AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico — 25 September 2024 — Hidden in my Paradise, the cozy hidden-object game about taking photos and decorating by developer Ogre Pixel, creates wholesome neighborhoods on Nintendo Switch, Steam (PC, Mac, and verified on Steam Deck), and mobile on iOS and Android via publisher Crunchyroll on Wednesday, 9 October 2024. The game will be available for pre-order on the Nintendo eShop Wednesday, 2 October.
Join budding photographer Laly and her fairy companion Coronya as they travel from land to delightful land, finding hidden items and preparing purrrrfect pictures for their portfolio. Interact with little paradises full of life by lifting, moving, and positioning plants, animals, and other objects to check off more items on Laly’s list to become the best photographer around!
Explore vibrant rural, urban, and natural landscapes to uncover hidden treasures. Hover over buildings to peek inside, open boxes, and move items aside to locate missing goodies. Rearrange objects and adorable animals to decorate Paradises and recreate charming scenes to complete Snap missions provided by Laly’s teacher.
The coziness continues outside Story mode! Build custom Paradises in the Level Editor, arranging buildings, furniture, animals, and more for others to search. Share and play puzzles with friends from around the world! Collect more than 900 objects to use via the Gacha machine with tickets and coins given by the furry residents of each Paradise.
“We want to foster a community of passionate fans of the cozy hidden object games,” said Steve Durán, Director and Designer at Ogre Pixel. “By bringing in the level editor to spark creativity and empower the community to create new little paradises, there will be endless replayability between l friends and global neighbors!”
Hidden in my Paradise will be available for $9.99 USD with no microtransactions and English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), as well as German language support.
Based in Aguascalientes, México, Ogre Pixel is an indie game studio creating fantastical stories including cozy coyote adventure Lonesome Village, emotional sticker story A Tiny Sticker Tale, and Jumper Jon, which launched on Apple Arcade and was played by more than 500,000 people around the world. Founded in 2014 by Steve Durán, a Game Awards Future Class Member and one of Forbes’ 100 Most Creative Mexicans in the World of 2019, their philosophy is to “work hard to live the dream.” For more information, visit: https://ogrepixel.com/
9th Dawn Remake and its companion novel The Book of Nameless are launching today on Steam.
Play with a friend with online co-op or 2-player local co-op. Explore and do battle in first-person for the first time, go (hardcore) fishing, revisit favorite locations, raise pets to fight alongside you, enjoy a deck-building card game… The sky’s the limit!
The Book of Nameless – a 170-page work by author L.R. Gaunt – is now available as paid DLC or bundled with the game at a discount. Set 100 years before the events of 9th Dawn, the book takes readers alongside Fen Greenbelt and Rena the Teamaster as they battle dragons, goblins, and unknown forces to save the kingdom of Montelorne. Keep your eyes peeled for some never-before-seen storylines ..
“I’m super proud of this one. 9th Dawn Remake is the game I wish I had made all those years ago, a proper start to the 9th Dawn saga. This release is special in many ways … starting with the addition of online co-op. This was a real challenge, and I’m sure fans will appreciate it. Also, there is now an official 9th Dawn novel that is basically a prequel to the whole series. I had a lot of fun collaborating with author L.R. Gaunt and can’t wait to hear what fans think!”
– Tom Au (Founder & Solo Developer, Valorware)
Like the original title, 9th Dawn Remake is a truly massive open world RPG – where dedicated (and curious!) players can spend 200+ hours completing the main and side quests, collecting rare loot, and raising monster pets. Bursting at the seams with dungeon-crawling hijinks, 9th Dawn Remake lovingly riffs on the original 9th Dawn game – revamping the combat and streamlining quests to deliver a novel, exhilarating 9th Dawn experience. 9th Dawn Remake has also been localized into French, Spanish, German, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Brazilian Portuguese!
Features
New 2.5D graphics
Completely remade dungeons with bigger maps
Sprites cleaned and reworked with improved animation
Rewritten story and quests
Online and 2-player local co-op
Combat replaced with more fluid, action-based gameplay
First-person mode added
Two big mini-games included: Fishing Survivors, a bullet-heaven fishing game – and Deck Rock, a deck-building card game
In the comedic fishing mini-game Fishing Survivors, the amount of fish players defeat directly affects the fishing yield – making for a fun time with the fishies. Fishing Survivors also features a number of different missions that are locked behind overworld map exploration – along with a couple of extra worm warriors to unlock.
