Topic: Epic Mickey - Wii Exclusive

[Caliban]

What's so good about this is that it's still an exclusive to the Wii.

That, and it doesn't include any emo characters from Final Fantasy.

That is why we have Warren at the helm and not Square. This is really what Kingdom Hearts should have been.

So true, and I hope this game is successful enough that we will get more games like this with the other old Disney characters.

[SilverGrey]

What's so good about this is that it's still an exclusive to the Wii.

That, and it doesn't include any emo characters from Final Fantasy.

That is why we have Warren at the helm and not Square. This is really what Kingdom Hearts should have been.

So true, and I hope this game is successful enough that we will get more games like this with the other old Disney characters.

I would love more games with old characters, and old style Mickey!

[ShyGuy]

From the videos I saw Smee, Gremlin Gus, and in an interiview, Warren Spector Mentioned Horace Horsecollar.

[SilverGrey]

From the videos I saw Smee, Gremlin Gus, and in an interiview, Warren Spector Mentioned Horace Horsecollar.

Well, where there is Horace, there is Clarabelle Cow as well.  I think I've seen her in one of the videos or screenshots somewhere.  Then of course there's Pete in the Steamboat Willie part, since he is the oldest Disney character in use (yep, older than Mickey).

[Caliban]

Epic Mickey Demo - IGN Live E3 2010: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C8WY_A9Nks

[ShyGuy]

I saw Clarabelle COw too, in black and white, but they called her Henrietta. Maybe that was an early incarnation I don't know about.

[SilverGrey]

Epic Mickey Demo - IGN Live E3 2010: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C8WY_A9Nks

Fantastic, there's Fantasia brooms.  Also ABCDE tickets and also Disney pin collecting, they're really trying to cover all bases of Disney history here.  Count me as one of those hardcore Disney fans who's going to play there Where Did That Come From? game, already doing that with my friends and the concept art.

[SilverGrey]

I saw Clarabelle COw too, in black and white, but they called her Henrietta. Maybe that was an early incarnation I don't know about.

Hmm, me too, I'll have to look in my Disney Encyclopedia in the morning to see if that was an earlier character name.  I'll always think of her as Clarabelle though.

Never mind, found part of my answer I think.  She does appear in Steamboat Willie, but as an unnamed character, same as Minnie Mouse who was also as-yet-unnamed in Steamboat Willie.  Not sure still where the name Henrietta was chosen from.

[ShyGuy]

You can see where they call her Henrietta in this video, a good interview with Warren Spector at 1up
http://gamevideos.1up.com/video/id/30037

Also, They referred to a Goofy Prototype as a different name too. It wasn't Dippy Dawg, I've seen that before.

[ShyGuy]

Ah, here it is: http://e3.g4tv.com/videos/46542/E3-2010-Live-Epic-Mickey-Hands-On-Preview/

They have a character called Tiki Sam. Also, they mention a character called The Mad Doctor, who I didn't know.

[broodwars]

Ah, here it is: http://e3.g4tv.com/videos/46542/E3-2010-Live-Epic-Mickey-Hands-On-Preview/

They have a character called Tiki Sam. Also, they mention a character called The Mad Doctor, who I didn't know.

The Mad Doctor popped up as a boss in Mickey Mania on the SNES from the Mouse's early years, but that's the extent of what I know about him.  I don't much care for the Mouse's cartoons, so I'm not familiar with most of them.

[that Baby guy]

Tiki Sam just wanted to trade some item for another item needed to give Shmee to progress.  I've got nearly ten minutes of footage I've just decided I've got to hold back on, and he's included in it.  There's too much to cover to try to edit it and make the dev showing me the game audible, so it isn't worth uploading until I get some time back home.

Tiki Sam, with the glimpse I had, reminded me of Goofy, but ultimately, I was trying to talk to the guy about the absent Tiki Birds at that point.

What's honestly a lot more interesting than the smidgen of gameplay available on the floor is the artwork.  I've found more details and taken better pictures of a few things I plan to point out when I have more time, and every time I see it, the artwork seems more stunning.

[Louieturkey]

You get me even more excited for this game.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Disney makes a special Epic Mickey Controller for Wii
http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/06/19/pdp-and-disney-team-for-tron-and-epic-mickey-controllers.aspx

(also some pretty bad-ass TRON controllers for all 3 systems)

[Stratos]

Disney makes a special Epic Mickey Controller for Wii
http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/06/19/pdp-and-disney-team-for-tron-and-epic-mickey-controllers.aspx

(also some pretty bad-ass TRON controllers for all 3 systems)

Freaking awesome! I want the Charge stand and the Tron controller. I'll give the brush nunchuck to my little sister.

