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That looks awesome. I want it on PC. | |
Ok, that does look awesome. Now to wait and see what it actually turns out to be about. | |
Well isnt everyone jumping on the steam-punk bandwago... I guess ill wait and see what this turns into. | |
That's not a zombie, it's pretty clearly a robot. | |
The picture is named "Zombie01". It's a zombie, not a robot. | |
http://www.fredgambino.co.uk/web_pages/epicmickey/zombie01.html Title of the picture says "Zombie Goofey" [sic]. | |
Looks pretty sweet. Good to see Disney is still working with it's past self. | |
My first impression of this picture was that it would have something to do with Kingdom Hearts. However, after reading the article, I'm not so sure anymore. Either way, it does look fairly interesting. | |
To be fair it also looks like a voodoo doll since his face is made out of fabric but we'll stick with zombie. | |
Why have you liked people to this site? WHY? Thousands will get sucked in and will never again emerge! | |
He has bolts in his legs, what appears to be a circuit board on the inside of his right leg and his left arm is a component slot. Let's at least call him a cyborg. | |
Man that's pretty neat, if it's anything like KH it's definately worth a look. | |
Those screens look amazing - I sure hope this is as unique as it looks in the flesh. And a platformer, you say!? Sweet! This might actually turn out to be a damn good game. I'm really interested to see what happens with this. | |
I'm a sucker for steampunk... that just looks too cool... | |
Nope. | |
That's interesting indeed. I'm quite indiffirent to both Disney and Steampunk. I'll follow this one closely! | |
Hmm,a steampunk. Disney steampunk. Kind of intrested,altough something like Mad Marx (adventures of Karl Marx in post-apocalyptic remains of Soviet Empire) would be better,both in terms of coolness and fun. As for the Goofy,he's clearly Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot of sorts. | |
Can't be worse than KH3 will be. | |
Seems unusually dark for Disney, especially with their classic cast... but all the more awesome for it! | |
that what i was thinking | |
So is this like a dystopian take on Disney? Is this still targeted for little kids? | |
It looks kinda like the kingdom hearts 3 concept art to me | |
That art is amazing. I really hope it is for KH3, but regardless my interest is piqued. | |
sorry to seem naive, but i'm not entirely sure what steampunk is... | |
huh nice to see some originality | |
Argh.. | |
Wow, I'm interested. Let's hope they take a good look at Mickey Mania and add some awesome level-design. | |
Even if they are zombie princesses? | |
Does anyone else think this looks like heartless swarming the castle? http://www.fredgambino.co.uk/web_pages/epicmickey/castle01.html | |
Seeing as how the product is linked with Junction Point and not Squeenix, I think it's a safe bet that this isn't KH related. | |
Zombie Robot Goofy. Yes. I like where this is going. | |
Hmm... I'm interested to see where this will go. I'm a long-time Disney fan, and I really hope that they've got something for an adult audience here... all of the classic Disney ideas really could work for something in a dark, steam-punkish environment. My only hope is that whoever winds up developing this won't wreck it by making it copiously violent, which would wreck the feeling of Disney, or making for a childish audience, and just giving it a darker backdrop. | |
*throws on gypsy hat* I'm going to predict this takes place in some sort of dysotopian Disney World and it is your job, as Mickey, to restore it from bizzare rapture-esque hellscape to lovable kid funnable Disney World with...I dunno, your magical wii widgit or something. | |
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Concept Art Surfaces For Disney Steampunk "Epic Mickey"
Concept art from Warren Spector's rumored Disney-does-steampunk project - code-named "Epic Mickey" - has been leaked onto the Internet. Really, really awesome concept art.
Back in December, we reported that Gamasutra had seen concept art from an unannounced Disney videogame in production by famed developer Warren Spector's Junction Point studios. The concept art for the project, code-named "Epic Mickey," featured some recognizable Disney iconography in a surreal, steampunk world.
Well, now the concept art has surfaced, and it's pretty damn awesome. What's particularly cool about it is that, despite being called "Epic Mickey," the iconic Mouse is nowhere to be found in these drawings - instead, we see some other well-known Disney imagery. Ever imagine a seafaring dreadnought made up of a ruined Epcot Center and Monstro the whale from Pinocchio? You have now.
Posters on NeoGAF did some more digging, and found a second art portfolio of one Gary Glover that also had some possible concept art for the game - in particular, the mind-blowingly cool beach scene described in the original Gamasutra piece.
It's almost surprising that Disney - which owns Junction Point - is allowing this sort of treatment of their fiercely-protected IPs. Sure, the company is no stranger to bizarre crossovers, but... well, take this image of a soulless zombie-Goofy. Ragged clothes, missing a limb, empty eye sockets? That's kind of, uh, disturbing. (Then again, it's not like the House of Mouse has ever been afraid of warping the minds of young children...)
All snark aside, this is actually a very cool new take on some of the Western world's most famous and beloved characters and worlds, and it's certainly ignited my interest in the project. The original Gamasutra article suggests that "Epic Mickey" is likely to be a platformer, and statements by another artist - Tony Pulham - suggest that the title will be for the Nintendo Wii, but there's no way to know for sure until something more official surfaces.
(SuperAnnuation, via Joystiq)
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