Players can also enjoy Deck Rock – a deck-building card mini-game that was inspired by Slay the Spire and Roguebook. Taking control of medieval paper champions, players are tasked with beating game dungeons using the maps found in the main campaign. This turn-based strategy game provides countless hours of fun while players unlock all cards, level up paper champions, and complete dungeons.
Key Features
Massive Open World: Explore more than 45 new hand-crafted dungeons – each brimming with deadly creatures and loot.
Design Your Build: Unlock spells and abilities, assign attribute points, and upgrade your equipment.
Raise Monster Pets: Hatch friendly creatures from eggs and raise them into powerful allies.
Side Quests: Aid the villages of Montelorne by partaking in a range of side quests.
Loot & Prizes: Collect a vast amount of loot and fill your collecting journals for rewards.
Craft the Best: Forge weapons, brew potions, and upgrade your weapons to become a champion!
Fishing Survivors Mini-Game: Take control of powerful worm warriors and survive deadly waves of enemy fish.
Deck Rock Mini-Game: Collect maps, level up your card champions, and create an epic deck.
9th Dawn Remake is now available on Steam for only $9.91 – 38% off. On October 9 (two weeks after launch), the game will return to its retail price of $15.99.
The Book of Nameless (PDF) is also on sale for $3.99 (20% off) and will return to its retail price of $4.99 on October 9.
A special bundle containing both 9th Dawn Remake and The Book of Nameless is available for $11.81 (44% off the sale price of the game and book). The bundle will also return to its retail price of $20.98 (15% off full price of game and book) on October 9.
The game’s official OST will be available on September 27 – initially on sale for $3.49 (30% off) and returning to its retail price of $4.99 on October 11.
Valorware is a UK-based game development and publishing company led by developer Tom Au that is focused on producing content-rich RPGs. In addition to 9th Dawn Remake, Valorware has released Valkyrie Champions, Throne Quest Deluxe, and the 9th Dawn series. To learn more about Valorware, please visit http://valorware.com.
LOS ANGELES – SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 – Netmarble, a leading developer and publisher of high-quality mobile games, has launched a new in-game update for the mobile RPG Seven Knights 2. A new mythic hero and multiple limited-time events are now available for players to experience.
Fated Condemnation Teo has been added as a new Mythic Hero. Teo is a Universal Hero who extracts an enemy’s stats to power himself up and uses various debuffs to weaken enemies. His ultimate skill ‘Moonlit Fiend Slasher’ inflicts the Unremovable Ultimate Skill Gauge Increase Disable effect to all enemies within a certain range. This also grants the Invincibility effect to himself and removes the enemy’s buffs. Additionally, a new costume for Teo ‘Other Shadow’ has been added as part of the latest update.
The breakthrough update for the Legendary+ Hero Messenger of the Goddess Platin is now available as well. Players can experience a more powerful Platin, whose skills receive additional stats based on the Breakthrough tier. In addition, players can craft various Relics by using Relic Crystals they can acquire from Field Exploration.
Seven Knights 2 is hosting a variety of limited-time events that offer valuable rewards, including:
Mythic Teo Release Celebration Check-In Event (September 25 – October 23): Check-in for 10 days during the event period to earn up to 70 Hero Summon Tickets.
Zeo’s Coin Shop (September 25 – November 20): Players can use Zeo’s Coin to exchange for various rewards such as Zeo’s Party Welcome Gift, Breakthrough Stones, Liberation Stones and more. Zeo’s Party Welcome Gift contains valuable in-game items including Selected Rate Up Equipment Summon Tickets, Pet Step Up Summon Tickets, Hero Summon Tickets and more.
The official sequel to Seven Knights, a game enjoyed by 60 million players globally, Seven Knights 2 takes place 20 years after the original and introduces beautiful open world gameplay. The story centers on the Daybreak Mercenaries who embark on a journey to find the last member of the Seven Knights, “Rudy,” after a series of events involving a mysterious girl named Phiné. Stunning cinematics and graphics powered by Unreal Engine 4 will immerse players in this epic game story filled with unique characters and powerful bosses. Players can collect and develop their heroes and experience a new combat system with powerful ultimates and suppressors.
More information on Seven Knights 2 can be found on the official Facebook page, YouTube and forums or by visiting Netmarble’s Global YouTube channel.
