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Rest in peace, Mega Man Volnutt.

Posted by NemesisTheory - July 20th, 2011

And now Mega Man Legends 3 is gone.

Capcom's really starting to get to me. And I honestly think I'm done with them, too. The way they dangled this stick in front of the fans (myself included) who've been wanting this game for over TEN YEARS and then take it away overnight is just ridiculous, without any reason and being horribly vague about it. What makes it worse, they promised that the Prototype Version would be the definitive thing to see if it was "profitable" enough to green lit the project. I feel really bad about all the people who contributed so much in the Devroom project, all their efforts have been in vain.

I guess these guys would just rather go on with their Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, Street Fighter milking, that Devil May Cry abomination (which nobody likes and they still support, unlike MML3) and western-developed shooters like Operation Raccoon City.

I've never been more disappointed with Capcom - and that's coming from a huge Devil May Cry fan.

I'm happy to see that Capcom is really under fire @ their Unity page, though. I know it won't matter at all and that they probably don't care (as they showed with DmC) but at least it's better than taking it lying down.

Are there any Mega Man (legends) fans out here who feel the same way?

Rest in peace, Mega Man Volnutt.

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JakBaronKing 2011-07-20 07:34:48

Capcom disolved Clover Studios.

-God Hand
-Viewtiful Joe

But kept Okami.

I don't really like Capcom anymore.

NemesisTheory 2011-07-20 07:34:48

The things they've done definitely exceed that, but I do miss both God Hand and Viewtiful Joe.. such great games.

Let's not forget these though, who have been slandered, forgotten or ruined in their new management process:

STRIDER
DINO CRISIS
CAPTAIN COMMANDO
LOST PLANET
GHOSTS AND GOBLINS
BREATH OF FIRE
POWER STONE
DARKSTALKERS
RIVAL SCHOOLS
CLOCK TOWER
ONIMUSHA
FINAL FIGHT
BIONIC COMMANDO
ACE ATTORNEY (jpn only from now on)

CroutonsOfDeath 2011-07-20 08:56:35

Yeah, this sucks. I discovered about the game a few months ago when they held that contest for fan made bosses and I was pretty excited to see a 3rd game in the series. I have quite a bit of nostalgia for them, even with their pretty big faults and I was definitely glad when they were put out on PSP though I've heard the people stateside didn't even get that.

Didn't they also cancel the other Megaman/Rockman project they had going, I can't remember its subtitle but in the trailer they were showing all these different sprites/character designs and suggesting it'd sort of be a tribute from all the different generations of the series.

NemesisTheory 2011-07-20 08:56:35 (Updated 2011-07-20 10:16:41)

I've got a lot of nostalgia for these games too, they struck a spot where it was an awesome mix between adventure and megaman. I really liked those games despite the flaws they had. And yes, we didn't get the Legends PSP version at all lol. :(

You're talking about Megaman Universe :( they cancelled that too, and it looked like a lot of fun to play/mess around with too, since from what they said it was basically Mega Man 2 (my favorite) packed with all sorts new things you could create.

I'm not even sure capcom likes Megaman anymore. They say they do, but I doubt it...

By the way, I hear over in Japan people are even angrier/frustrated/disappointed than in Europe and the US. Is that true?

APXypher 2011-07-20 09:31:58

Capcom is starting to go straight down like a plane without fuel, that DMC Dante is like the worst Dante I've ever seen.
Man, now we'll have to originate and ressurect Capcom ourselves now even. Nowadays, manga suck too. All they talk about is like freaking old boring stupid adventures of a stupid guy with yellow hair on his way to a become a leader, or a ornaged haired freak on his bizarres and irrevelant adventures of hunting these monsters called hollows? Man, we'll need to ressurect the manga realm.
Oh, also, check out the private message I sent you, it took me like fifthteen minutes to write(I knew cause I was listening to Shades of Green and it repeated three times :) )hopefully you give me a feed back.
You can totally ignore my bullshit advice and just work on your own, however, don't give up! I bet the fans is gonna make a better doujinshi of DMC or Megaman or whatever games and resurrect Capcom.
Profit is not freaking important! You take what you need and give away all, and there's something called content. I write stories not for earnings, but for advocating morals!
P.S: This took me like ten minutes cause I was listening to My Destination :) It rocks.
P.P.S.: Carry on, we need your beautiful music to help us out in this harsh situation.

