Capcom has formally debunked the favored on-line fan idea that its upcoming sci-fi motion sport, Pragmata, is secretly a Mega Man revival.
On-line fan theories kicked off earlier this yr, noting the similarities between the design of Pragmata’s robotic woman sidekick, Diana, and Capcom’s Mega Man, in addition to thematic connections, like the sport going down on a moonbase taken over by evil machines contaminated by a virus.
Nevertheless, Capcom has now formally debunked the hearsay, after VGC quizzed Pragmata producer Naoto Oyama in regards to the idea.
“Pragmata just isn’t a Mega Man sport,” he laughed. “It’s a utterly new sport from Capcom.
“I used to be truly one of many producers on the Mega Man Battle Community Legacy Assortment as properly, so I’m blissful to see that individuals who love Mega Man are obsessed with Pragmata too. From my standpoint, it’s good to see individuals are being so optimistic about it.”
Earlier this summer season, Capcom reiterated its reverence for the Mega Man franchise and stated it’s persevering with to contemplate methods to revive the traditional sport collection.
Whereas quite a few retro compilations of older Mega Man titles have been launched in recent times, Mega Man hasn’t seen a brand new launch since 2018’s Mega Man 11, and there was an eight-year hole between that and the earlier entry, 2010’s Mega Man 10.
Capcom first introduced Pragmata – a uncommon authentic IP from the writer greatest identified for Monster Hunter, Resident Evil, and Road Fighter – again in June 2020. Since then, it’s been delayed a number of occasions, and it’s now due in 2026.
VGC performed Pragmata at a media preview occasion earlier this summer season and shared our impressions of the sport.
“Pragmata’s quick demo felt distinctive, polished, and left us wanting extra,” we wrote. “There are query marks about how its concepts will shake out throughout an expertise doubtless in extra of tens of hours, however with Capcom’s unblemished trendy observe report, you’d be onerous pushed to not have religion that it’ll comply with by way of on its concepts.”
