Growing up with this game was something else.
I remember getting this game all the way back in 2010 for christmas. It was a really interesting game to play as a 6 year old to say the least.
Never would I think a disney game would scare me so much with its atmosphere. Everything felt
much more dark and gloomy then any other game i’ve played at the time. It’s something that scared me for sure but it also captivated me. Even if I didn’t know it at the time, this games eerie atmosphere combined with its nostalgic use of disney history really fascinated me.
The atmosphere caused me to not be able to finish this game for a long time, I can name many things from this game that use to scare me as a kid. Everything from the robots, mickey junk mountain, tommorow city, the lonesome manor and that damn clock tower literally caused me to take breaks from playing. yet it’s something i’ve grown to greatly appreciate over time. Stylistically this game is pretty awesome.
It has this dark twisted take on disney land yet some areas give off this warm calming feel to it. As if your exploring a run down theme park while remembering what it used to look like. it’s the type of game I like to take a step back and just appreciate the art as a whole. This game has a really unique take on disney and honestly I would consider the Wasteland to be one of my favorite worlds in any game.
This game is also what got me into old cartoons.
It kinda led me down this rabbit hole of animation history and honestly I feel like I have a greater appreciation of animation because of it. Seriously if you like animation history then check this game out it’s full of references to old disney stuff. Hell I even got into those old Disney Treasures dvds because of this game.
So I certainly have a lot of nostalgia for this game but i’ll admit the gameplay does have its issues. Nowadays I don’t really have any problems with this game but that’s only because i’ve been playing for so long. For a new player I can imagine the stiff controls and sometimes frustrating design can stop someone from loving the game. So i’ll admit it’s clunky but I can’t help but love this game for practically everything else. I’m still willing to look past it because this game succeeds at a lot of other things it goes for really well. Besides I still enjoy the gameplay. It’s got a cool take on 3d platformers with its paint brush mechanics. oh and those projector segments are awesome. Especially after watching the original cartoons myself.
So in conclusion this is a special game to me flaws and all. i’ll always have a lot of appreciation for this game. and hey it’s a lot better than the sequel.
Also I need to quickly mention the concept art. I normally don’t care about collecting concept art in games but the concept art here is so damn cool. Seriously go look it up they look so great I would unironically buy a poster of one of them. Great stuff.
I remember getting this game all the way back in 2010 for christmas. It was a really interesting game to play as a 6 year old to say the least.
Never would I think a disney game would scare me so much with its atmosphere. Everything felt
much more dark and gloomy then any other game i’ve played at the time. It’s something that scared me for sure but it also captivated me. Even if I didn’t know it at the time, this games eerie atmosphere combined with its nostalgic use of disney history really fascinated me.
The atmosphere caused me to not be able to finish this game for a long time, I can name many things from this game that use to scare me as a kid. Everything from the robots, mickey junk mountain, tommorow city, the lonesome manor and that damn clock tower literally caused me to take breaks from playing. yet it’s something i’ve grown to greatly appreciate over time. Stylistically this game is pretty awesome.
It has this dark twisted take on disney land yet some areas give off this warm calming feel to it. As if your exploring a run down theme park while remembering what it used to look like. it’s the type of game I like to take a step back and just appreciate the art as a whole. This game has a really unique take on disney and honestly I would consider the Wasteland to be one of my favorite worlds in any game.
This game is also what got me into old cartoons.
It kinda led me down this rabbit hole of animation history and honestly I feel like I have a greater appreciation of animation because of it. Seriously if you like animation history then check this game out it’s full of references to old disney stuff. Hell I even got into those old Disney Treasures dvds because of this game.
So I certainly have a lot of nostalgia for this game but i’ll admit the gameplay does have its issues. Nowadays I don’t really have any problems with this game but that’s only because i’ve been playing for so long. For a new player I can imagine the stiff controls and sometimes frustrating design can stop someone from loving the game. So i’ll admit it’s clunky but I can’t help but love this game for practically everything else. I’m still willing to look past it because this game succeeds at a lot of other things it goes for really well. Besides I still enjoy the gameplay. It’s got a cool take on 3d platformers with its paint brush mechanics. oh and those projector segments are awesome. Especially after watching the original cartoons myself.
So in conclusion this is a special game to me flaws and all. i’ll always have a lot of appreciation for this game. and hey it’s a lot better than the sequel.
Also I need to quickly mention the concept art. I normally don’t care about collecting concept art in games but the concept art here is so damn cool. Seriously go look it up they look so great I would unironically buy a poster of one of them. Great stuff.
2 Comments
Excellent review. I always wanted to play this. I got the opportunity to do so once but then the person I was playing it with finished it by themself and then I drowned them in a bathtub of pen ink.
AndyanaJonseph
1 year ago