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Capcom: Unannounced titles using Panta Rhei engine coming; fierce NA competition
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iLLmaticV3
Member
Lol, that was a good one.
I think RE7 is pretty much confirmed to be one of those new Panta Rhei games.
Since they say "games" meaning plural it either means DMC, Dragon's Dogma or a new fighter. Most other big franchises for Capcom haven't done well on console, they need a big hit and these are the games that can pull through for them.
Since they say "games" meaning plural it either means DMC, Dragon's Dogma or a new fighter. Most other big franchises for Capcom haven't done well on console, they need a big hit and these are the games that can pull through for them.
dragonelite
Member
PLEASE be Dragon dogma 2....
And I will keep on dreaming until it becomes a reality.
lazybones18
Banned
DmC 2 baby!
Why should they? It's been proven on more than one occasion that the market for MH is not on consoles, even in the case of the original Wii having the largest userbase out of any console in Japan (Tri didn't sell anywhere near as much as portable installments). At most, they might possibly repeat what they did with MH3U and make a cross-compatible Wii U version of MH4U, but with how abysmal the Wii U's performance has been, there's not much incentive.
There's no business sense behind the idea of wasting resources to create PS4/XB1-level HD assets for versions of the game that will only sell a negligible fraction of what it's sold on 3DS alone.
dancingphlower
Member
Devil May Cry 5! Please! For the love of God! I would take a DmC2 if absolutely necessary, but please, I need a Devil May Cry 5!
Because as it stands right now, there's no reason not to. The scenario you just described is just as dangerous for any IP that Capcom is actually willing to pour money into, at least Monster Hunter has the ability to capture multiple regions and, if they decided to do a synergistic model for home and mobile like they did with Monster Hunter 3, can make a killing with the ecosystem rather than the individual game.
I mean let's face it, if we're talking a pure numbers game, there's no reason for Capcom to release anything that isn't on mobile outside of japan PERIOD, not this year.
But you gotta start somewhere. Because as it stands right now, the only thing Capcom has ready for next gen consoles is Dead Rising 3.
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Naw, probably. They need to put out a game that actually uses the thing first though
Does it? An honest question, as I don't recall the sales for MH in the West making it any more than a niche franchise here. If anyone knows otherwise, they're free to correct me.
Either way, I see nothing dangerous about that at all. It's quite clear that they only require Japan to carry MH for them. Any additional sales are just a bonus, and in this case, I don't picture them bending over backwards to cater to Western tastes (for something like RE, sure, but for this, no). Whatever they do have planned for next-gen consoles, I would expect it to be something that already has broad appeal outside of Japan.
eyeball_kid
Member
Isn't Panta Rhei the engine built for Deep Down? So far all we've seen is tight indoor environments. How well will this engine handle outdoor settings?
It will handle them just fine.
And no, Panty Raid was not build only to be used by Capcom Mobile Games studio. It was made to be evolution of MT framework that will easily cope with nextgen asset production and implementation. Many Capcom studios will use it.
Stone Ocean
Member
Whoa, DMC4 has some real fucking legs. DmC too, who woulda thought.
Pringer Lagann
Neo Member
I'll take it as long as it's not like SSFIV or UMVC3
UrbanDandy
Member
Yes. Some were laid off, others retired willingly. It was due to their finances, iirc
Ghost Slayer
Member
yup, Megaman and it will be canceled again
Lee Chaolan
Member
Dragons Dogma 2 and Project Justice sequel pls.
UrbanDandy
Member
I want DMC 5 just as any person in this thread. But it's Capcom; they'll do the opposite of what fans what. That's why I'm not a big fan of Capcom Unity.
I would scream like a schoolgirl if this happened.
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
This is silly. Where on earth are you getting the idea that the game is going to sell 600,000 copies after being discounted to hell and back in the past year and even been given away for free?
Short of a Next gen port, it isnt going to happen.
NoctisVsStar
Member
Imagine guys DMC5 follows the dmc2 storyline ( even tho that game never existed to me) but here me out Dante enters hell and to a certain extent his power levels aren't the same since he's a hybrid human/demon. Along the way he encounters old and new foes and learns perhaps a new demon transformation to not be constrained to hell limitations. Plus we get to see Vergil again idk how would capcom re-introduce him but he should be playable at one point and last for dlc( which I hate ) Nero would be handling things on the outside along with trish and lady.
