This is a thread dedicated to future goaty Megaman Dual Override aka Megaman 12 (twelve)
video game.
Megaman is mediocre
it's new megaman? thought it was another what those were on psp forgot
>>728883560It's new, coming out in 2027
>>728883692that's crazy
>>728883232Will it be better than shattered diamond, unlimited 2 and megaman x corrupted that coincidentally are going to be released in 2027 to celebrate the series 40th anniversary?
>>728883232i hope the wily castle will have more than just 2 stages
>>728883981those fan games don't understand Mega Man's character designs and that's why their Robot Masters and enemies look so off
Just beat Megaman 7, fun game for the most part.This boss is still hilariously bullshit, i beat him first time on a retry with 2 e tanks left, if you know what you are doing he's not even hard but fuck me how the hell are you supposed to dodge it all consistently?I can dodge like half his moves but he really is bullshit
>>728883232I bought Mega Man 11 and got my ass kicked like 10 times by the block man level. Why are these games harder than fucking Dark Souls?
>>728883981God I wish it'll be around in 2027 but Corrupted's percentage meter on that Google doc moves only once a century, it's been hovering around 80% for a very very long time
>>728883535if you're a faggot yes
>>728883981>corrupted>releasinginafune > jkbgames
>>728883981Unlimited 2 is probably the only one of those I can see actually coming out before Dual Override. Shattered Diamond and especially corrupted both fell for the feature bloat meme fangames always do and Corrupted's dev would rather keep milking Twitch donations than release the game.
>>728884973The only hard part of Block Man's stage is Block Man. On that note, how are you supposed to dodge his Golem mode's ground-slap?
>>728885640Block Man level is just weird, mostly because I feel like Mega Man movement in itself is weird. It's like he doesn't go where I want him to
>>728885597It's just not a Corrupted thread unless somebody is accusing the huemonkey dev of donations farming or Patreon whoring
>>728883981>megaman x corrupted>releasing
>>728884139tbf corrupted is MMX
>>728885718I had a lot of time to get used to the movement by playing the demo. It seems very similar to other MM games, what part is giving you the most trouble?
>>728883232What is this, The Land Before Time?
Megaman always looks a little bit off to me, I like the updated proportions in this one.
>>728883852There's literally a create a robot master contest.
>>728883232Well? How's that lock coming?
>>728883981>Corrupted>going to be releasedRight after Legends 3 and Universe and Online, amirite copetards? >>728885898>it's just not a 4 thread unless somebody says 2+2
>>728883981Corrupted is going to be garbage and I can't wait for it to get dethroned as THE Megaman X fangame when there are blatantly better ones out there.
>it’s a new classic smegmaman again>not X>not Legends>not even fucking battle network
>>728883232Can't believe megaman is alive
>>728887570X fags had like 2 good games, you need to sit down
>>728887020>blatantly better onesSuch as?
>>728883232Mega Man 11 is not Mega ManMega Man 12 will not be Mega Man.The company and the people that made Mega Man no longer exist in this world.
I have determined that X6 is good even with all the retarded shit in it.
>>728887730I don’t care about X that much, i prefer ZeroIm just saying it would be better to release a new X than a new classic game, 11 isn’t even that old
>>728887986I have determined you have brain damage
>>728886201more like create a maid boss. There's like 12 made.
>>728888004Literally next year, it's going to be just as long as the gap between 10 and 11.
Question is will the double gear system return?
>>728887986Welcome brother.
>>728888004>it would be better to release a new X than a new classic game, 11 isn’t even that oldZerofags really are as stupid as everyone says.
>>728888041>12
>>728888041Maid wo is happening
>>728887850>people that made Mega Man no longer exist in this world.RIP Kitamura, RIP Conman, RIP Fujiwara, RIP everyone else too
>>728883232What is the appeal of this piece of shit franchise? It controls like ass.
>>728888130I think that it will be replaced by the titular "dual override"™.
>>728887020Megaman has to many classic type fangames, it being a X fangame already puts the spotlight on it, specially with the incoming draught (for X at least).
>>728888623>draught>X Dive
>>728887785Innocent Impulse is one of them and it actually fits Megaman X unlike Corrupted's edgy Zero wank.
>>728887986Based X6 enjoyer.
>>728888686The Offline version is a cute curiosity to play around, but still not a legit game.
>>728888724Edgy Zero wank is completely fitting for an X game since that's what half the series was about.
>>728883232Unironically going to be my GotY. Finally a real fucking video game.
>>728888872X5 isn't half the fucking series.
>>728886718>it's just not a 4 thread unless somebody says 2+2he hasn't streamed on twitch in years, it's insanely hard to argue he has any kind of crowdfunding income when there's no available place to *give* him income
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>>728888686>>X Dive
>>728888041>>728888276>>728888298Update on Maid womageddon.
>>728888724>Corrupted's edgy Zero wank.it wanks X way harder than it does Zero what do you meanis every single armor up to X6's blade and shadow armors as bonus unlockables not good enough
>>728889582>up to X6's blade and shadow armors>starts adding even more armors
>>728889582>two armors that focus on Z SaberWOWWWWWWWW
>>728889697>>728889671it's like talking to a fucking genie with you people
>>728889735Fuck Corrupted.
>>728889582>muh armorsOh shut the fuck up.
>>728890108>X's defining upgrade path in each game and a visual metaphor for character growth and gaining power doesn't count
>>728889209I wouldn't even call that edgy either.
>>728884139I feel this is the case with a lot of Mega Man inspired indie titles too. They just feel like discount, deviant art fanart of the thing or "generic anime girl as the MC" affairs and lack a strong visual identity.
>>728889582>>728890184didnt they give zero armors too?
>>728890184>Character growth>gaining power>Give him the same armors
>>728890321Yes and surprise, the armor makes Zero evil again somehow so we can have le epic X vs Zero fight electric boogaloo yet again.
>>728888130Very likely it will be back and upgraded.
>>728890321They gave Zero his black armor from the PS1 series and they gave him a new "Viral" armor that's pretty much an excuse for him to follow through on the theme of X's Ultimate Armor getting stolen and Corrupted
>>728890321boob tubes
>>728890532Black armor seems to make Zero's PS1 era skills in his skill tree better (he doesn't get uppercut/down-stab/dash-attack powers from the bosses even though he does get some equivalents like Force Starfish's ground-slam that can be done in the air as a down-stab), Viral gives him the Ultimate Armor niche of just being an all around upgradeMeanwhile X gets the most powerful upgrade: a sausage suit
>>728883981I stopped giving a shit about Corrupted when they added some OCs into the thing. The product clearly lost focus and is just adding a lot of unnecessary shit rather.
>>728890532>"Viral" armor>it's just a cheap Zero Nightmare look with a face mask
>>728890759It's mostly a stand-in for Awakened Zero anyways so the similarity to Nightmare Zero is most likely intentional
>>728890759aids armorblack Zegro
>>728890809I mean shit dude he didn't even try using the X4 supposed ultimate armor.
>>728890730This project's been going for like over a decade or something and people have been fellating it every step of the way. At this point, the creator's ego has probably stimulated to the point where he believes he can make a better story than Capcom. And, I mean, admittedly, most Mega Man stories are kind of whatever, but you do eventually reach a point where fan projects like this end up being driven more by ego than by passion.
Ehh... If I made a Mega-like I'd do my own thing with controls and movement. Though I might just make a 2D Legends game with treasure hunting and upgrades.
>>728887986I have determined that you are based
>>728890915I probably wouldn't either honestly, I'm not a fan of that design. Doesn't immediately scream "Wily" to me even if I can see a couple similarities to Bass's transformation with Treble in it
>>728890730>when they added some OCs into the thing.The only one of consequence I can even think of is Strike, a rival character for X who steals his armor to use it himself. Everybody else is a Hunter Base NPC.
>>728890809And it's shit.
>>728891127Evey fangame technically has OCs because they need new bosses.
>>728891190That too, basically everybody in Corrupted that isn't an OC is an X5 or X6 scrimblo like Signas, Alia and Douglas. Nature of the beast.
>>728890759When the ultimate stage is just him in black having the virus powers in control while still looking menacing everything else just looks cheap.
call me mr rock festival i got hella bands
>>728890759Blonde hair really does not work with purple. That and Zero Nightmare's shade of purple and green have this glowing ethereal effect that plays into his "ghost of Zero" shtick. They should've just brought back the Zero Nightmare.
>>728891190Sure but there's a big difference between "make your own bosses" and "add this OC npc to the base rather than just having Alia/Signas/whatevs" being there.Not a big issue but considering this was done around 2017 and the game is still in development it does feel like an unnecessary addition.
>>728891251>CM
>>728891728They did add Command Mission's armor too at some point for X
>>728891728Why is she even there
>>728883232I wanna start MegaMan-maxxing, are the legacy collections on steam good to start with or no?
>>728891975If you want but you'll experience some input issues occasionally.
>>728891975No. Emulate. The Classic and X collections all have a ton of input delay except for X7 and X8. The Zero/ZX and BN collections are fine though.
>>728891829At this point corrupted is going to add these unused characters from X's cutting room floor.
is it me or do MM9 and 10 look weird in the legacy collection. I just picked it up as I didn't feel like getting them to work in Dolphin on Steamdeck and they don't look right. I'm thinking of returning this shit.
>>728890915We dodged a bullet.
