shadow2810
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Lol I actually just rewatched the PS4 trailer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mkosvmZfqw
Like what happened.
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Mighty No. 9 has gone gold. Confirmed release date of June 21 (3DS/PSV later date)
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Lol I actually just rewatched the PS4 trailer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mkosvmZfqw
Like what happened.
If they were trying to do the same things, yes, but no. Also, The game is still coming out on other platforms.
I watched the PS4 trailer thinking "This doesn't look very fun/good." Then I watched the UE video. That looks way better. What did happen?
The on-foot sections of Velocity 2X look more fun than this.
drotahorror
Member
I had never seen that trailer before a few posts above but it does look pretty good to me gameplay wise. The artstyle is just so bad, it's so unappealing. I do think it'll be a fun game though.
Heh. "Total Dev Time: 7 Days"
I'm not upset that I backed the game, that it took so long, that the handheld versions (the one I picked) are coming later, or that it looks the way it does. From what I've played, it's a fun game that would have probably done quite well as a budget digital release ala Strider. What I would love to get more insight into is what exactly happened during the development process.
I mean if you want to ignore the old school Mega Man games, Inafune still took a producer role for many other games (like Battle Network or Onimusha) and those were being popped out at a yearly basis. The history of the development teams involved (Comcept and Inti Creates) have proven their competency in being able to develop a game of this nature.
One explanation I've seen repeated is that the inclusion of the handheld meant that they had to refactor their original vision to include the lowest common denominator. That might explain why the game looks the way it does but I still don't buy it as an explanation for why it took as long as it did. Even if Inafune himself was off making deals for Red Ash, ReCore and random Mighty No. 9 media tie ins it wouldn't have impacted the development work needed for Mighty No. 9, would it? I don't know what happened but it would be interesting to get a clearer picture.
me0wish
Member
The video makes it look even better, and it plays worse than it looks. I was mind blown by how terrible the demo was.
I feel like ending this trailer with "so what are you waiting for?" is just asking for snarky comments
Yeah...usually when someone says something to the tune of "THE GAME WILL NOT NECESSARILY LOOK LIKE THIS VIDEO, MOVE LIKE THIS VIDEO, OR ACT LIKE THIS VIDEO -- THIS IS A COMPLETELY ROUGH TEST ONLY, MADE IN LITERALLY ONE WEEK, USING ALL PLACEHOLDER ASSETS AND ANIMATION", they're not telling you to curb your expectations
Holundrian
Unconfirmed Member
Would love to trade my MN9 golden beck key for something else :/.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
They felt they needed to make the game for every platform in the planet, so obviously they had to create a graphical standard that could be easily translated to every platform in the planet.
That test UE3 demo wasn't going to run on a vita or a PS3 for that matter.
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
Not really. Concept Art typically fleshes out characters and environments but is never meant to replicate actual gameplay.
AgentOtaku
Member
Hilarious to think that 3 years ago, the Vita was quite a bit better off, so the prospect of it having MM9 made sense.....
They sent the survey out for that last year.
Father_Brain
Banned
They're targeting 60fps on Wii U and last-gen consoles, aren't they?
Iva Demilcol
Member
Woah, finally.
Am I wrong if I still want the artbook/mini guide?
Am I wrong if I still want the artbook/mini guide?
Not on purpose, surely--and won't MN9 be available on several platforms that don't offer NMS?
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
No Man's Sky is releasing on two platforms, Mighty No. 9 is releasing on six.
I'm pretty sure they've said they're going to do another survey since there were so many delays and a lot of people (myself included) never got the original survey to begin with.
Incendiary
Banned
I honestly can't remember which platform I chose when I backed this, so I don't know if I'm disappointed or not. This game is definitely the Kickstarter I've been the least excited about receiving.
spookyfish
Member
Luckydog
Member
I thought I had read the main reason for the delay was multiplayer.
No Man's Sky is still going to eat the entire news cycle for at least a week, though.
I'm not sure that's true. NX hasn't had a single official delay yet.
Stone Ocean
Member
And people didn't understand why some people were pissed at the prospect of Wii U/Vita versions of Bloodstained
It's a Megaman spiritual sucessor, I think anyone expecting much more than a couple hours long campaign is gonna be pissed.
Add me to the list of people who can't remember which platform they chose for their survey. I want to say I went with the PS4, but I'm not entirely sure. I hope they send out another one, since that's the console I'd prefer.
Yes, I'm still upset that I'm getting a digital copy with "physical" boxes from my pledge. We were told at the time that no physical copies would be made, so I went with all of the physical items I could to get as close of an experience to a physical copy as I could (so box, manual, even the damned USB key things!). Of course it was announced afterwards that a physical copy WAS coming after all, with no way to alter our pledges to switch from digital to physical. Thanks, ComCept! Oh well, at least I'll get that exclusive Beck transformation, that's...something?
