The development team behind Mega Man: Dual Override continues to come into focus. During Xbox's Gamescom Day One broadcast, it was revealed that Shinya Ikuta is serving as the game's director. He appeared alongside Hiroyuki Minamitani, who was previously confirmed as the game's producer back in March.
Ikuta is a longtime Capcom developer and programmer whose history with the company stretches back to the early 1990s. He's no stranger to Mega Man, either. He worked as a programmer on Mega Man 7, Mega Man: Battle & Chase, Mega Man Battle Network 4, Rockman EXE 4.5 and Mega Man Battle Network 5, and also received a Special Thanks credit on Mega Man Zero 3.
Outside of Mega Man, Ikuta has had a hand in a pretty sizable chunk of Capcom's catalog over the years, including Onimusha, Dead Rising and Devil May Cry 4. His more recent credits include work on Monster Hunter Wilds.
Dual Override appears to be Ikuta's first time in the director's chair, but there's at least some reassurance in knowing he's not coming into Mega Man completely cold.
I mean, hell, his work here is speaking for itself. I was someone who didn't like 11 and wouldn't have wanted the series to continue if it meant games of that quality, and this one looks to fix most of my complaints from that game. I'm really curious about involvement of studios like ARIKA, too.
ReplyDeleteI thought MM11 was fine. It's not my favorite out of the Classic series, that goes to MM10, however I had a lot of fun with MM11. The Double Gear was implemented in a pretty neat way where you don't actually need it at all and can beat the game without it if you get good enough, it's basically just an assist for newer/younger players and a fun little gadget to play around with for anyone else who wants to. The stage design is generally fine although plays it mostly pretty safe, I would have preferred 2D sprites preferably similar to something like MM8 but the 2.5D graphics don't look outright bad, though they definitely show their age next to Dual Override. The voice acting is generally quite good, some people say Mega Man should sound more childish but honestly I see him as more of a teen so the deeper voice suits him. That's just my opinion though.
DeleteI don't think it would have been outright bad if the series stayed at that level of quality, but Dual Override does so far appear to be being produced at a much higher standard so it's not like the series is going in a bad direction or anything. As far as I'm concerned, either way would have been a win and we're getting a better case scenario. Hopefully we don't have to wait too long for the announcement of a new X series, ZX series, Legends series, or Starforce series game though.
Sigma being the true final boss behind the exhibition riot would be an insane plot twist! Using a time machine to travel back to the Classic Timeline to "Override" classic Robot Masters and infect them with the Maverick Virus is a brilliant narrative choice that perfectly bridges the Classic and X series. 🔥
ReplyDeleteSigma being the true final boss behind the exhibition riot would be an insane plot twist! Using a time machine to travel back to the Classic Timeline to "Override" classic Robot Masters and infect them with the Maverick Virus is a brilliant narrative choice that perfectly bridges the Classic and X series. 🔥
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