Spector reveals spiritual successor to Deus Ex

"That story is not done for me," claims Epic Mickey developer Warren Spector.

As more Epic Mickey details surface, developer Warren Spector has openly discussed his plans for a sequel and his hopes that Disney will back development on the pair of titles Junction Point was working on before they were acquired in 2007.

Developer Warren Spector has been candid about his initial disinterest in joining Disney to work on a Mickey game, claiming in multiple interviews that he originally approached Disney to pitch a "spiritual successor" to the PC shooter Deus Ex (Spector has tried and failed in the past to reacquire the rights to the Deus Ex franchise from Eidos.)

Spector reveals spiritual successor to Deus Ex

Early concept art from Deus Ex 3, being developed by Eidos Montreal without Spector's input.

"There were, and still are, Deus Ex stories I would like to tell. That story is not done for me," Spector revealed to Variety in a recent interview.

That's not all they were working on, either; Spector's independent studio Junction Point were simultaneously developing what he describes as "a big, big fantasy game that I had been wanting to do for about 15 years. My wife and I created a world and a whole story arc for DC comics," Spector told Variety. "But they decided not to pick it up."

Disney secured the rights to both games when they acquired Junction Point, and Spector has been elusive about what he plans to work on after Epic Mickey releases in 2010. It might be a sequel, or it could be a return to some of his favorite settings.

Spector reveals spiritual successor to Deus Ex

An Epic Mickey sequel would likely include Wii MotionPlus support.

?I?m certainly open to doing more licenses, but one of the things that Disney is about is creating things that can translate to new media,? the veteran developer told Variety. ?So I think a ?balanced diet? is a good thing.?

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ClassZeroCommando

YES, DO IT, it's just an idea at the moment but it's better than nothing....can't wait!

The12P

I have both Deus Ex's games(1 on PS2 and 2 on Xbox) but have yet to be able to play them. I need to hop to it.

nadohawk

Sounds like a dude trying to go back to his glory days when he used to be good. I doubt anyone will finance this has-been.

q_businessman

Deus Ex (for the PC) is definitely one of the best games of all time. The story was awesome, the options were incredible, the combat was very very good, just everything about that game is amazing. So I hope they don't screw up the third game as bad as they screwed up the second Deus Ex. Let's all join hands and hope for the best!!!!!!!!

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