>>728891975You can emulate them for free but then don't complain about Mega Man always getting cheap sequels and discontinued sub series lmao.I haven't played them besides Legacy Collection 2 which has some neat stuff like a gallery, extra modes, new challenges and whatnot.
>>728892268They're all on sale at a really low price so I'll give them a go at the very least, if the input issues are as bad as some are saying I can always refund
>>728887570Why do people act like Legends has any hope of ever returning? They haven't made an X game in 21 years. Legends ain't ever happening
>>728891829What you should be asking is why bother talk shit about your game being a different take only to add stuff anyway like making your own OC gun shooter then add Axl after (with a style that's different from his gameplay).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CcknZNAf9k
>>728890951>2D LegendsThanks, I hate it. I'll just play Metroid instead.
>>728892171Which console are you using? I was playing 9 and 10 the other day and they looked fine to me, then again I use glasses so maybe I'm missing some visual detail.
>>728892112X concepts in the upper left pretty much became Strike
>>728892268I'm not getting guilted into buyfagging for a company that gave up on its entire fanbase 3 times in quick succession then barely dribbled out releases in the following decade and a half.
>>728892381X has hope of returning. Legends is a can of worms that people don't realize that Inafune's shitshow from years ago murdered any chance of it.
>>728892171It's because things were advancing steadily up till 8, then 9 and 10's aesthetic went right back to the NES days even down to the concept art and character designs.
>>728892469That happened due to low sales funnily enough. Back then I was angry too but I never bought a single Mega Man game, I was just emulating them through my entire life.Capcom isn't a saint and I think going for emulation is completely fine, but doing that AND then complaining about Mega Man being in its current state would be pretty dumb.
>>728892381It's just cope. There seems to be this idea that because Classic is getting a revival, it means all his other spin-offs are guaranteed to return as well. Now that Mega Man 12 is happening, SURELY X9 is next. SURELY Legends 3 will happen. SURELY ZX3 is coming.You know what's really sad? If a Legends Legacy Collection ever does happen, I feel like it'll be the ultimate nail in the coffin for Legends. The final hope for Legends is for Capcom to make a Legends Collection and that it'll sell gangbusters, enough to guarantee Legends 3. Nevermind the fact that A) there's no way it'll outsell the Classic, X and Battle Network collections, and B) X's collections selling well didn't do jack shit to guarantee X9.
>>728892386Basing Axl on Copen is insanely based thoughbeit
>>728891975Forget the other posters and just play the Legacy collections, the "delay" is laughable and barely noticeable.Also it's easier to get invested with the way the games are laid out in the collection instead of chasing this emulator, rom here, rom there, having to configure all the controls for emulators and worse, having to deal with PS2 emulation (it sucks).Just play the collections in order: Classic era > X era > Zero/ZX eraBut remember you don't need to finish ALL of the classic before jumping to X, there's a risk of burnout if you go through 11 games, so by around MM6 or so you can start to alternate between classic games and X games.The Zero games however are recommended only if you get up to X5. The ZX games only after you finish the whole Zero quadrilogy.
>>728892745No it isn't spic. Keep that shit in MMZ with the rest of the inti slop.
>>728892386Axl looks op as fuck. Fun but seems to enable some of the X's series worst vices (can ignore half of the hazards effortlessly)
>>728892745It's retarded since we know he plays differently. Want to use Copen? Then stick it to the OC instead of giving Axl's style to the OC.
>>728892865He's stated to be some kind of unlockable or post-game reward, I forgive being able to dab on the game in light of that
>>728892386Wow this version of Axl actually feels like he's worth a damn
>>728892754Just be aware that even though MMZ calls back to X5 from a narrative perspective X6 is the real cutoff point.
Oh we're talking about fangames in this thread Then Happy Cancelversary, anons. Think I'll do another playthrough on hard since it's been a few years.
Funny watching MMfags feel a hundredth of the suffering a contra fan goes through every week.
>>728892936The OC doesn't have Axl's style either, she mixes and matches bullet-pattern effects or properties and makes the trade-off of fire rate, rather than having individual guns with a specific effect + A-Trans to copy a very select number of bots in a levelAxl's answer to boss weapons being to outright copy the bosses kicks ass, and dash-oriented mobility makes him stand out compared to X and Zero where normally his mobility would be having the Ultimate Armor's hover and a useless tuck-and-roll
>>728893170>Contra>"Oooh I'm a Metal Slugfag but special"Who cares bitch.
>>728892398Just for you I'll throw in some roguelike deckbuilding.
>>728893170That new contract game really was a letdown, I’m sorry anon.
>>728893170I still can't move past Rogue Corps. Shit was like the final nail in the coffin.
>>728892741There's no clear guarantee but the only subseries that could get a new entry without issues are the X or SF series. BN too only if they twist themselves. Legends 3 carries that Inafune stigma so they'll never touch that and ZX3 had a development but then it got cut in favor of MM9. Inafune was the pointman between Capcom and Inti which would otherwise not be involved with each other and Inafune busting everything up had Inti follow Inafune. So ZX3 is iced.
>>728892754>barely noticeable.I noticed it in the SNES X games iirc but that was it
>>728893479Yeah. The best ZX fans can hope is cameo appearances in crossovers. Legends fags might still get a Legacy collection though.
>>728893479SF also won't get anything.>you mean "won't get anything unless the collection sells well"No, it will get nothing just like how X and BN got nothing.
>>728893734X got X Dive lmao.
There will definitely be a Legends Legacy Collection. And it will serve as a test. The only way Capcom will ever consider making a Legends 3 is if it sells 3 million copies. It will be the only chance they ever give Legends.
>>728893734Not a guarantee but they can get something in the future regardless of the collection. ZX3 is fucked and more than likely anything involving a Legends collection is also fucked because of the Conman stigma.
>>728893734No one got anything because there was no Mega Man director after 11's left. After Override, if this new one doesn't leave, the subseries have a chance again.
>>728893734X might get something. X got nothing due to Covid putting any plans with MM on ice and the producer who was going to make the IP grow leaving. I don't see why the series would be dead in the water if MM12 sells well, specially considering that this is the best way they can avoid saturation while still releasing MM games somewhat frequently (release a classic one, then an X title a few years later)
X and BN are the only subseries with hope. Star Force, a sliver. Anything else, it's over.
>>728893617>>728894067Ailebros...
I hope that Taisen/Match thing is still in the cards. A crossover involving all the series (that's not mobage crap) would be a great way top give the never ever series and their fans something.
>>728894139*GreybrosI would include Pandorafags and Prometheustards, but well, they kinda died
>>728894139It hurts me too as a Pandorafag, would fund an ZX3 myself if that gives her a chance at getting something better but I don't know what else can be done now that I bought the collection twice and 1 time more as a gift.
>>728894067meantime enjoy the merch instead of a game
>>728894067>Star Force, a sliver.Never ceases to amaze me how hard hopefags will cope while receiving nothing for decades.
>>728894067>X>hopeNo one is going to be the one to sign up to continue Inafune's Zero wanking and X humiliation ritual. Especially not with upper management absolutely loathing him and everything he ever made.
>>728894270ZX3 would be a Prometheus/Pandora Portrait of Ruin style game though.
>>728894414No, I don't think I will.>>728894290>>728894270>"died" in a collapsing buildingIt's capeshit for "they hid themselves while they repaired themselves."
I love megamon
Do you think at Capcom, no one gives a shit about Mega Man outside of Classic and that's why they always come back to it. I'm very surprised we never got the nostalgiabait X9 with 16 bit sprites.
>>728892112Zero was just protoman
>>728894543>"died" in a collapsing building>at the bottom of the sea
>>728894476>Inafune's Zero wanking>didn't want the 2004 games>X humiliation ritual>only time was X7 and that was more at an attempted Axl wankYes. X has hope.
>>728894414That gigachad placing X7 stickers and shit everywhere.>>728894543Hope that's the case really. Pandora hits all those weird waifufag notes for me that make me want at least a mildly happy ending for her.
>>728894619>I'm very surprised we never got the nostalgiabait X9 with 16 bit sprites9 and 10 came pretty much back to back and then the Inafune drama happened shortly after that, there wasn't really an opportunity for it. The X project they had at the time was Rockman Online.
Was this worth checking out or does it just not translate well outside of being a mobile/gacha game?
>>728892386Copen my beloved
>>728893170Was the new Contra game any good?
>>728894619The MM9 nostalgiabait was literally Inafune being autistic and using Inti to fulfill his autism.
>>728894748Dont bother unless you are very desperate, the physics are all wrong and all stages feel the exact same
>>728894543It's Inti, if they were making the game then at most P+P would come back in some flashback or the actual main character of the game would have sense their presence and they would talk a bit. And if Capcom were making ZX3 then they would definitely not even bother including them.
>>728894619X was in MvC Infinite, kusoge but that shows that someone went "let's add X as a playable character!" with that thing.
>>728894748It's ok to kill time and playing using characters you normally wouldn't use but it's a suboptimal X game so only get it at a discount.
I've only beat Megaman 1 2 3 4.Still have 5 6 7 8 9 10 and 11 to go before 12 releases.What am I in for. Which are the good ones?Out of the 4 I played I thought 3 was the weakest (not by much) but I still liked all of them. Still has some great tunes.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usl7cw6VnLU
>>728894667>Pandora hits all those weird waifufag notes for meA nihilist kuudere?
>>728894748It is very cheap and mediocre but if you are thirsty for Reploid waifus give it a go if its got a deep discount.
