this should come out on 360/PS3 so that the visuals can be as good as they can possibly be. A game like this deserves it.

That's what I said. The Wii won't be able to realize these visuals.

[Dr. Worm]

A Disney game in a steampunk setting with an Okami-like drawing mechanic?

I'M IN HEAVEN.

[Mandolin]

Any news on this? I hope this comes out on the Wii so I can own it.

Well, I don't have to hope, really. And a good non-first-party game will do the little gizmo good.

[cooperace27]

Have you noticed that Disney does this kind of thing a lot? Disney and some other company collaborate together to make a game that looks a lot like the companies previous games and ideas.
Duck Tales: It looked a lot like mega man, just geared toward younger audiences
Kingdom Hearts: It looked a lot like Final Fantasy, just geared toward younger audiences
Since we don't know anything about the game, besides some amazing screen shots. Its too soon to tell if it will be like the previous Disney games.

It almost seems like the game is the opposite than the games I mentioned. The game would be Disney trying to be geared towards older audiences. What do you think?

[Avarice]

Kingdom Hearts was thought up Normura, I thought, and Disney only approved

[Hey, I'm Grump]

An adult oriented Disney adaptation? Original = awesome. Considering the shit they've been churning out lately, I'm surprised the Disney board of directors agreed to this.

Let this game live. For the love of all that is great in this world let it live!

Also, send these concepts to Pixar. NOW!

[cooperace27]

Kingdom Hearts was thought up Normura, I thought, an Disney only approved

Don't ask a 15 year old questions you know the answer too
:P