As much as I love the PSP, especially since I still have a working one and I still play games on it even now... it is a shame that Maverick Hunter X was a PSP exclusive. I think if they had made it for the PS3 or even PS4 (I know it wasn’t out at the time) instead there might have been more of an audience for the remake, and we would have seen an X2-6 remake series. Can you imagine a GOOD version of X6.... that would have been an amazing way to fix that mistake of a game.
This is an excellent, very well-made, super in-depth review, but I do have to point out: I truly believe that your issues with things like graphics and level designs do have a lot to do with *when* you played the game, as objective as you're trying to be. In 1994, they blew my mind, and I've never had a problem with them or felt they could have been wildly better or anything like that. Of course, it's not a perfect game -- though I'd say, for me, it's one of the closest-to-perfect games out there, and I've replayed it about once a year on average for over two decades now, so I'd think if there were real issues I'd be able to find them in more recent playthroughs with more critical eyes. Of course, I don't feel quite the same way about any of the later entries, basically less as the series goes on, so I'm interested in seeing your takes on all those.
Thanks man! I hope you didn't misunderstand the review because I think Mega Man X is a great game. The graphics and level design are more personal preferences and I think I stated that in the video. They are very well-made, I just find them a bit underwhelming, but that's again, just a subjective matter. The one glaring, more serious problem I see in this game is the Mavericks. Many of them seem to be designed around the use of the dash, which you don't have from the start. Launch Octopus is a nice example of a boss where you are clearly handicapped without the dash because of his attacks that suck you in. Armored Armadillo is also a big offender because you need the Electric Spark to remove his shield and he does a fuck ton of damage to you. I guess what I am trying to say that about half of the eight main levels aren't viable options for a newcomer to take on first. What cements for me that this was an issue is that the dash was made a default power-up from X2 and onwards whereas the rest wasn't, and X2 has its bosses overall more balanced around a vanilla X with no weapons and upgrades. I feel this was possibly a flaw carried over from Classic Mega Man, which from what I recall (it's been two years since I've played any of them seriously so excuse me if I'm off the mark here), has this problem to a much bigger degree. By X2, most of the X games seem to have smoothed over this quirk and X1 kinda feels like it's a stepping stone to that end goal; it addressed the boss issue but didn't entirely fix it yet. That's what I think, anyway. :)
Armored Armadillo isn't that hard without the dash considering all his moves and attack patterns are predictable after a couple of tries, I actually like how it becomes a matter of timing your charge shot and shooting the level 2 shot with good timing while he's shooting at you so that he's unable to block. The only ones that I find notably difficult without the dash are Chameleon and Octopus, but then again I've beaten this game like 12 times.
Augh, yeah, I tried doing some no-boots runs, and the way Octo soaks you up while you're absolutely helpless just completely bothered me away from it. Eventually I tried it again, though, and just used a debug hack to turn boots on and off for bits like that. I really want to make my custom version/mod someday, because it will ultimately include a menu option that lets you turn armors off and back on after you obtain them! :x
The health pickup farm-place right before the final boss (you know what I'm talking about) is the most genius kind of generosity I've ever seen in a video game, and what should've been in EVERY X GAME, period.
Genius generosity, except that it has to take an eternity between final boss attempts to refill your subtanks, even more if you have 4 empty ones that need refilling? Personally, I think the subtanks you have should just fill on their own when the final boss starts, so you don't have to waste time mind-numbingly grinding. Grinding. In a sidescolling shooter.
In X³ there is not a need for energy farming after you collect either the "Master Chip" (Golden Armor) or the "Head Enhancement Chip" which let's you slowly regain health and fill "Sub Tanks" by standing still.
The dash was made a separate upgrade to help better introduce Classic series players into this new series. Help keep things familiar for the old crowd while still advancing for the new audience.
I would say that the original has some of the tightest designs of the series.Everything holds up and no stinker stages.The remake on the psp was very well done and Viles addition was cool.I was really surprised at how well the models looked in game and how smooth the animations were.Too bad the remakes of X2 and X3 with a properly playable Zero never happened.
I won't spoil what the broken weapon is.. except by showing gameplay footage of it while mentioning it... Seriously though, nice review. I was 10 when this game came out and it has been my favorite game ever since. Good to know that it has lasting appeal.
Maybe he was. I don't consider the Hadoken one of the games weapons, I consider it more of an Easter egg. I always found it too clunky and unreliable to be very useful anyway. I thought he was referring to the charged Chameleon Sting, which allows the player to breeze right through the games toughest platforming sections.
The Hadoken is required to get 100% completion, so one could consider it both a weapon and a silly easter egg. And as a one-hit kill on any boss, it was definitely worth getting proficient at. It had the highest damage output of any weapon. That said I thought he was referring to the Chameleon Sting as well, it's easily just as overpowered. It doesn't take as much effort to obtain either, so it could be considered even more broken.
It's a bit broken, but it seems like they were expecting the player to take on the Chameleon as one of the last bosses. Like the review said, he's a bit of a pain the earlier on you try to tackle him. Also, by the time you get to the Sigma levels, it's really obvious they understand the power of the charged Sting. There are a couple of segments that seem like they're literally intended to soak up its weapons energy.
I can defeat Armored Armadillo without any weapon or upgrade (not even the dash) quite easily. Fuck Launch Octopus though, fucker is a real nightmare if you're doing a minimalist run.
12:25 Yep completly agree with this issue first time I jump into Megaman X (well actually it was Maverick Hunter X) and this was the first time I ever played a Megaman game I got completly destroy by Sting Cameleon and Armored Armadillo to the point I have take a break from the game for several month assuming it was one of these stupid insanely hardcore game... then I come back to it take on Chill Penguin realising he was way easier than Cameleon and Armadillo and after that I tried other stage got reckt by the boss until I tried Spark Mandrill and realise bosses have a weakness to exploit, knowing that it was just a matter of knowing who is weak against what, but yeah for newcomers to the Megaman games that pick Armadillo and Cameleon good lord these 2 are brutal.
12:30 imo the only super hard 1st pick would have to be Launch Octopus. Without dash he's crazy hard. But it is quite possible to beat them all without the dash, Maverick Hunter X even proved this by hiding the dash in Storm Eagles stage instead of placing it directly on your path in Chill Penguins stage.
The SNES game is great (despite being more frustrating than the NES games IMO). My biggest problem with the game though is the forced failure scenario. When I got to Sigma's Fortress I found Vile to be unrelentingly tough. I put up a good fight but was losing. Then I found out the hard way I was supposed to lose to progress the story. You know what happened? I wasted all my sub tanks trying to beat him before realizing I wasn't supposed to, brutally punishing me for simply not knowing better.
+Shadsilvson11 I've never really given that any second thought, probably because Vile still doesn't have a health bar the second time you face him. That said, I can see how this would be an issue. Mega Man X can definitely have some frustration and tediousness to it, but not to the point all the fun is sucked out in my opinion.
Do you seriously think it's more frustrating? Even with the absurdly vast amount of options the series give you? You barely can choose how to handle things in the classic series. In the X series you can cheese almost everything with advanced strategies or upgrades, which is greart for starters
You review two of my favorite game franchises (Mega Man and Sonic), are inspired by Johnny and have long, detailed reviews. How am I just discovering this channel?
Megaman X was a phenomenon when it came out and set the bar really high. I first played it in 1994 and was blown away by how great the story was. It blows away the Snes.
I was born in 1994 but i played this game in like 2005 i was so stupid i couldn't even know he can climb walls and other stuff i played this game like this then i suddenly figure out every single thing after so many tries i able to end this game once for all really loved this game till today one of the best games of all time
Personally I think Maverick Hunter X would've sold better if they put it on the Nintendo DS instead of on the PSP, since more of the target audience of Mega Man fans would have had the Nintendo handheld. Same deal with Mega Man Powered Up. But that's just speculation on my part.
You're right about the dash ability being necessary to defeat some of the Mavericks. I suspect this is why it's a default ability in the following X titles. Oddly enough as a kid I'd always face Armored Armadillo second (after Chill Penguin), and I'd beat him without using charged shots so he wouldn't use his "energy reversal" ability. I played MHX many years ago and I hated, hated, hated the music replacement in Vile mode. As I was really excited to play as Vile, that kinda ruined the game for me!
+Luke Jones Yeah, with the Leg Armor you can dash under Armored Armadillo's projectiles, making the fight a lot more doable. Without the dash, though, Mega Man X is a serious flick in the nuts. I often hear it is considered one of the most well-designed games of all time, but I fail to understand why. Hell, I think Mega Man X2 is better designed; smoother in terms of progression and more fair. Mega Man X is a great game, an absolute classic and an important installment in the Mega Man franchise, but whenever I read all the sequels are inferior I kinda scratch my head.
