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10/29/09
10/29/09
More powerful hardware != better game. Hell, half the time, more powerful hardware != better-looking graphics. #disneyepicmickey
10/29/09
10/29/09
Too bad it's going to suck. #disneyepicmickey
10/30/09
The industry needs more people like you or we're doomed to repeat our prior mistakes of enjoying games that were unique/fun/innovative/good.
Without your statement to guide me, I'd probably have blindly given Warren Spector my money, which is obviously a bad idea, given his reputation.
Since he's responsible for the travesties known as Wing Commander, Deus Ex, and Thief... he certainly can't be trusted to create a game that can satisfy the typical gamer, let alone someone smart enough to have created, tested, and somehow hidden the existence of the #timemachine that provided you with the means to have played Epic Mickey a FULL YEAR ahead of it's release. #disneyepicmickey
10/30/09
10/30/09
10/28/09
I honestly don't see how this game can really allude to "The Waste Land" like other writings allude to it. To reference its ideas and themes, that's definate possible in a video game, but I can't fathom how it would turn out to really allude to it. I'm actually curious how they'll end up achieving this - maybe "Pluto! You who were with me in the ships at Frontier Island!" Or in-game annotations? Maybe a song: that 'Walt Disne-a-in Rag'? #disneyepicmickey
10/28/09
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10/28/09
I just thought it would have been cool if that was the case, seeing as how Oswald has the motive for wanting to get rid of Mickey for stealing the spotlight. #disneyepicmickey
10/28/09
10/28/09
If choices, morality and consequences mean I can run around throwing paint thinner on everyone and everything, wiping them from existence, then I'm in. I love my (older) Disney, but if you can't do anything like that, then I'm not sure what sort of morality choices there could really be. #disneyepicmickey
10/28/09
10/28/09
10/28/09
Mickey confirmed for next Super Smash Bros? #disneyepicmickey
10/28/09
10/28/09
I would think that Disney would still not want to have them in their game. They've been trying to cover up Song of the South's existence for the longest time.
They've spent all of these years avoiding a re-release because of how much controversy the movie caused. The only place where you might see them in the game is an area based off of Splash Mountain.
If Warren Spector, really wanted them in there, I'm sure he would've thought of that. #disneyepicmickey
10/28/09
besides if they use the characters in splash mountain i hope taking them into this game will be fine since it avoids the controversial context. #disneyepicmickey
10/28/09
Really? I was not aware of that. I guess the issue tends to be more sensitive in America.
I can't blame Disney though. I wouldn't release it if I was in their position either. #disneyepicmickey
10/28/09
10/28/09
Yes!
Maybe Roger Rabbit characters will show up as well. Disney doesn't seem to flaunt them too much.
Can you imagine Baby Herman? :o #disneyepicmickey
10/28/09
These people later end up as game designers for Team Sonic. #disneyepicmickey
10/28/09
10/28/09
I hope people are willing to give it chance and not write if off since its mickey mouse.
I mean, if people are willing to accept Kingdom of hearts they should be able to do the same for this. #disneyepicmickey
10/28/09
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10/28/09
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10/28/09
Brilliant in it's simplicity. #disneyepicmickey
10/29/09
10/29/09
On a side note, I really enjoyed Mystic Quest when I was young. Granted, it was my first FF game, but it did some cool stuff with environmental puzzles (the grappling claw was boss) that you didn't see in the main series. I'd like to revisit it at some point. #disneyepicmickey
10/30/09
PS: It's not my place to say if emulation is illegal, immoral and such but I would just like to state I own 96 actual SNES carts that I have been collecting over the years. I also support Nintendo's VC service by buying pretty much every SNES game that has ever came out. However, I can't take my SNES everywhere... but I surely do take my laptop. I spend more time playing SNES and Megadrive games then current gen ones... that's just who I am. #disneyepicmickey
11/02/09
In regards to emulation: the way I see it, if you're unable to give a company money for their product anymore, it's not at all wrong to go the emulation route. If a game is available on virtual console I'll buy it there (even if I already have it in cartridge form), but more likely than not I'll end up playing an emulated copy for convenience anyway. #disneyepicmickey
11/04/09
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11/05/09
Apparently if you have one of those fancy three-wing screwdrivers and a little know-how you can replace the save batteries yourself, but I've never tried it. I suppose it's worth doing for times when the original console and cartridge are needed for maximum nostalgia. #disneyepicmickey
11/06/09
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11/11/09
I'm hoping that, with their next console, they'll take a renewed interest in what more
powerful tech can achieve for them, and bring in some new directors to breathe life into some of their IPs that are becoming stagnant. #disneyepicmickey
11/11/09
11/11/09
Give it ten or twenty years, though, and I think you'll see the industry turned on its head. I plan to turn it on its head if it hasn't already been, anyway! The next big ideas will come from cultivating ideas for long periods of time until they've matured properly, I think. There's still such a rush to put out as many titles per year as possible that the industry isn't really accommodating for complete, unrestrained experimentation. Imagine if Team Ico had to put out a game every two years! Give a talented team a lot of time and money and they'll cause a stir. #disneyepicmickey
11/11/09
As for the Team Ico example, that's a huge risk nowadays and companies want more money fast, theydon't want videgames as art, they want videogames as profit. It's terrible, there are so much shovelware on all consoles its silly.
Time will tell, I guess... else, GameBoy all the way. #disneyepicmickey
11/11/09
The Wii and DS, as much as they have their faults, are positive steps towards a broader market. They're getting people who previously didn't game to game, which is making the general public more accepting of gaming as a leisure activity. That's one step closer to the near-universal acceptance movies, television, and novels have achieved. Throw in some culturally relevant artistic masterpieces, and suddenly the medium will be legitimized.
At that point, I expect a lot (perhaps the majority) of games to get really, really short, or episodic in nature. I don't think most people will ever want to spend more than a few hours on resolving a narrative. The acceptance of the medium can be fairly easily resolved with time, but you're either into committing to a narrative/experience or you're not. I think this fundamental difference between the types of future gamers (and, actually, a lot of gamers now) is going to have a huge impact on the way the industry progresses. #disneyepicmickey
11/11/09