"Epic Mickey", Warren Spector's Wii Project

[Purkake]

This could be one of those rare AAA titles to really crack the Wii market.

 

The sad reality will be that even if it gets all the critical praise in the world and is the best game ever, Wii Play(with Wiimote) and Wii Fit will continue selling millions without breaking stride while the super special awesome Mickey game that they probably spent a whole lot more money on, will just sell "ok" or maybe "well".

 

Ugh, just what the world needs. Another comic character gone serious and dark.

 

The concept is actually pretty good. It's not just "ZOMG Mickey is emo now", but it's about the OLD Disney stuff and weird Robot-Goofy as you saw on the last page.

Edited October 6, 2009 by Purkake

[Calax]

I'm guessing that this will either be a smash or a belly flop.

[Krookie]

Well it's grabbed my attention, at least somewhat. Maybe this will make owning a Wii worth it.

[Nepenthe]

Probably Disney, upon realizing that the Disney Kingdom IP is popular with families, and that the Wii is also popular with families. Overwhelmingly so. Exclusivity was probably decided when they realized you couldn't replicate desired gameplay mechanics on systems without motion detection.

 

This could be one of those rare AAA titles to really crack the Wii market.

 

Or it's a timed exclusive, until Sony's stick and Microsoft's Watchamacallit hit the market.

[Purkake]

Probably Disney, upon realizing that the Disney Kingdom IP is popular with families, and that the Wii is also popular with families. Overwhelmingly so. Exclusivity was probably decided when they realized you couldn't replicate desired gameplay mechanics on systems without motion detection.

 

This could be one of those rare AAA titles to really crack the Wii market.

 

Or it's a timed exclusive, until Sony's stick and Microsoft's Watchamacallit hit the market.

 

First of all those are going to need a year or two to become more than gimmicks and secondly they are different enough that porting between them is most likely not feasible. Wii to PS3 might be doable, but Natal is pretty different.

[Niten_Ryu]

We have to remember that Disney has a lot of history and those early years are just about opposite what Disney is today.

 

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit seem to be a very "unlucky" character. From Wikipedia:

"Mintz instead demanded that Walt take a 20 percent budget cut, and as leverage, he reminded Disney that Mintz owned the character, and revealed that he had already signed most of Disney

Edited October 6, 2009 by Niten_Ryu

[entrerix]

it doesnt look as dark as fantasia and that movie is pretty old. i dont see what the fuss is about. i guess if i hear "dark mickey" i imagine something like american mcgees alice.

 

but then again this was billed as "epic" not dark. so whatever.

 

i bought a wii on its release day. i've probably spent about 40 hours playing it since. not exactly a wise purchase, but im hopeful that sooner or later something will make it worthwhile.

[Oner]

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[Wrath of Dagon]

Specter said the game was supposed to be for 360, PS3, and PC, and then they decided to make it a Wii exclusive. Big mistake IMO.

[Oner]

I think so too, but there's still time to change their minds.

Edited October 29, 2009 by Oner

[Hurlshort]

It will sell like gangbusters on the Wii, so I don't think they are too worried about that decision.

[Purkake]

The thing is that Wii Fit, which costs more and probably needed a fraction of the R&D money, will still easily outsell it.

 

More platforms = more money.

Edited October 29, 2009 by Purkake

[Morgoth]

I'm very positive it was the right decision to go Wii only. It's exactly the right player-demographic for that kind of game (kiddy games).

[Purkake]

But it's not a "kiddy game", it's the next masterpiece from Warren Spector. I'd check it out if I had a Wii.

[Wrath of Dagon]

Well, actually I was reading some stuff Spector said, and apparently it is mostly a kiddy game, although he's trying to make it fun for adults also. So may be Wii was a good decision, but I don't think the game will work as either it'll be too complicated for kids or boring for adults.

[Purkake]

But it's Warren Spector, the man who made System Shock, Thief and Deus Ex. Sure, he also made Deus Ex: Invisible War, but I'd still put a little more trust in him than say the Dante's Inferno team...

[Hurlshort]

Speaking of kiddie, my 2 and a half year old daughter absolutely loves the game already. She has taken custody of my Game Informer magazine with Mickey on the cover, and she points out that the houses are scary but Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck are cool.

 

So yeah, it is a kids game, but I think it will be interesting for adults.

[Oner]

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/...ept-Art-Screens

Shame, an American Mcgee-like style would've been cool.

[jjc]

It's a shame that they're willing to dig up these ancient concepts but they're largely ignoring what originally defined them. One example: that drippy monster thing on the Game Informer cover is supposed to be the Phantom Blot, but Phantom Blot was originally created as a menacing pulp villain who was always trying to murder Mickey in surprisingly violent ways. How is a drippy shapeshifter thing an improvement on that? Is he more "modern" now that he has a mouth?

 

----> EPIC MICKEY <----

[entrerix]

phantom blot = gun toting madman with sweet killer traps.

 

blob menace = cartoon villain thats not interesting or scary.