It's almost criminal how little MM has been reacted to given how much of a legacy the music has. Like MM is up there with Sonic and Castlevania to me, they're the three kings of VGM.
There's not a whole lot of older Sonic and CV either. Thing is, requests cost money to make and people want the most bang for their buck. Songs from older games tend to be shorter, so they'd sooner request something that lasts 3-5 minutes if not more. That and fairly recent games (like last 5 years) also just have a lot of fans eager to put in some big bucks. I suppose a potential solution would be to have specific categories/days dedicated to older music.
Okay so, the Megaman franchise is divided into a bunch of sub-series, which are part of 2 distinct continuities. The main continuity consist of the classic series, the X series, the Zero series, the ZX series and the Legends series. The second continuity consist of the Battle Network series and the Star Force series. So, the first ZX game is a fast-paced side scroller/metroidvania, while it's sequel, ZX Advent, has the same gameplay but removes a lot of the Metroidvania elements. The protagonist of the first Megaman ZX (Aile if you pick the girl or Vent if you pick the boy) is a human being designated as a Megaman who can Mega Merge into various Models using Biometals (living metallic artifacts that contains the data, abilities and personality of an individual), with their main Model being Model ZX, using both Biometals X (based on Megaman X) and Z (based on Zero). The protagonist of Megaman ZX Advent, either a human girl named Ashe or a Reploid boy named Grey (reploids are robots that have the same capability for independent thought and free will that humans possess), is also designated as a Megaman and can Mega Merge into Model A, giving them the ability to transform. In ZX Advent, depending on which character you choose, the story will be slightly different.
@@jonieljoestarzawarudo8172 a good way to divide both MM timelines is: Dr. Light laid mad pipe (BN/StarForce) vs Dr. Light never got laid (Classic/X/Zero/ZX/Legends)
ZX and ZX Advent are some of the most innovative games in the Mega Man franchise, both from a gameplay and musical perspective. Although they're still sidescrollers, they drastically shake up the tried-and-true formula by adding gameplay mechanics never before seen in the franchise. This variety extends to the soundtracks as well. As you noted, Wonder Panorama doesn't sound like what you'd typically expect in a Mega Man game. While the other subseries certainly do have songs that also fit that bill, I feel that with ZX and ZXA, the composers specifically went out of their way to inject as much variety as possible to match the fresh new worlds portrayed in the games.
"at least 10 Mega Man games" Oh boy, there are A LOT of Mega Man games. Here is a list of the main series: 1) Original Mega Man - 2D Platformer series that started on the NES, and still continues. 11 main entries so far, a few "main" spinoffs, and a bunch of "random" spinoffs (mostly from the 90s) 2) Mega Man X - 2D Platformer series that started on the SNES. Other than a gacha game, hasn't had a new entry in over a decade. 8 games in the main entries, 2 spinoffs, and a gacha game 3) Mega Man Zero - 2D Platformers only on the GBA. 4 games. 4) Mega Man ZX - 2D Platformers only on the DS. Only 2 games (you saw them, ZX and ZX Advent). 5) Mega Man Legends - 3D Action Platformer Mega Man games only on the PS1/N64. 2 main entries, and 1 side entry. 6) Mega Man Battle Network - Action RPG, mostly on the GBA. 6 main entries (but with 4 of them having multiple versions like Pokemon). 5 spinoff games (and 2 arcade cabinets). 7) Mega Man Star Force - Action RPG, only on the DS. Spiritual successor to the Battle Network Games. 3 entries, that again have multiple versions, like Battle Network.
@@JessesAuditorium Don't forget my username too! I created it like 15 years ago, and it came from Mega Man. "Mega" comes from Mega Man. "Zero" comes from the character Zero. "X" comes from Mega Man X.
@@SleepyReapy32Well, look at it this way, it's been 24 years since Legends 2 (we were supposed to get Legends 3 in 2011 but that fell through and Capcom blamed the fans to boot), it's been 20 years since X8 came out, it's been 17 years since ZX Advent (and we also need closure in ZX3), and it's been 6 years since Mega Man 11. Compare this to Capcom's other properties like Monster Hunter and Street Fighter that constantly get new stuff. Of course folks are going to be complaining since comparatively, our series is clearly being neglected. The only new things happening are the collections, which while great for getting folks into Megaman, isn't going to keep them here if nothing new comes out.
As you said, Megaman's been around for a looong time, so they definitely experimented with the soundtracks a lot over the years. Sometimes, the genre of music can vary a lot from stage to stage in order to fit with the aethetic of the stage itself. However, each subseries of the game has its own general style, so to speak, with classic Megaman having more of the classic cheery 8-bit sound, Megaman X having a more serious rock sound, Megaman Zero having an even grittier, down-in-the-dirt sound to it, and so on. Megaman ZX is set in the distant future of Megaman Zero (the darkest era of the series) and has a more optimistic, utopian vibe to it, so its music tends to be more lush, vibrant, and upbeat. Wonder Panorama shows this off really well, being set in a gorgeous frozen lake with an equally gorgeous and chill theme that always makes me feel like I'm floating blissfully in cool water. It's technically both an ice stage and an aquatic stage theme, and from what I've noticed from Megaman fans across the years, they _really_ enjoy the ice stage themes. They mostly have that "wrapped in cool blanket" kind of sound to them that makes them so relaxing and distinctive from other Megaman stages, and Wonder Panorama is among my favorites of the bunch. Trap Phantasm (specifically the arranged version you just heard) is the track that introduced me to the ZX series (ZX Advent is the sequel to ZX), and it's one hell of an introduction. The track plays when you indeed fight both Prometheus and Pandora, who are a brother-and-sister team of cyborgs who serve the main antagonists. And they are both absolutely psychotic, which makes their tag team fight even more hectic and exhilarating. This theme, along with Trap Factory from the first ZX game, are also fan-favorites among ZX fans for capturing their insanity perfectly and just being an absolute banger in general.
