I wish someone would remaster X6. It had potential, but ended up being half-baked. It had some kickass music and two of the coolest looking maverick designs in the series. (Blaze Heatnix and Blizzard Wolfang)
I would say "remastering" X6 would make it lame as IMO the way it is makes it the most fun But if you want a more traditional experience, you should play the Tweaks Project, I don't like it as I am a fan of how the original game is designed, but those who like games such as X2 more enjoy it quite a bit. There's also N's Edition which goes even further with edits
It's not remotely debatable. X2 perfected the formula in terms of usable weapons, stage design, and power ups. The only valid complaint is the X hunters require certain weapons to access them.
X2 will definitely rank up as you gain some mastery of it. It really only has one really rough edge to it, and that edge is Violen; but even THAT rough edge is a mastery of boss design and unpredictability.
hard disagree. my favorite bosses are ones that are predictable, but still take a lot of learning and skill to execute proficiently. i tend to not like bosses that rely heavily on reflexes, but i'm fine so long as that isn't the entire fight. Violen spits in the face of all this, having two moves, one being one of the easiest attacks to dodge in the whole series, and the RNGfest nightmare that is his mace, capable of hitting you with even godtier reflexes. if you face him in the counter hunter stages without upgrades, and he only wants to use the mace, you can basically die through no fault of your own.
@@joshuawidener8407 SPOILER ALERT lmao So many people don't know/realize this about his battle, and again, that speaks to the design of it! Add to this that he's one of the few bosses in X HISTORY to receive knockback with charged shots. Capcom knew what they were doing, here.
I've been playing X1 for 15 years, and today I learned that the Death Rogumer was the airship in the intro stage! What X1 excels in isn't one detail or another, but a whole plethora of them that build a cohesive world with a ton of moving parts you can interact with: - You can ride on cars, only in the intro stage, after shooting the enemies in it; - The Bee Tank destroys the highway when falling, which makes you learn Wall Jump - this is such a perfect tutorial that integrates with the world; - Not only that, but you see enemies that focus on destroying the Highway earlier on and later, you see that it's already all mangled up; - Flame Mammoth's stage freezing over if you beat Chill Penguin, indicating that the freezing from the Ice stage either came out of control or that the Maverick Hunters used it to their advantage; - The water drains/rises on the forest, and I STILL don't remember what triggers it; - The Head armor part PROTECTS YOU FROM FALLING ROCKS. THIS MAYBE HAPPENS ONLY ONCE AND IT'S SOO COOOL; - Launch Octopus' whole stage: ships above water you can climb into and destroy that can open up a whole new path, different enemies laid out on the surface and underwater, the Utuboros fight and how you can climb up on it; - The Death Rogumer crashes into the Power Plant and changes the WHOLE stage; - Smaller things like when Armored Armadillo enters the arena, the hole stays there permanently; - Cutting Flame Mammoth's trunk with a weapon that he's not weak to; - The subtle but powerful arc with Zero, and how you said, the game guarantees you get 2 important parts just through playing it, which no other X game does - and while this doesn't mean muuch, since most parts are decently easy to find in all games, it shows how much the developers cared about this - which AGAIN, there's an actual reason as to why you can't use the Armor Parts in X5, but I think that's too much dedication to the lore, but ANYWAY; I went through a period of my life in which I disliked X1 because... people seemed to like it so much. I'd hear stuff like "You can cut Flame Mammoth's trunk!" and think, "What of it?", but I was looking too much at the small picture. It took me some time to recognize what X1 does, as a whole, which makes me like it so much more, even if it's a bit of a brainless ride after paying it so much. I think the devs viewed this in a similar way when making the "small detail changes" in X3 and specially X6: "Hey, since X1 made level changes, let's do this again! We'll think of something", rather than "Ok, what would make sense for X having beaten this stage in the game's world, as something that we can reward the player with?". Fewer details can happen depending on your actions, and a decent bunch of them are less well designed: I get why beating Blast Hornet takes the boxes out of Gravity Beetle's stage, but the Heart Tank is right there - you can see it, it's not an implementation as graceful as something like the Heart Tank in the Forest Stage of X1, in which you can see that there's some kind of secret there, but it's hidden a little bit better - and while you may not know the trigger, you know that you can get it either with an armor part or just later in the game, while I was left scratching my head as to which weapon would break the boxes. Though the Bit, Byte and Vile MK-II interactions are great, and X3 as a whole is much better than people say it is, fully agree with the placement here. Regarding the other games, I oftentimes don't like brief descriptions of a game, but you manage to convey a lot with little time, that's a pretty great skill to have! Sorry for this monster of a comment, but knowing that about the Death Rogumer just made my day
The main thing I remember from X4 was the ending music. It felt a little out of place for an X game, but after beating the game, it was so nice and relaxing to listen to. I still listen to that specific song sometimes.
I have a soft spot for 6 because it was the first one I played. The character designs were cool, the gameplay was fun and the story was decent. Yeah, the cut scenes could’ve used some work and they could’ve put in an English audio. Sure, it was challenging in some parts but my 13 year old self still managed to beat it. It’s like they put so much thought into the game but forgot to actually crunch and play test.
from worst to best 7,8,6 (i liked the challenge), 1 (great but too easy, too good weapons, mm2 syndrome), 5 (playbility, replayable for collection) , 2 for bosses and levels, 3 for the same as 2 and 5 but felt better, and the GOAT : X4 with EVERYTHING done right
Cool take on these. Back in the day I played X4 on Saturn. That slightly edges out X1 for me. I think the retro feel of X1 and during up the SNES is awesome, but still going with X4. Zero was so well done in that. Thanks for the awesome video!
Honestly for me, x3 was really held back just from the early game. Once I beat a few stages and get a couple heart tanks I really enjoy it, but everything does SO. MUCH. DAMAGE. Seriously, in no world should one generic enemy take out HALF of x's default health bar.
