Mighty No. 9

[Drum]

my bumhole is a starfish made of darkness

[Drum]

oh god, top of the page

[Lord Satori]

Despite how I feel about that description, I gotta say that that is easily the greatest top of the page post ever.

[Mortificator]

Squeak Squad's final boss or Drum's poop chute: you decide.

[Udderdude]

The videogame equivalent of goatse. When you stare into the abyss ..

[Lord Satori]

Oh my god you guys...

[Drum]

Finally an avatar.

[BIL]

A momentous day. A momentous choice.

[Moniker]

I simply hafta register my lulz.

[Squire Grooktook]

Imma just throw out my feelings on this real quick *also note that this is from someone who played through the entire classic series before the age of 10.

Not really hyped at all, but mostly because I'm not a big fan of classic Mega Man. Don't get me wrong, they are fun games and I enjoy them, but they're not arcade games at all and thus have basically no replay value unless your a massive, massive fan of the gameplay style (which I'm not).

Contra, Metal Slug, etc. you can have a lot of fun working your way through the game, and than returning to it for 1 credit clears, 1 life clears, multi loop runs, harder difficulties, etc. But once you've worked your way through a Mega Man game, there's not much more to do. You could try for a pseudo 1cc and try to clear it without running out of lives, but the games are incredibly awkwardly paced for this kind of play style, with the 8 select-able stages not providing a difficulty ramp (and being far too easy and forgiving once fully memorized), and the sheer length of the games wearing out ones patience to continue and ultimately drowning out the excitement. I suppose there's speed running, but I'm not into that sort of thing.

That being said, I LOVE the X, Zero, and Zx series, mostly because of the movement mechanics. Probably some of the most entertaining movement in any 2d platformer/action platformer. I enjoy it so much that I can forgive the fact that they aren't arcade games, and even find some replayability in them because they're just so fun. Something which the solid but not remarkable imo jumping and shooting of the classic series never did for me.

So yeah, bring on Gunvolt.

[BIL]

^I've been trying to nail down why I've not been compelled by the FC Rockmen since getting back into that console, despite several other of the system's Capcom sidescrollers becoming firm favourites of ADULT_BIL. Yours is the best articulation I've seen, and a sound distinction of the original series from the Xs (which I have been drawn to). Although solidly made platformers the FC series are neither interesting nor gratifying games to handle, they lack venom and pace, and as a last nail their whole aesthetic makes my ruthless nerdboner soft and floppy like cheese (it can occasionally override my better judgement if sufficiently enraged, which is why I own Verytex and Raf World - no dice here).

I'd wondered if I was just overexposed to them as a kid, but now I realise I probably loved them back then precisely for the reasons I'm apathetic towards them now, and likewise was frustrated by other games' elements that I now treasure. Last weekend I "1CCd" Rockman 3 up until the emulator froze midway through the boss rush, and despite having been reasonably amused to that point I just didn't care. Sonic MD games can be CTRL+Vd into the preceding.

[BrianC]

Imma just throw out my feelings on this real quick *also note that this is from someone who played through the entire classic series before the age of 10.

Not really hyped at all, but mostly because I'm not a big fan of classic Mega Man. Don't get me wrong, they are fun games and I enjoy them, but they're not arcade games at all and thus have basically no replay value unless your a massive, massive fan of the gameplay style (which I'm not).

Contra, Metal Slug, etc. you can have a lot of fun working your way through the game, and than returning to it for 1 credit clears, 1 life clears, multi loop runs, harder difficulties, etc. But once you've worked your way through a Mega Man game, there's not much more to do. You could try for a pseudo 1cc and try to clear it without running out of lives, but the games are incredibly awkwardly paced for this kind of play style, with the 8 select-able stages not providing a difficulty ramp (and being far too easy and forgiving once fully memorized), and the sheer length of the games wearing out ones patience to continue and ultimately drowning out the excitement. I suppose there's speed running, but I'm not into that sort of thing.

Much of this doesn't apply to the first Rockman/Megaman since it has fewer stages that the rest and is designed to be completed in one setting. It is also much more arcade like than the other games in the main series. I also found it to lack the overlong Wily stage like in 2 or 3, though I prefer 3's Wily stage due to some awkward moments in 2.

Then again, I happen to like the MM series quite a bit myself, including most of the GB games, the X games, and the Zero games.

[BIL]

^This is often pointed out and is true to an extent, but I find RM1 to merely have all of the later games' issues to slightly more tolerable degrees. The engine and general handling is absolutely as non-engaging as the latter five, so less filler only helps so much.

It's certainly the one member of the original six I'm most likely to end up getting, but it still has to be a really good day for me to feel enthused.

