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This robot master could be a seasoned veteran in soccer, or maybe also bowling and baseball; the sky's the limit!
Yeah, my feelings are not at all dissimilar. If there's such a thing as not-at-all-whelmed, then that be where I is.
Yeah, my feelings are not at all dissimilar. If there's such a thing as not-at-all-whelmed, then that be where I is.
Wait, there were bad Megaman main series games? I was not aware of this fact.
And Megaman 9 was very easy, especially compared to a lot of the older games that had crap like undodgeable attacks and invisible shots due to screen flicker. The fact that people complained about MM9 being "too hard" just shows how soft the Megaman fanbase has gotten over the years.
I'm excited for this game, as Megaman has yet to ever let me down. And that's that.
And Megaman 9 was very easy, especially compared to a lot of the older games that had crap like undodgeable attacks and invisible shots due to screen flicker. The fact that people complained about MM9 being "too hard" just shows how soft the Megaman fanbase has gotten over the years.
I'm excited for this game, as Megaman has yet to ever let me down. And that's that.
Personally I'm still excited about it! Hopefully the achievements will be a bit more creative on this one.
@Sentry
Promises of a possible multiplayer main series Mega Man game for the first time since Mega Man 7 on the SNES, and three playable characters at launch are underwhelming?
Did you ever like Mega Man?
Also, everything Gen Eric Gui said. I'm really surprised anyone found Mega Man 9 hard, considering how cheap the sub-weapons are, especially. I think those people just never bothered to use the Jewel Satellite, or any other weapon ever for that matter. Hell, the black hole bomb one-hitted everything in the game, and you could pause-unpause to cancel the sucking animation. Tornado Blow made just about any "hard" jump a joke, as well.
Promises of a possible multiplayer main series Mega Man game for the first time since Mega Man 7 on the SNES, and three playable characters at launch are underwhelming?
Did you ever like Mega Man?
Also, everything Gen Eric Gui said. I'm really surprised anyone found Mega Man 9 hard, considering how cheap the sub-weapons are, especially. I think those people just never bothered to use the Jewel Satellite, or any other weapon ever for that matter. Hell, the black hole bomb one-hitted everything in the game, and you could pause-unpause to cancel the sucking animation. Tornado Blow made just about any "hard" jump a joke, as well.
Didn't feel sports-focus?
It's in a coliseum. You're attacked by locker doors, baseball throwing robots, a frickin' soccer goal (twice!), spiked soccer balls, you jump on basketball hoops...
What more do you want?
(Also, Strike Man makes sense - his silhouette vaguely looks like it's wearing a baseball cap and/or catcher's mitt.)
It's in a coliseum. You're attacked by locker doors, baseball throwing robots, a frickin' soccer goal (twice!), spiked soccer balls, you jump on basketball hoops...
What more do you want?
(Also, Strike Man makes sense - his silhouette vaguely looks like it's wearing a baseball cap and/or catcher's mitt.)
Strike man definitely sounds football related.
@Gen Eric Gui
7... NEVER FORGET THE HORROR OF MEGAMAN 7!
And yes Megaman 9 wasn't too hard but wasted a lot of my time. I let the other Megaman games slide because they were on the NES but in Megaman 9 all the "unfair" difficulty I felt could have been fixed with a better save system. What possible reason in the year 200X could they have to make me beat 4 stages before getting to willy with no breaks? There's being challenging and then there's just being a time wasting dick.
@Gen Eric Gui
7... NEVER FORGET THE HORROR OF MEGAMAN 7!
And yes Megaman 9 wasn't too hard but wasted a lot of my time. I let the other Megaman games slide because they were on the NES but in Megaman 9 all the "unfair" difficulty I felt could have been fixed with a better save system. What possible reason in the year 200X could they have to make me beat 4 stages before getting to willy with no breaks? There's being challenging and then there's just being a time wasting dick.
Instead of Easy mode it should be hard and ultra hard. I cant wait to see some sketches of the other robot masters.
