Alongside the release of Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two in 2012, there came the release of a companion game on the 3DS known as Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion (Power of Illusion), which takes more inspiration from the long-running Castle of Illusion series of Disney games in terms of gameplay and story. While I was aware of the Epic Mickey console games when they came out, Power of Illusion was one that I wasn’t really aware of until I was looking into actually playing the games, though I was fortunate to not have too much trouble finding a copy at the time. Around the time I first experienced the console duology, I decided to give the 3DS game a try, only to give up close to the end due to a sudden difficulty spike in the third act. Though I had meant to revisit the game someday, the release of Epic Mickey: Rebrushed motivated me to do so sooner than I might have otherwise, this time going in with the intent to be more prepared for the late game. After finally beating the game, I can say that putting in that extra effort on my last playthrough was worth it in the end.
