Current Events > Fangame Mega Man X: Corrupted - new update after 2 years

(+) Yeah! (+)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcFep4A7PzA

Shows off entirety of a new stage and boss, reveals some story, demonstrates menu + skill trees, and shows off a hidden(?) boss.

As a diehard Mega Man fan, it looks fucking fantastic. Remember, they rebuilt the game from the ground up after many years of initial development. It's been over 15 years since the first videos of the game were shown, and it's evolved into something bigger than any game in the X-series produced in its lifetime.

Only 15 more years to go

Strider102 posted...

Only 15 more years to go

According to the devs' own progress spreadsheet, the project is about 82% complete.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16VLKxugLLZMaSWz6yDm9cD7dLF7KfI4V82vMBwpnwdg

Glad to see this thing is still going.

I'm indifferent. Only because I'm of the opinion that Megaman X games should only feature X as the feature character. Zero should stay in his own series.

Strider102 posted...

Only 15 more years to go

I subbed to his channel back in 2009 when I first learned of this project. Silksong has nothing on this.

To be fair, "new update after 2 years" isn't entirely true, since their discord and twitch channel is also active and shows various bits of content and updates.

But man, it's been 4 years since that X-Intro video dropped?! that's nuts. I remember it like it was a month ago.

ZMythos posted...

According to the devs' own progress spreadsheet, the project is about 82% complete.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16VLKxugLLZMaSWz6yDm9cD7dLF7KfI4V82vMBwpnwdg

Ok, so I'll shave off about.....6 years

in slight fairness to this game compared to Sliksong, BG&E2, etc., unlike those as you can see this game actually does post updates on occasion (this isn't even going into the fact I think it is totally fair for fan games to be much slower than "official" projects)

but yeah I had kind of forgotten about this game. still looking awesome

I mean, if Capcom isnt gonna do shit, Im thrilled these folks are doing the job. Cant wait to see the finished product.

misterbum posted...

I mean, if Capcom isnt gonna do shit, Im thrilled these folks are doing the job. Cant wait to see the finished product.

I wonder why capcom has been silent about it, given it's been around so long.

I can only think of the MMX8 16-bit demake as coming close in quality. That wasn't hit with any kind of C&D either, was it?

ZMythos posted...

I wonder why capcom has been silent about it, given it's been around so long.

I can only think of the MMX8 16-bit demake as coming close in quality. That wasn't hit with any kind of C&D either, was it?

Because they make too much money off of Monster Hunter, Street Fighter and Resident Evil. They have so many franchises they could be making a new entry on, but they actively choose to stick to the previously mentioned 3. We might get a new entry to something, but it took how long to get an Okami remake? and that was only because the creator bought the rights to use it again (I'm assuming).

I feel that when this game is ready to be released, Capcom will give him a C&D

I don't want to watch the video because I'll get hyped for a game that might never come out :O

But that is exciting if this game actually finishes and lives up to the neglected Megaman X hype.

at this point i could see capcom using this as a gauge to see if people want another megaman x title, and the competency of the people working on it.

remember, sega hired the people who was making that fan sonic game, and the game they ended up making is considered one of the better sonic titles in a long while, so it's not entirely unheard of that they could be considering hiring them based off of this

i doubt it, but there's a non-zero chance

hell, that recent zelda roguelike that was making the rounds last year, i was there in the discord when the ceo of some studio (not nintendo, obviously), vetted and everything, offered him a job

About 3-4 years left then. It'll be done when its done. I just hope that when it IS done, someone backs up a copy somewhere because the C&D is likely. Like that AM2R fan Metroid game.

mach25687 posted...

I feel that when this game is ready to be released, Capcom will give him a C&D

Better to get the C&D after it drops, for instance Nintendo sent that against AM2R after it came out, but it was already out there and here nearly a decade later you can still easily find it online through other sources.

I've been waiting for this for so long but I'm also concerned about feature creep. JKB is clearly extremely passionate about this project but he strikes me as the kind of person that isn't ever satisfied with his work and will continue just adding to it without end.

I feel like this has been a thing since I was in high school. When did this project start?

mach25687 posted...

I feel that when this game is ready to be released, Capcom will give him a C&D

As someone else already brought up, AM2R shows that C&Ds sent after a product is released tend to stop precisely jack shit.

I'm just glad I only learned about this game last year, so I haven't been waiting 15 years.

