Epic Mickey 3: Journey To The Cartoon World

Epic Mickey 3: Journey To The Cartoon World is the third installment of the Epic Mickey video game franchise. Following the coattails of PlayMagic's remake of the first entry Epic Mickey: Repainted, the entry is said to include elements from the remake, as well as elements from Warren Spector's original Epic Mickey 3 concept. The entry is the first entry in the franchise to not include series composer James Dooley as the main composer (although he is still writing lyrics), instead bringing in Tomoya Ohtani of Sonic the Hedgehog fame. According to PlayMagic, this was done to give the game a "new sound" compared to the previous entries. Although not much is known about the game as of the time of this article, certain details have been revealed by the developers. The video game studio Toys for Bob is the game's co-developer alongside PlayMagic.
== Plotline ==
According to PlayMagic, the game takes place immediately after the ending of Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two. The plot is said to revolve around the Petes of Wasteland kidnapping Gremlin Prescott and using him to rewire the World TV, in order to wreck havoc once inside the Cartoon World. Ortensia is also said to be a playable character alongside Mickey and Oswald, who pursue the Petes with the help of Gremlin Gus.
The game also marks the return of Warren Spector to the series, who is leading the project. The game is exclusive to the Nintendo Switch as the game supposedly uses the Joy-Cons' motion controls as a major gameplay option.
== Gameplay Changes ==
=== Mickey Mouse ===
* Mickey can now become AI-controlled if Player 1 plays as Oswald.
* Mickey is armed with a new wall-jump ability.
* If the player holds the jump button after double jumping, Mickey will go into his bouncing form from Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion. It can be used to defeat enemies.
=== Oswald The Lucky Rabbit ===
* Oswald can now be chosen in single player.
* Oswald ascends a short distance before slowly dropping down when entering flight mode.
* Oswald can now charge / run at enemies.
=== Projector Levels ===
* Each character now has their own variation of each projector screen level.
=== Costumes ===
* Costumes are automatically assigned to characters when entering certain regions, akin to the Kingdom Hearts franchise. It is unknown if the game will allow the player to switch their costume manually.
=== Boss Battles ===
* Bosses now attack in time to a specific musical number that plays during the battle.
=== Custom Sketch Creator ===
* The game now allows the player to create a Custom Sketch by choosing an in-game object or enemy to spawn when activated. The player can draw the sketch's icon as well as choosing the name for the sketch. The game allows the player to create up to 10 custom sketches.
== Soundtrack ==
The game's soundtrack is to be composed by Sonic the Hedgehog series veteran Tomoya Ohtani. According to PlayMagic, the game is a musical that features a lot of "orchestral sound." The musical segments will play into boss battles, where the boss will attack in time to the music.
== Voice Cast ==
* Bret Iwan as Mickey Mouse
* Eric Bauza as Oswald The Lucky Rabbit
* Cary Elwes as Gremlin Gus
* Audrey Wasilewski as Ortensia
* Jim Meskimen as The Good Doctor
* Jim Cummings as The Petes
== Trivia ==
* Eric Bauza is speculated to be voicing Oswald in the rumored Disney Plus series Oswald The Lucky Rabbit.
*The game marks the first time illustrated art is used as the box art instead of renders.
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