The reason the facial animations were so good, is because the face model was blank, with the eyes and mouth layered over it, so they could just change the face texture to simulate animation. Gave the game a real anime feel and I wonder why more games don't use this technique.
Lmao me too. I randomly found out about the Megaman Legends 3 devroom as it was happening. I literally had to watch my dream game crash and burn. I was planning on buying a 3ds just to play it. I ended up buying my first 3ds in 2022 for my kid because of Yokai Watch, lmao.
This game is one of those childhood fever dreams because I remember it but hardly anyone talks about it. I remember the pirate robots that blew up buildings. I let it blow them all up until the town had no buildings left and it was just flat lol
I also recall the eerie feeling of being isolated in those underground ruins. I also was incapable of getting far in this game in 1997, but I'd love to revisit this for art style alone. Fantastic video. Your best yet.
One of my favorite ps1 games ever. The eerie vibes of the dungeons to the super jolly vibes of exploring the city are both extremely on point. I love the brightly colored low poly style of the game and it never gets old no matter how many years pass. I love how fun the NPCs are and the voice acting is so endearing. I'm not a fan of metroidvania style games but this one really kept me invested in exploring the world each time I got a new upgrade.
I think the graphics have aged really well! This one didn't feel like you had to backtrack too much because of the way the ruins all start intersecting with each other.
played and still have the n64 version, truly one of the best megaman spinoff, by the way you forgot to mention quite a lot of things 1. if you kick the can on the shopping center to the bakery behind the counter you will get 1k zenny every time usefull for early game 2. there are trashcans and card boxes that give you new items or sub missions items 3. the game has lots of hidden mission and missable content, example: theres a sub mission of stopping a runaway car that drops a briefcase in wich theres a hefty sum of money you have 3 options: 1. stop the car and let the police have the money back, 2. stop the car and take the money for you or 3. let the car runaway in wich case theres going to be a new building, a burger restaurant run by the tron family. by the way ill give you hints for the hidden sub quest: -the painting lady from the pier -the clothing shop -the music shop on the shopping district(yes you can enter) -the tv station after getting the jet skate 4. megaman color changes depending on your actions, example: kick dogs and people, stealing, etc.. will give you a darker and darker tone for megaman and doing good dids(wich are harder to grind) will give you a ligther shade, this will affect some things on the game but that is for you to find out 5. shining laser 6. you can give 3 gift to role for her bedroom. a flower, a musicbox and a ring. theres a lot of secrets for the game.
@@gnosis_gamingif you interact with door in town then you can hear conversations and some are different depending on your reputation. For example if you have bad reputation one conversation has a parent tell their child to not be like that blue menace but if you have good rep then it will tell the kid to be like you.
Oh man, I remember playing this around the mid to late 1990s. So probably a year or so after release and it was solid. Yeah, it's clunky today but a lot of 3D games from that era were. But this was unique because it played like a Metroid-Vania, before that term existed. I mean, look at what you do. You explore to get money, buy equipment, explore more, find something in the ruins or gain something from a boss/exploration that allows you to unlock more of the map to continue exploring. The elements are all there.
I'm still sad that MegaMan Legends 3 was cancelled a decade ago. This is my most favorite series Capcom had made, couldn't finish it as a kid until I was in high school where I replayed it. Choke points I had as a kid was the Feldynaught where I had to learn strafe shooting. (Run sideways and press the opposite turn button so you can run around and shoot.), the Marlwolf which I died a lot of times, not knowing how to damage it, and the Fokkewolf after the Gesselshaft fight since I didn't upgrade the Machine Buster to max which is the cost effective way until getting the Active Buster for late game.
at 21:02 you mention that you don't have an opportunity to backout, but you actually do. When Roll asks if you want to retreat, you can take that moment to go back to Data, replenish your energy and ammo, save, and then go back to the froggy boss fight. Great video anyway!
i was so scared of this game when i was young. it was hard. but the side quests and hidden mechanics, customization, story, setting (i looooved uptown and outside of town where the gang hides as a kid), man there was so much to love about MML1 and 2. i played MML1 again a few years ago, and it's still tough but was a ton of fun.
