Capcom Confirms Pragmata Isn’t Secretly A Mega Man Game

For a lot of months now, some followers on-line have urged that Capcom’s upcoming sci-fi adventure Pragmata is definitely a secret Mega Man reboot. Nonetheless, Pragmata’s producer says it’s not, even laughing concerning the conspiracy idea when lately requested about it.

Followers and content material creators on-line have unfold this idea round for some time. Many level out that Pragmata’s cybergirl sidekick, Diana, shares numerous design components with Mega Man, together with her coat lending her the robotic’s signature shade and her arm increasing throughout some moments in a manner harking back to the Blue Bomber’s outsized blaster arm. There’s additionally the sport’s narrative setup, which includes evil robots. But, in a recent interview with VGC, Pragmata’s producer Naoto Oyama fully denied this idea.

“Pragmata isn’t a Mega Man sport,” mentioned Oyama. VGC additionally reviews he was laughing as he answered the query. He then added, “It’s a fully new sport from Capcom.

“I used to be really one of many producers on the Mega Man Battle Community Legacy Collection as properly, so I’m blissful to see that individuals who love Mega Man are captivated with Pragmata too,” Oyama informed the outlet. “From my standpoint, it’s good to see individuals are being so constructive about it.”

In order that looks as if a definitive no. Nonetheless, I count on some followers will declare that Capcom is mendacity. That, after all, they received’t verify Pragmata’s connection to Mega Man. It’s alleged to be a giant secret, so Capcom will deny it till Pragmata launches someday in 2026. (Remember when this game was revealed in 2020 and was supposed to be out in 2022?)

Nonetheless, I’d argue that Capcom is aware of how a lot folks need new Mega Man video games, and in the event that they had 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 saw this happen with Exoprimal, which many followers had been satisfied was a Dino Disaster sport. And to followers’ credit score, Capcom did embrace a girl with purple 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 folks to recollect this sport exists and care about it in 2026. And what higher manner to try this than by sprinkling just a few references to one thing way more in style and hoping the followers take the bait.

Anyway, even when Pragmata isn’t a Mega Man sport (and I actually don’t assume it’s), the sport sounds prefer it could be an fascinating throwback to the form of linear motion video games we obtained again within the 2010s on Xbox 360 and PS3. Here’s what our own Kenneth Shepard thought about it when he played it earlier this year:

Pragmata feels a bit like a sport 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 creative sufficient to really feel novel. I used to be tremendous impressed with it.