Rockman DASH 3 -Project- Official website/Development Room
Megaman Legends 3 -Project- Official Development Room @ Capcom Unity
THE EVENTS:
Event #1 - Vote for a new Heroine Design Contest
Event #2 - Help Design a new Bonne Mecha
Event #1 UPDATE - Finalized Heroine Design, Name revealed
Event #2 UPDATE - Bonne Mecha Contest: Voting is now LIVE! over
Event #2 UPDATE - Bonne Mecha Contest: Meet the newest Bonne Mecha "Donner Wels"
Event #3 UPDATE - The Townspeople: submissions chosen
Event #5 - Town Easter Egg Hunt *new*
Rockman DASH 3 -Project- Official website/Development Room
Megaman Legends 3 -Project- Official Development Room @ Capcom Unity
THE EVENTS:
Event #1 - Vote for a new Heroine Design Contest
Event #2 - Help Design a new Bonne Mecha
Event #1 UPDATE - Finalized Heroine Design, Name revealed
Event #2 UPDATE - Bonne Mecha Contest: Voting is now LIVE! over
Event #2 UPDATE - Bonne Mecha Contest: Meet the newest Bonne Mecha "Donner Wels"
Event #3 UPDATE - The Townspeople: submissions chosen
Event #5 - Town Easter Egg Hunt *new*
I hardly ever come to this subforum, but this is the ONE THING I have wished for since playing the first two games for Playstation. Now I have another thing to look forward to. 
I hardly ever come to this subforum, but this is the ONE THING I have wished for since playing the first two games for Playstation. Now I have another thing to look forward to.
Whoa.
WHOA.
It took nearly three generations of gaming systems...but they're doing it. Wow.
At least in Japan and presumably with a port to here.
Whoa.
WHOA.
It took nearly three generations of gaming systems...but they're doing it. Wow.
At least in Japan and presumably with a port to here.
Something is supposed to be getting announced today concerning MML3... might not anything substantial like in-game screenshots (might be too early for that) but we'll see.
In the meantime, fanart and forumpics:
Something is supposed to be getting announced today concerning MML3... might not anything substantial like in-game screenshots (might be too early for that) but we'll see.
In the meantime, fanart and forumpics:
Vote For Your Favorite Design in the Mega Man Legends 3 Heroine Contest!
Sunday, October 10, 2010, 08:32 AM [General]
We are excited to announce the first way you can contribute to the development of Mega Man Legends 3!
With over 10 years of fan requests, Capcom is pulling out all the stops to ensure that Legends 3 will be beyond awesome. Designers famous to the franchise have submitted concepts for the design of the next heroine character to be featured in the game. Any Mega Man game would be lucky to have even one of these big names contributing to the project, but Legends 3 gets an unprecedented NINE, including the father of Mega Man, Keiji Infaune himself.
As you can see below, the nine different heroine designs take nine very different approaches, and the design you pick could have effects on her personality and other parts of the game. Needless to say, this is a major element of the game, so feel free to discuss the pros and cons of each option in the forum* before making your final selection.
Come discuss this in the Dev-Room here!
Check out the amazing designs below, and vote on your favorite!
Voting will last until October 25th, and the combined poll results from both the English and Japanese Developer Room will determine the next heroine to be featured in game!
Hayato Kaji
Hideki Ishikawa
Kazushi Itou
Keiji Inafune
Ryuji Higurashi
Sensei Haruku Suetsugu
Shinsuke Komaki
Tarsuya Yoshikawa
Toru Nakayama
Voting is open now until October 25th. Two different polls are going on, English and Japanese. Character design with the highest votes between the two becomes the new MML "heroine" character (Trigger harem +1, amirite?). So get voting!
Vote For Your Favorite Design in the Mega Man Legends 3 Heroine Contest!
Sunday, October 10, 2010, 08:32 AM [General]
We are excited to announce the first way you can contribute to the development of Mega Man Legends 3!
With over 10 years of fan requests, Capcom is pulling out all the stops to ensure that Legends 3 will be beyond awesome. Designers famous to the franchise have submitted concepts for the design of the next heroine character to be featured in the game. Any Mega Man game would be lucky to have even one of these big names contributing to the project, but Legends 3 gets an unprecedented NINE, including the father of Mega Man, Keiji Infaune himself.
As you can see below, the nine different heroine designs take nine very different approaches, and the design you pick could have effects on her personality and other parts of the game. Needless to say, this is a major element of the game, so feel free to discuss the pros and cons of each option in the forum* before making your final selection.
Come discuss this in the Dev-Room here!
