What are your favorite Mega Man or Mega Man-like games outside of the main series (1-11) and the main titles in the X series (X-X8)Side question: Why haven't we gotten a 3D Mega Man game in the vein of the classics?
>>12031995My favorite is Mega Man 2.>Side question3D wouldn't improve the classic Mega Man formula in any way
>>12031995>classic9 and 11, honorable mention to 4>xx1, honorable mention to x3 zero project>zero4 but apart from z1 i've only played these games once, should play em more desu>Why haven't we gotten a 3D Mega Man game in the vein of the classics?hard to do a run and gun in 3d, capcom couldn't figure out how to do it but i'm surprised there's nothing like sonic robo blast 2 for mega man apart from that robot master doom wad but i think that's just fighting.
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>mm1 & 2>legends 1>battle network 2 & 3The only good games in that entire series
>>12031995The Mega Man Legends titles, Mega Man Zero 1 to 3 and Azure Striker Gunvolt 1 & 2.
>>12032250Also Mega Man ZX but mostly because of Aile.
>>12032250Btw I'm omitting the Copen games (ASG's spin off games feauting its Not Protoman character, called Luminous Avenger iX) because they don't play like a MM at all, whereas GV's playstyle is kind of similar.
>>12031995I've been replaying the originals. Am I crazy or is 4 the worst one? It feels like the robot masters are especially annoying in that one. Their attacks feel random and really hard to dodge. I was thinking maybe I was just burnt out on the series but then I went on to 5 and that one was much better.
>>12031995Legends 2 plays the closest to a 3D classic MegaMan.
Outside of Legends 1&2, my favourites have been Battle & Chase and the Power Battle series.Battle & Chase is super underrated, the main campaign can be done 5 times and each time it gets a little harder; but you also earn your opponents car parts little by little to improve yours. Protip: play as Quickman, his innate turbo boost is OP and makes the game a lot more fun.I also really enjoyed the Power & Fighters arcade games (and to a lesser extent the neo geo pocket port), especially the first one that I played many times, speedruns, score runs, I've done it all. In the sequel the scoring is crap because Duo scores a LOT more than other characterss so I didn't bother nearly as much.
>>12033017Did they really need to dedicate part of the screen to other racers?
>>12032250I also somewhat enjoyed Mighty No.9 for what it is. Not retro and a VERY mediocre MMlike game but it was mildly entertaining to me. Mainly because I went for the S ranks in stages.It greatly saddens me it didn't come out as good as it could've been, as some of the characters have soul. Plus Trinity's (the loli final boss) theme rocks.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNu0jEUirkIAlas the franchise is dead in the water and will never make a comeback.Btw I wish Capcom announced a Mega Man 12 already. It has been years since 11's release.
>>12031995Viewtiful Joe
>>12033569She's also cute as a button.Fucking hell, Inafune. Get your shit together!
>>12033569Wasted potential: The Kickstarter.
>>12032924and it's not close at alllockon and strafing in mostly flat levels =/= platforming and shooting while dodging shots and hazardsit's a shame no one's found out how to get the feel right in 3D. Splatoon is the closest I've found but requires gyro controls.
>>12031995>ClassicBass>XCommand Mission>BNNetwork Transmission
>>12033569I actually rather enjoyed Mn9 for what it is. Not crazy for that dash mechanic to kill bosses, but i guess it adds its own flavor. I would probably be more pissed with it if i backed the KS or bought the system bricking Wii U version. I hate that the DLC shit existed though and they had no shame advertising it in the art book that came with the main game.>>12033783Eh, i recall the ice level and final space level reminding me the most of a classic MM stage being adapted to 3D. Both were a lot more fast paced and I remember both of them having more platforming sections.
>>12031995>Side question: Why haven't we gotten a 3D Mega Man game in the vein of the classics?This is what EVERYBODY said when we got that piece of shit Mega Man Legends which is why I refuse to be gaslit by zoomers who pretend everybody has always loved that game.
>>12031995>Why haven't we gotten a 3D Mega Man game in the vein of the classics?We have, its called Megaman X7. Load out a complete save so you don't move like ass and deal no damage and playa 3D stage and you've got the closest representation to the Classic/X formula as you can get in 3D, and even without X7 specific issues its ass cause the formula doesn't work in 3D, there's no way to make shooting engaging, if you had to manually aim in first person, it'd be annoying, especially while platforming, if you have lock-on, its boring, if you have no lock on and no first person, its inconsistent and hard to hit anything.The Classic/X formula genuinely cannot work in 3D, and I shit you not X7 is actually a very good attempt at trying to make it work without making it not feel like Megaman.
>>12033569I still wonder what would have happened if Dina didn't sabotage all the feedback from the western side of things. While people were voicing concerns about the gameplay she would mostly report that people were upset about the "lack of diversity" which she later admitted to doing.
>>12033998I do too sometimes.AFAIK the IP is owned by Comcept and Inti Creates. Btw Inafune left the former in 2024 to make his own studio so who knows what might happen with it.On an unrelated note, Inti Creates seems to be moving away or at least taking a break from the Azure Striker Gunvolt main titles. A couple months ago they announced a new sidescrolling game named Majogami for the Switch 1 & 2 and PC.It looks IMO heavily inspired by Kirin's style of play in ASG3 but due to its game structure it may be counted as kind of a Mega Man X like.Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIttiV9n06Y
>>12034097An its main character is a flat witch with breast envy.
>>12034097P.S. Here's the announced characters.
>>12031995Mega Man X (First one)It's perfect in every wayThe graphics, the music, the runnin and shootin', the upgrades along the way, the ease of a custom password system if needed, the secrets.There is even a new Mega Man X comic series based on the first Mega Man X that just came out a few weeks ago by Udon Comics. What a time to be alive!