Def agree with the top 2 picks, how it felt to play and progress through both games lives rent-free in my head to this day and I still crave for a modern refresh
8. X7 7. X5 6. X6 5. X8 4. X3 3. X2 2. X4 1. X1 X6 is above 5 because, while it’s objectively super flawed and aggressively dickish, actually kept me awake and didn’t bore me to tears like X5. It’s a mess, a brutally punishing and obnoxious mess, but I do kinda like how unabashedly cruel and sloppy it can be. X7 on the other hand is just a failure in every front
Maybe this is not a good place but I am going to tell you my feelings because I can't keep it. I might be overthinking, but have you ever noticed that most of X2's Mavericks are based on Mega Man 2's robot masters? Wheel Gator is based on Metal Man. Both have their primary attacks being a Circular Saw blade. Bubble Crab is based on Bubble Man. Overdrive Ostrich is based on Quick Man as both are fast and have Crescent shaped Energy cutters as their primary weapons. Crystal Snail is based on Flash Man as both have Time related powers. They both even have Crystal stages. Flame Stag is based on Heat Man as both have Fire Dashes as their primary weapons. Wire Sponge is Wood Man. Plant based bosses that can shield themselves. The only two bosses that are not based on anyone are Magna Centipede and Morph Moth.
Nah, it's on topic enough. I'm actually kind of embarrassed that I never really gave it that much thought. And while it might be a stretch compared to the ones you've already listed, both Centipede and Crash Man use bombs while having some impressive jumping capabilities, while Air Man and Morph Moth, with his wings, would have a very loose wind connection.
@@ExploDjinn I think it is the difference of skills. X7 is a borderline unplayable. X6 is a terrible game but at least it's not difficult to play or control. However if you do know how to play Mega Man X7, You would enjoy that game more than X6. Another thing is how you perceive certain emotions. If you prefer boredom over frustration, X7 is worse. If you prefer frustration over boredom, X6 is worse.
Mega man X not just a game, it's an icon, it makes letter "X" so cool during 1990's and early 2000's, every teenager love to add "X" on the back of their first name 😎
Good video, and a good list. I believe you did a good job of explaining why each game ranked as it did. However, since you asked, here is how it breaks down for me, from least to most liked: X7 X5 X6 X8 X3 X2 X X4 Now, let me explain why. I've never played X7, so it's ranking is based on observation. Please note that I want to play it, never owned a PS2 and am in the middle of a long "financially restricted" spell, so the Mega man Legacy Collection 2, Mega Man X Legacy Collection, and Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 are all part of a long list of games for when I can eventually afford them. XP I'd just leave X7 off the list, but it is a great place to discuss something. The X7 team tried to bring the X series into the third dimension and failed pretty miserably... when they could have just made a better 2D Mega Man X game. If we value trying something new and failing horribly, then wouldn't that make X7 the best game in the series? Even the original Mega Man X is simply a "better" classic Mega Man game. Probably why I usually prefer to play as Zero. This is the game where X has to be unlocked, right? Since I find X's character, especially in these later games, grating, that might actually be a "plus" for me. XD As for Axl, I've heard usinghis copy shot is a pain, and that it isn't well implemented. Just reading about it, Axl very much feels like someone inserting their OC-do-not-steal into an actual X game. That being said, I otherwise like Axl, I just wish they'd used him better. How about while X gains ranged weapons from defeating Mavericks and Zero gains Melee, Axl gains bodily alterations? Not fully shapeshifting into something, and not with the common enemies... but being able to gain the "elemental" properties and replicate maybe one body part from defeated bosses? Okay, okay, I'm getting a bit silly myself with this, but I don't exactly have a lot I can discuss about this game so moving on... I have only played Mega Man X5 via the Mega Man X Collection for the Nintendo GameCube, which I no longer own. Maybe the original or Legacy release would rank higher, or maybe it would fare better if I were replaying all the games in the present. As is, I might be wrong in remembering the game's controls and graphics felt just a bit... off. The armor upgrades are a major part of the X series, and while this game gives you three armor options, the execution is lacking. If you choose to start the game as X, you get a nerfed version of the Fourth Armor; this is a relatively neutral thing to me. Having access to this armor early on makes playing as X better, and it makes sense from a story standpoint, but I kind of like starting as "nekkid" X and slowly growing. Speaking of which, the other two armors do NOT upgrade you slowly over time; you have to assemble all four pieces of a particular set to use them. Not only do you lose out on slowly becoming better, not only can you not mix and match them, but by the time you have them they just aren't all that useful. Even if you started with them, though, the Falcon and Gaea Armors probably wouldn't be that great. The Falcon can fly for a bit, but you can't charge Special Weapons with it. The Gaea Armor is immune to spikes and lets you push certain blocks, but you don't get to use Special Weapons at all. X's acquired Special Weapons often give him added mobility options, and sometimes gives him some added protection. No where near a fair trade off. There is how you can now switch between X and Zero between Stages. No padding the run time by making you play as either one or the other, which should be good... but they don't share upgrades. If you want to fully power-up X, don't play as Zero, and vice versa. If you choose X at first, you get X5's version of the Fourth Armor, while if you choose Zero you get his Zero buster. While the Armor Capsules are in Stages like they usually are, the other upgrades you earn are through some convoluted progress system; another big turn off for me. Aila popping in all the time was also annoying. I like the concept of the Mavericks getting stronger the longer you take to beat them, but the execution of it was "meh". After all of that, add in the story. Just because the game's creator thought the story should wrap up in game five doesn't mean he was correct: the Classic Series had continued even after the X series was introduced, so it should have been no surprise the X games would still be in demand... so don't try to force them to stop. The translation is also kind of "meh", though I do have some fondness for the silly Guns N' Roses inspired Maverick names. Oh, and then there are the random elements of the game; I like having multiple possible outcomes, but I don't care for it being down to chance. X6 is really tied with X5, and I also only experienced it through the GCN Mega Man X Collection. Most of the same complaints from X5 apply, but upgrades are now held by rescuable Reploids. If the game gave you a better idea of what Reploid held what upgrade and wasn't so cheap about Nightmares corrupting those Reploids, I doubt I'd have to defend the mechanic. The Nightmare Phenomena can vary from a mild annoyance, almost enjoyable for shaking up gameplay, to being the equivalent of a gaming wrecking random glitch. I didn't play either X5 or X6 too many times, so maybe I just got lucky the first try as the Nightmare Phenomena weren't that bad. The Nightmare Viruses get frustrating as well, even