Epic Mickey: Rebrushed is a remake of the 2010 action-adventure platformer Epic Mickey. It was announced during a Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase on February 21, 2024, and was released on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on September 24, 2024.
Press Releases[]
Nintendo[]
Join Mickey Mouse on a colorful adventure as he traverses Wasteland, a world inspired by Disney classic stories. Play the 2010 classic along with a variety of upgrades in this enhanced remake of the action-adventure 3D platformer originally released on the Wii console. Along with updated graphics and other improvements, Mickey Mouse's abilities have been improved with a whole new set of skills and more. For fans of the original and new fans alike get ready for an adventure of truly "epic" proportions when Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed launches on Nintendo Switch this year.
THQ Nordic[]
THQ Nordic today announced that Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed, a faithful remake of the beloved classic adventure, is being developed by Purple Lamp in collaboration with Disney Games. The development team was assisted in the remaster by Warren Spector, director of the original Disney Epic Mickey. In this classic action-adventure game, players will send Mickey Mouse, armed with a magical paintbrush, on an epic creative journey to brave the dangerous world of Wasteland. Through exciting levels inspired by classic Disney stories, players will paint their path and face a variety of challenges along the way. Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed is scheduled for release across PS4™, PS5™, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo® Switch and PC in 2024.
"I've received more heartfelt fan mail from players of all ages about Disney Epic Mickey than any other project I've worked on – a true indicator of the timelessness of this game," said Warren Spector, director of the original Disney Epic Mickey. "That my team and I contributed to that legacy is truly an honor and I'm delighted that old fans and new will get to enjoy the adventures of Mickey and Oswald in Wasteland once again."
"Having been part of this from the earliest beginnings of the creative idea, all those years ago, I can't wait to see new players discover this enduring classic on modern consoles," said Luigi Priore, V.P. of Disney, Pixar and 20th Century Games. "We are excited that fans of the original will also get to relive their own experiences wielding the paintbrush and thinner once again."
Sony[]
Play as Mickey Mouse and embark on an epic journey through Wasteland, a realm of forgotten Disney characters.
Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed brings the magic of Disney to life in a vibrant 3D platformer. This beautiful remake sends Mickey into a fantastical world where you use paint and thinner to shape your adventure and the fate of this alternate world.
Every stroke of your magic brush matters! Use paint to restore beauty and harmony or thinner to alter your environment and uncover hidden secrets.
Encounter iconic characters like Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Walt Disney's first creation. Collect virtual Disney pins and tackle creative challenges while exploring classic platforming levels inspired by animated films and shorts.
Microsoft[]
Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed brings the magic of Disney to life in a vibrant 3D platformer. This beautiful remake sends Mickey Mouse on an epic journey through Wasteland, a realm of forgotten Disney characters. As Mickey, you will dive into a fantastical world and, armed with paint and thinner, shape your adventure and the fate of this alternate world. Every stroke of your magic brush matters! Use paint to restore beauty and harmony or thinner to alter your environment and uncover hidden secrets. Your choices influence Mickey's destiny and change the outcome of this artistic odyssey. Will you become the epic hero Wasteland needs? Encounter various iconic characters like Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Walt Disney's first creation, as you travel between lands in Wasteland. Collect virtual Disney pins, tackle creative challenges, and uncover secrets, all while exploring classic platforming levels inspired by animated films and shorts. Originally envisioned by Warren Spector, reimagined by Purple Lamp, Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed employs state-of-the-art visuals and improved controls to breathe new life into a beloved classic. Experience new movement skills for Mickey, such as dash, ground pound and sprinting. The game's compelling story makes it an unforgettable adventure for long-time fans and newcomers alike. Join Mickey Mouse and unravel the mysteries of Wasteland in this homage to Disney's legacy.
Changes[]
The following is a list of all known changes in Epic Mickey: Rebrushed compared to its original counterpart:
- The game has been completely overhauled visually along with running on Unreal Engine 4, compared to the original game which ran on the Gamebryo engine.
- The CGI cutscenes have also been redone by Plastic Wax, who previously worked on Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two.
- The 2D animated cutscenes are now in higher quality, and all references to the Wii Remote were removed. The "Guardian Training" cutscene was also separated in two parts.
- The camera has been reworked with the cursor now fixed at the center of the screen.
- Gyro aiming has also been added for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and PC versions of the game.