@@jonieljoestarzawarudo8172 Yeah, I thought about using the in-game terminology, but I didn't want to overcomplicate the explanation. Plus, in the ZX timeline, both humans and Reploids are mandated to have aspects to make each more closely resemble each other, so I thought the term "cyborg" would be a good, or at least close enough, descriptor. Though from what I've read, the Reploid mandates require limited lifespans and being able to eat food, so I guess they're still fully robot at the end of the day.
@@kevinnguyen4711 Well, in that case, you should use the term Humanoid, which is used when talking about a grou of both humans and reploids. Also, humans aren't mandated to be more like reploids, they are simply given the option to augment themselves with whatever cybernetics they want. It's a choice, not an obligation.
@@jonieljoestarzawarudo8172 I don't know, "humanoid" seems to imply they're more on the human side than the robot side, and they're definitely closer to full-on robots. I just chose "cyborg" because it's a simple and easy-to-understand term that means someone with a blend of both organic and mechanical elements. In any case, it's a semantic argument that doesn't really matter too much at the end of the day, and the ZX era is a time when the lines between human and Reploid are being blurred. I will stand corrected on the "mandated" part, though. I had to look up the wiki again just to remember things properly.
The ZX saga is such an underrated part of the MM series. They have such a cool vibe and great characters. I'd recommend listening more to the ZX Tunes Videos more, 'cause those have the remastered and full song, which is better
NOOOOOOOO WAY MEGAMAN ZX AHHH I was really hoping someone would react to a song from this, and JESSE AHH Thank youuu ;w; This game is so nostalgic to me
Also for Megaman ZX, there are two version of the ost on RUclips One is the normal one and the other is Tunes Tunes is pretty much like an official remaster(+a remix during the second half of the song) The first song you listened to was from the original ost While the second was from tunes What you want to listen to depends on if you want to hear the original ds ost or the official "remaster" album
ALSO!! to answer the Mythos thing. The Zero and ZX series like using Mythological creatures and figures to name their bosses. Prometheus and Pandora are brother and sister robots, basically the main villains psychologically abused dirty workers. Other characters include a group of 4. Helios, Tethys, Atlas, and Siarnaq, while most are Greek(?) figures, Siarnaq is the odd one out (he's a direct reference to an older character Phantom who was ALSO the odd one out of his group of 4, The Guardians. However Helios, Tethys, Atlas, AND Siarnaq are ALL titan moons of Jupiter. These guys inherent pretty much the power and combat abilities of The 4 Guardians from 200 years ago: Harpuia, Leviathan, Fefnir, and Phantom. All of them being based on mythological creatures except Phantom who is simply just phantom inspired. Mega Man does this every now n then with character names lol
Also Also lmao: "Mega Man" as a character is interesting, especially by the time ZX comes around. Mega Man in the first series (what we refer to as "Classic") was a young robot boy named Rock, built as a housekeeping robot that wanted to fight for justice and asked his creator Dr. Light to be upgraded. Thus Mega Man (RockMan in japan) was born. Any title that is JUST "Mega Man" (i.e. Mega Man 2, Mega Man 5, Mega Man & Bass, Mega Man 11 etc.) are classic. Classic games are typically lighter in tone with some occasionally thought-provoking ideas and plots but usually happier. Mega Man X is the next series set 100 years after "classic." The main character is "X" (Mega Man X in full). He's not the same character as Mega Man in the classic series. He's an older robot built specifically to fight but he's a new type of robot completely able to have his own free-will and free-thought, to do what he wants to, aside of what his programming is. Classic robots had the ability to think but would ALWAYS listen to their program and complied with what their set purpose was. The X series is a bit of a darker tone than classic is but it's not TOO serious either, this is the series when Zero is introduced. X and Zero are war partners that are the main characters of the X series. 100 more years pass after some long wars when Zero sealed himself, feeling guilty of him being one of the original "bad guys" that spread a virus that infected tons of more robots including the main X series villain. Zero is almost a dystopia and even darker in tone than the X series was. Zero is technically not named Mega Man but the title of the game is Mega Man Zero just to make sure people know what brand their playing lol. 200 years pass after tons of war and terrible futures, ZX now happens. The world is recovering, times are almost peaceful, all the heroes of the past have basically been laid to rest, until of course another bad guy comes up. Past heroes (and even antagonists) are taken from Cyberspace (robot heaven essentially) and turned into these little rocks called "Models." A Chosen one can use a Model to become "A" Mega Man. So for instance, Mega Man Model Z, Mega Man Model X, Mega Man Model H, even the villains are labeled as Mega Man. Anybody who is a chosen one that is able to use those rocks called "Biometals" can fuse with them to become a Mega Man. Vent and Aile are the chosen one who becomes the Mega Man to use Models Z and X combined, creating Mega Man ZX. In Advent you play as either Grey or Ashe who finds a biometal Model A. They are Mega Man Model A, since the old protags still have models Z and X (these models are of course Zero and X btw, they are still conscious but their power is handed to whoever their user is). about 5000 years pass and we get to Mega Man Legends. This series was created around the times of Mega Man X and set itself so far into the future to not have any major ties to old games so it can pretty much be its own thing. There's not much more confusing "Mega Man" titles. You play as a boy named Rock Volnutt (Localized as MegaMan Volnutt in english). Rock, sharing a name with the original 