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Mighty No. 9 has gone gold. Confirmed release date of June 21 (3DS/PSV later date)
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rockman zx
Member
Finally, now please be good.
-shadow-
Member
Well I'm sad to see people go this route now. But with the terrible mismanagement I can see why. Really something how this all happened.
MN9 is getting a retail release and releasing retail after digital would kind of be a middle finger to people who pre-ordered a physical copy.
I mean, I can't blame you, but not all Kickstarters wind up this hell. Hell, quite a few have been incredible. Now, if you didn't want to KS a game led by this developer again, that'd make sense. As someone who put in $150 into the campaign, I would agree.
Except for Vita and 3DS
His original character designs for the Robot Masters in MM2 and basically every game after that until MMX were basically rejected. "Lead character designer."
RevolverRoden
Member
Hahahahaha
MacGurcules
Member
Huh, I guess I haven't been following closely enough to realize it was planned for carts/discs.
Guess I don't really have a platform to complain from since I'm not a backer, but one of the things that bothers me about a lot of these crowdfunded projects is the inevitable scope creep designed to drag more and more money out of stretch goals.
Holy Order Sol
Member
how about I play Gunvolt and then MN9
I mean if IGA can use his name to fund Bloodstained (and I think he has that right) and Sakamoto gets lots of praise for Super Metroid, I don't think Inafune using his name to fund MN9 is wrong.
Happy you are looking forward to the game
The point you bolded is important because is shows Inafune cares more about making a series rather then making a great game. But I could be dead wrong here and will gladly eat my words when the game comes out to a success.
Infaune had a big role making Mega Man and his legacy should be noted, but like Naka's role with Sonic Team, it wasn't just him making the games that we all loved. Major plays at both Capcom and Sonic Team made what we love the most about the games (gameplay, music, level design, combat systems).
Inafune's role with Mega Man shouldn't be downplayed but he wasn't the only man behind the Blue Bomber, as was Naka being the only father of Sonic.
Oh you're 100% right, Inafune isn't a one man show - lots of work from lots of talented people went into making those games what they were (some such people also went on to work on MN9 as well). As for the bolded point, I'm not ready to assume signing a movie deal (whether it was smart or not) will negatively impact a game so I can't be bothered to be worked up about it.
Yet none of those are games. Games are what I care about. GAMES.
If the cartoon turns out well that would be nice though Man of Action's resume is kind of meh
Alex_Mexico
Member
Bloodstained never promised PS360 version of the game since it's running on Unreal 4. Armature is going to port the Unreal 4 engine to Vita and WiiU though but no PS3 or 360 whatsoever.
And yes I fully expect a significant delay for Bloodstained too.
You're not an expert alright.
TheSpoiler
Member
He's not wrong though. June 21 is the second day of summer.
The 21st isn't.
megaStryke
Banned
I never said he was, but his role was not some offhand contribution as some people seem to want to wave it off as.
What? He didn't use his original Robot Master designs because ALL THOSE BOSSES WERE SUPPLIED BY FAN ART CONTESTS. But Inafune did take those submitted entries are redrew them to better fit the art style, so he was still influential in providing their current iconic looks. And of course, that's just the masters. What about all the stage enemies, fortress bosses, and background graphics? Those didn't just pop out of thin air.
hemo memo
Gold Member
Yes please and the japanese culture while you're at it.
entremet
Member
Never got it.
Delays never bothered me. That Miyamoto quote comes to mind. I don't get the thirst.
There are other games to play while we wait for MN9.
It doesn't take a weaboo to tell you that 20 days > 10 days
TheSpoiler
Member
I'm surprised people ask why others are angry when it's commented on every page.
Maybe Inafune was talking about the Southern Hemisphere, by which time it will be winter. So actually, it's coming out earlier than Spring.
All or nothing eh? Baby steps for dead franchises, yo.