I don't know if I'd call Mega Man 9 too hard, but if this is easier than it will definitely appeal to more players. It's too bad you didn't get a full impression, but I suppose it is shaping up okay.
@Xero: I liked Megaman 7 a lot. It was one of the better balanced Megaman games in terms of hidden stuff and sub-weapon strength. The Wily levels were kinda crap though.
And you've NEVER been able to save midway through Wily levels. If you could, it would take out all the danger and fun of going against Wily. And I mean, seriously, even on my first run of the game the Wily levels took me just over 20 minutes to beat. And once you know what's coming they can be beaten in about 3 minutes each. So the complaint that they're "too long" and need save points is kinda of moot. If you can't put aside the 20 minutes you need to beat the Wily stages, just don't play the game until you do.
And you've NEVER been able to save midway through Wily levels. If you could, it would take out all the danger and fun of going against Wily. And I mean, seriously, even on my first run of the game the Wily levels took me just over 20 minutes to beat. And once you know what's coming they can be beaten in about 3 minutes each. So the complaint that they're "too long" and need save points is kinda of moot. If you can't put aside the 20 minutes you need to beat the Wily stages, just don't play the game until you do.
@GoldenGamerXero: What was so awful about 7?, it was pretty good IMO and no i'm not casual megaman fan, i've beaten 1-7 & 9, MM & Bass, The X series up to 5, the MM Zero series up to 3 and even Battle Network up to 2.
I consider myself a pretty damn good platform gamer and, yes, Mega Man 9 was seriously difficult, yet an amazing Mega Man experience. No doubt about that. Am I excited for Mega man 10? Hell yeah! Did the series become stale to me, as a kid, around game 5? Yes. Yet, I still played the sequels and enjoyed the hell out of each of them.
Number 10 will be no different. It may not prove be the best game in the franchise, but I'm fairly sure I will have a blast playing it.
Also, considering it's an affordable DL game, nobody should complain.
Capcom is producing these "retro" sequels for Mega Man fans. Enjoy. =)
Number 10 will be no different. It may not prove be the best game in the franchise, but I'm fairly sure I will have a blast playing it.
Also, considering it's an affordable DL game, nobody should complain.
Capcom is producing these "retro" sequels for Mega Man fans. Enjoy. =)
@Gen Eric Gui
Megaman 7 seemed too much like a Megaman X game for me to enjoy it. It just wasn't Megaman enough for me I guess.
"And you've NEVER been able to save midway through Wily levels."
My point exactly. I've always hated it when games feel like they're wasting my time rather than entertaining me. Besides 9 I've never beaten a single other Megaman game and that's probably because of the save system in it. I was younger when I played the rest so I would get up to the Wily stages and quit somewhere in between.
Is it so hard to ask for a challenging Megaman game that doesn't rely on checkpoints and lives and will actually just let me save at the points I need to. Thinking about it now it wouldn't really change much I mean after you save you usually continue anyway so why force us to go through without stopping?
Megaman 7 seemed too much like a Megaman X game for me to enjoy it. It just wasn't Megaman enough for me I guess.
"And you've NEVER been able to save midway through Wily levels."
My point exactly. I've always hated it when games feel like they're wasting my time rather than entertaining me. Besides 9 I've never beaten a single other Megaman game and that's probably because of the save system in it. I was younger when I played the rest so I would get up to the Wily stages and quit somewhere in between.
Is it so hard to ask for a challenging Megaman game that doesn't rely on checkpoints and lives and will actually just let me save at the points I need to. Thinking about it now it wouldn't really change much I mean after you save you usually continue anyway so why force us to go through without stopping?
@EdgyDude
Read the first part of the above. It's the worst in my opinion like Super Mario Sunshine is the worst 3D Mario but that's probably just my high standards than the game being genuinely bad. Being the worst Megaman game isn't that bad in my opinion considering that this is a series I am willing to play again and again despite never personally beating some of the games (When in doubt get your friends/family to do it for you!).