1st Mega Man but not the same character of course, is a young teenage boy in pretty peaceful times of the planet Earth (Or Terra). He in a past life was "Mega Man Trigger" and was a part of a huge hierarchy that almost no longer exists thanks to all the time that passed, he was a high-ranking member on the space colony Eurasia, ran by The Master, that all of humanity resided on for eons until Terra was to be inhabitable again. He had a battle and was so destroyed he had to be reset to a baby state. By now robotics have come so far that they're exactly the same as humanity, They can be biologically conceived, given birth to, grow up, and die of illness and old age. The only major difference is they can swap out their body parts almost like surgery. There are other "Mega Man"s that were a part of the Elysium hierarchy, Bureaucratic Units such as one of the antagonists Mega Man Juno is an example. Times passed so much that we don't see many of them active any more. That sums up "Mega Man" in the "robotics" timeline. In the Network timeline which is Battle Network and Star Force it's much more simplier. MegaMan.exe is Network Navigator (NetNavi for short) of the young 5th grader Lan Hikari. He is a computer program that like every other NetNavi can be a close friend that you're with all the time, can delete viruses (the main enemies in this RPG series) and even NetBattle other NetNavis either for fun or for a real dangerous threat. He is modeled after a young boy the same age as Lan. There's a twist on who MegaMan.exe REALLY is but I'll let you play and see for yourself, every Mega Man DOES have a real name of their own that isn't just "Mega Man" of course, it's the easiest way to differentiate WHICH Mega Man you're talking about. 200 years pass after Battle Network and the main focus on everything being controlled via the Net has moved onto Radio Waves and EM viruses are now the problem instead of network viruses. The main characters are Geo Stelar, a young depressed boy who isolated himself from everybody after losing his father in a space related accident, he's distant and doesn't go to school in fear of making friends only to lose them. One day while he's out, he gets handed this thing called a "visualizer" from one of his father's co-workers, Aaron Boreal, he figures the kid might like to have it. He goes out hoping to see his dad with the visualizer (fancy looking glasses) when he visits his usual spot at night to star gaze. Suddenly a flash of light happens and strikes Geo Stelar, the Visualizer can now SEE the radio waves and the EM World, the cause of that flash was an EM Alien known as Omega-Xis (or just Mega.) Mega quickly explains that he's a runaway with a key that these aliens called "FMians" really want, so they an invade and attack earth even destroying it. Geo is very panicked and doesn't want anything to do with anybody but Mega kinda pulls him along quickly and forces them to fuse together forming "Mega Man." Geo and Mega are the Star Force's series duo that fuse together as 1 being (still 2 conscious people though, Mega's head is on Geo's left hand). while Lan and MegaMan.exe are the Battle Networks protagonists that work together in 2 separate worlds, the Real World and the Net. Sorry for the ramble I'm a huge nerd lol. But THAT is the title and characters of the name Mega Man.
They aren't making more megaman games, every now and then, something comes out but it's so small or game compilations. Megaman ZX is such a cool game, the stages are great and are all connected with each other, this happens way too into the future of classic megaman, and Megaman X. Megaman lore goes hard btw, going from the more family friendly stuff from the classic series, to humanity going downhill because of the creation of reploids in megaman X, and humanity almost goes extinct in the Zero series, which leads to the events of Megaman ZX, where humans discriminate Reploids now. This is all in one main continuity It's a weird cycle that humanity goes.
There's so much amazing Megaman music, I couldn't even begin to recommend anything apt. You've heard some X, Storm Eagle and Armored Armadillo stages are way up there on that ost. All of the X OST are real strong, with perhaps Blaze Heatnix stage going the hardest to an almost exhausting degree.
Megaman is a MASSIVE franchise with 2 “main” stories (classic and X series) that spinoff into MANY other stories (Megaman Zero/ZX series, Battle Network/Starforce series, and Legends, with a few one-shot spin-offs that I won’t mention). For Jesse specifically, if I had to recommend a STARTING point, I’d probably recommend Megaman X1 or X4 (via the X Legacy collection); those are o the easier side and X1 in particular you’d LOVE the soundtrack.
X1 to get the core charm of the most prevalent "Jump, Dash and Shoot" gameplay, then X4 to fall in love with Zero, I'd say. God knows falling in love with Zero is required, not optional. XD
Mega Man pretty much put video game music on the map, and even through the bad games, they had banger OSTs. Heck even the wildly underappreciated X8 had AMAZING tracks like Bamboo Pandamonium's stage 2 and Jakob's Elevator.
Mega Man music much like the franchise is ALL over the place in tempo, genre, instruments etc. It's pretty similar to Sonic in that regard where the music is almost always praised lol. I love this franchise a lot. The two songs you reacted two are for a half water half ice stage, and then a boss battle between 2 of the main antagonists of the ZX series. They're very very good songs and the ZX and ZX Advent OST has a ton of great songs. Misty Rain (Area I's theme) is a very somber song as well while it also has places like Area M that are very buildup heavy since it's a final area, then Area A (Green Grass Gradations) is a very upbeat song for the first area. I'd ABSOLUTELY recommend reacting to more Mega Man music. If you want my input, I'd say react to some Battle Network or Star Force if you like GBA and DS music. Some ones like Battle With Myself (Battle Network 4) or Great Battlers (Battle Network 3) are great, and some stuff like Shooting Star (Star Force 1s title) and maybe Wave Battle (Star Force 1s Boss Theme). Hope you get around to some more and enjoy!
