Zero Punctuation: Epic Mickey

[Carbo]

OT: As per usually Yahtzee twists something meant to be innocent into something extremely disturbing. I like.

About those postalservice quests. How about someone actually making a game where all you do is deliver mail to people. Everytime you deliver something to a mailbox your character notices something mysterious, making the player believe that theres a larger plot in store. Yet after 8 hours of playtime the postalworker instead goes home since its the end of his workday, leaving the player to experience his biggest anticlimax yet.

Fetch quests -CHECK-
Poor story -CHECK-
6-10 hours to complete -CHECK-
Repetive gameplay -CHECK-
Poor ending -CHECK-

Include great graphics and crap voice acting - Result=BLOCKBUSTER GAME

I hope you're not implying Epic Mickey is underneath 10 hours of gameplay, has a poor story and a poor ending. Cause that just comes to show you haven't even played the game.

Also I have to say that, the fetch quest aspect of this game is heavily exaggerated and a bit of a mask, since this entire game is essentially one big fetch quest of sorts but is just disguised to look like one in order to progress the "go here and finish objective x".

 

[k-ossuburb]

He said pretty much what I was thinking about this game. I saw the early concept art and thought "wow, something decent coming from Disney for once?" But as the years piled on and more information was "leaked" the cracks inevitably began to appear and my over-encompassing cynicism grew ever stronger as more-and-more of the total vapid blandness began to show through those cracks... I'm so tempted to make a simile right about now, but I'm afraid to do so in case I get into trouble for Bogarting Yahtzee's style or something.

Anyway, the point is I had high hopes for this from the concept art but it inevitably turned into a complete pile of wank as soon as the early gameplay footage came into view. I'm sure everyone worked hard when they made this game but it's sad that it didn't turn out to be The Disney Steampunk dystopia I had originally envisioned it to be when I heard about it.

So yeah, I agree that this game reeks of compromise since from what I gathered when I glanced the original concept art; what I thought it would be is probably what they thought it would be, but Disney said no and they were stuck with mediocrity and compromise and a very bland, lifeless game.

 

[Tears of Blood]

I was surprised at how vulgar this review turned out to be. I mean, he has always had vulgar reviews, but this one hit the pedophilia and rape subjects hard.

Not that I'm complaining, just surprised.

 

[Srdjan Tanaskovic]

He said pretty much what I was thinking about this game. I saw the early concept art and though "wow, something decent coming from Disney for once?" The as the years piled on and more information was "leaked" the cracks inevitably began to appear and my over-encompassing cynicism grew ever stronger as more-and-more of the total vapid blandness began to show through those cracks... I'm so tempted to make a simile right about now, but I'm afraid to do so in case I get into trouble for Bogarting Yahtzee's style or something.

.....how can Epic Mickey be and bland be in the same sentence?

 

[Xman490]

I had a feeling Yatzee would review one of the hyped-up Wii platformers of Q4 2010. I'm kind of disappointed that he didn't review Sonic Colors, but I guess that sequel to Unleashed would be too much of the same shit after the massive sequelitis of AC Brotherhood, CoD Black Ops, F New Vegas, Dead Rising 2, and Halo Reach.

Epic Mickey 2 or 3 might appear in a decade or so for the rat's centennial.

 

[Wintermoot]

why are the first 3 guys on probation? I get the first guy for his "first" comment but the other two?

 

[Xerosch]

I know it's only me but I'd really like Capcom's "Magical Quest" return. I really liked those even if they were pretty easy. And the music in the ice level of the first game is one of my favourite tracks.

 

[Giandroid]

Unlike the game, this video was epic. I especially liked "Dull round cake in the middle of something."

This game was so BORING. The most BORING BORING thing in the history of BORING BORING thigns.

Also: WE FINALLY HAD AN IMP HERO!

 

[mr_rubino]

why are the first 3 guys on probation? I get the first guy for his "first" comment but the other two?

Some kinda complex timer system, possibly including lots of gears, pulleys, and water clocks.
You get probation if you comment before watching the video.

 

[blankedboy]

So behind the blue ZP background is TRANSPARENCY?
OH GOD THE MYSTERY DEEPENS

 

[deserteagleeye]

3rd person vibrant blue piss view? Thats the only reason anyone would buy it.

 

[samaugsch]

Yahtzee brings up a really good point near the end.

How relevant IS Mickey Mouse to kids today? I don't have kids but my brother has three and I don't think I've heard them ever mention Mickey. I don't have the Disney Channel but I understand it has gone from the disney cartoon channel that it used to be to whatever tween drama/star is hot at the time. Outside of Kingdom Hearts, is Mickey really that big a children's icon anymore?

I think Mickey's been replaced by Spongebob.

 

[Rebelcommander6]

Made you fit this in before they let you out of the studio huh Ben? (JK) Enjoy your vacation.

 

[Srdjan Tanaskovic]

Ah, I didn't know that thanks for informing me. It's not really complaining I like to call it ranting XD because I am just fed up with them not giving it their all spite it's not fully dependent on actual Disney Corporations [If they are called by that]. Then they should do something to save their good name and tweak/fix the Game is all.
On the other hand, I know they have some cartoons and that's the good stuff (Which I did list) but mostly Disney Channel, Disney Mornings, Disney Live, ect. are all packed with just reality shows. Even the humor of them dies out because it's the same phony jokes. Actually, in truth most of the reality shoes have no meaning they just have a plain stupid ending to them that's like karma or something, it really gets on my nerves so this game is like putting Cartoons in a bad position. Just my personal opinion.

Disney Chancel is sort of Nickelodeon of the modern era. For something good there is something bad and there are a lot of bad live action series but sense I dont watch them then I wont comment on them

 

[Wintermoot]

why are the first 3 guys on probation? I get the first guy for his "first" comment but the other two?

Some kinda complex timer system, possibly including lots of gears, pulleys, and water clocks.
You get probation if you comment before watching the video.

that sounds pretty stupid but smart on the other hand

 

[Toeys]

Edit: double post somehow. sorry

 

[ironlordthemad]

Man I was actually looking forward too epic mickey as well for some reason...

 

[The Electro Gypsy]

Kingdom Hearts! <3

 

[GamemasterAnthony]

Yahtzee brings up a really good point near the end.

How relevant IS Mickey Mouse to kids today? I don't have kids but my brother has three and I don't think I've heard them ever mention Mickey. I don't have the Disney Channel but I understand it has gone from the disney cartoon channel that it used to be to whatever tween drama/star is hot at the time. Outside of Kingdom Hearts, is Mickey really that big a children's icon anymore?

I think Mickey's been replaced by Spongebob.

QFT

...and that's a bit frightening if you think about it.