[Dirk Temporo]

What's so good about this is that it's still an exclusive to the Wii.

That, and it doesn't include any emo characters from Final Fantasy.

That is why we have Warren at the helm and not Square. This is really what Kingdom Hearts should have been.

In which case Kingdom Hearts wouldn't exist, because the two games are completely different. The only reason people are comparing the games at all is "lol Disney."

[that Baby guy]

Dirk is right.  They're two entirely different games, and they play entirely different.  Why not just enjoy both games, or pick the one game/series that fits you better?  No reason to dis Kingdom Hearts here, in the Epic Mickey thread.  Both are worlds apart.

[Stratos]

I just didn't like what I played and saw of Kingdom Hearts and genuinely feel this is a better representation of Disney franchises. I know the games are vastly different and worlds apart, but the KH use of Disney (+ the Final Fantasy-esque nonsense) felt off too me.

[SilverGrey]

Do you suppose that's because the Disney universe, such as it is, is fragmented in KH?  In Epic Mickey it's all one world and all the characters are together and interacting.  In KH every one is in their own world and unaware of the others.  I know that's why KH felt 'off' to me, in that sense.  I still enjoyed it, but I felt the game was very isolating of the Disney characters.

[Stratos]

Do you suppose that's because the Disney universe, such as it is, is fragmented in KH?  In Epic Mickey it's all one world and all the characters are together and interacting.  In KH every one is in their own world and unaware of the others.  I know that's why KH felt 'off' to me, in that sense.  I still enjoyed it, but I felt the game was very isolating of the Disney characters.

That was part of it. I think it was a combination of that along with my general disdain of post-FF7 styles and characters. I felt they gave an off vibe to the actual Disney stuff. I would have rather played as someone else, like a young Walt Disney trying to save his worlds from as opposed to Sora & Co. No non-Disney characters outside of the heartless. Sora & Co didn't fit in my opinion.

[SilverGrey]

Do you suppose that's because the Disney universe, such as it is, is fragmented in KH?  In Epic Mickey it's all one world and all the characters are together and interacting.  In KH every one is in their own world and unaware of the others.  I know that's why KH felt 'off' to me, in that sense.  I still enjoyed it, but I felt the game was very isolating of the Disney characters.

That was part of it. I think it was a combination of that along with my general disdain of post-FF7 styles and characters. I felt they gave an off vibe to the actual Disney stuff. I would have rather played as someone else, like a young Walt Disney trying to save his worlds from as opposed to Sora & Co. No non-Disney characters outside of the heartless. Sora & Co didn't fit in my opinion.

Hmm, interesting thought.  See, I've never played a FF game, so all the FF stuff that KH payed homage to was completely lost on me.  To me, it was just a Disney game........with a bunch of other people in weird outfits.  The whole different worlds thing was strange to me, but I think it was because if you go to a Disney park, everything is all mixed together, Pirates is next to the Haunted Mansion is next to the Jungle Cruise is next to the Enchanted Tiki Room, and so forth.  So to me, Disney characters not knowing about each other was an impossibility, they're neighbors!  They do parades together, they do meet 'n greets together. One of the reasons I'm so excited for Epic Mickey is they tried to pack in so many details (so it seems) from parks and Disney history, much moreso than KH.  On an unrelated aside, some of the best costumes I've seen at Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party are groups dressed as characters from KH, but they're always the FF ones.

[Mop it up]

You haven't ever played a Final Fantasy game? Do you not like RPGs?

[SilverGrey]

You haven't ever played a Final Fantasy game? Do you not like RPGs?

I guess I like them, FF just doesn't look appealing to me.  I've watched people play a few of them over the years but have never really been inspired to try them myself.  Why, do I get thrown out of the club now?

[Stratos]

You haven't ever played a Final Fantasy game? Do you not like RPGs?

I guess I like them, FF just doesn't look appealing to me.  I've watched people play a few of them over the years but have never really been inspired to try them myself.  Why, do I get thrown out of the club now?

In my opinion you've just initiated yourself into the club with those words.

[Mop it up]

I was just curious. I think it's a series that is worth trying one of the games (watching does tell you something of the game, but playing is still recommended), though which one would be tough to say since many of them are so different. I don't really like Final Fantasy myself, but one thing I do, that I encourage others to do as well, if possible, is make a point of owning at least one game in every established series. Whether or not I actually like/play it is another matter entirely. But that's just me, I like to be experienced in a wide array of games, even ones for which I don't much care.