Here's a story that hits a personal note.
Mega Man has always held a very, very precious spot in the gaming world for us (read: me). Following the franchise from
MM 1 - 6, jumping to the SNES
7 the three
Mega Man X series of games, even the
Mega Man Soccer game, to the PS One release of
Mega Man 8, Mega Man X 4 - 8, it's a staple. Oh, let's not forget the ninth installment with Mega Man and Bass. That one was tough. What a lot of people didn't follow, however, were the incredibly entertaining and highly enjoyable
Mega Man Legends titles. There were only two, but well worth your time. And
no, the game boy games don't count. There are too darn many to care about. Maybe the
ZX series.
Anyway, in a
surprise interview with the creator of
Mega Man, 1UP asked if there were any plans to bring next-gen treatment the blue bomber's way. Keiji Inafune said that he'd like to, but worried that it would be impossible to recoup the costs of making such a game on next-gen platforms. So, when told to ignore the whole monetary part of it, he replied thus: "I think it probably would be
Mega Man Legends 3. And that's not just me -- a lot of the original team members would also love to make a sequel. They talk about it. I talk about it sometimes. I know they love that series and so do I. If I were to say right now, I have a tiny, tiny, tiny dream that I wish I could realize, but I don't know if it's possible, it would be to do a sequel in the
Legends series."
Hell. Yes. It's great to actually hear that -- it's Capcom's most promising
Mega Man series, really. Promising, not lucrative. Inafune said that the engine to build that game on would probably be the same as that used in
Dead Rising or
Lost Planet, which makes sense. Especially if you compare the movement mechanics in the latter to the
Legends games. We hope this happens -- if you're rich, Inafune is asking you to pelt him with change until he's got the cash. We'll pitch in.