when they're not permakilling (via corruption) the rescuable Reploids. The Stage design is lackluster in places, and I seem to recall the game gets really "cheap" (as in, unfairly difficult or tricky) later on. They do that thing again where you can get an altered version of a past Armor at the start, though I don't think you can "miss" it this time. It is the Falcon Armor, and while its flight abilities were nerfed to an air dash, it can now charge Special Weapons. Again, there are two new armors that can only be used once every piece of a particular set has been collected... but just like the Blade and Shadow Armors better than X5's Falcon and Gaea Armors. I don't believe you can use Special Weapons with either, but at least their innate abilities almost seem worth it this time. I don't like having to wait to unlock Zero in this game, and I don't remember if X and Zero can share upgrades or not. I am pretty sure they don't, so that is again disappointing. Ending on a good note, I really like how X and Zero both have buster and saber, but with each being proficient in a different one! I have never played X8. I am going by what I've seen and heard about it... oh, and I bought the strategy guide for it years ago because it was on clearance. There's enough here that I am hopeful it is better than X5-7. It still has some serious flaws, due to how much grinding one needs to do, but I can live with that. The graphical style also takes some getting used to, and I'm not sure I care for how Axl was implemented. The whole Copy Shot thing seems... kind of stupid to me. I WANT to like Axl, but he screams "Hey, this is my OC who is like X and Zero but he doesn't just gain a version of the boss's weapon or ability, he can shapeshift into enemies and..." Call me crazy, but I thought it would be nice if, for a third character, they could copy bodily properties from the defeated Mavericks. Yeah, I know that sounds like exactly what what happens, but it isn't. XD Think of it like this; X gains a ranged weapon from the boss, Zero gains a melee attack, while Axl could absorb the "elemental" properties of a boss, maybe even some physical features. If that still sounds like how Axl works... then good, I'll enjoy playing as him more than I thought I would. :) I know that the Navigator's can be unlocked as extra characters. Sounds like they're mostly just alternate skins for X, Zero, and Axl but I'm fine with that. X3 is... odd. It has the solid foundation of the other, early X series entries, and that alone elevates it this high: if it ain't broke, don't fix it! We don't get Zero as a full-on playable character yet, but at least we can use him a little. I've always loved Ride Armors, and this game... flirts with better integrating them into core gameplay, but makes it so tedious I almost forget it is a feature. Speaking of forgetting, I have to really stop and think to remember the Mavericks. Flawed translation and story aside, I find X5 and X6's Maverick bosses more memorable, let alone the ones from games higher in the list. The Chips are also a mixed bag to me... because I don't like how you cannot just collect them all and swap them out (even if only between Stages). Not that I've used anything but the Gold Chip, since you have to skip the others to acquire it. :P I do like the animated intros some versions of this game possess... and since I mostly played this via the Mega Man X Collection for the GameCube (again), I'm used to having them. A silly thing I hold against this game is no Hurricane Kick. The first X game gave us the Hadoken, the second the Dragon Punch, so I really wanted that Hurricane Kick... and the mobility it could have added! I think we're in more or less total agreement about X2, so I'll move onto the original Mega Man X and X4. The original Mega Man X is a fantastic game, but I cannot play as Zero. I just prefer Zero and his saber mechanics so much, that it shouldn't be a surprise that I classify Mega Man X4 as the best. Both games still have some flaws, but not too many. As for the positives, again, the video covered them well, so I'll finally end this comment!
Your comment really went in depth. You might want to consider doing some reviews at some point. My own touch on some of the stuff you mentioned, but you also bring up some points and angles that I haven't considered, so I think you could really add a lot to discussion. Thanks for giving the video a watch and I hope your situation starts going a bit better for you.
I played X and X2 when near new and was floored. The powerups, level design , music, just great. But I see you got those remasters, I just got the first X set. I needed something to give me direction on the others because when they get into PS 1 they looked sooo good. But I never heard anything good on the ps1 games so now is the time to go back and expand on my experience with this game, with your help. thanks
X-1 to X-2 was flawless. X-3 and X-4 were experimental but mostly successful in their own right. even if they felt under-whelming. X-5 and X-6 ended up feeling too stiff and incomplete compared to the rest, X-7 was an experimental abomination of a dumpster fire, and X-8 was a step back into the right direction, but too little too late. I feel the outcomes of X-5/X-6/X-7 is what contributed to X-8 not succeeding as much as it should have. And thus now we're stuck in limbo with no real future for the X-series in sight.
Unacceptable burn to the ground burn burn burn lol 🙃 actually to your point I used to hate x 7 but replayed it and gave it a chance again and I kind of liked it. Its not my worst I actually didn't like x5 so that's my least fav. Coming from x4 which was my fav x5 disappointed in many ways
I played x4 first, and absolutely loved it. I was able to find a random pc version of x3 in my local EB when I was a kid, and I felt like the x series was the best around. I then went back and bought all the other mega man x games, and I felt like 1/2/5 were okay. I never finished 6, and never even played 7/8 due to the style. I sense that a lot of people hate on x3, but I am glad to see someone else appreciates it for what it was.
X1: Everything is forgiven, it was the first. X2: DAMN HARD, but satisfying. X3: I prefer the PS1 version *ducks from incoming objects* X4: Great, but easy... very easy. X5: Time Limit: THE GAME ((coming this summer from RNG F.U. industries)). X6: Every good idea was cut, frustrating, my exact responce at the time buying it: ".....WHAT THE F*** HAPPENED!?" X7: shutup, shutup, shutup, shutup, shutup, SHUTUP, SHUTUP, SHUTUUUUUUUUUUP!!!!!!!! X8: ............acceptable but we need a chat. C.M.: ....que? Incidently nice to see someone putting X3 a bit further up the list, still my favourite one and what introduced me to the series back in the day. My worst to best: X6, X7, X5, X4, X1, X2, and finaly best X3. I could NOT get through 7, I didn't know X8 existed till a few years ago and Command Mission was extremly hard to find over here in the UK.
i need to play the games to reevaluate my order, but if you held me at gunpoint and asked me to order them now, here's how i'd rank them X3 > X4 > X1 > X6 > X2 > X5 > X7
Fantastic video. One thing that always stood out to me about X1 and X4 was that they had much higher production values than thier sequels. X1 had portraits for X, Zero and Vile when they spoke. X2, 3, 5 and 6 omitted these. X4 had anime cutscenes whereas X5 and 6 had stills. There were a lot of little animations that were fun, like enemies chuckling and such. X5 and X6 especially felt cheap, but X5 moreso because every stage was recycled from X4. The new enemies had less animation frames compared to X4. The X5 Sigma stages look laughably bad.
