Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed
Release Date: September 24, 2024
Action, TPP, animated TV series, cartoons, 3D platformers, remasters/remakes, Disney, singleplayer
OpenCritic
A refreshed version of the renowned 3D platformer from 2010, created by Warren Spector (Deus Ex). The most unique feature of Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed is the option to use magical brush and other painting tools to create or remove things from the game's world.
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[1:44] Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed Accolades Trailer
[1:34] Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed Disney Epic Mickey Rebrushed - Launch Trailer
COGconnected: 75 / 100 by Jaz Sagoo
Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed is a wonderful remake that remains faithful to the original whilst adding new elements to improve the adventure. Mickey is now much more mobile and the revised controls remove frustrations that engulfed the Wii release. Though the game lacks challenge and includes rather basic combat, its stunning visual overhaul and new features give it a new lease of life, making it a worthwhile revisit for both newcomers and longtime fans.
Gaming Nexus: 5.5 / 10 by Joseph Moorer
Epic Mickey: Rebrushed is a sandbox collect-a-thon that pays homage to the earliest eras of Disney creations. This no risk/no reward game looks good from the opening, but just seems like an animated feature that went on for 12 hours too long. With too much chatter, not enough fun, and literal pocket thinner, Epic is not the word I would paint here.
Nintendo Life: 8 / 10 by Mitch Vogel
Epic Mickey: Rebrushed is a welcome return for one of Mickey's most memorable adventures, this is just about everything one could've wanted out of a revisit to a lost classic. It fumbles its execution a bit with the performance, but there are enough novel ideas and enjoyable gameplay concepts here to make the experience more than worth your while. Enjoyable gameplay, a captivating world, lots of replayability, and a raft of tweaks and improvements over the original make this one an easy sell. We'd recommend this to anyone looking for a big-budget 3D platformer that does things a little differently from the genre norms, and of course to anyone who considers themselves an avid Disney fan.
Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed Description
Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed is a three-dimensional platformer that is a remake of the Epic Mickey game released in 2010 for the Nintendo Wii console. The original game was developed by the Junction Point studio under the leadership of Warren Spector, a designer known for creating Deus Ex. The task of refreshing the game was entrusted to the Purple Lamp team, which has in its portfolio, among others, SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake and SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated.
Plot
The remake faithfully recreates the plot of the original. The story takes place in a land created by the sorcerer Yen Sid using a magic brush. It's a home for forgotten Disney characters. Until recently, this place was friendly and full of life, but that changed when Mickey Mouse, playing with an enchanted brush, caused damage, transforming the land into post-apocalyptic wastelands controlled by a monster known as Shadow Blot.
The game's story begins some time later, when the aforementioned monster kidnaps Mickey Mouse into their kingdom. There, the hero will have to face not only Shadow Blot, but also corrupted versions of classic Disney characters, including the first hero of this studio, namely Oswald the Rabbit.
Mechanics
Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed is a 3D platformer using a third-person perspective. During the game, we explore maps, collect items, avoid dangers, and fight enemies. The game has a morality system that evaluates our decisions and influences the story and its ending. Besides the main adventure, we can also have fun with numerous optional side quests.
The most unusual element of the gameplay is using the magical brush and enchanted solvent, which allow us to appropriately paint elements of the world or remove them from it. These tools play a key role in exploration, dealing with enemies, and solving puzzles.
Game modes
The game offers only a singleplayer mode.
Technical aspects
Compared to the original from 2010, the authors significantly refreshed the graphics. Additionally, several new attacks have been added to the main character's repertoire of moves.
Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed Summary
Game Series: Epic Mickey
Platforms:
PC / Windows
PlayStation 5
Xbox Series X/S
Switch
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
Developer: Purple Lamp Studios
Publisher: THQ Nordic / Nordic Games
Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core i3-4130 / AMD FX-4300, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 2 GB GeForce GTX 960 / 4 GB Radeon R9 380, 28 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit
Recommended: Intel Core i5-3570K / AMD FX-4300, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 4 GB GeForce GTX 1050 Ti / Radeon RX 570, 28 GB HDD, Windows 10 64-bit