+Retropolis Zone I believe the intro stage is the reason people say it's one of the most well designed games of all time. The intro stage shows you everything you can, or will later do, without actually saying much and spamming boring tutorial messages. It would be easier to explain it with visuals, but I'll try to without 'em and trust your memory of the stage. The second you begin to walk in the intro stage, an enemy small enough to jump over comes rolling towards you. This shows a new player that some enemies can be passed without actually shooting the buster and taking the risk of receiving damage. Then when you take a few more steps to the right, you see a larger enemy, which shows one that some obstacles can only be passed by destroying them. After that, you come across the enemies in the air, which shows the player they can combine these two things. Now let's skip ahead to the first of the two mini-bosses. After you destroy the bee, the road you're on falls down and you're seemingly stuck in a pit. Here's the thing: you run to the right side where a ridiculously narrow drop that's not much wider than X's body is and once you go down it, you see that X can slide down walls. You then experiment with this new discovery and immediately learn you can wall jump. Then right after you exit the pit, you can test your new found abilities by getting the health at the bottom of the next pit if you desire. Now let's go to the end of the level, after you lose to Vile. Right before Vile destroys X, you see a huge blast come from the left side of the screen. A second later, you see Zero DASHING into the fight. When Zero talks to X, he tells him you WILL become as strong as me, therefore implying one can do everything Zero does. (charged shots & dash) Let's not forget the amazing atmosphere the intro stage created, which is something later games lacked. To add more to the claim, I believe this tutorial method helps the player connect with X. The game doesn't treat the player like they're an idiot that is incapable of experimenting with the few buttons on the controller. Instead, the game throws you into a problematic, yet simple situation and forces you to learn how to deal with it as if the player were X. X is a robot that isn't meant to be a fighter, but he has to be one. So even X is completely ignorant of his own abilities as he storms the bases, just like the player. I hope I explained this well enough. There's a guy on this site with the name Egoraptor and he made a video about this and many other things that made the game so great. So if you want a more thorough explanation of everything in my post and why others believe X1 is superior, I suggest you look up his Megaman X video. Oh, and you actually don't need the leg upgrade to beat the game.
Meee toooooo. Yeah, it's one of those things you do once just to say you did it. Even when I'm doing "buster only" runs, I still feed that 'dillo a single spark at the beginning of the fight.
I actually still have the maverick hunter X game. Got it like 10 years back or so. I greatly appreciate it and the vile mode was quite neat with the different end game boss being X and Zero. But yeah, the theme music always being Vile's theme was a little tiring after awhile. I beat the game several times, hard mode for both as well.
I'm really hoping you do the Megaman Zero series later. To me at least, it fixes a LOT of what was wrong with the older games. Still flawed, but much better I think.
I keep getting requests for the Zero series, lol. Must mean the games are good. I'll get to them eventually, but I want to finish the X series first and also not dedicate my entire channel to Mega Man, obviously. :)
lol Understandable. I would frankly go as far as saying they're the best part of the Megaman series, though I know some will disagree. I actually got into Megaman after I randomly bought the first Zero game used cause it was cheap.
Get ready to get your ass beaten. It's not exactly the hardest game in the world but it will get you on your first run. It gets better as you become adjusted to the stages though. Also, grinding sucks. Period. It's probably its only "flaw". It appears you never got around to it though :(
I gotta take this outta my chest. People often say the most recent Megaman X games are sucky or bad, but other than X7, i really don't think so. I like em all, x1 - x6, then x8 and Maverick Hunter X.
I own the SNES cartridge, the X Collection, downloaded it on the Wii U and Maverick Hunter X (bought a used PSP specifically for it). It is my second-favorite Mega Man game of all time (right behind Mega Man III) and I made it my duty to own every release of it. I did the same thing with The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time, much to my bank account's detriment.
I think the slowdown was intentional in the remake, because as someone who played the original a lot, I would definitely have trouble adjusting to the slowdown not being where it was originally, and I'm sure others feel the same way.
Regarding the health bar, I'd assume that it's not a matter of X's defenses being weaker than classic Mega Man's, instead being a matter of the enemies having more advanced weaponry than the kind Mega Man would have fought against. I'd assume that X would be at least as tanky against classic enemies as classic Mega Man. Alternatively, it's also entirely reasonable that Dr. Light simply didn't want to give X full power right out the gate before his system integrity could be verified, you know, just in case he went maverick.
If you didn't know, Mega Man X in this game is voiced by Domon Kasshu from Mobile Fighter G Gundam. In The Day of Sigma OVA, X's last attack against Sigma is even a reference to the Shining Gundam's Shining Finger!
I will say, in terms of the bosses and level order, the game seems to be designed so that a new player will only be able to take on Chill Penguin. Sting Chameleon and Armored Armadillo were designed to be deceptively possible to outwit, but they aren't easy. I have beat them with the X-buster in later years though, so it is possible. The other bosses early in the game, are less accessible, due to more difficult levels. Flame Mammoth's level is hard to get through without doing Chill Penguin first. Storm Eagle is hard to survive without the dash, Spark Mandrill's level is dangerous at the get go with electric sparks on the ground to avoid while taking on high HP enemies without any powers. Boomer Kuwanger's level is hard, until you get like the tornado and dash, but once you get that, the boss himself is very easy and I often beat him 3rd or 4th, to beat Sting Chameleon early and get invincibility from charging up. High HP enemies that die quick to the tornado or fire, seem to act as gates, and we see them all over the levels of Launch Octopus, Boomer Kuwanger, and Spark Mandrill, and they ultimately act as barriers, to funnel you towards Sting Chameleon, Chill Penguin, and Armored Armadillo, the easiest levels from the get go. I bought Mega Man X for $20 used in 1995, shortly after Christmas and I got Secret of Mana for the same price the same day. I completed all 8 Mavericks in like three days and got as far as Vile and beat him. Then I lost a bit of interest and started spending more time on Secret of Mana. But I would revisit Mega Man X every so often and eventually found all the secrets and beat Sigma. I'm still astonished as a kid though, having gotten the SNES the Christmas of 1994 with SMW and All Stars, the first games I would follow them up with would be among the best. I wanted A Link to the Past but stores didn't want to carry it, hence why that guy in the store suggested Secret of Mana to me.
In my opinion, Megaman X is the result of trying to get a more adult public to the Megaman series... And was a success. But the Maverik Hunter remake looks so... childish... I don't know why.
I used to hold my controller weird just because if you hold a keep b pressed down till each use you could fling yourself off walls, all while charging your buster for a shot.
I thought the controls in the remake weren't as good as the snes original. Specifically trying to dash wall jump seemed more difficult in the psp version.
I could imagine why dash jumping would be a little awkward on the psp but the ps2 version seemed just as responsive because the DS2 is just a great controller. You could probably get more awkward with the GC port of the collection.
It wasn't due to the psp controls because it worked perfectly when using a snes emulator. It was specifically the Megaman X maverick hunters psp game that was the problem. Also I played the GC version and had no problem with the controls. Thanks for the input👍🏼
You don't have to press forward twice; it's forward twice or X, which is in the same position as A was on the SNES controller, so it's exactly the same.
Dash wall jumo feels awkward because you have to press jump and dash at the same time, while in the original (and many of its sequels) you can just hold dash before jumping
Whew! Finally beat this game. 100 %'d it, even! Actually pretty easy once you start getting weapons and upgrades. And contrary to the popular opinion, I think Sigma's final form is *_REALLY EASY._* Seriously, you can *_completely cheese it_* by continuously standing on the edge of one of the platforms (the lasers can't hit you at the very edge, and all of Sigma's own attacks _always_ miss like this as well) and do a hop and a Rolling Shield shot whenever the platform stops for a sec. 's *_super-easy_* like that xD
X is my favorite videos game. I plan on having my own review of Mega Man X up by the end of the month. I've seen all your other videos but I'm avoiding this series because I don't want to unintentionally plagiarize you. Your videos are very comprehensive and very well made. I'll be sure to watch this one in a month, but I really love your stuff, man. -- AT
Hey, I finally watched it and it's excellent. I will get to your other X videos, eventually. You are a brave man for tackling X6 and talking about it for over an hour.
FINALLY A RETROSPECTIVE ON THE X SERIES! I wanted this since Somecallmejohnny did one on the original series. How do you feel about X and Sigman in 'Marvel vs capcom Infinite'.
Great review! X2 was my first Mega Man/X game, but it was THIS one that got me interested in the story & series in general. And your criticisms are spot on! Do you plan on doing X4-8 & Command Mission in the future? BTW, have you checked out the Arranged OST? You should check it out!
+Ghaleonh41 Thanks man. Yes, I do plan on doing the other X games in the future, but there are so many games to look at as well. ''The Arranged OST''? From what source? OCRemix or something?
