Although Blizzard is just barely behind, Capcom has pretty much gone from one of the most well loved gaming publishers to the most hated virtually overnight.
When Mega Man Universe was canceled, I was disappointed. It was okay though, Capcom's word was that the game wasn't shipping up too well, and the few that did play the game said the controls needed more polish. All well, better to not release a Mega Man game than to feed us a cruddy one (I'm looking at YOU X7!).
Then Legends was canceled. Incredibly irritating, and many fans were understandably frustrated. The backlash was predictable, because saying the game doesn't meet your criteria, when the complete wave of arbitrary bullshit that does is beyond comprehension doesn't exactly fly well. But THEN the European Cacpom twitter has the gall to tell fans it's their fault the game didn't get made.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Death of a Legend(s3?)
So despite my earlier snarkyness, I am pretty disappointed that Mega Man Legends 3 is not getting released. I had my problems with this game from the beginning. The fan participation seemed, at the time, like either a case of too many cooks in the kitchen, or a dumb marketing gimmick. I was pleasantly surprised the former was handled with much care to prevent that from happening, and obviously the latter was ineffective or nonexistent. I also have problems with the series in general being basically Mega Man in name, and having very little to do with it's predecessors. I'm all for innovation, but Legends always felt like the apple that fell just a bit too far from the tree with me.
That said, I did enjoy Legends. The controls were terrible, the camera could be a pain, but overall these games were fun. Perhaps it was that intangible good feeling that's hard to get with a game, or perhaps it's how 1up.com's Jeremy Parish put it, that Legends was a game with heart. While I'm not taking the news as hard as some people, I do feel like this string of cancellations is a bitter pill to swallow, and Legends 3 was the closest thing to the series ever moving forward that there has been in a long time.
That said, I did enjoy Legends. The controls were terrible, the camera could be a pain, but overall these games were fun. Perhaps it was that intangible good feeling that's hard to get with a game, or perhaps it's how 1up.com's Jeremy Parish put it, that Legends was a game with heart. While I'm not taking the news as hard as some people, I do feel like this string of cancellations is a bitter pill to swallow, and Legends 3 was the closest thing to the series ever moving forward that there has been in a long time.
Monday, July 18, 2011
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