1up interview: Hironobu Takeshita says "whine moar for Mega Man X 9"

[Acid]

Kyouya got it right.

[Flame]

How is that even retro? do I have to star up on my point about "X series retro"? ;

[Protoman Blues]

Real X retro would barely provide any storytelling at all. Some dialogue boxes maybe, but no scenes.

You know, there's a part of me that prefers this.

[Acid]

You know, there's a part of me that prefers this.

Then listen to that part.

[Jericho]

You know, there's a part of me that prefers this.

As much as the story was getting moderately interesting in the series, I can totally agree to this.

Edit - Random thought, newly sprited or redesigned Command Mission variants of the characters for the next X sidescroller. Is this awesome? Y/N

[Flame]

sure, why not. though X is really the only variant.. everyone else looks pretty much the same... although,
seeing Zero with THIS design would be so kickass.

[Nexus]

What about taking the more recent designs and spriting them SNES style and making the game play the the first three?

Example of style or something:


(from Sprites INC - it was apparently ripped straight from X8 as alittle bit of fanservice or something)

[Klavier Gavin]

(from Sprites INC - it was apparently ripped straight from X8 as alittle bit of fanservice or something)

From the PC version of X8.

It's just a cursor.

[Shiki Tohno]

Those "sprites" are merely the pointers into which your mouse pointer transforms when it's inside the playing area of the Windows port of the game.

[Nexus]

Okay, I get the point, but I still think it'd be an appropriate style if they were to SNES-itize the more modern X designs and such. 

[Flame]

likewise. also, the sprite itself seems to look more than just the SNES X games 16 bit style, just the artstyle of the sprite

[Acid]

I honestly don't get why you dislike the SNES sprites that much.

[Flame]

never said I did.

[Nexus]

If it were to take place after X8, the more detail-picky fans might go fugnuts if he were to have his "original" armor, not the X8 thinner armor (even if Capcom states that he switched back, I bet). If anything, it could just be an upgrade of the original sprites to the newer look. I don't dislike the original sprites, I just don't want to listen to more complaining about "backwards recession" (what with MM9 not having slide and charge) from other groups and such.

... Otherwise, I don't have much of a point to prove here and am not even thinking very straight due to a massive headache.

[Flame]

I never liked X8's models that much. too long and skinny for me. the ONLY one that actually looks good Is Axl, strangely enough.
also, does anyone else notice that like, a few of his guns are rehashes of his X7 guns? like, the laser gun is his X7 water gun, with its regular shot set as the X8 special weapon...

[Yllisos Zanon]

If I was in charge of making X9, I would make it a side-scroller Command Mission, just to no one would have to suffer from bad camera angles.  Both X and Zero would get thier bulky selves back, I agree with everyone else who says thier to skinny.  It works with Axl, but not with those two.

12 animal bosses, break out of the 8 boss theme.

[Bag of Magic Food]

It isn't just the cataclysm though, even if there are people that don't want to believe Inafune's statement, this time they said that any notion of them having been killed, not just by Zero, is not official.

So WHERE DID EVERYONE GO???

do I have to star up on my point about "X series retro"? ;

Yes, so we can shoot it down!

[Zan]

So WHERE DID EVERYONE GO???

Keiji Inafune: "We present only the ingredients that imagine."

Yabe: I guess we're entrusting everyone to use their imagination (laughs).

(even if Capcom states that he switched back, I bet).

X and Zero and Axl are back to their old designs in Command Mission. Really it's just an art-wise design change, not a plot-wise design change.

[Flame]

Because the in game Models looked terrible. the redesigns looked cool in the CGI scenes, and aceptable in the artwork, but in game itself, they just didnt look right.
plus I wouldnt have a problem wih Zero if they hadnt destroyed his helmet design.
that Helmet looked VERY imposing. in X8, not so much.

[Shiki Tohno]

That helmet made Zero look downright frickin' scary.


In X8 he looks like a goddamn clown.

[Flame]

That helmet made Zero look downright frickin' scary.


In X8 he looks like a goddamn clown.

someone else understands.
they went a bit too far with the "streamlining" with him. his helmet made him look badass. it was pointy in various directions, and all cool looking, and made him look pretty scary. then his chest and shoulder armor. it was BIG. bulky and big, and the shoulders were rather square, and it made quite an impression when he stood up stright, that large chest and shoulders. in X8, he looks too slim. he doesnt look impressive anymore.

[Rodrigo Shin]

I don't like the designs SPECIALLY in the CGI scenes to be honest. Maybe it's because of the close-ups but I don't remember X's buster in X7's or CM's looking full of rough edges, nearly all-squared, like in X8's. And to me when everybody is trying to pose badass when Failmeenay is delivering his retarded speech before the final battle it looks plain stupid. I don't know if it's because of the designs or if whoever modelled them couldn't make the poses properly, but still.

[Nexus]

Alright, i'll admit CM was a very, *cough*Rough*cough*, game. Despite some interesting stuff, the game just didn't feel like it was trying very hard, especially with the graphics. Then again, I didn't progress much into it after spending half-a-day dealing with that second form of that weird Doctor guy when you're retrieving Cinnamon, with no success.  (Brilliant use of the awesome title music, though)

I guess we'll just know what the next X game will be when it's announced, and all we can possibly do is hope that it comes soon. 

[Flame]

To tell the truth, I found X's X8 buster design "interesting"
the CGI scenes were the only place I liked the redesigns.
also, I think Axl's walk in the end looked awkward...
also, am I the only one who would die to see Zeros ponytail smack X when he turnes around in the ending?

[Flame]

Alright, i'll admit CM was a very, *cough*Rough*cough*, game. Despite some interesting stuff, the game just didn't feel like it was trying very hard, especially with the graphics. Then again, I didn't progress much into it after spending half-a-day dealing with that second form of that weird Doctor guy when you're retrieving Cinnamon, with no success.  (Brilliant use of the awesome title music, though)

I guess we'll just know what the next X game will be when it's announced, and all we can possibly do is hope that it comes soon. 

devfend and attack when the bulknhead opens and reveals the green core. otherwise, your attacks will be wasted. defend in your regular form, then when he uses mad ecstasy (I THINK that was the name...)
go hyper and kick his ass.
yeah, the graphics seemed sorta bad in places, such as how no one has facial expressions. this is the biggest issue with X though. as hes just standing there with no expression, screamin REDIPS! YOU... YOU MAVERICK! which is hillarious to watch. also then theres some of the "forced VAing. lol, RRRREDIPS!