NemesisTheory 2011-07-20 09:31:58

Yeah it really seems like it... I will never understand how they could support a game like that with so many people against it, while they stop working on something so many people wanted. It doesn't make a lot of sense at all...

I don't read much manga so I can't really talk about that lol, although I do watch a lot of Gundam anime at the moment ^^

I'll get on checking out your messages right now! I have like 12 new ones since the last time I logged in lol. :D

CroutonsOfDeath 2011-07-20 11:40:28

I can't tell you 100% whether or not people are more upset here; TBH I don't really pay attention to gaming press, and the village we live in isn't a place you hear people talking about games much anymore. However I do know that there was a bigger hype for Rockman Dash 3 here, especially when that "Design-a-boss" contest came out.

I wonder how Infafune feels about this; I know he loved making the Dash/Legends series and you can see some of their influence on Dead Rising (Heh, it's weird comparing Dead Rising to a Megaman game) and he really tried to establish Dash as a series, that's why they were re-released on PSP and we got spinoffs like Tron ni Kobun (I don't know it's English name.).

NemesisTheory 2011-07-20 11:40:28

okay no worries :D i was always told DASH was most popular in japan, so i figured there had to be some truth to it. it was also the #1 trend topic in twitter of jpn yesterday :O

and from the recent interview/blog thingy i read, keiji is pretty sad about it too. :(

rebeldevil 2011-07-20 12:44:06

MML3 was just about the only reason I had to buy a 3DS. Now it's canned, so forget that. Thanks Capcom for saving me 300 bucks.

And go screw yourselves.

NemesisTheory 2011-07-20 12:44:06

i've heard a lot of people say that they bought a 3DS just for mml3.

i am one of those people too actually, although I really want to play the new mario too!

Stormtali 2011-07-20 15:33:26

NO! DARN YOU CAPCOM It Would Have Been A Great Game Man

NemesisTheory 2011-07-20 15:33:26

i think so too :(

TheGreeNate 2011-07-20 15:37:50

When Megaman Universe was canceled, I said to myself Okay, they're acting like idiots, but I still have hope for them. When Megaman wasn't in Mvc 3 I thought "Now they are acting like morons", but I still had hope for them. Now that Megaman Legends 3 is no more....THAT'S IT! THAT'S ALL I CAN TAKE! From Capcom milking street fighter 4 a total of five times (if you count the iphone version) to them making DLC that should have been in Street fighter in the first place, to them putting a bunch of RE mini games together and trying to sell it on the 3DS as an actual game, Capcom has officialy lost one of their biggest fans! The only way I'll forgive them is if I can somehow get an NVC (Nintendo vs. Capcom) but that probably won't happen. It's like Capcom is saying "We're not giving you the game you've begged us for for so long, but look! WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU ANOTHER VERSION OF A FIGHTING GAME THAT A LOT OF YOU CONSIDER TO BE MEDIOCRE! YAAAAYYY!!!! Good bye Capcom.

NemesisTheory 2011-07-20 15:37:50

yes capcom has being doing a lot of stepping on fans toes lately... know that youre not the only one who feels the way you do! you should have seen the capcom stream yesterday night lol

AeroLowe 2011-07-20 19:16:27

First Universe, and now Megaman Legends 3?

Capcom must REALLY hate the fans if they're doing this.

WHERE'S MY MEGA MAN ZERO 5, CAPCOM?

