You're Not Excited About Mega Man Battle Network Enough

thegamer.com:

I’ve been waiting for this day for so long. Everytime some random SNES game or ancient Japanese port gets announced for the Switch, I see a bunch of people on social media celebrating. They tweet “Oh my god they’re finally remaking Warrior Adventure 6 that’s my favorite game!” or “Can’t wait for everyone to experience the masterpiece that is Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army!!” Nine out of ten times, I have no idea what anyone is talking about. But today is my day. All ten Mega Man Battle Network games are coming to Switch next year specifically for me and me only. Let me tell you a little about the beauty and the majesty and the wonder of such titles as Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Gregar and Cybeast Falzar - a real ass video game that I definitely played more than once.

Admittedly, the Battle Network series probably isn’t quite as niche as something like Devil Summoner. I’m sure most people have at least heard of Battle Network or maybe even played the first one. I am not suggesting that a series with more than a dozen games and full sequel series (Mega Man Star Force collection when?) is some underground indie jam, but I do think I’m among a very small group of Battle Network appreciators. I’ve played every game in the series and I’ve seen most of the anime, MegaMan NT Warrior. So ya, I kinda know what I’m talking about, and I think you should be excited for this.

Forget everything you know about Mega Man and his platforming roots. Battle Network is a real-time tactics game about a fifth grade boy named Lan who solves cyber crimes with the help of his NetNavi MegaMan.EXE. Lan lives in a Ready Player One-like world where all aspects of life, from basic necessities to