For nearly a month now I’ve watched the web buzz with excitement over Tatsunoko vs. Capcom and only recently decided to look further at it with a very much “Meh,” attitude.
This was before I knew that Megaman Volnutt will be a contender in the game. The Volnutt incarnation of Megaman being the one used in the Megaman Legends series, a 3D action-adventure game which I use as a comparison for the vast majority of other titles I play. To say I’m ecstatic about this would be an understatement, especially considering the horrible disappointment I felt at E3 when the two secret announcements Capcom had prepared pertained in no way to a new Megaman Legends installment. I thought this would be the year too: the hushed secrecy associated with a new project and a loved character, the hype surrounding Lost Planet 2, a series whose engine was originally designed FOR a new Megaman Legends.
It seems the only extra life the Legends series is having breathed into it is through the fighting genre. The last time a character from the series was spotted was in Marvel vs. Capcom 2 with Tron Bonne, pirate mech genius. Though, whatever exposure the series gets I’ll take. A re-release on the PSP or for download on a major console wouldn’t hurt either though.
Once I saw Megaman was a playable character I started exploring a little further into Tatsunoko vs Capcom and saw Viewtiful Joe was also on the roster. I stopped here.
That’s two awesome characters right there in what appears to be a solidly designed fighter comparable to Capcom’s usual fighting standards and I simply didn’t want to know any more. I could find out the standard length of a match, the full character lineup, all the arenas and a slew of other details about the game with minimal effort on my part just by using Google, but I simply miss the surprise. It’s the same thing I experience with the Kingdom Hearts games, I’d rather savor the surprise of my encounters with beloved characters, like unwrapping a present or pulling the skin off a wheel of cheese. Granted, I know nothing about Tatsnuoko’s characters, so there’s a definite limit on what can be ruined for me.
So, I’ll wait, never mind the fact that I own not a single modern console, I’m the patient type, hell, the anticipation is half the fun as far as I’m concerned.
-Andrew
