Even if not a sequel seeing the original characters come back as cameos or something in potential new X games would be a treat. Finding out what becomes of Massimo, Marino and Cinnamon... maybe even discovering the fate of the real Spyder. It's a shame such a charming cast has been sealed in Gacha hell.
My only childhood exposures to Megaman was a little of someone playing this game, the Megaman NT Warriors anime, and Super Smash Brothers Flash. Grew up thinking this was the standard for Megaman games. The artstyle of this is what I want one of my games to have. A cross betwen this and Custom Robo(gc). Such an amazing game. One day I'll play it.
Did you know that in the final boss with Redips you can use Marino to seal one of the super force metals and can use it as an equable item. The only character that can use it safely is X because only he can than equip enough coolers to cut down on the crazy amount of erosion that Super force metal has, but it make him a beast. I know this sounds like an old play ground rummer but it's real. Absolutely nuts that its something that you can do in the game blew my mind when me and my friend did back in the day.
The whole Maverick thing/immunity to virus is not that complex. They had Mavericks before the Sigma Virus. It was a code error in most cases. The new reploids are immune to Sigma/Zero Virus, but not to general code errors; or code injection. It just means that Sigma is not behind the issue directly anymore.
The two unlockable hyper modes for X and Zero aren't post-game rewards, they become available after Chapter 3 and 8, and both become accessible after using the Deployment menu for the areas from both of these chapters.
Good luck acquiring the armor in chapter three with the insane DPS check that the Raffleslain boss fight is with her Belladonnas. Like, that boss fight is the boss and the minions buffing damage, speed, and defense mixed in with already hard hitting attacks. If you don’t down the boss quickly and keep your whole party up, they’ll quickly over take your action economy and exponentially increase their stats until they’re one shotting you.
@@jaydenmoore7248 Yeah, I'm at the part of the game where Zero permanently rejoins the party (well after Tianna Camp), and I tried the Rafflesian fight and determined that it was impossible at this stage. Oops.
I do miss this game. It was the first one I bought multiple copies of (one on each console), and I spent so much time going after the collectibles. The physical trophy room was such a cool touch. I honestly think this was the first full-blown RPG I'd ever finished, now that I think on it. My party, more often than not, had Cinnamon and Marino (taking everything to remind myself she's not Marina, very different robot from a very different game) and Maximo. But when it came to really throw down? It would be the main three as much as possible. About the only thing I didn't do was the optional boss at the end of it all. I actually didn't even know about all the lead-up to Ninetails until about a decade ago. I wish the super special ultimate armors had more going for them or had some cameos in other games, though. The Starship Enterprise look for X was goofy as heck, but Absolute Zero is just peak design. So far as X being an underwhelming all-rounder? He's always been, what, a B rank hunter? He's like Sora in that regard. He's not the chosen one or anything. He just has a pure heart, and "[his] friends are [his] power" to quote the kid himself. Anywho, I loved the video. Definitely takes me back, and I might have to see about busting out an emulator for my physical copy at some point. The PS2 version was lost to a house fire, and I don't know that I have the patience to set up my Wii for the GCN version. In either case, it was nice to just sit and listen to someone else talk about one of my favorite games in the series. Excellent job. ♡
Well, did you level Massimo and Marino's Action Triggers? Massimo, you need to do 3K damage with the Trigger to unlock a Crit Chance multiplier bar, then 10K for a Multihit bar. It's easy to hit 3K almost right away back in the water level: fight a Mettaur, hope it _doesn't_ attack Massimo and activate his Counter. Glint Armor, use Charge subweapon twice (fyi: did you know that you can use a subweapon, then press '"B" to cancel the rest of your turn? That's how you stack Charge. It also gives you a little speed boost: not as much as blocking, but sometimes enough to get ahead of an enemy's turn), then you want Fire X to lovetap with the smallest possible of _his_ Trigger: should be enough to just not kill it, and flip it over. Then blast with Massimo, easy multi-K, have Crit Chance bar nearly right off the bat. Marino's, you just need to get her to level 30 for her Hyper Dive, which is an _AOE Combat_ attack at 250% power! You, ahh.... just have to, ahem.... git gud at slot machines.
There is actually a trike to Marion's slots, if you press the square button during the reels it actually slows them down enough that you can more easily time them. I'm not actually sure if this is what is actually happening, but it made it much easier to land on the reels I wanted.
@@MrRAGE-md5rj It has been a while since I played the game, but I did have the guide for it and I'm 80% sure there isn't a force metal for that. If there is the trick I figured out may have been effective enough I didn't think I would need it.
Fun fact: On an Old Reddit AMA It was confirmed that Spyder was Killed and replaced in between the events of chapters 4 and 5 meaning from Chapters 1 to 4 we are Playing as the REAL Spyder as the game has Scrapped Dialouge from Spyder before chapter 3 with him saying he's heard bad things about the Tiana camp and if they aren't careful it could be their last mission this was meant to foreshadow his eventual (But still offscreen) Demise.
MegaMan X Command Mission is my favorite MegaMan game. I think it deserves some love. I actually used the same strategy against Botos. I have the strategy guide because I am a collector of MegaMan. The official strategy guide gives a horrible strategy that does not work at all.
24:30 Just for the record for anyone who doesn't know: Hyper mode heals you of all status effects with the exception of Absolute Zero, which is susceptible to Berzerk.
34:18 - RIGHT as you say it: you can see the WE markers move up for the whole team: plus one Energy Field (JUST one: they don't stack, even tho they can be bought, and I think a second is in a treasure later), that vastly increases subweapon and Trigger use.
