While many are assuming it's a foregone conclusion that this year's Disney Infinity update will introduce the Star Wars franchise, there are actually many other directions Disney could take. However, for the time being at least it looks as if Disney is going to take the predicted - and perhaps desired - route.
More fuel was added to this fire today with a user-generated Toy Box turning up in the download area that included a rather special item, Luke Skywalker's Landspeeder. It seems that this is a special unlock for collecting and upgrading all this year's characters. This would make sense as collecting all the original toys resulted in the special Lightsaber item last year.
As you can see from this Wii U footage, the Landspeeder is sculpted in cartoon form and gives something of a hint about what a cartoony Disney Infinity rendition of Star Wars may look like. Perhaps the bigger question is how all that huge amount of material would be handled in the game.
Will we get a Play-Set adventure for each episode, and which episodes will they start with (Episode IV, surely)? Then there's the question around which characters will be included and whether they will all be able to cross over from one campaign to the other (unlike the more restrictive original game).
Will the addition of Star Wars turn you into a Disney Infinity addict? Let us know by posting a comment.
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Am I the only one who actually wants classic Disney franchises? Like maybe the Lion King or Peter Pan?... No, ok I'll leave.
Wait... people actually like this?
@Sonicman Yeah, apparently this "Star Wars" thing is pretty big
@Evenmoresteven I do.
@Evenmoresteven I absolutely want more classic Disney franchises as playsets. I was excited for 2.0 but was pretty disappointed when I found out it was Marvel only outside the Toy Box. If 3.0 really is Star Wars though I will probably jump back in.
@mega719 just because a developer doesn't do what YOU want, doesn't make it a "wasted opportunity" - that is one of the most overused and annoying cliches used by gamers.
@sonicman yes people actually like DI. My kids and I have sunk hours into both versions and collected dozens of the figures. Great family game.
@evenmoresteven we agree with you, more classic Disney playsets please!
Gotta love that bad collision detection in this video at the end I forgot lava made you bounce
Oh lord no this can't happen if my Star Wars mad kids get wind of this I will need a second mortgage!!
@Evenmoresteven Definitely!
A Neverland playset seems like the biggest no brainer to me. I'm not hating on Star Wars, but it just seems like it should be a separate thing. When I think Disney, I don't think Star Wars.
First off, I have to say that I absolutely love the fact that they used the original Kenner Landspeeder toy as the base model (you can tell from the button on the front of the landspeeder). That's attention to detail.
I don't mind the idea of DI3.0 being split between Star Wars and Disney Originals, but I sincerely hope that the devs will make sure that there are add-on playsets for both halves of the game. If not, at least open up the playsets, after initial completion, for all characters.
@Evenmoresteven - I didn't buy 1.0 b/c it was all Pixar, all the time. It should have been called Pixar Infinity. And so far 2.0 "Originals" isnt helping all that muchthough at least Tinkerbell, Mickey and Donald are out there. I got 2.0 b/c it came bundled w/ my PS3 but here's who I'm really waiting for:
Sidekick pack (though I think DInsey already announced no more triple packs)
Pinochhio sidekick Jiminy Cricket
Bambi sidekick Thumper
Dumbo sidekick Timothy Q. Mouse
Br'er rabbit - Disney needs to own up to Song of the South 1 of these days, Zip a dee do dah is one of the best movie theme songs ever
All 7 Dwarfs - or at least Grumpy, Sleepy and Doc
Herbie the Love Bug and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
And Jungle Book seems like a natural for a play set adventure, Baloo and Shere Khan are perfect toys
In time I suppose we'll see all these things, Disney will play this out for years.
As for the inevitable Star Wars...
Jar Jar Binks was made to be one of these cartoony looking characters - I really hate what DI 2.0 did to the Marvel characters though Pixar and Donald Duck look ok. How many ways can you kill Jar Jar Binks in Toy Box?
Fortunately I really only love Star Wars (the first movie) so give me R2D2 and Yoda (yes I know he wasn't in that movie) and I'm good. DI just isn't a very good place for actual people.
I think the first one went with Pixar and current releases (Lone Ranger) with other current releases and favorites tossed in. This second cycle they went with Avengers Assemble, Ultimate Spiderman and Guardians of the Galaxy leading the charge with more favorites and current releases tossed in. I think next time will be Star Wars with vault favorites (especially soon to be released from the vault items) and other current releases.
The point is to push the current merchandise, shows and movies. They don't care if everyone loves the classics (at least until the vault is 'opened').
@Evenmoresteven I'm with you. Our family started the whole toys to life genre by collecting Infinity characters and power discs before branching out to Skylanders and now Amiibo. You could say it was our gateway drug. I prefer Infinity as its like Minecraft but more structured with Disney themed items. Sure you can play the prebuilt levels but that's only a part of the game. I enjoy building and exploring toy boxes with my kids. You can theme them however you like with the power discs and the characters have great voice actors. And yes I do prefer the classic Disney original characters. Can't wait for next week for the final pack including Aladdin and Jasmine. Although I do hope they release the rumoured Tron characters found on the PC. After that I would love to see Chip and Dale, more princesses for my daughters, Genie, Peter Pan, Kuzco, Rescuers and several others.
@rjejr You talk about Pixar like it's a bad thing. I'd say that Pixar has far more compelling material and films than Disney itself.
i think the addition of star wars may have sold me on this before. well see what happens if 3.0 comes out.
Hulk can't drive.
@thesilverbrick
Cars notwithstanding, which owes its only charm (and sequel-warranting success) to its merchandise. As the Nostalgia Critic pointed out: "they're cars, and... that's about it". Why more representation-worthy flicks like Ratatouille or A Bug's Life don't get recognition in Disney Infinity is truly beyond me.
@Evenmoresteven
I think of Star Wars automatically when thinking about Disney myself, instead, if only for the sheer irony of the movie originally being kind of a Fox thing, and we know how many Fox shows throw pot shots at Disney's expense (The Simpsons, Family Guy, you name it) and which comic book movie series keep leeching off something that's actually owned by Disney now (X-Men, Daredevil, Fantastic Four).
@AlexSora89 I agree completely. I for one would love a WALL-E playset with playable WALL-E and Eve, with locations in a trash-filled city and aboard the Axiom. So much potential.
@KodyDawg We've got them all but haven't put them all in the game, I had no idea about the lightsaber. Is it too late?
@AlexSora89 Cars is popular, make what people want not what you want them to want.
Haven't played much Infinity, but I did enjoy it. (Got the starter 2.0 pack, but I had just played Lego Marvel so it was hard to start a new Marvel adventure at the time.) I may have to go back and play some more. Cool story, thanks for the update.
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