>>728894619If they ever do do another X then I expect it will be very nostalgiabaiting, but I think Mega Man as a whole just needs to feel active before they even consider doing spinoffs, and it's not really active when it had been silent for 7 years.
>>728894667>at least a mildly happy ending for herEven if she survived the collapse she's on a timer of how much time she has to live which was like 2 days or something.
>>728894905KuudereVillainess/anti heroKinda tragic rather than legit evilToo young/cute to be doing evil shit/facing the consequences of that.Among other stuff.
>>728894781it's a WF game so take a guess
>>728894667Stands and pins.
>>728893734Both BN and SF won't get anything, but there's nothing stopping Capcom of releasing another game in a similar format (aka spiritual sequel).
>>728883232I have entered the robit master contest I hope I'll get into top 6
>>728895106Wasn't C4 also by those devs? I remember finding that one to be fun back in the day.
>>7288948975 and 6 are fine. 7 is good although the game doesn't tell you about the shop or the fact if you hold up the springs go higher.8 is the worst one9 is the best one10 is fine. Good game11 is great
What are the best Non-Megaman Megaman games? Gunvolt?
>>728894476Capcom has nothing against X, only Legends might have some problems, but if MM keeps getting games then one day they might tackle the idea again.
>>728894658>>Inafune's Zero wankingYeah, Inafune's Zero wanking. He intentionally hijacked the X series to lead into the Z series, because it's his special little boy. It's like fucking Shadow with Maekawa.They should just make a new series. They fucked up, start over.
>>728894857Decent spruce-up of Mega Man's moveset from MVC1 too but shame his special weapons selection is so fucking boring
>>728893092Have you seen this?https://xcancel.com/Sinoc229/status/1993746862013296853
>>728894619Classic is just a "safe zone" for Capcom and I say this while still being hyped for 12.It's just that they never got momentum going (other than collections), once they get that ball rolling then they might focus in different subseries.
>>728894656Yes, the same sea any reploid warrior has no problem running around and in a world where teleportation tech exists especially for villains who can warp in and out whenever they want.>>728894823Inti already said as much as they were going to come back, it's likely the reason you don't get their forms in Advent.
>>728895217Gunvolt is at the same time too different and the best you will getTry Kero blaster if you havent
>>728894510where's this from?
>>728895189So it's gonna be a good time is what you're saying
>>728895094>anti heroNigga stop simping so damn hard>>728895107>there's nothing stopping Capcom of releasing anotherIt would make MM fans happy and wouldn't sell 20 million copies, that's two reasons to never do it.
>>728895292>He intentionally hijacked the X series to lead into the Z series>ironically X5 murders an real lead up and the game after that was done behind his back was the one that leads up to it, but even then it's in one ending while the others let the X series continue>X series does continue without him
>>728894748Play it if you like the idea of playing with Mega waifus, it has most of them.
>>7288948975 is good. A bit too similar but great fundamentals.Same with 6 although it is a bit easier and the sliding physics are a bit off. Absolutely stellar NES graphics and music though.7 is pretty good but a bit simple outside of some bosses so if you liked the challenge of the earlier titles you might be left wanting a bit more.8 has great visuals but is a bit easy and some levels are kind of a slog.9 is good but downgraded the formula a bit too much here and there. I feel like 9 is the new Mega Man 2 as in most people overhype it a bit too much. Still a great entry though.10 is kinda like 9 but level design is a bit weaker, same with weapons but you can play as Proto Man from the get go and also as Bass. I think it feels "more rewarding" than 9 also? You get more instances in which you can take a risk to get E tanks and large bolts.11 is absolutely fantastic outside of the OST being a bit weak and the game being a bit short.
>>728895436Basically, even 8 is playable.Classic is fun times all around, X though...
>>728895217Mainline Gunvolt is too different from Mega Man, Mighty Gunvolt Burst is great however and fits the bill.
>>728895482I'm not calling her an anti hero, I'm stating the sort of traits that tend to make me simp for a girl.
>>728894897Play the X and Zero games as well.
>>728894748The level design can get pretty rough in most parts of the game and despite having a certain feel of being an X game, it still locks you in certain sections of every stage so you can deal with hordes of enemies like some of those old beat 'em up games.But if you want to see all the references and updated art of the foes as you fight them, then go for it. Just be aware that a part of the game was cut and with it a list of bosses was lost alongside it, meaning you won't fight them anymore.
>>728895010Yeah but you can give her a better send off during those 2 days or some bs "Prometheus sacrificed himself to let her live longer" and other Capcom writing moments.
People get so pissed about the Zerowank in X4/5/6, but then after Inafune mostly left the series, the devs almost completely dropped most of the the Zerowank and X still gets nothing. He outright fucking retires in X7 so people will be forced to play as Axl, and in X8, pretty much NO ONE gets any meaningful interactions or development. Like the entire conflict in X8 is regarding New Generation Reploids, so you'd expect Axl to get some meaty roles, right? Except no, Axl doesn't matter. X, Zero and Axl are all just generic heroes with no personal stake in anything. None of their dialogues with Sigma, Vile or Lumine really mean anything.And then there's Command Mission. The one that Xfags just can't stop bringing up, despite its trash sales and general mediocrity. But it's a JRPG! Those have more dialogue than side-scrollers by default! Surely X gets something, right? No. X is easily one of the most boring, least charismatic JRPG protagonists ever, which is extraordinary considering silent protagonists make up a very large chunk of them. X has less charisma than a mute. He has no meaningful interactions with ANYONE in the party. He's utterly boring and basic in every single way.
>>728895217You can find tons of classic Megaman clones in the japanese indie scene: MegaMari (TouhouXMega clone), Rosenkreuzstilette (a two games series), Rokko-chan (basically Megaman with a Roll clone), etc.
>>728895217Gunvolt is not like Mega Man, only very superficially.20XX and its sequel are decent indie game but I think the visuals are kinda ass.Shatterhand for the NES is absolutely amazing. Not exactly MM but has a few similar ideas like the level select at the start.Little Samson was made by one of the original designers of Mega Man, also for the NES. It is amazing.
>"we want mega man to be a flagship franchise again">releases exactly one classic game three years later and ignores any other sub series that sells just fineTHANKS CRAPCOM
>>728895530Sounds good anon. Thanks for the effort response. Everything sounds good, I'm hyped to keep playing.>>728895570>>728895615Well let me comment on the rest of my megaman experience>Beat X~X4. I thought 1 was a 10/10, 2 and 3 I enjoyed not as much (3 was frustrating), 4 was easy as fuck but I thought it was really fun to play. Tried 5, saw it was kind of ass and dropped it. Didn't play the rest.>Beat legends 1 and 2, they were good.>Beat megaman battle network 1, it was good, I want to play the rest.>Beat megaman zero 1 and 2, didn't really enjoy them that much and didn't keep playing the rest.>Haven't played the gameboy meagman games (I want to get on them eventually)>Haven't played star force.Everything I beat I did on original hardware, no gay savestates.
>>728895778>People get so pissed about the Zerowank in X4/5/6It also existed in X1-3 where Zero jumps in to steal the spotlight at every opportunity.
>>728895890As far as I know, GB Megaman 1-4 are rehashes with some new bosses added in the wily levels.V is completely original and kicks ass
>>728895889At this point I'd rather have them take 3 years than clearly rushing them 2bh. The biggest factor that led to Mega Man becoming a "low budget" series was rushing so many games out the door rather than letting the devs take their time.
>>728895505>X series does continue without himWhich is why I don't accept the "they won't do MM because Inafking le abandoned them," like fuck you. Just make games. MM clearly does NOT need Inafune in order to flourish or have good games, it just needs a small dedicated team which cAAApcom largely refuses to give it.
The 3D graphics aren't as ridiculous as I expected, but it's painful to imagine that instead of these modern graphics, we could have a Mega Man with professional-quality pixel art like the Tengo Project games.https://youtu.be/b7IQVKc8gu0?si=pe-5n-XNxeLhSKjH
>>728895981Yeah some of them are original, I don't know the specifics but I have a backlit gbc with a flashcard to beat good games eventually and I'll tackle these when I feel like it.Was playing the GB donkey kong (the one that inspired the mario vs dk series), it's an amazing title. Very creative and fresh.
>>728895778>People get so pissed about the Zerowank in X4/5/6Inafune was gone at X6.>Like the entire conflict in X8 is regarding New Generation Reploids, so you'd expect Axl to get some meaty roles, right? Except no, Axl doesn't matter. X, Zero and Axl are all just generic heroes with no personal stake in anything. None of their dialogues with Sigma, Vile or Lumine really mean anything.People complain about that regardless of liking or hating. In fact I'd argue the people that like the X series complain more about it.>And then there's Command Mission. The one that Xfags just can't stop bringing up, despite its trash sales Incidentally it sold better than X8 and thanks to Xdive people in JP are asking for a remaster or virtual console.
>>728895987A lot of those rushed low budget games are fan favorites, like the entire BN series for example.
>>728896096Check out those colorization hacks, the whole Mega Man series was ported to GBC and colorizedThere's a Metroid 2 hack in the same vein and the guy that did the Mega Man games is working on a Donkey Kong colorization hack
>>728896105I'd be down for Command Mission on the Switch 2's Gamecube service
>>728896187Oh absolutely, MM has plenty of great titles that had a rushed development, but imagine if say MM3 or X6 would've had more time in the oven and whatnot.