For anyone wondering why the undeground/ruins music sounds the way it does; Mega Man Legends' soundtrack was composed by the same person who made the music for Resident Evil 1(not Directors Cut), 2, and Dino Crisis 1-2.
The first generation of 3D games were really excellent. There must have been a unique synergy going on. Devs were excited by the new technology, but they also couldn't led the graphics do all the heavy pulling.
Played this as a child and completely forgot all about it. Stumbled across this video through my algorithm and it gave me so many memories. Nice video keep it up.
20+ years since this game came out and there's not many in that entire time that had atmosphere like this game. Going into a ruin felt like really exploring a very dangerous and forbidding place left by an ancient advanced civilization. That's become such a heavily used trope by huge companies like Squeenix but it's rarely been done so well as in MML.
I’m glad people are as enamoured with this game as I was when I first played it. It’s a shame it’s neglected by capcom, I hope for a remaster or collection or even remake but I think we won’t see it
Yes, this game absolutely still holds up today. Setting the controls to turn with the D-Pad and strafing with the shoulder buttons feels much more natural. I could never get used to the default setting of turning with the shoulder buttons and strafing with the D-Pad. Just feels off. The Misadventures of Tron Bonne and Mega Man Legends 2 are still worth playing today as well, although Legends 2 doesn't have the same feel/charm to it as 1.
@@GoodVibeCollecting I also don't like that Legends 2 was a cliffhanger. It would have been all right if they actually made the sequel. Perhaps if we spread the word and build interest in the Legend games it will finally get made. Not holding my breath.
I just played through the Legends series for the first time pretty recently and one thing it does exceptionally well is the charm. This series oozes charm. Definitely a series I'd like to replay. Hoping for a proper Legacy Collection soon!
There's a secret in the shopping mall: if you keep kicking soda cans into the bakery, your armor will slowly turn black, and you'll eventually turn into Evil/Dark Megaman.
There's other actions you can do that influence this hidden "morality" value. Doing bad things makes you darker and doing good deeds, like returning the stolen money in that one mission or donating for repairs makes you lighter. This mechanic was kept and enhanced for the sequel.
I believe people are hoping Capcom will eventually release a Megaman Legends Legacy Collection sometime soon, especially since the others worked out. With the remastered games and all. I wouldnt mind.... but i personally would LOVE a remake of both Legends 1 and 2. I love L1 but the gameplay is a bit archaic 😅 I would love a remade gameplay style: maybe something similar to a Rachet and Clank clone...? Beautiful new graphics, new voice actors, that was Megaman's voice (and the others) will be consistent. Additional features, dungeons to dig and find treasures, new town missions, little story details to fill in minor plot holes, etc etc. Then if the remakes sell well, which i believe that they will, they can finally make a Legends 3
I was very surprised by how well Mega Man Legends has aged in terms of game design though. The controls are definitely a bit archaic, but once you get used to it, everything feels pretty great.
Not sure if anyone else mentioned it, but FYI Mega Man 64 (the N64 version of MM Legends) has analog control! It feels WAYYY better than Legends on PS1. My only hesitation in recommending it, is that the awesome credits theme from the PS1 version is replaced with a MIDI song ;~;. That song is nowhere near as good! All the voice clips in the credits theme make it sooo nostalgic.
@@gnosis_gaming Of course! It was great, and an improvement in many sections, but ultimately the first was superior. The open world design was just too good.
I've never played these games, but have watched them played through twice and am feeling the urge again. The presentation, style, graphics and everything (bar voices) are just bursting with charm. I literally cannot think of such an endearing visual style as these games.
I'm sure some body said it already but, you can save & heal before the purple frog boss on the water. If you choose to run away you can go back to shore save or rest then go back to the fight. Great video though love this game!! Beating Juno on Hard mode is a royal pain in the A too.
I forgot this was back in PS1. Dang I remember this feeling so advanced and amazing. It looks so cumbersome now. It was challenging back then when not knowing video games as well
Man the ruins and enemy design are so creepy. I probably put a thousand hours into this game when i was a kid just exploring the world and ruins. They really did a good job at making you feel like an explorer
Megaman legends/ megaman 64 is a very charming game. it's very short but i loved the game. I have the n64 version and loved it. i liked the voice acting and the dialogue. i feel like capcom dopped the ball on making legends 3. i don't thinking mm3 if it came out today would be the same. dialogue in anime and cartoons have changed so much that they might try to adapt to the writing of today ( at lease for the English dialogue).