Ivany2008 posted...

I'm indifferent. Only because I'm of the opinion that Megaman X games should only feature X as the feature character. Zero should stay in his own series.

So you only like 1 and 2?

Ivany2008 posted...

I'm indifferent. Only because I'm of the opinion that Megaman X games should only feature X as the feature character. Zero should stay in his own series.

That is definitely an opinion. Not mad about it or anything, just a surprising one I think.

For me zero dropping from that ceiling after X got temp captured in the intro stage of X3 and then pressing the d-pad to see I am actually controlling him now was a "dmkl;sadnbkjasbdhvhfvdh saasdh wtfthisissodamncool" moment for like 13 year old me that went into this game blind when it was still brand new.

This fangame has so much effort put into it that I actually wished capcom just endorsed this one as a official release that can be played on consoles. Kind of like with sega and sonic mania's devs originally being fangame and romhack peeps.

See, if devs actually continued making games like this, maybe I wouldn't have quit playing them years ago. This is the shit I miss. I hate the mesh of browns and 3D models in games. A simple colorful game that you can see the heart in like this is all you need.

Sayoria posted...

See, if devs actually continued making games like this, maybe I wouldn't have quit playing them years ago. This is the shit I miss. I hate the mesh of browns and 3D models in games. A simple colorful game that you can see the heart in like this is all you need.

They still exists. They just get almost 0 coverage from the major video game review journalists and the majority of gamers just do not pay attention, don't notice or completely ignore these games as they are coming out.

This game for example is great imo. Full of color, has that laid-back vibe and has a nice soundtrack with some good vocal tracks, but its a game that literally came and went under the video gaming radar.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yars_Rising
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/d/da7cdb6e.jpg

For strictly pretty 2D (and above the "atari-like" art styles because even I admit I got tired of these kind of indie games after awhile) there is a nice handful of this too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH9y1L7N0pM

Mad-Dogg posted...

They still exists. They just get almost 0 coverage from the major video game review journalists and the majority of gamers just do not pay attention, don't notice or completely ignore these games as they are coming out.

This game for example is great imo. Full of color, has that laid-back vibe and has a nice soundtrack with some good vocal tracks, but its a game that literally came and went under the video gaming radar.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yars_Rising
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/d/da7cdb6e.jpg

For strictly pretty 2D (and above the "atari-like" art styles because even I admit I got tired of these kind of indie games after awhile) there is a nice handful of this too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH9y1L7N0pM

Ive played Wizorb and Panzer Paladin by this dev. Panzer Paladin was excellent and is one of the few indie games that actually felt like it was from the era it was trying to mimic. Too many indie games just make some blurry poxels and make the games have a ton of colors and call it retro

_____Cait posted...

Ive played Wizorb and Panzer Paladin by this dev. Panzer Paladin was excellent and is one of the few indie games that actually felt like it was from the era it was trying to mimic. Too many indie games just make some blurry poxels and make the games have a ton of colors and call it retro

Yeah I pretty much have all of tribute game's stuff at this point. Their stuff like mercenary kings and steel assault aims more for that neo geo kind of feel, and panzer paladin is indeed fun.

They also slap at licensed games since TMNT shredder's revenge was mad good, and I plan on getting the marvel avengers beat'em up day 1 when it drops.

hyperskate65 posted...

So you only like 1 and 2?

I can stand 3 and 4, but past that I just can't be bothered. X1 is my favourite platformer. Nothing against Zero, and I believe Zero was the original choice and X was just thrown in, but I prefer X over Zero. X was an improvement over Megaman in every way shape and form. Shame they didn't keep up with that.

It looked cool until I saw the map. This isnt gonna be a Metroidvania, is it?

looks neat hope it comes out one day until then i have a massive backlog to help me wait for it so no rush from me

For those worrying about a C&D, Capcom has shown themselves to much more open to fangames. Hell they even gave support to Mega Man x Street Fighter back in the day.

NeonPhoenix posted...

It looked cool until I saw the map. This isnt gonna be a Metroidvania, is it?

Open world map with exploration bits, leveling up and skill trees, and a world that changes as bosses and areas are cleared.

Also I hear the story differs slightly based on the order of bosses defeated.

Ivany2008 posted...