>>728896289Oh yeah the megaman color hacks are great. There's a SML2 one too iirc.On the one hand I feel like playing them as they were designed, on the other hand they look so good in color it's like they're completely new games.I'll probably play them twice.
>>728895778I think my favorite bit of characterization for X is the idea of him getting "tired" as implied in the Zero series.Other than that I enjoy X as a cool dude that gets shit done, even if he's still a vehicle for the player.
>>728894897All of the classic MM games are great. I think only 8 is divisive but I enjoyed it a lot.
>>728896105>Incidentally it sold better than X8Only barely, and that's partially because Command Mission was also released on the Gamecube. X8 did receive a PC release, but no one bought Japanese console games on PCs back then.
>>728894748I had more fun with it than with some mainline X games.
They should have made Roll playable in 12.
Someone redpill me on BN and whether its worth it
I'm putting my bet on Shattered Diamond being the best one. It had a demo for starters with the first four or five bosses and it was fun as fuck. The difficulty progression in the stages felt perfect.
>>728896495Eat your Monster Hunter, Apollo.
>>728896396MMZ actually gets pretty wild with how *fast* the world completely goes to shitCiel is 14 in MMZ1, Copy X was built "when she was young," so in under ten years X vanished from Neo Arcadia, Copy X was built, and everything went to total pot
>>728896495Would be cool. Duo is never ever tied but I'd also like to see him back.I think the most realistic thing would be>Mega Man and Proto Man in the main game>Bass DLC>Roll that plays exactly the same as Mega manBut i'd be great if she had her own playstyle
>>728896352>flawed masterpiecesSure but I don't need them taking as long as a AAA game to make.
>>728883232I don't like that it looks so similar to 11. I also don't like how far out they announced it9 years for this? Not a fan, but I'm not gonna call the game bad yet. I still want to play it
>>728896597I keep trying to eat my Monster Hunter but Wilds just has no staying power, I don't feel any real need to power-grind after already clearing Gogmazios. I'll check out the expansion and maybe whatever B-team/portable team makes, I adored Sunbreak.
>>728896580Isn't the game super different from that demo now because they keep adding shit? As much as I like that they recently announced playable Roll, that's gonna add like another year of development minimum.
>>728896614>MMZ actually gets pretty wild with how *fast* the world completely goes to shitWhich is already funny because X5 canon ending is the one where half the planet gets fucking murdered.I honestly think MMZ/X5+ get too dark, i'm not a spongebobrollercoaster.jpg kinda guy but jesus 60% humans/90% reploids dead? Why is megaman ending in a massacre of this scale?
>>7288965751 is weird and slightly bad, 2 is good, 3 is great, 4 is bad, 5 is good, 6 is great. Play the Legacy Collection for online chip-trading and netbattle support along with restored Boktai content.
I think a lot of the reason a handful of people have attachment to Command Mission is due to the simple novelty of a Mega Man X JRPG. Its story is bland, it squanders every single character, the dungeon design is basic and the battle system is mostly just kinda serviceable. I'd imagine that the main reason it never got a remaster is because there's no PC build for the game (X8 was easy because a PC version already existed), and any effort that might go into it probably can't be justified by the less than 100k people who will probably buy it.
>>728896468Damn, time to jack off.
>>728896653Yeah it is not perfect, but I'm glad it is not rushed.
>>728896614Only in standalone 1. According to the rest of the series existing, X was gone for centuries then randomly popped up after Ciel was made to secretly reconstruct a new X.
I can see X getting a reboot. A soft one, but a reboot nonetheless. And might even see a genre shift to something more Metroidvania-like.There's just too much baggage.
>>728895106So nothing spectacular
>>728896951It's a game that I genuinely enjoyed back in the day because yes, I was a hardcore Final Fantasy fan and seeing a Megaman RPG was cool.Would I ever replay it? Probably not, I prefer to keep my prettier memories intact.
>>728897096>I can see X getting a reboot.Me too since XT2, X4, X7, X8, and XCM all exist.
>>728896020Definitely but ZX and Legends are hard-tied to him.
>>728897096Lay off the E-crystals, Pandora.
>>728897096>I can see X getting a rebootThat was literally MHX under Inafune.
>>728896790The "canon" ending of X5 has the world rebuild. It doesn't get bad until Zero goes to sleep at X6 for that 100 years before a cure is found but then a couple of years where the elf wars removes nearly all population then you got at least another 50 or so years of X leading and going to shit. Then he locks himself up so Ciel builds a copy and that's another few years. The massacre ending is just trying to have an excuse for a reset.
>>728897247One of the few ips that are still a sign of quality....FOR NOW
>>728897459Not so hard that they can't just keep making games without him.>no you don't get it, Sonic Mania absolutely cannot happen without Yuji Naka and Naoto Oshima on the team
>>728897896Megaman was known as the defacto copypaste slop scrimblo for years until 9
>>728895217Gravity Circuit is pretty good
>>728883981>Only up the 7th Maverick At the rate they are going it will release in 2040
Why was Mega Man low key just Kamen Rider in the late 00's?
>>728883981Pretty sure even MAGMML compilations are better than whatever shit Capcom will put out. MM11 wasn't anything special.
>>728898349Kamen rider was booming in that era
>>728898147In a way yes. Legends because he irradiated the series with that whole Legends 3 fiasco, then trying to release his own version that was just an anime pilot before his company got taken over. And with the whole Japanese company antics that happen, they'd be petty enough to not release any game for Legends because that one is his pet project.ZX is more because of the company that develop them and Capcom having that pettiness still because Inti are ex-Capcom employees that Capcom never talked. They went to Inafune and showed their work to get him to vouch for them in a "Capcom hire this man" moment even though they left because Inafune told them if they didn't like the Capcom work state to make their own. Cue the Legends mess and when Inafune left Inti decided to follow him. It's partially why they call him for some of their other games for supervision and shit. And the pettiness is still there since Capcom scrubbed Inti's name from the Z/ZX collection.
>>728898330Gravity Circuit is a fantastic game but you really have to think about it like more of a beat-em-up than a Megaman game. It really only mirrors Megaman in its aesthetics and story. If you go in expecting to jump slide and shoot lemons you'll be disappointed.
>Played at least a half dozen Megaman fangames>Most of them are actually really good>Played exactly ZERO (0) Megaman X fangamesDo they even exist outside of that one that's never getting finished?
>>728883232Bass better be in it
>>728898803Yes, Megaman x8 16bit is fantastic
>>728898803There's the X8 demake and that's all you got for now. The rest either demos like innocence impulse or in the "this will only come out when I'm dead" tier like corrupted
All they need to do to ensure success is add another female robot master. Thousands of pieces of fanart/advertising for absolutely free.
>>728899153We’ve been over this, Maid wo is coming in MMDD
>>728898349Poor (read: zero) communication between Inti and Capcom as usual. Also it was huge so it inspired a bunch of people, Nakayama is a Kamen Rider guy himself if you look at his twitter
Megaman
>>728899153>>728889567
>>728899153They're 100% going to do that. We're getting a Maidwo Man.
>>728898803Majority of them are in demo hell or follow in corrupted's steps of being overambitious Unironically the last notable release is X8 demake since it had a framework of a game to base itself on and scaling back the number of playable characters because the creator knew the game wouldn't come out otherwise
>>728883232isnt it more like megaman 13, because megaman and bass?
>>728898349Mega Man was Astro Boy with a dash of Casshern and Speed Racer.Mega Man X was Kikaider+BladerunnerMega Man Zero was Mechanical Violator Hakaider. Just a straight up wholesale rip-off.Mega Man Legends mostly borrows from old Tatsunoko shows. It's like 80% a Time Bokan reference.Star Force borrows heavily from Space Sheriff and Kamen Rider.
>>728899345I understand missing Zero but Axlfags do not exist
>>728899250They're going to pick the ugly fat one aren't they
>>728899497what about battle network?
>>728899656hello, I exist
>>728899743You are not real
>>728899656Axl cute
>>728899672I'd say the core aesthetics borrows heavily from 90s net/tech aesthetic, specifically Gridman and Megaranger.
>>728883232Why didn't they call it Mega Man 12?
>>728899772yes I am I like axel, x8 and zx advent are some of my favorite megaman games
>>728899743You do not exist. This is a shared hallucination
>>728899656
>>728899835>>728899772>>728899852oh and command mission is really cool too i loved using axel to tranform into the bosses
>>728899365Mega Man and Bass was called Rockman 8.5 inside the game's files.
>>728891127One of the playable characters is an OC.
also i had a toy of axle i liked a lot
>>728899365MM9 counted it as canon
>>728899946i did not actually know that and I was thinking of saying 12.5 since m&b does share some bosses with 8
>>728889567>All those marvelous maidsIt's over...one of them even got the same idea of my robot master concept...
Who is the best maid wo?
>>728898349Every megaman series is a ripoff of something else.>>728899497X was Casshan OVA and Zero was Casshern.
>>728900413>maidyou people are so boring
>>728897096I don't think it'd be a genre shift, but I could see them leading into X with Dual Overdrive and basically doing MHX again but this time covering more than one game, to eventually give the series closure (and improve the story) instead of just dropping X9.Though they really could just drop X9 at some point, 1-8 are readily available on modern platforms, its not that much baggage.
>>728900489good
>>728900489I don’t think Pröööh man or arm penis man are gonna win, it’s the most reasonable pick
>>728899656We got TWO model kits for a reason, and this was BEFORE Sigma and BEFORE Iris.Lots of people like Axl.