Lovely video! Your analysis are incredibly in-depth without being overwhelming. Although I disagree a bit with the Gesellshaft fight, I can understand the point being made. On a personal note, I loved the Legends series so much as a child that when I replayed it as an adult I got that feeling that... It still holds up! Even with the cluncky controls, both games are, overall, designed around them, making it not as much of a razzle. Besides that, the level design is top-notch in both games. Speaking of the second, they managed to up-scale the game in every way, both in level and map design, combat and controls (a lock-on system closer to Zelda's being the best introduction to it). Overall, Legends 2 is my second favorite game on PS1, both due to how much I love this series and for how it's still a great game. BTW, pretty happy to see indie developers bringing this art style back, both on animations as in other games.
I rented this game from Blockbuster for the n64. I remember NOT creating my own save file, but instead jumping into one where the last Player allowed the ENTIRE town to be destroyed. Even in my own playthroughs I could not achieve the devastation that this guy unleashed on Cattlox island. Something that was not conveyed well, is that you can search holes in the walls of dungeons to find bonus stuff. The flat low-res textures did not stand out enough for me to think "huh maybe I can interact with this," it just looked like... A regular ruins. Also shoutout to the audio mixing being absolute ass. What should have been a shocking revelation in the finale was ACTUALLY me just fighting with a CRT TV's volume controls.
I played the sequel, its one of the reasons why i started to grt into game design, im sayin fuck it, and im gunna make the games i want like this, both megaman legends games are the only reason i like megaman. The first actually 3D mostly open world.
I've never played this game, but it's super cool to find out about it ! Something in the style and vibe reminds me of the webtoon Room of Swords, so I'm throwing that thought out there, maybe people who liked Megaman Legends would like it
The can in the mall isn't useless, If you kick it behind the bakery counter you can get 1000 zenny and the can respawns every time you come back allowing you to have infinite zenny from early game
The first Megaman Legends is never not amazing no matter how many times i replayed this game again and again. the exploration just feel right, you actually feel rewarded for exploring. it even has sidequest, just a few but all interesting. this and Castlevania SoTN always be the top ps1 games for me
@@gnosis_gaming mate of course 😂 I personally never really played through TMAO Tron, just the beginning but I've seen playthroughs of it. It's decent but the story is charming. Not to mention, some characters in this game returns for the next. Legends 2 is more than worth it though. The gameplay is better, the story finally answers the question L1 left us with. The digs are fun, the world is much more expansive, etc etc etc. I won't spoil anything that way you can properly enjoy it but my only gripe with this game is Megaman's voice..... not a fan lol 😅 But yeah, Legends 2 is definitely worth it if you loved the first one 👍
Legends is one of my all-time favorite video game series. The PS1 was stuffed totally full with bangers, and definitely has one of the greatest libraries of any console ever developed, and even with that, Legends stands near the top, owing to its' immense charm, poise, and effortless confidence in itself as a series of products; It knew exactly what it was, and executed it with total aplomb. I initially had zero interest in the 3DS, but the day that Capcom announced Legends 3, I went and bought one specifically and expressly for it. Capcom cancelling the title shortly after was a source of intense, bitter disappointment the likes of which I hadn't felt since Grandia was passed over for a North American Saturn release. To this day, it still annoys me that it never happened. I'm losing hope too. The cast has aged out of the VA profession, sadly, with one of them being unfortunately deceased. It's a damn shame, as a huge part of Legends' presentation was its' stellar dub. It matched the spirit and delivery of its' Japanese counterpart wonderfully, a rarity in the world of localizations. An interesting aside: The composer for Legends and Legends 2, Makoto Tomozawa, also worked on Resident Evil on the PS1. This is especially evident in the creepy ambient music in several of the sub-gates and ruins that you explore throughout the games.
Dude played the entire game like a game journalist. i was hoping at 5 minutes you would say, the main tactic is push the left or right d-pad and the opposite shoulder button to kill 95% of enemies.
