I thought it was being co-developed between Comcept and Armature?
Is it just Inafune and Armature?
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RED ASH Kickstarter crashes n burns (Comcept/Inafune/Hyde making Mega Man Legends 3)
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I thought it was being co-developed between Comcept and Armature?
Is it just Inafune and Armature?
Joyful
Member
KZXcellent
Member
I really don't see the need in naming the characters Beck and Call in this game. We don't need them to be named that to KNOW this is the Legends game for Mighty Number 9. It just seems unnecessary.
YianGaruga
Banned
so if i got this right...
theyr doing a kickstarter to make a new anime, and a kickstarter for a game about said anime at the same time.
Wouldnt that be kind of awkward if the game funded but the anime didnt
Yeah it's a bit weird
I didn't know there was demand for a MML anime
TDLink
Member
so if i got this right...
theyr doing a kickstarter to make a new anime, and a kickstarter for a game about said anime at the same time.
Wouldnt that be kind of awkward if the game funded but the anime didnt
It is basically the opposite of that
Laevateinn
Member
I've never played MM Legends. How approachable are they nowadays for someone who's only really familiar with the original series and X?
Or, they had an idea of the project or had it in planing-stages while Mighty No. 9 development was still underway, so they held on to the idea and figured "We should announce this anime-like product at the Anime Expo, that way our kickstarter and the anime studio's kickstarter has a strong platform to work with".
Regardless, Mighty No. 9 is now at the 'gold' area, where they are polishing the work already done with the game, fixing bugs/glitches and adding the final layer of polish on the project. So, it is more then fair for them to move on to another project; I would rather this then them doing nothing while the core-bulk of Might No. 9 is done :l.
And....considering Beck and Call's names are being brought back, I think Inafune is pulling what the Mega Man series pulled in the past; different sub-series that have radically different gameplay but have a similar 'core'. Just this time, the names are only being carried over, everything else is completely original.
sixteen-bit
Member
I assume she's the Tron Bonne character?
Hibiki Kurosawa
Member
Backed! Going for beta access!
YianGaruga
Banned
what are you talking about?
It's a different genre entirely.
The first game is a bit clunky, but it's fine otherwise.
YianGaruga
Banned
Yeah no other platforms even mentioned at all and $89 for a phyiscal copy make this very unattractive currently
so if i got this right...
theyr doing a kickstarter to make a new anime, and a kickstarter for a game about said anime at the same time.
Wouldnt that be kind of awkward if the game funded but the anime didnt
I find the whole thing kind of awkward.
They want us to literally back both at the same time? Just feels ehh to me. I mean you're kickstarting an anime for a game about characters we know nothing about.
tirkaroKujo
Member
Inafune/Comcept sure know how to keep busy.
Donated my 25 buckaroos to it, but I sure wish all these cool kickstarters would space themselves out a little more so I can have more spare change to spend.
Donated my 25 buckaroos to it, but I sure wish all these cool kickstarters would space themselves out a little more so I can have more spare change to spend.
TDLink
Member
According to the kickstarter the initial funding goal for the anime is just a 5 minute episode. Reaching 2.48 million gets a full feature film. And then everything in between. No matter what it's not a full series though. A movie at most.
lol it's literally Mighty No.9 Legends, the main character is even called Beck too.
I'm definitely not donating anything until I see something that resembles a game. And I think it's a mistake to have two separate kickstarters, good luck with that.
edit: $90 for a physical copy? Holy shit they're fleecing people.
I'm definitely not donating anything until I see something that resembles a game. And I think it's a mistake to have two separate kickstarters, good luck with that.
edit: $90 for a physical copy? Holy shit they're fleecing people.
rockman zx
Member
No console?.
keisuke999
Member
I, for one, am excited for not-Megaman-Legends. 2 years is a long time, but I really hope it'll be good
...are they serious?
ItsTheNew
I believe any game made before 1997 is "essentially cave man art."