About Netmarble Corporation
Established in Korea in 2000, Netmarble Corporation is a leading developer and publisher of top-grossing mobile games worldwide. Through powerful franchises and collaborations with acclaimed IP holders, Netmarble strives to elevate the gaming experience and entertain audiences globally. As a parent company of Kabam and SpinX Games, and a major shareholder of Jam City and HYBE (formerly Big Hit Entertainment), Netmarble’s diverse portfolio includes Solo Leveling: ARISE, Seven Knights Idle Adventure, Tower of God: New World, Lineage 2: Revolution, MARVEL Future Fight, Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds and The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross. More information can be found at http://company.netmarble.com.
After being sent to the small town of Bloomtown out in the country a pair of siblings are ready for a relatively boring summer in the 1960s only to find that this town is anything but boring as children go missing, demons appear, and they begin to unlock special powers in Bloomtown: A Different Story.
Bloomtown: A Different Story – Gameplay
Bloomtown: A Different Story is a narrative JRPG mixing turn-based combat, monster taming and social RPG set in a seemingly pleasant 1960s Americana world. Join Emily and her group of friends to save their cozy town from the demonic creatures that live in the hearts of its residents!
Bloomtown: A Different Story Developer: Lazy Bear Games, Different Sense Games Publisher: Twin Sails Interactive Platform: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5|4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam Release Date: 24 Sep, 2024 Price: $24.99 USD
Recommended – “Bloomtown: A Different Story may wear its inspirations out in the open but it still manages to pull itself together to be its own game thanks to some impressive character writing and solid gameplay.”
The critically acclaimed cult hit visual novel launches with a host of new content next month
Boulder, Colo. (Sept. 25, 2024) – Serenity Forge and Black Tabby Games today announced that you’ll soon be on a path in the woods once more, though this time, the journey will be a bit different. Slay The Princess – The Pristine Cut and all its reality-bending moral dilemmas will be launching across PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and as a free update for PC on Oct. 24 following its original critically adored launch last year: https://serenityforge.com/games/slay-the-princess
This definitive edition of Slay The Princess brings the game to consoles for the first time with a host of new content, including three new chapters, never-before-seen princesses, expansions to once familiar routes, a new ending, a gallery mode and new art and dialogue:
You’re on a path in the woods, and at the end of that path is a cabin. And in the basement of that cabin is a Princess.
You’re here to slay her. If you don’t, it will be the end of the world. She will do everything in her power to stop you. She’ll charm, and she’ll lie and she’ll promise you the world, and if you let her, she’ll kill you a dozen times over. You can’t let that happen.
You do care about the fate of the world, right? Two physical editions, a Standard Edition and Collector’s Edition, will be available for purchase for fans and collectors. Physical editions will be available at major retailers and on the Serenity Forge store for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5. Pre-order yours today at https://store.serenityforge.com/collections/slay-the-princess
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About Black Tabby Games
Black Tabby Games is an indie studio founded by Real Married Adults Abby Howard and Tony Howard-Arias. Their games tell the kinds of stories that only games can tell, and fall at the intersection of horror and humor.
About Serenity Forge Based in Boulder, Colorado, video game development and publishing studio Serenity Forge prides themselves on the care and dedication they put into their work, creating meaningful games that challenge the way you think. Firm believers in the artistic, cultural, and educational power of video games, Serenity Forge aims to craft unique interactive experiences to broaden players’ horizons and expand their perspectives.
ANTONBLAST today won the “Most Anticipated Game 2024” at the GameMaker Awards. Play the fast-paced explosive action platformer all about destruction from developer Summitsphere and publisher Joystick Ventures on Tuesday, Nov. 12 on Nintendo Switch and Steam for PC, with The Dynamite Demo, available now!
ANTONBLAST showcases the immense capabilities of GameMaker, featuring destructible environments and dynamic, fluid animation inspired by urban street art. Check out the animated trailer for ANTONBLAST, which was all made in-engine by Summitsphere.ANTONBLAST joins a list of prestigious indie titles also made in GameMaker to win the “Most Anticipated” Award, including Pirate Software’s Heartbound, LUNARK, and Berserk Boy. Summitsphere receives a trophy, promotion support from GameMaker, and a 12-Month GameMaker Enterprise License.
