Steamboat Willie finally entered the public domain yesterday and, as you'd expect, a horror ꦬmovie and game were immediately announced. Many were quick to call them out as "uninventive", labeling their creators as "hacks", but there's an adjacent game that's getting some extra love and attention now that all eyes are on the classic Mickey Mouse cartoon short.
"Reject horror slop, embrace boomer shooter," @FlareGamer64 tweeted, attaching a trailer for Mouse, an upcoming FPS game developed by Fumi. "Not exactly Sဣteamboat Willie but Mouse is doing something far more visually inspired and interesting with the evil Mickey Mouse idea".
Mouse is planning to launch in 2025. You can ad♋d it to your Steam wishlist right now.
Imagine the iconic '20s rubber hose cartoon brought to life in a 2.5D space with old-timey music, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:classic Disney-style animations, retro guns, and cartoony deaths. Well, there are some gorey shooter staples sprinkled in like exploding headshots, but it still feels at home with the rest of the aesthetic. That's Mouse, and while it isn't literally using Steamboat Willie now that it's public domain, you're essentially stepping foot into that world with a loaded Tommy Gun and an itchy trigger finger all the same.
We see the p🦩layer eating cheese, presumably to heal; dropping pianos on enemies; blowing bad guys up, turning them into crispy still-standing silhouettes; winding up their fist for a good wallop; shooting off f𝔍inger guns; collecting old baseball cards; and, of course, throwing exaggerated dynamite.
If the name didn't give away that it's taking notes from those original Disney shorts, one look at the footage says it all. And what better time for it to blow back up again than when its inspirations become fair game for everyone to use? Already, many are asking whether the devs will throw the real Mickey Mouse into the mix, letting us gun down the cheery Disney mascot or even step into his oversized shoes.
"This game can literally use Mickey Mouse now," @AntFaiellaArt commented. "Won't be surprised if he actually makes an appearance now as a final boss or even DLC".
"It's not too late to just make Mickey Mouse the main antagonist," @MangaDungeon added.
"🦂Fumi has the perfect oppor🏅tunity for a secret boss," @CosiBees said.
Fumi Games hasn't said anything about Steamboat Willie being in the public domain or whether it has plans to use the original Mickey Mouse, but plenty of eyes are being drawn to it all the same as the usual horror parodies are rolled out.
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