+Ghaleonh41 Thanks for the link, though it's best not to link in comments anymore. RUclips sees 'em as spam and filters 'em out till I approve. If you want to contact me about stuff, best to do it on Facebook, Twitter or Skype. :)
Well, I've played most of the original series, my favourites have ended up being 8 and 10 weirdly enough. My exposure to the series was actually Wily Wars on Mega Drive and so I played those versions of the first 3 games a lot. Never got around to playing X series so I look forward to checking your perspectives on it's sequels too. I may have to check out Maverick Hunter X after seeing this as I already played Powered Up (Mega Man 1 remake) on PSP and thought it was great.
+RodniDemental If you have a PSP, Maverick Hunter X is a good one to recommend, yeah. The graphics and music won't be everybody's cup of tea, but the (story) presentation is much higher quality than on SNES and the gameplay is practically identical. Seeing how you liked Powered Up, though, MHX should be up your ally. :)
1:13 I think the problem was that there were a bit too many games released between MM1-6 and at least imo, it wouldn't make sense to make 3 Mega Man games on the NES after the release of the SNES.
@ the 10:20 time mark, I would have suggested the line 'rising fire pillars' instead, but pretty good script nonetheless. Overall a very enjoyable review to watch through. I never played any of the X spinoff branch of the Mega Man franchise, but this review did pique some curiosity for me to perhaps try it out on the Wii U's downloadable service someday soon. I'm a platformer veteran who's played games that require you to revisit stages and explore with new abilities in order to obtain missed items, so this isn't a big deal for me, but glad that you included reasons why people who prefer linear platforming and a straight progression either should play this with a guide in hand or otherwise just avoid it. Nice coverage of the PSP remake as well. The prices those cartridges sell for on auction sites is outrageous if you want my honest opinion on that.
+EvilMoonwulf Yeah, might have been better to call it that. The point was that I wrote and voiced this script remembering them as fire balls, haha. Thanks a lot. Mega Man X is definitely worthwhile for platforming/run 'n gun enthousiasts.
I love this series. Ever since i was 10 years old and rented it, i fell in love and finally got it for my birthday and every sequel since. Such a shame Maverick hunter X didnt sell. I was so happy thinking the whole series was getting that kind of budget and care. Playing as Zero in the remade trilogy mightve been satisfying to make up for that cock tease in X3.
I don't want to admit it but X1 didn't age well, a lot of things, if you think about it, they're kind of bs, at least for modern standards nowadays... Anyway i still f*ing love it, and i love your reviews RZ.
That was good, nice work. As you know I started out with Maverick Hunter X first. I think I might prefer that version because of the animated cutscenes (As I'm a fan of anime) and graphics. I find myself playing that version more. Though I have nothing against the original at all either after playing it on emulator. They're both good in their own way. Though I wasn't keen on Vile mode either. I would've preferred to play as Zero but they though it would be too predictable.
+Darkstar263 I am an indecisive person so I can't really say for sure which of the two versions I like better. One day it's the SNES version, while the other it might be the PSP one. What matters most to me is that Maverick Hunter X faithfully recreates the original game and is thus a fine remake; the graphics, music and additional dialog and voice acting all come down to preferences and opinions.
Launch Octopus is weak to rolling shield, but if you use the boomerang on him you can cut his tentacles. That makes the fight easier, since he'll only use the misseles.
The knockback! D:< ...I always wanted to make a simple hack that added some minor improvements. One touch up would be to give the armor a similar bonus like that special shield in Mega Man 8 that keeps enemies from knocking you about. I'd also like to mod the Escape Velocity like you mentioned, so you can get out of any stage you haven't beaten yet. One of my favorite game flow patterns is to collect the four armors before beating any bosses, then go after the bosses in a pattern that lets me experience the four changeable levels without the changes. Of course, if anyone else is interested in doing this, there IS already an existing hack with a little debug thing that lets you turn on all the armors at will. You can even do the intro level with the armors like this, which is really fun for casual speed freaks! :D
My first playthrough I randomly chose Chill Penguin. It was a good choice. But I've done different orders and Naked X with buster Only, the game is simple enough when you learn to counter them.
Great review, but Armored Armadillo is easy to do buster-only. You just have to exploit the fact that he can't block on certain frames and watch for when he starts his roll ;)
Fun fact, the Dash was originally supposed to be part of X's default move set but last minute they made it an upgrade cause they felt people coming from classic Megaman would feel the game to be too fast.
Mega Man X is my favorite Mega Man game as a kid, but I can acknowledge the game has some issues, the only bosses that I cannot beat as 1st boss choices are Storm Eagle and Launch Octopus, Eagle just knocks you off with wind which can only be really countered with the Dash, while Octopus' tornado tentacle drain is pretty much unavoidable without the Dash. Some people say that weapons are overpowered, I personally think they are just fun as hell, which later installments just seem to fail at, fun and powerful should be the prime objective of the weapons, graphically I love this game, looks amazing and god the soundtrack....Art! Storywise, yeah, your gonna need a wiki if your more concerned with the lore of the Mega Man X games, hell, most games on the SNES don't really bring out the story all that well....the Lag this game suffers from...I actually enjoy, it doesn't ruin the experience for me. Mega Man X Maverick Hunter.....it has a lot of good things going for it, it really does.....but the overall graphic style of the game and how the Mavericks are shown during the game just look and feel stupid, my favorites, being Mandrill, Octopus, Armadillo and Eagle were just ruined by this remake, the extra Vile mode seems cool but no, it's not enough, this remake is not worth the time.
Try beating him without those, you have to be lucky and hope he doesn't blow you with his tornado, as a first stage option and without any other upgrades.
The boss thing is really a flaw. Storm Eagle, Launch Octopus and Armored Armadillo... you are so blatantly handicapped when you take them on as first choices,
You have a chance with Eagle, albeit a slim chance, Octopus is just unbeatable as a first as well, as he can heal himself when he grabs you, and as for Armadillo, you can beat him if you can jump his lasers and roll attacks are avoidable, the only real option as a first choice among the 3 is Armadillo and that is if you've had experience with the game.
Oh yeah, you have a chance with Eagle and Armadillo, but they aren't well designed for a first pick. Armadillo has a ridiculous damage output and you do piss damage to him with a buster. It's literally like a 10 to 1 ratio or something, I think.
Maverick Hunter X was pretty good as remakes go. I didn't really like the item placements being rearranged, but that wasn't a deal breaker. Definitely worth it for the "What If" Vile mode scenario and the "Day of Sigma" anime to prequel the first Mega Man X game. MegaMan: Powered Up, on the other hand... I did like the ability to be able to play as the different Robot Masters when they were defeated using the Buster only. I did like the optional difficulty settings for each stage, and the ability to unlock Roll and ProtoMan as playable characters... But the character art style, completely redesigning all the stages, changing the boss weaknesses, adding two un-numbered Robot Masters that weren't in the original, and giving MegaMan the abilities to slide and Charge Shot before the third and fourth adventures... It just felt like something went awfully screwy with the MegaMan timeline.
"the engine is missing some of that blast processing" Yeah bro, so the console. You can't just compare the SNES CPU with a genesis. if there was ONE thing the genesis Exceeded over the SNES it's the ammount of shit it could render on screen at the same time thanks to it's processing power. This is why most detailed SNES games had a slower pace, like Donkey Kong Country, but less consuming games could allow for high speed moments, like Super Metroid, or F Zero. Megaman X is no exception to this rule. It needs basic backgrounds like Metroid so it can render more sprites. What i can give you, is that the art department of the First and second X is... kind of a lack luster. Still feels like pre SNES games. When Megaman 7 and Rockman and Forte had WAY better art direction. Also X 3, but that game came out around the end of the console life span.... but well, also did Rockman and Forte. The Snes, could do a lot of things, render more colors, had a GREAT sound chip. But it was still a 16 bit console , and when it came to PROCESSING, it was a lackluster, even compared to the genesis, And the genesis was already getting old when the SNES came out. This ain't a Megaman X problem, this was a SNES problem.
I never understood people's hate towards the remaster. I always loved it and it was one of the essential games for me when I got a PSP. (I even 100%'d both X and Vile mode on Hard difficulty) Also I didn't mind Vile only having one song for his stages, but granted its probably my favorite song in the game. And the final boss for Vile's mode is always worth it for me.