My ranking, from favorite to least favorite: 1. X3. Great music, mostly good bosses, awesome armor (love that hyper chip), one of the best weapons in the series (Triad Thunder from Volt Catfish). My biggest gripe is that everything just deals too much damage when you don't have the armor. 2. X6. This game is not very good, but I'd be lying if I said it wasn't my guilty pleasure. Great music, great armors (minus the charge shot), fun self-imposed challenges. Yes, the level design is terrible in most places, but the parts system is fun to use and abuse (for those who don't know, if you select and deselect a part on the same frame, you equip it without using your slot, essentially giving you unlimited slots). 3. X1. Solid armor, fantastic set of weapons, great music, fantastic stage design. It's a better game than 3 or 6, but I have a greater liking to those than I do this one. 4. X8. Fun characters, you can actually max out all characters in a single playthrough (though it will take a while), pretty good stages (mostly), fun secrets. The weapons, at least for X, are mostly pretty lackluster to me. I really love the customizable armor aspect for X (I personally use H head, any buster, I body, and either foot). 5. X4. The weapons are really hit or miss for me, though I have seen them used well. I like the armor in this game (stock shot ftw); the nova strike is fun, and you get to play around with uncharged weapons for free. I feel X has a mostly pretty easy time with this game, and Zero, while harder, is still fun. 6. X2. This game has really good weapons, a great armor, and good stages. The X hunters are all weird for me; either I beat them easily or die a ton. Probably the easiest final boss in the X series. 7. X7. Mediocre game, the armor is functionally very boring (the giga attack does live up to its name, but takes forever to charge), you can't play as X for a while, but he's so much stronger than Axl it's hilarious. You can get all the parts on all characters, but it takes multiple playthroughs. This game has by far the most ridiculously overpowered weapon in the X series, which I'd say even rivals the Metal Blade: Volt Tornado. It kills EVERYTHING in the game, and every boss is weak to it if you can hit them. Just don't play on hard mode, that shit's terrible. 8. X5. SHUT UP, ALIA! This started the trend of you can't get everything with both characters in one file, you can't even get all the parts on one file, the final boss is stupid, and the weapons are borderline useless for fighting enemies. The one saving grace is that the Falcon and Gaea armors are fantastic in this game, with the Falcon armor shredding enemies and flyimg through stages, and the Gaea armor making the bosses stupidly easy. Too bad you are forced to get them, in that order, requiring backtracking! Well, at least Dynamo is cool, if annoying, but that's his job. I honestly like X2, 4, and 8 about the same, so they're kind of interchangeable
Like I said in the video, I really hate X6, so it's interesting to hear from someone who's a fan. When you list out your reasons like that, I certainly can't hold it against you.
@@ExploDjinn I agree with just about everyone when they say it's not a good game. However, I do also think it's not a shitshow like so many people will tell you. It just involves a lot of trial and error (especially if you try to play as unarmored X; great for bosses because he has the best buster, but not good for traversing stages).
This was a great video and I agree with most of the placements expect X5. Here's my order of these games from worst to best: 8.Mega Man X7: A Game that is extremely boring with awful voice acting, a forgettable story, bland stages, bosses that take too long to die, the worst armor in the series, and useless weapons. X7 is a game that you play once and don't touch again (I won't even play it again for Countdown videos). To quote AVGN "It's bad, but in a boring way." 7.Mega Man X6: A Game that had potential to be great, but it was rushed out the door with easy bosses, a mediocre story with continuity issues, okay stages, and awful weapons. However, it did have a amazing soundtrack, great Armor sets, and it did give X a useful saber, so I'll give it that. 6.Mega Man X2: A Okay Game that has okay weapons, a pointless side quest, great bosses, decent Stages, a okay armor, and a fine soundtrack. It's a decent game, but it doesn't compare to X1. Not by a long shot. 5.Mega Man X8: A good game that showed Capcom can still make good X games, but it has a lot of flaws. Such as the item game which makes the game take longer then it needs to, retry chips (which isn't that much of an issue to me, but it's still a problem), and the poorly written story. However, it does enough right to make a good game like the great bosses, the good stages, fixing Zero, the great voice acting, improving Axl, etc. Unfortunately, the soundtrack in X8 blows with only a couple of good tracks. 4.Mega Man X5: A good game with a great story, a great soundtrack, fun bosses, okay weapons, and good stages. However, the flaws it has are pretty bad like Alia, RNG endings, and the item game which forces you to go back for a lot of stuff. To me, X5 is a good game that should've been the last in the series which didn't happen. 3.Mega Man X3: A great game with a amazing soundtrack, fun stages, great weapons, fun bosses that do way too much damage, and a great armor. However, X3 has a lot of flaws like the half assed Zero, the stage effects that aren't explained very well (Gravity Beetle and Blast Hornet to be pacific), and a lot of the stages having long elevator sections. Despite those flaws, X3 is a great game that I always look forward to replaying (Next time, I'm gonna attempt a buster only run). 2.Mega Man X4: A masterpiece that has Fun Bosses, Amazing Stages, The improved Zero with his fun saber combat, and Anime Cutscenes. The only things I hate about this game is that some of the weapons are too weak, the story is a absolute mess, and the soundtrack is extremely bland. Despite that, X4 is a masterpiece that I can play 50 times and never get tried of. 1.Mega Man X: A masterpiece with amazing stages, great weapons, fun bosses, a great story, a kick ass soundtrack, and fun collectibles. All that makes up my favorite X game that's one of my favorite games of all time. Overall, Mega Man X is a great series, but I played and beaten the Classic and Zero Series more times because I like the gameplay more and the series doesn't have continuity issues like the X series does.
Thanks for the kind words. You have a pretty solid list yourself. I plan on doing a video on Axl, so I've been replaying X7. The funny thing is, why I'm in agreement with you on it, I'm beginning to develop almost a sort of Stockholm syndrome with the game. I may need help.
