Leafhopper
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I thought the first one was lame, then it got worse and easier
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Mighty No. 9 Final Boss and Ending (PS4, Spoilers)
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I thought the first one was lame, then it got worse and easier
Lightning_Roller
Banned
Developers would be doing their damnedest to get that kind of money for their game. And what does mighty no. 9 do with it? Pepperoni explosions. Such a waste.
Jack Scofield
Member
I was never a huge Mega Man fan (only played 9 and 10 but I loved those games). I would have been all over this if it was just more of the same, but the weird dashing mechanic completely turned me off.
mrmickfran
Member
Kickstarter was a mistake.
CrispyBoar
Banned
Thankfully, I never had.
I think that most people will think twice before believing Inafune again.
I mean really, $4+ million on this?
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
What was the budget on Gunvolt?
Adam Prime
hates soccer, is Mexican
I'm not saying I'm alone in the disappointment, haha.
I also backed for $650+, hence me wanting to dig a sandbox grave.
No WAY.
Damn.
I'm not saying I'm alone in the disappointment, haha.
I also backed for $650+, hence me wanting to dig a sandbox grave.
Holy shit I'm so sorry.
MaximumSpider
Banned
I can't believe they sold the early alpha for thirty smackaroos.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
I'm not saying I'm alone in the disappointment, haha.
I also backed for $650+, hence me wanting to dig a sandbox grave.
this was a foolish decision
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
I don't think Kamiya meant this as an insult.
The Silver
Member
Damn, that's...... that's bad.
Mighty No 8 actually looks cool... Or would look cool if you couldn't easily cheese the fight with that sword ability.
Holundrian
Unconfirmed Member
To put things in perspective
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2014-08-06-shovel-knight-devs-break-down-costs-sales
We're damn lucky for that, super kudos to them those guys went above and beyond(absolutely insane) makes me even feel worse about not backing them instead.
They also spend about a 1 million on plague knight which was free to everyone that owned the game.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2014-08-06-shovel-knight-devs-break-down-costs-sales
We're damn lucky for that, super kudos to them those guys went above and beyond(absolutely insane) makes me even feel worse about not backing them instead.
They also spend about a 1 million on plague knight which was free to everyone that owned the game.
Shantae is a Wayforward game though.Created by Inti Creates
Gunvolt:
Mighty Gunvolt (MN9/Gunvolt crossover):
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero:
I sincerely don't think Inti Creates is the problem here.
Glitchesarecool
Member
Man what a sad looking final boss fight.
Also the voice acting is god awful.
Also the voice acting is god awful.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
I hope you learned your lesson that no game is worth that large amount of money no matter how badly you thought you wanted it. With that being said, I'd buy you a drink.I'm not saying I'm alone in the disappointment, haha.
I also backed for $650+, hence me wanting to dig a sandbox grave.
SweetTeddie
Member
Who thought those cutscenes were OK? It's just guys standing stationary without moving mouths talking at each other. Everything about this game looks awful, I feel bummed it turned out like this.
Omega Kirby
Member
Recore is being made by some metroid prime devs and hands on impressions have been positive so far. It's going to be far better than this.
Mr Fahrenheit
Member
I know I've been telling ya'll how this was gonna go down before the funding period even ended, but damn this game looks straight tragic.
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
Slow down there. Wayforward made Shantae and deserve the credit for it. The franchise is their baby, their passion project. They just invited Inti to contribute some art and concepts because they were fans of Shantae.
But he should have.
Thanks, guys.
Yeah, definitely regrettable given the circumstances, but I only have myself to blame for this one.
It most definitely was.
I learned a lesson, for sure. Granted, it wasn't just the game for $650 but a lot of additional items in addition (physical boxes/USB, signed sketch, artbook, poster, t-shirts, etc.), but still definitely not a good use for money. I'm definitely going to set a limit for future Kickstarter projects, and be a lot more careful over what I do/don't back.
*gratefully accepts the offered drinks and downs it in a simple gulp*
Thanks friend, I needed that.
Baron Von Beans
Member
What is this? Dust an elysian tale? Only guessing that because of what someone said almost right after you. Regardless, that looks bad ass, totally not what I remember from my limited time with DaET.
You know this guy who made this was alone for 3 and half year....
I can't believe the video i just saw... this is insulting...
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
I started to laugh when I saw that.
My god...I'm not saying I'm alone in the disappointment, haha.
I also backed for $650+, hence me wanting to dig a sandbox grave.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Sure, you're right. Point is that most things Inti has put their hands on, in whatever capacity, have turned out to be pretty decent. Whether as creators, developers, assistants, etc.
