When Resident Evil Revelations launched on the 3DS earlier this year, the handheld proved to be a device capable of delivering a solid current gen gaming experience when a developer really put its mind to it. It's a sad day then, when 3DS owners will not be getting the same treatment for Epic Mickey. This highly anticipated game about the classic lore of Disney will be coming to most platforms as an engaging 3D adventure - but not to the 3DS. First screens of the 3DS version of the game shockingly reveal a flat-as-a-pancake 2D platformer which looks like it belongs on the SNES or the Gameboy Advance.
In a desperate attempt at damage control, publisher Disney plays the cringeworthy nostalgia-card. By claiming the 3DS version of the game will be the spiritual sequel to Genesis classic "Castle of Illusions" they are hoping Nintendo fans will embrace the shameless downgrade as a special favor to them.
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| Castle of Illusions (Sega Genesis, 1990) |
If there's anything Nintendo has taught us, it is that in order to make a contemporary sequel to an old 2D classic, you can bring the experience in 3D and still have the genuine nostalgic feeling. Just look at gems like Metroid Prime and Ocarina of Time. So it's safe to conclude that Disney's attempt at making us feel special is actually a thinly veiled excuse for incredible laziness. The same laziness that made the DS and the Wii such disappointing systems now seems to creep back into the 3DS as well (just when we thought we had survived the barrage of lazy cash-ins like Starfox 64 and Mario Kart 7).
The shocking part of this story is that word around the internet tells me that Nintendo fans are in fact accepting Disney's nostalgia-excuse and are already proclaiming the 3DS version of Epic Mickey the "best of the bunch". Of course, there will always be blind fanboys who will defend anything that comes to a Nintendo system, but even more rational system owners seem to be more accepting of this 2D disgrace than they ought to be. Seriously guys, bare-bones 2D games like this need to stay in a century long forgotten by the shrouds of time.
This is a plea to Nintendo fans all around the world: DEMAND MORE!
If we don't let devs and publishers know that we don't like to be treated as second rate gamers our systems will never be more than nostalgia-machines that do not live up to their full potential and we will forevermore be playing outdated SNES and N64 games.
Awful post.
ReplyDelete"The same laziness that made the DS and the Wii such disappointing systems now seems to creep back into the 3DS as well (just when we thought we had survived the barrage of lazy cash-ins like Starfox 64 and Mario Kart 7)."
Why are the DS and Wii disappointing systems? Perhaps if what you care about is graphics. The DS and Wii were both innovative for their time and helped to push the gaming industry forward. The DS, in particular, was a fantastic handheld with a wide variety of games on it In particular, it helped to re-popularize some forgotten genres, such as point and click adventure games.
I don't see how either SF643D or MK7 are 'lazy cash-ins,' either. Particularly MK7. That game runs at 60 fps in full 3D, has very convenient online multiplayer (indeed, about as good as the Wii version's online multiplayer), multiple control options and a wide variety of track selections. How is that "lazy?"
"Seriously guys, bare-bones 2D games like this need to stay in a century long forgotten by the shrouds of time."
What is your problem with 2D games? Most of my favorite games are 2D. Why the hate? Do you really require everything to be some 3D powerhouse? RE:R was good for what it was. Let's not judge EM2 by the same standards if it is going for something different.
Agree with Michael.
ReplyDeleteNot surprised though that this particular person has posted this.
It's not just Nintendo fans that think this will be the better version, if you go onto a forum like Neogaf you will see a ton of non-3DS/Nintendo system owners saying that it sounds and looks like this game will be awesome, because believe it or not, there are still lots of people who enjoy 2D games and do not need everything to be some technical masterpiece to enjoy them. The console versions of Epic Mickey look bland and boring (so far, Im not saying it won't be good when it's finished), the 3DS's Power of Illusion looks looks like it has some charm which is something a lot of 2D games have, and why people still enjoy them. I hope 2D games continue to be released because I, and many others still love them.
Also, if you think that the DS is a dissapointing system then I don't know what to tell you, you obviously never actually looked at the huge number of great games available for it. Wii also has a large number of great games, but just because they don't get the hype that Xbox 360 and PS3 games get for having amazing graphics or being "grown-up", people pretend they don't exist.
oh that buramu
ReplyDeletewhat's he gonna do next
"If we don't let devs and publishers know that we don't like to be treated as second rate gamers our systems will never be more than nostalgia-machines that do not live up to their full potential."
ReplyDeleteI'm with Buramu. Epic Mickey -- graphics wise, looks like crap. The 3DS is capable of running games that look on par with home consoles -- as proven by Resident Evil Revelations and a few other titles. To all those defending the game's graphics, quit with the lame excuses, this game could have looked considerably better. I will not be buying this game. I don't support lazy developers.