Small correction to make about massamos special beam. The b button prompt doesn't increase chance of applying status, but instead allows you to mash in order to apply those status effects to the enemy.
I loved playing this game as a kid on the PS2 and think that X's Command Mission look is the best in the X series. I will say: I personally didn't remember experiencing longer loading times on PS2. It seems like the encounter rate was slightly laxed on the PS2 version. Doctor Psyche's second form was a real pain for me to get passed as a kid as I did not pay attention to buffs and debuffs. My first MegaMan game was Battle Network 3 White Version or MegaMan 8, but I enjoyed Battle Network a lot more. So, that is probably why I gravitated so much to Command Mission over the platformers of the main games. Also, I liked Battle Network so much that I got Starforce 1, 2, and 3 the years they released and still have them near pristine condition. Side Note: It was when I found out nearly a decade later that a MegaMan Starforce 4 was planned, even though Starforce 3 seemed to wrap the trilogy up very nicely. Edit: I thought the story was very well detailed, but, in retrospective, I may have mentally filled in the blanks. For example, I think the Prison Camp was this place where Reploids were forced to work, tortured relentlessly, especially someone like the original Masimo, and killed for the warden's amusement. Also, I assumed the facility was dark outside the windows because it is so deep underwater.
As someone who has played essentially every (barring some of the side/early handheld) Mega Man games, it's great to see Command Mission getting looked into again! Owned it on the Gamecube and its always stuck with me as one of the most memorable titles, of course my Mega Man bias affects that a lot lol. The characters are solid enough, the story is just fine, and its a surprisingly competent RPG as a whole! I do wish we could see another one like this at some point, doubtful given how Capcom has essentially dumpstered the X series as a whole, but here's hoping. At least getting to play as the cast in the offline version of X Dive is its own fun little thing for what its worth. Oh also, you can totally farm for the Generator sub weapons (I think they're a low rate drop or a steal from a certain enemy) and kit the entire team out with them to make the late game challenges and post game Tails bosses much more manageable! Using that along with a max amount of Hyper Mode increases on Axl with a Bait sub weapon really helps out in the long run.
It's a series not known for it's subtlety. From it's characters, visuals, music and gameplay it's all very high energy and bombastic and its narratives tend to reflect that. This, of course, translates to its villains as well, twist or otherwise, making them very outwardly malicious or clearly untrustworthy.
@@vocalcalibration8033 That and it's somewhat hard to hide villains because with how some games are designed, whether it's to save space, if you see an NPC with a unique design, there is a 85/15 chance that they're a villain.
the classic series had an excuse imo, but the X series was so bad with it that it kinda detracts from the story since all the characters look like idiots for falling for the twist.
Fun facts about Marino, the least important story character in the game. After her introduction in chapter 4, she has no further voiced dialogue in any cutscenes for the rest of the game. Even Cinnamon, the second least important character, occasionally pops in during cutscenes and speaks but not Marino. She only appears in one more cutscene near the end of the game during Chief R’s death, and then inexplicably disappears during a scene transition of the same cutscene. She has no blinking animation, so she has her eyes open during the cutscene where she is knocked unconscious.
Brother i love what you did with this! I was literally just reminiscing about this game. One of my favorite childhood games! You did an excellent job with the video 🔥🔥 super excited to check out your other content!
I used Marino a lot when I played this game. The strategy I used with her was to use subweapons like Charge and things to increase her accuracy. She could do some decent damage with her beam knives, and her accuracy was high enough with one boost to hit most flying enemies. I didn't even need to have her switch to ranged ninja star weapons.
Having only played the MMBN games growing up as a kid, Command Mission was my first experience with the X. I loved this game growing up and is within my top 3 GameCube games! Having voiced scenes just hit different for me as a kid since a lot of games I played were mostly or purely just reading.
I loved Mega Man X Command Mission so much. The characters were fantastic. The tunes will randomly pop up in my mind during the day. Thanks for creating this video and bringing back fond memories. ✨ I hope to finish off my Stand by (Zero's Theme) remix one day ! And maybe do more Command Mission remixes.
Awesome video I just love to see people talk about megaman more it’s one of my favorite series ever and it deserves more attention. This game was always pretty interesting to me and I randomly found it one day at a retro type game store and had to get it because megaman. I wish they would port it to modern systems and pc.
Command Mission has been on my radar for years, and I keep hoping that an official rerelease is coming. I *do* have the capability to run it on official hardware, but the only entries for the US region game that I can find I ebay (that still have a case) are a bid that already seems set to skyrocket, and a refurbished disc going for $60, where the seller insists that cracks, a peeling label, or polishing compound that they didn't take care to clean off are still well within acceptable condition if they show up. So yeah. Nah. I prefer having a disc, but I can also wait until Capcom sees fit to drop this on Steam, too.
Quite interesting. Thanks for sharing. And good video overall: nice pacing, good jokes and great insight. A shame it's so long but if it was shorter it wouldn't make much sense. Cheers!
Or simultaneously on the exact same day, if you're talking about MegaMan Zero 2 and MegaMan X7. Edit: Also, believe it or not, Command Mission is set around the same time as the Zero series, so long after both X7 and X8.
Man, as much as I hate to not finish a video I'm going to have to stop now and come back after I give this game a play... That art is fantastic. Thanks for the recommendation!
I remember when I got the Tiana key and brute forced my way into getting X's ultimate armor right before Botos. After getting it, it trivialized the rest of the game. Still loved this hidden gem though. The soundtrack is amazing as well.
