As I'm sure some of you may have noticed from what little footage of the game we've been allowed to show, Mega Man Universe pays homage to the classic series while providing updated visuals, with a dash of customization. While I'm fine with the updated visuals, I find myself asking why they feel the need to sacrifice quality of game play in favor of said enhancements.
Sure, one could argue that the demo we played is a work in progress, or that that finished product may be a bit more refined, but it simply doesn't seem promising. Perhaps what worries me most is that I'm not alone in my concerns, as Jonathan and others have shared these sentiments to some extent.
It's not like the previous two entries into the Mega Man series have been terrible -- though, I admit I'm not really sure how well they've performed in terms of actual sales -- and at least the recent PSP remakes managed to preserve the classic gameplay. That said, I find myself increasingly agitated by Capcom's incessant need to reinvent the mega-wheel, and while they've taken it upon themselves to include a few retro-elements, it's simply not enough.
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8:40 PM on 09.16.2010 | 
While I can't speak for the quality of this game, I don't understand this comment. They just released 2 of the most retro old school Mega Man games they could possibly make. Do you just think they should never ever try to do anything new with the Mega Man franchise again? Even if the game does end up sucking, I can at least commend them for trying something different.
What're you talking about? LBP had some fantastic main stages. And the entire focus of the game was sharing and creating, hell, the story mode revolved around that and ended with "GO SHARE STUFF ONLINE."
Regardless, I'm still optimistic with this. As a Mega Man fan from birth who's stayed loyal throughout X, Zero, Battle Network (which was still awesome), and Star Force (notsomuch), I'll probably pick this up. If it's a $15 downloadable title, what's much to lose?
Only thing I'm concerned about is that they haven't shown A) Bosses and if you can create your own boss/attack patterns, and B) Any sort of tile or enemy from a game OTHER THAN Mega Man 2. Yeah, 2 was great, but why name a game "Universe" and show nothing but MM2 stuff? Really it's just me wanting to put Metal Blades and Jewel Satellite on the same loadout, but still.
I didn't like LBP's main stages, so I guess that just applies to me. I also don't really like sharing or making levels (I have no creativity) so that doesn't leave much for that game to appeal to me
I didn't buy it, I just played it for a while at my cousin's house. The time I had with it was fun in co-op, but besides that it just didn't appeal to it. I still get weird looks when I mention I don't like LBP so I had to say I tried it at least once.
I guess I'd say it's mostly the controls. Maybe it gets better when you really get used to it, but I never really felt satisfied. Also like I said, the premade levels didn't seem amazing and weren't really going to be a threat to any mario game. The fan made levels felt better, which is why I brought up how create your own level games suffer from that.
It seems the same as normal Mega man, just in 2.5D. I don't get it.
Explain Tim! EXPLAIN!
Still,it looks to have a better level editor feature than Excite Bike had so they aren't going too dangerously retro.
It'll all be worthwhile if one can create the likes of Improvised Weaponry Man,Unflattering Stereotype Man, Recycled Design Man, Placeholder Man,Junk Man 2 and his son,Lamont,and Game Man in it.
And geez, people are allowed not to like LBP. I bought it, didn't like it and traded it in (for profit!). The floaty controls ruined it for me.
Too many gamers these days seem to believe every game needs to be made specifically for them, and anything that doesn't appeal to them should have never been created in the first place.
Or maybe I need to watch the other Dtoid content?
Like others said, its just not really clear what you mean.
This is the most frustrating type of preview, as a person that isn't there to experience it themselves. All conclusion, no proof. (mathematical sense of the term) Please show your work. :)
P.S. Capcom get back to Legends 3 will ya? it's about damn time.