Yeah, fan art contests after his original designs were rejected. That's usually what the example designs for each fan contest were - his rejected designs for each RM theme. It wasn't the only game it happened with either.
And well, "lead character designer" isn't "sole character designer". There were others with him. He's also not a background graphic artist. Those aren't characters?
Inafune just isn't as amazing as he's made out to be. You're doing the whole "he did everything" thing, really.
*edit: I don't know why I'm taking this seriously lmao. Damn Inafunes. I guess I just empathise with Capcom now.
hemo memo
Gold Member
I'm joking obviously.
BassForever
Member
People are upset the game doesn't look as stylish as the concept art, upset with the delays, upset with them asking for more money after the kickstarter to add more content, upset for them partnering with a publisher after asking for said wave of second money, upset for them asking for money on another kickstarter game with this one not out, upset with delays when "single player is finished but multiplayer is bugged" 'but we don't care about multi', etc
bananafactory
Banned
Not even a time frame for Vita version? What is 'later'? Weeks? Months?
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ
Luckydog
Member
Going gold doesnt mean what it used to in the age of digital downloads and day one patches. But there has to be some version that is considered "shippable" and that is really what it means now. Any holding back now is just marketing and certification driven.
Find the outside window of where any one of the platform holders can push them back and deliver the next day!
Relaxed Muscle
Member
I have more faith in Igarashi as a producer than Inafune, that said I think is likey that Bloodstained will see a delay, but not that big.
megaStryke
Banned
The way you're painting history, it's like Capcom instated the fan art contests after looking at Inafune's ideas and going, "Those suck. We'd rather have fan submissions." That is a wild leap.
Obviously, he would have created a ton of designs that wound up not being used. Not because he's some hack artist, but rather because that's all part of the vetting process that every development team ever goes through. If some of those were to be used as examples to give the fans a launching point, no big deal.
My bad on the background artist bit, but his contribution was still fairly considerable. We're talking super small teams here. Here he is talking about his role in the first MM: http://www.gamesradar.com/mega-man-9-exclusive-interview-with-the-mind-behind-the-machines/
This continues to ruffle my feathers. It's like people haven't heard of concept art before. Right there on the Kickstarter page, below those pics, was the line "Note: All images on this page are concept art and not actual in-game screens." Then there was that Unreal engine video towards the end of the campaign to show of what they were going for.
People were expecting this
Then that's those people's fault. Not Inafune's.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
People were expecting this
From day one that said concept art. Concept art almost NEVER looks like a final product.
If Inafune's so good, why was his first original accepted character Zero? :/
Are we blaming people for being upset that the game doesn't resemble the concept art again? Obviously it wasn't going to look exactly like that but it looks absolutely nothing like it and to many people, the art direction is significantly worse. That concept art and the "fuck capcom for killing Mega Man" mentality are what raised four million dollars to make MN9.
Basically this. Anyone expecting the final game to look like the concept art was asking for trouble, but at the same time, the game was clearly aimed at the lowest common denominator with it's graphics, and that pissed a lot of people off too.
Delusibeta
Banned
It's going to get completely run over by No Man's Sky.
DrunkShogun
Member
I expect a stealth release that will be broken just so they can claim they fulfilled their commitments.
That seems like a silly thing to say. It's at least supposed to represent it.
How much competition will there be between a Megaman spiritual successor and a gargantuan space exploration/survival game? They seem almost diametrically opposed in their goals.
People forget the engine test also existed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UXDiQrgI6M
Granted, it's a tech demo, but when you see, "placeholder assets," you don't expect the final game to look drastically worse. Between the concept art and engine test, they painted expectations for what the art style of the game would roughly resemble. The final game does not even resemble that. Fair game if people want to feel burned.
Granted, it's a tech demo, but when you see, "placeholder assets," you don't expect the final game to look drastically worse. Between the concept art and engine test, they painted expectations for what the art style of the game would roughly resemble. The final game does not even resemble that. Fair game if people want to feel burned.