I have nostalgia for this game, got it for the Gamecube the Christmas after it released but never got far into it. Id love to go back to this game and try to finish it (Wish i didnt sell all my games to gamestop as a kid )
Redips final form always reminded me so much of Juno from Legends which makes me wish MMCM was after MMX8 since MM, MMX, MMZ, MMZX and Legends are all connected but CM is just there in the wilds
I always thought of the difference between C and S to be similar to the Hammer and Jump "Elements" of the RPG Paper Marios, respectively. One is good for burst damage on tanky foes, but struggles with enemy positioning, and the other is good for hitting any kind of enemy, but struggles when defenses come into play due to distributed damage or specialized shields. I guess it only makes sense that RPGs adapted from Platformers would share similar ideas when it comes to translating highly-mobile combat into turn-based battles.
23:50 - Well, you can get his top weapon, the Joker card, fairly easily in this level, and yeah, as soon as I got Marino, she's the dedicated Thief character, so Spider becomes the caster; letting him charge to 75% for most of his weapon bonuses, notably the multi-hit or the blanket attacks, or going with the 1-in-4 RNG at any energy level with the Joker, and lastly, using his Action Trigger for a Royal Flush is an instant KO to all enemies (though I think I worked out that the Straight Flush does more damage to bosses, since it concentrates the 3-hit blanket into a 5-hit barrage when on a single enemy) (also, I'm..... 95% sure the RSF is _exclusively_ on Spades, with the Ace of Spades being the card he holds in cutscenes: I remember abusing savestates to get RSF whenever I wanted, and I don't remember ever getting RSF in any other suit).
Pro tip: Activating Hyper mode heals status effects. If you use it right before delivering the final blow you clear the ailment without losing a turn off your hyper count 😄
Also, your hyper mode count doesn't decrease until the character's next turn. Meaning if you can arrange things right, you can have your whole party go hyper without using any up.
Your not alone lol. To be fair, I think even if I did realize this, the fact that I never saw that kind of twist in any other RPG at the time made it so obvious that you'd discount it. If something similar were done today it definitely wouldn't land but for a first time I was legitimately surprised.
Zero's calamitous art was bitter sweet as it screamed Bass & Treble fusion while also still being kinda lame. I actually liked Massimo the most out of the characters his imposter syndrome was fun. I actually completely forgot Cinnamon existed until you talked about her as a party member.
This is my favorite game on this planet. I got a copy for gamecude and Ps2 just to make sure i can always play it. Love hooking up my Gameboy Sp to the gamecube so i have a radar.
didn't go for secret shop in game very expensive but the weapons can be accessed as early as chapter 4-7 [cant member when just that its there and its early] and has kitty claws for cinnamon they melt defenses each hit she does
took a day off work and watched this entire thing. thanks for the content side note, character designs in this are great and i was actually sad when i looked em up and found no sequels, then you mentioned it and i was sad x2. even that 9 tails post game boss u showed looked cool. great vid, sad the game is dead. thanks for shining a light.
I actually had the game, but sold it without unfortunately ever playing it (it was beginning of 2020 and I got a good deal to sell my GameCube games at once). Now I feel I really missed out. I also like the style of this retrospektive. Must have been a ton of work, but I'd love to see it for other games as well.
I got stuck on the Mach Jentra and Botos fights my first time playing and input the command for Silver Horn so many times that to this day 20 years later I still remember AYXYBAYA
Being a kid and finished ffx, command mission x is my dream game. Now I realise it’s very basic. But if they release a sequel, I might buy it on the spot. It’s the longest game because it’s an rpg, so I spent so much time grinding and brute force to win. Best game in my list based on nostalgia alone.
Also, note: Zero's unique force metal is one of the two hardest to qualify for: you have to do 16 inputs in one go -- second note: to unlock his other two Trigger inputs, you have to get a total of 333 and 999 inputs. Pretty worth it, as the 2nd is a spinning overhead that always crits; especially good with two heat haze and any sword that's usually 1-hit anyways (of which: ANY single-hit weapon tends to have more raw power than any multi-hit. More raw power is usually better for Triggers, but any multi-hit is more damage for basic attacks, as the weapon power merely adds to the character's base Power). Unfortunately, 16 inputs is hard as fuck.... FORRRtunatley: his medal isn't worth it: it nulls any damage that goes under 5x Zero's level. By the time you get him, no enemy is doing less that 3 digits of damage, and even when grinding, the highest I ever got the team was mid 50's. In theory, the level cap being 100, that means the max it can block is anything under 500 damage, which at that point you've already beaten the game several times over anyways. The other bitch one to get is the near-completely RNG-centered "get Blitzkreiged *THIRTY* times." In a straight run, I usually only get into the teens. All it does is increase the odds that _you_ get a free First Strike turn. When both have about the same odds, it only helps in the chance that RNGeesus _really_ hates you throughout a whole playthrough.
You could 100 percent the game before you get the 30 blitzkrieg medal which is pretty funny. I recently did one since the the ps2 emulator has retroachiements, with speedup it took me about a week.
never relized how good my exposure to megaman was, started with megaman 8 then x5, then megaman legends, then x4. and x8. lastly played this game on the ps2. very found memories. that healing special with cinnimon was a real controller destroyer lol. My brother was better at hitting zeros inputs, and I was better at axel summon path. wed swap the controller as we played. the sub weapons where fun too. we even beat nine tails, that was a tough fight
I played the ps2 version with my brother growing up when CM came out. I think its false because i did so much combat in random encounters in that version lol. Neat video on a truly forgotten gem. i didn't know this game could look better how you had running on an emu. Side note: Isn't CM in a seperate timeline? Or post X8?