Check out the amazing designs below, and vote on your favorite!
Voting will last until October 25th, and the combined poll results from both the English and Japanese Developer Room will determine the next heroine to be featured in game!
Hayato Kaji
Hideki Ishikawa
Kazushi Itou
Keiji Inafune
Ryuji Higurashi
Sensei Haruku Suetsugu
Shinsuke Komaki
Tarsuya Yoshikawa
Toru Nakayama
Voting is open now until October 25th. Two different polls are going on, English and Japanese. Character design with the highest votes between the two becomes the new MML "heroine" character (Trigger harem +1, amirite?). So get voting!
Hayato Kaji: I like how they gave her a met helmet. But it's literally Mayl with a met helmet and rubber clothes.
Hideki Ishikawa: Pretty decent but it does not work with that skirt. Otherwise I would rank it 4th.
Kazushi Itou: Okay, but not distinctive.
Keiji Inafune: Keiji and his blondes in red as protagonists.
Ryuji Higurashi: 3rd best. The helmet, boots, and gloves are excellent and look very series appropriate.
Sensei Haruku Suetsugu: 1st best. The whole suit works. Everything complements each other. Best hairstyle. Distinctive, particularly from other series characters, while being appropriate to the series. I'd like to see what they do with the Native theme. The feather adds a surprising amount to it.
Shinsuke Komaki: 2nd best. The wacky sleeves are cool. The boots work with the series. But I am not a fan of the hair and the rest of the suit is not that distinctive however.
Tarsuya Yoshikawa: I like the hair. While this is a good color scheme the wing suit concept is more JRPG than Mega Man.
Toru Nakayama: You can tell this is the MMZ artist. Good entry but not quite up there with the top 3.
Hayato Kaji: I like how they gave her a met helmet. But it's literally Mayl with a met helmet and rubber clothes.
Hideki Ishikawa: Pretty decent but it does not work with that skirt. Otherwise I would rank it 4th.
Kazushi Itou: Okay, but not distinctive.
Keiji Inafune: Keiji and his blondes in red as protagonists.
Ryuji Higurashi: 3rd best. The helmet, boots, and gloves are excellent and look very series appropriate.
Sensei Haruku Suetsugu: 1st best. The whole suit works. Everything complements each other. Best hairstyle. Distinctive, particularly from other series characters, while being appropriate to the series. I'd like to see what they do with the Native theme. The feather adds a surprising amount to it.
Shinsuke Komaki: 2nd best. The wacky sleeves are cool. The boots work with the series. But I am not a fan of the hair and the rest of the suit is not that distinctive however.
Tarsuya Yoshikawa: I like the hair. While this is a good color scheme the wing suit concept is more JRPG than Mega Man.
Toru Nakayama: You can tell this is the MMZ artist. Good entry but not quite up there with the top 3.
I mean to add comments about each girl after I posted but I forgot, guess I'll go do that now.
I mean to add comments about each girl after I posted but I forgot, guess I'll go do that now.
I was agreeing with Vector's first choice when I first saw these pics. While I'm sure Keiji's going to get votes simply because he was the creator of Mega Man, he's made someone who's going to compete with Roll both in hair and clothing colors, and that strikes me as being a bit redundant.
A darker-skinned heroine would be nice too, though.
I was agreeing with Vector's first choice when I first saw these pics. While I'm sure Keiji's going to get votes simply because he was the creator of Mega Man, he's made someone who's going to compete with Roll both in hair and clothing colors, and that strikes me as being a bit redundant.
A darker-skinned heroine would be nice too, though.
Nah, still too lazy to fully comment. Maybe later. I keep getting distracted. Anyway, this was on the Japanese poll site... the guidelines the artists are using when coming up with their designs:
Translation:
Lilly (temporary name) new heroine 14 year old girl
Final design to be decided
Calls herself “Watashi†(temporary)
・Seeking stimulation she hangs out with ____, and is the idol of her teammates.
・A nice gap between a somewhat defiant attitude and a cute look. Slightly shorter than Roll and Tron.
・She doesn’t have any specific skills, but is very bright and positive. She acts without thinking and her constant carelessness really stands out. She also isn’t very knowledgable about many things.
・Because of her expectations of _____ and those teammates, she is very frustrated about the indecisiveness of ____.
・Her heart races when she encounters ____ who/which takes tremendous action and charge.
・She volunteers to _____’s operation, but unlike Roll, she is very uncertain. Every time she makes a careless mistake, ___ gets very angry, but she is soothed by the team members.
Script:
・Alright, I’ll operate as best I can!
・Crush the two teams!