I hope I get news soon of the rest of my rewards shipping out (art book, signed sketch, physical boxes/manuals/USB's, etc.). I spent a nice amount of money on this ($600+, what was I thinking?), and have only received two t-shirts, a poster, and a plushie so far. :/
Honestly, my excitement for the game has decreased quite a bit. I guess the constant delays and the overall aesthetic of the game (it doesn't have to look exactly like the concept art for me, but the game as it is just looks so...sterile) have changed my opinion on it. I'll still play it, since I've already made the purchase, but if I didn't I doubt I would have bought this at/near release.
Yes, I'm still upset that I'm getting a digital copy with "physical" boxes from my pledge. We were told at the time that no physical copies would be made, so I went with all of the physical items I could to get as close of an experience to a physical copy as I could (so box, manual, even the damned USB key things!). Of course it was announced afterwards that a physical copy WAS coming after all, with no way to alter our pledges to switch from digital to physical. Thanks, ComCept! Oh well, at least I'll get that exclusive Beck transformation, that's...something?
I hope I get news soon of the rest of my rewards shipping out (art book, signed sketch, physical boxes/manuals/USB's, etc.). I spent a nice amount of money on this ($600+, what was I thinking?), and have only received two t-shirts, a poster, and a plushie so far. :/
Honestly, my excitement for the game has decreased quite a bit. I guess the constant delays and the overall aesthetic of the game (it doesn't have to look exactly like the concept art for me, but the game as it is just looks so...sterile) have changed my opinion on it. I'll still play it, since I've already made the purchase, but if I didn't I doubt I would have bought this at/near release.
Alex_Mexico
Member
Yeah I'm a bit bummed out because of that mind boggling decision.
In late 2017 when this game is going to be released (at the earliest) the Vita and especially the WiiU will be dead in the water. I don't understand why even bother.
Doesn't matter, all the media attention is gonna be on NMS that week. Hard.
EatinOlives
Member
I think for me the explanation is that the original Might No. 9 was a huge success on KS and Inafune's imagination went wild with the ideas of creating a very prolific studio and as a result got very much ahead of himself. He tried taking leaps on establishing brands and launching IPs much faster than anyone was ready for, and the rushed nature of the reveals put people off as it came off as trying to milk properties for all they were worth before a single game from Comcept even released.
I'd be surprised if it's only a week.
After 1-2 of hard weeks of non-stop coverage, I'd imagine we're going to still see "Someone found this in NMS!" articles for a while, like the endless "Someone built <thing> in Minecraft!" articles.
Unless it's somehow significantly shorter than your standard Mega Man game, I'd be surprised if there was much of this, just because the people that backed it would have actually played Mega Man games before and understand how long they are.
Unless Mn9 is terrible. Then you will hear no end of it.
It did look like he was trying to pull another Mega Man NT Warrior (simultaneous game/anime/manga/etc. combo) but couldn't for one reason or another. It's unfortunate that this is how it's played out. Inafune's reputation took a huge hit but I also think that because of it, people are intent on being overly critical of the game even though (from the little I've played) the game is a perfectly fine not-Mega Man.
Just goes to show that sticking to the format of an NES game designed in the 80s isn't really necessary. Even when you're making a so-called spiritual successor. It wasn't really okay when actual Mega Man games kept doing it either.
I'm not saying a game like that has no right to exist, but the expectations evolve.
And as for putting it on every platform under the sun, well, then it should've been designed with that in mind on the visual level as well. Shantae atPC anyone?
Stone Ocean
Member
Expectations evolve when the genre changes. How many modern arcadey-stage-based platformers last much longer than that?
The two new Rayman games were much bigger than that. The third Shantae and Shovel Knight wasn't but they're budget titles and the latter fixes that with alternative campaigns... in theory anyways. I wanna say that even Sonic Generations lasted longer than 2 hours. And if we include 3D you get Mario Galaxy from the get go.
SavoyPrime
Member
I'm not going to believe this until it actually releases lol
Stone Ocean
Member
So is this game.
MiketheBSG
Member
As many times as the game got delayed, you would have thought that the Vita and 3DS versions would be ready by now.
The situations are not comparable. In mn9 some mighy say the last gen version are holding the game back. In bloodstained, the game is being made by the best engine possible and being ported by another dev.
Concept art isn't for gameplay. It's for visuals.
Also, they didn't even really explain that it'd be 2.5D. It's a complete bait and switch. You don't need a 2D gameplay artwork to show that's it's a sidescrolling Mega Man. Lotsa people who backed in the first 7 days probably didn't come back till after it was done too.
They explained the 2.5D part WAY before the Kickstarter ended. People had way too much time to withdraw their backing.
MrCunningham
Member
*Announces that the game went gold, releases it about seven weeks later*
Yeah, this still sounds like the game is delayed until summer to me. This is just a nicer way of telling us that.
Yeah, this still sounds like the game is delayed until summer to me. This is just a nicer way of telling us that.