Sorry if my ideas are type crazy
Sorry if my ideas are type crazy
ShinMaruku
Member
They should bite the bullet and name it panty raid...
Maleko Saint
Banned
A new Dragon's Dogma would be nice to see. First one had quite a few issues, and still managed to be pretty damn fun. And with this, it could potentially end up being something special.
Just not too sure they want to revisit it quite yet. Know they stated they wanted to make a series or some such about it, but that was quite a bit ago.
Just not too sure they want to revisit it quite yet. Know they stated they wanted to make a series or some such about it, but that was quite a bit ago.
Shin-Ra
Junior Member
I thought this was a Panty Raid joke but looked it up and wow, it's the name that keeps on giving.
Yeah I was gunna say. Literally the first next gen game coming from them is a FTP
DMC and DmC are two completely different, and more importantly, incompatible continuities. The fact that Sparda was a legendary demon, both feared and revered, who fought for humans and even started a family with one was key to the original continuity, and why anyone descended from him was considered such a big deal. For every antagonist who didn't hold a grudge against him, there were also those who wanted to claim his power for themselves. In DmC, Sparda is nothing: a coward who hid from their version of Mundus before getting stepped on like an ant and then imprisoned, and had no concern for humans whatsoever. No one would fear or revere someone so weak, let alone want his power. DmC's narrative focused on how great their take on Eva was, who was an angel (and predictably for Ninja Theory, a redhead) instead of a human.
Acknowledging DmC at all in a hypothetical DMC5 would make no sense because they're not even the same characters. Either they go back to the original continuity, stick with the reboot, or shelve the franchise entirely.
EDIT: And I see now that you meant THAT DMC2, not the idea of making a DmC2 and following it. Pretty much what I get for posting so late. My apologies. Yeah, they're probably content with pretending that DMC2 never happened by pushing it all the way to the end of the old continuity. A DMC5 would probably follow the events of DMC4 instead.
JustinJ004
Banned
Capcom need to sort their PR team out before doing anything else.
Their lack of action on removing GFWL from their PC line-up really is pissing me off plus on disc dlc and micro-transaction talk are just some of the reasons I'm avoiding them for now.
I really hope they sort their shit out as back in the day they were by far my favorite devs.
Their lack of action on removing GFWL from their PC line-up really is pissing me off plus on disc dlc and micro-transaction talk are just some of the reasons I'm avoiding them for now.
I really hope they sort their shit out as back in the day they were by far my favorite devs.
To be fair, GFWL is still more than four months away from being shut down and Microsoft itself hasn't even officially announced as much yet. With regard to the latter, I suspect it's why 343 has spent the past year staying mum on just what exactly the future holds for Halo 2's MP -- an announcement won't occur until Microsoft has formally revealed that GFWL, which is what Halo 2's MP functionality current relies on, is going to die.
Jawmuncher
Member
"Fierce NA Competition" means none of the requested games here are this game.
Guarantee it's a new IP since Capcom loves to jump into those every time a gen starts to hopefully start a new franchise.
Guarantee it's a new IP since Capcom loves to jump into those every time a gen starts to hopefully start a new franchise.
Jawmuncher
Member
You can't blame Capcom Unity to much.
It's been shown that the NA branch of capcom can basically do jack all when it comes to what Japan HQ wants.
Even their PR departments are pretty hilariously different.
USA: "Hey there! We're pretty excited about this book proposal, nice work! But we need to forward it to Japan..."
Japan: "Who are you and what do you want? What is this "book" you think you're writing? Don't talk to us."
JustinJ004
Banned
I hope you're right and something is in the works but other devs have at least said they are looking into the situation while Capcom have just muttered "no plans" which is just shit of them and shows zero respect to their customers.
To be honest the whole affair has put me off a few companies including Microsoft, Codemasters and Capcom so it isn't just them.
Regardless of GFWL I also think the quality of their games is at an all time low, Lost Planet 3, RE6 and Remember Me were sub par and the only thing they have done in the last 12 months that I enjoyed was DmC.
As I said I hope they get themselves back in shape.