・Didn’t I say that _____ was dangerous!?
・I’m not leaving without _____!
"Lilly" is the given name for this new character, and it seems she'll be on one side of two or more teams competing... for something. By "her teammates" I wonder if it means the Kobuns? Is it implying that Tron and Roll will be competing against each other in a race to reach Elysium and save Volnutt? Or will all three join forces together to stop another (evil) team from getting there first?
Nah, still too lazy to fully comment. Maybe later. I keep getting distracted. Anyway, this was on the Japanese poll site... the guidelines the artists are using when coming up with their designs:
Translation:
Lilly (temporary name) new heroine 14 year old girl
Final design to be decided
Calls herself “Watashi†(temporary)
・Seeking stimulation she hangs out with ____, and is the idol of her teammates.
・A nice gap between a somewhat defiant attitude and a cute look. Slightly shorter than Roll and Tron.
・She doesn’t have any specific skills, but is very bright and positive. She acts without thinking and her constant carelessness really stands out. She also isn’t very knowledgable about many things.
・Because of her expectations of _____ and those teammates, she is very frustrated about the indecisiveness of ____.
・Her heart races when she encounters ____ who/which takes tremendous action and charge.
・She volunteers to _____’s operation, but unlike Roll, she is very uncertain. Every time she makes a careless mistake, ___ gets very angry, but she is soothed by the team members.
Script:
・Alright, I’ll operate as best I can!
・Crush the two teams!
・Didn’t I say that _____ was dangerous!?
・I’m not leaving without _____!
"Lilly" is the given name for this new character, and it seems she'll be on one side of two or more teams competing... for something. By "her teammates" I wonder if it means the Kobuns? Is it implying that Tron and Roll will be competing against each other in a race to reach Elysium and save Volnutt? Or will all three join forces together to stop another (evil) team from getting there first?
She's probably another Spotter. Take note of the use "operation/operate" and how she's compared to Roll in that context - and Roll's role (nyuk nyuk) is being MegaMan's Spotter. "Operator" is probably the more literal translation from the Japanese version, and seems more in line with the use of operator in other Mega Man series games.
Don't know about this team business, but there have been other pirate factions before besides the Bonne family - and maybe other teams of competing Diggers might show up too.
She's probably another Spotter. Take note of the use "operation/operate" and how she's compared to Roll in that context - and Roll's role (nyuk nyuk) is being MegaMan's Spotter. "Operator" is probably the more literal translation from the Japanese version, and seems more in line with the use of operator in other Mega Man series games.
Don't know about this team business, but there have been other pirate factions before besides the Bonne family - and maybe other teams of competing Diggers might show up too.
I am sooo happy to hear this! Hope it lives up to the other two, can't wait!
I am sooo happy to hear this! Hope it lives up to the other two, can't wait!
Looking at it again, the guidelines resembles something out of a Mad Libs book.
・Didn’t I say that (foreplay) was dangerous!?
・I’m not leaving without (pancakes)!
Looking at it again, the guidelines resembles something out of a Mad Libs book.
・Didn’t I say that (foreplay) was dangerous!?
・I’m not leaving without (pancakes)!
I'm in tears. Tears of sheer joy.
Nothing else matters but this game, Nothing.
... NOTHING!
SWEET BABY BACK RIBS! I SAID NOTHING ELSE @#&^!ING MATTERS!!!
... So yeah, color me surprised! 
I'm in tears. Tears of sheer joy.
Nothing else matters but this game, Nothing.
... NOTHING!
SWEET BABY BACK RIBS! I SAID NOTHING ELSE @#&^!ING MATTERS!!!
... So yeah, color me surprised!
* Capcom is well aware of the demand for the original voice cast to return, namely Rob Smith (Teisel Bonne). They want to involve these voice actors in some way but will be revealing more details about this soon.
* The game's story is still in development; nothing is set in stone. However, Kitabayashi did confirm the game will continue after the events of Legends 2; he promises we won't be left hanging. On a related note, Capcom is considering having fans that are writers come up with "episodes" for the game. (Episodes? First time we've heard about that...)
* Kitabayashi couldn't talk about how big of a role the new heroine will have but alluded that she's just as important as Roll and Tron.
* Why Legends 3 on the Nintendo 3DS and not a home console? Simply put, Capcom thought the title would work well with the system's various elements. That and apparently the 3DS is fairly easy to develop for, according to Kitabayashi.
* The game will utilize the 3DS touch screen; wouldn't divulge how it would be used. Bear in mind, the touch screen does not support 3D.
