Update: Mega Man Creator Kickstarts Mighty No. 9

[KoudelkaMorgan]

I really liked that video. The opening shot was right out of Mega Man 2, the blonde girl walking the pink dog, the hard hat...I saw what they did there.

Considering I play MM2 and 3 practically every day on my 3DSXL, it would be an understatement to say that I really want this game to exist.

Imagine a Mega Man game, minus 25 years of character baggage. And minus DLCapcom.

 

[Charli]

Oh god if I had money to throw I'd be throwing most of it right now. Yes. All of this.

 

[-Dragmire-]

It looks like Laharl dressed up as a robo person.

I won't be assisting the kickstarter but I'll be interested to see how the final product turns out.

 

[valkeminator]

Backing this as soon as I get my next paycheck... I do want a new Megaman to exist and despite what some people here say, I actually quite like the character design for Beck (No.9). I do however don't really like how Call is so very reminiscent of Ciel, and Roll... A bit of a variety couldn't hurt. I do want to see the Protoman/Zero expy of the series however. That being said, the last thing I want this game to be is a carbon copy of Megaman without the Megaman name.

The Music is awesome I'll give it that.

Personally I really want to see this to succeed... I want Inafune to do what he can do best more. Making great games.

Also partly because I want this to be a good "Take that!" towards capcom for damaging one of my favorite series of all.

 

[ZippyDSMlee]

A shame Mega man can not get the Metroid Prime treatment. That aside this looks neat I wonder how deep it is. If its just a MM1-5 knock off then meh I can leave without it. Give me more equipment, ect to play with and I am in.

 

[chozo_hybrid]

A shame Mega man can not get the Metroid Prime treatment. That aside this looks neat I wonder how deep it is. If its just a MM1-5 knock off then meh I can leave without it. Give me more equipment, ect to play with and I am in.

Same here. He was going on about giving the game play people love, but new experiences etc so hopefully we have new types of stuff in there too.

 

[Skeleon]

Phew, still 29.5 days to go and it's already got almost half of its financing goal. Looking good.

 

[xdiesp]

For everlasting peace.

 

[vid87]

I imagine one of their more expensive stretch goals will be constructing a giant paper mache' middle finger and planting it outside Capcom HQ - it fits with the theme of the rest of the project.

 

[Ishal]

Backed, it is done.

Inafune is up there with Miyamoto in Japanese game designers who "get it." The talent he's got on board with this is amazing. Just amazing. It's very similar to the Black Isle guys working on Torment: Tides of Numenera.

Can't wait to see how this works out. And right now this looks more like Astro Boy than the original Mega Man did. So I'd say its more of a homage to that than a rehash of MegaMan.

 

[Souplex]

So it's MegaMan but instead of getting new weapons from bosses you get new transformations?
I approve.

 

[Steven Bogos]

To be honest, looks like shit. I will not support this in any way shape or form.

Sorry. I felt the need to ask, why??? What makes you so angry about this Kickstarter? I'm just so curious as to how a game can make someone so mad.

 

[Steven Bogos]

I don't have the money to spend on this right now, but if it does eventually release I'll certainly be buying it day one.

EDIT: urk, I just looked at the funding goal. While $900,000 isn't absolutely outside the realm of possibility, I'm not gonna hold my breath.

You underestimate Inafune - he is one of the legends of Japanese game development, right up there with Miyamoto and Kojima. The kickstarter is already at over $400,000, and it's only been up one day!

 

[Snazzymathematics]

Can't wait for Mighty No. 9 Legends

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

It's official: this is the real Megaman 9. I never did understand why they went from the gorgeous 32 bit visuals of Megaman 8 to the 8-bit blockiness that had last been seen in Megaman 6 for Megaman 9. Especially since it could have had lush, HD visuals. I guess now I know: Capcom only cared about making a cheap nostalgia cash in, not a great new game. Now we've got one on the way, and I'm kind of excited.

 

[josemlopes]

really Inafune? The best you can do is make up something completely derivative of Mega Man? Adorable. You ***** and moan about Japan having no ideas, when in fact all you've done is prove YOU have no more ideas

Dude, he wants to make a Megaman game (he created the character after all) and Capcom doesnt give a shit (doesnt use Megaman in a long time) so he went to Kickstarter and basicly made Megaman without being Megaman to avoid copyright.

I dont see the problem on that.

To be honest, looks like shit. I will not support this in any way shape or form.

Sorry. I felt the need to ask, why??? What makes you so angry about this Kickstarter? I'm just so curious as to how a game can make someone so mad.

It is the same issue I have when these creative individuals are not reigned in. The result is something I do not like (See Psyconauaghts and Brutal Legends).

 

[Aiddon_v1legacy]

Oh indeed, how dare he make something derivative of HIS OWN fucking creation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Sacrifice_%28video_game%29

He seems to be doing just fine in the innovative, critically acclaimed video game department.

According to the video, the reason he wants to do a megaman spiritual successor is because his fans have been clamoring for the kinds of platformers he used to make. He has every right to this.

If my producers nostril-fucked my beloved brainchild franchise to the point of strangleholding its production pipeline for years and years, and then grated against me to the point of inducing me to quit my successful job, abandoning said beloved franchise in the process, I'd do the same damn thing.

MegaMan, as far as I'm concerned, belongs to him a lot more than it does to Capcom. If he wants to rebirth his brainchild, I say let him.

Except Inafune DIDN'T make Mega Man. He was shifted to the first game as an artist when production was already underway. If anyone can be considered the true creators of Mega Man it would be Akira Kitamura and Tokuro Fujiwara. Citing Inafune as Mega Man's creator is like saying Yoshitaka Amano made Final Fantasy. So, yeah, Inafune is kind of a fraud and a hack.

 

[Sheo_Dagana]

So they're basically rebooting Mega Man, but not calling it Mega/Rock Man? Lets do it. I do miss that style of gameplay and I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of new implementations they'll be making.

 

[GAunderrated]

I will fully support this once I see some gameplay. I've been burned in the concept department before and given that his last project got cancelled I am worried about the polish of the game even if they do meet their goals.

 

[Innegativeion]

Except Inafune DIDN'T make Mega Man. He was shifted to the first game as an artist when production was already underway. If anyone can be considered the true creators of Mega Man it would be Akira Kitamura and Tokuro Fujiwara. Citing Inafune as Mega Man's creator is like saying Yoshitaka Amano made Final Fantasy. So, yeah, Inafune is kind of a fraud and a hack.

Akira Kitamura was Mega Man's producer.

Tokuro Fujiwara was the game's planner.

Keji Inafune was Mega Man's co-lead designer. He also adapted the already-conceptualized rockman into the iconic design we know today.

Regardless, that is totally irrelevant, as Keji Inafune is chiefly responsible for the series' success, especially considering the success of the X series, the early titles of which he had a direct hand in. He designed fan favorite Zero himself (who would later get his own series).

Mega Man would not be a cultural icon without Keji Inafune.

Since Capcom seems to refuse to do anything with the franchise, I cannot criticize the man for wanting the legacy to continue, especially since he probably receives thousands of fan e-mails about it everyday.

And yet here you are badmouthing him.

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Also, I'm feeling snarky;

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