@@toooydoeur X2 was one of my favorite Mega Man X games of all time when I first played it in 2018. Now, my opinion on it slowly drops each time I play it because the stages are all decent with some fun concepts, but they don't do much with it. Sure, you can say the same thing with X3 and it's odd stage effects or the times it uses a long elevator section. But to me, X3 is has better weapons, great stages, fun bosses that do too much damage, and a great soundtrack (The PS1 version isn't that great, but it still has some good tracks). X2 on the other hand had weapons that are either too situational or too weak. The only weapon I use without fighting the bosses is the speed burner. Besides that, the rest of them are way too situational or weaker then your X buster. The armor is great, but the head parts suck and the giga attack blows. I'm not trying to rip on X2, but I honestly think X3 is a massive step up from X2 in many ways.
@@superharpuia x3 is a massive downgrade in like every way, the backtracking, the boring ass stages and the horrible bosses. Not to mention while I'm not the biggest fan of x2's ost, at least it has bubble crab. X3 has no memorable song. Thank god they improved with x4
@@toooydoeur I do think X4 fixed X3s backtracking and it's long ass elevator sections. Or those sections when next to nothing is happening. Although the soundtrack on the other hand is multiple steps back from X1 and X3 and even X2's soundtrack. The only songs I like in that game are X's Opening Theme and both of Frost Walrus's theme songs. Aside from those, the soundtrack is bland and boring. I know I'm in the minority for X4's soundtrack, but I don't see what everyone else sees in it's soundtrack.
I have played Mega Man X so many times…I was today’s years old when I found you can use the Boomerang on Flame Mammoth. The game that keeps On giving. I just beat it again yesterday lol. Smelling another run.
is it jsut assumed that the top 4 will contain the first 4 MMXs? edit: Damn, i actually had an emotional reaction to X2 being number 5. holy crap! That's my favorite one lol. X1,2 and 4 are really superb and replayable. X2 did exactly what a sequel should do in relation to its predecessor. Great music, greats stages, great bosses, my only beef being the wireframe sigma finale. I personally find X8 borderline unplayable. It's kinda fun but it just doesnt feel like megaman at all
Don't get me wrong, I still really like X2 (I've played it a lot after making this video), I just like some of the others more. The interesting thing about X8 is how wildly opinions vary on it, yet still manage to be pretty legitimate. I totally understand not liking it for how much of a departure it was.
To me X7 is by far the worst. It feels like shovelware to me. Unplayable. My favourite is X3. I like the challenge, the bosses, the enemy design, the (mostly) varied levels, the fact that the end game isn't garbage (very rare in this series) and the weapons are some of the best. X1 is my second favourite. Then X4, X2, X8 (not sure about where to put X8, I have only beaten it once back in 2016 and I never have a chance to revisit it), X5, X6 (X6 is not good but I like it a loooot more than X7).
X2, on the first playthrough, is the best game, but after you master it, it's kind of dull, which is unfortunate b/c it used to be my favorite. The X-Hunters will disappear if you go to the stage they are in and beat it without beating them in the stage, and that's why they are disappearing. Hope this helps. X3 is incredible, and has grown on me a lot over the years. It's that X game that's hard to figure out where everything is in, but when you do, there is so much to do. You can kill Bit/Byte or both of them, and get 3 different textboxes on Bit/Byte combo boss depending on if Bit, Byte, or both are alive. If you kill them both during the 8 mav stages, you get a new boss to fight, though I prefer B/B v2. I think he's called Godkarmachine-Oriny or something weird like that. Then Vile you can kill in the mav stages, and if you don't you fight him in his most powerful ride armor ever, showing an exponential increase in X's power over the years. Plus, it's the only clue as to when MMX3 takes place, as X tells Vile "Zero and I destroyed you years ago, indicating a passage of time since X1/X2. X2 feels like a backup plan of SIgmas if he failed in X1. Like the X-Hunters where there all along. And then there's the Gold Armor and the Z-Sabre, which I didn't find til like 15 years after I first beat it! I love secrets like that! X4 is cool, but it's too short IMO I beat both campaigns in one day about a week ago. X1 is my favorite, honestly. It was the game on the back of my SNES system box in the 90s and will always hold a special place in my heart. X5 is an epic story but the gameplay is kind of lacking. X6 I actually do like. It is the last one in my own personal head canon if it weren't rushed it would have been better, but if you go to X Maverickhunter 's youtube channel, he can beat the entire game without taking damage. It's sick and I recommend you check it out.
Also Iris' death is the weirdest cinematic since I'm tearing up when she dies until Zero says "WAAAT AM I FIGHTING FOOOOOR!!??" and then I find myself laughing at the end.
My favorite part of X6 is accidently holding up while trying to attack (as zero) and performing that move that sends you into a death spiral if there is no ground.
Interesting, mine would be X3 - It's just perfect, it's Mega Man X, but with everything turned up full blast. Secrets everywhere, amazing music, fun boss fights X4 - A little enemy spammy, but amazing story, music and great boss fights and best girl. X - It was a strong start with a few stumbles like Sting Chameleon always being a tedious pain X6 - The game is much more enjoyable with the Ultimate Armor. It really feels like it was designed with the UA in mind. You might not want to judge it based on UA, but who doesn't use the UA in X5 and 6? The music and boss figths are also fairly solid. X8 - It's very much a game of all time, which leaves it being mostly inoffensive. X5 - This is where they started the enemy spam and IMO this was the worst. The bosses were particularly simplistic. The time limit and luck was bad design. Alia interrupting. A worse Quick Man section. It's sad anything can be worse. X7 - The game does not fully function and the design was fundamentally bad anyway; even if it was polished and functioned well, the game would still be bad. X2 - Half the bosses are infuriating trolls that waste your time repeatedly being invulnerable, most of the upgrades are kaizo level nonsense and the game has a recurring issue with scrolling back enemies in ways that feel bad. Also the X-Hunters frequently get bugged and it is impossible to get the good ending. It's a shame we didn't get MH2, because some tweaks and polish could save this game. It's got good level design, minus the secrets and half the bosses are ok to good.
I'm currently working through the legacy collection after a very long hiatus from the series (the last time I touched it was in my teens, I'm in my 30s now), so I'm still getting a feel for the games, but currently X8 is my favorite for a bunch of different reasons which might not make sense to some people. I notably do not consider it the best game in the series - I haven't decided which one that is, but "the best" and "my favorite" are frequently different in my eyes, so that slot will probably end up going to something else, because as much as I love X8, it is not without its noticeable flaws. Also, I appreciate it when someone does a critical ranking while also making it clear that it's their opinion - feels like that's less common than not these days, so major props for that!