* L3 will retain a lot of familiar gameplay elements from its prequels, but because games have progressed so much in the last ten years, expect to see some advancements.
* Monster Hunter staff members will be lending a hand in L3's development; as such, don't be surprised to see some MH flare thrown into the gameplay.
* The character designs have improved since ten years ago, but they're still the same characters you all know and love. Capcom will actually be releasing images of the cast very soon.
* Yes, Tron and the Servbots are back. Kitabayashi (jokingly) said there might be more Servbots this time around...
* Kitabayashi will look into getting Mega Man Legends 1 and Legends 2 on the North American PlayStation Store. It's unlikely Mega Man 64 will make it to the Virtual Console, however.
Fan-written episodes? Not sure if want. And anyone else think 4 player co-op giant Revearbot beat-downs when they read that MH staff will be lending a hand in development?
* Capcom is well aware of the demand for the original voice cast to return, namely Rob Smith (Teisel Bonne). They want to involve these voice actors in some way but will be revealing more details about this soon.
* The game's story is still in development; nothing is set in stone. However, Kitabayashi did confirm the game will continue after the events of Legends 2; he promises we won't be left hanging. On a related note, Capcom is considering having fans that are writers come up with "episodes" for the game. (Episodes? First time we've heard about that...)
* Kitabayashi couldn't talk about how big of a role the new heroine will have but alluded that she's just as important as Roll and Tron.
* Why Legends 3 on the Nintendo 3DS and not a home console? Simply put, Capcom thought the title would work well with the system's various elements. That and apparently the 3DS is fairly easy to develop for, according to Kitabayashi.
* The game will utilize the 3DS touch screen; wouldn't divulge how it would be used. Bear in mind, the touch screen does not support 3D.
* L3 will retain a lot of familiar gameplay elements from its prequels, but because games have progressed so much in the last ten years, expect to see some advancements.
* Monster Hunter staff members will be lending a hand in L3's development; as such, don't be surprised to see some MH flare thrown into the gameplay.
* The character designs have improved since ten years ago, but they're still the same characters you all know and love. Capcom will actually be releasing images of the cast very soon.
* Yes, Tron and the Servbots are back. Kitabayashi (jokingly) said there might be more Servbots this time around...
* Kitabayashi will look into getting Mega Man Legends 1 and Legends 2 on the North American PlayStation Store. It's unlikely Mega Man 64 will make it to the Virtual Console, however.
Fan-written episodes? Not sure if want. And anyone else think 4 player co-op giant Revearbot beat-downs when they read that MH staff will be lending a hand in development?
To summarize:
3rd: Yoshikawa
2nd: Suetsugu
1st: Komaki
Looks like Zipper Sleeves is leading the pack, and the contest ends tomorrow. If you haven't voted yet, now's the time.
To summarize:
3rd: Yoshikawa
2nd: Suetsugu
1st: Komaki
Looks like Zipper Sleeves is leading the pack, and the contest ends tomorrow. If you haven't voted yet, now's the time.
Voted for Suetsugu just within the last half-hour, and that design is leading with 26% as of when I voted, with Komaki's design behind at 22% - so it's still close!
Voted for Suetsugu just within the last half-hour, and that design is leading with 26% as of when I voted, with Komaki's design behind at 22% - so it's still close!
Results at the bottom. Dead heat between Suetsugu and Komaki, but Suetsugu eventually came out on top with 25% of the vote to Komaki's 22%. As I understand it the Japanese poll is still tallying so we may not know who won over there for a while yet, however what we do know is that both Komaki and Yoshikawa's designs were heavily-favored, with Suetsugu coming up third (I think, she was up there). If this holds, then it stands to reason that Komaki Lilly could be the one to win the prize.
Western-themed MML is fine, too.
Results at the bottom. Dead heat between Suetsugu and Komaki, but Suetsugu eventually came out on top with 25% of the vote to Komaki's 22%. As I understand it the Japanese poll is still tallying so we may not know who won over there for a while yet, however what we do know is that both Komaki and Yoshikawa's designs were heavily-favored, with Suetsugu coming up third (I think, she was up there). If this holds, then it stands to reason that Komaki Lilly could be the one to win the prize.
Western-themed MML is fine, too.
http://www.capcom-unity.com/devroom
And in, um... hopefully unrelated news Keiji Inafune today has officially resigned from Capcom. 😮
There's a huge 6 page interview at 4Gamer which they conducted with Inafune last week (posted today) about his resignation. I'm not going to bother translating it because Anoop will probably have something on his blog later. He does address Megaman Legends 3 as well, saying that it took so long to assemble the staff and to get the project approved that he didn't want to quit at this point, but he just couldn't continue anymore because he really hates his job and doesn't feel any joy or drive anymore.