- One hundred four Extra Contents containing concept art from the remake were added to the game alongside the fifty Extra Contents present in the original game.
- The gallery also now credits every artist behind each concept art.
- Seven additional Pins have been added, bringing the total from 105 to 112. These consist of 3 new Silver Pins and 4 new Special Pins.
- The sound effects for some items were changed such as the pick-up sound for the Paint and Thinner ammunition refill.
- E-Tickets have undergone several changes:
- White E-Tickets have been replaced by blue E-Tickets which now provide 25.
- Green E-Tickets now provide 10 instead of the original 30.
- Golden E-Tickets no longer have Oswald's head on them, instead being replaced by Mickey's head like the other E-Ticket types.
- E-Tickets can now be invisible and hidden, requiring Mickey to walk over them to be revealed and able to be picked up.
- Photo Mode has been added, along with filters that can be bought at the Ice Cream Parlor.
- All interiors are now 3D modeled.
- Same thing for the collectables.
- Gremlin Gus's tutorials interrupt less Mickey and can now be replayed by talking to him.
- If Mickey is about to leave an area he might not come back to. Gus will warn him if there's any unfinished quests.
- Projector Screens can now be skipped when played once, by talking to Gus and paying 10 E-Tickets. This is similar to a feature found in the Japanese port of the original game.
- Each Projector Screen has also received a major overhaul, often with new secrets requiring Mickey's new moveset to find. To accommodate this, the amount of Film Reels to collect has been significantly increased, with most now having two film reels to find.
- The Sketch Pad receives an overhaul:
- If Mickey runs out of a particular Sketch, it will remain visible in the Sketch Pad with a red squiggle rather than disappearing entirely from the Sketch Pad until he has at least one again.
- It displays the maximum limit on how much of a specfic Sketch Mickey can carry in his inventory.
- The wave effect when Mickey enters a Projector is missing in the remake.
- Early footage shows the wave effect on the Projector, suggesting the removal was unintentional.
- Interestingly, the wave effect is actually present in the Notilus level.
- Any Pins, Extra Content, and Film Reels already collected can be collected again; Mickey will receive E-Tickets for doing so, the values depending on what he picks up.
- Film Reels will give 5.
- Extra Content and Bronze Pins will provide 10.
- Silver Pins will provide 25.
- Gold Pins will provide 100.
- The parts of Mickey's animatronic friends that previously appeared in chests now appear out in the open where they are found.
- NPC now greet Mickey when he approaches them.
- All Goats NPC have been replaced by Cows NPC. This is likely due to Purple Lamp using the Epic Mickey Wiki as reference, which mistakenly referred to Goats as Cows.
- Running out of health and respawning works differently in Rebrushed: if Mickey's health reaches zero, the screen will quickly transition to his last checkpoint before respawning him instead of the screen fading black and going through a loading screen. Mickey will, however, drop 7 E-Tickets upon death in Rebrushed, which does not occur in the original game.
- Bunny Children now have a death animation when thrown into Thinner.
- A pink variant of the Bunny Children was added.
- Hazards that would crush Mickey, which are otherwise fatal in the original game, instead deal standard damage in Rebrushed while respawning Mickey a short distance away afterwards.
- Sketches have their prices significantly reduced, with their general price being halved to costing only 50 E-Tickets instead of 100. All sketch types can be bought from any shops save for the Ice Cream Parlor. Furthermore, TV Sketches sold in the Emporium, Watch Sketches in the Tiki Hut, and Anvil Sketches in the Bog Easy Shop have a discounted price of 25 E-Tickets.
Mickey Mouse[]
- Mickey now possesses three new abilities: Dash, ground pound and sprinting.
- Mickey can now combine the Spin Move with Paint or Thinner.
- This is similar to a scrapped mechanic found in Epic Mickey 2 prototypes.
- Mickey's spin now gives him a small boost of height when used mid-air, compared to the original and The Power of Two, where it would only stall your fall and give you more distance mid-air.
- The tip of the Paintbrush has Paint and Thinner on it, similarly to how it looked in prerelease screenshots of Epic Mickey.
- The Paintbrush is on Mickey's back when he's travelling through Projector Screens.
- Mickey received two new idle animations, which consist of Mickey shaking his head and eyes.
- Mickey also shakes his behind after he wins a race against Gilda. This animation was previously unused in the original game.
- The HUD representing Mickey's status has been overhauled.
- Mickey's health is now represented by hearts instead of pips.
