Topic: MegaMan Legends 3 is REAL, AND IT'S SPECTACULAR...LY IN 3-D

[Blackhook]

Tiesel's original voice FTW!

[VixyNyan]

I..... so happy~ *hug everyone*

[OBJECTION MAN]

Am I the only one NOT happy about the massive fan input on this project?

There is a very good reason designers don't do this, and one look at fan games and fanfics is enough to show why.

[GameSaver]

Pretty sure they're do some weeding out/modification of whatever fan input they get, for quality control of course.

[Acid]

Pretty sure they're do some weeding out/modification of whatever fan input they get, for quality control of course.

They will do that.

They've always done that.

Rarley any fan idea gets in unaltered.

[Phi]

Not sure if this is true, but didn't Teisel's VA pass away?

[Acid]

That's a diehard rumor.

From what I know it was a different voice actor of exactly the same name. Or maybe THAT was the rumor.

Well I know that there are several voice actors of that name though.

[MaxTrigger]

Ooooo, cast images, sounds absolutely maximum!

[Hypershell]

Am I the only one NOT happy about the massive fan input on this project?

There is a very good reason designers don't do this, and one look at fan games and fanfics is enough to show why.

The thought crossed my mind, I'll admit.  But it's not as if they're giving the fans completely free reign.  Capcom's still providing the general direction, they're just opening up some of the decision-making to the rest of the world.  And besides, they've been taking boss/enemy submissions ever since MegaMan 2.  This is a bit deeper, yes, but Capcom's presence certainly ought to prevent the anarchy of fangames.

Heck, it pretty much has to for the game to be developed at all.  Fangames are done often by a lone individual or a small handfull, not reflecting the fanbase as a whole.  This, on the other hand, is meant to connect to the fanbase as a whole.  For taking suggestions from such a large mass to be at all practical, some level of structure has to be maintained by Capcom, otherwise no work would get done.  Look at our new heroine, whatever her design may be, Capcom clearly has some outline for what her role in the game will be and they're being very tight-lipped about it.  Which is necessary.  Can't have the ENTIRE game known to the general public ahead of release, or what's the point of playing it?

And I hate to say this, but I don't see Inafune's heroine design submission as much better than most fan-characters.  Judging by the "father of MegaMan" carrying only 6% of the poll, I don't believe I'm the only one who thinks so.  Goes to show how little time he has, I guess.

Both fans and professionals come up with their fair share of dud ideas.  The difference is, fangames answer to nobody, while professional companies have groups, supervisors, etc. to weed them out.  All Capcom is doing here is including the fans as part of that group, but they themselves are still maintaining their presence.  So I think it'll work.

[Align]

Of course, occasionally the games become worse because of those supervisors, since they often don't actually know anything about videogames... But Capcom generally know what they're doing.

[Fxeni]

I hardly doubt the fanbase is really going to have too much of a say in the design process to be honest. As Hypershell said, Capcom surely has a good idea of where they're going, and all this is most likely more of a marketing ploy to get interest in the game. They're still in charge of making the game after all, the fans will probably just vote on the more superficial design decisions. Not that that's a bad thing, but let's be honest with ourselves here, we don't have as much power in the process as some make it out to be.

[Zan]

My biggest gripe with this "fan input" is the possibility of it waltzing all over DASH3 as they planned it 10 years, and as it has been forming in the staff's imagination since that day. Things like including Rockman Trigger's original design come to mind.

[Kieran]

I'd seriously hope they wouldn't let that happen, considering they -have- been planning this for ten years.

[Mirby]

I think the new heroine's role will be to gather parts to get to Rock, and after that, he'll be playable so he can possibly stop the Elder System's revival from doing bad things or something.

Two playable characters seems cool to me, personally.

[Skaarg]

Just out of curiousity does anyone know if a higher resolution image of the rocket has surfaced. I'm curious what the text says (assuming it's not just gibberish for the artwork). This is the largest image on the Japan Devroom:
http://www.capcom.co.jp/rockman/dash3/img/blog/item/pic_nycc2_l.jpg

[Protoman Blues]

Who's leading the polls?

I'm kinda sad that Higurashi's design isn't winning, but at least my 2nd choice is #1.