I agree 100% with the take that x6 is worse than x7. It's frustrating but I still found some enjoyment in x7 and it was different. X6 is just so bad it hurts, finishing it to completion is genuinely draining.
I don't know if it's underrated, so much as unknown. Since the PSP didn't do the numbers the DS did, both Powered Up and Maverick Hunter X both got kind of ignored, which was a crime against both.
I haven't played anything beyond the 4th. But I still have to put X2 at number 1 for me. It expands on the first game without being super annoying about it like X3. X3 is rough, you die in like 3 hits early on, you have to revisit levels multiple times to get all the things, and the level design, really loves climbing vertical sections while being annoying about it. But X2, it's everything good about the First game, but not having so many the problems of the 3rd game, it just makes it the best of the 3 on the SFC/SNES . I also really love the water level in X2, as you dive down into the water at sunset, and there's like an under water city or something in the background, and most of the weapons are actually useful, not always the case in these games.
Most people will say that X7 was the absolute worst of all that mega man games but I disagree. I ended up playing through X7 more than eight times in order to unlock everything. After you’ve leveled up at least two of your characters the game is progressively easier. Yes there are some seriously bad balancing decisions in this game but once again after you’ve beaten it a few times and leveled up your characters. It’s not that much of a problem. Playing through the game the first time is hell. The only MegaMan game I played through more than than times seven was MegaMan X8. I had to play through that game almost 12 times in a row in order to have enough credits to unlock all of the items, characters and get all the weapons. I would have to say that the worst mega man game is megaman X6. I really wanted to like that game. It had great music. It had great visuals in some stages. Some of the bosses were interesting. Unfortunately, the game was a mess. Japanese soundtrack and subtitles only. Poor balancing decisions for Zero. The way they Nerf the shadow armor in Gate’s laboratory with the “leap of faith“ is unforgivable. Merely by having the shadow armor, you should be able to blaze through Gate’s laboratory, almost as if it’s a reward to be able to do so. Then there is the fight with Gate himself. They made that so ridiculously difficult that Gate becomes almost more difficult than just about any form of Sigma. But Gate is supposed to be the ultimate boss of this game. Why is he treated as the penultimate boss while Sigma occupies the main boss spot? Someone didn’t think this came through. It feels as if they never play tested this game. If they did play tested, it feels as if they didn’t do enough play testing. I can understand X7 not being perfect as they tried something new - going 3D - and failed. But X6 was nothing more than a continuation of X4 and X5. There’s no reason why X6 should be as broken as it actually is.
I feel that X is absolutely the best of the X games but X4 actually perfected the formula. I think most people would agree with me. X2 and X3 were basically rehashes of X. They tried to get cute with the ride armor and they tried to mix things up with Zero, but I think that they started making a mess after x2.
X > X2 > X4 >X3 > X5 = X8 > X6 > X7 X8 level design is so absurdly bad that it falls off to be = as X5 instead of better. Command mission would be probably in that same tier.
I'm happy to learn other people walked away from X8 with the same impression I got replaying it in the Legacy Collection: it's a really great game. I would place it behind X and X4, but otherwise it's top notch. Agree that X6 is the worst, by a large margin in my opinion.
Honestly... I would put X6 at probably 5th place... X7 and X8 just don't hit right, and 5 is heavily RNG, so my list would likely be... 8th place: X7 7th place: X8 6th place: X2 (Doesn't stick to me) 5th place: X6 4th place: X5 3rd place: X1 2nd place: X4 1st place: X3
I think the lowest on the list should be the collection versions, especially volume 1. The input latency was a huge turn off for me. Mega Man felt like a tank stuck in mud. The MM+ saved it for me, just beat x2 for the first time.
I Disagree with X2 having upgrades on places easy to find out. The fact that they added an upgrade that lets you check constantly WHERE there's a secret shows no one would ever find the body parts for X. Sorry but I never found that without guides, and X2 was the only X game I had to have guides for. IT's just not that good guys. X3 did a better job.
4, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 for me. I couldn’t really get in to 7 or 8. 6 I only finished out of stubbornness to complete the collection on GCN. Nowadays I don’t have such luxury of time.
I love X6 for the soundtrack (best one on the X series after X1), the whole metroidvania system among the levels and the upgrades on characters (by collecting souls). But yes, the level design suck on many levels.
I’ll always remember when I took out Sigma’s dog with a single, well-timed Hadoken at the start of the battle. Such a wonderful feeling. Up until a couple days ago, I only had a couple of the X games and I’m wondering: is X4 that much harder than the first, or do I have THAT much muscle memory for the SNES classic?
I thought they were similar in difficulty, but recently, my brother had little trouble beating 1 but needed a lot of help with X4... as in, hand me the controller sort of help. So don't worry, not just a you thing.
I mostly agree with the whole list. Except for X7 and X6. I feel like at first glance it makes sense to put X6 at the bottom, but I think things are totally different upon replaying (all) the games. When beating X6 I actually did have some fun and it has its own sort of niche to it, the shadow, blade and ultimate armors are so much fun to use and probably are amongst the most broken armors. Not to mention the amazing music and the fact that X gets the Z Saber from the start! Plus Zero has a new, and really cool saber. Whereas upon replaying X7, I didn't. There is absolutely no reason to replay that game. You beat X7 to be able to say you did and then rarely ever want to play it again :)
Admittedly, I do really like the Shadow Armor, to the point where I look up the specific method you need to use to be able to clear the game with it. That last stage with Gate let's you use pretty much anything but.
@@ExploDjinn oh yes I hate that part, I was so mad when I learned the hard way that you can't use the shadow armor there! Is there really a way to clear the game with it somehow?
@@silverplate3250 Yeah, you need a specific set of chips to give you just enough airtime to get through the section where you're supposed to airdash. Don't remember the exact load out, unfortunately, but there are videos out there.
Good video! Honestly, the original Mega Man X is my favorite, too. Capcom knocked it out of the park right out of the gate! It is one of those games that holds up incredibly! I think I like it more than some of its sequels as it keeps things simple with good pacing. I replay this one more than the others, but I really like X2 and X4 a lot as well. I only had the PC version as a kid which was greatly inferior to the SNES version, but I still loved it. Here's to hoping Capcom makes an X9 and brings it back to 16-bit with the elements that made the first MMX so good!