This channel absolutely NEEDS more Megaman. Pretty much the whole franchise has always been highly regarded for the soundtracks, I mean, the original name is Rockman, ffs lol.
ZX is the first game, ZX Advent is the sequel. Timeline goes Classic saga X saga ZX saga Legends So, being late into the timeline and coming and coming out in 2006, the composers went all over the place. The first stage is a rabbashing green field, and the music is very upbeat, but more than making your adrenaline flow, it's like the music wants you to be happy for being there
Context for ZX, all of the Megaman games are the same universe, just different time settings. Base Megaman being what most know of the series with Dr Light and Dr Wiley, Megaman X being many years after the conclusion of the base series, followed by Megaman Zero which again takes place long after the conclusion of the X series (you did a react to this one actually but didn't remember it, Cannonball), and finally Megaman ZX (Advent) after civilization rebuilds from the conclusion of the Zero series. MMZX(A) is probably the least known of the bunch due to being released without much fanfare so many weren't even aware of it's existence until the MMZ remaster they released a few years back that included the ZX games too
The ZX duology was released when Capcom was experimenting a bit more with the franchise and deviated from the originals' formula - Classic (the numbered titles) and X were straight up stage-based 2D platformers, and outside of a few spin-offs, the series stuck to that. However in the 2000s, the series ventured into other genres, starting with Legends (3D action RPG), and followed by the GBA's Battle Network (deckbuilding RPG) and Zero (blending the classic platforming with search action/Metroidvania elements). ZX and its sequel ZX Advent, then, were the successor series to the Zero games on the DS (and Battle Network got Starforce as its successor), and they went fully in on the Metroidvania/search action style gameplay. Both the Zero and ZX series weren't directly developed by Capcom, but by Inti Creates, who have become juggernauts in the 2D platforming space as top tier studio, and one thing that almost always stands out about their games is the soundtracks. Their in-house composer team is fantastic, and when they create games that are either from an established franchise (such as Mega Man here) or a spiritual successor to one (such as Bloodstained Curse of the Moon, which is a game heavily inspired by Castlevania), their soundtracks manage to blend together their own unique Inti style with the foundation laid by the original. Finally, I do agree with your comments about Mega Man having a particular 'sound', but ZX isn't the first time that the series veers away from it - games like Mega Man 8 or X4 have a whole bunch of tracks that are very different from what you'd expect (though they still have *some* that sound like you'd expect heheh)
I highly recommend Mega Man Network Transmission, my absolute favorite VGM in history. I think you’ve reacted to one of Yosuke Yasui’s works before. He’s a big part of that soundtrack.
ZX saddly only had 2 entries and left some lore open which there is a nearly ridicolous amount stretching from MM1 all the way through X and Zero into ZX and Legends. As for an absolute banger on the Music side is "Megaman Zero 2's - Depature" its interesting how much they got out of the GBA and the remastered version is certified cool
MMZX has some really good tunes. Wonder Panorama is Area F, the ice area. Other ones I like: Mountain Rider Sky High, the airbase Rockin On, boss theme Misty Rain Doomsday Device Black Burn
Megaman's main problem was they just kept churning them out in the middle of the 2000s, and most of those games were good, but the buyers only have so much money, and I don't remember seeing any adverts in the UK at least. There's bad entries but they only ever took until subsequent games to potentially see impacts that could be tied to them, the oversaturation more than a decline in quality is the main reason they didn't get more sales.
ZX series has some awesome tracks, for sure. Although Trap Phantasm is really sick, this version is from ZXA Tunes album, which is a rearranged collection. The original is very good, but this one here isn't the one that plays within the game. Think of it as more of a "Black Mages" version.
The Megaman 2 for Gameboy OST is worth listening to. I like it, many people don't, but it's worth listening to to have An Opinion on. And i typically don't like Gameboy music!
![Megaman ZX Advent - Going Out With A Bang [FANDUB]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/2j5VWybDdZU/mqdefault.jpg)
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It's almost criminal how little MM has been reacted to given how much of a legacy the music has. Like MM is up there with Sonic and Castlevania to me, they're the three kings of VGM.
There's not a whole lot of older Sonic and CV either. Thing is, requests cost money to make and people want the most bang for their buck. Songs from older games tend to be shorter, so they'd sooner request something that lasts 3-5 minutes if not more. That and fairly recent games (like last 5 years) also just have a lot of fans eager to put in some big bucks. I suppose a potential solution would be to have specific categories/days dedicated to older music.
"There's so many games too. I think it's still going right?"
I can feel my heart bleeding.
To be honest the only thing still “going” are the collections but I have the same sentiments
I will be eternally peeved that the Hard Mode ending stinger scene in ZXA is something that will never be resolved.
Okay so, the Megaman franchise is divided into a bunch of sub-series, which are part of 2 distinct continuities. The main continuity consist of the classic series, the X series, the Zero series, the ZX series and the Legends series. The second continuity consist of the Battle Network series and the Star Force series.
So, the first ZX game is a fast-paced side scroller/metroidvania, while it's sequel, ZX Advent, has the same gameplay but removes a lot of the Metroidvania elements.
The protagonist of the first Megaman ZX (Aile if you pick the girl or Vent if you pick the boy) is a human being designated as a Megaman who can Mega Merge into various Models using Biometals (living metallic artifacts that contains the data, abilities and personality of an individual), with their main Model being Model ZX, using both Biometals X (based on Megaman X) and Z (based on Zero).
