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Inafune is Ready: Mighty No. 9 won't be delayed anymore, planning to make a sequel
- Thread starter miku
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After Red Ash's colossal failure, a reasonable person would've cut his/her losses for now. Which is going to make it even more hilarious when he inevitably does!
I mean, he's already confident enough for a Mighty No. a TV show, spin-off game, and anime for the spin-off; he's going all in on this IP, so he'll make a sequel. And it's clear that the first game alone was enough to adhere him to KS. So I'm not surprised by any of these announcements (Yet I'm still baffled by them).
Mockingbird
Member
Please. Please let the sequel kickstarter hit before the first game releases.
Septimus Prime
Member
Mighty No.
SoulUnison
Banned
I can't stand how much the devs have decided Mighty No. 9 is going to be some kind of massive franchise success before they've even managed to release a complete game.
I mean, there's already a TV show AND a movie in the pipeline, along with tons of random merchandise.
Mighty No. 9 could have been a fun little organic spiritual successor, but their handling of it has turned it into this huge "artificial" "manufactured" "focus tested" feeling homunculus of all the safest decisions and lowest common denominators.
I was *so* excited for Inafune to do a spiritual follow-up to Mega Man, but now the game's not even out and I'm sick of the franchise.
Inafune, I'm so disappointed in you.
I mean, there's already a TV show AND a movie in the pipeline, along with tons of random merchandise.
Mighty No. 9 could have been a fun little organic spiritual successor, but their handling of it has turned it into this huge "artificial" "manufactured" "focus tested" feeling homunculus of all the safest decisions and lowest common denominators.
I was *so* excited for Inafune to do a spiritual follow-up to Mega Man, but now the game's not even out and I'm sick of the franchise.
Inafune, I'm so disappointed in you.
entremet
Member
Do you like Mega Man?
Iva Demilcol
Member
I'm not saying the game cannot be criticized. I'm saying most of the backlash I've read is based on the assumption that because it doesn't look like a mock up picture therefore it's a scam, and don't tell me that's not a thing, because in other communities people keep saying that over and over again.
After playing both demos that have been released I can say the game is fun. I'm not a fan of the graphics, though. But one thing is to criticize the game for what it is or what it is not, and another thing is to just write hyperbole for every single thing Inafune/Inti Creates does. In this case an interview were he states that he'd like to make a sequel (what developer wouldn't like his new game to be a success?)
Now, tell me this is not hyperbole...
As I explained, most of the backlash I keep reading (the one I was referring in my original post) it's basically because the game doesn't look very impressive. I think they have made several mistakes in terms of how to address some things: the way they announced the delay of the game was pretty bad, for example, and also the slacker backer campaign was received very poorly by some people and Inti creates didn't do enough to convince people that that campaign was a good thing. By "unnecesary related products" I suppose you mean the TV show, Red Ash and that movie?, if that's the case those are projects that are being made by people not related to the develpment of MN9 (the game) and unless someone can prove that's wrong, the existence of those don't have an impact on the development of the game.
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Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
I'll only redeem my key on Steam (if it ever comes out) just to leave a negative review. Fuck Inafune.
Quintin DM
Member
Part of me still thinks this game is gonna receive another delay lol.
Gunstar Ikari
Unconfirmed Member
I'll just keep waiting for The Legend of Dark Witch 2, thanks.
Might bite at a 66% or lower markdown if the level design turns out to be not-terrible.
Might bite at a 66% or lower markdown if the level design turns out to be not-terrible.
Massive Duck. C.M.
Banned
No thanks
I backed Mighty No. 9 for $120. I was in the room when Inafune announced both the MN9 animation and the Red Ash Kickstarter. I seriously do not understand just how fucking angry everyone is?
I think they've mishandled the attempts to make it this huge multimedia franchise.
I think the game doesn't look all that pretty, and the gameplay looks maybe kind of simple.
But.
I understood what I was getting into by Kickstarting the project. And I am not going to hope everything he touches forever fails or sit and leave negative reviews of the game until I fucking play it. I don't know. I just can't get that angry about it. And I dropped a ton of money (for me!) on the game.
I think they've mishandled the attempts to make it this huge multimedia franchise.
I think the game doesn't look all that pretty, and the gameplay looks maybe kind of simple.
But.
I understood what I was getting into by Kickstarting the project. And I am not going to hope everything he touches forever fails or sit and leave negative reviews of the game until I fucking play it. I don't know. I just can't get that angry about it. And I dropped a ton of money (for me!) on the game.
MichaelFassbender
Member
Sorry Inafune, never again, ESPECIALLY after trying the demo.
Boy do I regret backing this.
Boy do I regret backing this.
That's a hilarious understatement. This whole campaign has been one PR blunder after another. He doesn't get it.
He announces a delay and then takes it back? Are the marketing and PR teams even talking to the devs? How does this even happen without gross mismanagement?
That's a dick move.