As someone who, in their childhood, beat this game to a pulp, I am low-key upset that you didn't have Ultimate X and absolute Zero for the final boss, if I can remember correctly, you can get absolute Zero by chapter 8 and Ultimate X around chapter 7, also the tails bosses are a series of fights that each one Demanded that you have your party built a certain way to beat them, but after beating 9-tails, He becomes Axl's ultimate summons
I feel like this is the only place it'll ever be worth saying so I wanna say it. I think the Steel Massimo storyline is incredible and altered how i think about stories cause i played this at such a young age. I love that when we first meet him hes the classic "never meet your heroes" trope where you just assume hes a fraud. He's weak, and does more talking about his exploits then, yknow, forging new exploits. When he runs off, it feels like the payoff. Of course he did. He was a fraud. Then we get that cutscene. (And granted none of any of this is super well voice-acted unfortunately, but the beats of the writing are there) This Massimo *Is* weak. Because he's *This* Massimo. The real Massimo is chained up, irreparably shredded at the torso and stripped of the armor that once was the flagship for his legend. This Massimo touts Massimo's feats because thats all thats left, in his eyes. He thinks he can never live up to the legend of Massimo, but knows that his legend needs to live on. An iconic reploid warrior dying, broken apart, in a prison deep in the ocean would be a crushing blow to his allies and supporters. And when he finally does meet the original Massimo, they both know that this is the case. Steel Massimo gives his blessing. In his final moments he makes an incredibly heroic decision, to die as no one. In that, the new Massimo is now truly at the reigns of a legend he hoped he would just have to puppet to safety. He could run. X and Zero will keep the Warden busy. To do that, however, would be to tarnish the legacy he was just passed down. Steel Massimo's blessing in the first place would be a wasted effort. So he faces down the man that murdered the reploid he never thought he could be. He strikes him at the namecalling of the mantle he must now uphold. A sacrifice he just witnessed, and one that must remain with him and only his most trusted friends for as long as he continues the fight. In a single arc we get an introduction to an assumed trope, a subversion on the trope, a coward stepping up to a role forced upon him by circumstance, and a heartbreaking story of 2 robots making a pact for the vital morale of all those around them. Anyway he also was totally about to call the warden a "Son of a Bitch" and thats sick as fuck rock on Massimo
God I loved this game growing up it was the best, it's such a shame abandoned the original charcaters until the gatcha game cause Cinnamon was the best
Zero was so broken for me when i played this back in the day because i also play fighting games. The inputs are second nature i would constantly get 20 hit cimbos at Max energy.
Spider was really a favorite and I wanted him to stay. oh boy I played and played and played this game tons to try to find every nook and cranny of it. maybe I was trying to find a way to keep playing as spider I dont know . I forgor and mosomo story is like really stuck with me. other than that I forgot most of the game. so you gotta give it to the game for making two side charcter more memorable than the core game characters
I love this game but the random encounters and load times that come with them actually make it unplayable at times. I wanted to love this game and maybe i would have if i played it when it came out and not a decade later
..... Why did it took until this video to realize that redips is spider backwards? I've been playing this game for years and i never made the connection before.... Gods i'm an idiot lol
This review is awesome, reminds me of Marsh and his shin megami videos. You should check it out. The walkthrough/review style is awesome and underrated
I love command mission I even prefer it over FFX sure x has a great story but I enjoyed combat in CM plus helps the X lore well gives us more lore more questions it was nice also how the heck did mini rex hit spider in his hyper lol I thought they do 0
Even if not a sequel seeing the original characters come back as cameos or something in potential new X games would be a treat. Finding out what becomes of Massimo, Marino and Cinnamon... maybe even discovering the fate of the real Spyder. It's a shame such a charming cast has been sealed in Gacha hell.
I blame Capcom and their Hate Boner for Inafune!
Not to mention the strange ending with them stranded in the ocean.
Did they ever make it back to land?
The art in this game is gorgeous. It’s practically begging for a remaster
My only childhood exposures to Megaman was a little of someone playing this game, the Megaman NT Warriors anime, and Super Smash Brothers Flash. Grew up thinking this was the standard for Megaman games.
The artstyle of this is what I want one of my games to have. A cross betwen this and Custom Robo(gc).
Such an amazing game. One day I'll play it.
I had custom robo on the ds; it was so much fun
Dude! That was excellent! Feels like a Marsh video, but for Mega Man! Keep it up, this is really good stuff!
Always good to see a fellow Marsh enjoyer in the wild.
Did you know that in the final boss with Redips you can use Marino to seal one of the super force metals and can use it as an equable item. The only character that can use it safely is X because only he can than equip enough coolers to cut down on the crazy amount of erosion that Super force metal has, but it make him a beast. I know this sounds like an old play ground rummer but it's real. Absolutely nuts that its something that you can do in the game blew my mind when me and my friend did back in the day.
You can actually steal 2. One from the first form before the cutscene where it stolen and the 2nd after that.
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One of my favorite games of all time!
The music in this game is God tier.
Love this game and love this video. Amazing job
The whole Maverick thing/immunity to virus is not that complex. They had Mavericks before the Sigma Virus. It was a code error in most cases. The new reploids are immune to Sigma/Zero Virus, but not to general code errors; or code injection. It just means that Sigma is not behind the issue directly anymore.
The two unlockable hyper modes for X and Zero aren't post-game rewards, they become available after Chapter 3 and 8, and both become accessible after using the Deployment menu for the areas from both of these chapters.