“I’ve been using GameMaker all the way back since I started making games (ha) in 2007 with GameMaker 6.1. Working with an engine that had no preconceptions about my background as a developer enabled me to chase my dreams in a way no other program could give me, and through that I met many of my best friends who I would go on to form Summitsphere with. It would be no exaggeration to say that GameMaker permanently altered the course of my life,” said Tony Grayson, Fearless Leader at Summitsphere. “ANTONBLAST winning the “Most Anticipated Game” award is nothing short of a huge honor for our team, and incredibly surreal for myself especially, having used the program for 17 years. On behalf of all of us at Summitsphere: Thank you, thank you, thank you!”
Find the fun. Established in 2018, Summitsphere is an independent, international development studio with a simple mission: Move mountains to make modern classics unlike anything you’ve seen before. Started by a group of longtime friends, our team focuses on crafting new experiences that marry classic techniques with modern technology. We grew up with the games of the 90s but keep a keen ear to the ground for the latest innovations in the field – what’s a modern classic without some trailblazing?
About Joystick Ventures
Joystick Ventures is a California-based investing and publishing company whose main goal is to encourage indie developers to stay honest and promote experimentation to push the limits of game design across all genres, styles, and geographies. They are most known for their 2022 release, Lost in Play, which has sold more than 200,000 copies.
Fly into quacktion with friends today and save 35% for a limited time!
SEATTLE – Sept. 25, 2024 – tinyBuild is thrilled to release DUCKSIDE, the quacktion-packed persistent-world survival shooter, onto Steam Early Access today for $14.99/£12.79/€14.79, with an additional 35% off discount available at launch! DUCKSIDE’s early access debut follows the conclusion of multiple open betas and includes a variety of new features to excite seasoned-duck veterans or first-time fliers.
In DUCKSIDE, you’ll fight against feathered and featherless foes while gathering loot and materials to create a base and complete missions across a giant archipelago, solo or with a flock. Other ducks may be looking to steal your items from under your beak, so protect your territory! Build and fortify a giant base, team up with friends to hunt, or simply steal from other ducks.
Arm (wing?) up and head into battle against the humans to complete missions and secure rare and valuable loot. The possibilities are endless in this persistent-world survival shooter filled with ducks, guns, emergent gameplay and never-ending quacking.
New Features in Early Access:
New Horizons: Ducks love migrating to new areas! To ensure our feathered friends have access to exciting new climates, desert and snow biomes have been added to the game.
Dexterous Ducks: Updated animations for holding, shooting, flying and gathering have been added (at the cost of the ducks losing telekinetic control of weapons and objects).
The Iron Age (for Ducks): A brand-new, extra-large furnace is here, specifically designed to smelt large amounts of ore and create Chainsaws and Jackhammers, some of the new tools available in early access.
New Weapons: Our feathered physicians have told many ducks never to use alcohol while operating heavy weaponry. To ensure this never happens, a Distillery has been added to the game along with a recipe for Molotov cocktails, as well as Bazookas (a new raid weapon which replaces the old boring grenade launchers).
Watery Resources: Platforms have appeared on the water’s surface. No one really knows where they came from, but ducks can gather supplies from them.
Dynamic NPC Behavior: Human NPCs (Non-Plumed Characters) are smarter, faster to act and more aggressive.
Starting in early access, DUCKSIDE players also have the option to rent servers for their flock to play on. More information about servers can be found on the official DUCKSIDE Discord.
The remainder of 2024 will bring new seasonal events, additional servers, more customization options, a new monument and changes based on player feedback. 2025 and beyond will offer new map expansions, events, modded servers, additional systems, skins, and more! Further details about DUCKSIDE‘s early access plans will be revealed during the Convergence Showcase, airing on Twitch and YouTube on September 26 at 3PM ET/12PM PT.
Bratislava, Slovakia – September 25, 2024. Global indie developer and publisher Blue Brain Games proudly showcases a gameplay sneak peek of The House of Da Vinci VR, the upcoming virtual reality installment in their popular puzzle adventure series. The preview, revealed today during the ‘XR Indies & Friends’ Showcase, offers an enticing glimpse into the immersive world of Renaissance Italy.
Set in the game’s Armory, the sneak peek demonstrates the intricate puzzle-solving and environmental interactions that define this VR experience. Players step into the role of Da Vinci’s most promising apprentice, tasked with unraveling the mystery of the master’s disappearance. The game features a unique blend of complex puzzles, hidden objects, and beautifully crafted Renaissance environments that push the boundaries of VR gaming.
