#EPIC MICKEY 2 RAINBOW FALLS PS3#
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Sadly, the GamePad will not allow for Off-TV Play, which seems like an oversight considering the game doesn’t need the additional screen. This will hopefully streamline multitasking in the game and make navigating the world easier. Touching rectangular icons on the left of the GamePad’s screen let me easily highlight main quests and side quests. While that may sound dull, the map promises to be a welcome necessity. The Wii U GamePad works as a minimap and hotkey device. He also said there will be console parity with the final retail product that’s great, if true, because the HD visuals help the surreal visuals of Wasteland pop. The Wii U version stuttered a bit and lacked some of the color depth and detail as its home console brethren, but a game producer assured me these issues have already been addressed.

#EPIC MICKEY 2 RAINBOW FALLS PS3#

The event also showcased the Wii U version for the first time, which closely resembled the Xbox 360 and PS3 builds but with a few hiccups. Spector even challenged players to find every single reference contained within the game world, hinting at the depth of material littering Wasteland.

The dark caverns light up with gems, crystals and vivid colors of paint spilling over a “Snow White” dwarves monument, showcasing a small glimpse of the Disney minutiae found throughout the game.

The locales look spectacular, as the incredible art direction from the first game appears to fully carry over to the sequel. The hands-on demo focused on two new areas: Rainbow Caverns and Rainbow Falls. These additional elements will hopefully spice up the game and keep gameplay fresh. And the cartoon icon can also sport some sweet new duds, such as a fireman’s outfit, that affect his and Oswald’s abilities. Mickey now can stealthily sneak by obstacles and blotlings with Invisible Ink, for example. That won’t be the case this time, Spector said, thanks to a stronger and shorter narrative, more mission variety, and new abilities and costumes, which were revealed at the event. After the first five hours or so, Epic Mickey became rather repetitive and the world felt somewhat sparse. While many critics complained about the camera in the first game - which Spector says the team has addressed thoroughly - the biggest flaws for me were persistence and a lack of variety. “When you make a choice in this game, it’s really going to matter,” Spector said Tuesday at a preview event in Disneyland. That’s going to change with Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, according to Spector, who is founder and creative vice president of Junction Point Studios. Sadly, the title didn’t quite live up to that premise, specifically regarding game world persistence. That being said, this run was a particularly insane effort and I'm glad I pulled it off.Warren Spector championed the phrase “play style matters” with Epic Mickey. Additionally the boss fights (aside from phase 1 of the Mad Doctor) were all gold splits. Speaking of, all three first-trip Dioramas went perfectly and they're likely to stay gold for a long time. I also got incredibly lucky with a third Tint guardian in Rainbow Falls, allowing me to end the Diorama 2 fight much faster. Solid execution for the most part and I had amazing bunny luck in Fort Wasteland (as well as Train Tunnels and Floatyard, but in those cases Oswald ruined it for me). That's not to say it was all bad obviously.

Almost throwing the run away at the very end I was 1:46 ahead going into Repairing Autotopia and barely scraped out a PB by the end.

Bad first phase of Mad Doctor but excellent second phase, which cost me 30 seconds.

Panicking in the first trip to Autotopia when I didn't get the Turp Guardians I needed, costing me about two minutes.

Dying in Fort Wasteland when the Slobber crushed me during his introductory cutscene, which cost one minute.

#EPIC MICKEY 2 RAINBOW FALLS PLUS#

Bad RNG plus bad improvised route in Mean Street South lost me 30 seconds right off the bat.Temporarily forgetting my route in Chapter 2 cleanup and postgame cleanup.Major mistakes (or minor mistakes on easy tricks), without which this run might have been about 5-6 minutes ahead of PB: One major route change with the Bog Easy cleanup saved about 45 seconds, while the rest followed the same route. At one point I was as much as 5:30 ahead of my PB, but in the end I'll have to settle for this. Sorry about that.Īnyway, this was one messy rollercoaster of a run. I did this run offstream because I was expecting a call (that I never received) and didn't want to screw up the stream if I had to take it.

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