@@Leee275 Oh dang never knew! Good to know
Good luck acquiring the armor in chapter three with the insane DPS check that the Raffleslain boss fight is with her Belladonnas.
Like, that boss fight is the boss and the minions buffing damage, speed, and defense mixed in with already hard hitting attacks. If you don’t down the boss quickly and keep your whole party up, they’ll quickly over take your action economy and exponentially increase their stats until they’re one shotting you.
@@jaydenmoore7248 Yeah, I'm at the part of the game where Zero permanently rejoins the party (well after Tianna Camp), and I tried the Rafflesian fight and determined that it was impossible at this stage. Oops.
For a year or two, I had the chapter opening jingle as my windows start up sound. It was super hype lol. I love this game
I do miss this game. It was the first one I bought multiple copies of (one on each console), and I spent so much time going after the collectibles. The physical trophy room was such a cool touch. I honestly think this was the first full-blown RPG I'd ever finished, now that I think on it.
My party, more often than not, had Cinnamon and Marino (taking everything to remind myself she's not Marina, very different robot from a very different game) and Maximo. But when it came to really throw down? It would be the main three as much as possible.
About the only thing I didn't do was the optional boss at the end of it all. I actually didn't even know about all the lead-up to Ninetails until about a decade ago. I wish the super special ultimate armors had more going for them or had some cameos in other games, though. The Starship Enterprise look for X was goofy as heck, but Absolute Zero is just peak design.
So far as X being an underwhelming all-rounder? He's always been, what, a B rank hunter? He's like Sora in that regard. He's not the chosen one or anything. He just has a pure heart, and "[his] friends are [his] power" to quote the kid himself.
Anywho, I loved the video. Definitely takes me back, and I might have to see about busting out an emulator for my physical copy at some point. The PS2 version was lost to a house fire, and I don't know that I have the patience to set up my Wii for the GCN version. In either case, it was nice to just sit and listen to someone else talk about one of my favorite games in the series. Excellent job. ♡
Well, did you level Massimo and Marino's Action Triggers?
Massimo, you need to do 3K damage with the Trigger to unlock a Crit Chance multiplier bar, then 10K for a Multihit bar. It's easy to hit 3K almost right away back in the water level: fight a Mettaur, hope it _doesn't_ attack Massimo and activate his Counter. Glint Armor, use Charge subweapon twice (fyi: did you know that you can use a subweapon, then press '"B" to cancel the rest of your turn? That's how you stack Charge. It also gives you a little speed boost: not as much as blocking, but sometimes enough to get ahead of an enemy's turn), then you want Fire X to lovetap with the smallest possible of _his_ Trigger: should be enough to just not kill it, and flip it over. Then blast with Massimo, easy multi-K, have Crit Chance bar nearly right off the bat.
Marino's, you just need to get her to level 30 for her Hyper Dive, which is an _AOE Combat_ attack at 250% power!
You, ahh.... just have to, ahem.... git gud at slot machines.
There is actually a trike to Marion's slots, if you press the square button during the reels it actually slows them down enough that you can more easily time them. I'm not actually sure if this is what is actually happening, but it made it much easier to land on the reels I wanted.
@@TheShuuman I thought there was a force metal to help with that?
@@MrRAGE-md5rj It has been a while since I played the game, but I did have the guide for it and I'm 80% sure there isn't a force metal for that. If there is the trick I figured out may have been effective enough I didn't think I would need it.
Fun fact: On an Old Reddit AMA It was confirmed that Spyder was Killed and replaced in between the events of chapters 4 and 5 meaning from Chapters 1 to 4 we are Playing as the REAL Spyder as the game has Scrapped Dialouge from Spyder before chapter 3 with him saying he's heard bad things about the Tiana camp and if they aren't careful it could be their last mission this was meant to foreshadow his eventual (But still offscreen) Demise.
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MegaMan X Command Mission is my favorite MegaMan game. I think it deserves some love. I actually used the same strategy against Botos. I have the strategy guide because I am a collector of MegaMan. The official strategy guide gives a horrible strategy that does not work at all.
24:30 Just for the record for anyone who doesn't know:
Hyper mode heals you of all status effects with the exception of Absolute Zero, which is susceptible to Berzerk.
46:40 I once saw a playthrough that edited in some credit sequence for a few seconds as a joke after they all fall in the quick sand, was so funny
34:18 - RIGHT as you say it: you can see the WE markers move up for the whole team: plus one Energy Field (JUST one: they don't stack, even tho they can be bought, and I think a second is in a treasure later), that vastly increases subweapon and Trigger use.
Small correction to make about massamos special beam. The b button prompt doesn't increase chance of applying status, but instead allows you to mash in order to apply those status effects to the enemy.
55:18 - Also, it amuses me that he's the ONLY Reploid/Robot Master in the entire franchise to leave a corpse.
I loved playing this game as a kid on the PS2 and think that X's Command Mission look is the best in the X series.
I will say:
I personally didn't remember experiencing longer loading times on PS2.
It seems like the encounter rate was slightly laxed on the PS2 version.
Doctor Psyche's second form was a real pain for me to get passed as a kid as I did not pay attention to buffs and debuffs.
My first MegaMan game was Battle Network 3 White Version or MegaMan 8, but I enjoyed Battle Network a lot more. So, that is probably why I gravitated so much to Command Mission over the platformers of the main games. Also, I liked Battle Network so much that I got Starforce 1, 2, and 3 the years they released and still have them near pristine condition.