I can stand 3 and 4, but past that I just can't be bothered. X1 is my favourite platformer. Nothing against Zero, and I believe Zero was the original choice and X was just thrown in, but I prefer X over Zero. X was an improvement over Megaman in every way shape and form. Shame they didn't keep up with that.

Yknow what? That's fair.

Sayoria posted...

See, if devs actually continued making games like this, maybe I wouldn't have quit playing them years ago. This is the shit I miss. I hate the mesh of browns and 3D models in games. A simple colorful game that you can see the heart in like this is all you need.

Gonna guess you stopped playing games during the 360 era, cuz that was the last time I remember games specifically being brown.

Ivany2008 posted...

I'm indifferent. Only because I'm of the opinion that Megaman X games should only feature X as the feature character. Zero should stay in his own series.

Fuck no. Playing as Zero is by far the best part of 4-6 and the gameplay is entirely different from the Zero series.

The later X games have issues but a more fleshed out Zero is not one of them.

Sir_Will posted...

The later X games have issues but a more fleshed out Zero is not one of them.

I always did feel like he got kind of a shitty deal compared to X, at least in some of them. X gets all the armor you can find etc., and often whatever Zero gets from a boss is just basic abilities he ought to start with anyway, like the ability to cut projectiles or air dash.

I wish they would've let X keep the saber he had in X6, that was so cool.

PraetorXyn posted...

Fuck no. Playing as Zero is by far the best part of 4-6 and the gameplay is entirely different from the Zero series.

Then blame Capcom for moving in that direction. Plain and simple, I want a new Megaman X game where X is the only playable character. Lord knows we get enough regular Megaman games.

Ivany2008 posted...

Then blame Capcom for moving in that direction. Plain and simple, I want a new Megaman X game where X is the only playable character. Lord knows we get enough regular Megaman games.

Zero was always more fun to play as, and Xs whiny pacifism got really preachy and annoying in the PS1 games.

But I always do three playthroughs: 1 as Zero, one as X, and one with both, where they evenly divide the levels so they each get half the life-ups etc.

I just want Capcom to make X9 already, i don't care if it's only X, Zero, Axl or all 3, just make X9............................and Legends 3.

PraetorXyn posted...

Zero was always more fun to play as, and Xs whiny pacifism got really preachy and annoying in the PS1 games.

But I always do three playthroughs: 1 as Zero, one as X, and one with both, where they evenly divide the levels so they each get half the life-ups etc.

Oh the PS1 games were frustrating to play past X4. So much dialogue.... I wish they had kept it simple like the X1-3 games.

Ivany2008 posted...

Oh the PS1 games were frustrating to play past X4. So much dialogue.... I wish they had kept it simple like the X1-3 games.

But Zero's story was Cinema.

Link_of_time posted...

But Zero's story was Cinema.

and that's fine and all, but not at the cost of the gameplay. I can't remember if it was X5 or X6 that you would step 2 feet and be greeted by 20 lines of dialogue. It was unplayable.

I just fear it will never come out.

Ivany2008 posted...

and that's fine and all, but not at the cost of the gameplay. I can't remember if it was X5 or X6 that you would step 2 feet and be greeted by 20 lines of dialogue. It was unplayable.

You might be thinking of X5. At least in X6 they made the alia dialogue notifications in the corner and you never have to actually listen to them, but in X5 they are mandatory and unskippable. The cutscenes that play as part of the story is unskippable (but you can skip the one in between levels cutscene. Its dumb).

*Then X5 has the dumb RNG thing with the colony getting dropped or destroyed plus another RNG for zero losing it or not with either of these things barely in your control.* (From the times I played it the game will still kind of just do whatever it feels like and so might have to reset it a few times if you don't want a gameplay run where you powered up zero just yoinked from you).*

Because of this X5 is the one X game that I just do not like replaying as much compared to 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8. It'd play it over 7 though.....good lord I do not want to play that ever again.

Ivany2008 posted...

and that's fine and all, but not at the cost of the gameplay. I can't remember if it was X5 or X6 that you would step 2 feet and be greeted by 20 lines of dialogue. It was unplayable.

I broke a PS1 controller mashing X to get through the dialog in X5, lmao.

Bass posted...

I broke a PS1 controller mashing X to get through the dialog in X5, lmao.

Sounds like me trying to get through the Hunter X Hunter manga online... so much dialogue....

Here's a new video of some Axl game play

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CcknZNAf9k