The protagonist of Megaman ZX Advent, either a human girl named Ashe or a Reploid boy named Grey (reploids are robots that have the same capability for independent thought and free will that humans possess), is also designated as a Megaman and can Mega Merge into Model A, giving them the ability to transform. In ZX Advent, depending on which character you choose, the story will be slightly different.
Everyone shut up he's explaining Mega Man lore
@@jonieljoestarzawarudo8172 a good way to divide both MM timelines is: Dr. Light laid mad pipe (BN/StarForce) vs Dr. Light never got laid (Classic/X/Zero/ZX/Legends)
@@LES1992that and all aliens collectively decided NOT to make Badass space robots (so rip shadow man,Duo and Trio)
The Zero and ZX series have a fantastic range of fast paced, chill, epic and emotional music.
ZX MENTIONED
Trap Phantasm is such a banger too godbless
ZX and ZX Advent are some of the most innovative games in the Mega Man franchise, both from a gameplay and musical perspective. Although they're still sidescrollers, they drastically shake up the tried-and-true formula by adding gameplay mechanics never before seen in the franchise. This variety extends to the soundtracks as well. As you noted, Wonder Panorama doesn't sound like what you'd typically expect in a Mega Man game. While the other subseries certainly do have songs that also fit that bill, I feel that with ZX and ZXA, the composers specifically went out of their way to inject as much variety as possible to match the fresh new worlds portrayed in the games.
Oh man, ZX and ZXA are both fantastic. I hope one day you'll hear Green Grass Gradiation and Sky High
Sky High is one of my fav songs in the ZX games
yes what a goated song
Yess, oh my god, both of those are amazing ;w; I love them so muchhh
Wonder Panorama is for an ICE LEVEL. The composer really went against type with that one.
"at least 10 Mega Man games"
Oh boy, there are A LOT of Mega Man games. Here is a list of the main series:
1) Original Mega Man - 2D Platformer series that started on the NES, and still continues. 11 main entries so far, a few "main" spinoffs, and a bunch of "random" spinoffs (mostly from the 90s)
2) Mega Man X - 2D Platformer series that started on the SNES. Other than a gacha game, hasn't had a new entry in over a decade. 8 games in the main entries, 2 spinoffs, and a gacha game
3) Mega Man Zero - 2D Platformers only on the GBA. 4 games.
4) Mega Man ZX - 2D Platformers only on the DS. Only 2 games (you saw them, ZX and ZX Advent).
5) Mega Man Legends - 3D Action Platformer Mega Man games only on the PS1/N64. 2 main entries, and 1 side entry.
6) Mega Man Battle Network - Action RPG, mostly on the GBA. 6 main entries (but with 4 of them having multiple versions like Pokemon). 5 spinoff games (and 2 arcade cabinets).
7) Mega Man Star Force - Action RPG, only on the DS. Spiritual successor to the Battle Network Games. 3 entries, that again have multiple versions, like Battle Network.
I trust this solely on your pfp
@@JessesAuditorium Don't forget my username too! I created it like 15 years ago, and it came from Mega Man. "Mega" comes from Mega Man. "Zero" comes from the character Zero. "X" comes from Mega Man X.
@@JessesAuditorium they're SO much mega man lmao, its kinda funny how impatient people can be for a new one when there's already like over 60
@@MFMegaZeroX7I'm a bit worried about where the 7 comes from.
@@SleepyReapy32Well, look at it this way, it's been 24 years since Legends 2 (we were supposed to get Legends 3 in 2011 but that fell through and Capcom blamed the fans to boot), it's been 20 years since X8 came out, it's been 17 years since ZX Advent (and we also need closure in ZX3), and it's been 6 years since Mega Man 11. Compare this to Capcom's other properties like Monster Hunter and Street Fighter that constantly get new stuff. Of course folks are going to be complaining since comparatively, our series is clearly being neglected. The only new things happening are the collections, which while great for getting folks into Megaman, isn't going to keep them here if nothing new comes out.
As you said, Megaman's been around for a looong time, so they definitely experimented with the soundtracks a lot over the years. Sometimes, the genre of music can vary a lot from stage to stage in order to fit with the aethetic of the stage itself. However, each subseries of the game has its own general style, so to speak, with classic Megaman having more of the classic cheery 8-bit sound, Megaman X having a more serious rock sound, Megaman Zero having an even grittier, down-in-the-dirt sound to it, and so on. Megaman ZX is set in the distant future of Megaman Zero (the darkest era of the series) and has a more optimistic, utopian vibe to it, so its music tends to be more lush, vibrant, and upbeat. Wonder Panorama shows this off really well, being set in a gorgeous frozen lake with an equally gorgeous and chill theme that always makes me feel like I'm floating blissfully in cool water. It's technically both an ice stage and an aquatic stage theme, and from what I've noticed from Megaman fans across the years, they _really_ enjoy the ice stage themes. They mostly have that "wrapped in cool blanket" kind of sound to them that makes them so relaxing and distinctive from other Megaman stages, and Wonder Panorama is among my favorites of the bunch.
Trap Phantasm (specifically the arranged version you just heard) is the track that introduced me to the ZX series (ZX Advent is the sequel to ZX), and it's one hell of an introduction. The track plays when you indeed fight both Prometheus and Pandora, who are a brother-and-sister team of cyborgs who serve the main antagonists. And they are both absolutely psychotic, which makes their tag team fight even more hectic and exhilarating. This theme, along with Trap Factory from the first ZX game, are also fan-favorites among ZX fans for capturing their insanity perfectly and just being an absolute banger in general.
Correction: Prometheus and Pandora are not cyborgs, they are Reploids (robots with the same independent thought and free will as humans).
