If you're looking for a spiritual successor to Mega Man, you may want to pay more attention to Recore. The Xbox One- and PC-exclusive is designed by Keiji Inafune, creator of Mega Man, and the similarities between them are obvious.
Our hands-on demo began with a quick introduction to Joule, the hero of Recore. She's a lithe young scavenger who is light on her feet and acrobatic to boot. Like the Blue Bomber, she zips around arenas, almost as if on skates. In the air she can follow up a jump with a double jump and also dash laterally using thrusters in her boots. This ability gives her some air control, much like you'd have during the descent of Mega Man's jump.
While Joule may not have an arm cannon to fire laser shots from, her assault rifle does the job just as effectively. As developer Armature's co-founder Mark Pacini puts it, this is “not a game about aiming.” You can fire freely, but pulling the left trigger locks onto enemies. Holding the right trigger then fires a spread shot, while holding the right bumper, you can unleash a more powerful charged shot.