Side Note: It was when I found out nearly a decade later that a MegaMan Starforce 4 was planned, even though Starforce 3 seemed to wrap the trilogy up very nicely.
Edit: I thought the story was very well detailed, but, in retrospective, I may have mentally filled in the blanks. For example, I think the Prison Camp was this place where Reploids were forced to work, tortured relentlessly, especially someone like the original Masimo, and killed for the warden's amusement. Also, I assumed the facility was dark outside the windows because it is so deep underwater.
As someone who has played essentially every (barring some of the side/early handheld) Mega Man games, it's great to see Command Mission getting looked into again! Owned it on the Gamecube and its always stuck with me as one of the most memorable titles, of course my Mega Man bias affects that a lot lol. The characters are solid enough, the story is just fine, and its a surprisingly competent RPG as a whole! I do wish we could see another one like this at some point, doubtful given how Capcom has essentially dumpstered the X series as a whole, but here's hoping. At least getting to play as the cast in the offline version of X Dive is its own fun little thing for what its worth.
Oh also, you can totally farm for the Generator sub weapons (I think they're a low rate drop or a steal from a certain enemy) and kit the entire team out with them to make the late game challenges and post game Tails bosses much more manageable! Using that along with a max amount of Hyper Mode increases on Axl with a Bait sub weapon really helps out in the long run.
I loved this game!
I appreciate this video so much!
Been waiting on a command mission retrospective!
Wish this was included in the second X collection
Why do Mega Man games have the most obvious twist villains ever
It's a series not known for it's subtlety. From it's characters, visuals, music and gameplay it's all very high energy and bombastic and its narratives tend to reflect that. This, of course, translates to its villains as well, twist or otherwise, making them very outwardly malicious or clearly untrustworthy.
@@vocalcalibration8033 That and it's somewhat hard to hide villains because with how some games are designed, whether it's to save space, if you see an NPC with a unique design, there is a 85/15 chance that they're a villain.
the classic series had an excuse imo, but the X series was so bad with it that it kinda detracts from the story since all the characters look like idiots for falling for the twist.
Fun facts about Marino, the least important story character in the game. After her introduction in chapter 4, she has no further voiced dialogue in any cutscenes for the rest of the game. Even Cinnamon, the second least important character, occasionally pops in during cutscenes and speaks but not Marino. She only appears in one more cutscene near the end of the game during Chief R’s death, and then inexplicably disappears during a scene transition of the same cutscene. She has no blinking animation, so she has her eyes open during the cutscene where she is knocked unconscious.
Brother i love what you did with this! I was literally just reminiscing about this game. One of my favorite childhood games! You did an excellent job with the video 🔥🔥 super excited to check out your other content!
Glad you liked it
I used Marino a lot when I played this game. The strategy I used with her was to use subweapons like Charge and things to increase her accuracy. She could do some decent damage with her beam knives, and her accuracy was high enough with one boost to hit most flying enemies. I didn't even need to have her switch to ranged ninja star weapons.
Having only played the MMBN games growing up as a kid, Command Mission was my first experience with the X. I loved this game growing up and is within my top 3 GameCube games! Having voiced scenes just hit different for me as a kid since a lot of games I played were mostly or purely just reading.
Great video as always! Never knew much about Command Mission, it looks more solid than I initially thought :o
I loved Mega Man X Command Mission so much. The characters were fantastic. The tunes will randomly pop up in my mind during the day. Thanks for creating this video and bringing back fond memories. ✨ I hope to finish off my Stand by (Zero's Theme) remix one day ! And maybe do more Command Mission remixes.
first, love this game, second, REALLY like what ya did with the chapter intros. very good job there!
Awesome video I just love to see people talk about megaman more it’s one of my favorite series ever and it deserves more attention. This game was always pretty interesting to me and I randomly found it one day at a retro type game store and had to get it because megaman. I wish they would port it to modern systems and pc.
Scarface and spider are so badass
Command Mission has been on my radar for years, and I keep hoping that an official rerelease is coming. I *do* have the capability to run it on official hardware, but the only entries for the US region game that I can find I ebay (that still have a case) are a bid that already seems set to skyrocket, and a refurbished disc going for $60, where the seller insists that cracks, a peeling label, or polishing compound that they didn't take care to clean off are still well within acceptable condition if they show up.
So yeah. Nah. I prefer having a disc, but I can also wait until Capcom sees fit to drop this on Steam, too.
The Soundtrack was amazing. Great Vid. Great Game!
Quite interesting. Thanks for sharing. And good video overall: nice pacing, good jokes and great insight. A shame it's so long but if it was shorter it wouldn't make much sense. Cheers!
I remember having such a tough time with Botos. Those little side freaks of his
My brothers and I would play this soooo much! Being a kid and finally understanding the plot twist in spite of my child brain was sooo good
Or simultaneously on the exact same day, if you're talking about MegaMan Zero 2 and MegaMan X7.
Edit: Also, believe it or not, Command Mission is set around the same time as the Zero series, so long after both X7 and X8.
Man, as much as I hate to not finish a video I'm going to have to stop now and come back after I give this game a play... That art is fantastic. Thanks for the recommendation!
Have fun I think it's a great game!
x and the gang ended up stranded... in a world... covered by ENDLESS WATER
I am swooning over Zero's Vampire like armor like UGH he looks like such a baddy
I remember when I got the Tiana key and brute forced my way into getting X's ultimate armor right before Botos. After getting it, it trivialized the rest of the game. Still loved this hidden gem though. The soundtrack is amazing as well.
