Indie Radar: Protodroid DeLTA

Welcome back to Indie Radar, our feature series highlighting independent games from smaller developers. Whether they are in development, just released, or in the initial concept stages, we think they deserve your attention This week’s highlight – Protodroid DeLTA.

https://youtu.be/-WwPXYlVwnk Jumping and Shooting In 3D Everyone knows that 3D Mega Man games are even rarer than the Metroid ones. Hell, the last Mega Man Legends game came out in *checks notes* in 2000 … for the OG PlayStation. If Capcom won’t make one, then Adam Kareem will. And you know what? I can respect that. Protodroid DeLTA isn’t quite a spiritual successor to Mega Man Legends. This game’s inspiration comes from the fast and frantic gameplay of the Mega Man X series. From the game’s initial Kickstarter trailer, folks might be in for some tight platforming and some good old jumping and shooting.

You can tell that developer Adam Kareem is a huge Mega Man fan. The Blue Bomber’s influence and mark are all over Protodroid DeLTA, from the story to the gameplay. He’s even created a few of his own Mega Man fan games. Players will be able to take on the role of DeLTA, a protodroid in a futuristic world where AI has taken great leaps and robots work side by side with humans. When gangs threaten the region of Radia, it’s up to DeLTA and a few other protodroids to save the day.

Once again, gameplay aims to take the mechanics of the Mega Man X series and translate them into a 3D action-platformer. That means lots of …