Epic Mickey Switch Remake Translates "Motion Controls To Analog Sticks" And Enhances Camera

So excited for this! Already pre-ordered.

As someone who still uses the motion controls in SMG in the Mario 3D all stars collection this is a welcome sight that they are keeping the motion controls.

I really wanted to love Epic Mickey, but, it just didn't work for me — especially the good/bad morality thing. Mickey should just be a good guy. If you took out that mechanic, this game would have been a ton more fun. As is it, you always have to wonder how your actions will be interpreted and that wasn't fun.

That's cool that the Switch release will get best of both worlds(analog and motion controls). I'll be getting this at some point.

@Chocobo_Shepherd Epic Mickey might've gone a little farther than it should've with morality, but I strongly disagree with the assertion that Mickey should "just be a good guy." Mickey is fun, impetuous, petty, and spiteful. He's kind at heart, but does a lot of harm without much care.

Mischievous Mickey is real Mickey.

@Chocobo_Shepherd from what I remember the only thing that mattered as far as “morality” in the game was whether you used ink or thinner in the boss battles to trigger a different cut scene of the defeated bosses at the end of the game. I played it twice using ink the first time and thinner the next to see the different clips. Kinda cool to see but definitely not necessary

I’ll probably play with the motion controls to be honest. It’ll bring me right back to the glory days of the sheer creativity of the Wii. I know it has its detractors but the Switch’s foray into revivals of Wii era titles has only proven just how on fire Nintendo were during that era.

@Chocobo_Shepherd
When I played these games for the first time, in the Wii and Wii U era, I did not care as much about morality. I always prefered the good side and actions, in games with a choice, but when a PlayStation 3 game had trophies for both sides, I did two runs, first the good one, then the bad one. I did it also for the Epic Mickey games.

Now that I am older, I do not play the dark side in games anymore. It makes me feel wrong. And I agree with you, Mickey should be a good guy and not a twisted maniac.

I want to play for that incredible soundtrack. Sooooo good.

Is this game worth a pick up? I remember wanting to play it back in the day but I wanna know if it's any good before I spend the money

Somebody got me Epic Mickey 2 on the Wii, still haven't played it. I don't think I'm even interested about it. But who knows, maybe one day...

Yeah well I loved the game on the Wii and being able to both move the camera with the second stick AND use the paintbrush with motion controls AT THE SAME TIME really is the key there to make it better. So I hope that's what they are going for.

And also framerate.

@LikelySatan
Mickey and Oswald themes are still regularly stuck in my head though I haven't played the game in years. Incredible.

Adored this game on the Wii. If I remember correctly I used "double jump" a heck of a lot which helped me no end. A game full of interesting ideas, levels and collectables. Looking fwd to playing this again.

I'll give it a chance at the right price.

It's good. I would like to have analogue sticks controls in Super Mario Galaxy on Switch...
@Greatluigi SMG on Switch don't have analogue sticks controls on Switch. Interestingly enough, it's the only Wii port on Switch that doesn't have analogue sticks controls support. Well, at least, other games (No More Heroes games, Skyward Sword, etc...) got that option... Nintendo were too much lazy during the 3D All-Star development, I guess.

It's just fanboy dreams I know, but wouldn't it be incredible if they let us have a second playthrough with Oswald as the hero and Mickey as a villain/failed attempt at a Disney mascot ?

It would be a relatively simple thing to do if you make it just a skin swap. Well, there would be the cutscenes to redo so that's the hard part but maybe in still illustrations? Or in game engine? That would be a real incentive to replay the game for hardcore disney fans.

Epic Mickey had the worst camera I’ve ever experienced a game, so that’s good to see. Still worried on how pointer controls will translate.

I really enjoyed this on the Wii, put 25 hours + into it. Yo hear that the Switch version will have motion controls is great news. Providing it's a solid port overall I will be picking this up.

I played this in 2011, I don't remember any camera issues. But I do remember people complaining about it.

I still wonder if the later Japanese release truly improved it or if it was just a myth.

They definitely did change a lot of stuff though, even censored the 'Mickey struggling' scene in the first big cutscene.

Ha, I just realised I'd commented on the original Wii review on this site in 2010...was a unusual but enjoyable game if I recall. If performance is good I'd be interested to replay on Switch. I played the sequel on PS3 too.

@AlienX The camera issues weren’t unique to Wii games due to the single stick. As much as I probably got frustrated by the camera at the time, I only had a Wii and wasn’t exposed much to games outside the Nintendo ecosystem so probably didn’t get as annoyed about the camera as somebody who regularly played twin stick games.

I want to be excited about this but I wonder what will happen to the sequel and spinoff game. I would hate to buy this game and they go “welp that’s it”. While the game needs work I would rather a port collection than drip feeding a remake. I am still salty about onimusha getting one modern port while the rest of the series rots on PS2.

"Translating motion control to analog sticks" sounds like a downgrade, but I don't know how motion was used in the first iteration of the game.

@Vyacheslav333 that’s because the game uses different ways to use it’s motion based skills.
The Y/X button is used to do a spin attack and the touch screen is used for the pointer to in handheld mode. Now for some of the levels like the manta ray surfing and monkey ball like levels I don’t know if they still require motion controls or if they are also optional but saying that Nintendo was lazy with the Mario galaxy port isn’t really true.

Hope that means options for INVERTING both X and Y axis on the camera controls...please

@Chocobo_Shepherd I agree with you regarding Mickey. I'd like to see more of his "everyman" take on the character. Disney has relugated that version of him to their preschool shows..

As long as it still has motion options, that's great. Then I can still play it on the go, just like Odyssey and 3D All Stars.

@nessisonett I would say 99% of what I played on Wii were GC games, so the extra stick experience was a given. I just think Epic Mickey doesn't have moments were tight platforming can mess you up because of an imprecise camera.

@AlienX I remember one specific bit in the pirate place being a nightmare!

I'm just glad they're remaking a game that actually needs it for a change

@Greatluigi «that’s because the game uses different ways to use it’s motion based skills.»
Sounds like a lame excuse, imo.
«...but saying that Nintendo was lazy with the Mario galaxy port isn’t really true.»
Nope.