Are you ready for a brain-teasing adventure in virtual reality? The first installment of The House of Da Vinci VR will launch for Meta Quest devices via Steam and the Meta Horizon Store later in 2024. Fans can wishlist the game now.
About Blue Brain Games
Blue Brain Games is an indie puzzle game studio from the heart of Europe. Our games focus on powerful storytelling and unique features to keep you, the player, having fun and coming back for more.
We strive to deliver incredible authenticity into every detail. With every new game, we aim for amazingly detailed and historically accurate storyline enhanced with our own layer of imagination. Our stories are built around real historical figures, who, even after several centuries, still have a strong aura of mystery around them: just like the great Nikola Tesla or Leonardo Da Vinci.
We’re masters of puzzles, brain twisters, baffling riddles and complex lockboxes hidden far beyond where any eye can see.
We’re a really small team of dedicated people, determined to approach multi-platform games in a different way: we want to provide our players a game environment rich in details, we want to submerge them into an amazingly realistic atmosphere, we want to set your brain ablaze trying to solve complex puzzles and mechanisms.
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide’s latest free update is now available, and one day early!
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, SEPTEMBER 25, 2024. Fatshark just released the Unlocked and Loaded update for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide. This free update includes an overhaul to itemization, the Rolling Steel operation, and the Party Finder feature. Unlocked and Loaded is available today on PC (Steam and Microsoft Store) and Xbox.
The upcoming free update to Warhammer 40,000: Darktide introduces a complete reinvention of the itemization systems, a new mission with a new objective, a new social feature, and several quality of life improvements as well as big balance changes.
Itemization Overhaul:
The Itemization Overhaul reinvents weapon progression, giving players more freedom to experiment and progress with weapons. The overhaul introduces two new systems, Mastery and Power, that provide players with clear avenues to get the weapons and gameplay they want.
Mastery: Players simply have to use their weapon of choice through missions which will result in gaining experience in that weapon’s Mastery track. As players gain experience, they will unlock three different types of rewards and unlock more power: Blessing Points, Weapon Marks, and Perks.
Blessing Points: Allow players to unlock different tiers of Blessings.
Weapon Marks: Players will unlock various weapon marks attached to the Mastery track of the weapon’s family they are progressing in.
Perks: Perks tiers unlock automatically as players advance in a given mastery track.
Power: With the new Power system, players will be able to see and improve their weapon’s stats, by spending resources at the Shrine of the Omnissiah. The new power system gives players the possibility to increase the base stats of any weapon allowing it to reach its maximum potential.
New Mission Type – Operations:
Rolling Steel: Introduces a new type of mission, Operationswhich provide a shorter and more cinematic experience. In Rolling Steel, players are thrust into a high-octane adrenaline scenario where they must stop a moving train hijacked by the cultists. The mission also introduces a timer as an overarching objective, providing a new challenge and elevating the gameplay’s intensity.
New Social Feature:
Party Finder: Darktide is built to be enjoyed with others and our Party Finder feature makes teaming up with like-minded players easier! Players will be able to find each other based on four criterias: Game Mode, Difficulty, Language and assorted Tags to define what the group is about. This will be an evolving feature that will improve alongside community feedback.
Time-Limited Special Event:
Unrelenting Hordes: To celebrate the release of Unlocked and Loaded, Darktide will host a time limited special event from September 26 to October 10. Players will have to successfully retrieve Grimoires and Scriptures from the Infected Moebian 21st, which will grant them in-game currencies (Docket, Plasteel and Diamantine).
About Fatshark
Fatshark is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, and was established in 2007. More than 100 experienced game developers are part of the independent developer, and we strive to create compelling interactive experiences. Apart from Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, the team has previously developed titles including Warhammer: Vermintide 2, Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide, Lead and Gold, Krater, and War of the Roses.
About Games Workshop®
Games Workshop® Group PLC (LSE:GAW.L), based in Nottingham, UK, produces the best fantasy miniatures in the world. Games Workshop designs, manufactures, retails, and distributes its range of Warhammer®: Age of Sigmar® and Warhammer® 40,000® games, miniatures, novels, and model kits through more than 540 of its own stores (branded Games Workshop® or Warhammer®), the www.games-workshop.com web store and independent retail channels in more than 50 countries worldwide. More information about Games Workshop and its other, related, brands and product ranges (including our publishing division ‘Black Library’ and our special resin miniatures studio ‘Forge World’) can be found at www.games-workshop.com.
