General Game News

[Edward J Grug III]

It was working smooth as anything until they opened it up to, but yeah, it's gone to shit.

I blame America.

[Pak-Man]

New Civilization Expansion!

https://civilization.com/news/entries/announcing-civilization-vi-rise-and-fall

[BathTub]

Sounds interesting.

[Johnny Unusual]

So....

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/3aSC5A726f0" target="_blank" class="new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/3aSC5A726f0</a>

[Variety of Cells]

I love mega man. I really do. Grew up with mega man X. But after Mighty Number 9 was a big disappointment, it’s hard to get excited for this. That trailer looked really bland for some reason. The animation didn’t fit the updated graphics. Nothing about it made me want to play it.

[Johnny Unusual]

I didn't really have that problem with it.  Frankly, it looks like a lot of fun to me.  That said, considering it won't be out for a year, this might be closer to a proof of concept thing.

[Cupcake]

Fire Emblem Heroes won Google Play's Game of the Year. It kind of surprises me that I don't hear more about it. My fiancée has never played a Fire Emblem game in her life, and loves it. Seems like something that anyone can enjoy with or without knowledge of the games.

[Pak-Man]

Fire Emblem Heroes is great. It's actually a GAME, unlike so many phone games out there. It really boils the game of Fire Emblem down to those little moments within a battle where a handful of your people have a handful of their people to take down.

As for Mega Man 11, one crummy "Spiritual Sequel" isn't enough to get me to give up on the Blue Bomber. I think he's got some good games left in him, if someone can figure out the right balance of nostalgia and modern sensibilities.

[CJones]

I love mega man. I really do. Grew up with mega man X. But after Mighty Number 9 was a big disappointment, it’s hard to get excited for this. That trailer looked really bland for some reason. The animation didn’t fit the updated graphics. Nothing about it made me want to play it.

"I grew up with Mega Man X"

Well, there's your problem right there Try to track down a copy of the MM1-3. Those were the good ones.

I agree though that MM11 seems to clash a bit between the new and the old.

[Variety of Cells]

I’m not saying it couldn’t be good. And there’s still a chance I’ll buy mega man 11, it just looks bland and uninspired. I don’t dig any of it’s style, and the gameplay they showed didn’t look that interesting. But who knows, maybe they are hiding all the good stuff.

But what I am excited for, and you guys failed to tell me about, is that a big mega man X collection is coming to PC next summer. I was always lukewarm on mega man, but mega man X was great. I loved the whole hidden optional upgrade mechanic. And yeah, there’s lots of nostalgia there. Don’t think I ever beat mega man X either; Sigma was too tough for my 7 year old thumbs. Will be good to finally get redemption. I played mega man X2 and 3 I think, but not any of the other where they started to introduce anime cutscenes, so those will be interesting to play. But I hear they aren’t as good.

[Variety of Cells]

I love mega man. I really do. Grew up with mega man X. But after Mighty Number 9 was a big disappointment, it’s hard to get excited for this. That trailer looked really bland for some reason. The animation didn’t fit the updated graphics. Nothing about it made me want to play it.

"I grew up with Mega Man X"

Well, there's your problem right there Try to track down a copy of the MM1-3. Those were the good ones.

I agree though that MM11 seems to clash a bit between the new and the old.

As you’ll see in my above post, I disagree. I played 1 through 3, and they were ok, nothing against them. I just liked the art and gameplay of X more. Wall jumping was fun.

[Cupcake]

I love mega man. I really do. Grew up with mega man X. But after Mighty Number 9 was a big disappointment, it’s hard to get excited for this. That trailer looked really bland for some reason. The animation didn’t fit the updated graphics. Nothing about it made me want to play it.

"I grew up with Mega Man X"

Well, there's your problem right there Try to track down a copy of the MM1-3. Those were the good ones.

I agree though that MM11 seems to clash a bit between the new and the old.

As you’ll see in my above post, I disagree. I played 1 through 3, and they were ok, nothing against them. I just liked the art and gameplay of X more. Wall jumping was fun.

Gonna have to agree, MegaManX was brilliant and made the games much better.

[Henry88]

i prefer MegaMan 7 my self but I also greatly enjoy x1 trough 3.

[Pak-Man]

I like MegaMan X, and I can even see how it's better in most ways than the originals, but for some reason it doesn't drum up the nostalgia that the core series does. I love the cutesier design and the bosses that end in "Man" and the often unfair platforming elements. Probably because I devoted way more time to them growing up.

[Variety of Cells]

I will definitely concede that my appreciation for the X art style is based on nostalgia and being 7 years old and thinking he looked so awesome and badass once you got all the upgrades. And don’t get me started on zero with his pony tail and red armor. So awesome to my 7 year old brain.