Hmm, this is my first video of yours... am quite intrigued to see how it is. I *_LOVE_* in-depth analyses, after all. I do have to say though - you have a particular tone and kind of slow way of speaking that irked me at first - but then I set the video to x1.25 speed, and any issues I had with that are gone. xD
My problem with Mega Man X games is that the level design contains things I absolutely cannot dodge unless I know they are there. Like the section where the lights go out in Spark Mandrill's stage, and those light things zip by? They're SO FAST that I cannot dodge. What am I even supposed to do there unless I _already know_ it's there? *_"Difficult for arbitrary reasons" is how I feel about a LOOOT of Mega Man games,_* and it bums me out.
i think armored armadillo could be the easiest first maverick,with sting chameleon being second hardest and,launch octopuss being the hardest,cause of that tornado and refilling his health
I totally understand your gripe about not having the "Dash" upgrade at the beginning of the game and how you do require it to complete certain tasks in the game, however, to be fair it's also the only one of "Dr Lights" capsules that aren't hidden in any way. Not only is it not hidden, but as soon as you play "Chill Penguins" stage the game forces you to obtain it in order to progress. I feel like you might have being a little hard on the game because of the necessity of having it, not only that but the game just feels so slow until you aquire it. You should consider how presenting the Dash mechanic in this manner helps to familiarize the player with the concept of hidden unlockable capsules scattered through out the game, which was obviously a first for the series. By giving the player the Dash function it provides a sense of depth and mystery while also giving them motivation to explore by hinting at the potential to become much more powerful and gain new abilities in the process. It manages to provide the player with one of the most important abilities in the game without giving them to much at the beginning. If you would gain the Armor Ability or the Ability to charge special weapons prematurely in the game then you lose the sense of feeling yourself become more powerful as the game progresses. That is just my opinion anyway. Fortunately they found a way to include the dash ability at the beginning of future installments while still being able to provide an unlockable "Upgrade" for it as well. By the way "Sigma" went "Maverick" because during the fight between "Sigma & Zero" Sigma breaks the red crystal on "Zeros" forehead which contained the "Maverick" virus that was developed by "Dr. Wiley" which in turn infects "Sigma" & then slowly begins to spread amongst the other reploids. Also I wish you would have mentioned the fact that Ryus' "Hadoken" is a hidden unlockable ability, but it is what it is. You never really mentioned if you have played "MegaMan 7" on the "SNES". If you haven't you should I feel like you would enjoy it quite a bit. It has balanced weapons, a charming art style, vividly colorful graphics and backgrounds, hidden collectibles, it checks all the boxes while also providing a reasonably challenging experience.
I can beat all the Mavericks without any upgrades (except the one you have to have against chill penguin). It's not that hard but requires you to focus and yes when it comes to Spark Mandrill there's rng involved. X is very much designed like an arcade game. It has that feel.
Also: *_YES._* I cannot agree enough on this game's OST. HOT DAMN, it's so good! _Rocks the fuck out to the Storm Eagle Stage Theme_ Dat ascending bassline and the guitar intro, man. Dat track, man! :D
This is from an era where there was no hand holding like now days, so if you didn't understand or found the secrets, you simply where not going to (thank you Soul series for bringing that style back into mainstream). Also, not once I have heard someone complaint about things like the dash not being there by default, the fact that it was an upgrade get you get by chance makes it so much more rewarding and appreciative.
Games can handhold and then the opposite is games being unfair/obtuse because reasons. If the Dash not being there by default wasn't an issue, then why was it made a default power-up for every subsequent Mega Man X game? I wouldn't mind the dash not being there by default if it didn't feel like many of the bosses were designed around you having it.
@@RetropolisZone Back then, most of the people that would be playing the original would be coming in from the classic series. Remember how 3 and 4 got lower scores because a new feature supposedly ruined the pacing? So from both a plot and development standpoint, it makes sense for a sequel to have an unlockable from the previous game.
Hm,, I agree with your negative criticism regarding some bosses being much harder as a starting boss (though I've considered this a series staple) and the Dash Boots totally should have been a default ability though neither of this bothers me. This is one of my favourite SNES games and it's always interesting to hear what someone who doesn't praise the game like pretty much everyone else has to say.
Wouldn't a different leg part potentially ruin the pacing? The regular dash would have reduced review scores and sales as is (You do realize there'd be people jumping ship from the classic series, right? You do know how people disliked the charge shot initially for pacing problems, RIGHT!?), and considering how much love the original X still gets, it would have reduced X2 and X3 sales even further than the Cx4 chip (and jump to 5th-gen consoles, in X3's case) already did (and sales fuel most continued game production (except for 2, which was developed off the clock)). From X2 onwards, they expected most Classic fans to have already played an earlier X title (and/or Mega Man and Bass, in the case of X5 onwards), and gotten familiar with the dash by extension. They couldn't expect to do that with 3 (which introduced the slide, which had the same perceived pacing issues as the charge shot) or 4 (the charge shot came from here).
I’m kinda interested on getting a psp and a Ps Vita just to play the Megaman games and persona games. Btw since I am a collector I want to get the snes cart
if maverick hunter was released on an actual system and not a portable I'm convinced it would have sold very well...i really hated it and crisis core were released on a hand held
14:55 The valid reason is to introduce the dash and let players realize its usefulness. There's a reason why its placed in the easiest stage and in a way in which its impossible to not take. Also, the dash was added as you were saying in all the games that came after. I don't see the necessity of complaining so much about it.
I beat Sting Chameleon as my first choice, having never played the game before. Of course, it took me 10 lives, and I had to exploit his AI by camping the two upper corners, but it worked?
a dutch PSN account? The major problem with Maverick hunter X is that the controls are a little wonky, and performing a wall dash jump is almost impossible and really inconsistent in the PSP port. The SNES version has better controls, but Maverick hunter X is a prettier package, and well worth it just for vile mode and the short movie for fans.
Man, I still have no actual idea why the dash is an upgrade in X1. It practically forces you to do Chill Penguin's stage first (and admittedly, he's also the easiest Maverick in the game, so he's a great first choice). but glhf if you don't know that lol That happened to me as a kid and I wasn't a fan of X1 for a long time because I kept getting stuck on bosses without the dash or any powerups (and had shamefully never booted up Chill Penguin's stage). Stages were mostly pretty easy, but I couldn't make a dent on the bosses with X's paltry starting health and my general inexperience. as an aside, I love the cheesy instrument samples in the SNES X games so much
An X2 remake... *daydreams*
What I would give
As much as I love the PSP, especially since I still have a working one and I still play games on it even now... it is a shame that Maverick Hunter X was a PSP exclusive. I think if they had made it for the PS3 or even PS4 (I know it wasn’t out at the time) instead there might have been more of an audience for the remake, and we would have seen an X2-6 remake series. Can you imagine a GOOD version of X6.... that would have been an amazing way to fix that mistake of a game.
This is an excellent, very well-made, super in-depth review, but I do have to point out: I truly believe that your issues with things like graphics and level designs do have a lot to do with *when* you played the game, as objective as you're trying to be. In 1994, they blew my mind, and I've never had a problem with them or felt they could have been wildly better or anything like that. Of course, it's not a perfect game -- though I'd say, for me, it's one of the closest-to-perfect games out there, and I've replayed it about once a year on average for over two decades now, so I'd think if there were real issues I'd be able to find them in more recent playthroughs with more critical eyes. Of course, I don't feel quite the same way about any of the later entries, basically less as the series goes on, so I'm interested in seeing your takes on all those.
Thanks man! I hope you didn't misunderstand the review because I think Mega Man X is a great game. The graphics and level design are more personal preferences and I think I stated that in the video. They are very well-made, I just find them a bit underwhelming, but that's again, just a subjective matter.
The one glaring, more serious problem I see in this game is the Mavericks. Many of them seem to be designed around the use of the dash, which you don't have from the start. Launch Octopus is a nice example of a boss where you are clearly handicapped without the dash because of his attacks that suck you in. Armored Armadillo is also a big offender because you need the Electric Spark to remove his shield and he does a fuck ton of damage to you. I guess what I am trying to say that about half of the eight main levels aren't viable options for a newcomer to take on first. What cements for me that this was an issue is that the dash was made a default power-up from X2 and onwards whereas the rest wasn't, and X2 has its bosses overall more balanced around a vanilla X with no weapons and upgrades.
I feel this was possibly a flaw carried over from Classic Mega Man, which from what I recall (it's been two years since I've played any of them seriously so excuse me if I'm off the mark here), has this problem to a much bigger degree. By X2, most of the X games seem to have smoothed over this quirk and X1 kinda feels like it's a stepping stone to that end goal; it addressed the boss issue but didn't entirely fix it yet. That's what I think, anyway. :)
wtf is with your ingrish doe.
7「STAND」 DAD Maybe he is North american
Armored Armadillo isn't that hard without the dash considering all his moves and attack patterns are predictable after a couple of tries, I actually like how it becomes a matter of timing your charge shot and shooting the level 2 shot with good timing while he's shooting at you so that he's unable to block.
The only ones that I find notably difficult without the dash are Chameleon and Octopus, but then again I've beaten this game like 12 times.
Augh, yeah, I tried doing some no-boots runs, and the way Octo soaks you up while you're absolutely helpless just completely bothered me away from it. Eventually I tried it again, though, and just used a debug hack to turn boots on and off for bits like that. I really want to make my custom version/mod someday, because it will ultimately include a menu option that lets you turn armors off and back on after you obtain them! :x
To go from MM to X is a huge leap. You can see how well MM evolved to X. One of my favorite franchises ever. Can't wait for you to cover X4.
