10 Failed Video Games That Had So Much More Potential

Now, this really was a tragedy. There was so much riding on Mighty No. 9, so much anticipation once the Kickstarter campaign went live.

This was, after all, a Mega Man spiritual successor of sorts, with the legendary Keiji Inafune himself at the helm. The man had a huge input on the Blue Bomber’s adventures. He made Mega Man what he is. For fans of the classic Capcom franchise, Mighty No. 9 was sure to be solid gold.

Needless to say, then, the project was funded incredibly quickly (in two days, in fact), ending with $3.8 million raised. Sadly, that’s when things started to go south for the game.

Issues with development caused the game to be delayed, delayed and delayed again, while the poorly-timed emergence of another of Inafune’s Kickstarter projects (Red Ash: The Indelible Legend, which had a lot of similarities to Mighty No. 9) wasn’t exactly well-received.

The final insult, however, was that when the game did arrive --in June of 2016-- it wasn’t the glorious Mega Man-alike that fans had been hoping for. It leant too heavily on its inspiration, feeling very familiar and average.