Epic Mickey is a flawed game. Some think less of it for these flaws, as can be seen above, but when I played through it, I was enjoying it enough to let them slide.
Yes, I got annoyed at having to play the 2D sections over and over again, but they take less than a minute to get through each time, so it could easily be worse. Yes, the camera had its odd moments, but for the most part I didn't think it was as bad as was made out elsewhere.
The story is probably the best I've seen in such games, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, who was cast aside in favour of Mickey Mouse, has years to let his jealousy towards Mickey build only for Mickey to come along and destroy his home, even if it was accidental it's enough to make anyone crazy with rage, and yet they end up working together. As I entered each new area and saw the effects of the thinner on the other forgotten characters (particularly Ostown), I felt inspired to set things right, and that's a sign of a well done story.
Its a game that reminds me of the N64 era of platformers, specifically things like Banjo Kazooie. Perhaps I enjoyed this game so much because I haven't played a game like it since that era?
8.5/10
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