If you kick the can into the Jetlag Bakery you'll get 1000 zenny. 😂 But beware if you do this too many times you will slowly grow evil. As a result your blue armor will grow darker.
As a child... 1st one was easy... the second? Not so much lol... but the gameplay was definitely great for the time and playing as a grown ass man I understood the story better...
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If you enjoyed this video, please check out my Legend of Legaia retrospective!
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You're spoiling me here Gnosis, knocking it out with these PS1 retrospectives. Can we get some Brave Fencer Musashi up in here too?
@@SpikeRose I love Brave Fencer Musashi!
Honestly? Hugely underrated series that needs to be brought back. It was a crime for mega man legends 3 to not be made.
I agree
Really sad it got canceled. Really hoping Capcom reconsiders
That really sucks! Did you play the sequels?@@maxrichards5925
@@gnosis_gaming I have! Legends 2 was fantastic! I haven’t played the misadventures of Tron Bonne
I've only played the first one, but I'm very curious about Legends 2@@maxrichards5925
The reason the facial animations were so good, is because the face model was blank, with the eyes and mouth layered over it, so they could just change the face texture to simulate animation. Gave the game a real anime feel and I wonder why more games don't use this technique.
looks so much better than the facial animations in Star Ocean 3
every single mention of mega man legends on the internet makes me more powerful. this video alone will fuel me for multiple days. thank you.
Literally me fr
Lmao me too. I randomly found out about the Megaman Legends 3 devroom as it was happening. I literally had to watch my dream game crash and burn. I was planning on buying a 3ds just to play it.
I ended up buying my first 3ds in 2022 for my kid because of Yokai Watch, lmao.
*Kicks a vending machine*
LMFAO
This game is one of those childhood fever dreams because I remember it but hardly anyone talks about it. I remember the pirate robots that blew up buildings. I let it blow them all up until the town had no buildings left and it was just flat lol
It's very underrated!
I never forgot about this game, I beat it many times, and mega man legends 2 as well, I was gutted when megaman legends 3 development was canned
I also recall the eerie feeling of being isolated in those underground ruins. I also was incapable of getting far in this game in 1997, but I'd love to revisit this for art style alone. Fantastic video. Your best yet.
You should give it a try!
One of my favorite ps1 games ever. The eerie vibes of the dungeons to the super jolly vibes of exploring the city are both extremely on point. I love the brightly colored low poly style of the game and it never gets old no matter how many years pass. I love how fun the NPCs are and the voice acting is so endearing. I'm not a fan of metroidvania style games but this one really kept me invested in exploring the world each time I got a new upgrade.
I think the graphics have aged really well! This one didn't feel like you had to backtrack too much because of the way the ruins all start intersecting with each other.
Out of all the Playstion games, Mega Man Legends 1&2 really, really hold up. They're like interactive anime
27:10 those people are waving happily to be rid of you considering how dark the armor is.
someone liked kicking things from the looks of it 😏
played and still have the n64 version, truly one of the best megaman spinoff, by the way you forgot to mention quite a lot of things
1. if you kick the can on the shopping center to the bakery behind the counter you will get 1k zenny every time usefull for early game
2. there are trashcans and card boxes that give you new items or sub missions items
3. the game has lots of hidden mission and missable content, example: theres a sub mission of stopping a runaway car that drops a briefcase in wich theres a hefty sum of money you have 3 options: 1. stop the car and let the police have the money back, 2. stop the car and take the money for you or 3. let the car runaway in wich case theres going to be a new building, a burger restaurant run by the tron family.
by the way ill give you hints for the hidden sub quest:
-the painting lady from the pier
-the clothing shop
-the music shop on the shopping district(yes you can enter)
-the tv station after getting the jet skate
4. megaman color changes depending on your actions, example: kick dogs and people, stealing, etc.. will give you a darker and darker tone for megaman and doing good dids(wich are harder to grind) will give you a ligther shade, this will affect some things on the game but that is for you to find out
5. shining laser
6. you can give 3 gift to role for her bedroom. a flower, a musicbox and a ring.
theres a lot of secrets for the game.