[Blackhook]

I like all 3 of them. Hope they atleast get some small roles

[KudosForce]

So, the Natsumi Hinata look-alike is leading. Fair enough, I suppose. This'll neatly group the 3 main girls into a "blonde, brunette & redhead" ensemble (never mind that Tron's hair is more black than brown, but whatever).

But yeah, it'd be nice if the Native American getup girl gets a minor role.

That said...

- Capcom is trying to get the original voice actors back

It'll be as if they never left the MML franchise alone!

[Align]

Closer to pink, if you ask me.
I think that design is kinda meh, makes me think "next Pokémon girl" character more than a Capcom character.

[KudosForce]

True, true (on both counts).

Still, it's what the general fanbase decided on (whether we like it or not ).

[Flame]

So, the Natsumi Hinata look-alike is leading. Fair enough, I suppose. This'll neatly group the 3 main girls into a "blonde, brunette & redhead" ensemble (never mind that Tron's hair is more black than brown, but whatever).

But yeah, it'd be nice if the Native American getup girl gets a minor role.

That said...

It'll be as if they never left the MML franchise alone!

As far as I can see, Sensei i still in the lead with 25%, while Komaki is right on his tail with 22%

or is that the japanese ranking for the heroines?

[Hypershell]

I believe it's supposed to be the total of both.  Sensei is still leading on Unity, yes.

[NEO Ness]

YES!  GO KOMAKI!!!


If you look at Tron and Roll (with their hairstyles and clothing) Komaki's character with the pink/red hair looks like she'd fit in pretty well with the DASH/Legends universe.  The Native American girl (who isn't tan?) just didn't really seem to fit in the DASH/Legends universe. 

Why, after thousands of years, and hundreds of barely surviving humans on the surface of little islands of land would there be even a chance that anyone would 'remember' who or what Native Americans even are by that time?

Tron and Roll have pretty crazy hairstyles, I think her pink/red hairstyle will fit right in, as well as her clothing.  There isn't much to argue (and I'm not sure why you guys keep comparing her to Pokemon characters.  Last time I looked Dawn/Hikari was in a schoolgirl-ish outfit, and so on.)

Every time I see someone who doesn't know what Japanese anime even is would see Naruto or something else anime-like and they usually say, "That looks like Poke'mon!" -  Its annoying, and you are all annoying me right now with that Poke'mon crap.  Its anime, its DASH/Legends, Its unique!  Stop labeling it something its not!

[Night]

YES!  GO KOMAKI!!!


If you look at Tron and Roll (with their hairstyles and clothing) Komaki's character with the pink/red hair looks like she'd fit in pretty well with the DASH/Legends universe.  The Native American girl (who isn't tan?) just didn't really seem to fit in the DASH/Legends universe. 

Why, after thousands of years, and hundreds of barely surviving humans on the surface of little islands of land would there be even a chance that anyone would 'remember' who or what Native Americans even are by that time?

um, I don't think that's why she's wearing that. If it was the feathers in her hair, It's more like she's wearing those as an accessory because they looked pretty! If anything she looks more like a cowgirl >w<;; ...which makes sense as there are ranches with lots of animals! Also, If you think about it, the carbons were "created with a language and culture provided for them".

Tron and Roll have pretty crazy hairstyles, I think her pink/red hairstyle will fit right in, as well as her clothing.  There isn't much to argue (and I'm not sure why you guys keep comparing her to Pokemon characters.  Last time I looked Dawn/Hikari was in a schoolgirl-ish outfit, and so on.)

^^;; it's pokemon-ish in the sense that they're all adventurers! Which is good because that's what we should be looking for!

Every time I see someone who doesn't know what Japanese anime even is would see Naruto or something else anime-like and they usually say, "That looks like Poke'mon!" -  Its annoying, and you are all annoying me right now with that Poke'mon crap.  Its anime, its DASH/Legends, Its unique!  Stop labeling it something its not!

=w=;;

[Flame]

"That looks like Poke'mon!" -  Its annoying, and you are all annoying me right now with that Poke'mon crap

Komaki's design looks like it belongs in Pokemon. Im sorry, but its true. Also, maybe Its just bad memory, but I recall Legends folk having relatively normal hair colors for the most part.

Also, her hair is too close to Roll's own hair style. We need a different style.