Last month, Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune took to Kickstarter to fund his vision of a non secular successor to his beloved franchise – Mighty No. 9. Thirty days and almost $3.5 million later, the sport will receive the funding it should become a reality after which some.

Now, Mighty No. 9 being funded is all well and good. More Mega Man-like games is usually a great thing. Surely, the sole possible downside could be that comcept had no footage of the sport to expose when the Kickstarter was first announced. That also remains the case, but no less than now we have some test footage to look what the sport may seem like sooner or later.

On the eve of its successful funding, the official Mighty No. 9 YouTube page uploaded some test footage of the sport running at the Unreal Engine. They note that this is often merely test footage to look if Unreal Engine will suit their needs for the sport. It’s using placeholder animation and assets so everything during this video is subject to vary.

That being said, the test footage is already looking fantastic. It’s much more impressive if you see that the team only had seven days to make this. I’m not the largest fan of Unreal, but this test footage perfectly captures the appear and feel of classic Mega Man.

It seems that Mega Man fans agree that the video looks great as money continues to pour into the Kickstarter with eight hours to head. The team recently earned enough money to make PS4, PS Vita, Xbox One and 3DS versions of the sport, and they’re now practising adding a brand new single-player stage where players can play as Call, the feminine heroine of Mighty No. 9.

The Mighty No. 9 Kickstarter only has eight hours to head, but it’s already proven to be one of the vital successful gaming Kickstarter campaigns to date. It’s undoubtedly deserved as it’s been some time since we’ve seen anything from Mega Man, and Capcom still refuses to do anything with the enduring character.

[Image: Mighty No. 9/Kickstarter]