http://blog.games.yahoo.com/blog/224-critics-camera-issues-plague-epic-mickey

Havent played it yet but after reading this i'm still gonna buy it.

So anyways this is the Epic mickey topic so talk about it.

Epic Mickey is an interesting beast in that it really is the first ever "love it or hate it" game. The camera is the only REAL issue- and even then it's not so much that it's BAD, it's just that it's hard to control.

The game itself is interesting in the sense that it's one of the first platformers where story takes a front seat. I've soft-reset the game because I accidently helped Pete put one of Oswald's kids in jail (They'll surround and follow you, walking past the town hall on Mean Street will suck them in automatically) and Oswald was really disappointed and said something along the lines of "I guess I was wrong about you....wouldn't be the first time." After previous encounters with him, this will BREAK YOUR HEART as a Disney fan, and at the very least tug on your heart strings as a player. Soft resetting. For the story. In a platformer.

The gameplay itself feels like the physics and dark humor of Psychonauts mixed with the collect-a-thon that is Banjo Kazooie. Like all platformers, Mickey DOES control a bit different, and does take some time to get used to. After the initial tutorial, it becomes second nature and the problem is gone. The paint/ thinner is interesting. It's a novel concept, and is sometimes put to good use in the over worlds, but most of the time it's just "Save this guy, or take the treasure chest." There are some real moments where the system shines however, ESPECIALLY during the boss battles. Animatronic Captain Hook is a fairly early boss, and you can either opt to engage him directly using thinner and your spin move, or decide to climb his ship using platforming as well as a mix of paint and thinner. As expected, the moral choices a player can make are usually black/ white when it comes to using paint or thinner (paint usually being good, while thinner being bad) but those good/ evil choices do have the potential to spiral as time goes on. The first real moral choice has you retrieving a ship log for Peg Leg Pete after he accidentally crashed his ship into Gremlin Village. You can either return it to him, or you can hand it over to a Gremlin. Pete has always been a jerk in Disney lore, while Gremlins play the role of assistants and friends in Epic Mickey, so giving it to the nicer of the two seems to be the better option. Turning the log book over to Pete allows him to prove the crash was an accident, become friends with the Gremlins and rebuild the village. Conversely, giving it to the Gremlin will get you a collectible "pin" (which are really just achievements) while also banishing Pete from the village. The black/ white choices become gray really quick, and that only adds to the novelty of the paint and thinner.

Really, there's nothing wrong with the game sans camera. If you love Disney and platformers, there's absolutely ZERO reason not to pick it up. If a reviewer isn't as tied to these interests, the game isn't going to do as well. Gamespot gave the game a 6.0. Watching the video review, it was obvious that the reviewer had no love for platforming, Disney, and maybe even the Wii itself (I had friends who weren't interested in the game watch it to make sure I wasn't bias) and as such that's going to bring average review scores down. On the other hand, you have G4 reviewing it, giving it a perfect score, ending the review with "Walt would have loved it." The love was there, and so was the bias.


So, long story short: Great game, reviews all saying the same things (both compliments and complaints) but swinging around wildly due to bias.


EDIT: PS Doc, only arrived in the states yesterday. :V

EDIT EDIT: Oh right, and I HAVE to say: Oswald? Yeah, my favorite Disney character. They did so much with his personality. He's a versatile, interesting character who really cares for the characters in Wasteland but isn't afraid to show distaste towards certain characters (IE Mickey). I've been at it and got him to warm up to me a bit. He'll talk with me, but the second I turn my back he's making faces. When I turn around, he's whistling innocently. Such a fun character, I'd love to see him become relevant to Disney again.

Edited by Teej on December 2, 2010 at 1:45:55.

I always thought the title of this game was really funny, EPIC Mickey. Some of my friends think it's lame but I would love to play it. Always been a fan of Platform games and Disney, so once I have money again I may seek it out.

Even if a game has camera issues, I never really complain about it. Just a minor set back, I don't think I ever played a game where it was too much to deal with.

Thought it was pretty disappointing... just like Donkey Kong Country Returns and Metroid Other M and Sonic Colors... it's not really the games, it's probably me. I'm getting old so nothing really impresses me anymore and I also can't stand any of the control methods the Wii uses. Sideways NES style drives me crazy. I feel like I'm holding a fat chocolate candy bar instead of a game controller. And the usual controls make me feel like I'm holding two candy bars! Except it didn't bother me in Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2... but that's because the motion controls for that game wasn't bad.

Yeah, the new classic controller for the Wii is pretty boss. Feels like a PS2 controller.