Like Mickey or not (sign me up for not), but I can't watch him in 3d. It's his ears. They ALWAYS face the camera. It's like they exist outside of this universe.
I'm only 2 minutes into the quick look and I can't focus on anything other than how his ears are at best theoretically part of our reality and can only be perceived from one vantage point.
You guys need to watch some classic Mickey cartoons. His ears have been doing that since, well, pretty much always. I found it pretty cool that they put that in.
" You guys need to watch some classic Mickey cartoons. His ears have been doing that since, well, pretty much always. I found it pretty cool that they put that in.
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It's OK until mickey does a turn with his polygonal head. It doesn't work nearly as well as the 2D cartoons.
I noticed it when they released the opening cutscene and I've been able to "unsee" it. That's just how Mickey is. I thought, "Hey, it's like the cartoon" and continued with my life. Apparently, I'm weird.
When I first noticed it watching the quick look, I actually smiled to myself, knowing that the people who made the game obviously cared and respected the character. Yet another game comes along that makes me wish I owned a Wii.
All well-designed and iconic cartoon characters can be be recognized in silhouette (hence Fry's bangs, Homer's two strands, Stewie's football shaped head, anime hair etc.), and Mickey Mouse without the ears fully visible is nothing but a lazy imitation of Mickey Mouse. And it would just look weird.
" You guys need to watch some classic Mickey cartoons. His ears have been doing that since, well, pretty much always. I found it pretty cool that they put that in.
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Oh, I know it's always done that. I've hung out with people who worked for Disney Interactive and it was a major issue when they first started working with Mickey games (initially his ears were going to be spheres).
It's just bizarre watching the 3D geometry of his ears, more so than the flat ink drawings because I KNOW...if we could just move the camera we could see them on edge.
The ear swivel thing is in any a contract when using his likeness. No matter what if you use mickey in an animation or still images the outline of his ears must been visible at all times. Im sure if they could figure out a cost effective way to make the ears swivel on toys they would do it with that too. Its all part of the disney brand.
Last time I was in a Disney Store I took a stuffed Mickey doll and started Goose-Step marching him while doing the Hitler Salute. I just thought I should make the truth come out. ;)
I remember reading an article on the game's development some time ago when they talked about having to implement that effect. It's pretty cool that they managed to get it to work as they did in a 3D space.
It's an awesome relic from the days of the first cartoon days, it started out as a brand recognition thing and now it's just an homage. I think it's the way it should be.
I hate the sprite affect that they use. Just looks like a black ball and two sprites constantly behind it. Kingdom Hearts doesn't use this technique and he looks like Mickey Mouse not a freak of nature.
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