Capcom Killed Gritty Mega Man FPS

[Scrythe]

I hope someone can clarify this for me, because I'm very confused:

Every time I read an article on The Escapist that reads "Large Developer Shuts Down Another Fan Project", I have to question how this is possible. If no money is being made, and these fan projects are built with their own assets, then does this not fall under fair use? Does Capcom have any right to "shut down" a fan project?

 

[2xDouble]

Megaman X: Command Mission on PS2. It was ok... could have been better, but it could have been a LOT worse. Command Mission could do with a new "in the style of" version/game, just like the rest of the X series.

"In the Style Of" what?

Sorry, was that not clear? a new game in the style of (but not necessarily the same series as) Megaman X: Command Mission.

It's a way of saying "reboot" or "remake" without carrying the baggage associated with the terms, and not calling for a direct sequel or prequel, as they would make little sense in context/canon.

And once again I fail to see why they don't wanted to play this game.
I mean, look at this:

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LOOK HOW COOL THIS GAME LOOK!!!!!!!

Of course I mean by the look of it. The gameplay is another story....

Yep, those are some pretty sweet Dead Space 3 skins...

 

[zefiris]

Does Capcom have any right to "shut down" a fan project?

Not just a right, they have to. Else they might lose their rights to the IP.

 

[ZippyDSMlee]

Anything 1/4th as good as metroid prime would be great!

Then again even if it sold well they will shut it down because it didn't make enough....Capcom needs to crawl in a hole and a die....

 

[ultrabiome]

i always wanted a MM or MMX game like this, but more of a 3rd person perspective a la Transformers: WfC or FoC (i thought a wii-mote would be great for this or a mouse). and i have no problem with X being a little gritty, but the X series was always a little surreal, with bright colors through a robotic landscape, not some drab grey corridors.

also, X has a human face, even if he's a robot, not some weird white and red sensor array or a big red X across his face. that x across his face mask (which i totally get needed a face mask when in battle) is total shit.

the design itself otherwiese isn't that bad, but it would be better if it was in-between what they designed and the cartoon versions of X. i like the idea of X being able to temporarily grab enemy weapons and having his blaster arm morph to match, but i really hate X losing his plasma cannon for a machine gun. really? i'd rather have the graphics resources making his weapons look insane and variable weapon damage and death animations for enemies than having a overly-articulated X that looks too much like Michael Bay's transformers.

 

[vid87]

The sad part is that, story-wise, it sounds interesting. The "jaded" description reeks of contemporary characterization where "sad + angry = depth," but from what details have been given about X throughout this series and MM I could in fact see him growing tired of killing his kin and trying to change things. It probably wouldn't cause him to flat out rebel - instead it would be something more measured and humane, like he starts a new faction of the Hunters that encourages compassion in dealing with Mavericks instead of outright slaughter. It would still draw the wrath of the human world (which we REALLY need to see in this series besides Dr. Cain) and Zero would probably be dispatched, but it would be more conflicted instead of X just be an angry monster. There's a real philosophical debate here about the best way to serve and protect and I'm so pissed that it sounded like they weren't going to read deeper into it like they should.

 

[2xDouble]

i always wanted a MM or MMX game like this, but more of a 3rd person perspective a la Transformers: WfC or FoC (i thought a wii-mote would be great for this or a mouse). and i have no problem with X being a little gritty, but the X series was always a little surreal, with bright colors through a robotic landscape, not some drab grey corridors.

Or maybe some kind of gun-focused hack'n'slash, ala DmC?

Those sound dangerously close to what Megaman X7 tried to do... not saying they're bad ideas, only that Capcom already screwed it up once. That game did have some interesting ideas and a decent story (what can I say? I actually care about Axl as a character)... maybe the team/s behind DmC could make the gameplay suck less.

 

[Product Placement]

Meh... That's the best they can do for a gritty story? Megan is sad that he has to kill androids and becomes bad himself? I coughed up better stuff when I was going through my "Gritty = cool" phase, ages ago.

I'm a little late for the discussion but I'm curious to see what people think would make a good Meganman story. Anyone interested in a new thread for Megaman story ideas?

Edit: Decided to make one. [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.405534-Youve-just-been-given-full-creative-control-over-the-next-Megaman-game]

 

[Innegativeion]

a true successor to the Classic and X series (that isn't retarded).

I'm gonna put myself out there and go ahead with saying,

both the Zero and ZX series are fantastic, even if they are constrained to handhelds. That said, I seriously wouldn't mind seeing another console megaman game in ANY of the four sidescroller series.

Also yeah, still upset about Legends 3.

According to sources familiar with the project, Maverick Hunter would "be like taking an 8-bit game that doesn't have a very deep story to it, and then building around it and keeping some of the key pieces intact." Focusing on the theme of man versus machine, the developer had been in preparation to produce a trilogy in which X, the returning protagonist of Mega Man X, eventually becomes jaded from fighting robots like himself and turns on his creators. The third game in the trilogy would have gamers playing as Zero, another returning character, trying to stop X.

Mmmmmmmmmmm, sounds like Mega Man Zero. except bad, with a lot of out-of-character crap.

 

[EstrogenicMuscle]

Never thought I'd see the day where I would be happy they'd canceled a Mega Man game.

This was basically another DmC waiting to happen. Mega Man fans don't want inhuman cyborg Mega Man. We want the old Mega Man we all know and love. And we don't need a Mega Man first person shooter. That Doom mod to make Doom look like Mega Man looks better than this.

I want Mega Man back. I don't know why we can't have Mega Man back even though Inafune is gone. But not like this... not like this...