Megaman Legends 3: Prototype Version announced

3DS News | We've got some good news, and some bad news.

Eager to get your hands on the highly anticipated Megaman Legends 3? Well, we've got some good news and some bad news. Well, 'bad news' and 'not as bad news' might be more appropriate. Let's get the bad news out of the way first.

It would seem that Capcom haven't actually green-lit Megaman Legends 3 for development. It is, at this point in time, an experimental project with deep community involvement. The game is being 'developed', but Capcom has not given any genuine guarantee that it will develop into the planned full retail release. Essentially, Megaman Legends 3 may never actually see the light of day.

The 'not as bad news' is that there is a way fans can help turn this experiment into the real deal, as Capcom has announced Megaman Legends 3: Prototype Version. Unfortunately, this means of 'helping' will require fans vote with their wallets.

Megaman Legends 3: Prototype Version is exactly as the name suggests; a prototype of the most stable build. Players will be able to take control of the new character named Barrett, and complete numerous missions and boss fights. After completing the most stable missions, players will also be able to access unfinished and rough concepts, code found in the game to see what might be available in the retail release, and find a debug menu to give their character all kinds of powers and abilities for messing around in the sandbox environment.

This Prototype Version will launch on the same day that the 3DS Ware E-Shop goes live, which is supposedly some time next month, though it is unknown in which store regions the Prototype Version will be available.

An interesting direction for Capcom and Megaman Legends 3? After watching the announcement trailer below, why not let us know how you feel about this endeavour in our comments section below?

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20 Comments

Shadow Wave

2 years ago

awesome, i loved the first game. I Wish it was ported to a modern console

Benza

2 years ago

haha so "Pay us money and we'll let you beta test our game"

Fuck you capcom.

Pilot

2 years ago

^ My thoughts exactly. They recoup some of their development costs & get some free play-testers. This does look like it would be more fun to play than most of the current 3DS library at least.

rufati

2 years ago

Paying for a glorified demo or to get into a Beta is nothing new. I pre-ordered Rift to get into the Beta, own Minecraft (still in Beta), bought BulletStorm to get into the Gears3 Beta.

Benza wrote

haha so "Pay us money and we'll let you beta test our game"

**** you capcom.

Anyone can make a forum thread or sign an online petition saying they want Such-and-such game to be made, it's another thing to put their money where their mouth is. Then again, it'll be a real slap in the face if this demo/beta sells well and doesn't end up being green-lit.

Anyways, I'd love MML 1 and 2 to be re-released. And even though I'd rather see this new game on a home console... At least it'll give me a reason to actually get a 3DS.

Benza

2 years ago

rufati wrote

Anyone can make a forum thread or sign an online petition saying they want Such-and-such game to be made, it's another thing to put their money where their mouth is.

That's retarded. Beta testing is a job people get paid to do it.

Not the other way around. Paying to buy the beta for minecraft or getting one game to get access to the beta of another is a completly different thing.

rufati

2 years ago

Benza wrote

That's retarded. Beta testing is a job people get paid to do it.

QA is a job. Public Beta tests? Not so much. I've been let into a bunch of MMO Betas, and not been paid for any one of them. So whoever is paying you to do this Beta testing, let me know. I'd love to quit my day job and test games for a living. =p

And buying the Beta for Minecraft is different to buying a Beta for MML3 how, exactly? Both are unfinished games with no potential release window in sight. Or are you giving Minecraft a pass because it's by an Indie developer?

I don't know. In one sentence you say it's not ok to pay for a Beta because it's something people get paid to do (which isn't really true for Beta testing). Then you turn around and say it's ok for Minecraft, or as a pre-order bonus (or a bonus from another game).

Benza

2 years ago

Yeah actually, I generally hold a giant multinational company that made over 500 million dollars last year to a different standard then one guy developing a game in his bedroom.

The same way I'm cool with fan funded movies like that Nazi's on the moon one but if Michael Bay or James Cameron tried to pull that I would call bull shit.

The pre-order to get into a beta is completly different because your buying the game and getting early access to the beta. If you buy this you're still going to have to buy Ledgends 3 when or if it gets released.

Buying one game for beta into another is again completly different because you're buying a full working game. And as a free bonus you get Beta to another game by the same developers.

rufati

2 years ago

Benza wrote

Yeah actually, I generally hold a giant multinational company that made over 500 million dollars last year to a different standard then one guy developing a game in his bedroom.

The pre-order to get into a beta is completly different because your buying the game and getting early access to the beta. If you buy this you're still going to have to buy Ledgends 3 when or if it gets released.

And one-guy has made, what, 20million Euros or so off of Minecraft? Free QA testing. Development being funded on the fly. He's shown that the model works, and the only strange thing is that more developers haven't tried to do the same. Why take a gamble on 2-3 years of development if you don't have to?