Meanwhile, MN9 is the odd-one out. Says something about MN9 and Inafune.
capylikesgames
Banned
I know I'm in the minority here, but I skimmed through the fight, and it looks like a lot of fun! Aside from the ridiculous iframes, I saw no real issue with the pacing of the fight itself. Kind of relieved the previously leaked "final boss" wasn't the real one; way too short. Didn't watch all of it so I still have some surprises when I get to it, though I'm sure the ending dialogue is as cheesy as always.
mrmickfran
Member
Thanks to this game, I am forever skeptic on kickstarter.
Yooka-Laylee looks amazing though.
Yooka-Laylee looks amazing though.
Holundrian
Unconfirmed Member
Wasteland 2, Shadowrun(all 3 of them), Shovel Knight, Hyper Light Drifter, just the ones I've played to completion that I consider amazing successes.
Stuff I haven't finished but were good from what I've played so far Divinity:OS, Pillars of Eternity.
And there are probably tons of other projects that I don't know of/can't think of right now that are fantastic successes as well.
Not to say that you shouldn't be skeptic when approaching any projects, that's healthy.
And I think as times goes on everyone will get better about it + more teams with proven kickstarter track record will make it easier as well.
But the general take away is really stay away from certain people instead of staying away from kickstarter as a whole. Not sure if I could have known that this would have ended this way with more research, maybe.
It's OK to be skeptical - in fact, you definitely should be.
But don't be anything more than skeptical. There have been some EXCELLENT games off of Kickstarter, and even more that (while not necessarily outstanding) are perfectly successful in their goals.
flaxknuckles
Member
I'm not saying I'm alone in the disappointment, haha.
I also backed for $650+, hence me wanting to dig a sandbox grave.
And I wanted to flog myself for spending $80. Damn son
Ranmo
Member
I'm actually thankful for not having a ton of money with this Kickstarter came out. I paid around the 50 spot. Enough to get the fake NES box.
Other then that, I'm definitely going to at least play the game...but sweet jesus. With 4 million dollars being thrown into this game there really is no excuse for Inafune.
Curious to see how Red Ash's development goes. Since that one is being funded by a publisher, correct?
Other then that, I'm definitely going to at least play the game...but sweet jesus. With 4 million dollars being thrown into this game there really is no excuse for Inafune.
Curious to see how Red Ash's development goes. Since that one is being funded by a publisher, correct?
I think someone speculated in the other thread that the original plan was simply for IntiCreates to make an Inafune-owned Megaman clone, which was a prospect that IntiCreates was excited about because they have experience with making Megaman games and with walking away from Capcom. But then Inafune decided that Mighty No9 had to differentiate itself from Megaman, it had to be more than a Megaman clone, it had to be better than Megaman. That's when Inafune came up with the idea of dashing and combos and speedrunning and score-attacks. But then he got distracted with his ambitions for making a media empire that would make Capcom sorry they ever let him go, and left IntiCreates by themselves to build a game around gameplay mechanics that they never asked for and weren't second nature to them. And then, Inafune's media empire ambitions required more shoehorning of story and characters, because he's got characters who need launch platforms.
Still doesn't explain how bad and cheap everything looks. Probably significant money mismanagement, likely related to stuff like Red Ash.
Basically, Inafune got ahead of himself. If he had just got the $900 thousand he (and IntiCreates) thought he needed to make a good Megaman clone, he'd probably have successfully rebooted Megaman under his own flag, but the world gave him $4 million, so he thought he could do so much more, and he tripped up.
Serenade_King
Banned
Yeah... kinda? The publisher called Fuze is paying for what was the kickstarter which wasn't the main game, but an introduction to the Red Ash world called the Kalkanon Incident. Honestly I'm a bit confused if the Kickstarter was for a full game or a bigger MGS: Ground Zeroes kind of thing and I tried to follow the info when it was up.
Edit: From the Kickstarter page: "Thanks to the investment from FUZE Entertainment, we have now secured the budget to create our original vision for this prologue game, which means we will be able to create KalKanon in its entirety.".
BassForever
Member
In the end this is the risk we take whenever we agree to do a kickstarter, personally I've been lucky since all the games I've backed have been stellar or look to be stellar ignoring MN9. As a huge Mega man fan (see username and avatar) I can't say I made a mistake backing this because it was this or nothing since Capcom continues to do nothing with MM and their new project somehow looks worse then MN9. I would like to know what happened behind the scenes and I do hope that MN9 either gets a sequel that fixes a ton since I feel a strong idea for a game is here behind spotty execution and I hope Red Ash is the Legends 3 we deserve.
I have a lot of hope for Yooka-Laylee. Don't fail me Playtonic! D:
Ranmo
Member
You raise a good point...that is confusing. I want to say it was to fund a prequel and the game was going to come out anyways...maybe. Or it was the other way around...I remember it being incredibly sketch, which is why I didn't bother.
shoryukens
Member
This is some hot garbage, and this is coming from a life long Mega Man fan. I'll never look at Inafune the same way again.
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