Also Megaman and Bass is the one game I've never touched from the platforming side of the Megaman spectrum. How is that game? Good? Bad? Better or worse than 7?
Read the first part of the above. It's the worst in my opinion like Super Mario Sunshine is the worst 3D Mario but that's probably just my high standards than the game being genuinely bad. Being the worst Megaman game isn't that bad in my opinion considering that this is a series I am willing to play again and again despite never personally beating some of the games (When in doubt get your friends/family to do it for you!).
Also Megaman and Bass is the one game I've never touched from the platforming side of the Megaman spectrum. How is that game? Good? Bad? Better or worse than 7?
@Magnalon
*giggle*
Really? You're calling out my appreciation 'cause I'm not, in your opinion, impressed enough by mechanics or features that aren't in any way related to what I like about Mega Man in the first place?
And no, I didn't like Mega Man 7.
*giggle*
Really? You're calling out my appreciation 'cause I'm not, in your opinion, impressed enough by mechanics or features that aren't in any way related to what I like about Mega Man in the first place?
And no, I didn't like Mega Man 7.
Megaman and Bass is the only standard Megaman game that I would say is truly difficult. Some of the bosses in that game are absoluetely brutal, although I dunno how much the difficulty is increased via the fact that all the action was crushed down onto the GBA screen.
It's the only original Megaman game I haven't beaten due to difficulty, and I thought Megaman 9 was easy peasy. So take that as you will.
It's the only original Megaman game I haven't beaten due to difficulty, and I thought Megaman 9 was easy peasy. So take that as you will.
@Magnalon: Firstly, the co-op mode rumor has officially been debunked (here's the link: http://protodudesrockmancorner.blogspot.com/2010/01/mega-man-10-wont-feature-co-op.html).
Also, only Mega Man and Proto Man will be available the start. The third unknown character will be DLC.
Also, only Mega Man and Proto Man will be available the start. The third unknown character will be DLC.
@GoldenGamerXero
Megaman has no reason to be in "Megaman and Bass". I mean, for god's sake, Bass has a freaking double-jump, fires continuously with the button pressed down, and his sprite looks cool while the Mega Man sprite generally looks dumb. The only thing Bass doesn't do is slide, which is necessary to get some of the bonus material hidden around (files on previous mega man games robot masters). The boss fights range from very easy to medium, mainly because double jumping is retardedly good. If you like challenge and do not mind looking retarded, you should definitely play the game as Mega Man. Otherwise, the whole game is not much different in style to 7. :S
Megaman has no reason to be in "Megaman and Bass". I mean, for god's sake, Bass has a freaking double-jump, fires continuously with the button pressed down, and his sprite looks cool while the Mega Man sprite generally looks dumb. The only thing Bass doesn't do is slide, which is necessary to get some of the bonus material hidden around (files on previous mega man games robot masters). The boss fights range from very easy to medium, mainly because double jumping is retardedly good. If you like challenge and do not mind looking retarded, you should definitely play the game as Mega Man. Otherwise, the whole game is not much different in style to 7. :S
Ooookay, I just read what Gen Eric Gui said, dude, tell me you've played as Mega Man, where I'll agree it's brutal.
I'm psyched for the game, naysayers be damned. My friend and I are already getting ready for our speedrun competition. We had a hell of a time shaving seconds off while playing through MM9.
As an aside, I truely really loved Mega Man 8, playable on PS2's Mega Man Anniversary Collection. It has a look and feel similar to SNES but is much tougher and lots of fun, IMO. And bosses have voice acting!!! OMG!
Clown Man: "See you in my DREAMS!" *explodes*
Clown Man: "See you in my DREAMS!" *explodes*
@Gen Eric Gui
I find Megaman 9 quite easy as it's only really hard if you've been Megamanless for a while (Weird thing is Megaman 1-6 seem easier after playing 9 for a while especially 2. I really chalk down not completing the games myself down to time.) So that won't be such a leap.
