Malstrom: Mega Man herald of apocalypse (but game won't be all that great)

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Legend11 said:

The hardcore don't fear MM9 like Malstrom claims, they welcome it.  If hardcore gamers were afraid they would have been terrified of XBLA instead of embracing it.  Many hardcore gamers (and casuals) love classic games and classic gameplay but that in no way means that MM9 is going to change anything. 

Going back to a game's roots simply wouldn't work with some genres, especially those that rely heavily on technology.  Take the FPS, RTS, and sports genres for example.  If EA were to strip Madden of all it's features or if Microsoft stripped Halo of everything that has been added to the series since it came out there would be a backlash.  If Starcraft 2 ended up removing many of features of Starcraft 1 what would people expect to happen?

MM9 isn't disruptive, it won't change anything except maybe see a few more companies release nostalgia fueled games.

 

You should read Malstrom post first. What he said was:

"Many hardcore who are drunk on nostalgia will look at Mega Man 9 as a childhood dream come true. But the nostalgia-free hardcore will scream in terror about Mega Man 9… and they are doing it."

 

If some companies release Nostalgia games and they sell well... isn't that a changing in today's industry image?