NemesisTheory 2011-07-20 19:16:27

it's been so long since we've seen any sequel to MM Zero, or even ZX. it's like they've dropped all the franchises... i really hope they're not working on a gritty fps version of megaman, to appeal to the west more or something. :/

zerosky 2011-07-20 19:52:31

being a huge DMC fan, I still can't get over what they did with the new one
it was the first time I didn't look forward to playing a DMC game

NemesisTheory 2011-07-20 19:52:31

you and me both :( that new trailer looked worse than i imagined

Redfeather 2011-07-20 20:34:49

Honestly, fuck you. I loved megaman legends when it first came out and I still do today, the game had a charm to it, consitant great story, easy to pick up and fun game play and controls, and just awesome characters and dialog. I also loved the enemy design for the reaverbots, part of the reason I played through that game so many times.

I finaly got a working copy of megaman legends 2 earlyer this year and played through the game in about 2 days. I honestly haven't been as disappointed in a sequel since nuts and bolt. The "story" had about as many holes as swiss cheese on a bagle(a fitting quote), the game play unlike the first was repetitive as fuck and rather then relying on skill shots and tactics in combat, they just had lock-on circle strafing for every enemy with ridiculous sheilds. Probably the worst most forced part about the game was the awkward as fuck love triangle they had going that actually had me hating the characters, also megaman sounded and acted like a girl. The only thing in the game that made me smile was when I found out I could upgrade megamans buster past yellow energy and some of the music was actually really cool. (I even played through the game 100%, got the S class license and beat the 100 question quiz, the stupid hard stuff)

I had heard about the announcement of Megaman legends 3 and it was what made me go and pick up 2, and after that abomination and the lame as dick cliffhanger they left it on, the thought sequel actually made me disgruntling upset. Thank you for bringing it to my attention that they will spare the series some digity at least for a while. I can't believe anyones whos played through mml2 would have been looking forward to that... fuck I'm happy

NemesisTheory 2011-07-20 20:34:49

too bad you didn't like legends 2! no need to resort to insults though. :p you're not under 16 anymore, so... unless that wasn't directed at me.

anyway, legends 3 could have just as easily fixed what you thought was wrong about 2 and gave you a new experience like when you played the first one. we could've been the ones to decide that ourselves with the prototype version.

Supreme-Dark-Epyon 2011-07-20 22:33:32

Hey NT, it's good to hear from you again, a pity it is on such a sad note....

As for megaman, i played the first legends, enjoyed it very much, played it a couple times over the years, just for the fun of it, the second, not so much, but i wanted a third just to know where it went, to at least have that sense of "mission accomplished." Guess that ain't happening anytime soon....

And, Capcom, hell, i don't know WHO they're trying to please, if it isn't the fans, and not even the games very creators sometimes. Honestly, i keep waiting for the light at the end of the tunnel , hopefully, it will come, sooner or later. (preferably sooner.)

NemesisTheory 2011-07-20 22:33:32

i dont know, twitter feed from capcom implies that we are, and I quote "doing a pretty good job at the moment" of letting them know we want the game.

anyway yes, capcom really seems to be into it for the money right now. i can't even believe they won't localize ace attorney investigations 2, and Layton vs Gyakuten seems even more unlikely.

SilentMerch 2011-07-20 22:49:54

Sorry for ya, NT :/ Heard a lot of other people get upset with the gamecompanies as they've changed or simply ruined everything being a fan meant. Seems like the older game industries are facing a season of letdowns for now. Let's hope they realize that some things should not change and go back to normal on a couple of things. *pat shoulder*

NemesisTheory 2011-07-20 22:49:54

i hope so too!

there are so many people trying to get capcom to change their mind, at the very least, it's great to see mega man still has such an active following.

lenkalamari 2011-07-20 23:08:28

With Inafune leaving and two MM games recently being cancelled, it's almost as if Capcom is trying to stop the franchise altogether

NemesisTheory 2011-07-20 23:08:28

yes, many people so far think the same thing.. that capcom is actively killing off inafune's mega man. :/

lenkalamari 2011-07-20 23:09:35

also another viewtiful joe would be awesome. just one more

NemesisTheory 2011-07-20 23:09:35

yes! and since they're outsourcing so many of their franchises lately, pass it on to Platinum games and let Hideki Kamiya (creator) make the next one. :D

Chaotichism 2011-07-21 00:54:49

It sucks. I mean, I don't have the system required to play MML3, but it would have still been awesome to see. I still play the first two. Hell, I almost have half the first game's script down. But something told me that it was going to happen. They put most of their money into this new shit they're putting out. (OK, so Asura's Wrath is looking pretty badass. But I'd still like to see Volnutt in action, Capcom.) I just didn't feel like they wanted to really do anything with MML. And then, allowing the fans to "make the game" set me off a bit, too. It almost seemed to me like Capcom was putting the creation of the game into the hands of the fans, and they would have nothing to do with it. Then again, I didn't look too much into the ACTUAL part of that project.

