Mega Man Megathread

BN and SF are really, really not spin-offs. Not only are they set in their own universe, they don't even share gameplay style with the rest of the franchise.
They are spin-offs if they are set in a parallel timeline/universe and have a different gameplay style then.

The entire point of spin-offs is to offer a different gameplay or version of the characters.
 
They are spin-offs if they are set in a parallel timeline/universe and have a different gameplay style then.

The entire point of spin-offs is to offer a different gameplay or version of the characters.

I'm envious of people like you who can be wrong so confidently.
 
Great, I still need to play X8
Don't forget to play this when you're done

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There are mods for Axl and Zero too
 
They are spin-offs if they are set in a parallel timeline/universe and have a different gameplay style then.

The entire point of spin-offs is to offer a different gameplay or version of the characters.
They're not different versions of the characters. They're fundamentally different characters with a vague resemblance to and the same names as the originals. "Same characters" ends with the trio of doctors. Is Dragon Quarter a Breath of Fire spinoff? Is Tokyo Mirage Sessions: FE a Megami Tensei or Fire Emblem spinoff? Spinoff also connotes that the works are insubstantial or unimportant. These are full, legitimate branches of the Mega Man franchise.
 
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I'm envious of people like you who can be wrong so confidently.
How is this wrong? You've literally given us the definition of that term:

- Not set in the main series' timeline (therefore non canon to the mainline franchise)
- Have a different gameplay (therefore not a platformer).

It's like how Puyo Puyo is a spin-off to Madou Monogatari or how Warioware is to Wario Land by not being linked to Mario nor the Wario Land games outside of references.

Hyrule Warriors is another one since it isn't a "The Legend of Zelda" game of the Zelda franchise.

They're not different versions of the characters. They're fundamentally different characters with a vague resemblance to and the same names as the originals. "Same characters" ends with the trio of doctors. Is Dragon Quarter a Breath of Fire spinoff? Is Tokyo Mirage Sessions: FE a Megami Tensei or Fire Emblem spinoff? Spinoff also connotes that the works are insubstantial or unimportant. These are full, legitimate branches of the Mega Man franchise.
Wasn't Tokyo Mirage Sessions sold as a crossover game? These are basically not really canon to either franchises. Persona started as a Megami Tensei spinoff before becoming its own series after all.

I would say that Dragon Quest Monsters is a spin-off series since they're not numbered titles either, that's what spin-offs are about.
 
How is this wrong? You've literally given us the definition of that term:

- Not set in the main series' timeline (therefore non canon to the mainline franchise)
- Have a different gameplay (therefore not a platformer).

It's like how Puyo Puyo is a spin-off to Madou Monogatari or how Warioware is to Wario Land by not being linked to Mario nor the Wario Land games outside of references.

Hyrule Warriors is another one since it isn't a "The Legend of Zelda" game of the Zelda franchise.


Wasn't Tokyo Mirage Sessions sold as a crossover game? These are basically not really canon to either franchises. Persona started as a Megami Tensei spinoff before becoming its own series after all.

I would say that Dragon Quest Monsters is a spin-off series since they're not numbered titles either, that's what spin-offs are about.

Somebody refutes you, and instead of properly engaging with their argument, you just latch on to a random thing that's not even remotely relevant. Typical.
 
Somebody refutes you, and instead of properly engaging with their argument, you just latch on to a random thing that's not even remotely relevant. Typical.
What do you mean by typical? Either way spinoff doesn't mean it's necessarily canon (although some may be but they're rare) therefore if the game has a different gameplay and isn't related to the mainline entires it is one.

The main wiki page literally says:
Mega Man Battle Network is a tactical role-playing video game series created by Masahiro Yasuma and developed and published by Capcom as a spin-off of the Mega Man series.

PS: Why are you saying typical?
 
What do you mean by typical? Either way spinoff doesn't mean it's necessarily canon (although some may be but they're rare) therefore if the game has a different gameplay and isn't related to the mainline entires it is one.

The main wiki page literally says:


PS: Why are you saying typical?

Because it's typical of you. And you don't need to repeat yourself twice.
 
@fake-kun @Ikagura with all due respect
Could you guys go like two days without barking semantics at each other lol
Whether intentionally or not you just bring down the mood by managing to aggro each other all the time over the tiniest of disagreements.

Spin-off, subseries, who gives a shit, it really is clear as day what one is meaning regardless of which word they use, it's completely pointless to make a chicken out of a feather like this.
 

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