You kidding, he covered it years ago now
The health pickup farm-place right before the final boss (you know what I'm talking about) is the most genius kind of generosity I've ever seen in a video game, and what should've been in EVERY X GAME, period.
Genius generosity, except that it has to take an eternity between final boss attempts to refill your subtanks, even more if you have 4 empty ones that need refilling? Personally, I think the subtanks you have should just fill on their own when the final boss starts, so you don't have to waste time mind-numbingly grinding. Grinding. In a sidescolling shooter.
It is anything but genius. It's tedious.
In X³ there is not a need for energy farming after you collect either the "Master Chip" (Golden Armor) or the "Head Enhancement Chip" which let's you slowly regain health and fill "Sub Tanks" by standing still.
Didn't know Christopher Walken played MegaMan games.
Hey. Be nice. He doesn't even sound like Walken, he just has a noticeable accent.
Honestly man I don't even see that as an insult! Christopher Walken is awesome
Cannot unhear.
He’s the king of the jungle.
The dash was made a separate upgrade to help better introduce Classic series players into this new series. Help keep things familiar for the old crowd while still advancing for the new audience.
I would say that the original has some of the tightest designs of the series.Everything holds up and no stinker stages.The remake on the psp was very well done and Viles addition was cool.I was really surprised at how well the models looked in game and how smooth the animations were.Too bad the remakes of X2 and X3 with a properly playable Zero never happened.
I won't spoil what the broken weapon is.. except by showing gameplay footage of it while mentioning it...
Seriously though, nice review. I was 10 when this game came out and it has been my favorite game ever since. Good to know that it has lasting appeal.
I thought he was referring to the hadouken? lol
Maybe he was. I don't consider the Hadoken one of the games weapons, I consider it more of an Easter egg. I always found it too clunky and unreliable to be very useful anyway.
I thought he was referring to the charged Chameleon Sting, which allows the player to breeze right through the games toughest platforming sections.
The Hadoken is required to get 100% completion, so one could consider it both a weapon and a silly easter egg. And as a one-hit kill on any boss, it was definitely worth getting proficient at. It had the highest damage output of any weapon.
That said I thought he was referring to the Chameleon Sting as well, it's easily just as overpowered. It doesn't take as much effort to obtain either, so it could be considered even more broken.
I think it's charged Sting Chameleon because it doesn't require 100% health to use =\
It's a bit broken, but it seems like they were expecting the player to take on the Chameleon as one of the last bosses. Like the review said, he's a bit of a pain the earlier on you try to tackle him. Also, by the time you get to the Sigma levels, it's really obvious they understand the power of the charged Sting. There are a couple of segments that seem like they're literally intended to soak up its weapons energy.
6:56 Wow, I had no clue you could dash underneath that enemy type.👍
You can't, he was invincible lol
Invincibility frames: Are we jokes to you?
I can defeat Armored Armadillo without any weapon or upgrade (not even the dash) quite easily. Fuck Launch Octopus though, fucker is a real nightmare if you're doing a minimalist run.
I always beat Sting Chameleon first, without dash boots. I love the sting weapon too much.
I do chill penguin. Every time.
Storm Eagle is also fairly easy without the dash, if you have proper timing and wall-hop instead of wall-jump.
12:25 Yep completly agree with this issue first time I jump into Megaman X (well actually it was Maverick Hunter X) and this was the first time I ever played a Megaman game I got completly destroy by Sting Cameleon and Armored Armadillo to the point I have take a break from the game for several month assuming it was one of these stupid insanely hardcore game... then I come back to it take on Chill Penguin realising he was way easier than Cameleon and Armadillo and after that I tried other stage got reckt by the boss until I tried Spark Mandrill and realise bosses have a weakness to exploit, knowing that it was just a matter of knowing who is weak against what, but yeah for newcomers to the Megaman games that pick Armadillo and Cameleon good lord these 2 are brutal.
Mega Man X will always be my favorite game of all time, that being said, this is an amazingly well done review. props.
12:30 imo the only super hard 1st pick would have to be Launch Octopus. Without dash he's crazy hard. But it is quite possible to beat them all without the dash, Maverick Hunter X even proved this by hiding the dash in Storm Eagles stage instead of placing it directly on your path in Chill Penguins stage.
It's in flame mammoth
The SNES game is great (despite being more frustrating than the NES games IMO). My biggest problem with the game though is the forced failure scenario. When I got to Sigma's Fortress I found Vile to be unrelentingly tough. I put up a good fight but was losing. Then I found out the hard way I was supposed to lose to progress the story. You know what happened? I wasted all my sub tanks trying to beat him before realizing I wasn't supposed to, brutally punishing me for simply not knowing better.
+Shadsilvson11 I've never really given that any second thought, probably because Vile still doesn't have a health bar the second time you face him. That said, I can see how this would be an issue. Mega Man X can definitely have some frustration and tediousness to it, but not to the point all the fun is sucked out in my opinion.
trial and error, that's just how games were back then. you get your shit pushed in, you grit your teeth, you try again.
locke103 doesn’t mean it’s good.
Do you seriously think it's more frustrating? Even with the absurdly vast amount of options the series give you? You barely can choose how to handle things in the classic series. In the X series you can cheese almost everything with advanced strategies or upgrades, which is greart for starters
“Armored armadillo is virtually impossible without the correct weapon”
7 year old me: hold my capri sun
You review two of my favorite game franchises (Mega Man and Sonic), are inspired by Johnny and have long, detailed reviews. How am I just discovering this channel?
Glad you found the channel, man! I hope you enjoy it!
Megaman X was a phenomenon when it came out and set the bar really high. I first played it in 1994 and was blown away by how great the story was. It blows away the Snes.
I was born in 1994 but i played this game in like 2005 i was so stupid i couldn't even know he can climb walls and other stuff i played this game like this then i suddenly figure out every single thing after so many tries i able to end this game once for all really loved this game till today one of the best games of all time
Personally I think Maverick Hunter X would've sold better if they put it on the Nintendo DS instead of on the PSP, since more of the target audience of Mega Man fans would have had the Nintendo handheld. Same deal with Mega Man Powered Up.
But that's just speculation on my part.
I’m pretty sure everybody agrees
You're right about the dash ability being necessary to defeat some of the Mavericks. I suspect this is why it's a default ability in the following X titles. Oddly enough as a kid I'd always face Armored Armadillo second (after Chill Penguin), and I'd beat him without using charged shots so he wouldn't use his "energy reversal" ability.
I played MHX many years ago and I hated, hated, hated the music replacement in Vile mode. As I was really excited to play as Vile, that kinda ruined the game for me!
+Luke Jones Yeah, with the Leg Armor you can dash under Armored Armadillo's projectiles, making the fight a lot more doable. Without the dash, though, Mega Man X is a serious flick in the nuts. I often hear it is considered one of the most well-designed games of all time, but I fail to understand why. Hell, I think Mega Man X2 is better designed; smoother in terms of progression and more fair.
Mega Man X is a great game, an absolute classic and an important installment in the Mega Man franchise, but whenever I read all the sequels are inferior I kinda scratch my head.
+Retropolis Zone I believe the intro stage is the reason people say it's one of the most well designed games of all time. The intro stage shows you everything you can, or will later do, without actually saying much and spamming boring tutorial messages. It would be easier to explain it with visuals, but I'll try to without 'em and trust your memory of the stage.
The second you begin to walk in the intro stage, an enemy small enough to jump over comes rolling towards you. This shows a new player that some enemies can be passed without actually shooting the buster and taking the risk of receiving damage. Then when you take a few more steps to the right, you see a larger enemy, which shows one that some obstacles can only be passed by destroying them. After that, you come across the enemies in the air, which shows the player they can combine these two things. Now let's skip ahead to the first of the two mini-bosses. After you destroy the bee, the road you're on falls down and you're seemingly stuck in a pit. Here's the thing: you run to the right side where a ridiculously narrow drop that's not much wider than X's body is and once you go down it, you see that X can slide down walls. You then experiment with this new discovery and immediately learn you can wall jump. Then right after you exit the pit, you can test your new found abilities by getting the health at the bottom of the next pit if you desire. Now let's go to the end of the level, after you lose to Vile. Right before Vile destroys X, you see a huge blast come from the left side of the screen. A second later, you see Zero DASHING into the fight. When Zero talks to X, he tells him you WILL become as strong as me, therefore implying one can do everything Zero does. (charged shots & dash)
Let's not forget the amazing atmosphere the intro stage created, which is something later games lacked.
To add more to the claim, I believe this tutorial method helps the player connect with X. The game doesn't treat the player like they're an idiot that is incapable of experimenting with the few buttons on the controller. Instead, the game throws you into a problematic, yet simple situation and forces you to learn how to deal with it as if the player were X. X is a robot that isn't meant to be a fighter, but he has to be one. So even X is completely ignorant of his own abilities as he storms the bases, just like the player.
