For a lot of months now, some followers on-line have advised that Capcom’s upcoming sci-fi journey Pragmata is definitely a secret Mega Man reboot. Nonetheless, Pragmata’s producer says it’s not, even laughing in regards to the conspiracy principle when not too long ago requested about it.
Followers and content material creators on-line have unfold this principle round for some time. Many level out that Pragmata’s cybergirl sidekick, Diana, shares quite a lot of design parts with Mega Man, together with her coat lending her the robotic’s signature shade and her arm increasing throughout some moments in a manner paying homage to the Blue Bomber’s outsized blaster arm. There’s additionally the sport’s narrative setup, which includes evil robots. However, in a latest interview with VGC, Pragmata’s producer Naoto Oyama fully denied this principle.
“Pragmata isn’t a Mega Man recreation,” stated Oyama. VGC additionally stories he was laughing as he answered the query. He then added, “It’s a fully new recreation from Capcom.
“I used to be truly one of many producers on the Mega Man Battle Community Legacy Assortment as effectively, so I’m completely happy to see that individuals who love Mega Man are enthusiastic about Pragmata too,” Oyama instructed the outlet. “From my standpoint, it’s good to see persons are being so optimistic about it.”
In order that looks as if a definitive no. Nonetheless, I anticipate some followers will declare that Capcom is mendacity. That, after all, they gained’t affirm Pragmata’s connection to Mega Man. It’s purported to be a giant secret, so Capcom will deny it till Pragmata launches someday in 2026. (Keep in mind when this recreation was revealed in 2020 and was purported to be out in 2022?)
Nonetheless, I’d argue that Capcom is aware of how a lot individuals need new Mega Man video games, and in the event that they have been making one, they’d be shouting about it from the rooftops. Additionally, remember the fact that Capcom isn’t above referencing and hinting at different video games of their new IPs. We noticed this occur with Exoprimal, which many followers have been satisfied was a Dino Disaster recreation. And to followers’ credit score, Capcom did embody a lady with crimson hair in a debut trailer for the sport about dinosaurs. So I’m not shocked there’s some Mega Man inspiration in Pragmata. Capcom actually wants individuals to recollect this recreation exists and care about it in 2026. And what higher manner to try this than by sprinkling a couple of references to one thing rather more fashionable and hoping the followers take the bait.
Anyway, even when Pragmata isn’t a Mega Man recreation (and I actually don’t suppose it’s), the sport sounds prefer it could be an attention-grabbing throwback to the sort of linear motion video games we received again within the 2010s on Xbox 360 and PS3. Right here’s what our personal Kenneth Shepard thought of it when he performed it earlier this 12 months:
Pragmata feels a bit like a recreation out of time, as its gruff previous man protagonist, slow-moving enemies, and brutalist sci-fi aesthetic are all evocative of the over-the-shoulder shooters from the PS360 period. Given these seemingly bygone qualities, it’d be straightforward for Pragmata to really feel rote and dated, however what I performed was simply ingenious sufficient to really feel novel. I used to be tremendous impressed with it.
