Sample the Music and Gameplay of “Rockman Ciel”
Rockman Ciel is a fan project I’ve kept my eye on off and on, but I don’t think there’s been any reporting of it on TMMN thus far. To the best of my knowledge, it serves as a continuation of sorts of the Zero series, now with Ciel picking up the saber and fighting evil. The game has existed as concepts and character art for a while among fans (it even got an art book release a ways back).
In more recent times, however, the drive to put together a game has gotten more serious. The other day, the Project RCL team posted a number of music tracks for interested viewers to sample. It’s pretty snazzy stuff, and you might also recognize a couple of tunes. Additionally, a gameplay engine demo was also released last month. The demo lets you move around, jump, dash, wall climb and attack (only while standing).
While there’s still a long way to go, Rockman Ciel looks like it could be easily comparable to a real Zero game. Let’s hope we get to see more updates soon! You can keep track of the project on Facebook and Twitter.
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Tags: demo, engine, fan game, Mega Man Zero, Music, Rockman Ciel
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Wow, thanks TMMN !! Never thought that my news would make way to here XD
By the way, could you please give credit to Rockman:Rockpage on Facebook? It’s my and my friends page for Thai Rockman fans.
Thanks
…but Ciel is a human? Wouldn’t she be busy making the biometals by now?
Lovely art though.
I’ve been keeping tabs in this alternate scenario debicle for sometime now. Sometimes it’s good to have a pixiv account.
with rockman ciel and roll chan out there it seems like all the ladies are getting most of the love
I have the artbook too, the art is great, but will Capcom allow this even if it’s a doujin game?.
@Gaia
It’s always good to have a Pixiv account. Its free registration for main features (which is most of the site), and relativity easy to navigate even for non-Japanese readers. Users can filter most of the “stuff” they want and don’t wanna see. Pixiv has great free art (even from official artists), some of which cannot be found anywhere else unless ripped-from it or hot-linked… So yeah…
It’s more plausible to have Alouette (at least for me) the main, if they were aiming for that ‘known female character turned fighting heroine’ motif, even if it’s out of character for both… I’ve know about this take a bit now though, years even, so I’m use to the idea…
All my cheers to this team, I’m sure that Rockman Ciel will be an awesome game
Just I hope they don’t have problems to make this, with copyrights and that stuff :/
*Relatively, jeez…
Also, I missed out on the game development side, does anyone know the original source of the demo’s release?
How did I not watch them over soundcloud?…My soul is lost but now found again. Love the music and such, though makes me wonder what they made that system with? Well looking forward to seeing more on things.
To RedrazerZero
It’s in the facebook page, just scroll down a bit, you’ll see.
You have to download it btw XD
@facebook_krit.pakamatave
Yeah, I already got the download from this site, then when I went to the official site all I saw was an outdated build. I mostly asked so that I could following its progress officially. I guess if the Facebook page keeps fast paced, up to date updates, I could just follow it there…
Interesting: I heard about it long ago, but didn’t know if it was even finished or not. I was able to get my hands on the artbook mentioned through an ebay seller who buys on yahoo’s japanese auction sites, but it seems I got the “old” version of it. For one, it doesn’t say “Re-Take” on the cover and the pages are approximately 68 pages, while the newer one has 90 pages. I gotta wonder what additions there are to this new one.
I’d absolutely love to see a Mega Man Zero game take this direction. It would certainly shake things up a bit.
Yeah, I guess it goes against what we’ve seen of Ciel, but there are plenty of ways to work around that and keep in character. Reluctant hero and all doing it to save Zero.
The art is certainly INCREDIBLY convincing as official art, I must say!
@Fenril-Huayra
As long as they aren’t making a direct profit on it, which is to say selling the game it shouldn’t be a problem, there have been numerous fan games throughout the years after all. If they decide to sell it for money though it’d probably be C&D’d like Rockmen R: Dr. Wily’s Counter Attack was.
Even if Capcom for some insane reason decided to C&D a non-pofit fan game they could still keep the gameplay and replace Mega Man related characters and have it be it’s own thing like Rokko Chan or the RKS games.
I’d find it hard to believe Capcom would C&D any fan game at this point, after Street Fighter X Mega Man. That would be a jerk move, and as a whole I think, if nothing else, Capcom’s willing to just let the fans do their thing.
All the S Ranks. LOL. the idea amuses me.
That is some pretty good art. Seriously. This fan game could really work.
I remember seeing pictures of RMC for a while now. I knew there was a project in progress going on in Japanese sites, but I really didn’t get any information about it. Ciel as Rockgirl (or magical girl, whatever she is), I wanted to play this, if the progress is complete! +_+
It would pretty cool if Ceil’s “Zero” like appearance is the result of a prototype Biometal Z. That would make the best sense in relation to the events spaced between MMZ and MMZX. Can’t wait to see how the development will progress.
The music sounds cool! I really like stage 3 and 7 boss music! Epic!
I always liked the concept artwork too! I really hope (which I know its not going to happen) that dumb Capcom picks it up. As I always say, fans ALWAYS put in more dedication and hard work than actual producers and such in a game. As you all can see, amazing artwork and music! I hope to see more of RockmanCiel. 
I would love to see Rockman Ciel in gameplay as well as a continuation of zero series. However, I doubt that will happen due to current progress.
This could work perfectly as a prequel to ZX. All the work Ciel had to endure to create the biometals, etc.. Is a pretty sweet idea. I will definitely play it!
I’m also surprised on how this proyect has been developed, I tried the small demo and noticed the smoothness of the gameplay, feels really like the Zero series but I think Rockman Ciel graphics will look better.
My favorite artworks are all the ciel ones, Alouette, the new navigator girl and Neige (maybe part of the plot says that she still misses Craft and fights alongside Ciel for her memories about him, that’d be cool). The Jellyfish female boss looks cute yet creepy at the same time, I really like designs like that.
Very cool