No DuckTales Remastered for 3DS, won’t include original game, no early demo
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A bit of bad news for those who were hoping that Capcom would bring the newly announced DuckTales Remastered to one of the major portable gaming systems: releases are only planned for consoles. Capcom’s Christian Svensson has confirmed that the digital download won’t be coming to the 3DS or PlayStation Vita.
Svensson wrote on the company’s official forums:
Sorry but we could only do “so many” platforms and portable formats were not in the frame this time around.
Svensson also addressed the possibility of including the original DuckTales in the Remastered version. Unfortunately, this won’t be happening since the developers “made far too many changes”, which would make it difficult for there to be “an easy switch between the new version and the original”.
Unfortunately a straight port of the original is not in the cards. We’ve made far too many changes, many of which we’ll detail in the weeks leading up to launch, for it to be an easy switch between the new version and the original (you’ll note everything is wide screen for example… and they’re not just stretched, it’s all redone from scratch).
Last but not least, Svensson said that Capcom won’t be releasing an early demo for DuckTales Remastered:
It’s playable at Pax East right now, but no plans for any advance demos at the moment.
DuckTales Remastered is coming to the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live, and Wii U eShop. The game will launch this summer.
Lots of DuckTales Remastered details, success could lead to more Capcom-Disney remakes
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A whole bunch of DuckTales Remastered details have emerged from PAX East. Polygon chatted with producer Rey Jimenez for the lowdown on the game. We’ve rounded up information below.
– New features to make it more forgiving than the original
– Won’t have to master the art of jumping, ducking and tapping a button to “pogo”
– Just jump and press a button instead
– Will have maps with built-in guidance
– One very difficult level that had to be played three times is now reworked so that it now only needs to be completed once
– Practically all features that help players out can be removed through the options menu or difficulty setting
– Hand-holding features included in the first place since “Gamers are just different today and because the team “had to make it significantly easier and more accessible”
– Visual overhaul
– Blend of hand-drawn 2D art with 3D models
– One of the layout artists who worked on the original afternoon cartoon helped with the game
– Extended script
– New introduction and end of level scenes
– Scrooge McDuck, Magica De Spell and Launchpad McQuack are back for their voice roles
– Team also revisited some of the key art elements of the game to try and incorporate more of the art from the original TV show
– Ex: generic bat from one area has been replaced with a copy of the bat that appears in the introduction to the original television show
– New content such as galleries, the ability to unlock a rare full-length version of the TV show’s theme song, and the ability to swim Scrooge around through the gold in his vault
– The amount of coins that Scrooge swims around in will be directly impacted by how many gems the player has discovered in the game
– Brand new level (the last in the game)
– Removal of needing to visit the Transylvania level
– Will only have to go through the level just once and then proceed to the new level
– No longer can skip through the entire African Mines level through a shortcut
– Shortcut remains, but leads to some items
DuckTales Remastered could be just the start of Capcom-Disney remakes. If the game is well-received, we may eventually see the likes of Chip n’ Dale Rescue Rangers, Darkwing Duck and Aladdin.
Jimenez believes that Chip n’ Dale would be next in line for a remake, assuming DuckTales Remastered performs as it should.
“In a purely hypothetical world, I think Chip n’ Dale would be the next logical one. It makes sense because it’s the next in the hierarchy. “
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Capcom officially announces DuckTales Remastered and Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara
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BOSTON – March 22, 2013 – Capcom, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, ended its panel at the PAX East convention today with the announcement that three titles from its revered catalogue – DuckTales, Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom and Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara – are making a welcome return on multiple platforms in the coming months.
Originally released in 1989 on the Nintendo Entertainment System, DuckTales was widely acknowledged as one of that generation’s seminal platform titles. Taking its cue from the Disney cartoon series of the same name, DuckTales Remastered follows the adventures of Scrooge McDuck as he explores differently themed worlds to collect their treasures and become the world’s richest duck.