Thanks for the tips! I was playing without a guide. I'll have plenty to do for my second playthrough haha
@@KyleBGangerthis is untrue
@@Knytewishsupposedly it increases kick damage and how far you kick but I never noticed a difference.
@@gnosis_gamingif you interact with door in town then you can hear conversations and some are different depending on your reputation. For example if you have bad reputation one conversation has a parent tell their child to not be like that blue menace but if you have good rep then it will tell the kid to be like you.
Oh man, I remember playing this around the mid to late 1990s. So probably a year or so after release and it was solid. Yeah, it's clunky today but a lot of 3D games from that era were. But this was unique because it played like a Metroid-Vania, before that term existed. I mean, look at what you do. You explore to get money, buy equipment, explore more, find something in the ruins or gain something from a boss/exploration that allows you to unlock more of the map to continue exploring. The elements are all there.
This game was so ahead of its time and most people don't even know this game exists
I'm still sad that MegaMan Legends 3 was cancelled a decade ago.
This is my most favorite series Capcom had made, couldn't finish it as a kid until I was in high school where I replayed it.
Choke points I had as a kid was the Feldynaught where I had to learn strafe shooting. (Run sideways and press the opposite turn button so you can run around and shoot.), the Marlwolf which I died a lot of times, not knowing how to damage it, and the Fokkewolf after the Gesselshaft fight since I didn't upgrade the Machine Buster to max which is the cost effective way until getting the Active Buster for late game.
at 21:02 you mention that you don't have an opportunity to backout, but you actually do. When Roll asks if you want to retreat, you can take that moment to go back to Data, replenish your energy and ammo, save, and then go back to the froggy boss fight.
Great video anyway!
I must have missed that option -- I must have thought that I thought if I went back, I'd have to do the first part of the fight over again.
I still remember discovering the morality mechanic in this game, where the more bad things you did the darker blue Megaman's armor would get.
i was so scared of this game when i was young. it was hard. but the side quests and hidden mechanics, customization, story, setting (i looooved uptown and outside of town where the gang hides as a kid), man there was so much to love about MML1 and 2. i played MML1 again a few years ago, and it's still tough but was a ton of fun.
On an old CRT, all the pop-in on the edges wasn't visible so it looked EVEN better.
For the Yellow Behemoth fight, you don't need to go back to town to heal. Data is right at the ruins entrance.
such a beautiful artstyle, still holds up
so excited to see indies eventually mimic this era/ style of graphics
For anyone wondering why the undeground/ruins music sounds the way it does; Mega Man Legends' soundtrack was composed by the same person who made the music for Resident Evil 1(not Directors Cut), 2, and Dino Crisis 1-2.
I love how you talk about the world-building of these old games. Newer game-devs and artists can learn much from these old games. Keep it up. 👍
The first generation of 3D games were really excellent. There must have been a unique synergy going on. Devs were excited by the new technology, but they also couldn't led the graphics do all the heavy pulling.
Played this as a child and completely forgot all about it. Stumbled across this video through my algorithm and it gave me so many memories. Nice video keep it up.
Thank you!
DID YOU, really beat this without circle strafing?
And apparently without dodge rolling either 😵💫
20+ years since this game came out and there's not many in that entire time that had atmosphere like this game. Going into a ruin felt like really exploring a very dangerous and forbidding place left by an ancient advanced civilization. That's become such a heavily used trope by huge companies like Squeenix but it's rarely been done so well as in MML.
Completely agree. Mega Man Legends feels special.
I’m glad people are as enamoured with this game as I was when I first played it. It’s a shame it’s neglected by capcom, I hope for a remaster or collection or even remake but I think we won’t see it
Yes, this game absolutely still holds up today. Setting the controls to turn with the D-Pad and strafing with the shoulder buttons feels much more natural. I could never get used to the default setting of turning with the shoulder buttons and strafing with the D-Pad. Just feels off.
The Misadventures of Tron Bonne and Mega Man Legends 2 are still worth playing today as well, although Legends 2 doesn't have the same feel/charm to it as 1.
Mega Man Legends 2 feels darker to me. Don't really know why I feel that way.
@@josephb8268 For sure. That's part of the reason why it doesn't have the same charm as the original.