Disney Epic Mickey is a game I remember pretty well, but I think a lot of people forgot about the little platformer, which while flawed – had some decent success on the Nintendo Wii, even garnering a sequel. THQ Nordic have decided to re-invest in the game, giving it a full remaster on modern platforms. Does Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed still hold up, or was it best left in past? Let’s find out.
Epic Mickey‘s story starts out with a chain of events leading to Mickey being abducted and taken into another world thanks to a mad doctor, and now must escape. Stopping him is an evil genius as well as a mischievous rabbit named Oswald, who is considered a forgotten cartoon and helped create this world for other forgotten characters to live in peace. With paint thinner beginning to ruin this world along with new foes and antagonists, Mickey equips a brush and heads out to save the world he is now in and find a way home. Yeah, the plot here is great, as it could have even been its own movie. I don’t know if the foes are too memorable, but the journey Mickey takes here is, making the game feel like one grand adventure.
Gameplay
At its heart, Epic Mickey: Rebrushed is a traditional 3D platformer. Mickey runs and jumps in fluid fashion, also donning a twirl attack that can hit enemies. His brush is the gimmick that both makes the game unique and adds puzzle elements into the world itself. In the world, there are two different types of environment pieces. Normal environments don’t have a ton of interactivity, yet “cartoon” pieces of the world feature interactivity with the brush itself.
Using one trigger on the controller, the player can shoot paint thinner to make the pieces disappear. Using the other has an opposite effect, with the ability to restore parts of levels that have been wiped. Its a fun gimmick with some interesting mechanics attached, like the ability to make rocks fall or re-paint bridges that lead to progression. Your brush can also act as a weapon, with the ability to either turn an enemy good, or simply destroy it with thinner. On top of the brush, there are a ton of collectibles to be found, which makes exploration feel a bit gratifying overall.
The pacing of the game is a bit odd, as while you progress, the game kind of keeps moving forward without much of a stop in pace outside of cutscenes. This works fine I guess, but there were times I felt I would have rather had some closure between areas as there is a restriction of going back in previously explored portions, and the way the game always pushes forward kind of hurts the collecting concept as players are sure to miss out on a good bit of loot if they are not originally vigilant. Its a fun platformer and works well enough, but I will say I found myself kind of bored a good bit. Everything is in place to work as it should, but nothing really feels important or urgent, making it feel hard to keep motivation in order to progress forward.
Boss battles also are a straight up mess. Originally done with a Wiimote, the trick is now to aim with the analog controls and shoot, but it just feels off and never fun, making this “epic” moments into an instant chore. I get that the motion controls are tricky to optimize in something like this and respect the efforts, but it just kind of sucks the fun out of these moments, and without anything big to look forward to, the cogs keep turning but never feel like they go anywhere worthwhile, if that makes sense.
Audio
The soundtrack for Epic Mickey: Rebrushed is fine. Featuring some disney tunes mixed with magical fare, the world itself is oozing with atmosphere and charm, and the sound is pretty decent. The voice acting is also well done when present, as the cutscenes feel cinematic and have the charm we would expect from Disney, making this feel like a fun journey, rather than a flat one.
Visuals
I was very impressed with the visuals. I remember there being a lot of clunk when it came to framerates in the first game, and now everything feels fluid and polished, making this feel like a needed upgrade to the experience. That said, despite its themes, sometimes the dark colors just run together and the areas just seem to lack interesting animations to balance the game’s stellar production. The world is booming with smooth textures and the animations are great, but sometimes it feels like despite all of the design, everything comes off as a bit lifeless. It can still enchanting at times, but I think I expected to see more and just never found those fireworks to make the game truly come off the page.
Overall
Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed is an absolutely welcome platformer to have modernized. The game works well and looks fantastic, and fans of Disney lore will love the treats and easter eggs buried inside. That said, there is something a 3D platformer has to have and that is proper pacing. Everything here is just kind of mashed together with not much divide, and that makes the adventure grow stale as few tricks are used later to keep the excitement going. Regardless, there is a enjoyable romp here that fans can appreciate that is better than the original, even if it feels like it never meets its true potential.
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