>>12034097>>12034117>intifags can't even stay on topic for one second
>>12034162It's relevant to the topic because OP asked for Mega Man-likes. If I could kick Capcom's CEO's ass until he decided to produce another MM I would. Until no new announcement is made the franchise remains on hold.
>>12032250>Azure Striker Gunvolt 1 & 2I tried the first game and it played nothing like Mega Man. It felt like all you do is mark enemies to then using an annoying ugly screen feeling blue field to actually deal damage, and at least up to the point I played, also felt like an easy game with boring enemies where the fun is supposed to come from scoring. Plus there's this annoying anime chick singing and a bunch of teenage anime cringe that felt closer to something like Persona than the cool robot stuff from X onwards or the platforming mascot vibes of classic.
>>12034330NTA but yeah Gunvolt games are pretty much designed around scoring. True final boss and ending of the first game were good though, too bad they shit all over it by making sequels and having death be inconsequential.
>>12034330>where the fun is supposed to come from scoringThat's exactly how it works in ASG. If you didn't bother to play for high ranks you missed the point and most of the fun the franchise offers.>Plus there's this annoying anime chick singing and a bunch of teenage anime cringeIIRC you can tune in-stage conversations off before starting each stage. That aside if you don't like its aesthetic and style you should play something else. Inti Creates' titles are full of modern anime teenagers doing exactly the kinds of things that turn you off.It is what it is. If you don't like it go replay the classics.
>>12034154That book is already out, I picked it up last week and it's pretty fucking amazing
Is the DS or Switch version of the Zero Legacy collection better?
>hear forever that Aile and Prarie are a thing>get INTO ZX>Prarie only shows romantic interest in the male lead and his teacherYurifags piss me off so bad.
>>12032282Played through the entire series, recently. If I'm honest 1 is the worst one, the controls and physics are kinda screwy and the weapons are kinda broken or lame.5 has the bullshit broken charge shot, so maybe catharsis about that though.
>>12034434I think the first two games are enuff but now I not sure if I really played them all
>>120344481 is fairly fun to break with the magnet gun, but yeah, it's the most bare bones of the series. The balancing is a little funky too.
>>12034154It's so bizzare how Capcom almost immediately shit the bed with the franchise and the first entry is still more or less It's peak.
>>12034474Even with the narrative>X1: what if robot... CHOOSE good or bad?>X2 onward: IT THE WACKY VIRUS MAKE EM GO CRAZY LMAO
>>12031995The GB games are surprisingly good (with the famous exception). IV in particular is a great time - hard but fun. Only downside is you can almost always cheese the Robot Masters using the Mega Buster. But it's amazing how much cool stuff they packed in there.Also love Legends.
>set up MM Legends shill threadtrash
Mega Man Powered Up
>>12032282With you there. Having 2 final castles was kind of shitty, and the elongated charge shot sucked.
>>12034545Not OP, but if that was his purpose here's a Roll.
>>12034569Can't ever have too many Rolls.
>>12031995my favorite mega man-like game is shovel knight
>>12034540>STOP TRYING TO FUCK YOUR DOG>NEVER
>>12034384>If you didn't bother to play for high ranks you missed the point and most of the fun the franchise offers.I guess, but that also means it's nothing like Mega Man.
>>12031995Mitsume ga Tooru
>>12032209My nigga.
>>12034474I think X1-X4 were great and they were building something for X5 but by then Capcom got cheap with Mega Man games and the final product for X5-X8 was not good.I rank them X1 > X4 > X2 > X3 >>>>>>>>>>> The rest (Not counting spinoffs like the GB games or RPG)
>>12034691X4 is pretty soulful. It's probably the first game i think of when i think "late 90s CD based Japanese anime 2D action game". The music, fmvs and even shitty dub all add to it as a package. I would probably also rank it right behind 1.
>>12034631>but that also means it's nothing like Mega ManRanks have been a thing in Mega Man since X5, and all were also present through the Mega Man Zero games, which btw were developed by Inti Creates.
>>12034631Intifags don't care it's not like Megaman, they MUST shill their shit games.
Mega Man-like? Try Kaiketsu Yanchamaru 3. Thank me later.
>>12034434They are both fine, play whichever is more convenient to you.
Better than half the classic MM games
>>12037165Gotcha, didn't know if one did a better job with the emulation or had better extras. I'll just play it on my switch then. Gives me a reason to dust it off. Thank you.
>>12031995i'm one of the freaks who kinda likes mm5, but i have a lot of nostalgia with mm2 specifically given it was one of the first games i entirely beatalso, i feel like as much as the classic series is ripe for exploration in almost any genre or setting (with a little tweaking, you've got a solid ensemble cast with a wide variety of personalities and whatever), the series' own history seems to suggest that doing something as significant as a full shift to 3d would probably be better served with a new side series - though, the idea of getting unique special weapons and engaging in robot master fights rather than the more dungeon crawlish vibes from legends would still be pretty cooli just worry it's the sort of thing that could get messed up really easily, and then it's mega man back in the box for another ten years lol
>>12037908good choice
>>12037908Duck media is always based... cept nu-Ducktales. Duck media is almost always based.
>>12031995>Why haven't we gotten a 3D Mega Man game in the vein of the classics?Wasn't Powered Up just that?
>>12040182He meant actually 3D gameplay, not just graphics.
>>12033573Great answer
favorite games are 4, x4, and misadventures of tron bonne>Side question: Why haven't we gotten a 3D Mega Man game in the vein of the classics?did you see x7?
>>12041116oh and my favorite mega-man like is the krion conquest