@@GoodVibeCollecting I also don't like that Legends 2 was a cliffhanger. It would have been all right if they actually made the sequel. Perhaps if we spread the word and build interest in the Legend games it will finally get made. Not holding my breath.
@@josephb8268 3 was in development but was canceled. Supposedly due to lack of interest from fans. That's a pretty lame excuse.
Ah, Megaman Legends.
The Dark Souls of Megaman games ❤️
I just played through the Legends series for the first time pretty recently and one thing it does exceptionally well is the charm. This series oozes charm. Definitely a series I'd like to replay. Hoping for a proper Legacy Collection soon!
Me too!
There's a secret in the shopping mall: if you keep kicking soda cans into the bakery, your armor will slowly turn black, and you'll eventually turn into Evil/Dark Megaman.
There's other actions you can do that influence this hidden "morality" value. Doing bad things makes you darker and doing good deeds, like returning the stolen money in that one mission or donating for repairs makes you lighter.
This mechanic was kept and enhanced for the sequel.
The nino ruins from legends 2 used to terrify me as a child
The fact that Dr Wily WON the battle and wanting to extinguish the humanity on earth is really genius!
I believe people are hoping Capcom will eventually release a Megaman Legends Legacy Collection sometime soon, especially since the others worked out. With the remastered games and all.
I wouldnt mind.... but i personally would LOVE a remake of both Legends 1 and 2. I love L1 but the gameplay is a bit archaic 😅
I would love a remade gameplay style: maybe something similar to a Rachet and Clank clone...? Beautiful new graphics, new voice actors, that was Megaman's voice (and the others) will be consistent. Additional features, dungeons to dig and find treasures, new town missions, little story details to fill in minor plot holes, etc etc.
Then if the remakes sell well, which i believe that they will, they can finally make a Legends 3
I was very surprised by how well Mega Man Legends has aged in terms of game design though. The controls are definitely a bit archaic, but once you get used to it, everything feels pretty great.
@@gnosis_gaming oh yeah agreed 👍
It becomes second nature once you get used to the game.
@@taecampus legends 3 😭
@@toparky2470 😭😭😭😭 I know
One of my fav PS1 games
Mine too 😁
@@gnosis_gaming did you ever play mega man legends 2?
I haven't! How does it hold up?@@diogenes3300
@@gnosis_gaming I didn’t play it either :( maybe you can make a video on it
@@gnosis_gaming If you like Legends 1, you'll like 2.
You know if we take the megaman series as a straight timeline of events, it’s very possible megaman legends takes place after the Z/ZX series.
I thought it was confirmed that Legends takes place at the end of the Megaman time line.
@@Dzzy123 if it has been, I haven’t seen any yet.
Not sure if anyone else mentioned it, but FYI Mega Man 64 (the N64 version of MM Legends) has analog control! It feels WAYYY better than Legends on PS1.
My only hesitation in recommending it, is that the awesome credits theme from the PS1 version is replaced with a MIDI song ;~;. That song is nowhere near as good! All the voice clips in the credits theme make it sooo nostalgic.
Ohh really! I guess that would make sense given the N64 controller.
Honestly my favorite PS1 game. Highly recommended for everyone
Did you play the sequel?
@@gnosis_gaming Of course! It was great, and an improvement in many sections, but ultimately the first was superior. The open world design was just too good.
I've never played these games, but have watched them played through twice and am feeling the urge again.
The presentation, style, graphics and everything (bar voices) are just bursting with charm. I literally cannot think of such an endearing visual style as these games.
The one thing I never hear anybody mention is that every underground tunnel all connects to each other. Nice to finally see somebody mention it.
I'm sure some body said it already but, you can save & heal before the purple frog boss on the water. If you choose to run away you can go back to shore save or rest then go back to the fight. Great video though love this game!! Beating Juno on Hard mode is a royal pain in the A too.
I forgot this was back in PS1. Dang I remember this feeling so advanced and amazing. It looks so cumbersome now. It was challenging back then when not knowing video games as well
They key to this game, is swapping the bumper and L/R direction controls. Absolute game changer.