- The expressions on his face no longer appear on a notepad.
- Mickey has an updated Guardian meter. The new meter now only has two sides (Thinner and Paint) instead of having three bars. Mickey's Guardians are also based on which bar he most recently filled.
- Mickey can summon a grey guardian to show him his destination, by pressing the D-pad upright.
- All of Mickey's costumes from Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two (with the exception of Sorcerer's Apprentice) were brought back in this remake. The Firefighter and Construction Worker costumes can be obtained after collecting a certain amount of Film Reels. Football, Steamboat Willie, and Brave Little Tailor can only be accessed through the Costume Pack DLC.
Blotlings[]
- Blotlings will now teleport back to their original spawn location if they get too far away.
- Red-eyed Blotlings are now slightly bigger than their green-eyed counterpart.
- Green-eyed Spatters now have a green stripe on the left side of their back and small faint green spots on their body. Red-eyed Spatters have the same markings but are colored red.
- Painted Blotlings now attack other enemies with Paint. Sweepers in particular will throw Paint instead of Thinner.
- Painted Blotlings no longer become instantly hostile after being hit with Thinner and must now lose all of their Paint to become hostile again.
- Green-eyed Blotlings are still encountered late game (although they are very rare) unlike the original game where only red-eyed Blotlings are encountered after Mickey heads to Lonesome Manor.
- Slobbers no longer choke when sprayed with too much paint/thinner.
- When Slobbers roar, there is now thinner coming out of their mouth.
- Slobbers now rarely chase Mickey to attack at close range. Instead they will mostly stay stationary and try sucking him in to get him close. This is likely an error.
- Bloticles no longer explode and instead now slither away.
- When a pustule is sprayed with paint, it will shrink away rather than explode like the original. Being sprayed with thinner causes the pustule to explode.
Beetleworx[]
- The design of the Toon armors of every Beetleworx was redone completely.
- Similarly to Blotlings, Beetleworx can also teleport back to their spawn location.
The Mad Doctor's Lab[]
- When fighting the Mechanical Arm, the Paintbrush's tip lacks Paint and Thinner, and it only gains it right after the "Brush Powerup" cutscene.
- In the Castle Entrance, the staircase on the right, leading to the second balcony, now has a paintable Toon floor.
- The way Mickey drains the thinner is different now. Rather than painting five pipes Mickey now spins five gears.
- Instead of having the machine that activates the timed pumps, the Oswald Stained Glass now only hides a sketch: "Rocket Crash".
- The Slobber guarding the projector screen exits the door as a green-eyed Slobber but in gameplay it's a red-eyed Slobber. This is similar to the one which appears in the Lonesome Manor Library.
- The Slobber guarding the door to the projector screen no longer has support from two Sweepers.
Gremlin Village[]
- A small in-game cutscene play right after Mickey entered the Ticket Booth area. It shows a Guardian approach him before transitioning to the "Guardian Training" cutscene.
- In the Ticket Booth area, the golden E-Ticket on top of the Spinning Cup Ride was replaced by a Treasure Chest with a Bronze Pin in it.
- Dolls resembling Aladdin as Prince Ali are now included, most likely in reference to the incorpoartion of Disney characters in the It's a Small World ride itself.
- The Clock Tower fight went through a few changes, both aethetic and gameplay-wise:
- Mickey now enters the arena via a corridor; he needs to paint a couple of gears in to open the door at the end into the arena.
- There is now visible music near the Clock Tower's face, further playing into the idea that he went mad from hearing "It's a Small World" non-stop, in turn explaining the "Stop the Music" pin.
- Visible steam now spurts out from underneath the Clock Tower's nose.
- The Clock Tower's arms are now half-thinned out. This slightly changes the "Paint" way to defeat the boss, as Mickey now needs to fully repaint his arms in order to freeze them.
- The Clock Tower has some new attacks. Sometimes, he'll bash one arm down multiple times, and instead of bashing both arms down at the same time where Mickey is standing at the time, he'll now bash them at each end of the arena to summon rolling gears which Mickey has to jump over to avoid.
- When redeemed with paint, instead of saying one of three different lines, the Clock Tower now only says one line.
Mean Street[]
- The Mean Street cutscene is based off the Japanese version, where instead of featuring a tidal wave going over Mean Street, it's instead replaced by a Thinner gas spreading, with Dark Beauty Castle being disfigured by it. This change was due to the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.
