#Epic mickey 2 rainbow falls plus#

Additionally the boss fights (aside from phase 1 of the Mad Doctor) were all gold splits. Speaking of, all three first-trip Dioramas went perfectly and they're likely to stay gold for a long time. I also got incredibly lucky with a third Tint guardian in Rainbow Falls, allowing me to end the Diorama 2 fight much faster. Solid execution for the most part and I had amazing bunny luck in Fort Wasteland (as well as Train Tunnels and Floatyard, but in those cases Oswald ruined it for me). That's not to say it was all bad obviously.

Almost throwing the run away at the very end I was 1:46 ahead going into Repairing Autotopia and barely scraped out a PB by the end.

Bad first phase of Mad Doctor but excellent second phase, which cost me 30 seconds.

Panicking in the first trip to Autotopia when I didn't get the Turp Guardians I needed, costing me about two minutes.

Dying in Fort Wasteland when the Slobber crushed me during his introductory cutscene, which cost one minute.

#Epic mickey 2 rainbow falls plus#

Bad RNG plus bad improvised route in Mean Street South lost me 30 seconds right off the bat.Temporarily forgetting my route in Chapter 2 cleanup and postgame cleanup.Major mistakes (or minor mistakes on easy tricks), without which this run might have been about 5-6 minutes ahead of PB:

One major route change with the Bog Easy cleanup saved about 45 seconds, while the rest followed the same route. At one point I was as much as 5:30 ahead of my PB, but in the end I'll have to settle for this. Sorry about that.Īnyway, this was one messy rollercoaster of a run. 'Lucasfilm,' 'Wreck-It Ralph' and Jeff Kurtti in T.I did this run offstream because I was expecting a call (that I never received) and didn't want to screw up the stream if I had to take it.Home Video Preview: 'Pixar Short Films Collection.75 Years of Snow White on Display at the Walt Disn.'Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two' Doesn't L.Snow White, the Walt Disney Family Museum and Dian.'Brave': Not Pixar's Best, But There's Nothing Wro.I was also partial to this boss encounter with a maniacal, mechanical Pete's Dragon in Main Street Electrical Parade mode. It also adds interesting new areas to explore like Disney Gulch (Frontierland), Fort Wasteland (Tom Sawyer Island), and especially the best lands of the bunch, Rainbow Falls and Rainbow Caverns, which are at once homages to Disneyland's Mine Train and the Seven Dwarfs' Mine. It does make some improvements from the original, like better camera movement and real dialogue in place of the gibberish characters used to spout (Frank Welker does a fine job voicing Oswald). The Power of Two is basically the first Epic Mickey with a two-player mode and different scenery. If most of this sounds familiar, it's because it is. There are always choices to make that affect future outcomes.

Oswald automatically tags along with Mickey in single-player mode, but he's definitely more useful when he's under the control of a second player. How the duo uses the tools at their disposal determines the direction of the game play. By his side, he also has Oswald, who can use a remote control to activate machines and zap bad guys with electricity. Has the Doc turned over a new leaf? Should he be given a second chance? Personally, I don't trust him-and neither do the characters of Wasteland.Įquipped with his trusty magic paint brush, Mickey sets out to repair the damage and solve puzzles using paint to build and create and thinner to erase and destroy. This time, the world is being ravaged by earthquakes and strange forces that the villainous Mad Doctor from part one says he can fix (in song, no less) with the help of some friends with heart. In Epic Mickey 2, the intrepid mouse is called back to Wasteland to help save it once again from epic destruction. Like its predecessor, it looks great with plenty of clever and imaginative visual treats that will impress any bona fide Disney geek (I'm particularly fond of the Pink Elephants on Parade that populate various hidden rooms and secret passages on Mean Street, Epic Mickey 2's twisted take on Main Street, U.S.A.), but that still doesn't change the fact that the game is bogged down with tedious and repetitive game play that feels exactly the same as the first installment. I've spent the last couple of days revisiting Wasteland, the mythical world of forgotten Disney dreams, in the new Epic Mickey installment, Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two.Ī few hours into the game, I was already tiring of it.ĭespite the added dimension of tandem play between Mickey Mouse and his new best friend Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Epic Mickey 2 really breaks no new ground in the franchise.