I hope I explained this well enough. There's a guy on this site with the name Egoraptor and he made a video about this and many other things that made the game so great. So if you want a more thorough explanation of everything in my post and why others believe X1 is superior, I suggest you look up his Megaman X video.
Oh, and you actually don't need the leg upgrade to beat the game.
Watch out, you'll get attacked if you aren't careful saying MMHX isn't a great game!
I've beaten Armored Armadillo with the x buster and no armor
carlos valencia damn :0
carlos valencia Me too, it isnt that hard, you just need to know the patterns of its rolling attack, and the timing of his shots and armor reflections
Master R And have a lot of time at your disposal and patience
I have too. It's easy if you spam lemons, but rather obnoxious.
Meee toooooo. Yeah, it's one of those things you do once just to say you did it. Even when I'm doing "buster only" runs, I still feed that 'dillo a single spark at the beginning of the fight.
I own a regular 3DS.
Megaman X is in the virtual console.... But only for the "new" 3DS
Brb crying pools of sadness
old 3ds models can't run SNES games due to the hardware
Mark Gatha is such an amazing voice actor, Shame he retired so early.
I actually still have the maverick hunter X game. Got it like 10 years back or so. I greatly appreciate it and the vile mode was quite neat with the different end game boss being X and Zero. But yeah, the theme music always being Vile's theme was a little tiring after awhile. I beat the game several times, hard mode for both as well.
I'm really hoping you do the Megaman Zero series later. To me at least, it fixes a LOT of what was wrong with the older games. Still flawed, but much better I think.
I keep getting requests for the Zero series, lol. Must mean the games are good. I'll get to them eventually, but I want to finish the X series first and also not dedicate my entire channel to Mega Man, obviously. :)
lol Understandable. I would frankly go as far as saying they're the best part of the Megaman series, though I know some will disagree. I actually got into Megaman after I randomly bought the first Zero game used cause it was cheap.
How can a game be flawed if it's within the top of its genre 20+ years after release?
Get ready to get your ass beaten. It's not exactly the hardest game in the world but it will get you on your first run. It gets better as you become adjusted to the stages though. Also, grinding sucks. Period. It's probably its only "flaw".
It appears you never got around to it though :(
I gotta take this outta my chest.
People often say the most recent Megaman X games are sucky or bad, but other than X7, i really don't think so. I like em all, x1 - x6, then x8 and Maverick Hunter X.
I respect that opinion a lot. It's cool seeing people like other games that many dislike.
That DAMN SPIDER! UGH!
I own the SNES cartridge, the X Collection, downloaded it on the Wii U and Maverick Hunter X (bought a used PSP specifically for it). It is my second-favorite Mega Man game of all time (right behind Mega Man III) and I made it my duty to own every release of it. I did the same thing with The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time, much to my bank account's detriment.
+KamenRiderGumo Collecting is an investment, but it can be very satisfying!
+Retropolis Zone you forget about hadouken bônus..... but nice video
+Emilio Duarte I didn't forget about it; I just didn't wanna spoil it wide open. :)
well I gues at this point every body knows.... even those who didnt play
+Emilio Duarte I suppose, but it's also not important to mention for a review. Only if you're That One Video Gamer, haha.
I think the slowdown was intentional in the remake, because as someone who played the original a lot, I would definitely have trouble adjusting to the slowdown not being where it was originally, and I'm sure others feel the same way.
The PS2 X collection got rid of the slowdown in X1and X2 and it helps the gameplay and just makes the games run smoother. It doesn't hinder anything
MrHatoi i agree with you about the slowdown.
Regarding the health bar, I'd assume that it's not a matter of X's defenses being weaker than classic Mega Man's, instead being a matter of the enemies having more advanced weaponry than the kind Mega Man would have fought against. I'd assume that X would be at least as tanky against classic enemies as classic Mega Man. Alternatively, it's also entirely reasonable that Dr. Light simply didn't want to give X full power right out the gate before his system integrity could be verified, you know, just in case he went maverick.
Great review, this is my fourth favorite Megaman X, I love the songs and the gameplay.
"Who in the world beat sting camileon as their first boss on their first playthrough?"
*raises my hand*
Shotgun Ice! Electric Spark! Rolling Shield! Homing Torpedo! Boomerang Cutter! Chameleon Sting! Storm Tornado! Fire Wave!
If you didn't know, Mega Man X in this game is voiced by Domon Kasshu from Mobile Fighter G Gundam. In The Day of Sigma OVA, X's last attack against Sigma is even a reference to the Shining Gundam's Shining Finger!
I will say, in terms of the bosses and level order, the game seems to be designed so that a new player will only be able to take on Chill Penguin. Sting Chameleon and Armored Armadillo were designed to be deceptively possible to outwit, but they aren't easy. I have beat them with the X-buster in later years though, so it is possible. The other bosses early in the game, are less accessible, due to more difficult levels. Flame Mammoth's level is hard to get through without doing Chill Penguin first. Storm Eagle is hard to survive without the dash, Spark Mandrill's level is dangerous at the get go with electric sparks on the ground to avoid while taking on high HP enemies without any powers. Boomer Kuwanger's level is hard, until you get like the tornado and dash, but once you get that, the boss himself is very easy and I often beat him 3rd or 4th, to beat Sting Chameleon early and get invincibility from charging up. High HP enemies that die quick to the tornado or fire, seem to act as gates, and we see them all over the levels of Launch Octopus, Boomer Kuwanger, and Spark Mandrill, and they ultimately act as barriers, to funnel you towards Sting Chameleon, Chill Penguin, and Armored Armadillo, the easiest levels from the get go. I bought Mega Man X for $20 used in 1995, shortly after Christmas and I got Secret of Mana for the same price the same day. I completed all 8 Mavericks in like three days and got as far as Vile and beat him. Then I lost a bit of interest and started spending more time on Secret of Mana. But I would revisit Mega Man X every so often and eventually found all the secrets and beat Sigma. I'm still astonished as a kid though, having gotten the SNES the Christmas of 1994 with SMW and All Stars, the first games I would follow them up with would be among the best. I wanted A Link to the Past but stores didn't want to carry it, hence why that guy in the store suggested Secret of Mana to me.
Best review of this game on RUclips! You voiced my opinions on this game completely. I think X2 fixes a lot of them.
I seriously love your content!
Now if egoraptor would see this video...
Amazing review, just one thing...I've always found Armored Armadillo to be easy. Very minor detail, but still.
All the missing lore...explains why the legacy collections included Day of Sigma.
In my opinion, Megaman X is the result of trying to get a more adult public to the Megaman series... And was a success. But the Maverik Hunter remake looks so... childish... I don't know why.
DaGa BrokenHeart maybe it's the 3D that looks like megaman Powered up that make it look childish
I used to hold my controller weird just because if you hold a keep b pressed down till each use you could fling yourself off walls, all while charging your buster for a shot.
Not going to lie, I loved the hell out of Vile's mode. It was everything I could want in an X game and for once I get to play as a villain. :D
I thought the controls in the remake weren't as good as the snes original. Specifically trying to dash wall jump seemed more difficult in the psp version.
I could imagine why dash jumping would be a little awkward on the psp but the ps2 version seemed just as responsive because the DS2 is just a great controller. You could probably get more awkward with the GC port of the collection.
It wasn't due to the psp controls because it worked perfectly when using a snes emulator. It was specifically the Megaman X maverick hunters psp game that was the problem. Also I played the GC version and had no problem with the controls. Thanks for the input👍🏼
You don't have to press forward twice; it's forward twice or X, which is in the same position as A was on the SNES controller, so it's exactly the same.
Dash wall jumo feels awkward because you have to press jump and dash at the same time, while in the original (and many of its sequels) you can just hold dash before jumping
Whew! Finally beat this game. 100 %'d it, even! Actually pretty easy once you start getting weapons and upgrades. And contrary to the popular opinion, I think Sigma's final form is *_REALLY EASY._* Seriously, you can *_completely cheese it_* by continuously standing on the edge of one of the platforms (the lasers can't hit you at the very edge, and all of Sigma's own attacks _always_ miss like this as well) and do a hop and a Rolling Shield shot whenever the platform stops for a sec. 's *_super-easy_* like that xD
X is my favorite videos game. I plan on having my own review of Mega Man X up by the end of the month. I've seen all your other videos but I'm avoiding this series because I don't want to unintentionally plagiarize you. Your videos are very comprehensive and very well made. I'll be sure to watch this one in a month, but I really love your stuff, man. -- AT
Gracias, my man. I'm glad you like my videos so much!
Hey, I finally watched it and it's excellent. I will get to your other X videos, eventually. You are a brave man for tackling X6 and talking about it for over an hour.
FINALLY A RETROSPECTIVE ON THE X SERIES! I wanted this since Somecallmejohnny did one on the original series. How do you feel about X and Sigman in 'Marvel vs capcom Infinite'.
