At a time when various franchises are lining up to interweave their characters with stories and characters from other universes, Disney’s own gallery of iconic characters is standing firm against the competition, and all it takes is pulling the strings to make it happen its will. In fact, they’ve even been doing this for over 20 years, and I look back fondly on my wonderful Kingdom Hearts series with Thora, Donald, Goofy, Aladdin, Peter Pan, and Jack Skelington (to name a few) Journey in the world. Now that I’ve spent a few hours playing Mirrorverse, Disney’s newest mobile multiverse game, my mind often lingers in the memory of Square Enix’s classic crossover game, which clearly shows where Kabam’s developers have drawn from inspiration.
Stepping into the Disney Mirrorverse is an oddly familiar experience, and not without its nostalgic fun for me as a longtime Kingdom Hearts fan over the years. The style could take inspiration from Square Enix’s interpretation of Disney’s legacy, albeit slightly modified to better fit the context of the multiverse, an alternate version of the most classic character we’ve come across. That’s much of the charm of the mirror universe. character. Because it’s essentially just another half-baked RPG for iOS and Android that plays almost exactly like Echoes of Mana, however, after I got tired of the actual gameplay of the adventure, for creating me The creativity put into the hard-boiled warrior versions of childhood favorite heroes and villains means that the Mirrorverse continues to appeal even after I got tired of the actual gameplay of the adventure. Because once I got the simple mechanics down and understood the basics of the game, there wasn’t much to discover.
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In a nutshell, my champions fall into four different categories: Melee, Ranged, Tank, and Support. In addition to this, all champions, or also known as guardians, have their own personal skills and special attacks, which can be upgraded and modified in small increments after earning enough skill points. When fighting, each is equipped with the standard, usually fast attack and heavier counterparts, as well as a special ability, each of which varies by class. From these basics, your team of three selected Disney fighters will engage in a series of brief clashes with the game’s main cannon fodder, The Broken. As I said, it’s a simple setup, and its innovative qualities are pretty basic, but as I unlock the new Guardians, the Mirrorverse remains solid, if not strong, grabbing my attention. Unfortunately, going through the same type of conflict over and over can quickly become tedious, and when the devs included putting my champ on autopilot and letting me spend my time on other things, they clearly knew at this point. Great insight into them and sustainable as the mirror universe difficulty increases.
The story also seems to take most of its basic inspiration from Kingdom Hearts, because just like Sora’s first adventure, the fairy Maleficent is also presented as one of the big villains in the mirror universe. The enemy character “The Broken” also shares this with his shady appearance, which is very similar to the “Relentless” opponent in Kingdom Hearts, so it also gets a little nostalgic at times. The narrative itself also lacks an identity of its own, which again relies heavily on the iconic cast of characters provided by the Mirrorverse, aside from the usual “hole of barriers between universes” setup. Although the game itself is built on extremely mediocre foundations, for the child in me, seeing the winged Icarus interprets Hercules fighting alongside gunslinger Woody and air hero Baloo, using his beloved It’s still an exhilarating delight that the wreckage of an old seaplane took chunks from his opponent.
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From a technical point of view, the smoothness of the Mirrorverse is very good, and even if the frame rate drops when there are too many effects on the screen at once, it is never a hindrance. In addition, load times are very short, and the menu is optimized to make it easy to get started quickly at the beginning of a session. The sound is also surprisingly good, especially the orchestra doing an impressive job of conveying the feeling of a great adventure with the dark forces of the Mirrorverse. However, the music also became more and more tiresome the more I played, as the soundtrack changed as little as the game’s action moments.
Personally, I’ve always been, and probably will always be, wholeheartedly opposed to using my phone’s touchscreen to play games, especially since I hold a grudge against the digital analog stick, especially since I feel uncomfortable dragging my finger across the screen. This feeling is also present when I play the Mirrorverse, but on a slightly smaller scale, because otherwise I would be manipulating my character with the integrated joystick, but instead have the option to do a sweep with my finger to get my guardian in any direction Perform a sprint, which is also great for dodging in the heat of battle.
True to the free-to-play habit, we couldn’t escape the long, crooked claws of microtransactions this time around either. In the Mirrorverse, I often want to open my wallet and offer new heroes of a higher tier than I usually collect, as well as some other smaller items, projects that somehow accelerate the development of fighters I’ve already recruited. As the difficulty of the game finally caught up to me, it became increasingly apparent that I might have to spend more time honing in on the Mirrorverse’s less enticing side quests. If I don’t want to, I can cough up some cash to shorten the process. However, if I choose the ordeal route, even then I’ll suffer from the little lightning bolt-shaped currency needed to start the quest. If it runs out, I have to wait for it to recharge, or use consumables to replenish my energy bank, which of course can also be summoned by the magical powers of my wallet.
In terms of gameplay, the Mirrorverse sadly didn’t make a lasting impression on me, but what I took away was the creative freedom Disney and Kabam had in reinterpreting their favorite characters to work in slightly more difficult action environments. For the game itself it leaves a lot to be desired in terms of gameplay depth, and is a real motivator for me to want to keep fighting, the graphic style and character design bring hope that maybe a similar diversity can be accessed in a more ambitious title Universe, the story is well written and the gameplay pays off. That’s a lot of hope for a company usually as entrenched as Disney, but in the Mirrorverse, at least a small part of the groundwork has been laid. Time will prove everything.