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Post by Cervantes on Dec 4, 2017 22:02:56 GMT
IT'S BETTER THAN NOTHING Seriously though, the art style looks atrocious, even worse than Mighty No. 9. Interestingly, Capcom DID a good looking 2.5D revival a few years ago with Strider (actually one of my favourite games from the last generation). Well, I just hope the gameplay holds up, but I was expecting the next Mega Man game either just keeping the solid 8-bit art or going for a Sonic Mania kind of revival, using pixel art on the level of Mega Man 8. The style they're going for looks very cheap. The sound also gives me a bad impression, with Mega Man screaming and the generic music and all. Man, I got pessimistic pretty fast on this one.
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Post by Balder on Dec 4, 2017 22:40:24 GMT
Ehh... it looks extremely bland. Get some color in there! The NES games look better than this.
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Post by dschult3 on Dec 4, 2017 23:33:27 GMT
Ehh... it looks extremely bland. Get some color in there! The NES games look better than this. There does seem to be a lot of blue, brown, and grey colors in this one. Hell, Mighty No. 9 seemed to have a lot of that too. Is this some sort of trend?
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Post by Cervantes on Dec 5, 2017 0:11:22 GMT
I just remembered that Capcom has already done a classic Mega Man game in 2.5D: Mega Man Powered Up. Even though I'm not a fan of the chibi art style in that one, it did have more color and a more lively animation that looked great in motion, so it's not like the series can't work with 3d models: it just needs some effort in the art department.
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Post by leaon79s on Dec 5, 2017 0:32:01 GMT
Maybe they feel really bad for how Mighty 9 disparaged the franchise's legacy and decided to do something about it... Strider was 2D Ninja Gaiden done right btw...
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Post by Cervantes on Dec 5, 2017 0:46:40 GMT
Strider was 2D Ninja Gaiden done right btw... Strider was such a good game... Really one of the very few metroidvania platformers I legitimately enjoyed all the way through. Too bad the franchise was put on ice again after that, but hey, better to end on a high note than to receive subpar sequels, so I'm satisfied with that being the last Strider game, if only for some time.
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Post by winnersdontusedrugs on Dec 5, 2017 3:13:05 GMT
The game doesn't look so bad from a gameplay standpoint, even the graphics get the job done, but I don't know what's going on with those animations. Cervantes has a point about how Megaman powered up had better animations, hell MMX8 and Maverick Hunter X arguably had batter animations than this. I think they made the same mistake that Smash Bros 4 made, it's like they used Megaman's 8-bit animations as a reference which is just a terrible, terrible idea.
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Post by stratogustav on Dec 5, 2017 6:34:50 GMT
I'll buy it. It's Mega Man, and it is 2D platforming, that's better than playing another FPS.
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Post by Balder on Dec 5, 2017 10:52:52 GMT
I'll buy it. It's Mega Man, and it is 2D platforming, that's better than playing another FPS. Get Rayman Origins and Legend.
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Post by Armored Core Raven on Dec 5, 2017 15:56:43 GMT
I hate the zoomed-out look all platformers have these days, it's almost worse than the zoomed-in look of some older titles on Game Gear and Game Boy where they had to make games for a lower resolution, but at least that made it look nice up close, this just looks like it could've easily been done on PS2 15 years ago, like Mega Man X8 which honestly still looks better than this trailer does now in 2017.
Regardless, Mega Man Maverick Hunter X on PSP is still the best newest Mega Man game as far as I'm concerned.
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Post by Dan E. Kool on Dec 7, 2017 15:21:18 GMT
When the trailer started out with that original, NES-style aesthetic, I thought you were all crazy. That still looks great! But then it quickly cuts to the new look...
Ehh, it's not terrible. It's not great looking, either. I can't quite pinpoint what's wrong with it, but something looks off. Kinda unfinished.
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Post by Cervantes on Dec 7, 2017 15:38:59 GMT
Ehh, it's not terrible. It's not great looking, either. I can't quite pinpoint what's wrong with it, but something looks off. Kinda unfinished. The objects kind of clash with each other, like there were two different artistic directions for the sprites and the backgrounds. I get the impression that the sprites are not "inside" the scenery, like those scenes in movies that are filmed with green screens... Hard to explain. The most obvious issue is the choice of colors, like the blue bricks. It's just using less colors than it should. Meanwhile, this is what a single person, working alone, can to for sprite work and animation:
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Post by Imperial Khador on Dec 7, 2017 16:46:30 GMT
I'm definitely interested Mega Man 11, as well as the upcoming Mega Man X collection. Heck, I may end up rebuying the two existing collections when they come out for the Switch, just because I enjoy having them portable.
I really wish the recent existing collections had included some of the remake or spin-off entries like the Wily Wars, Powered up, or even the Power Battles games that the PS2/Xbox/Gamecube collections had. In the same way, it would be great to see Maverick Hunter X be added to the MMX Collection. I'd hope for a collection of the old Game Boy Mega Man games as well, but at least they're all on the 3DS.
For MM11, I'm kind of glad they didn't go for an 8-bit throwback again. Much as I love MM9 and 10, I find that a lot of folks I know don't seem to like 10, and this matches up with comments that I've seen online as well. Usually very vague reasons are given, such as a 'lack of creativity', that remind me of the way people criticize MM4-6 when compared with 1-3. I'm all for them trying something different, and they can always try the 8-bit thing again later.
For now, Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is oddly scratching my Mega Man itch, rather than the usual Metroidvania vibe I get from those games. I think it has to do with the lack of a map-system, and somewhat more simplified levels. There's still lots of backtracking as things are unlocked, so I think it reminds me a of the Mega Man X games specifically. Also, the mix of cartoony characters and 2.5D backgrounds is fantastic.
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Post by Cervantes on Dec 7, 2017 20:24:50 GMT
I really wish the recent existing collections had included some of the remake or spin-off entries like the Wily Wars, Powered up, or even the Power Battles games that the PS2/Xbox/Gamecube collections had. These ones can at least be justified as being side games or remakes, what I don't understand is why they never acknowledge Mega Man & Bass, since that one is a full-fledged, canonical sequel in the classic series.
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Post by stratogustav on Dec 8, 2017 5:02:15 GMT
I doubt the Mega Man X Collection will have X7 and X8. I hope they do. They should also throw The Power Battle and The Power Fighters as a bonus.
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