Great review! X2 was my first Mega Man/X game, but it was THIS one that got me interested in the story & series in general. And your criticisms are spot on! Do you plan on doing X4-8 & Command Mission in the future? BTW, have you checked out the Arranged OST? You should check it out!
+Ghaleonh41 Thanks man. Yes, I do plan on doing the other X games in the future, but there are so many games to look at as well. ''The Arranged OST''? From what source? OCRemix or something?
+Ghaleonh41 Thanks for the link, though it's best not to link in comments anymore. RUclips sees 'em as spam and filters 'em out till I approve. If you want to contact me about stuff, best to do it on Facebook, Twitter or Skype. :)
Ok, cool. Will do!
Sting actually was my second boss. Dropped him with the ice shot from Penguin. No armor boost, no tanks. Heck of a hard fight though.
Bit off-topic but where did you find out who made what X1 stage theme? I didn't know the specific credits for the soundtrack where released.
Well, I've played most of the original series, my favourites have ended up being 8 and 10 weirdly enough. My exposure to the series was actually Wily Wars on Mega Drive and so I played those versions of the first 3 games a lot. Never got around to playing X series so I look forward to checking your perspectives on it's sequels too. I may have to check out Maverick Hunter X after seeing this as I already played Powered Up (Mega Man 1 remake) on PSP and thought it was great.
+RodniDemental If you have a PSP, Maverick Hunter X is a good one to recommend, yeah. The graphics and music won't be everybody's cup of tea, but the (story) presentation is much higher quality than on SNES and the gameplay is practically identical. Seeing how you liked Powered Up, though, MHX should be up your ally. :)
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I think the problem was that there were a bit too many games released between MM1-6 and at least imo, it wouldn't make sense to make 3 Mega Man games on the NES after the release of the SNES.
cuz ur not gonna mention the 1 hitter quitter special super secret hadookin ?
@ the 10:20 time mark, I would have suggested the line 'rising fire pillars' instead, but pretty good script nonetheless.
Overall a very enjoyable review to watch through. I never played any of the X spinoff branch of the Mega Man franchise, but this review did pique some curiosity for me to perhaps try it out on the Wii U's downloadable service someday soon. I'm a platformer veteran who's played games that require you to revisit stages and explore with new abilities in order to obtain missed items, so this isn't a big deal for me, but glad that you included reasons why people who prefer linear platforming and a straight progression either should play this with a guide in hand or otherwise just avoid it.
Nice coverage of the PSP remake as well. The prices those cartridges sell for on auction sites is outrageous if you want my honest opinion on that.
+EvilMoonwulf Yeah, might have been better to call it that. The point was that I wrote and voiced this script remembering them as fire balls, haha.
Thanks a lot. Mega Man X is definitely worthwhile for platforming/run 'n gun enthousiasts.
I love this series. Ever since i was 10 years old and rented it, i fell in love and finally got it for my birthday and every sequel since. Such a shame Maverick hunter X didnt sell. I was so happy thinking the whole series was getting that kind of budget and care. Playing as Zero in the remade trilogy mightve been satisfying to make up for that cock tease in X3.
I don't want to admit it but X1 didn't age well, a lot of things, if you think about it, they're kind of bs, at least for modern standards nowadays... Anyway i still f*ing love it, and i love your reviews RZ.
For SNES standards it aged damn well imo.
That was good, nice work. As you know I started out with Maverick Hunter X first. I think I might prefer that version because of the animated cutscenes (As I'm a fan of anime) and graphics. I find myself playing that version more. Though I have nothing against the original at all either after playing it on emulator. They're both good in their own way. Though I wasn't keen on Vile mode either. I would've preferred to play as Zero but they though it would be too predictable.
+Darkstar263 I am an indecisive person so I can't really say for sure which of the two versions I like better. One day it's the SNES version, while the other it might be the PSP one. What matters most to me is that Maverick Hunter X faithfully recreates the original game and is thus a fine remake; the graphics, music and additional dialog and voice acting all come down to preferences and opinions.
Launch Octopus is weak to rolling shield, but if you use the boomerang on him you can cut his tentacles. That makes the fight easier, since he'll only use the misseles.
The knockback! D:< ...I always wanted to make a simple hack that added some minor improvements. One touch up would be to give the armor a similar bonus like that special shield in Mega Man 8 that keeps enemies from knocking you about. I'd also like to mod the Escape Velocity like you mentioned, so you can get out of any stage you haven't beaten yet. One of my favorite game flow patterns is to collect the four armors before beating any bosses, then go after the bosses in a pattern that lets me experience the four changeable levels without the changes. Of course, if anyone else is interested in doing this, there IS already an existing hack with a little debug thing that lets you turn on all the armors at will. You can even do the intro level with the armors like this, which is really fun for casual speed freaks! :D
3:44 doctor wiwey
that capture quality is amazing.
My first playthrough I randomly chose Chill Penguin. It was a good choice. But I've done different orders and Naked X with buster Only, the game is simple enough when you learn to counter them.
You forgot to mention the hadouken armor upgrade but aside from that this is the best review of MMX
Thanks, man!
He didn't. He said he did not want to spoil said ability.
3:41: "...A different villain then Dr. WIWY..."
Yeah. Great job there, buddy.
+Alder613 Not sure if sarcastic or not... :(
Oh, yeah. That WAS sarcasm.
Was this a Mega Man 8 Impression Or You Diction?
Great review, but Armored Armadillo is easy to do buster-only. You just have to exploit the fact that he can't block on certain frames and watch for when he starts his roll ;)
drinking game:take a shot every time X says maverick
Love your videos man! keep up the good work
Thanks! I shall do that. :)
when X9 comes out, I will ve super Xcited
Oh god yes
Ive only played x1 but its one of my favorite games so defenitly yes
16:48 you’re gonna love the Neo Geo graphics then
Fun fact, the Dash was originally supposed to be part of X's default move set but last minute they made it an upgrade cause they felt people coming from classic Megaman would feel the game to be too fast.
Mega Man X is my favorite Mega Man game as a kid, but I can acknowledge the game has some issues, the only bosses that I cannot beat as 1st boss choices are Storm Eagle and Launch Octopus, Eagle just knocks you off with wind which can only be really countered with the Dash, while Octopus' tornado tentacle drain is pretty much unavoidable without the Dash.
Some people say that weapons are overpowered, I personally think they are just fun as hell, which later installments just seem to fail at, fun and powerful should be the prime objective of the weapons, graphically I love this game, looks amazing and god the soundtrack....Art!
Storywise, yeah, your gonna need a wiki if your more concerned with the lore of the Mega Man X games, hell, most games on the SNES don't really bring out the story all that well....the Lag this game suffers from...I actually enjoy, it doesn't ruin the experience for me.
Mega Man X Maverick Hunter.....it has a lot of good things going for it, it really does.....but the overall graphic style of the game and how the Mavericks are shown during the game just look and feel stupid, my favorites, being Mandrill, Octopus, Armadillo and Eagle were just ruined by this remake, the extra Vile mode seems cool but no, it's not enough, this remake is not worth the time.
Why can't anyone beat storm eagle as first pick? I beat him with the X-Buster, Dash Parts, and 1 heart tank several times.
Try beating him without those, you have to be lucky and hope he doesn't blow you with his tornado, as a first stage option and without any other upgrades.
The boss thing is really a flaw. Storm Eagle, Launch Octopus and Armored Armadillo... you are so blatantly handicapped when you take them on as first choices,
You have a chance with Eagle, albeit a slim chance, Octopus is just unbeatable as a first as well, as he can heal himself when he grabs you, and as for Armadillo, you can beat him if you can jump his lasers and roll attacks are avoidable, the only real option as a first choice among the 3 is Armadillo and that is if you've had experience with the game.
Oh yeah, you have a chance with Eagle and Armadillo, but they aren't well designed for a first pick. Armadillo has a ridiculous damage output and you do piss damage to him with a buster. It's literally like a 10 to 1 ratio or something, I think.
Armored Armadillo is always one of my first fights, also you should always fight Chill Penguin first for the dash also considering he's the easiest
The compositions and samples had to fit in 64kB, now imo that's really impressive that they managed to make it rock.
Maverick Hunter X was pretty good as remakes go. I didn't really like the item placements being rearranged, but that wasn't a deal breaker. Definitely worth it for the "What If" Vile mode scenario and the "Day of Sigma" anime to prequel the first Mega Man X game.
MegaMan: Powered Up, on the other hand... I did like the ability to be able to play as the different Robot Masters when they were defeated using the Buster only. I did like the optional difficulty settings for each stage, and the ability to unlock Roll and ProtoMan as playable characters... But the character art style, completely redesigning all the stages, changing the boss weaknesses, adding two un-numbered Robot Masters that weren't in the original, and giving MegaMan the abilities to slide and Charge Shot before the third and fourth adventures... It just felt like something went awfully screwy with the MegaMan timeline.