X1 is still awesome. Only thing I would change on this list, is putting X8 at the bottom. X6 had issues but was at least playable. X8 had nothing, game play was slow and clunky, music wasn't great, the vehicle stage was horrible, and BURN TO THE GROUND
Not saying X6 is good not by any means, but at least with X6 I can have fun by Nova Striking my way through everything with a cheat code. There’s no amount of cheat codes that will make x7 fun for me
I wish someone would remaster X6. It had potential, but ended up being half-baked. It had some kickass music and two of the coolest looking maverick designs in the series. (Blaze Heatnix and Blizzard Wolfang)
A shame they weren't able to go further with the Maverick Hunter remakes. The one we got was great and they could have fixed quite a few things.
Yeah it was PSP losing the population to the Nintendo DS and later the 3DS version. So Nintendo beat Sony on the population of Handheld to go.
I would say "remastering" X6 would make it lame as IMO the way it is makes it the most fun
But if you want a more traditional experience, you should play the Tweaks Project, I don't like it as I am a fan of how the original game is designed, but those who like games such as X2 more enjoy it quite a bit. There's also N's Edition which goes even further with edits
and the best armors
No, not remaster. A remake, X6 needs a do-over.
For me, X2 is better than X3
You have a brain
same
Much better.
It's not remotely debatable. X2 perfected the formula in terms of usable weapons, stage design, and power ups. The only valid complaint is the X hunters require certain weapons to access them.
@@blainethemono19 uhhh, yeah no. X1 did that, x2 is a lot better than x3 tho which sucks lmao
X2 will definitely rank up as you gain some mastery of it. It really only has one really rough edge to it, and that edge is Violen; but even THAT rough edge is a mastery of boss design and unpredictability.
hard disagree. my favorite bosses are ones that are predictable, but still take a lot of learning and skill to execute proficiently. i tend to not like bosses that rely heavily on reflexes, but i'm fine so long as that isn't the entire fight. Violen spits in the face of all this, having two moves, one being one of the easiest attacks to dodge in the whole series, and the RNGfest nightmare that is his mace, capable of hitting you with even godtier reflexes. if you face him in the counter hunter stages without upgrades, and he only wants to use the mace, you can basically die through no fault of your own.
You can literally beat him by doing nothing but standing next to him and shooting. So hard! Lol
@@joshuawidener8407 SPOILER ALERT lmao
So many people don't know/realize this about his battle, and again, that speaks to the design of it!
Add to this that he's one of the few bosses in X HISTORY to receive knockback with charged shots. Capcom knew what they were doing, here.
@@TonyTheTGR yeah, it's funny because all the bosses in the game that are supposedly hard have the easiest exploits lol
@@joshuawidener8407 and therein is the joy of mastering the game
I've been playing X1 for 15 years, and today I learned that the Death Rogumer was the airship in the intro stage! What X1 excels in isn't one detail or another, but a whole plethora of them that build a cohesive world with a ton of moving parts you can interact with:
- You can ride on cars, only in the intro stage, after shooting the enemies in it;
- The Bee Tank destroys the highway when falling, which makes you learn Wall Jump - this is such a perfect tutorial that integrates with the world;
- Not only that, but you see enemies that focus on destroying the Highway earlier on and later, you see that it's already all mangled up;
- Flame Mammoth's stage freezing over if you beat Chill Penguin, indicating that the freezing from the Ice stage either came out of control or that the Maverick Hunters used it to their advantage;
- The water drains/rises on the forest, and I STILL don't remember what triggers it;
- The Head armor part PROTECTS YOU FROM FALLING ROCKS. THIS MAYBE HAPPENS ONLY ONCE AND IT'S SOO COOOL;
- Launch Octopus' whole stage: ships above water you can climb into and destroy that can open up a whole new path, different enemies laid out on the surface and underwater, the Utuboros fight and how you can climb up on it;
- The Death Rogumer crashes into the Power Plant and changes the WHOLE stage;
- Smaller things like when Armored Armadillo enters the arena, the hole stays there permanently;
- Cutting Flame Mammoth's trunk with a weapon that he's not weak to;
- The subtle but powerful arc with Zero, and how you said, the game guarantees you get 2 important parts just through playing it, which no other X game does - and while this doesn't mean muuch, since most parts are decently easy to find in all games, it shows how much the developers cared about this - which AGAIN, there's an actual reason as to why you can't use the Armor Parts in X5, but I think that's too much dedication to the lore, but ANYWAY;
I went through a period of my life in which I disliked X1 because... people seemed to like it so much. I'd hear stuff like "You can cut Flame Mammoth's trunk!" and think, "What of it?", but I was looking too much at the small picture. It took me some time to recognize what X1 does, as a whole, which makes me like it so much more, even if it's a bit of a brainless ride after paying it so much.
I think the devs viewed this in a similar way when making the "small detail changes" in X3 and specially X6: "Hey, since X1 made level changes, let's do this again! We'll think of something", rather than "Ok, what would make sense for X having beaten this stage in the game's world, as something that we can reward the player with?". Fewer details can happen depending on your actions, and a decent bunch of them are less well designed: I get why beating Blast Hornet takes the boxes out of Gravity Beetle's stage, but the Heart Tank is right there - you can see it, it's not an implementation as graceful as something like the Heart Tank in the Forest Stage of X1, in which you can see that there's some kind of secret there, but it's hidden a little bit better - and while you may not know the trigger, you know that you can get it either with an armor part or just later in the game, while I was left scratching my head as to which weapon would break the boxes. Though the Bit, Byte and Vile MK-II interactions are great, and X3 as a whole is much better than people say it is, fully agree with the placement here.
Regarding the other games, I oftentimes don't like brief descriptions of a game, but you manage to convey a lot with little time, that's a pretty great skill to have! Sorry for this monster of a comment, but knowing that about the Death Rogumer just made my day
Wow ! Thanks a lot I just started playing it a few hours ago and its super addictive !
Launch Octopus’ death triggers the flooding
Dude I'm not even 15
I haven't seen the video yet but X4 is one of the best side scrollers of all time, period! Ok now to watch
An excellent choice. Hopefully it's placement on my own list didn't offend you terribly.