TheDinoman
Member
Something I've always noticed about Inafune is how he goes around, starting random different projects only to start other random different projects at the same time.
First, there was that Penguin game that got canned, then all of a sudden there's Yaiba, then we got Mighty No. 9, then we got ReCore, then Red Ash.
He doesn't settle down and stay focused on one project, he just jumps around and kick-starts different game concepts. I guess that's what it's like to be a businessman.
First, there was that Penguin game that got canned, then all of a sudden there's Yaiba, then we got Mighty No. 9, then we got ReCore, then Red Ash.
He doesn't settle down and stay focused on one project, he just jumps around and kick-starts different game concepts. I guess that's what it's like to be a businessman.
I'm not exactly jazzed... but I'll check it out.
But I certainly don't think I'd help back another.
RowdyReverb
Member
I helped Kickstart this game, but I haven't been anxiously awaiting it, so I guess the delays haven't bothered me. The footage has looked about on par with what I expected given the game's budget and Kickstarter origins, and a delay can only improve things. It looks like a decent enough Mega Man knockoff. I think some people must have had unrealistic expectations for this game.
I don't understand the outrage surrounding it. The game is coming along and it doesn't look like vaporware, so what's the big deal? Their community management? Who cares?
I don't understand the outrage surrounding it. The game is coming along and it doesn't look like vaporware, so what's the big deal? Their community management? Who cares?
BrianRoyale
Member
So his company is aptly named then.
iShouldGoPro
Member
I don't think that will help at all, actually. The people that have had high hopes for this game for so long deserve to be rewarded with a good game. Now when it comes to unit sales, that's entirely different. Wonderful 101 was a good game but did terribly in sales. Let's hope inafune gets what he deserves and it turns out that way
Gunstar Ikari
Unconfirmed Member
I can't speak for him, but the appeal of the Classic-series art is in its simplicity IMO. MN9 fails at this, and as a result looks like an overdesigned knockoff.
He probably took a look at the story supercut and decided to trash it all.
The delay is because he's refocusing the game to be less linear, and they have to work to patch together a new game out of the old version's scraps.
Except that's really hard
so the planned dlc will instead be the rest of leftovers from the base game, and after that proves to be too difficult to keep up with they'll just toss in exp boosters.
Everything left over from the original cut of MN9 and it's original dlc plans have now been handed to High Moon studios so they can paste it into the fall 2017 sequel.
The delay is because he's refocusing the game to be less linear, and they have to work to patch together a new game out of the old version's scraps.
Except that's really hard
so the planned dlc will instead be the rest of leftovers from the base game, and after that proves to be too difficult to keep up with they'll just toss in exp boosters.Everything left over from the original cut of MN9 and it's original dlc plans have now been handed to High Moon studios so they can paste it into the fall 2017 sequel.
Gunstar Ikari
Unconfirmed Member
Sonic threads are shat up over stuff that happened ten years ago. MN9 fans will live.
Jeevesmeister
Banned
Man, at this rate, Duke Nukem Forever will finally come out before this game!
Professor Beef
Banned
At least Sonic fans like myself have given up on educating the masses. Plus we still get games released. Mega Man fans just enjoy being miserable.
sturgboski
Member
He probably took a look at the story supercut and decided to trash it all.
The delay is because he's refocusing the game to be less linear, and they have to work to patch together a new game out of the old version's scraps.
Except that's really hard
Everything left over from the original cut of MN9 and it's original dlc plans have now been handed to High Moon studios so they can paste it into the fall 2017 sequel.
I get it. Hopefully this game is even close to as good as that game is.
Nose Master
Member
Spoilers: The game isn't bad, but it is going to tank like crazy.
Also, bullshit. They released a patch to the demo with minor aesthetic adjustments instead of actually working on the real game. Their priorities are still bananas.
Never again. I dropped $160 on this nightmare. Inafune has lied and mishandled this game so much at this point, it's gonna be a long time before anyone takes his nonsense at face value again.
Also, bullshit. They released a patch to the demo with minor aesthetic adjustments instead of actually working on the real game. Their priorities are still bananas.
SonyToo!™;182487563 said:
Never again. I dropped $160 on this nightmare. Inafune has lied and mishandled this game so much at this point, it's gonna be a long time before anyone takes his nonsense at face value again.
Mr Fahrenheit
Member
It should have been entirely expected, this is exactly how he acted with Megaman when he was at Capcom.
shadow2810
Member
By 2015 standard, it isn't.
If someone told me this is a PS2 game, I would believe them (settings are maxed out).
Magnet_Man
Member
SonyToo!;182487563 said:
MN9 would have to be REALLY freaking good. Even then, I wouldn't pledge close to amount I did for this. Too much bullshit with the development and follow up kickstarter scumming.
And he's already trying to weasel not-Zero back in. I am sick of watching Inafune using his games to metaphorically masturbate to this character.
Drilbit777
Member
Lol he has some audacity for announcing a sequel to a game thats not even out yet. Man MM9 has just been one crazy turn after another.