Beaten Megaman X1 with me sweating like a fountain, with the SNES controller stuck to my hand, then I frickin pass out. No joke.
"the engine is missing some of that blast processing"
Yeah bro, so the console. You can't just compare the SNES CPU with a genesis. if there was ONE thing the genesis Exceeded over the SNES it's the ammount of shit it could render on screen at the same time thanks to it's processing power. This is why most detailed SNES games had a slower pace, like Donkey Kong Country, but less consuming games could allow for high speed moments, like Super Metroid, or F Zero.
Megaman X is no exception to this rule. It needs basic backgrounds like Metroid so it can render more sprites. What i can give you, is that the art department of the First and second X is... kind of a lack luster. Still feels like pre SNES games. When Megaman 7 and Rockman and Forte had WAY better art direction. Also X 3, but that game came out around the end of the console life span.... but well, also did Rockman and Forte.
The Snes, could do a lot of things, render more colors, had a GREAT sound chip. But it was still a 16 bit console , and when it came to PROCESSING, it was a lackluster, even compared to the genesis, And the genesis was already getting old when the SNES came out. This ain't a Megaman X problem, this was a SNES problem.
I never understood people's hate towards the remaster. I always loved it and it was one of the essential games for me when I got a PSP. (I even 100%'d both X and Vile mode on Hard difficulty)
Also I didn't mind Vile only having one song for his stages, but granted its probably my favorite song in the game. And the final boss for Vile's mode is always worth it for me.
Hmm, this is my first video of yours... am quite intrigued to see how it is. I *_LOVE_* in-depth analyses, after all.
I do have to say though - you have a particular tone and kind of slow way of speaking that irked me at first - but then I set the video to x1.25 speed, and any issues I had with that are gone. xD
My problem with Mega Man X games is that the level design contains things I absolutely cannot dodge unless I know they are there. Like the section where the lights go out in Spark Mandrill's stage, and those light things zip by? They're SO FAST that I cannot dodge. What am I even supposed to do there unless I _already know_ it's there? *_"Difficult for arbitrary reasons" is how I feel about a LOOOT of Mega Man games,_* and it bums me out.
i think armored armadillo could be the easiest first maverick,with sting chameleon being second hardest and,launch octopuss being the hardest,cause of that tornado and refilling his health
I totally understand your gripe about not having the "Dash" upgrade at the beginning of the game and how you do require it to complete certain tasks in the game, however, to be fair it's also the only one of "Dr Lights" capsules that aren't hidden in any way. Not only is it not hidden, but as soon as you play "Chill Penguins" stage the game forces you to obtain it in order to progress. I feel like you might have being a little hard on the game because of the necessity of having it, not only that but the game just feels so slow until you aquire it. You should consider how presenting the Dash mechanic in this manner helps to familiarize the player with the concept of hidden unlockable capsules scattered through out the game, which was obviously a first for the series. By giving the player the Dash function it provides a sense of depth and mystery while also giving them motivation to explore by hinting at the potential to become much more powerful and gain new abilities in the process. It manages to provide the player with one of the most important abilities in the game without giving them to much at the beginning. If you would gain the Armor Ability or the Ability to charge special weapons prematurely in the game then you lose the sense of feeling yourself become more powerful as the game progresses. That is just my opinion anyway. Fortunately they found a way to include the dash ability at the beginning of future installments while still being able to provide an unlockable "Upgrade" for it as well. By the way "Sigma" went "Maverick" because during the fight between "Sigma & Zero" Sigma breaks the red crystal on "Zeros" forehead which contained the "Maverick" virus that was developed by "Dr. Wiley" which in turn infects "Sigma" & then slowly begins to spread amongst the other reploids. Also I wish you would have mentioned the fact that Ryus' "Hadoken" is a hidden unlockable ability, but it is what it is. You never really mentioned if you have played "MegaMan 7" on the "SNES". If you haven't you should I feel like you would enjoy it quite a bit. It has balanced weapons, a charming art style, vividly colorful graphics and backgrounds, hidden collectibles, it checks all the boxes while also providing a reasonably challenging experience.
I can beat all the Mavericks without any upgrades (except the one you have to have against chill penguin). It's not that hard but requires you to focus and yes when it comes to Spark Mandrill there's rng involved. X is very much designed like an arcade game. It has that feel.
Also: *_YES._*
I cannot agree enough on this game's OST. HOT DAMN, it's so good!
_Rocks the fuck out to the Storm Eagle Stage Theme_
Dat ascending bassline and the guitar intro, man. Dat track, man! :D
This is from an era where there was no hand holding like now days, so if you didn't understand or found the secrets, you simply where not going to (thank you Soul series for bringing that style back into mainstream). Also, not once I have heard someone complaint about things like the dash not being there by default, the fact that it was an upgrade get you get by chance makes it so much more rewarding and appreciative.
Games can handhold and then the opposite is games being unfair/obtuse because reasons. If the Dash not being there by default wasn't an issue, then why was it made a default power-up for every subsequent Mega Man X game? I wouldn't mind the dash not being there by default if it didn't feel like many of the bosses were designed around you having it.
@@RetropolisZone Back then, most of the people that would be playing the original would be coming in from the classic series. Remember how 3 and 4 got lower scores because a new feature supposedly ruined the pacing? So from both a plot and development standpoint, it makes sense for a sequel to have an unlockable from the previous game.
I felt like capcom should've made an X9 just to cover what happened with Axle at the end of X8.
I would have enjoyed all of his reviews alot more if he kept the Christopher Walken voice.
Hm,, I agree with your negative criticism regarding some bosses being much harder as a starting boss (though I've considered this a series staple) and the Dash Boots totally should have been a default ability though neither of this bothers me. This is one of my favourite SNES games and it's always interesting to hear what someone who doesn't praise the game like pretty much everyone else has to say.
Wouldn't a different leg part potentially ruin the pacing? The regular dash would have reduced review scores and sales as is (You do realize there'd be people jumping ship from the classic series, right? You do know how people disliked the charge shot initially for pacing problems, RIGHT!?), and considering how much love the original X still gets, it would have reduced X2 and X3 sales even further than the Cx4 chip (and jump to 5th-gen consoles, in X3's case) already did (and sales fuel most continued game production (except for 2, which was developed off the clock)). From X2 onwards, they expected most Classic fans to have already played an earlier X title (and/or Mega Man and Bass, in the case of X5 onwards), and gotten familiar with the dash by extension. They couldn't expect to do that with 3 (which introduced the slide, which had the same perceived pacing issues as the charge shot) or 4 (the charge shot came from here).
I’m kinda interested on getting a psp and a Ps Vita just to play the Megaman games and persona games. Btw since I am a collector I want to get the snes cart
26:29 that is one of the worse way to randomly die from something you didn’t cause 😢😢😂😂😂
if maverick hunter was released on an actual system and not a portable I'm convinced it would have sold very well...i really hated it and crisis core were released on a hand held
Newcomers won't likely be good against Sting Chameleon? He's like specifically the first boss I beat in X. He's piss easy.
14:55 The valid reason is to introduce the dash and let players realize its usefulness. There's a reason why its placed in the easiest stage and in a way in which its impossible to not take. Also, the dash was added as you were saying in all the games that came after. I don't see the necessity of complaining so much about it.
16:47 - I laughed and then nodded and then cried one manly tear.
I beat Sting Chameleon as my first choice, having never played the game before.
Of course, it took me 10 lives, and I had to exploit his AI by camping the two upper corners, but it worked?
the dash wasnt avilibble from the start so older players can ease in
Armored amodillo is easy when you have learned he's pattern :) i usally beat him after Chill penguin and Storm eagle :)
cyberfennek but can you beat him without upgrade?
a dutch PSN account?
The major problem with Maverick hunter X is that the controls are a little wonky, and performing a wall dash jump is almost impossible and really inconsistent in the PSP port.
The SNES version has better controls, but Maverick hunter X is a prettier package, and well worth it just for vile mode and the short movie for fans.
I'm happy someone else likes Maverick Hunter X.
mmx 1 is awesome cool video and gameplays and hey you talked about MHX which is underratted IN MY OPINION
God damn i hated launch octopus' fucking piranha attack that was so frustrating to deal with
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Man, I still have no actual idea why the dash is an upgrade in X1. It practically forces you to do Chill Penguin's stage first (and admittedly, he's also the easiest Maverick in the game, so he's a great first choice).
but glhf if you don't know that lol
That happened to me as a kid and I wasn't a fan of X1 for a long time because I kept getting stuck on bosses without the dash or any powerups (and had shamefully never booted up Chill Penguin's stage). Stages were mostly pretty easy, but I couldn't make a dent on the bosses with X's paltry starting health and my general inexperience.
as an aside, I love the cheesy instrument samples in the SNES X games so much
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