Suddenly this game makes much more sense, and looks much more amazing to me. I finally understand the concept when I read how the head designer, Warren Spector, stated he was trying to revive Mickey's 'character' back to what it use to be.
It all makes sense now. A simple Disney game with a dark coat of paint would possibly turn heads. But it probably would only capture a certain market, like Kingdom Hearts has done, and would slowly fade into obscurity over time.
No, when Disney commissioned Spector to make a Mickey Mouse game, they most likely wanted him to make their star appeal to people outside of their usual audience. But in order to do this, it takes altering the entire character of Mickey Mouse itself, and rejecting the bland, cookie cutter, 'Mr. Perfect Mouse' image that Mickey has become.
I am now confident after reading this article that they have a very competent producer in this game who knows not only his material but how to reshape the characters found in the game to revitalize them. Something that has been needed for many years.
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