@@jonieljoestarzawarudo8172 Yeah, I thought about using the in-game terminology, but I didn't want to overcomplicate the explanation. Plus, in the ZX timeline, both humans and Reploids are mandated to have aspects to make each more closely resemble each other, so I thought the term "cyborg" would be a good, or at least close enough, descriptor. Though from what I've read, the Reploid mandates require limited lifespans and being able to eat food, so I guess they're still fully robot at the end of the day.
@@kevinnguyen4711 Well, in that case, you should use the term Humanoid, which is used when talking about a grou of both humans and reploids. Also, humans aren't mandated to be more like reploids, they are simply given the option to augment themselves with whatever cybernetics they want. It's a choice, not an obligation.
@@jonieljoestarzawarudo8172 I don't know, "humanoid" seems to imply they're more on the human side than the robot side, and they're definitely closer to full-on robots. I just chose "cyborg" because it's a simple and easy-to-understand term that means someone with a blend of both organic and mechanical elements. In any case, it's a semantic argument that doesn't really matter too much at the end of the day, and the ZX era is a time when the lines between human and Reploid are being blurred. I will stand corrected on the "mandated" part, though. I had to look up the wiki again just to remember things properly.
Mega man ZX rep in 2024 let's fucking go
The ZX saga is such an underrated part of the MM series. They have such a cool vibe and great characters.
I'd recommend listening more to the ZX Tunes Videos more, 'cause those have the remastered and full song, which is better
Man the megaman soundtrack is amazing.
Heres some suggestion, misty Rain from megaman ZX and X vs Zero from Megaman X5
Megaman ZX is one of my favorite games on the DS, it's SO good. The music has such a unique identity within the Megaman series!
NOOOOOOOO WAY MEGAMAN ZX AHHH
I was really hoping someone would react to a song from this, and JESSE AHH
Thank youuu ;w;
This game is so nostalgic to me
Also for Megaman ZX, there are two version of the ost on RUclips
One is the normal one and the other is Tunes
Tunes is pretty much like an official remaster(+a remix during the second half of the song)
The first song you listened to was from the original ost
While the second was from tunes
What you want to listen to depends on if you want to hear the original ds ost or the official "remaster" album
ZX and ZX Advent both have S Tier music. Gotta listen to some more later.
ALSO!! to answer the Mythos thing. The Zero and ZX series like using Mythological creatures and figures to name their bosses. Prometheus and Pandora are brother and sister robots, basically the main villains psychologically abused dirty workers. Other characters include a group of 4. Helios, Tethys, Atlas, and Siarnaq, while most are Greek(?) figures, Siarnaq is the odd one out (he's a direct reference to an older character Phantom who was ALSO the odd one out of his group of 4, The Guardians. However Helios, Tethys, Atlas, AND Siarnaq are ALL titan moons of Jupiter. These guys inherent pretty much the power and combat abilities of The 4 Guardians from 200 years ago: Harpuia, Leviathan, Fefnir, and Phantom. All of them being based on mythological creatures except Phantom who is simply just phantom inspired. Mega Man does this every now n then with character names lol
Also Also lmao: "Mega Man" as a character is interesting, especially by the time ZX comes around. Mega Man in the first series (what we refer to as "Classic") was a young robot boy named Rock, built as a housekeeping robot that wanted to fight for justice and asked his creator Dr. Light to be upgraded. Thus Mega Man (RockMan in japan) was born. Any title that is JUST "Mega Man" (i.e. Mega Man 2, Mega Man 5, Mega Man & Bass, Mega Man 11 etc.) are classic. Classic games are typically lighter in tone with some occasionally thought-provoking ideas and plots but usually happier. Mega Man X is the next series set 100 years after "classic." The main character is "X" (Mega Man X in full). He's not the same character as Mega Man in the classic series. He's an older robot built specifically to fight but he's a new type of robot completely able to have his own free-will and free-thought, to do what he wants to, aside of what his programming is. Classic robots had the ability to think but would ALWAYS listen to their program and complied with what their set purpose was. The X series is a bit of a darker tone than classic is but it's not TOO serious either, this is the series when Zero is introduced. X and Zero are war partners that are the main characters of the X series. 100 more years pass after some long wars when Zero sealed himself, feeling guilty of him being one of the original "bad guys" that spread a virus that infected tons of more robots including the main X series villain. Zero is almost a dystopia and even darker in tone than the X series was. Zero is technically not named Mega Man but the title of the game is Mega Man Zero just to make sure people know what brand their playing lol. 200 years pass after tons of war and terrible futures, ZX now happens. The world is recovering, times are almost peaceful, all the heroes of the past have basically been laid to rest, until of course another bad guy comes up. Past heroes (and even antagonists) are taken from Cyberspace (robot heaven essentially) and turned into these little rocks called "Models." A Chosen one can use a Model to become "A" Mega Man. So for instance, Mega Man Model Z, Mega Man Model X, Mega Man Model H, even the villains are labeled as Mega Man. Anybody who is a chosen one that is able to use those rocks called "Biometals" can fuse with them to become a Mega Man. Vent and Aile are the chosen one who becomes the Mega Man to use Models Z and X combined, creating Mega Man ZX. In Advent you play as either Grey or Ashe who finds a biometal Model A. They are Mega Man Model A, since the old protags still have models Z and X (these models are of course Zero and X btw, they are still conscious but their power is handed to whoever their user is). about 5000 years pass and we get to Mega Man Legends. This series was created around the times of Mega Man X and set itself so far into the future to not have any major ties to old games so it can pretty much be its own thing. There's not much more confusing "Mega Man" titles. You play as a boy named Rock Volnutt (Localized as MegaMan Volnutt in english). Rock, sharing a name with the original 1st Mega Man but not the same character of course, is a young teenage boy in pretty peaceful times of the planet Earth (Or Terra). He in a past life was "Mega Man Trigger" and was a part of a huge hierarchy that almost no longer exists thanks to all the time that passed, he was a high-ranking member on the space colony Eurasia, ran by The Master, that all of humanity resided on for eons until Terra was to be inhabitable again. He had a battle and was so destroyed he had to be reset to a baby state. By now robotics have come so far that they're exactly the same as humanity, They can be biologically conceived, given birth to, grow up, and die of illness and old age. The only major difference is they can swap out their body parts almost like surgery. There are other "Mega Man"s that were a part of the Elysium hierarchy, Bureaucratic Units such as one of the antagonists Mega Man Juno is an example. Times passed so much that we don't see many of them active any more.