>>728900627>Axl>People
>>728900604>Pröööh manthats more interesting
>>728900604>arm penis man>cock vorei'm horny now
>>728900721t. cell
>>728900687They’ve already teased this before
>>728900512Modern audiences don't care about MegamanX and asking them to play 8 action sidescrollers in a row to catch up might be too much of a gamble to take. The modern gamer also tends to not like stage based design much. Chasing the illusionary holy grail of "broader appeal" can bring its own problems, but I think X could thrive with a Metroidvania design. The upgrades are already there.
>>728900489Here is your next robot master
>>728900721>>728900756>>728900835>vore robots
>>728900970They should just do ZX3 if they want to go for a metroidvania. There's zero sense in doing a genre shift of a series that hasn't had a normal game in so long, especially when said shift would be stepping on the toes of another series in the same franchise.Its like if Megaman 13 was a third person shooter action RPG, like why not make Legends 3 at that point?
>>728901212The problem is that ZX3 wouldn't sell at all. Capcom would never make it
>>728901203SHIT that was my idea
>>728901203Nigga looks like he came from X
>>728901212Modern audiences don't care about X, but Megaman's own audiences don't care about ZX either.
>>728901203Too maverick, the classic ones have had a few humanoid ones but they still need tha goofy/cutesy touch to them, the animal theming just makes it a maverick.Cool design though
Just got here I wonder how slow this thread has been
They should make the entire roster just female robot masters.
>>728901293You already don't think X would sell anyways because of there being too many games, I don't see how making a metroidvania X would suddenly fix that but continuing the metroidvania series would then sell badly, your logic makes no sense.>>728901378Megaman's audience has been trained for over a decade to buy anything with the label "Megaman" in the hopes of getting more games in the future.
>>728901585Poor little white robot.
>>728884597Did you know you can charge up the Wild Coil Weapon and make them bounce higher by holding up on the dpad while releasing them?Also its better to take damage from Wily’s Electric Ball than the Fire or Ice if you cannot dodge them. The fight has some RNG to it.
>>728897096could just continue the MHX games, a MHX1+2 bundle would do wonders to get some good faith going for capcom
>>728898329The NES games are the best games.
>>728886149Cute Robotic Feet I want to rub them
>>728901640I'm saying that even by Megaman standards ZX sales were never good. The reason we never got ZX3 was because they bombed in japan. And if japan doesn't care about it then what's the point of making a ZX3?
>>728901640It's all about evolving the series to ensure some kind of success, not just stagnate as it's been doing for 30 odd years. ZX will not happen without Inti, and Capcom & Inti no longer have the same partnership they had years ago, and that partnership had Inafune as the main bridge. And even then they wouldn't give them the chance due to Inti's mishandling of MM10.
>>728888041Also this is from the official social mediahttps://x.com/megaman/status/2002076470659985531?s=46
The mega buster is too strong. You know I’m right.
>>728901956>evolving the seriesMaking a metroidvania X is not an evolution, its a spin-off at best.>Inti's mishandling of MM10.How was 10 mishandled? Its easily one of the best Classic series games.
>>728883232Where's X9?Where's Legends 3?Where's our FPS?Why are we getting yet another classic side scroller that no one asked for?Why is there a game with 50 year old Leon?Fuck you Capcom you ruined my ChristmasThey're also reponsible for Samus on a bike (gay) until they release a press conference where they say otherwise
>>728893092Lol I wasn’t expecting X Corruption discussion in this thread
>>728894290I salute you Pandora Chad
>>728901440I dont think he would look out of place in 8
>>728894619If that’s the case we can expect the 13th installment of Classic for the series’ 50th Anniversary in the year 2037. Makes you feel even older doesn’t it?
>>728901990>MM4: relatively balanced in that it doesn't outshine every weapon, small charge shot that doesn't hit low enemies can keep the charge when hit>MM5: huge powerful shot that hits low enemies and is better than most of the weapons only downside is you lose the charge when hit>MM6: mostly similar to 5's but there's reasons to use other stuff in this game thanks to the Rush Armor>MM7: actually weak as shit, only game where it does 2 damage to bosses instead of 3>MM8: only busted when combined with the shop upgrades>MM9 and 10 (Proto Man): same as 4's, not actually that powerful because bosses in this game are designed to be shot down by lemons since Mega Man lacks it>11: similar to 4's at base but can be upgraded to 5's bigger more powerful shot>X series: literally the most powerful iteration, big like 5's and can hold onto the charge when hit and only gets stronger with arm upgrades. only reason it isn't busted in X1 and X2 is because of the dash lemons bug>Zero series: decent option and can damage stack alongside Z-Saber but Saber is doing the bulk of the damage>ZX: Model X's buster is busted but it's supposed to be NG+ only
>>728902086Well, agree to disagree. I think it'd be the natural evolution to that series.>How was 10 mishandledPrimarily that MM10 was going to have multiplayer, but Inti and Inafune scrapped it when they couldn't figure out the netcode in favour of 'being retro in modern times' or whatever the justification was. Capcom likely thinked it a feature that would've benefitted MM10 and saw it as an act of internal sabotage.It's important to remember that Capcom saw awesome sales at that time with record breaking IPs and likely wanted to expand Megaman into the third dimension again. But Inti and Inafune relating Megaman to retro made that difficult.Seeing how Inti has been developing their games recently, or rather lack thereof, I'm inclined to believe Capcom's version of the story.
>X Corrupted is being made by a BR>Just found out that X8 16-bits had a BR as well (in fact you can change the language to "BR" which has normal text, and "HueBR" which has meme text)I had no idea my country was full of hardcore MM fangame devs.
>>728902564X is BR land.
>>728894667It’s a shame we don’t get to see her human form in-game
I wish robots were real
>>728895310Neat
>>728900012She's also an unlockable and doesn't have any story importance, to the point she's like Axl and doesn't get any NPC dialogue unique to her
>>728902564South Americans fucking love X, I guess it's similar to why they like DBZ so much? And Chinks fucking love Zero and ZX, 90% of the mods for those games are Chinese.
>>728890730thats nothing new for megaman, a bunch of robot masters are fan contetst winners heck theres one litterally going on right now
>>728902780So devoted that we got the extremely rare ZX fangame from them Pretty sure they also made a Zero styled game as well
>>728895778>People get so pissed about the Zerowank in X4/5/6.Axl should’ve gotten his 3rd game in an X9. We still don’t know that much about him or who created him. All we know is that he’s a prototype of a new generation of Reploids that are immune to the maverick virus. It’s kinda like Silver the Hedgehog both are the “Potential Guys”
>>728902780It has the same soulless bugman aesthetic as BoF4 which was Chinese themed, so that tracks.
I doubt any of you zoomers even know what Rockman X is, here's an intro. I played the shit out of this when I was a kid, educate yourself.https://youtu.be/6GZ-ghn0eGQ?si=y9oRvXxoyq6SSO4B
>>728895889Hey anon what if you got called ungrateful by fans of other franchises? What would your response be?
>>728895987They could’ve followe the Fire Emblem pattern even back then, not just now or in the 2010s. Not counting Legacy Collections
>>728903130man I miss the gba era so many good games came out back to back
>>728895981You now remember we were robbed of Mega Mania. Is there any other franchise with as many cancelled games as Mega Man?
>>728903203You're safe here, but never bring that up on a thread of its series. Schizos will have a melty on you.
>>728903014I had a X1 cartridge and when I got the PS1 I also had X3 version for it.Plus X2 didn't run in my SNES emulator on PC (couldn't render the special chip for 3D objects?) so I only played X2 via the X Legacy Collection of all things 7-ish years ago lmaoI guess I had other venues to play the game if I tried harder (especially because emulators evolved a lot over time) but I guess it was just a blind spot that I kinda forgot.
>>728897096>I can see X getting a reboot.Gee I sure can’t wait to not see Axl or the Navigators. Only X, Zero and Sigma. If you’re lucky, Zero will be playable.
>>728898349
Hear me out. Megaman x game with connected hub levels like Jak and daxter with each boss unlocking new weapons and movement abilities
>>728903476>Gee I sure can’t wait to not see Axl or the Navigatorsthis but unironically
>>728903606How would you make megaman x on 3D and FUN?What existing game would you make it like.
>>728903348I hate being reminded of it, me and my buddies played the shit out of this. One of them recently passed away due to ALS. What I would do to go back to those days and hugged them and tell them I love them...
>>728899153If MM9 wasn’t digital only back then I wonder if it would’ve dethroned Megaman 2. Shit it took MM11 a few years to dethrone even MM2. Why is that?
>>728903476Anon really needs Poochie & Palette.
>>728903273At least the fans are slowing giving us Mega Man Mania now.
>>728903476>X9 actually somehow gets made.>They bring back Sigma after the last few games finally dumped his lame ass in favor of new guys like Lumine and Epsilon.one fear.jpg
HONUS WAGNER CARD MAN?
>>728903584I still don't know what they were thinking with ZX's map
>>728903772An X game after god know how many years? Gotta 100% have some Sigma throwbacks, even if it's just some mindless clones like X8.
>>728903203Slightly off topic but I wish we got a Smash Bros on the GBASuper Smash Bros. for Game Boy Advance. Roster is based on the first two years of the GBA (2001 to 2003).This is limited to character choices, not sprites themselves. Fox and Captain Falcon's sprites are literally fanmade sprites from an old Flash game.
