Update [Tue 27th Aug, 2024 14:12]:
Surprise! The demo is out now on all platforms, including the Switch.
People suspected correctly that THQ Nordic was indeed teasing a demo, and now you can check out the rereleased version of the Wii-era platformer.
We expected to see something in the Nintendo Direct later today — and maybe it will make an appearance — but hey, you can download it right now.
Original article [Tue 27th Aug, 2024 06:05 BST]:
Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed is one of many games on the way to the Switch in the near future, and if you missed out on a chance to play it at this year's Gamescom, it seems a surprise could be on the way.
THQ Nordic earlier today informed fans to "stay tuned" if they missed out on the demo at this year's major gaming event, which took place in Germany last week. It's led to speculation there could be a "public demo" on the way and as you can see in the shot below, the photo shows an image of the demo from Gamescom:
Like many other surprises that are popping up today, this is also timed in with the recent announcement Nintendo will be hosting a Partner Showcase. It's also been noted how Rebrushed was part of Nintendo's previous Partner Showcase in February 2024.
Here's a sample of what we thought about the Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed demo at Gamescom 2024:
"Going back to play some of the original Epic Mickey before heading out to Gamescom this year was a rough experience, but everything shown for this remake is so much more than we expected. For what could’ve easily been a cash grab with a well-known IP, Epic Mickey: Rebrushed seems to be handled with as much care as a remake of a bona fide classic, which could elevate the flawed cult classic that was the original to a solid platforming adventure starring that big rat in shorts."
Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed for Switch will arrive on 24th September 2024. If we hear any updates, we'll let you know.
[source x.com, via resetera.com]
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I would try a demo. The game store I went to growing up had awesome terms working there whose opinion I really respected and they had told me that Epic Mickey want worth the time. But I never field an opinion myself, so starting to build one for free would be neat.
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Looking forward to seeing what they have in store for us (a demo would be pretty cool) and yep, wouldn't be surprised if it showed up in the upcoming Partner Showcase!
A demo would be awesome to see if the controls and camera are really improved!
A demo for Epic Mickey makes sense to me. The more demos the merrier! I really hope this sells well enough for the second game to be remade. I want to give Power of Two another chance.
When are we getting Epic Steamboat Willie
Hopefully it runs okay. No excuses for why it shouldn't
Sounds like this will be in the partnership direct then. If they are to release a demo, it seems they are fairly confident it's a good solid port (here's hoping so)
Guess someone flipped the demo switch too early, and it doesn't coincide with a simultaneous release as it is announced in today's partner showcase.
Got it downloading, ready to play post-direct
Awesome!! Definitely gonna try this
Rebrushed demo file size: 1.9 GB
Nice! I will have to try it out, let see how much it has improved.
This demo ends at quite a tantalising point considering that the full game is nearly a month away.
I'll try out the demo just to see if the camera is fixed. My goodness that camera was awful. More like un epic mickey. Felt like i was playing an early 2000s PS2 game.
Just finished it. It’s ok. The image quality is rather decent on the small display and perfomance seems to be decent 30fps, but saw some big drops when heavy particle effects were on screen.
Also tried it on PC where I’m going to get it. The art style benefits a lot from high fidelity visuals and 60fps+ is hard to leave.
Sound was all over the place. Had to crank it to max to hear. Seems like some sound effects were missing. A few frame rate stutters here and there. I never played the original. It feels and plays like a cozy action platformer. Hope it runs better at launch although a month away I wonder…
Sound is worrying to say the least. Some sounds were completely missing and the overall mix was very strange. Like for example during the boss fight at the beginning of the game said boss was making no sound at all. Even though it's a ginormous chaotic threatening machine.
Other than that the demo was very encouraging with good visuals, rather stable fps and very good gameplay. Which makes me want those sound issues to be fixed even more.
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