That sums up "Mega Man" in the "robotics" timeline.
In the Network timeline which is Battle Network and Star Force it's much more simplier.
MegaMan.exe is Network Navigator (NetNavi for short) of the young 5th grader Lan Hikari. He is a computer program that like every other NetNavi can be a close friend that you're with all the time, can delete viruses (the main enemies in this RPG series) and even NetBattle other NetNavis either for fun or for a real dangerous threat. He is modeled after a young boy the same age as Lan. There's a twist on who MegaMan.exe REALLY is but I'll let you play and see for yourself, every Mega Man DOES have a real name of their own that isn't just "Mega Man" of course, it's the easiest way to differentiate WHICH Mega Man you're talking about.
200 years pass after Battle Network and the main focus on everything being controlled via the Net has moved onto Radio Waves and EM viruses are now the problem instead of network viruses. The main characters are Geo Stelar, a young depressed boy who isolated himself from everybody after losing his father in a space related accident, he's distant and doesn't go to school in fear of making friends only to lose them. One day while he's out, he gets handed this thing called a "visualizer" from one of his father's co-workers, Aaron Boreal, he figures the kid might like to have it. He goes out hoping to see his dad with the visualizer (fancy looking glasses) when he visits his usual spot at night to star gaze. Suddenly a flash of light happens and strikes Geo Stelar, the Visualizer can now SEE the radio waves and the EM World, the cause of that flash was an EM Alien known as Omega-Xis (or just Mega.) Mega quickly explains that he's a runaway with a key that these aliens called "FMians" really want, so they an invade and attack earth even destroying it. Geo is very panicked and doesn't want anything to do with anybody but Mega kinda pulls him along quickly and forces them to fuse together forming "Mega Man." Geo and Mega are the Star Force's series duo that fuse together as 1 being (still 2 conscious people though, Mega's head is on Geo's left hand). while Lan and MegaMan.exe are the Battle Networks protagonists that work together in 2 separate worlds, the Real World and the Net.
Sorry for the ramble I'm a huge nerd lol. But THAT is the title and characters of the name Mega Man.
Localization turns Helios into Aeolus and Tethys into Thetis. Just as a bit of a heads up, because some people may be confused. :p
ZX and Advent have some of the coolest VGMs ever made and they are lesser known games.
While yes the stage does take place in a large lake i think the song tries to go more for the ice aspect of the stage
They aren't making more megaman games, every now and then, something comes out but it's so small or game compilations.
Megaman ZX is such a cool game, the stages are great and are all connected with each other, this happens way too into the future of classic megaman, and Megaman X.
Megaman lore goes hard btw, going from the more family friendly stuff from the classic series, to humanity going downhill because of the creation of reploids in megaman X, and humanity almost goes extinct in the Zero series, which leads to the events of Megaman ZX, where humans discriminate Reploids now. This is all in one main continuity
It's a weird cycle that humanity goes.
There's so much amazing Megaman music, I couldn't even begin to recommend anything apt. You've heard some X, Storm Eagle and Armored Armadillo stages are way up there on that ost. All of the X OST are real strong, with perhaps Blaze Heatnix stage going the hardest to an almost exhausting degree.
TRAP PHANTASM!? SHEEESH
Megaman is a MASSIVE franchise with 2 “main” stories (classic and X series) that spinoff into MANY other stories (Megaman Zero/ZX series, Battle Network/Starforce series, and Legends, with a few one-shot spin-offs that I won’t mention).
For Jesse specifically, if I had to recommend a STARTING point, I’d probably recommend Megaman X1 or X4 (via the X Legacy collection); those are o the easier side and X1 in particular you’d LOVE the soundtrack.
X1 to get the core charm of the most prevalent "Jump, Dash and Shoot" gameplay, then X4 to fall in love with Zero, I'd say. God knows falling in love with Zero is required, not optional. XD
Mega Man pretty much put video game music on the map, and even through the bad games, they had banger OSTs. Heck even the wildly underappreciated X8 had AMAZING tracks like Bamboo Pandamonium's stage 2 and Jakob's Elevator.
Mega Man music much like the franchise is ALL over the place in tempo, genre, instruments etc. It's pretty similar to Sonic in that regard where the music is almost always praised lol. I love this franchise a lot.