>>728903797I understood that reference
I'd like a new BN/SF style game. I have an idea for cards being marked with red/green/blue/white/void. I'd like to go back to a widescreen battlefield. Maybe ad a jump button. We do have 2 more triggers, 2 more face buttons, and 2 clickable sticks. Perhaps the battlefield's view can be rotated with right stick.
>>728900512>leading into XNever going to happen you delusional faggot.
>>728903772MMX1-4 are the only ones anyone cares about. The newest character you'll see returning is Alia.
>>728889567Honestly someone should do like "Void Woman" and have their body core be like a C shape with a contained black hole in the center with the "arm" sticking out of it acting like a conduit for the suction. Just give her cute/sexy eyes or whatever like Splash Woman.Fuck it, I'll draw it myself (maybe).
>>728900970>asking them to play 8 action sidescrollers in a row to catch upBut they already did that and the collection sold great, also we're over a decade into the "just watch some retard on youtube do a recap of the story" phase of gaming so it's a non-issue.
>>728904028>We do have 2 more triggers, 2 more face buttons, and 2 clickable sticks. Perhaps the battlefield's view can be rotated with right stick.Might as well go even further and only make it playable with an official Capcom Masturbator Adapter™ so you can unleash stronger shots by stroking your dick and a "destiny draw" mechanic when you actually cum.Just because a joystick has more buttons, it doesn't mean they have to use it.
>>728901640>Megaman's audience has been trained for over a decade to buy anything with the label "Megaman" in the hopes of getting more games in the future.Yep.>I dunno, I don't feel like buying these cheap rehashes >WHATS YOUR PROBLEM ANON DO YOU REALLY WANT THE FRANCHISE TO DIE?? DON'T YOU REALIZE THESE COLLECTIONS ARE OUR ONLY WAY OF TELLING CAPCOM WE WANT MORE MEGAMAN!!?!?Repeat for over a decade until the writing took up so much of the wall that even copiumfags had to admit Capcom really doesn't care whether the collections sell or not.
>>728901779>good faithCapcom doesn't care. As long as MH, RE, and SF do well then the rest really doesn't matter.
>>728900970The next X game could be named like Dual Override, which is a clear "Megaman 12" as foreshadowed in the trailer, but makes it slightly more approachable to newfags.So yeah we probably aren't getting X9, but "Megaman X something".
>>728901887ZX series bombed in the west too. NDS was horrible for MM sales which is hilarious since almost every other franchise thrived on it.>>728901956>ZX will not happen without IntiIt could. There's no reason Capcom couldn't just do it themselves, aside from the obvious large amount of sales it wouldn't have.
>>728904395Modern controllers have more buttons than the DS and GBA. Just trying to figure out if they can be useful or not.
>>728902564That's it, someone post the official licensed comic.
>>728902771>she's pointlessThen why is she in the game
How is Axl supposed to wander and earn his living without his kyoudai.You're all telling him to ditch his aniki, and that's some bullshit.
>>728883981>hoy asGracias paco
>>728902941Sigma created all the new gens, Axl was his prototype which is why Sigma doesn't care since Axl is old and busted. >>728903016But I did eat breakfast this morning.
>>728903273>Is there any other franchise with as many cancelled games as Mega Man?There might be plenty, but you wouldn't know about them because they were quietly cancelled behind closed doors, before they were even announced. Who knows how many Mario games Nintendo might started developing, only to drop or cancel them.
>>728904847because joyless fags will complain about gameplay additions no matter what
>>728904707You don't need a million buttons. The reason classic games are so popular and remade so often is because of how simple they are. Jump, Shoot, Slide.
>>728903772>>728903850>in a rare move, they decide to care about inti lore so sigma is still alive since mother elf isn't a thing yetHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA OH NONONONONO LOOK AT THE TOP OF HIS HEAD!
>>728883232What would you do to make Mega Man popular and cool? And here's the kicker I'm NOT asking you to improve the gameplay. What about the characters, mythos, and concept would you do to make Mega Man more popular? Because if you haven't noticed other robot themed properties have also either failed or become niche at best. Mega Man was inspired by Astro Boy and Casshern. And how popular are those?Casshern is outright not popular.Astro Boy is seen as a symbol of manga and anime but not genuinely popular in the same way Mickey Mouse is recognized as a symbol of western animation yet he himself is not popular.Mega Man follows similar cliches fueling these franchises and I think that's why Mega Man never became popular. If it were up to me what I would do to make Mega Man popular is first off get rid of the shit rule that robots can't hurt humans. That rule is fucking retarded and annoying especially when Wily used it to get away with his crimes during Mega Man 7. That shit is simply idiocy that renders Mega Man as a loser. And another thing Mega Man needs to fight different villains because a shitty old fart like Wily is simply not interesting.
>>728903864Shit roster. I'll stick to Smash Flash 2, thanks.
>>728895778X6 is definitely not a Zero wank game in the same sense as X4 and X5. The story is centered way more about X's growth and Zero passing the torch to X completely from what X1 started but again, Zerofags don't play the character that the series is named after. They need their edgy self insert want to at least have interest in the plot at all.
>>728896614That's just Inti being unable to write a decent and coherent story at all
What's his deal in the classic series again? I forgot.
>>728905025We wouldn't if said game wasn't a 16bit game that's going on over a decade of development
>>728897873>The "canon" ending of X5 has the world rebuildThat is definitely not the canon ending. That was the one they wanted to tie into Legends. The world is still fucked despite clean up efforts in X6 and it never improves in the Zero timeline until Zero 4. X7 is the timeline where clean up efforts actually show visible improvement that continues on into CM.
>>728905514Thisthisthis. It cannot be stated enough.All Inti story development is like watching a movie with a little kid that just wants to skip to the cool parts and forego all development. Like want to watch Alien 1? Nah, just the last 20 minutes.
>>728905054A while back I thought about a 3D grid and the two extra buttons would be necessary to go up and down. But then it became complicated with managing your view with going through safe areas and I trashed it. At best I compromised on a jump button. But then I got the idea of adding blocks and pillars in battles that you can even push. So battles are played with D-pad and three buttons: shoot, card/chip, and jump.
>>728905671>I am.................LE DEPRESSED
>>728904119That’s right anon, be the change you wanna see
>>728899153Splashfags will say this but won't look at her Pixiv tag not even breaking 1000 posts even.
>>72889521730XX is good and it scratches the X series itch (for now). It has a surprising amount of depth if you go all in on the secret ending(s). If you do end up playing it, don't look anything up about the secrets to find if you can help it. No ARG bullshit or anything like that - the game gives you hints that are just cryptic / useful enough to get by while still giving you the "aha" factor of figuring them out.
>>728905145Mega Man was popular, not Mario levels of popular but enough to have plenty of presence, it lost a lot of ground due to saturation which led to lower sales and that led to lower budgets, making it harder for the series to put enough resources into reinventing itself (went well with X and BN but not so much later) I don't think robots are the issue since Astro Boy is an old, mostly dormant IP now which was massive back then and Casshern was a similar deal but to a way lesser extend.Mega Man needs stronger presentation and this is what led to 11's merely okayish success. People love the character design in these series so something that highlights how cool and flashy the robots are in action would help like an anime or a game with a strong visual presentation like Metal Gear Rising (doesn't need to be the same genre).Classic Mega Man is a bit too innocent and family friendly for modern audiences, I don't think a lot of teenagers or people not already into old games would be too interested in it. X would have a better chance at getting a new audience but Capcom mismanaged that series a lot, hurting its potential.
>>728896614They probably changed Ciel's age last second, nobody would question if she was at least 20-24.
>>728905847That's because Megaman is a fujocentric series like Gundam.
>>728905770Thing is, they often nail it on the first try. Like every first game of theirs, the story is just fine. It's serviceable, it's relatively grounded, it makes enough sense in-universe, the characters range from ok to great, then in one or more sequels they just go completely off the rails. I don't know what causes this. Zero was really them at their best when it came to story, it wasn't any worse than what we get in X games and despite some inconsistencies, stayed relatively solid. Everything else, not so much.
>>728903606That's just CM
>>728904395Aile is looking ripe for Sex
>>728905906You couldn't even beat the character that your character is a bootleg of in fan art. It's time to put the copium down.
only played through 1 and 2i look forward to playing more of them but this new 3d artstyle looks worse than the sprites to me, idk why pokemon and megaman do this
>>728904530Mega Man X: The Elf Wars
>>728895778X isn't an interesting character because none of the writing focuses on X having an input on whatever is going on. X has never considered:"Okay I'm getting tired of this shit HOW COME SIGMA KEEPS COMING BACK!? Lets find a way to eternally kill this fucker!"And this flaw goes for all the so called heroes. None of them actually think about their situation and the problems they deal with. The closest thing to adding a layer of depth to this universe is Zero's revelation he used to be a maverick and he's haunted by nightmares about how he has inadvertently created the Maverick Wars. Not that it led to much given the sequels immediately swept it under the rug. Lets face it the writers outright don't give a damn about the writing for any of these characters. And given how long running Mega Man is, idiots will keep buying this franchise. Look at the idiots in this thread hyped for this new samey stagnant uninspired Been There Done That cheap sequel that will be sold at full price because Mega Man fans have no self respect. Come on stop pretending you got dignity. Capcom knows you're a cow to be milked because you're dumb.
