So basically you pull a sonic unleashed, only all sidescrolling? óVó
what...?
Also, Its funny how you say you liked ZXA, and not ZX.
ZX1 was pretty much the best there was. its charm comes from just how vibrant and beautiful it looks, with such great music, and the metroidvania style of exploration, beefed up from Z1. The map was crap, but who needed it? it made more of a challenge that way.
ZXA, was where it kind of couldnt live up to ZX. since the theme was darker, so were the colors. (hell, we have GREY and ASHe) the music was good, but aside from a few tracks, not too memorable. and although the map was beefed up proper, the interconnectedness was slightly less. (not that that was one of the problems)
also, like Hypershell said, you never really got to use models X and Z. only copy them... Vent and Aile only come into play like midway through the game. I would have liked to play as Vent and Aile.
plus the VA's did not do so well. They used the X7 team, and seriously> model X's voice? seriously? I dont mind Zero's, I never minded his X7 voice, but why does X have a similar tone?
at least A was done somewhat right. also, Ashe... Her motion "grunts" were embarrassing.
also, I really do not wish tp see a DLC SNES X9. especially if they reuse old sprites. I want something fresh, and new. X7 had good character models, and all it really needed was a better physics engine, and better stage design that actually made USE of the '3D' aspect. (they were far too linear. Seriously Capcom. take the X-Buster Quake mod as reference to what you COULD do.)
if they made something like this though,
I'd be all for it! It would satisfy the "retro" fans, AND folks like me, who want something innovative.
Unfortunately, knowing Capcom, my faith ain't exactly too strong...