Meh. I'm ranting. Capcom's been on my shit-but-not-soggy-shit-list for a while. Now they're on my shitlist. For more reasons than this, of course. But this is kind of a big one.

NemesisTheory 2011-07-21 00:54:49

i think devroom was more or less inafune's idea, but i'm not sure about that, to bring everyone closer together because he knew Legends was a favorite for many and awaited by many for a long time. but again, not so sure about that.

it was kind of cool to see the developers interacting with their fans at such a regular basis though. but i bet they wont do that again now. :/

but yeah, they are on my 'list' now too.. :(

jeeshwa123 2011-07-21 02:16:07

Resident evil 5 was a disappointment, and DmC at this point is a practical joke. Not to mention, with all this said, they continue to make 3DS titles, and other things that will give them money right away. They favor the money over the fans.

NemesisTheory 2011-07-21 02:16:07

re5 is still a good game but definitely a very bad resident evil game... it halfway turned into gears of war in the third act, zombies with guns and cover systems.. :O i was very put off when i got to that part for the first time.

and yes, capcom likes the money indeed... they have no intent of hiding that ambition too, i remember that dmc press release, aiming for over 5 million sold etc etc. well, good luck with that capcom. xD

NeoBlueFalcon 2011-07-21 20:19:28

That just about sums it up for me. I'm done with Capcom unless they bring back this series and rectify that DmC abomination. CapcomEuro's Twitter responses to this situation have been rather "unflattering," to put it lightly.

NemesisTheory 2011-07-21 20:19:28

Yeah, CapEuro's twitter feed was really... strange.

All the half-baked excuses that came afterward with how we interpreted it wrong doesn't make sense either. You can't misinterpret "it's a shame the fans weren't more involved" and then turn around saying they were actually blaming themselves/capcom.

SilentMerch 2011-07-22 14:42:06

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtsoPKftK9w">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtsoPK ftK9w</a> skip to 1:09, shame Mega man isn't in there neither :s still can't help but find that part hilarious, though

NemesisTheory 2011-07-22 14:42:06

that was really funny xD
and oddly accurate lol

cargen71022 2011-07-23 20:50:32

I remember Mega man Legends. It was a fun game. A real pull away from the 2d mega man shooters were. It placed some interesting rpgish elements and kept platforming at least slightly interesting.

I wonder how much support exactly Capcom wanted to see from its fans? So far mega man games have been nothing more than simple side projects they work through over the weekend and put on x box live or the playstation network. How disheartening. Will we ever see the blue bomber in action in a new game anytime soon? I hope so.

NemesisTheory 2011-07-23 20:50:32

Now apparently they're saying they wanted to see more activity in the Devroom and looked at that as a sales representation. Doesn't make much sense either, but at least it's something you can remotely understand. People all over are creating accounts for that now, so we'll see what happens.

I agree about MM games having been side projectey for a while now. While I loved Mega Man 9 and 10, I would've loved to see a new X game for example.

The fans are really fighting for legends 3 though, I really hope they can revive it.

ray-dog 2011-07-26 02:33:36

Seriously what is Capcom thinking cancelling this game? I had just read about this game a couple months back and it looked so promising. It was one of the ones I was definitely looking forward to for the 3ds besides the Mario one. They nearly redeemed themselves in my eyes after the DMC crap but this is the equivalent of shooting yourself in the foot here.

NemesisTheory 2011-07-26 02:33:36

capcom is probably being run by game cancelling monkeys.

and I still don't understand why they haven't cancelled DmC yet. apparently it meets their high criteria lol.

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