Happy Halloween

My offering this year:

An Open Letter to Capcom

Dear Capcom,

First of all, thank you for the great many games I've loved over the years, and thank you moreso for using your old splash screen theme from SNES era in Duck Tales: Remastered. I was immensely thrilled to hear it again.  Thank you for the great franchises born under your wing.  However it seems several of them have lost their way without their original creators still on board.

I want to talk to you about Mega Man.  This was one of the greatest series in gaming, but we haven't heard from the Blue Bomber for much too long, as evidenced by the Mighty No. 9 Kickstarter that I'm certain you're more than aware of.  Just in case, let me tell you the final total from backers: Four million dollars.  Let me say that again.

Four. Million. Dollars.

The fans are clearly still here, and we clearly long for a grand return of Mega Man.  Mighty No. 9's Beck may be his weakness though.  Beck may kill the Blue Bomber.  Please don't let that happen.

I recall reading an interview with a producer at Capcom who talked about Mega Man Legends 3.  He said the reason we're still talking about that fiasco was that it was so public, that you announced the project so early on, then cancelled it just as publicly.

That's not why we're still talking about Mega Man Legends 3.  We're still talking about it because we want to play that game.  We want to give you money to make this game.  We want this game to happen.

Beck will clearly dominate the space Mega Man filled as a 2D action platformer come April 2015, leaving you only a year to get some big Mega Man news rolling.  Why not bring back Mega Man Legends 3?

As an action RPG, you won't face direct competition with Beck, which means you won't have to ship a game before Mighty No. 9's release. The genre has been lacking lately, and you'll fall into a lull between Zelda's.  Gamers will be aching for a proper Mega Man game as well as a solid 3D action RPG.  Now is the time to get that ball rolling.

You could even try Kickstarter for this project to really gage public interest.  You'll need either a crack team of veterans or a fresh team to hand the project to. Fresh eyes that grew up with Mega Man could really play at the indie heartstrings,  even within a large company such as yourselves.   Just think, the veterans of tomorrow given a great start.

Think about it Capcom. We love Mega Man. We miss him.  Let him out for a grand adventure.