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Disney Illusion Island Review MegaThread (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by slimerancher@lemmy.world to c/nintendo@lemmy.world
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Hello Everyone!

Disney Illusion Island is out today, for $39.99. So I looked up some reviews to share it with you.

Site / Company Author Score
Destructoid Timothy Monbleau 7/10
EuroGamer Ed Nightingale 3/5
GameInformer Wesley LeBlanc 8.5/10
GameSpot Heidi Kemps 7/10
GodIsGeek Adam Cook 8/10
IGN Tristan Ogilvie 7/10
NintendoLife Mitch Vogel 9/10
Siliconera Jenni Lada 7/10

Aggregated

What do you think about the new layout? Better than the one in Pikmin 4 review ?

Added EuroGamer as the reviewer, the rest are same as previous review mega thread, except for the ones that didn't review the game. As always, let me know if you want me to add another reviewer. Just share the link and I'll add them from now on.

So, who is planning to get the game? And those who have gotten it, what do you think about it?

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[–] bungle_in_the_jungle@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Not commenting on the game, just wanted to say thank you for this format! It's lovely to behold compared to the megathread text dumps we've gotten used to on the site-that-shall-not-be-named! Good work!

edit: minor note - you have a typo, it should be "aggregated"

[–] slimerancher@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Fixed. Thanks for the heads up! Much appreciated!

[–] ZeroTemp@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I downloaded it this morning for my kids and I to play. I tried it out and got sucked in for about 30 min. The platforming was fun and movement was quick and responsive. The art and humor are similar to the newer Mickey cartoons which my kids absolutely adore. It seems like it will be fun for family game night.

[–] slimerancher@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's good to hear. Also, didn't know there are any new Mickey cartoons, going to look them up!

[–] ZeroTemp@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I highly recommend the cartoons! They are pretty damn good. Great for kids but enjoyable for adults.

[–] slimerancher@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Ah, Disney+! I don't think I'll be watching them anytime soon 😀 Added them to my list though.

Thanks for the recommendation!

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They are great! Really funny and the art style reminds me of ren and stimpy.

[–] 2319@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

My family likes to refer to it as Bad Mickey

[–] simple@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It honestly looks a bit bland, like they were going for Rayman Legends but ended up with something closer to flash games. I guess kids will still enjoy it, but it's a pass for me.

[–] sab@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

I really hate this art style with a passion. It's fine for random people making no-budget flash animations in the mid-2000s, but really a waste of potential for a company (and IP holder) like Disney.

They have the perfect expressive 2D friendly art style already made for them in Steamboat Willie - channeling that style instead could make for a very charming artstyle at a low budget. If not, Cuphead has proven that postwar cartoon style can work incredibly well for 2D performers.

Then again, I guess I'm not the targeted audience. I'm sure this style is popular with the kids, and it's not like I would buy a Disney product anyway.

[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

You are totally spot on. Basically a shittier version of Rayman legends, across the board. That's too bad, as that's a great game to copy.

[–] SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does anyone know if this is a Switch exclusive or not? For some unknown reason I can't seem to find this info on this game.

[–] slimerancher@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It is confirmed Switch exclusive. I don't know if it's timed or permanent though.

[–] shrodes@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Seems quite odd for such a commercial entity like Disney not to make this widely available

[–] doppelgangmember@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Read it as Illuminati Island lmao

[–] slimerancher@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

lol, happens. Someone mentioned Tears of the Kingdom (ToK) in our weekly thread, and I read it as Tik Tok.

[–] Stefh@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago

It looks like the modern Rayman games but with worst graphics

[–] wccrawford@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I like the scores being in a vertical column, but I don't like that they're so far from the site and author. Overall this is better, though.

[–] slimerancher@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I would've look into markdown, I don't think you can modify the width of columns, but will look it up.

Thanks for your feedback!

[–] picandocodigo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Great format for the review mega thread 👍

[–] Narann@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I'm surprised by how cheap it looks. It's not just the style, it's simply that even with the style, things looks as low budget it could be.

As a family game, you can pass on the simple mechanics, but at least, give us visuals.