- Non-speaking Toons were added to Mean Street.
- The Cinema now possesses an interior, which Mickey can enter to replay any Projector Screen levels. This allows the player the opportunity to collect any Film Reels or Extra Contents that hadn't been collected the first time.
- This also now makes it possible to play through Projector Screens that couldn't be done in a single playthrough originally.
- Porter no longer appears in Mean Street, after defeating Animatronic Captain Hook. Likely due to male Goats being accidentally removed from the game.
- In the Battle of Mean Street quest, rather than having only one Bloticle, there are now three. There are also more Blotlings to fight as well.
OsTown[]
- In the Battle of OsTown, there are now four Bloticles with the first one blocking the bridge.
- There's now evidence of someone living under Clarabelle's garden as a bed can be found there now. This is most likely Prescott given things like gears are found there now.
- If rescued in Pirate Voyage, Rigger Greene can be found sitting on a log next to Moody's House.
Mickeyjunk Mountain[]
- Decker's crane no longer resembles the crane from "Building A Building"
- The jigsaw puzzles covering Thinner pools in the Mt. Osmore Slopes now depict posters different from the original, including the current Fantasia DVD/Blu-ray cover.
- Oswald's theme no longer play in Mt. Osmore Caverns. This is likely an error.
- The Shadow Blot boss fight has undergone some changes
Tomorrow City[]
- The Notilus received a slight redesign, with two structures resembling Oswald's ears appearing behind the bridge, further differentiating it from the Nautilus.
- When Gus discusses the Slobber's variety of attacks, the Slobber will showcase each one as Gus says it (e.g. swiping its claws when Gus says it will use them should Mickey get too close).
- The Hoppers and Tankers found in Tomorrow City have had their toon armor redesigned. The Bashers also no longer resemble Maximillian.
- Petetronic's disc has been redesigned to resemble the Identity Disc's Tron: Legacy incarnation. It still appears as it originally did in the Broken Rocket cutscene though.
- Petetronic's boss fight has undergone several changes
- Petetronic's thinner attack was changed to now stick on the non toon platforms for a period of time preventing Mickey from going on them without taking damage.
- Petetronic's disc now deals damage
- The thin platforms no longer make noise when they are thinned.
Ventureland[]
- A silver pin can be obtained inside the Hut Shop.
Pirates of the Wasteland[]
- In Tortooga, the wall panel gear has been removed, therefore only requiring the column gears to be spun to retrieve Beluga Billy's belongings.
- The pirate Bashers received a slight redesign. They still appear as they originally did in the Ventureland-related cutscenes.
- Entering Hangman's Tree is no longer a one-way trip.
- The way to free Gremlin Erik has been changed. There are now three switches near his cage that need to be thrown.
Bog Easy[]
- For unknown reasons, the Bog Easy track is missing in the game, and the Lonesome Manor track plays in the area instead. This is likely an error.
- During the Battle in Bog Easy, a Spinner inexplicably appears as an enemy.
Lonesome Manor[]
- The Lonesome Manor Bashers have had a redesign.
- The painting of Chernabog in the Foyer is more detailed.
- The Lonesome Manor Spinners have a new design, but for some reason, the Tomorrow City Spinners appear in the Ballroom instead.
- When the Slobber encountered in the Library appears, it comes down as a green-eyed Slobber as opposed to a red-eyed one. However, (if the player is forced to fight it) in gameplay, it is a red-eyed Slobber.
- The way Madame Leona disposes of the Slobber has also been changed. As opposed to it just melting away, Madame Leona now summons three Turps which are used to melt the Slobber away.
- The Bashers and Spinners in the attic are no longer destroyed when their replicators are destroyed.
Dark Beauty Castle[]
- Bloticles now appear on your revisit to the Castle.
Inside the Blot[]
- The entire area has been remade, now featuring objects from previous areas.
- These areas include Gremlin Village, Bog Easy, Mean Street, and Ventureland.
- When heading to the dead end chambers with the first three Bloticles, Mickey will now encounter Blot Spirits rather than encountering them just in each of the dead end chambers.
- Several allied Blotlings now spawn in during each wave to assist you.
- The Petes of Wasteland are now included among the Lost Characters, regardless of whether you redeemed them or not.
- Interestingly, this now includes Petetronic and Pete Pan.
Misc.[]
- The cartoon clips in the original credits are AI upscaled for unknown reasons.
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