Gaming Rockman.EXE Operate Shooting Star - Unboxing

[Saloma]

- redesigned high quality 2D level and character art, maybe add some idle animations
- totally remixed soundtrack like they did to the DS version of Battle Network 5
- remix the story completely. If you're going to add a time paradox with Geo, you might as well add some transformations and refine the combat to be more like the later titles. Add some better story elements. It's a good concept, but needs to be matured.
- redesign the internet, or use the same layout, but add some style. You can't even tell when you're in the undernet in this one. A map fixes the confusing layout at least, now it just needs a style change.
Would've been swell, but that would take actual effort.

- make battles 3D, but use the 3x9 grid battles of the originals
SSR's 3D was pretty bad looking, I'd definitely prefer higher quality sprites

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- make it so that maybe the time paradox altered the entire future, create a NEW series of these games where the story follows the originals somewhat, but has drastic changes thanks to the paradox.

Sorry but this sounds pretty awful and fanfic-like. Just let the EXE series die.

 

[Omega_2]

Cant wait to play Capcom's latest Pokemon game.

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But in all seriousness, I still prefer Rockman zero over exe, which they basically abandoned the style in favor of something that ends up having too many splits/versions in the timeline/storyline; A goes to B, and B becomes D, while A becomes C, which becomes D as well, then they split and skip some 6 letters.
Too many exe and starforce games...I don't think I'd be able to play them all and finish one, tbh. First one was enough.
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[granville]

It's called an opinion. For one thing, the DS is quite good at cel shading. SSR's battles looked pretty decent, but could have looked far better with some more effort. I don't mind 2D at all though, but it would have to look far superior to Battle Network. Maybe add some better animation. Most battles characters don't even move unless they're attacking or something.

And the exe series is far superior to the Starforce series. Capcom is remaking this because people are whining about Starforce and begging for the return of Battle Network. I'm not the one who came up with the paradox idea, remember? Clearly, Capcom will probably do exactly that if this one sells a tonload. Blame them, but I'm just saying i'd rather have overhauls of the stories than simple lazy ports.

In my personal opinion, there were only 3 really good Battle Network games- 2, 3, and 6. 1 was good when it first arrived, but it was short and basically just a test in new gameplay waters. And the only Starforce game I consider pretty good is 3.

 

[Saloma]

No need to get so defensive, dawg. Just because it's your opinion doesn't mean I can't comment on it.

(also all the EXE games, other than 3 which was below average were good)

 

[BoxShot]

No need to get so defensive, dawg. Just because it's your opinion doesn't mean I can't comment on it.

(also all the EXE games, other than 3 which was below average were good)

IMO 4 was plain shit, 1 and 5 were average (minus the ohko in 1), and 2, 3, and 6 were plain awesome. (6 being my favorite)

 

[granville]

Here's how it goes for me-

BN1- the first, actually quite an original kind of game when it came out. I give it kudos for introducing a new style of gameplay. Solid gameplay but it was short and easy for me. Also was outdone by most of the sequels. Generic story and progression (not that this has ever hurt a Megaman game though). Nice plot twist at the end, to break up the monotony. (IMO) To be honest, I found this one closer to classic Megaman games, in terms of story and progression. Fight robot masters, progress. That's how it has always been. The later games became more dynamic in this respect.

BN2- what an improvement! Takes everything from the first game and somehow puts it on steroids. I don't know exactly how to describe it, but the game was longer, harder, and even more hardcore. I think a couple of characters actually swear, lol! Kind of a darker story this time. Cool villains IMO. The best new addition are the forms Megaman can evolve into. Style changes are fun.

BN3- Even MORE of an improvement over BN2. I love the navi customization system, adds some amazing depth to it. More style changes, better story, and even further improved combat. Felt better balanced at times. BN3 i'd call the best in the series. Some people like BN2 more though.

BN4- Um, what happened? The change in graphics is hit or miss, but the things that tick me off are the throwaway badly paced story and unbalanced gameplay. You don't become involved in the real plot until near the very end of the game, and it's just like "oh yeah, we forgot, go save the world. K thanks bye". I didn't like anything much about this game. Combat could be fun, darkchips were better used in the next game, and it just feels like a huge step backwards. I'd consider this the worst in the series, even worse than BN1 or BN5.