[Squire Grooktook]

Much of this doesn't apply to the first Rockman/Megaman since it has fewer stages that the rest and is designed to be completed in one setting. It is also much more arcade like than the other games in the main series.

Oh yeah, right. they even had a score counter in that lol.

I also feel that Inti Creates was steadily moving in the right direction with the Zero and Zx settings. The decision to make a smaller pool of select-able stages that would than branch out into a harder pool of stages was a perfect compromise. I personally feel Zero 4 is perhaps the tightest and best paced game in the franchise.

[BrianC]

I like ZX quite a bit, but I found the structure to be very odd. The map is confusing. It's hard to tell where the routes go at first, the sections are actually fairly linear and would work as stand alone, and the actual exploration isn't much different from finding hidden items in the X or Zero games.

[Squire Grooktook]

I like ZX quite a bit, but I found the structure to be very odd. The map is confusing. It's hard to tell where the routes go at first, the sections are actually fairly linear and would work as stand alone, and the actual exploration isn't much different from finding hidden items in the X or Zero games.

Yeah, the first Zx was somewhat bundled. The Metroidvania approach could have been great, but there were a number of design flaws. For example, in order to start a stage "properly" and be able to reach a boss, you have to first accept the mission. And there are usually 4 stages hidden/available at the time, so you can't just wander around and enter the first one you find: You either have to back track to accept the mission, or search for the other 3 areas or so to find the mission you accepted/wanted.

ZXA kind of dropped it though. It was more like a standard Mega Man game disguised as a Metroidvania, where you only really had 2 places to go at a time, maybe needing one puzzle to be solved before you could enter it. It's in truth very linear. It works a lot better, though the slightly unclear objectives now make it a bit more frustrating than past games imo.

I actually do really like the Zx games though, especially ZXA which has some fantastic boss designs and stages, as well as some of the best sprite art in the franchise imo.

[Drum]

I am getting an Alisia Dragoon/Shinrei Jusatsu Taromaru vibe from Gunvolt and that's an awesome thing.

[Obiwanshinobi]

The engine and general handling is absolutely as non-engaging as the latter five, so less filler only helps so much.

Did you play Mega Man & Bass? Mechanically the GBA version (what little I've played) felt just the way I like my 16-bit sidescrolling action.
Its savestates don't appear to work with my flashcart, thus my interest wandered off at the time, but it was instantly engrossing.

[BIL]

Yep, briefly - I am a lot happier with the little I've also played, it's still in my SFC test folder. Forte's a fun character, and the cutesy robo aesthetic is more charmingly realised. Haven't played any of the other post-FC originals, I should say.

[soprano1]

http://www.destructoid.com/would-you-pl ... 8109.phtml

Putting the cart before the oxen much?

[ryu]

I've been expecting this to lead to MN9L from the very beginning.

Supposing the game turns out successful of course

[Skykid]

Ha ha ha, Inafune needs moar!

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014- ... ighty-no-9

[Lord Satori]

Oh god, really? It's terrible to do something like that before the damn game is finished. Not to mention he looks too similar to Zero.

[drauch]

Ha ha ha, Inafune needs moar!

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014- ... ighty-no-9

God, fuckkkkkkk this. But it's (kinda) Mega Man, so spread your cheeks and sell your baby, because these are the ONLY action platformers that matter, folks!

[trap15]

Hahahahahahahaha

[Skykid]

What a farce. The best of it is he received 2.9 million dollars more than he originally asked for to make the game - but can't afford to offer DLC inclusive in that amount.

This is the second time since exceeding the funding goal he's requested more money via Kickstarter. I have a feeling he's on a beach somewhere drinking champagne off of several hookers, watching the world go by.

[Udderdude]

Inafune needs more inafunds for his inayacht club.

[soprano1]

Someone posted this on Destructoid's comments:

[ryu]

What a farce. The best of it is he received 2.9 million dollars more than he originally asked for to make the game - but can't afford to offer DLC inclusive in that amount.

This is the second time since exceeding the funding goal he's requested more money via Kickstarter. I have a feeling he's on a beach somewhere drinking champagne off of several hookers, watching the world go by.

All that extra money has been going to stretch goals... supposedly.

I don't see the problem though. When the kickstarter went live it described all the stuff people were going to get for their money, and it's not like Inafune's been cutting things off to repurpose as DLC. It's extra stuff he may or may not be able to put into the game financed by the funds already collected, but there's nothing forcing him to be that nice. Sure Inafune's reputation is going down the drain, but so what? People are still getting the game they paid for, no problem there.

[drauch]

All that extra money has been going to stretch goals... supposedly.

I think you answered that question yourself.