Just touched down in Chicago few hours ago , back from my trip to Tokyo. Finally had my 1st one to one meeting with the legend himself ,Megaman's dad , Mister Keiji Inafune. Me and the other three 10k pledgers ( 1 from Newactsle , London ) were told to meet in Sandaya Honten, the super famous steakhouse in Tokyo.
Inafune arrived 7 minutes late but he apologize like a humble akibahara citizen and bowed couple of times, though we dont really mind the timing. He had 2 guys with him and 1 introduced himself as the translator. Dinner was one of the best i've ever had in Japan due to the sheer high quality of those Wagyu Beef. Every meal that night was on Inafune's tab.
He shared with us his vision and the potential of Mighty No.9 and how it's gonna take over platform gaming by storm. He even gave us insights on future Gunvolt sequels. All in all he's a very down to earth kind of guy, softly spoken and good mannerism. Though he messed up few times when he said Mega No.9 few times instead of Mighty. Seems like that capcom toxin still in his system.
After the dinner he showed us some of the recent Mighty No.9 shots and gameplay plus a very rare 10mins long sneak peek of his Dead Rising movie - ZOMBREX.
Best of all was the Mighty No.9 T-Shirt we received as a parting gift to end the night, came with a piece of Inafune's drawing and sign. Pure Mighty Orgasm.
To sum it up , the dinner was more than worth the $10k each we pledged and surely an unforgettable experience. I thought i would regret paying that much earlier but boy i was so wrong. Plus, i got to see the newest gameplay of Mighty No.9 which is upper class fantastic, gonna be hell of a GOTY.
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