The two songs you reacted two are for a half water half ice stage, and then a boss battle between 2 of the main antagonists of the ZX series. They're very very good songs and the ZX and ZX Advent OST has a ton of great songs. Misty Rain (Area I's theme) is a very somber song as well while it also has places like Area M that are very buildup heavy since it's a final area, then Area A (Green Grass Gradations) is a very upbeat song for the first area. I'd ABSOLUTELY recommend reacting to more Mega Man music. If you want my input, I'd say react to some Battle Network or Star Force if you like GBA and DS music. Some ones like Battle With Myself (Battle Network 4) or Great Battlers (Battle Network 3) are great, and some stuff like Shooting Star (Star Force 1s title) and maybe Wave Battle (Star Force 1s Boss Theme). Hope you get around to some more and enjoy!
This channel absolutely NEEDS more Megaman. Pretty much the whole franchise has always been highly regarded for the soundtracks, I mean, the original name is Rockman, ffs lol.
ZX is the first game, ZX Advent is the sequel.
Timeline goes Classic saga
X saga
ZX saga
Legends
So, being late into the timeline and coming and coming out in 2006, the composers went all over the place. The first stage is a rabbashing green field, and the music is very upbeat, but more than making your adrenaline flow, it's like the music wants you to be happy for being there
Forgetting Zero Saga here
Context for ZX, all of the Megaman games are the same universe, just different time settings. Base Megaman being what most know of the series with Dr Light and Dr Wiley, Megaman X being many years after the conclusion of the base series, followed by Megaman Zero which again takes place long after the conclusion of the X series (you did a react to this one actually but didn't remember it, Cannonball), and finally Megaman ZX (Advent) after civilization rebuilds from the conclusion of the Zero series. MMZX(A) is probably the least known of the bunch due to being released without much fanfare so many weren't even aware of it's existence until the MMZ remaster they released a few years back that included the ZX games too
The ZX duology was released when Capcom was experimenting a bit more with the franchise and deviated from the originals' formula - Classic (the numbered titles) and X were straight up stage-based 2D platformers, and outside of a few spin-offs, the series stuck to that. However in the 2000s, the series ventured into other genres, starting with Legends (3D action RPG), and followed by the GBA's Battle Network (deckbuilding RPG) and Zero (blending the classic platforming with search action/Metroidvania elements).
ZX and its sequel ZX Advent, then, were the successor series to the Zero games on the DS (and Battle Network got Starforce as its successor), and they went fully in on the Metroidvania/search action style gameplay.
Both the Zero and ZX series weren't directly developed by Capcom, but by Inti Creates, who have become juggernauts in the 2D platforming space as top tier studio, and one thing that almost always stands out about their games is the soundtracks. Their in-house composer team is fantastic, and when they create games that are either from an established franchise (such as Mega Man here) or a spiritual successor to one (such as Bloodstained Curse of the Moon, which is a game heavily inspired by Castlevania), their soundtracks manage to blend together their own unique Inti style with the foundation laid by the original.
Finally, I do agree with your comments about Mega Man having a particular 'sound', but ZX isn't the first time that the series veers away from it - games like Mega Man 8 or X4 have a whole bunch of tracks that are very different from what you'd expect (though they still have *some* that sound like you'd expect heheh)
I highly recommend Mega Man Network Transmission, my absolute favorite VGM in history. I think you’ve reacted to one of Yosuke Yasui’s works before. He’s a big part of that soundtrack.
ZX saddly only had 2 entries and left some lore open which there is a nearly ridicolous amount stretching from MM1 all the way through X and Zero into ZX and Legends.
As for an absolute banger on the Music side is "Megaman Zero 2's - Depature" its interesting how much they got out of the GBA and the remastered version is certified cool
I like Ultramarine Meditation. Its one of the chillest stage themes.
hell yeah love mega man zx
MMZX has some really good tunes.
Wonder Panorama is Area F, the ice area.
Other ones I like:
Mountain Rider
Sky High, the airbase
Rockin On, boss theme
Misty Rain
Doomsday Device
Black Burn
Has anyone ever recommended Vs Zero from Mega Man Network Transmission?
No requests from MMNT at all.
Underrated banger ost
Oh you need to ear Old Life Space that song is amazing, and I think there's and extendad version
Just wanted to remind everyone that Area L exists and has a great theme. Just try to block out the memories of the Aid Kit quest, I guess.
Megaman's main problem was they just kept churning them out in the middle of the 2000s, and most of those games were good, but the buyers only have so much money, and I don't remember seeing any adverts in the UK at least. There's bad entries but they only ever took until subsequent games to potentially see impacts that could be tied to them, the oversaturation more than a decline in quality is the main reason they didn't get more sales.
The Inti Creates soundtracks are peak 🙏
ZX series has some awesome tracks, for sure. Although Trap Phantasm is really sick, this version is from ZXA Tunes album, which is a rearranged collection. The original is very good, but this one here isn't the one that plays within the game. Think of it as more of a "Black Mages" version.
a shame trap factory wasn't included with trap phantasm
You choose the ZXA Tunes version of Trap Phantasm, which is a remix. It's alright, of course, but you don't hear this version inside the game.
Alot of youtubers are cockky and have a superiority complex, but your dope cool personality also what gravitate people to your channel as well
Misty Rain from Mega Man ZX Wily stage 1 from Mega Man 7 or 9 Toxic Seahorse from Mega Man X3 would all be great to see you react to
Yeah. There is at least 10 Mega Man games.
The Megaman 2 for Gameboy OST is worth listening to. I like it, many people don't, but it's worth listening to to have An Opinion on. And i typically don't like Gameboy music!
Bro, you better stop joking around and listen to more Mega man ost’s and music they do not disappoint
I wanted to request some megaman X songs but the OST is just very short loops,and honestly it feels like a waste
It's all good, sometimes I'll just hear it twice if need be.