Warren Spector details Epic Mickey

Author: Joe Martin
Published: 6th October 2009
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Warren Spector details Epic Mickey

Spector's Epic Mickey has been confirmed as a Wii exclusive platformer starring Mickey Mouse.

Warren Spector, the highly regarded designer of Deus Ex and Ultima fame, has finally spoken out about what his team has been working on since it was bought by Disney in 2007.

Dubbed 'Epic Mickey' internally, the project has been the subject of much speculation since concept art and rumours that it was a Castle of Illusion remake first started to surface earlier this year.

Now, according to a feature in the upcoming US issue of GameInformer, Spector has finally confirmed that 'Epic Mickey' is indeed a Wii-exclusive platformer starring Mickey Mouse - one which is firmly grounded in Spector's love of the character and which tries to take Disney in a slightly new direction.

The game apparently casts players as Mickey Mouse, who has been dethroned as the King of Disneyland by an army of lesser-known characters who set about remaking the kingdom to their likeness. Mickey then sets out to reclaim his place, using what seems to be a magic paintbrush that lets you erase and redraw portions of the level.

The game also appears to be keeping with the unusual art direction seen in the earlier concept art, with plenty of steampunk creations and darker imagery than you might expect.

Let us know your thoughts in the forums.
Quote proxess 6th October 2009, 11:38
Hmmm don't really know what to make of this.

Tho talking about Ultima, I heard a rumor that an UO2 is (re-)under development. Maybe the unannounced Bioware game?
Quote rodrigobiz 6th October 2009, 11:42
Man for year now we don't have a decent mickey game.

This one seems like the Mario Galaxy of Disney to the WII!

Can´t wait!
Quote Yemerich 6th October 2009, 12:14
Hmm the guy is a monster! He worked with Steve Jackson Games (GURPS), TSR (Dungeons and Dragons) and in Origin Systems (Crusader, Wing Commander, Ultima Series).
Worked in Thief: Dark Project, Deus Ex, System shock, Ultima Underworld I and II (the best FPS/RPG EVER!!!!!!!).
The guy is a visionaire. Never heard of him in Ultima Series thou.

Too bad I don't have a Wii and I will not buy one.
Quote sear 6th October 2009, 15:51
This could be one of the most impressive and interesting games made on a long time. Warren Spector is a god that any PC gamer should worship right alongside next to Gabe Newell, both Chris Taylors, Tim Schafer, etc., and I'm excited to see such fresh work from him again.
Quote Orothe 7th October 2009, 01:59
Ultima.. Man, the most customizable characters of all time. More layers of clothing and possible effects than any other RPG I've seen. Though gotta admit I played free servers. Won't mention the one I use to play because they banned me for liking Guild Wars (Yeah, that's what ya get for playing for free) But they had almost every piece of equipment be level-able, as well as the character level not knowing a limit.

Seriously though, the games that he rocked on had DEPTH.. Can the Wii really have that kind of power to create depth? I can't see Mickey being in an RPG of any kind.. Other than Kingdom Hearts I guess.

From the looks of that picture, it's 2D side-scrolling.. Which would scream platform.. Which would be an epic fail in my book when standing up against his previous works, like Ultimate and Deux Ex..
Quote xaser04 7th October 2009, 08:10
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Originally Posted by Orothe


From the looks of that picture, it's 2D side-scrolling.. Which would scream platform.. Which would be an epic fail in my book when standing up against his previous works, like Ultimate and Deux Ex..

The article states the game is a platformer....
Quote Orothe 7th October 2009, 19:40
Ah, that it does, my mistake, guess I read that too fast and just caught "Wii Exclusive" lol.

Well, as a platformer, exactly how in-depth could it be? I think it's going to be like Super Mario, just with different storyline and graphics. =/
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