We don't know how it's going to work either. How much will it cost? Will there be updates to the prototype? Do we get the full game for free when it hits, or a discount? What do we get if the game isn't green-lit in the end? Now if you take a hipster-cynic approach and assume the worst-case scenario of course you're going to say "**** you Capcom." But there aren't any details on it yet, so it's a bit early for me to troll Capcom.

Benza

2 years ago

rufati wrote

He's shown the model works in a sandbox experiment game with no goal or end when you release a fully functioning sandbox and slowly add features over time.

Releasing a story line goal orientated game in the same manner is completly different.

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We don't know how it's going to work either. How much will it cost? Will there be updates to the prototype? Do we get the full game for free when it hits, or a discount?

This is capcom we're talking about. Charging 10 bucks to unlock alt costumes that are allready on the disc, re-releaing the same game with incremental updates and charging full price again when it's been out for a year. You seriously think they're not going to get as much fucking money out of this as possible?

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hipster-cynic

What the shit does this even mean?

mikezilla2

2 years ago

they should be paying us for testing there game .

Jarrod

2 years ago

Did some searching and apparently it will be priced at 200 yen in Japan, which is about $2.30 Australian.

admeister

2 years ago

I'd pay that. Paying to beta test a game is a bit lame, but as long as it's only a small amount like that, I don't mind too much.

Sin Ogaris

2 years ago

THAT'S A RIPOFF!!!

rufati

2 years ago

Benza wrote

Releasing a story line goal orientated game in the same manner is completly different.

This is capcom we're talking about. Charging 10 bucks to unlock alt costumes that are allready on the disc, re-releaing the same game with incremental updates and charging full price again when it's been out for a year. You seriously think they're not going to get as much **** money out of this as possible?

A Beta is a Beta. Whether it's stress testing an MMO in progress, working out balance issues in a competitive multiplayer component, or ironing out the kinks in a single player game. You play and you provide feedback.

I'm guessing you're having a go at Street Fighter? Alt Costumes aren't mandatory and don't impact on the gameplay. Also, depending on how cynical you are, those aesthetic DLC packs funded the free extra modes that were added as DLC. Super Street Fighter 4 came out at half price. You're getting these facts of yours from where exactly?

Oh and a cynic is someone who has a negative view of the world.

Jarrod wrote

Did some searching and apparently it will be priced at 200 yen in Japan, which is about $2.30 Australian.

That's awesome if it's true. And does that mean the 3DS store will use actual currency and not a points system?

Jarrod

2 years ago

It's confirmed to be priced at 200 Yen, but I dont know what it will be officially priced at here ($2.30 is the direct conversion), if it even hits our store. I dont think it's been confirmed outside of Japan yet, though the English PR should indicate it will get some kind of localisation. With region locking it could be just for NA though.

And yeah, I think the 3DS store has already been confirmed to use currency, though it might be like PSN where you have to buy points in bulk. I'm not too sure.

Benza

2 years ago

rufati wrote

Oh and a cynic is someone who has a negative view of the world.

I know what a cynic is, I'm asking what the hell that has to do with being a hipster?

grim-one

2 years ago

Benza wrote

rufati wrote

Oh and a cynic is someone who has a negative view of the world.

I know what a cynic is

Apparently rufati doesn't

cynic definition wrote

–noun
1. a person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions and who disbelieves in or minimizes selfless acts or disinterested points of view.

I can only imagine a hipster-cynic as someone who wears the popuplar women's underwear and thinks of no action as selfless. Or something?

Karai Pantsu

2 years ago

Typical gamer whingery. Nobody takes a moment to praise someone like Capcom trying out a development process that is open to community involvement, they just ark up and crack the shits about having to shed a few dollars to check it out.

We indulge in a expensive hobby, but wow do we crack the shits when we don't get everything for free...

I'll be checking it out, for sure - reminds me of Shareware, really. Besides, I'd kick myself for not checking out an available release of a new Legends title.

rufati

2 years ago

grim-one wrote

Apparently rufati doesn't

Insinuating that I'm stupid? Nice.

Karai Pantsu wrote

Typical gamer whingery. Nobody takes a moment to praise someone like Capcom trying out a development process that is open to community involvement

I just imagine what the quality of games would be like if developers would release playable builds for community playtesting and feedback. Although that's only if developer's are actually taking the feedback on and using that to improve on the game. Just look at what community involvement has done for something like World of Warcraft.

Esposch

2 years ago

grim-one wrote

cynic definition wrote

–noun
1. a person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions and who disbelieves in or minimizes selfless acts or disinterested points of view.

Wow, those cynics sure have a pretty negative outlook on life.

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