Spector still has "Deus Ex stories to tell" News
PC Wii Retro News by Oli Welsh
Speaking to Variety, veteran designer Warren Spector has indicated that he'd like to make more games in the style of his classic Deus Ex. He even had a spiritual successor to it in development before he started work on Epic Mickey.
"There were and still are Deus Ex stories I would like to tell," Spector said. "That story is not done for me."
Spector tried, but failed, to secure the rights to Deus Ex from owner Eidos (which is currently developing a third game). Regardless, he began work on a near-future science-fiction game with similar themes at his new studio Junction Point. "I sort of filed the serial numbers off," he said.
It was one of two projects he began before accepting the challenge to reinvent Mickey Mouse from Disney, the other being a "big, BIG fantasy game that I had been wanting to do for about 15 years". Neither project is necessarily dead, since Disney acquired the rights to both when it bought Junction Point.
Spector also said that he was surprised and even disappointed that hardcore gamers haven't been more outraged by his decision to work on a licensed cartoon game for the Wii instead.
"I'm completely stunned," he said. "I’ve been donning my armour and girding my loins and getting ready for battle. To be honest, I was a little disappointed, because I'm a scrappy guy and I like to fight."
Offer him a fight in the comments thread. Go on. Alternatively, read about his plans for Mickey Mouse in our Epic Mickey preview.
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kangarootoo
03/11/09 @ 09:59
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I knew he would rather be working on DE than Mickey Mouse.
Also, I read in the Metro the other day that Mickey Mouse is to feature in a video game for the first time. The first time eh Metro? Fancy that. |
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Britesparc
03/11/09 @ 10:06
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@ kangarootoo - I bet the sub editor trimmed the words "on the Wii" or "this console generation" from the article :-)
Good news that Spector is making a spiritual successor to DX. As much as I'm looking forward to EM, I'm more of a DX man myself. A "new" one could be the BESTEST GAME EVER. |
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Vertical Stand
03/11/09 @ 10:10
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If Spector likes to fight/engage with gamers online then rather than the choice of project it seems from initial gamers reactions to the screens made public [b]Edit:[/b] the discussion in forums is more about whether or not the tone and spirit of the concept art has been successfully carried over into the game.
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the_dudefather
03/11/09 @ 10:11
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Lets hope Epic Mickey (or whatever it's called) turns out to be Oranges, and not lemon-lime
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dominalien
03/11/09 @ 10:41
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Whatever pays the bills, I suppose. It's not like he can't go back to mature themes once he's done with the mouse.
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tomjoadsghost
03/11/09 @ 11:09
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Personally I'm all for great designers working on licensed games, any situation that reduces the chances of a)licensed games being crappy and b) good games not selling in one fell swoop has got to be applauded.
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TheTingler
03/11/09 @ 13:44
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All those other games sound excellent, but Epic Mickey sounds good too.
The only thing that disappoints me is that it's only on the Wii. I want them to reach as big an audience as possible. Even a DS version would be great.
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GamesConnoisseur
03/11/09 @ 15:25
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Aye one more hand up in response to spirtual successor of DE from me.
Still also is open minded re EM as how he'll do we know what it's like without finished version in our hands?! I will rain shit when it's actually shit and not when it's still being digested!! Haze Resistance 2's Man Fishes inclusion Thought the concept of EM clever and may have multi audience in mind. Ie adults or savvy people getting the jokes or Easter eggs that kids ll miss out but which they ll appreicate the style and humours more than others. Suppositution I know. |
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Quote : "Wii has its success because it's bought by adults see Gim, Fitness, etc. Which adult will buy Mickey Mouse? FAIL. "
See - ADULTS dont mind playing games with cartoon characters in them. Only teenagers who think they're grown up by playing "mature" shooting games have this problem. See Adults like playing cartoon games and watching cartoon movies. In fact most kids growing up nowadays probably wont even recognise mickey mouse. One of these days teenagers will "get" the idea that they're not any more grown up by refusing to play colourful games or only playing violent "mature" shooters. |
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