This makes sense, as he's been quite vocal about the state of the Japanese game industry at previous TGS events. And he has wanted to make MML3 for so long... getting it green-lighted was the only thing keeping him at Capcom. 🙁
http://www.capcom-unity.com/devroom
And in, um... hopefully unrelated news Keiji Inafune today has officially resigned from Capcom. 😮
There's a huge 6 page interview at 4Gamer which they conducted with Inafune last week (posted today) about his resignation. I'm not going to bother translating it because Anoop will probably have something on his blog later. He does address Megaman Legends 3 as well, saying that it took so long to assemble the staff and to get the project approved that he didn't want to quit at this point, but he just couldn't continue anymore because he really hates his job and doesn't feel any joy or drive anymore.
This makes sense, as he's been quite vocal about the state of the Japanese game industry at previous TGS events. And he has wanted to make MML3 for so long... getting it green-lighted was the only thing keeping him at Capcom. 🙁
Wow. I knew it was pretty unlikely to fly with his design, what with it being so similar to Roll and all...but now with this in perspective, maybe he wasn't even trying. I wish him luck, though; clearly his decision is a big step, might even change a few things up for Capcom. And for the rest of the gaming world.
I know Capcom probably bought up all the rights and all to Mega Man, but I can't help but speculate that if Inafune went elsewhere with the concept, what other companies would do with Mega Man.
Wow. I knew it was pretty unlikely to fly with his design, what with it being so similar to Roll and all...but now with this in perspective, maybe he wasn't even trying. I wish him luck, though; clearly his decision is a big step, might even change a few things up for Capcom. And for the rest of the gaming world.
I know Capcom probably bought up all the rights and all to Mega Man, but I can't help but speculate that if Inafune went elsewhere with the concept, what other companies would do with Mega Man.
His design would probably be 6th or higher if it was palette swapped to not look like Roll and Zero. I don't know what to think of Inafune-san leaving Capcom.
His design would probably be 6th or higher if it was palette swapped to not look like Roll and Zero. I don't know what to think of Inafune-san leaving Capcom.
Chessemeister, a member of the NeoGAF forums has translated the 4Gamer Inafune Interview in full for those who might be curious about his motivations. It's a very informative dialogue, and if you have any thoughts about joining the video game industry or were curious how the Japanese side see to run things on their end... this is something you might find quite enlightening. It's a big read, so be warned.
From the reactions I'm seeing, it would appear that Mr. Inafune has been quite misunderstood about his intentions as of late.
And hopefully, the next time I post something here it will be more MML3 news.
Chessemeister, a member of the NeoGAF forums has translated the 4Gamer Inafune Interview in full for those who might be curious about his motivations. It's a very informative dialogue, and if you have any thoughts about joining the video game industry or were curious how the Japanese side see to run things on their end... this is something you might find quite enlightening. It's a big read, so be warned.
From the reactions I'm seeing, it would appear that Mr. Inafune has been quite misunderstood about his intentions as of late.
And hopefully, the next time I post something here it will be more MML3 news.
Wow, that's...pretty intense. And rather telling. And that's just what I read from the first post's worth of the interview!
Does put the Sonic games into a bit of perspective, doesn't it?
Wow, that's...pretty intense. And rather telling. And that's just what I read from the first post's worth of the interview!
Does put the Sonic games into a bit of perspective, doesn't it?
"Event #2" - Design a Bonne Mecha
Now they're requesting (or rather, will request soon) idea submissions on what kind of Servbot-driven mech will attack the "player" (being a bit vague, are we?) inside the treasure room of a very damp ruin. Looks like they'll like water to play a key role in the battle. Not sure what exactly Eguchi is suggesting with the "synching Servbot" remark, then again he admits he's just rambling.
Seems they forgot about Bruno when they compiled that list of past Bonne mechs.
"Event #2" - Design a Bonne Mecha
Now they're requesting (or rather, will request soon) idea submissions on what kind of Servbot-driven mech will attack the "player" (being a bit vague, are we?) inside the treasure room of a very damp ruin. Looks like they'll like water to play a key role in the battle. Not sure what exactly Eguchi is suggesting with the "synching Servbot" remark, then again he admits he's just rambling.
Seems they forgot about Bruno when they compiled that list of past Bonne mechs.
Lilly Sephira (Aero in Japan), Ishikawa-style.
The redesign process in action.
Lilly Sephira (Aero in Japan), Ishikawa-style.
The redesign process in action.