Man this game brings me back, i remember spamming the healer's heart special. Good times
I have nostalgia for this game, got it for the Gamecube the Christmas after it released but never got far into it. Id love to go back to this game and try to finish it (Wish i didnt sell all my games to gamestop as a kid )
Redips final form always reminded me so much of Juno from Legends which makes me wish MMCM was after MMX8 since MM, MMX, MMZ, MMZX and Legends are all connected but CM is just there in the wilds
I always thought of the difference between C and S to be similar to the Hammer and Jump "Elements" of the RPG Paper Marios, respectively. One is good for burst damage on tanky foes, but struggles with enemy positioning, and the other is good for hitting any kind of enemy, but struggles when defenses come into play due to distributed damage or specialized shields.
I guess it only makes sense that RPGs adapted from Platformers would share similar ideas when it comes to translating highly-mobile combat into turn-based battles.
came from a nightmare before christmas vid and im havin a great time so far
23:50 - Well, you can get his top weapon, the Joker card, fairly easily in this level, and yeah, as soon as I got Marino, she's the dedicated Thief character, so Spider becomes the caster; letting him charge to 75% for most of his weapon bonuses, notably the multi-hit or the blanket attacks, or going with the 1-in-4 RNG at any energy level with the Joker, and lastly, using his Action Trigger for a Royal Flush is an instant KO to all enemies (though I think I worked out that the Straight Flush does more damage to bosses, since it concentrates the 3-hit blanket into a 5-hit barrage when on a single enemy) (also, I'm..... 95% sure the RSF is _exclusively_ on Spades, with the Ace of Spades being the card he holds in cutscenes: I remember abusing savestates to get RSF whenever I wanted, and I don't remember ever getting RSF in any other suit).
Pro tip: Activating Hyper mode heals status effects. If you use it right before delivering the final blow you clear the ailment without losing a turn off your hyper count 😄
Also, your hyper mode count doesn't decrease until the character's next turn. Meaning if you can arrange things right, you can have your whole party go hyper without using any up.
i love this game, thank you for making this video
1:03:45 - With Massimo doing +50K damage.
I'm not proud of this, but holy shit I never noticed Redips was Spider backwards 😆
Your not alone lol. To be fair, I think even if I did realize this, the fact that I never saw that kind of twist in any other RPG at the time made it so obvious that you'd discount it. If something similar were done today it definitely wouldn't land but for a first time I was legitimately surprised.
Zero's calamitous art was bitter sweet as it screamed Bass & Treble fusion while also still being kinda lame. I actually liked Massimo the most out of the characters his imposter syndrome was fun. I actually completely forgot Cinnamon existed until you talked about her as a party member.
This is my favorite game on this planet.
I got a copy for gamecude and Ps2 just to make sure i can always play it.
Love hooking up my Gameboy Sp to the gamecube so i have a radar.
didn't go for secret shop in game very expensive but the weapons can be accessed as early as chapter 4-7 [cant member when just that its there and its early] and has kitty claws for cinnamon they melt defenses each hit she does
took a day off work and watched this entire thing. thanks for the content
side note, character designs in this are great and i was actually sad when i looked em up and found no sequels, then you mentioned it and i was sad x2. even that 9 tails post game boss u showed looked cool.
great vid, sad the game is dead. thanks for shining a light.
I actually had the game, but sold it without unfortunately ever playing it (it was beginning of 2020 and I got a good deal to sell my GameCube games at once). Now I feel I really missed out.
I also like the style of this retrospektive. Must have been a ton of work, but I'd love to see it for other games as well.
I got stuck on the Mach Jentra and Botos fights my first time playing and input the command for Silver Horn so many times that to this day 20 years later I still remember AYXYBAYA
34:15 watch the red line where the weapon energy gain for the next level is. Iron Maiden buffs the whole party it's cracked
Funny I've played the game multiple times and never even noticed that haha
I love this game! I went and did a 100% playthrough about 2 years ago. I almost want to do it again, but I'd rather have a port/remaster or sequel.
Being a kid and finished ffx, command mission x is my dream game. Now I realise it’s very basic. But if they release a sequel, I might buy it on the spot. It’s the longest game because it’s an rpg, so I spent so much time grinding and brute force to win. Best game in my list based on nostalgia alone.
Also, note: Zero's unique force metal is one of the two hardest to qualify for: you have to do 16 inputs in one go -- second note: to unlock his other two Trigger inputs, you have to get a total of 333 and 999 inputs. Pretty worth it, as the 2nd is a spinning overhead that always crits; especially good with two heat haze and any sword that's usually 1-hit anyways (of which: ANY single-hit weapon tends to have more raw power than any multi-hit. More raw power is usually better for Triggers, but any multi-hit is more damage for basic attacks, as the weapon power merely adds to the character's base Power).
Unfortunately, 16 inputs is hard as fuck....
FORRRtunatley: his medal isn't worth it: it nulls any damage that goes under 5x Zero's level. By the time you get him, no enemy is doing less that 3 digits of damage, and even when grinding, the highest I ever got the team was mid 50's. In theory, the level cap being 100, that means the max it can block is anything under 500 damage, which at that point you've already beaten the game several times over anyways.
The other bitch one to get is the near-completely RNG-centered "get Blitzkreiged *THIRTY* times." In a straight run, I usually only get into the teens. All it does is increase the odds that _you_ get a free First Strike turn. When both have about the same odds, it only helps in the chance that RNGeesus _really_ hates you throughout a whole playthrough.
You could 100 percent the game before you get the 30 blitzkrieg medal which is pretty funny.