Haven't checked the kick starter video but they showed a 8 minute gameplay/creation/storyboard animated short , is that what's on the kickstart?
astrogamer
Member
Basically Comcept is Inafune. It's like Sakurai and Sora Ltd. or Hironobu Sakaguchi and Mistwalker. They lead the game but hire other studios to be the main force developing the game
PeakPointMatrix
Member
The timing concerns me, since people's wallets may have been stretched thin with the announcement of Shenmue 3, and Mighty No 9 still awaiting release. However, hopefully MN9 is a success on a wide scale and helps further fund this game.
TDLink
Member
Flame Lord
Member
I think people have shat Inafune far more than they ever did Schafer, or at least about the same amount.
YianGaruga
Banned
.. the anime could be a mistake
I don't think people are THAT starved for anime
I don't think people are THAT starved for anime
ShockingAlberto
Member
This is super fucking fishy.
I don't think you have any idea how much animation costs. $150,000 is nothing when it comes to an animation budget, especially high quality animation like Studio 4c's.
YianGaruga
Banned
It's $30. Many people feel like that's not a huge amount for taking a chance on something they want
Evoker1995
Member
I love how he is still making Mega Man games and putting his own new twist on it as well.
It's a nice touch that Beck and Call are still in this game as well, but are different characters from the Mighty No. 9 version like Mega Man in every different subseries. Just so cool!
It's a nice touch that Beck and Call are still in this game as well, but are different characters from the Mighty No. 9 version like Mega Man in every different subseries. Just so cool!
Kerotan Frog
Member
FUCKING
YES
I was just saying last night how I want something like this, and what do I see first thing this morning?? I'm speechless
Backed.
You got me again Inafune-san. Suck it Capcom.
YES
I was just saying last night how I want something like this, and what do I see first thing this morning?? I'm speechless
Backed.
You got me again Inafune-san. Suck it Capcom.
The trick he had for Mighty No. 9 was it was Not Mega Man, so it sold those fans. This new project is also Not Mega Man, but particularly, Not Mega Man Legends. A far much smaller niche, but the same approach all over again. The Beck and Call name reuse gave it away more than anything, for he's now relying on the success of that crowd-funded project to help fund this one. By "trick" I mean its main selling point.
My comment about freedom was a joke, for he's shackling himself to his past works to help fund his current ones.
The other important thing to remember if comparing this to double fine: mighty no. 9 is only a few months off schedule at the moment, and plan to release in a couple more months. Broken age on the other hand took way way way longer than reported.
I mean, inafune probably still deserves some grief about double kickstartering though.
I mean, inafune probably still deserves some grief about double kickstartering though.
And yet people will blindly put their faith in it just because it's behind a familiar name.
SkullHydra
Member
Ugh. I hope no one backs at this level.Kickstarter said:
YianGaruga
Banned
The trick he had for Mighty No. 9 was it was Not Mega Man, so it sold those fans. This new project is also Not Mega Man, but particularly, Not Mega Man Legends. A far much smaller niche, but the same approach all over again. The Beck and Call name reuse gave it away more than anything, for he's now relying on the success of that crowd-funded project to help fund this one. By "trick" I mean its main selling point.
My comment about freedom was a joke, for he's shackling himself to his past works to help fund his current ones.
Well obviously yeah. I feel like MML is different enough from MM to not make this too weird. As long as it works for him and the fans get what they want it's win-win no?
Yeah, it's fucking nuts. I mean, hell, if this does get a physical release like MN9 ended up getting, it'd be cheaper to wait for that (granted, it has to actually get one, of course).
I cannot find any information the on the developer Hyde.
They're really feeling themselves too. First stretch goal at 1.3 million. I don't think Inafune realizes MN9 hasn't enjoyed the best of impressions post-kickstarter.
They're really feeling themselves too. First stretch goal at 1.3 million. I don't think Inafune realizes MN9 hasn't enjoyed the best of impressions post-kickstarter.