Dark Void Gets Faux-Retro Prequel

Love it.

Really clever way to sell a backstory... Only question is, why is it on a Nintendo platform?.. The clever marketers at Capcom should have this as a free download on XBL & PSN to get us in the mood for the full game. You can drag a horse to water... but you can't force it to drink  ;  )

" @sickVisionz said:

"@EvilTwin: Two games in close to twenty years makes it a tired concept?  I don't get the complaints.  Nobody is hurt by this, it's just more games on the market. "

 It's not as if they invented a genre and now people are refining and innovating on that idea.  It's just a novel little concept that starts to rub me the wrong way when overused.  You don't have to agree, but that is how I feel.  If this game is awesome, then great for DSi owners, but that still doesn't make me want a faux-retro tie-in for every Capcom IP.  "

That seal is officially air tight.

This makes Capcom even more awesome.

Sweet! I was interested in DV but not enough to get it, now I think I'll get it, will definitely check this out, only $5, can't go wrong.

COOL

Fauxback is now a word. Start using it, people.

Nintendo can't win. Either there's nothing for DSiWare or something good comes out and people are mad its just for DSiWare.

I'm digging this idea, but why release what is essentially a promotional tool for Dark Void on a platform that the game won't be appearing on? 
 
That said, this alone is reason enough for me to finally upgrade to the DSi.

Thanks, Capcom.  Thapcom.

"@EvilTwin: Two games in close to twenty years makes it a tired concept?  I don't get the complaints.  Nobody is hurt by this, it's just more games on the market. "

All this Matt Hazard talk is revisionist history.  Mega Man 9 came out long before Eat Lead, as did Bionic Commando Rearmed, so if anyone ripped off the idea it was the Matt Hazard people.  Capcom is just continuing to enjoy the little niche they created with another retro-style game.
 
Frankly, the last few games they've put out have been better than the big modern ones, so more of these is something they should be doing.

I like this idea. Shame I don't have a DSi though.

Good one Capcom! Next, make Bionic Commando 2: Revenge of Master D ;P

Really now, if "real hardcore gamers" don't get the appeal here, that's fine, this is for the people who played games back during and before 199X. As opposed to around 2003 or so. So just move along.

looks like a color gameboy game

This is kind of starting to become a tired concept.  They already kind of stole the idea from Matt Hazard, but it's also piggybacking on their use of 8-bit graphics for both Mega Man 9 and 10.

First thing to make me want a DSi.

Wow. That's pretty awesome.

Blow the dust off the cartridge?  If anyone knows retro, it's Capcom.

Haha, this is pretty great! :) 

This looks so much better than that Megaman re-boot!

If this was released for any other platform id be really interested but I dont own a DSi (I like my Fat DS) and there isnt enough DSi exclusive content to make me buy a whole new DS when my current one works. If this was on WiiWare/PSN/XBLA/PC id totally get it.

Two thumbs WAY up to Capcom. This is so cool.

why not bring it to WiiWare also?

Thats a pretty clever idea, kind of like what Matt Hazzard should have done... had it been a good game. 
 
I guess we will never see this or an upgraded version on xbox live or psn?

*cough* Capcom pulling a Matt Hazzard here *cough*

wow i may buy points for the dsi for this lol what am i thinking  buy points for dsi im going crazy lol

Haha. That's really neat.