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Disney Interactive looking to make RPGs

by Alexander Sliwinski on Aug 14th 2008 3:15PM

Disney Interactive Studio VP Graham Hopper thinks Disney needs more role-playing games. Speaking with GameDaily, Hopper says the company has an RPG in the pipeline, but can't yet make an announcement. Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts series is probably the only RPG we can think of that uses Disney characters, but that was more of a dalliance on the house of Mickey's part.

Hopper goes on to say that RPGs fit with Disney because the company believes storytelling and character design are important. He notes the company isn't looking to make "the hardest core RPG," but a blend, which he believes the studio is fully capable of. May Diablo help us if Disney's answer to role-playing is something like High School Musical RPG.

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Tags: disney, kingdom-hearts, rpg

Reader Comments (44)

I remember a pretty cool Mickey Mouse game for the SNES. It was a platformer. Forgot the name though :(

I wouldn't mind a new Kingdom Hearts to get my girl involved. She played about one hours of Blue Dragon then gave up. Damn, I miss those games.

you know the next kingdom hart is on the wii.

@ Jack

Was it Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse? That game was great.

wait....your the jack of trades guy...

aaaaahhhh...run everyone, he's back!!!!

OH THE HORRORS!!!

@gir

Nice try lol

@Zertross

I think so, I remember there being a beanstock in it lol

I'm just giving you a hard time :p

You got any of them taquitos?

Hey Jack, does this look familiar?

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/31267.html

joro

Hell YEAH DUDE! Thats was it. Crazy hard

I remember Mickey Mousecapade for NES, still have it.

Kingdom Hearts was amazing, so i'm all ears.

and the next KH will def. NOT be on the Wii. I just hope it's not on 360, or it could end up coming in 2011....

Then how do you explain this

http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/4255/kingdomhearts3mv1.jpg

Nobody knows anything about where Kingdom Hearts will go next

The fanbase for Kingdom Hearts is still found dominantly on PlayStation, Square Enix has a stronger relationship with Microsoft now, and Kingdom Hearts' appeal makes the most sense on Wii

Where it will go is anyone's guess

nooooo, I meant this

http://www.vgboxart.com/boxes/Wii/8919_kingdom_hearts_iii-orig.png

Photoshop is always good fun. I wish I had it cause I imagine I could make some awesome stuff.

How do i explain it? That's an easy one.

People have no life, and lots of free time.

:)

So as you can see here, its a wii and ps3 exclusive.

It'll be on Wii. Surfer girl said that was the plan and she was right about nearly everything else (BG&E2, FF XII 360), so...

you guys love to complain about how good games don't sell on the Wii, but a game like KH has about a snowballs chance in hell of selling

I could see it on the Wii, considering the game is full of anime characters and disney characters, it would sell. Plus everyone who knows about the series will buy it too because they know that it's actually a good RPG series. It's a win-win.

W/E u guys say. The fact of the matter is is belongs on the PS3, and nowhere else. Its fanbase is there, and frankly the Wii versdion would disgrace the series, just as the DS version and gameboy version did (and will).

The GBA game wasn't terrible.

It had some good graphics at least.

I thought Kingdom Hearts was a pretty fun game, why not continue down that road?

So that rpg in the pipeline is Warren Spectors secret game? Mickeyshock?

The only high profile designer that I know works for Disney is Spector...

Has his next title been announced?

I think all he said was that it was going to be a "Mario killer".

Big talk!

MickeyMania wasn't bad. But that was a sidescroller. I guess I'd have to hear more about it before a decision's made.

RPGS?

I'd buy a new Quackshot or Castle of Illusion for the DS. Or a compilation of all the great Mega Drive Disney games: the forementioned, Aladdin, the Lion King, Fantasia; all the good platformers.

Maybe if I keep pressing Triangle over and over they'll stop making Kingdom Hearts

Maybe you're an idiot.

Update: Confirmed.

man you sure PUNISHED me!!!!!!!!! !! !! !!! ! !! !! !! ! !! !! !!

So much failesterol its like a failatack!

Disney just needs to rehire Capcom to make their games for now on. THQ sucks. Aladdin and The Lion King on the SNES were awesoe games.

Indeed. Capcom was the only developer that could make licensed games not suck massive ass.

What are you saying? HSM RPG would be AMAZING.

The Jonas Bros though would either have to be playable characters or summons.

And Hannah Montana as a secret unlockable.

YES.

This game needs to made NOW.

Hannah Montanna has a move where she turns into Miley Stuart, and becomes invulnerable because the bad guys no longer know that she is the enemy.

Sharpay and Ryan are set up to the main villains, but after defeating them for a second time you convert Ryan to your side. If you've trained Zeke high enough so that he's learned Bake Cookies: Omega, Sharpay will join your forces as well.

Also, you do your attacks using a microphone peripheral, and the damage you do depends on how many notes you get, Rock Band style.

You place Diablo and High school muscial in teh same sentence oh Good Lord I feel so sick right now.

(Some Disney games are quite decent,really.)

Look at the ideas flowing for the HSM RPG. This will SURPASS Diablo.

Something like a Black Cauldron RPG or maybe a collaboration with Don Bluth would be pretty cool. And yeah, it doesn't have to be super hardcore.

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