Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed is set to paint its way onto Switch next week on 24th September. Ahead of that release date, THQ Nordic has shared a deep dive trailer which runs through some of the remaster's new features courtesy of the game's creatives.
We have the legendary Warren Spector speaking about how the game came to be, director Jason Mallett discussing Mickey's dash and ground-pound moves and designer Aleksandra Jarosz highlighting the expanded 2.5D 'Projector Levels'. All this is accompanied by some new gameplay footage, showcasing the titular mouse in action.
It all looks rather good. We were lucky enough to go hands-on with the PC version of Epic Mickey: Rebrushed at Gamescom this year, and we liked what we saw. While the Switch will have reduced numbers on the performance side of things (the Purple Lamp team told us it will run at 1080p/30fps docked and 720p/30fps handheld), we found the quality of life and mechanical upgrades to be a game changer compared to the somewhat flawed Wii release.
Please note that some external links on this page are affiliate links, which means if you click them and make a purchase we may receive a small percentage of the sale. Please read our FTC Disclosure for more information.
A free Epic Mickey demo is now available on the Switch eShop and we're excited to see how well the full version can brush up next week.
Are you excited for Epic Mickey: Rebrushed? Let us know in the comments.
[source youtube.com]
Comments 15
I don’t think I’ve played a good 3D platformer since Purple Lamp’s most recent effort with Cosmic Shake!
EDIT: no I did play Smurfs 2. That game rules and is also getting a sequel-ish in October!! Eek!!
Won't watch the video fully to avoid seeing even more of the game than I already have, but what I've seen and heard of this version looks great so I'm looking forward to Nintendo Life's review and then playing it myself when my physical copy arrives and I have the time to start it - the release date unfortunately isn't the best considering all the games coming out these months and especially it being so close to Echoes of Wisdom!
It's been a while since I played it on the Wii, but I remember the camera and controls were my biggest issue from the game, so I'm sure a remaster would help this title more than a lot of other games out there. I'll probably pick it up on sale at some point.
Ohh will get the demo. I have the original so I will need some demo time to decide if I want the remake.
I loved both games and I think I will get this one too. The enchanted atmosphere was just too good.
Edit: Oh nice, this is the studio, which made Cosmic Shake. Yeah now I am sure, that I will get it.
It didn't seem 720p portable in the demo on Switch, or maybe was just some muddy textures, the framerate also dropped a fair bit. I also downloaded the PS4 demo version which certainly looked and performed better than the Switch docked.
I liked this game on Wii but on the demo impression, the Switch version didn't sèem too great so not one I'll buy at release.
@NeonMullet
I played the Switch demo and "torturous to get through" is just spot on as a summary of the impression I got. Epic Mickey never was a good game in the first place and there's simply no way to fix all of the outdated and clumsily realised stuff in a remaster. Avoid at all costs, I'd say. There are just so many games these days that are better all around and cost less.
Tried the demo a few weeks ago and it was not a good time.
Sub 30fps, passable visuals, and plenty of bugs not limited to sound FX simply lot loading with cutscenes and gameplay mechanics which made everything feel that little bit off.
The demo was Not Great and a pain to play. Not very fun, and boy, was it struggling throughout! (and lord it took for-e-v-e-r to get through any dialog scenes...) Based on what I played, not recommended!
To the reviewmobile!
@Cynas Try the demo.
I found the Wii unplayable due to terrible camera.
On Switch, with camera control on the R stick, those problems are gone. The demo gameplay still felt a little dated and slow, but visually it was solid and no more camera issues has me pondering picking it up when it comes out.
I played the demo, was pretty fun, but I thought there was a lack of… hmmm, I don’t know how to word it.
Like… some basic, relatively easy things were missing. Like, the opening boss fight had next to no sound effects. This giant robot arm thing writhing with no sound whatsoever.
Maybe they’ll fix that by the full release. I still had a decent time with the demo, but the lack of polish has downgraded it from a possible day one purchase to a “I’ll wait for a sale”.
Bought the original back in the day for the artstyle/tone, was let down by the gameplay.
@Alpha008 Yes! I had forgotten! The entire first section of the demo has like, no sound effects. It's all gloomy drone "music" and the giant robot boss thing is totally silent! I think they forgot to turn sound effects on 😆
It was a very off-putting demo for sure!
As I successfully predicted, people are finally experiencing a game that kind of sucks
Leave A Comment
Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment...