MULTI Keiji Inafune Kickstarts Mega Man spiritual successor Mighty No. 9
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The graphics look mediocre. As a comparison, anyone knows estimates on budget of recent Rayman/DKC or other retail 2D-platformers (for example kirby)?
What I don't understand though is that why not give money to some established company who have a good track record. Even arc systems did a decent job on their first(?) attempt with Contra Uprising. Maybe they could do better next time? I remember Contra-4 on DS (which is indeed somewhat old now) being fairly good, being hampered greatly by the dual screen for the most part (can't really fault the developers for that). Don't know which company made that one.
If someone asked me three years ago whether I would want a new rockman style game or silhouette mirage 2, I would instantly pick the later. The rockman formula (from a design point) imo is close to perfected in battle kid games. Surely the BK games could rightly be called a bit rigid, but that's true for many rockman games too (I have played few of them but not all (just too many of them!), so I would hesitate to make a universal statement here).
To summarise, this looks sub-par. Also, even from level design point of view, I wouldn't be surprised if it was worse than older rockman games.
What I don't understand though is that why not give money to some established company who have a good track record. Even arc systems did a decent job on their first(?) attempt with Contra Uprising. Maybe they could do better next time? I remember Contra-4 on DS (which is indeed somewhat old now) being fairly good, being hampered greatly by the dual screen for the most part (can't really fault the developers for that). Don't know which company made that one.
If someone asked me three years ago whether I would want a new rockman style game or silhouette mirage 2, I would instantly pick the later. The rockman formula (from a design point) imo is close to perfected in battle kid games. Surely the BK games could rightly be called a bit rigid, but that's true for many rockman games too (I have played few of them but not all (just too many of them!), so I would hesitate to make a universal statement here).
To summarise, this looks sub-par. Also, even from level design point of view, I wouldn't be surprised if it was worse than older rockman games.
How did he waste 4 MILLION freaking dollars on this...on THIS..?
I have honestly seen better game from my university colleagues.
I have honestly seen better game from my university colleagues.
I would say it isn't that this game is awful. Probably serviceable if one was really craving for a MegaManX like game. It's just that it looks uninspired on all fronts (graphics, main character, design etc.), and seems to lack the extra "energy" (for the lack of better word) the MegaMan games seemed to have.
Releasing it on butt-load of platforms wasted their entire budget. If the game had stuck to the recent Generation and PC then it would've been a better game overall. Even then I'm loving it. It gives that feeling of playing Megaman X. The new mechanics are fun to use. The dash gimmick could be more refined but it's still decent.
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Necrokiller:
Phil should be held responsible for this shitfest too, just like Sarah, but it's highly likely that these decisions are coming from Satya. And this isn't even the end of it. More closures are coming. -
SolitarySoldier:
if we are moving towards more and more popular trash across platforms that make billions for companies, I'm happy with all the barriers and exclusivity because at least that brings some pressure to create good stuff. -
SolitarySoldier:
Phil keeps talking about breaking barriers to gaming, making it accessible on all platforms yada yada, while killing competition and creativity at the same time. the fact that i actually believed him for a second lol
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SolitarySoldier:
"These changes are not a reflection of the creativity and skill of the talented individuals at these teams or the risks they took to try new things" ... seems to me that's exactly what it is
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XPremiuM:
Microsoft deserves all the hate they can get. Seriously i can't explain how much i want to curse them out. -
XPremiuM:
They could've sold the studios instead of closing them, but the nazi bastards just didn't want competition down the road.
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XPremiuM:
What's the f*** is wrong with them? I mean really? Have they completely lost it? F***ing retards.
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XPremiuM:
So i just found out that f***ing s***bag Microsoft shut down Arkane Studio (makers of the brilliant Dishonored series) and Tango Gameworks (makers of the iconic The Evil Within series), among some other studios. I just want to say a giant F*** Y**! to Microsoft. THEY'VE F***ED UP BIG TIME this time.
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XPremiuM:
Started Dead Island 2, and i find it pretty lame. The story is shit. The characters are either cringe or bland (all 6 of them), The gameplay isn't fun. Even the goddamn zombies don't behave like proper zombies. They're all fast & intelligent unlike how zombies are supposed to be like. Any fan of "zombie" genre cannot possibly like this shitfest of a game. Dying Light 2 was million times better than this shit.
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faraany3k:
tbh gaming industry as a whole is failing much like tech industry. They have buckled down too much to Corporate suites then relying on passionate and innovative people. A corporate only believes in financial growth and shareholders.Necrokiller said:
iampasha:
Phil keeps talking about breaking barriers to gaming, making it accessible on all platforms yada...