That last boss fight music has no business sound that amazing.
you can swap directional and strafe controlls in the menu
Man the ruins and enemy design are so creepy. I probably put a thousand hours into this game when i was a kid just exploring the world and ruins. They really did a good job at making you feel like an explorer
My first mega man game. Top 10 video games. A severely underrated game.
Never forgotten, Mega Man Legends was my first PS1 game.
Megaman legends/ megaman 64 is a very charming game. it's very short but i loved the game. I have the n64 version and loved it. i liked the voice acting and the dialogue. i feel like capcom dopped the ball on making legends 3. i don't thinking mm3 if it came out today would be the same. dialogue in anime and cartoons have changed so much that they might try to adapt to the writing of today ( at lease for the English dialogue).
Somebody save megaman trigger from the moon 🌙
Lovely video! Your analysis are incredibly in-depth without being overwhelming. Although I disagree a bit with the Gesellshaft fight, I can understand the point being made.
On a personal note, I loved the Legends series so much as a child that when I replayed it as an adult I got that feeling that... It still holds up! Even with the cluncky controls, both games are, overall, designed around them, making it not as much of a razzle. Besides that, the level design is top-notch in both games. Speaking of the second, they managed to up-scale the game in every way, both in level and map design, combat and controls (a lock-on system closer to Zelda's being the best introduction to it).
Overall, Legends 2 is my second favorite game on PS1, both due to how much I love this series and for how it's still a great game.
BTW, pretty happy to see indie developers bringing this art style back, both on animations as in other games.
Never tried this looks good - great review
I finished this game once when it was "new". Now I want to play it again. Got it on my Vita...and every other emulation console.
One of my all-time favorite games
The 90s were when 3d polygonal graphics became popularized, but the very first games w it were released in the 80s.
Really wish they’d remake, remaster or rerelease this title/series again.
I rented this game from Blockbuster for the n64. I remember NOT creating my own save file, but instead jumping into one where the last Player allowed the ENTIRE town to be destroyed.
Even in my own playthroughs I could not achieve the devastation that this guy unleashed on Cattlox island.
Something that was not conveyed well, is that you can search holes in the walls of dungeons to find bonus stuff.
The flat low-res textures did not stand out enough for me to think "huh maybe I can interact with this," it just looked like... A regular ruins.
Also shoutout to the audio mixing being absolute ass. What should have been a shocking revelation in the finale was ACTUALLY me just fighting with a CRT TV's volume controls.
I just 100% this again 2 years ago. I love this game.
I love it, too. The design is honestly great. It feels open and different every time.
I played the sequel, its one of the reasons why i started to grt into game design, im sayin fuck it, and im gunna make the games i want like this, both megaman legends games are the only reason i like megaman. The first actually 3D mostly open world.
MML boss' weakness is circle strafing. Turns them into a joke.
I've never played this game, but it's super cool to find out about it ! Something in the style and vibe reminds me of the webtoon Room of Swords, so I'm throwing that thought out there, maybe people who liked Megaman Legends would like it
Remake the Legends. The best of the franchise.
My favorite game on the PS1. It is a real gem
Absolute gem of a series
Did you play the sequel by any chance?
@@gnosis_gaming I did! Enjoyed it but I never beat it.
I often wanted to give up on the first one lol. The boss fights were brutal for me. @@empty_melodies
Anything we can do to modernize the controls ?
I don't think so, unless there's a modded rom out there. But you get used to them.
The can in the mall isn't useless, If you kick it behind the bakery counter you can get 1000 zenny and the can respawns every time you come back allowing you to have infinite zenny from early game
The first Megaman Legends is never not amazing no matter how many times i replayed this game again and again. the exploration just feel right, you actually feel rewarded for exploring. it even has sidequest, just a few but all interesting. this and Castlevania SoTN always be the top ps1 games for me
What do you think about mm legends 2?
Will you be reviewing Legends 2? Or TMAO Tron?
I haven't played them yet! Should I?
@@gnosis_gaming mate of course 😂
I personally never really played through TMAO Tron, just the beginning but I've seen playthroughs of it. It's decent but the story is charming. Not to mention, some characters in this game returns for the next. Legends 2 is more than worth it though. The gameplay is better, the story finally answers the question L1 left us with. The digs are fun, the world is much more expansive, etc etc etc.
