The Mega Man thread!

So apparently Mega Man is doing a collab event with a Nintendo mobile game, Dragalia Lost.
 
And of course, Mega Man 2 references are strewn everywhere.
 
The collab was a complete surprise as the mobile game itself takes place in a mostly medieval anime fantasy setting, with magic, swords, monsters, and of course dragons. Mega Man just feels a little out of place here. Also, unlike most characters in the game, Mega Man apparently isn’t voiced either. He just makes his classic 8bit sounds when you look through his character lines.

@Selaphiel
 
This kind of reminds me of when Batman was putted in Arena of Valor, a fantasy game with a lot of mythical heroes.

@Background Pony #5B66  
Nothing beats Darth Vader in Soul Calibur.

@Selaphiel
 
…. they putted Darth Vader, a sci-fi character, in Soul Calibur, a medieval themed fighting game?
 
….. K

What’s next?
 
NiER or Zelda collab?

@Selaphiel  
2B is in Soul Caliber VI, while Link was already in Soul Caliber 2 :p
 
EDIT: Or are you talking about Dragalia Lost?

@Kiryu-Chan
 
At least Link IS fitting for Soulcalibur.

@Background Pony #5B66  
Pretty sure the Star Wars characters got in purely for the novelty. I mean it was a pretty hype announcement

@Selaphiel  
Odd, but not too surprising, seeing as Nintendo & Capcom have collaborated many times before, including a few Zelda games, AND Megaman badges are included in “Nintendo Badge Arcade.”

MM2 is an overrated and crude game. It shouldn’t be the representative to the MM franchise.  
There are much more refined games in the series with better music.  
I’d compare MM2 fanboys to those Genwunners in the Pokemon fandom.  
They were the type of people MM9 tried pandering to.  
MM10 recaptured most of what made the Original series great.  
MM11 had beautiful visuals, but the music could have been better. Every soundtrack in that game sounded the same, boring, and inmemorable.

Crapcom has been treating the MM franchise like it barely exists.  
Now instead of just making a half-assed game for the Original series YEARS in between releases.  
Maybe they should consider finishing off the ZX or StarForce series?  
Or better yet. REBOOT the Battle Network franchise?

It’s been a slow burn, but imo Megaman is in a better position than it was during the dark days of 2011-2016. Megaman 11 was a hit and it’s great to see them bringing Megaman/X/Zero/ZX to modern consoles. Especially ZX, that series is really underrated. I still hope for X9 after the collection did well.
 
@Selaphiel  
Legends 3 or bust
 
@Selaphiel  

 
Megaman 2 is one of the most well-aged games in the series. It’s the one that was difficult but never got to the cheapness of the first game. Megaman 9 was a nice nostalgia throwback after some real ho-hum cookie cutter sequels(though I liked 9). 10 though felt like it regressed back to the cookie cutters, whatever charm bringing in the 8-bit sprites of MM9 was lost, and 10 just wound up feeling cheap. Made me glad 11 was an entirely new

There’s a fan-game called “Megaman Rock & Roll” which everyone has been clambering about and honestly… I don’t see why.
 
It doesn’t really do anything all that new.

Both Mega Man Legacy collections, MM11, and both X collections are on sale on the Switch eshop right now. So if you’ve got any Christmas money, now’s a good time to stock up.
 
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@pixel  
Already have’em physical, and soon. Megaman Zero. :3

Now if only Crapcom would just ball up and start developing a real massive online MM Battle Network mobile game.  
We already have PETs irl, the smartphone now.
 
Rumor: Mega Man Battle Network mobile game is in development
 

I found this little thing of offical Megaman X artwork. Anyone else want to rate and say what’s you’re favorite?
 

 
1 Eh. I’ll give Inefune’s an okay. he was the basic design, and nothing spectacular. In fact; I think in his art, he’s the shortest.
 
2 Hayato Kanji’s art from X3 art really does it for me! So intense and just ready for action! Definite favorite!
 
3 Haruki Suetsugu; Very typical style from the 00s. Very basic, but does have X‘s usual intense stare. It’s okay.
 
4 Tatsuya Yoshikawa; Oy… Where to begin? e3e  
This one just… I dunno, too much jaw, the face and the eyes are so soft looking. does nothing, am I looking at X or something from another game with a cameo?
 
5 Ryuji Higurashi; This is very neat, a total resign with a darker color and a big more yellow as a tertiary. The red energy scarf was a near touch too. I’d like to see this design in other games
 
6 Ryo Takamisaki; Now we’re in some Managa stuff! This one’s an interseting desicion, definetly based off the X8 style, but a bit more dynamic looking. Has the look of the more 90’s expression, but with the last game decal. He’s done a lot of Megaman and Pokemon Manga, but no X exclusive ones. Shame, it’s not a bad look.
 
7 Shima Maeda; This one’s not bad at all. Not too sure where it’s from, but Maeda seems to do a lot of pic art for Capcom fighting games, or at least did.
 
8 Keisuke Mizuno; Now, this is a tricky one… this is the most modern artstyle seen on the legacy collection and He’s the one that did the infamous “April fools” design that became TruForceX Not gonna lie, like both and wished that design was used in a game (other then a DLC costume for MvCi)
 
9 Yoshihiro Iqamoto; I dunno… This one just makes me chuckle. I think it’s the eyelashes, like what? This is actually the art of the official Megaman X. Reminds me of something like Speed Racer.
 
10 Hitoshi Ariga; Knowing the artist that’s worked on a Megaman Manga, he loves to take liberties with his designs. (Seriously, go look at his Skullman) Look at that Buster! Is that a upgrade or suppose to be the normal one?! And Red eyes!? That’s usually how they portray Reploids going maverick, which was always a fear in Dr. Cain when he revived him. It peeks interest for sure!
 
Anyways, that’s my lil’ critique. What do you all think?

Ryuji Higurashi is probably my favorite. Not just the X redesign(which is among one of X’s best imo), the art in general always stuck out to me from that game

It would be nice if Capcom revived Megaman legends 3 one day. That game deserved better then to get cancelled and have the blame be put on the fans who wanted to see a third game.

@09MurphyM  
They probably won’t/can’t unless the original creator contributes to it too, (as it was his project) but you never know.
 
MM11 was quite a surprise.

It’s somewhat hilarious that while most Robot masters are either immune to their own weapons or get healed by them, Metal Man takes a whopping 28 hits of damage from the Metal blade during the boss rush in Wily’s castle.

@09MurphyM  
Metal beats metal.

@09MurphyM  
And in the easier USA mode, he dies from one hit from it.

@Beau Skunky  
Yeah, even in the Japanese version, he takes a lot of damage from it.

deviantart.com/metal-m/art/Megaman-Zero-Zx-831739461
 
You know, it might sound shocking to someone, but Zero (Mega Man Zero) and Aile (Mega Man ZX) are actually my favorite protagonists in the franchise. X is kind too pacifist for my tastes, while the protagonists of the other games are quite… standard.