>>728905671He was built by Dr. Light, and he was given some degree of independence. However, his energy core had a flaw in it, that would render him nonfunctional if it isn't fixed. Dr. Light planned on fixing it up, but Proto Man basically feared that such a repair might alter or modify his character, so he ran away. He then passed out and was found by Dr. Wily, who replaced Proto Man's core for a nuclear one, gave him a shield and mask, and thus Break Man was born.Proto Man goes along with Wily for a while, before deciding to start independently again, and from there on he's basically an independent actor that's on borrowed time until his nuclear reactor core gives up.
>>728905902I would since everyone in the Zero style looks like babies right down to Zero having a diaper.>>728905906>all they need is a female design to make it popular>she's not that popular>ok well that's because the franchise actually only sells on its male designsSo you were just trolling, or what?
>>728884597There's a pattern you can follow to dodge everything consistently with the MM7 Wily fight, but I won't pretend it isn't hard as heck. Easily the hardest final fight in the series.
>>728905976>Thing is, they often nail it on the first try.No they fucking don't. Megaman Zero 1 was a fucking mess where they flip flopped back and forth on the story in development. Their main idea was to turn X evil and just undo every bit of character development he's ever had until Inafune stepped in and told them "no that's fucking stupid".
>>728905770Thats good thoughthese are action games
>>728906086>war that lasted a few years and is ripe for making up a bunch of hype stuff that could happen, it's not like Weil and Omega need to be the sole antagonists so much as the final antagonists>Capcom blows their load and just makes it one game with 16 levels that lasts an hour longI could see it happening.
>>728906086Hell no. Fuck off Zerospic.
>>728904657>NDS was horrible for MM sales which is hilarious since almost every other franchise thrived on it.
>>728905145Give the robot masters more screentime. That's all you have to do
>>728906180>the game started out with a concept and they ironed things out until the final product had some differences from its initial pitchI'm about to blow your mind but that's more likely than you think when it comes to game development. Imagine hating a game because of something that didn't even make it into the final product.
>>728906252Elf wars could need to be at least a duology to be well-represented.But really, they could just do random stuff like dropping some nuggest of foreshadowing for the imminent future.
>>728906270>almostI've noticed that everyone on /v/ seems to think this word means "every single one, without exception."
>>728905076>they decide to care about inti lore>everLess likely than Legends collection.
>>728906094>"Okay I'm getting tired of this shit HOW COME SIGMA KEEPS COMING BACK!? Lets find a way to eternally kill this fucker!"The entire point about that is that he will have to keep fighting and fighting, it is a dilemma of him having to fight endlessly for the sake of everyone despite him hating conflict rather than something that has a solution. Him destroying Sigma is the only solution, but there is no way to stop it permanently (until X8 allegedly since his remains are left in the moon)
>>728905671Protoman's deal is that he's the prototype for Mega Man. He had a defective core and thought Light would delete his personality so he ran away. Despite having evidence Light loves his robotic creations Protoman forever stays distant and refuses to return and generally does NOTHING. This is why I hate him being the second guest in Sonic Racing Cross World they really needed another red MM character? Use Roll. At least she has more screen time. And she's more supportive to the main heroes.Protoman's deal is that he wanders the Earth like a homeless bum doing nothing generally. The only major action he has ever done in this franchise is rescue Kalinka in Mega Man 4 which he did randomly out of left field and that's it. After that he returns to being useless and distant and letting others do the heroics. Even BASS has done more heroid good deeds than freaking Protoman and he's an evil rival for god's sake. Protoman is shit. If I were to make a new Mega Man game I would have Protoman permanently destroyed because he is garbage.
>>728906329It's more likely they'd just keep trucking on with X and come up with another storyline if they were to make a multi-game spanning thread.
>>728906076>>728906118Can't we just agree that we need more female robot masters, faggots.
>>728906448https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZB1TwkyP7s
>>728906485No, go fuck yourself.
>>728905145People are going to hate to hear this, but MN9's idea of incorporating the restored mighty numbers into the levels was kind of genius. Like the other anon said, the robot masters need more presence. An example of how not to do this is Sonic Lost World where the Deadly Six just monologue or yell at you from off screen, that was awful. Either there ought to be some kind of skippable pre-level cutscene for each selected boss or maybe have more than one level per boss, I don't know. As it is, MM bosses have often been pretty underbaked in the main games.
>>728906086>>728906252Literally a never ever because>Inti story point and they're not in talking terms>Capcom ever bridging series with a game>even if it were done it wouldn't live to the destruction hype
>>728906396But boring logical solution devoid of any meaning is good writing, reddit told me so!
>>728889567the fuck is a vacuuwo?
>>728906485In general its bullshit that female robots don't exist much in this franchise. I especially hated how even when human bitches go extinct the new females aka Carbons look like REGULAR human pieces of shit while the male characters like Mega Man and Tron's Brother look like robotic shit.
>>728906578It's a fine idea in concept, but it was pretty underbaked (as most things were) in mn9. Kind of hilariously it also just gave away what weapon a given mighty number would be weak to, since the defeated mighty numbers would show uyp on level select and say something.
>>728906549Get that trash out of the waters. You shouldn't porrute the oceans.
>>728906485Nah, hitting women is cringe.
>>728906329We know there's a split so there is no imminent future. Only one where the Elf Wars happens and one that doesn't.
>>728883232this is one of the very few video games I have been excited for in recent memory
>>728906578The Mega Man remake for the PSP lets you play as the robot masters if you beat them without using their weakpoint. I think that was a pretty good idea.But yeah robot masters definitely need more presence, same with the other series.
>>728906578I reading the 11 bestiary and it had some very charismatic flavor text, inside the stage itself its hard to tell sometimes other than like, Blast Man's stage because it's all about his passion.
>>728906704Here you go then Splashfag, the trash can.
>>728906594>CAPCOM INTI BAD for the hundredth timeNot repeating myself again, get over yourself.>even if it were done it wouldn't live to the destruction hypeHence why my projection was that they'd botch it.>>728906672That was undoubtedly intentional, it's not like MN9 was trying to be NES hard. I'm sure they wanted a younger audience as well as ideally captivating regular MM fans to round out a potential fanbase.
>>728906485On one hand I want more bad robot bitches, on the other hand I don't want more dead waifus.
>>728906746Powered Up had a lot of great ideas, yeah.>>728906779I like that there's supplementary stuff, but it doesn't help as much if it isn't something that's more in your face before you start the level.
>>728906854>bad robot bitches
>>728906723Mainline X could still go towards a future with Elf Wars, and a future with its own version of the Zero events.Who knows how much of the lore they're going to take seriously though, they could just make random unrelated arcs for X.
>>728906843>CAPCOM INTI BAD>call neither bad but point out that it's an Inti story point and neither are on talking terms to even collaborate
>>728906786Yeah thanks. You'll find Inti creates at the bottom, so I promise Lev will be in good company down there; With those she belongs to.
>>728907045>point out that it's an Inti story point and neither are on talking termsWhich you've been doing all thread, yes. There's nothing to collaborate on, Capcom has no need for inti in order to do a potential ZX game, they are perfectly capable of making games and stories on their own.
>>728906959Zero's ending in X6 is the cut off point. X's endings are pretty much a continuation to the rest of the X series. After that we know there's two different 22XXs. One without the Elf wars and one where it happened.
>>728906549Excalibur?
>You see Capcom hates X! They're never going to make another X game, that's why the new one is Classic!>You know what, scratch that, Capcom hates the WHOLE FRANCHISE! That's why they're never going to touch X, or Legends, or Zero lore, or...Shut the fuck up, Capcom already announced that they want to make more Megaman a priority, this mid-2010s doomfag mentality is outdated.
>>728907261Japanese pettiness and spite goes deep anon.
>>728907113>Capcom has no need for inti in order to do a potential ZX gameAt that point they'll just make a different series because the story points are from Inti. Or they just reboot ZX changing everything.
>>728907261>HOW COME THERE'S NO X GAME IF THE COLLECTION SOLD SO WELLMeanwhile these niggas completely ignore DiVE and say it doesn't count. Nah, don't listen to these fools.
>ha ha
>>728907102Yeah, you'd know that, being at the bottom with bootleg Harpuia, wouldn't you?
Fake women are fighting in MY thread.
>>728906957Ferham was a bitch, bad, and a robot.
All Splashfags will be hung from the neck because their waifu is too obese for the rope to support.
>>728907590A beautiful combination of elements, give me more>diesFuck!
>>728907590Heck yeah sister! I love me some powerful women, even if they're robots UwU
>>728907590She was good actually. The Rebellion was misunderstood.
>>728907696Those all die. Berkana croaks too.
>>728907763That's my point.
How many Robot Masters would take to rival a Reploid/Maverick?
>>728907590The best thing about Command Mission is all the waifu reploids it brought to the table.
>>728907816Depends? X and Zero are technically robot masters and they've been policing mavericks for a long ass time.
>>728907454Well canonically both X and splash were created by Dr light, and it's not unlikely that X drew inspiration from his sister when he fathered Lev.Talking about bootleg.
>>728907853You mean Cinnamon, Marino, and Ferham?
>>728907806Closest thing I can offer you is a thief for your trying times.
>>728907880X and Zero are literally androids which is separate from robot masters.
Plum? More like Plump!