I'll try it and probably obsess around it like other Megaman games before giving up at the last stages.
I find Megaman 9 quite easy as it's only really hard if you've been Megamanless for a while (Weird thing is Megaman 1-6 seem easier after playing 9 for a while especially 2. I really chalk down not completing the games myself down to time.) So that won't be such a leap.
I'll try it and probably obsess around it like other Megaman games before giving up at the last stages.
I only play mega man games with save states.
Yeah, I said it. I enjoy them, but not enough to memorize them.
Yeah, I said it. I enjoy them, but not enough to memorize them.
@Piellar: Yeah, I played as Megaman, I'm not really much of a Bass fan. Maybe I should try again as him if he's really that much more playable.
@GoldenGamerXero: It's quite challenging for MM games, at least it seemed quite the step from MM7, it's also different in many aspects to 1-7. First you pick between MM and Bass, each one has different skills, firepower level and quirks that make certain levels easier or harder, or even being able to pick certain routes/items on said levels, for example MM firepower is strong, has the megabuster charged shot and can slide under tiny gaps while Bass can dash but not fit such gaps, can double jump and shoot upwards or diagonally and though his firepower is rapid like a machinegun it's weak compared to MM, also it's blocked by walls (MM's shots cross walls). You can't pick 1 of 8 master robots from the start just 3 from a column or "line of defense" once you beat 1 a path opens to another column of 5 but not to the whole column but the 3 closest to the one you picked, beat 1 of the 5 and you get access to Wily's castle... or at least the entrance which is locked by 8 locks that can only be broken each by a specific robot master weapon, so that means you still have to beat all 8. Bolt collecting for upgrades/items is back.... with a vengeance, as you can buy quite a few upgrades for your character (some exclusive to the character). Difficulty is higher than other MM but not maddening like MMZ. There's a 100 robot master data CD collection quest through the game that adds replay value because some can only be found/reached with a certain character's set of skills forcing you to play the whole game twice (once with each character). Last but not least bosses (robot masters and Wily's castle ones) can be challenging with attacks that really do damage and takes careful dodging-attacking-waiting rinse and repeat patterns, series veterans will love the challenge while others will break controllers (or GBAs) in frustration.
Overall i'd say it's a solid 8 for me, its just feels quite different when coming from the MM 1-7 series.
Overall i'd say it's a solid 8 for me, its just feels quite different when coming from the MM 1-7 series.
From what I've seen so far, I'm kinda on the bridge on whether this'll be better than MM9. On one hand, the level design looks top-notch (especially Sheep Man's stage) and the third playable character does sound interesting, to say the least.
On the other hand, however, I really hope that the rest of the music doesn't sound as bad as Strike Man's theme. I mean, the first half sounds good, but the chorus totally kills it. I also hope they don't fuck up Proto Man like they did in MM9. I can handle double damage, but double recoil?! Have either one or the other, but not BOTH!
On the other hand, however, I really hope that the rest of the music doesn't sound as bad as Strike Man's theme. I mean, the first half sounds good, but the chorus totally kills it. I also hope they don't fuck up Proto Man like they did in MM9. I can handle double damage, but double recoil?! Have either one or the other, but not BOTH!
Strike Man has a baseball for a head. "Strike" Man, as in throwing strikes. C'mon, people! Soccer? Football?
Electric sheep? See also: Mareep. At least one person on Pixiv's put the two together...on Kirby's Kracko no less.
(heh, and in checking its name on a certain image site, I see someone else made that literary(?) connection)
(heh, and in checking its name on a certain image site, I see someone else made that literary(?) connection)
I will buy this game. Because I want it. Because I like 8-bit Mega Man. And that's that. No pessimism is going to deter me from my goal!
Just want something to feel like a proper sequel to MM6 , i.e., don't want another retro MM2 style-throwback that just discards established mechanics like the dash and mbuster. Give us something that feels like it expands on the MM formula a bit or something...like how 6 did with the suits.
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