I won't spoil anything that way you can properly enjoy it but my only gripe with this game is Megaman's voice..... not a fan lol 😅
But yeah, Legends 2 is definitely worth it if you loved the first one 👍
Lmao I have subscribed to so many small channels who talk about Megaman Legends. It's my favorite series ever.
Remember being really bored jumping on top of cars and buildings and kicking over trash cans. Heh
Love this game. It was my first PS1 game if I remember correctly. Wish we could get a HD Remaster for Switch.
This game has aged really well! Even without HD, it'd just need a few tweaks to the camera to feel modern
You can change the controls in options. I prefer to use the alternative controls with an analog stick controller.
This game was amazing 100%
This era of 3d body with 2d art in face NEEDS TO COME BACK
Legends is one of my all-time favorite video game series. The PS1 was stuffed totally full with bangers, and definitely has one of the greatest libraries of any console ever developed, and even with that, Legends stands near the top, owing to its' immense charm, poise, and effortless confidence in itself as a series of products; It knew exactly what it was, and executed it with total aplomb.
I initially had zero interest in the 3DS, but the day that Capcom announced Legends 3, I went and bought one specifically and expressly for it. Capcom cancelling the title shortly after was a source of intense, bitter disappointment the likes of which I hadn't felt since Grandia was passed over for a North American Saturn release. To this day, it still annoys me that it never happened.
I'm losing hope too. The cast has aged out of the VA profession, sadly, with one of them being unfortunately deceased. It's a damn shame, as a huge part of Legends' presentation was its' stellar dub. It matched the spirit and delivery of its' Japanese counterpart wonderfully, a rarity in the world of localizations.
An interesting aside: The composer for Legends and Legends 2, Makoto Tomozawa, also worked on Resident Evil on the PS1. This is especially evident in the creepy ambient music in several of the sub-gates and ruins that you explore throughout the games.
Did you not know you could kick the can behind the bakery counter for some extra money?
Any sincere MegaMan Legends content is an instant like and sub for me! God bless!
Thank you!
Dude played the entire game like a game journalist. i was hoping at 5 minutes you would say, the main tactic is push the left or right d-pad and the opposite shoulder button to kill 95% of enemies.
i remember i used to kick that can for hours grinding money lol
I liked this game, but the one i played (rented from blockbuster) was bugged and wouldn't save
That sucks! Any plans to revisit it?
*sobbing in legends 3*
🤣
capcom better make dash3
Do you think there's any chance?
@@gnosis_gaming Yes, given their recent polls and questions. Matter of when
Mega Man Legends was one of the first video games I beat. 😂
😂 dude i love this game to this day. Your health is stressing me out
it's a 3d metroidvania like darksouls lol
If you kick the can into the Jetlag Bakery you'll get 1000 zenny. 😂 But beware if you do this too many times you will slowly grow evil. As a result your blue armor will grow darker.
If you manage to kick the can behind the counter at jetlag bakery, you are rewarded 1000 zenny, a great way for easy money early game! :D
Some of the cutscenes remind me of Pokemon while some enemies, especially bosses, look like from Digimon 😂
I see how dark your armour ended! You should be ashamed of yourself 😜
Haha, right at the end of the game I just ran around kicking everyone 🤣
But also impressive that they use in-game cutscene instead of pre-rendered.
(So we can see him as we play not fixed cutscenes)
20:40 The game gives you the opportunity to retreat.
If you kick the soda can into the bakery you get 1000 zenny 😁
If you are going to play this on an emulator then use duck station and enable most of the pgxp hacks to fix those wobbly textures and polygons.
As a child... 1st one was easy... the second? Not so much lol... but the gameplay was definitely great for the time and playing as a grown ass man I understood the story better...
Croftman! ❤
Watch capcom team up with Nightdive for a kex port.
Honestly, I don’t even like the main series. I don’t like mega man or x but I’ve always LOVED Legends.
megaman legends 2 now :3
21:30 It took forever as a kid but i beat it n u want the homing missiles honestly.
yeah my gear was underdeveloped
sure, if you can handle the outdated controls
for anyone else, remake has to be done
Hey man you know you can aim and move in circles while shooting lol