>>728906854Splash Woman got repaired at the end of MM9. I'm sure as long as Wily doesn't build the robot himself the robot will be repaired.I thought of a robot called Snow Woman. She started out as a virtual tour guide in Hokkaido but Wily stole her core chip and put it in a body with "devil technology". Snow woman can turn into a blizzard and freeze Mega Man. She's weak to Lava Man's "Lava Hook" weapon. Her weapon is the "Snow Breeze", an invincible dash that lets Mega Man phase through grates and bullets while freezing enemies he touches.
>>72890781610 thousand
>>728905671Protoman Ex Machina because he comes literally out of nowhere sometimes
>>728908001>writing here instead of drawing it for the contest
>>728907952Even the NPCs were hot.
>>728907952Rude
>>728908001>Splash Woman got repaired at the end of MM9Based Dr Light saving the waifubot. Wish that was the same deal with the ones from the other series.
>>728908104Yes. Because I lack a scanner and need a new tablet.
>>728908170X was trying to get Ferham to come along but she jihad herself. Also technically thanks to Berkana reviving reploids became illegal.
>>728905889NTA but I’ve never heard of Casshern until today, I only know of Astro Boy.
>>728908215Be honest with yourself, you're just filtered by the no AI rule.
>>728908001>as long as Wily doesn't build the robot himself the robot will be repairedWoodman returns in MM8 and I doubt he'd just repair only him
>>728908259Try watching the first 3 eps of Casshern (1973), it feels like a Megaman X anime, meanwhile the 2008 version feels more like Megaman Zero.
>>728908245A real shame, but at least it was a "redemption" sacrifice rather than just killed by the heroes without them giving a fuck. Those are the ones that sting the most.
>>728908114That's no NPC that's an enemy.
>>728888298>splash wo>maid woWHAT THE FUCK DOES WO MEAN
>>728908419Boss, enemy, NPC, party member, all those reploid girls were great.
>>728903293I dont think they're necessarily schitzos its just people will say good games dont exist anymore and people will argue against that.
>>728906252>>728906267>>728906594Hear me out, Both are important events in the overall history of both franchises, but have never been seen in any game, only mentioned to explain certain aspects of later games.In the case of Castlevania, the Castle War is the point when Dracula is defeated once and for all by Julius Belmont, leading to his reincarnation on Soma Cruz (the main character on Aria of Sorrow and Dawn of Sorrow), but this time as a "good guy"
>>728903864>lyn over roy?
>>728908415
>>728906485im sure a lot of female robot masters exist but they probably arent the type for combat
>>728908271My PC is a potato and I don't trust online models. If I use AI then I train it on my own stuff locally.
>>728897184>>728894781It's not that it's inherently bad, it's just kind of a weird side-make of the first game with a lot of superfluous extra shit tapered on but no real spirit, and so catered towards an overpowered player that it kinda gets super messy. It's still Contra, but it's like, a bargain bin Contra.
>>728907447Holy based
>>728908512It's splash wo and maid wo. Not wo.
>>728908564And both were GBA games, go figure...
>>728908512Standard Aircraft Carrier, in the Mariana Trench at least.
>>728895932>It also existed in X1-3 where Zero jumps in to steal the spotlight at every opportunity.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd4LgsvdsiE
>>728906485>>728906670I wonder why they waited until the 9th entry to do it, you’d think they’d do it sooner like at the 3rd game at the earliest to really spice things up or the 4th. If Splash Woman didn’t exist I doubt there’d be as many simps for her damn game, as you guys can see almost nobody gives a fuck about MM10 because there’s no females to simp over. If I wanted to play MM2 then I’d fucking play that, not some wannabe 2.5 HD Remix version of it.
>>728908679What type are they then?
>>728908789And also spearheaded by complete hacks...
>>728903772>inti loreAh yes, meet the new carrier of the still-unresolved-til-pre-Zero-series Maverick Virus: Ligma
>>728908849Cooking and cleaning. It's post (((feminism))) after all.
>>728908848Inafune didn't really want females in the Classic or X games so it was a miracle to say the least.
>>7289088489 had the novelty factor, better songs, crazier level design, etc. That's why people remember it more, not just Splash Woman (though she certainly adds points).
>>728908849I would imagine stereotypical "woman" stuff like roll or maybe teaching, weather reporter or other like hands off stuff
>>728908950Fucking Inafune. Everytime.
>>728907950Leviathan was not created by X. She was created from X, not by him. Not surprising at all that the DeviantArt fetishist is a retard though.
>>728905076X9 will not lead into the Zero series. Zerofags need to get over this.
>>728909071nor should it, getting pigeon-holed by the zero series is akin to pigeon-holing classic by the x series
x5 lead into the zero series and basically makes 2 continuities one where you go x5 - zero then the other where x5 continues to x8 its not hard to understand
>>728909339That's X6 dude, not X5.
>>728909071Connecting the whole series with a single game would be the wrong approach.They should at most drop more hints that the old fans can recognize, it should be like a 5+ games project (from X9 to X13) and they can add a bunch of timeskips so even after the connection is made, they could go back and just invent more X games in those timeskip periods, like all the Star Wars spin-offs and such.
>>728909440>Connecting the whole series with a single game would be the wrong approach.They don't want to take that approach at all because that's not how the timeline even works in these games.
>>728909339X6. X5 removes Zero from the equation so you wouldn't even get a sleeping Zero. One X6 ending gives you Zero going immediately asleep to kick off the events that lead to MMZ. The X endings have Zero around in preparation for the next X game. X5 was just where Inafune wanted the X series to end but it was such a botched job that the game he didn't know about helped him instead.
>>728909429>>728909550it could be either or, you dont need to have zero going to sleep on screen for it to still happen
>>728909634>you dont need to have zero going to sleep on screen for it to still happenYou kinda do since he's fucking dead in every X5 ending.
>>728899497>Astro Boy with a dash of Casshern and Speed Raceryou forgot Cyborg 009.
>>728908950I used to think this boss was a girl back when I was a little kid. I do wonder if at least a couple of bosses got changed into male bosses at the 11th hour. Same with the fox boss from Mega Man Zero.
>>728901440>the animal theming just makes it a maverick.Snake Man, Toad Man, Sheep Man...
>>728908415I prefer mercilessly killing waifus which is one of the things that makes GV so fun.
>>728909634No you kinda need a body to get the sleep process going. X5 basically vaporized him if X who wasn't damaged was just a torso. X6 is also the only time the 100 year sleep is referenced.
>>728908565Literally only smelees care about Roy while practically every FE fan likes Lyn.
>>728909840Other than coloring I can't see it
>>728909840Kill yourself, eunuch.
>>728909071I hate bridgefags so much. The story is NOT that important in these games, we just need enough to justify the action and the moments that specifically connect series to one another should be left relatively vague. I'm sick and tired of seeing "DUDE THE NEXT CLASSIC GAME SHOULD CONNECT TO X DUDE THE NEXT X SHOULD CONNECT TO ZERO" in every thread. Fuck off with your loretism.
>>728909853Intifags get the rope.>>728909840Anatomy looks more manly than girly.
>>728909429>>728909550X5 connects just fine, you can easily assume Zero's remains were found and brought to a lab offscreen since most MM lore happens offscreen. X6 is the best option but X5 was good enough as well.
>>728909853Based azure striker cultivator. Although you aren't doing much of that anymore either.
>>728910137That was just inti being subversive by bucking their own trend.
>>728909732>>728909869stuff will happen in-between, its not like zero is gonna happen a day after the previous games but anyways the multiple out comes and shit makes everything wonky anyway. point is though zero comes after that era of games and doesnt need an x9>>728909915I fucking hate lyn, roy is the first gba lord anyway so it would still be him, heck eliwood would probably be in over lyn if the game came out at that time
>>728909840Into are horny weebs enough to actually make a femboy judge on purpose
>Mega Man X Command Mission: Elf>HD sprite slop like Octopath>covers the entire Elf Wars, 2/3 into the game there is a timeskip into the game's own World of Ruin near the end after everything is destroyed, you gather your companions and head off to defeat Omega once and for allYeah I'm thinking kino will never be back on the menu
>>728910201I'd say the series is sufficiently subverted.
>>728910135>Zero's remains>when there are no remains
>>728910037Classic to X should be kept vague, but X to Zero already got tons of hints so it's no wonder people want to see that for real in a game.
>>728910135His remains don't even show up until X6. >>728910214Just drop it. The X series already has its connecting point with X6. X7 onward was never meant to bridge the gap into the Zero series. That's not how the timelines work.
>>728910585The only hints were really from the Zero series which is just what X did with Classic.
>>728910378>>728910201You can't be subversive if you're just following what came before though.X4 kills the waifu.Zero kills the female bosses (Leviathan, Sol and Noble Mandrago)Inti are hacks.
Decent thread, too many lore fags with muh elf wars x9 though
>>728910806>Zerofags wanting muh elf wars>lorefagsPick one.
>>728910745Zero never kills Leviathan.
>>728907447Quick Sex Woman
Before the threads ends, I just wanted to say that Honey > Splash.
>>728910396Pretty much his entire upper half, give or take? Plenty to work with for over a hundred years.
>>728907950Is Leviathan really based on the Third Armor according to this fan art?https://x.com/aoihito72/status/1798732579006489006
>>728910585They should stay hints. Literally nothing they make will match how it plays out in your head.>>728910672His remains also show up in Z1 with a bit more built back on. If you're talking about what Gate found, that's just a piece of him, it doesn't mean that was all that was left.
