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Mighty No. 9 is looking solid but uninspired (and very blue)

The first proper bout of footage for Keiji Inafune's Mighty No. 9 shows that, yes, it looks a lot like a certain Capcom series, but let's put the obvious comparisons to Dino Crisis aside for a moment and focus on the Mega Man creator's latest game. After a wildly successful Kickstarter last year - people really like to put their money behind familiar concepts, huh? - we've been afforded our first non-prototypey glimpse of the platformer in action, and while it's a video that holds few surprises, Mighty No. 9 does look like the sort of safe, largely unambitious game I might enjoy on a rainy day.

NewMonday3611d ago (Edited 3611d ago )

it's a spiritual Mega Man game, that is exactly what people who paid for it on kickstarter expect and want.

the great thing about kickstarter is developers serve the supporters and don't have to worry about the "I know better" media

voodoochild3463610d ago

Exactly. Game developers listening to idiot journalists and dumbass casual gamers have ruined and killed many once great franchises. Gears of War is a perfect example of that.

Godmars2903610d ago

I would have said the push for HD, realtime/realworld game mechanics. Abandoning rather than further developing basic game genres because publisher couldn't justify the $60 prices for them.

itBourne3610d ago

Could not agree more, in my opinion UC2 Mp was possibly the best mp of last gen, it got lessened by patch 1.05 and UC3 was utter trash, all to cater the casual. Resistance was the same mess, great mp, R2 tried to cater to the journalists and bullet points, R3 was a mass market attempt.

Probably the only time listening to journalists was a good thing was Infamous 2, they tried to go mass market with the hipster Cole, and journalists (IGN mainly) went nuts, as hardcore fans did as well, and Sucker Punch listened. To bad ND didnt listen to the hardcore about UC mp.

All in all, I would rather a studio make the game THEY want above all else. That is when you get the most quality (even if it is not some peoples preference). I mean a dev that truly loves what they are working on will produce better results. But it seems after a dev does that and gains attention, the sequels go for the mass market and have less heart. Just a general opinion though, there are always exceptions.

InactiveUser3610d ago

A++ to itBourne on recognizing R:FoM and UC2 as two of, if not the two best multiplayer games of last gen.

Jonny5isalive3610d ago

Yeah I cant agree more about uncharted 2 multiplayer. I bought it for the multiplayer and loved it. They changed it for people that complained on the fourms and ruined it.

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fenome3610d ago

+well said @NewMonday

I was just going to say the same thing. How can a game that is fully inspired by Mega Man be 'uninspired'?

GdaTyler3610d ago

Blue is my favorite color :D

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N4g_null3610d ago

It seems like some one doesn't like a challenge. Casual gamer alert! Maybe this is why the media sucks, because they actually suck at gaming.

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Mighty No. 9 vs Mega Man 11: Who Wore It Better? A Retrospective Look

Mighty No. 9 and Mega Man 11 are two games that tried to fill a very big gaming hole, and the story behind it all is even more interesting. So which game wore the Mega Man dress better? Jason Capp is here with some retrospective thoughts upon his 2022 playthroughs.

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CrimsonWing69624d ago

Lol, I literally said that out loud when clicking on this article.

VersusDMC624d ago

Only tried the demos for both and mighty 9 looked atrocious. Megaman 11 was fun and polished. Never played both full versions but will see it they are on PS Extra when i get home.

Mostly get my megaman fix playing the azure gunvolt games and spin offs. And Maverick Hunter X on my Vita.

VersusDMC623d ago

Just tried Mighty No 9 again on PSExtra...graphics are atrocious and taking down enemies by dashing into them feels so hollow.

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Kickstarter's Gaming Successes Prove Big Gaming Doesn't Know What Fans Want

Kickstarter has allowed game developers all over the world to bring their respective visions to life, while AAA Studios remains out of touch.

TheEnigma3131506d ago

This is very true. Companies like EA, UBI, MS seem to be disconnected from what fans want.

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AK911505d ago

Um I’m not too sure about that check how well those games sold besides the money they got from Kickstarter they didn’t sell nearly as much as most games from publishers (AAA or not).

The unfortunate reality is these days games like Shenmue 3 and Bloodstained are incredibly niche and the only way it could survive is by use of a fan funded website like Kickstarter.

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Top 5 Heart-wrenching Gaming Disappointments

There are games people hoped would be good. Maybe there was a great developer making it or fun premise. Unfortunately, those things couldn't save these titles.

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LordoftheCritics1513d ago (Edited 1513d ago )

No Man's Sky had the most disappointing launch after the massive hype.

It also had the best turn around of any game.

Today it is basically a mammoth sandbox/city builder/space sim/casual podcast in the background meditative play. Love it right now.

smolinsk1512d ago (Edited 1512d ago )

But you jumped on the hype train without seeing what the game really came with.

Sean Murry absolutely caught up in the hype and talk about future stuff that wasen't there from the start.

But what i was promised before the game came out was an unlimited univers and everybody else was looking forward to just that and nothing else. So he gave us just that..that people could not see the true picture about an Early access kind of game was delusional, it was so clear it was not ready...

akaFullMetal1513d ago

CD3, and ff15, maybe shemue 3, I feel are more recent disappoinments than Duke nukem and perfect dark.

AK911512d ago

Anthem was predicted to be a failure from its beginning especially since the last game Bioware put out was the abomination called Andromeda.