BN5- This game had huge potential and is not without its merits. The story is really good, and the gameplay is half great. Too bad Capcom had to throw the liberation missions into the mixed. Boring and tedious strategy RPG elements does not a good Megaman game make. And they're a core gameplay element. If they hadn't included them, the game would have been 10x better. As it is, it brings the game down to second worse, just above BN4. Sad I am.

BN6- Nice finale indeed. Brings back what was great about the 2nd and 3rd games and brings the evolved combat of the older games. Nice mix of everything, and a good way to say bye to the series and send it off in style. I'd consider this the third best. The only flaw is that there's not much new about it.

The Starforce series I consider hit and miss. It's like Capcom got two strikes and then a home run. Starforce 1 and 2 were rather like a poor man's battle network. But SF 3 stands proud on its own. I can play it and see that they actually tried in it. It's quite unique, despite sharing some core mechanics of the previous 2 games. There are just a select few new things that make the game so much funner. Primarily, being able to pulse into the wave road whenever you want. And the noise system reminds me of the old style changes of BN 2 and 3 multiplied with the cybeast system of BN 6. Again, I assume this to be the last Starforce game, and I found it a nice way to say goodbye to the series.

^my personal opinions of course, not yours.

 

[Raika]

Wat? So this is just a half-assed port with only a few new features and stuff? I was expecting more, but w/e, will still try this for the heck of it.

 

[Saloma]

EXE1 had the typical "first game in the series" syndrome (which obviously they didn't seem to bother fixing this time). Everything's slow and primitive, but it was alright for a first game. Still probably the worst of the series though.

EXE2 was better than the first in every way, can't really say much more than that.

EXE3 was where Capcom got a little smug with changes. Navi customizer was a great idea, but they messed up big time (press programs and dark license can go straight to hell). Bosses were awful, probably the worst of any game. Besides maybe beastman (who was still annoying) and Plantman (I think) you had to widdle away at something else before you could even hurt the bosses (Bubbleman's bubbles, Heatman's damn candles, Forte's goddamned aura, etc)

EXE4's my favorite of the series, though Capcom yelling "PLAY OUR GAME" directly in your ear was annoying. And hey, at least the two versions differed pretty drastically (not seen again until 6, and even there it's half-assed)

EXE5's gameplay was an improvement over 4's in every way once again.

EXE6 was pretty disappointing. They ran out of ideas storyline wise (every adult in the school is evil, WILEH RAISED MEH, let's dump all our well-established characters for awful new ones). Gameplay was fun, though I liked souls more than beast outs.

Then SSR1 was garbage, 2 was alright, and 3 was pretty damned good. It's almost a shame they're probably done making these. Almost.

 

[FehnrirX]

Well, you might say that only Ryussei and EXE that still survive until this day, but i still prefer that capcom will continue the other RockMan games, since the story from X still unconnected to Zero, and Zero 4 ending is to far from ZX. I just hope that this game will be not the last from the Rockman Series.

 

[dgwillia]

Lol, the Anti Piracy in this game is epic, every step you take you have to fight a Metaur, guess they are finally taking revenge for all of thier buddies you killed in the past.

 

[Saloma]

That anti piracy might be the most unintentionally hilarious thing Capcom has ever done.

 

[granville]

It actually reminds me of what Nintendo did with Earthbound on SNES (Mother 2 for the Japanese people). So Capcom is not being original. Basically, they made Earthbound so that if it were played illegally, it would have so many monsters standing around, it became frustratingly annoying to play. Made the game 1000x harder. Only difference is that the battles weren't random there. So thank Nintendo for that idea.

It is a clever way of making anti piracy though.

 

[geminisama]

It actually reminds me of what Nintendo did with Earthbound on SNES (Mother 2 for the Japanese people). So Capcom is not being original. Basically, they made Earthbound so that if it were played illegally, it would have so many monsters standing around, it became frustratingly annoying to play. Made the game 1000x harder. Only difference is that the battles weren't random there. So thank Nintendo for that idea.

It is a clever way of making anti piracy though.

I actually liked that anti-piracy.

I played the game with it enabled, so I could have a "hard mode." Now the Giygas save erase, that was just cruel.

 

[ShinRyouma]

Anybody have a wallpaper of the lower screen picture(showing rockman with blue background)? I want to use it as my laptop wallpaper. I tried searching and I can't find it.