"Epic Mickey" concept art *56k*

This game looks like a must buy and I barely know anything about it.

So what's the point of even basing this on Disney (other than to add the Disney name for more sales?) if you aren't going to draw from the source material for inspiration? It makes no sense. This looks like some Tim Burton remix of Disney. I just don't think this sort of imagery works for Disney, sorry. Disney is not a dark, twisted world.TheLordMagnus

Disney is not a dark, twisted world.TheLordMagnus

the art for this look frickin sweet. if they make this game i will most definately buy it unless gameplay sucks. just the goofy and dumbo pics alone are enough to make me want this disney world apocolyptic game. the only thing that saddens me is that these graphics will not be as awesome on the wii as they would on the ps3 360 or pc. hopefully the wii will have hd by then since its rumored their making one with hd cords.

oh snap after looking at those pics I got uhh pixie dust all over the keyboard :P

anyway, and this is my theory, is that Walt Disney World has been taken over by the Villains and using the animatronics to do their evil bidding and rebuild their own twisted world. Mickey has been missing for many years and the other characters have been forced into hiding. One day you see Mickey wake up in the mouth of Monstro and he has to escape (aka the tutorial level). After you escape it's Mickeys job to find his friends, find his wizards hat and robe, and beat all the villains to restore Walt Disney World to it's former glory.

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Now THAT, is art direction. High Voltage Software could learn a thing or two from this.

bob_newman

i think this might be something like kingdom hearts

oh snap after looking at those pics I got uhh pixie dust all over the keyboard :P

anyway, and this is my theory, is that Walt Disney World has been taken over by the Villains and using the animatronics to do their evil bidding and rebuild their own twisted world. Mickey has been missing for many years and the other characters have been forced into hiding. One day you see Mickey wake up in the mouth of Monstro and he has to escape (aka the tutorial level). After you escape it's Mickeys job to find his friends, find his wizards hat and robe, and beat all the villains to restore Walt Disney World to it's former glory.

fleig_man

Sure the art looks good and all (True it's not really Disney-ish but it sorta is *Looks at Pirates of the Caribbean*), but I only have one question, who is the Main character? Are these Disney creatures just cloned failures, cyborgs, etc and you have to destroy them or do you actually have to play as one of those things? I would love to destroy them with the Chip N Dale crew, Mulan crew, Aladdin crew, Tale Spin crew, Ducktales crew, Gargoyles crew, Darkwing Duck crew, Goof Troop crew, Bonkers crew and others.

This is a work of art. I am a hude Disney fan and if that game does come out I will be very happy.

Wow glad to see all the positive feedback these pics are getting. I love the style of these. Man I wish I had artistic talent, if I could draw these half as well I be so happy.

@ danger ranger. Sadly I don't even own the conduit due to my tight budget but I will come Augest 4th (my birthday)

Wow. Just, wow. That looks truly amazing. Honestly, I love my Wii, but if this ends up being a Wii exclusive that will be a little bit of a waste. I don't usually care about graphics at all, but this is one of those games where you buy it because it looks pretty and interesting. Not necessarily because it looks fun. All in all, no matter what console this comes out on, I am going to buy it. Period.

i think i just crapped my pants :o

Kingdom Hearts 3 anybody?

I'm buying a Wii just for this game.

Kingdom Hearts 3 anybody?

legend26

I'll wait til' we get some in-game screens on this game before getting hyped.

I'll wait til' we get some in-game screens on this game before getting hyped.

FFCYAN

True. For all we know Disney took a look at these and said no. In fact I imagine it will be toned down at least a little by release.

Gameplay details

- use the Wiimote to paint your way through the landscape
- draw/etch/erase levels as you progress through them
- story based on old and forgotten Disney characters that are out for revenge against Mickey

That's...interesting. I can't wait to see how it pans out.

I just came... twice.

I hope it's good fun.

I bet there will be a disappointaton when first true screenshots or a trailer arrive...

- use the Wiimote to paint your way through the landscape

OreoMilkshake

Sounds interesting, potentially similar to Okami...

Basically confirms this'll be a Wii exclusive methinks.

- draw/etch/erase levels as you progress through them

OreoMilkshake

Definitely the most intriguing bit of info- very interesting. Hopefully it'll shape out nicely.

- story based on old and forgotten Disney characters that are out for revenge against Mickey

OreoMilkshake

Ah, so it has to do with OLD characters? Sounds neat. :D

That short story description comes close to what I was expecting story-wise. (I wasn't expecting old characters to be the central focus however)

Definitely looking very interesting so far. Especially with how amazing the concept art looks.

[QUOTE="TheLordMagnus"]Disney is not a dark, twisted world.OreoMilkshake

none of the Turok gameswere developed by Disney

The firstwas developed by the Iguana and published by Acclaim. None in the series has had any Disney relation either.

Silent Hill meets Disney. Oh joy. It ought to be called Alessa in Wonderland.

I wish Disney's animation still had heart like the old animators did.

Alice in Wonderland was the best, by far.

I wish they would've incorperated their trippy style into other stories

Gameplay details

- use the Wiimote to paint your way through the landscape
- draw/etch/erase levels as you progress through them
- story based on old and forgotten Disney characters that are out for revenge against Mickey

That's...interesting. I can't wait to see how it pans out.

OreoMilkshake

Oh wow great find, these details only raise more questions then answers in my mind. I'm glad that they are using the wiimote in an innovative way so its aexperiance truely enhanced by the wii's strengh kind of like the Ghostbusters game. Also given the second point I wonder if this means you get to create/alter some of themachines in the pics. Glad to hear that Mickey is the main character and he will be kicking ass.

Oh my god, that looks amazing. As far as I've read, it's still in development, based on this interview with someone from Disney from E3. So hopefully we get some actual screen shots, or footage:D I'm surprised that Disney approved this, it's dark and not like them at all. I would think they might tone it down, if not, parents might see this and think that this is what Mickey, or Disney, is turning into and stray from the company. I don't know if that makes sense, that's just what I've been hearing.

Here is a link with more substantial gameplay info.

If this is infact a platformer that would explain why they chose to go with the Wii, yeah it would look visually better on an HD console but this is a business after all, money is more important than how a game looks. You go with the console that saw a platformer sell near 10 millon copies, as oppossed to the one that saw a popular platforming name sink like a stone at retail and the other would be an expensive risk. Though I am surprised Disney would allow such leeway with the character design, I would assume Disney would have a vice grip on developers when creating games with Disney characters. Sepewrath

Epic Mickey details

Now THAT, is art direction. High Voltage Software could learn a thing or two from this.

bob_newman

What did they do to my Disney!?!?!?! Well, I guess that it had to happen, they do everything, there's even a section that works on porn (At least, that's what I heard).

What did they do to my Disney!?!?!?! Well, I guess that it had to happen, they do everything, there's even a section that works on porn (At least, that's what I heard).

Dark-Star13

The artwork looks amazing and the game sounds awesome.

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[QUOTE="TheLordMagnus"]Disney is not a dark, twisted world.danger_ranger95

none of the Turok gameswere developed by Disney

The firstwas developed by the Iguana and published by Acclaim. None in the series has had any Disney relation either.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turok_(2008_video_game)

It was published by Disney.

Looks like a Tim Burton idea, sweet.

Definitely interested on that game.

I'll be happy whenever I see a trailer for this game.

Looks great. I'll have to keep an eye on this game.