I recently did one since the the ps2 emulator has retroachiements, with speedup it took me about a week.
I also chose Axl. His power is too strong to ignore
never relized how good my exposure to megaman was, started with megaman 8 then x5, then megaman legends, then x4. and x8. lastly played this game on the ps2. very found memories. that healing special with cinnimon was a real controller destroyer lol. My brother was better at hitting zeros inputs, and I was better at axel summon path. wed swap the controller as we played. the sub weapons where fun too. we even beat nine tails, that was a tough fight
This game was so much fun!
I played the ps2 version with my brother growing up when CM came out.
I think its false because i did so much combat in random encounters in that version lol.
Neat video on a truly forgotten gem. i didn't know this game could look better how you had running on an emu.
Side note: Isn't CM in a seperate timeline? Or post X8?
Honestly if the enemies didn't pop up so much I would've loved it
I remember playing a ton of this game, being stuck on the xth super boss....before my highschool friend stole my copy
Thank you I didn't know this existed 🙏
My favorite scarf is the yellow one, because Protoman.
I loved this game back in the day
As someone who, in their childhood, beat this game to a pulp, I am low-key upset that you didn't have Ultimate X and absolute Zero for the final boss, if I can remember correctly, you can get absolute Zero by chapter 8 and Ultimate X around chapter 7, also the tails bosses are a series of fights that each one Demanded that you have your party built a certain way to beat them, but after beating 9-tails, He becomes Axl's ultimate summons
My video nine tales is the only one that requires you to beat the game. All the other bosses you can unlock through deployment
Without counting the secret armors for X and Zero cinnamon with kitty gloves is probably the strongest charscter in the game .
insta subbed for covering this gem
Loved xs Kamen rider esque design in this one
Megaman command mission took me out for life I still haven't played a JRPG that had leave me wanting for more
I feel like this is the only place it'll ever be worth saying so I wanna say it. I think the Steel Massimo storyline is incredible and altered how i think about stories cause i played this at such a young age. I love that when we first meet him hes the classic "never meet your heroes" trope where you just assume hes a fraud. He's weak, and does more talking about his exploits then, yknow, forging new exploits. When he runs off, it feels like the payoff. Of course he did. He was a fraud.
Then we get that cutscene. (And granted none of any of this is super well voice-acted unfortunately, but the beats of the writing are there)
This Massimo *Is* weak. Because he's *This* Massimo. The real Massimo is chained up, irreparably shredded at the torso and stripped of the armor that once was the flagship for his legend. This Massimo touts Massimo's feats because thats all thats left, in his eyes. He thinks he can never live up to the legend of Massimo, but knows that his legend needs to live on. An iconic reploid warrior dying, broken apart, in a prison deep in the ocean would be a crushing blow to his allies and supporters. And when he finally does meet the original Massimo, they both know that this is the case. Steel Massimo gives his blessing. In his final moments he makes an incredibly heroic decision, to die as no one.
In that, the new Massimo is now truly at the reigns of a legend he hoped he would just have to puppet to safety. He could run. X and Zero will keep the Warden busy. To do that, however, would be to tarnish the legacy he was just passed down. Steel Massimo's blessing in the first place would be a wasted effort. So he faces down the man that murdered the reploid he never thought he could be. He strikes him at the namecalling of the mantle he must now uphold. A sacrifice he just witnessed, and one that must remain with him and only his most trusted friends for as long as he continues the fight.
In a single arc we get an introduction to an assumed trope, a subversion on the trope, a coward stepping up to a role forced upon him by circumstance, and a heartbreaking story of 2 robots making a pact for the vital morale of all those around them.
Anyway he also was totally about to call the warden a "Son of a Bitch" and thats sick as fuck rock on Massimo
God I loved this game growing up it was the best, it's such a shame abandoned the original charcaters until the gatcha game cause Cinnamon was the best
One of my favorite games
I have... never been poisoned when I played this game... Wild.
Zero was so broken for me when i played this back in the day because i also play fighting games. The inputs are second nature i would constantly get 20 hit cimbos at Max energy.
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Need moar POWER!
Spider was really a favorite and I wanted him to stay. oh boy I played and played and played this game tons to try to find every nook and cranny of it. maybe I was trying to find a way to keep playing as spider I dont know . I forgor
and mosomo story is like really stuck with me.
other than that I forgot most of the game. so you gotta give it to the game for making two side charcter more memorable than the core game characters
LOVE THIS GAME ❤
The designs for this game im sure were influenced by Zero Mission and went on to influence ZX.
Only 188 likes? That is criminal.
I love this game but the random encounters and load times that come with them actually make it unplayable at times. I wanted to love this game and maybe i would have if i played it when it came out and not a decade later
..... Why did it took until this video to realize that redips is spider backwards? I've been playing this game for years and i never made the connection before.... Gods i'm an idiot lol
This review is awesome, reminds me of Marsh and his shin megami videos. You should check it out. The walkthrough/review style is awesome and underrated
God I miss this game….
Command mission love!
I love command mission I even prefer it over FFX sure x has a great story but I enjoyed combat in CM plus helps the X lore well gives us more lore more questions it was nice also how the heck did mini rex hit spider in his hyper lol I thought they do 0
mavericks are those possessed by the sigma virus.
This game is a clone of Breath of Fire, which was made by the same developers at Capcom iirc. FFX copied them, not the other way around.
19:38 Man this is cursed af
Good times😊
I loved this game but DID NOT understand the rpg mechanics or the charge attack mechanics lmao i suuuuuuuuucked at games until i was like 23😅😅😅😅
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