This character, Walt Disney’s alter ego from Fantasia, is building a maquette said to be a “ land for things that have been forgotten,” but when he leaves the room, Mickey plays with his brush and ends up spilling magical thinner onto that world, ruining it. The story tells that one day, Mickey Mouse was brought to a wizard’s workshop by a magical mirror in his bedroom (“ I don’t know if the mirror was being mischievous or malicious ,” the wizard ponders…).
It introduces a fascinating world that encourages exploration with a focus on choice and consequence, but lacks commitment to its design: the game seems hesitant about itself, as if it were afraid to double down on its core concepts. A diamond in the rough, Epic Mickey offers an ambitious blend of elements from 3D Platformers and Immersive Sims.