Warren Spector Plans an Epic Mickey Trilogy

Epic Mickey man Warren Spector says he envisions the game as the first part of a trilogy, but admits that he's had similar ideas for other games in the past that didn't work out quite as he'd planned.

"Sequelization" may or may not be an actual word in the English language but there's no doubt that it's all the rage in the videogame industry these days. Many major publishers won't go near a new game unless follow-up releases are almost a sure thing. Yet what comes across as so crass and avaricious when it falls out of Bobby Kotick's mouth sounds more like solid long-term thinking when it's said by Warren Spector.

"I don't do anything that isn't extensible. And I will certainly feel like that I have not done my job if we can't make other games in this world with these characters," Spector told 1UP. "In my head, I've got two more planned."

It's far from a sure thing whether those games will ever manage to escape the confines of Spector's brain-prison and see the light of day, however, despite the high level of anticipation Epic Mickey has generated. "In the business world of reality, those games have not been approved, and who knows if we'll ever see them," he continued. "I had three games planned for Deus Ex, and you see where that got me."

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TheNamlessGuy:
It would be awesome if it worked out.
They would all be in my top 5 Wii games list.

Right now I only have Brawl and Twilight Princess

Haha.

OT: After those glorious bits of art work, don't the real screenshots look rather drab and uninteresting (and flat)?

...Another trilogy.

Fabulous. Simply fabulous. [/sarcasm]

Actually, if the three are self-contained story-wise, I won't mind, but I'm really getting tired of trilogies at this point.

Woodsey:

TheNamlessGuy:
It would be awesome if it worked out.
They would all be in my top 5 Wii games list.

Right now I only have Brawl and Twilight Princess

Haha.

OT: After those glorious bits of art work, don't the real screenshots look rather drab and uninteresting (and flat)?

well not when you see how the game will work. it will have lots of freedom and a fallout mortality system to it. you dont even have to fight the bosses thats how free it is. All of the fighting moves will be reanimated from old micky cartoons. the game also relies on paint and paint thinner to change the world, but your supply is not endless and you have to decide what is most important to move on.

If the first one turns out well then they should go right ahead.

As long as there's no ridiculously unsatisfying cliffhangers I'm all for it. Although I'd prefer to see the "spiritual successor" to Deus Ex rather than three Epic Mickey games (partly because I don't plan on owning a Wii until the next gen, or a drastic price cut).

Oh come off it, release the game first. It wont come out for another year and they're already raising hype on possible sequels? I want to see what the first game is like - if it's actually good or not - before wanting to see more.

Waiting to see. If the first is worth it, then, hell, maybe there will be a second.

Ugh. Does every game that comes out these days have to be a trilogy? I'd love to beat a game and find an ending at the end for a change.

If the first game is successful, and they make sequels, maybe they'll go multi-platform! Still cautiously optimistic about Epic Mickey, but if they decide to make sequels, it would have to be worth a look.

-Zen-:
...Another trilogy.

Fabulous. Simply fabulous. [/sarcasm]

Actually, if the three are self-contained story-wise, I won't mind, but I'm really getting tired of trilogies at this point.

I like the idea of them being self-contained stories, that way if the first one flops it's just that one stand alone game and not another frakking "to be continued" type ending.

AS long as the first doesn't suck, I'll be good

Quaidis:
Oh come off it, release the game first. It wont come out for another year and they're already raising hype on possible sequels? I want to see what the first game is like - if it's actually good or not - before wanting to see more.

yeah no really. it seems like all the imagination is disappearing from the world. I wouldn't mind a trilogy as long as the stories make sense on their own and don't have ridiculous cliffhangers! I hate when they put in cliffhangers when they have no idea if there will be sequels. its completely stupid.

Patron Saint of Pop-Tarts:

Quaidis:
Oh come off it, release the game first. It wont come out for another year and they're already raising hype on possible sequels? I want to see what the first game is like - if it's actually good or not - before wanting to see more.

yeah no really. it seems like all the imagination is disappearing from the world. I wouldn't mind a trilogy as long as the stories make sense on their own and don't have ridiculous cliffhangers! I hate when they put in cliffhangers when they have no idea if there will be sequels. its completely stupid.

The problem then of course lies with the first game usually being a self contained story, with two and three being connected by a cliffhanger. See also: Halo trilogy, The Matrix trilogy, Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, the Star Wars trilogy etc etc.

D' frickin' oh. Almost everyone plans their series as a trilogy. I speak from experience here.

I don't mind that he wants to make more games. If they're connected, but not all parts of the linear narrative, I'll be happy.

However, I'm not going to be happy if they're all Wii games. I don't own one, and have no intention of getting one.

I wonder if there going to make a disney game with Harmonix or Activison to see if that works, Kingdom hearts was probably picking a company out of a hat and it came out with Square, but it turned out OK, but this, I have my doubts.