@@ExploDjinn Not at all! X1 is second on my list 😁
@@markmessi9020 X4 is a joke. You can wall through enemies and you won't die. X4's only good thing is the Boss fights.
@@mohdadeeb1829 Only has good boss fights? Like monster hunter one of the best selling games of all time? Thx babygurl 😘
@@markmessi9020 Just because it sold well doesn't means its good or great. When it comes to X4, it's a decent game but not anything more than that.
Placing any of the final 4 games over the first 4 is a crime
That was his hipster moment of the video
Placing X6 in low tier is a crime
I personally enjoy X5 over X2 and X3 but otherwise I agree
@@abc_4285the game is garbage my guy
>puts X6 below X7
>gives X3 its deserved respect
B-b-b-based list.
The main thing I remember from X4 was the ending music. It felt a little out of place for an X game, but after beating the game, it was so nice and relaxing to listen to. I still listen to that specific song sometimes.
I have a soft spot for 6 because it was the first one I played. The character designs were cool, the gameplay was fun and the story was decent. Yeah, the cut scenes could’ve used some work and they could’ve put in an English audio. Sure, it was challenging in some parts but my 13 year old self still managed to beat it. It’s like they put so much thought into the game but forgot to actually crunch and play test.
from worst to best
7,8,6 (i liked the challenge), 1 (great but too easy, too good weapons, mm2 syndrome), 5 (playbility, replayable for collection) , 2 for bosses and levels, 3 for the same as 2 and 5 but felt better,
and the GOAT : X4 with EVERYTHING done right
What a cringe take
Cool take on these. Back in the day I played X4 on Saturn. That slightly edges out X1 for me. I think the retro feel of X1 and during up the SNES is awesome, but still going with X4. Zero was so well done in that. Thanks for the awesome video!
Personally, I love X4 and X6!
X6 sucked
X4 is ok
X4 was actually good but I haven't played X6
Stop crying 1 Year old kid is salty 😁
Dam, good for you to get fun out of X6, more power to ya!
Honestly for me, x3 was really held back just from the early game. Once I beat a few stages and get a couple heart tanks I really enjoy it, but everything does SO. MUCH. DAMAGE. Seriously, in no world should one generic enemy take out HALF of x's default health bar.
Def agree with the top 2 picks, how it felt to play and progress through both games lives rent-free in my head to this day and I still crave for a modern refresh
x1 had a refresh and the game still holds up. (speaking as someone that played x when I was 6yrs old)
8. X7
7. X5
6. X6
5. X8
4. X3
3. X2
2. X4
1. X1
X6 is above 5 because, while it’s objectively super flawed and aggressively dickish, actually kept me awake and didn’t bore me to tears like X5. It’s a mess, a brutally punishing and obnoxious mess, but I do kinda like how unabashedly cruel and sloppy it can be. X7 on the other hand is just a failure in every front
Almost the same list, but I would switch 2 and 4 around.
Megaman X4 was the first megaman x game I played and I been hooked ever since lol.
Maybe this is not a good place but I am going to tell you my feelings because I can't keep it.
I might be overthinking, but have you ever noticed that most of X2's Mavericks are based on Mega Man 2's robot masters? Wheel Gator is based on Metal Man. Both have their primary attacks being a Circular Saw blade. Bubble Crab is based on Bubble Man. Overdrive Ostrich is based on Quick Man as both are fast and have Crescent shaped Energy cutters as their primary weapons. Crystal Snail is based on Flash Man as both have Time related powers. They both even have Crystal stages. Flame Stag is based on Heat Man as both have Fire Dashes as their primary weapons. Wire Sponge is Wood Man. Plant based bosses that can shield themselves. The only two bosses that are not based on anyone are Magna Centipede and Morph Moth.
Nah, it's on topic enough. I'm actually kind of embarrassed that I never really gave it that much thought. And while it might be a stretch compared to the ones you've already listed, both Centipede and Crash Man use bombs while having some impressive jumping capabilities, while Air Man and Morph Moth, with his wings, would have a very loose wind connection.
Woah, that's really great point! I never thought of that.
I would personally put X7 below X6
If X6 was that bad, you think they would learn for X7. But it's kinda obvious they didn't
Mega Man X is a masterpiece of gaming.
Your wrong, mega man x6 is one of the best
I'm so happy to see someone put 6 below 7. I thought I was the only person who thought that way
Yeah, you're not alone but we are far and few between.
@@ExploDjinn
I think it is the difference of skills. X7 is a borderline unplayable. X6 is a terrible game but at least it's not difficult to play or control. However if you do know how to play Mega Man X7, You would enjoy that game more than X6.
Another thing is how you perceive certain emotions. If you prefer boredom over frustration, X7 is worse. If you prefer frustration over boredom, X6 is worse.
Mega man X not just a game, it's an icon, it makes letter "X" so cool during 1990's and early 2000's, every teenager love to add "X" on the back of their first name 😎
Good video, and a good list. I believe you did a good job of explaining why each game ranked as it did. However, since you asked, here is how it breaks down for me, from least to most liked:
X7
X5
X6
X8
X3
X2
X
X4
Now, let me explain why.
I've never played X7, so it's ranking is based on observation. Please note that I want to play it, never owned a PS2 and am in the middle of a long "financially restricted" spell, so the Mega man Legacy Collection 2, Mega Man X Legacy Collection, and Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 are all part of a long list of games for when I can eventually afford them. XP I'd just leave X7 off the list, but it is a great place to discuss something. The X7 team tried to bring the X series into the third dimension and failed pretty miserably... when they could have just made a better 2D Mega Man X game. If we value trying something new and failing horribly, then wouldn't that make X7 the best game in the series? Even the original Mega Man X is simply a "better" classic Mega Man game. Probably why I usually prefer to play as Zero. This is the game where X has to be unlocked, right? Since I find X's character, especially in these later games, grating, that might actually be a "plus" for me. XD As for Axl, I've heard usinghis copy shot is a pain, and that it isn't well implemented. Just reading about it, Axl very much feels like someone inserting their OC-do-not-steal into an actual X game. That being said, I otherwise like Axl, I just wish they'd used him better. How about while X gains ranged weapons from defeating Mavericks and Zero gains Melee, Axl gains bodily alterations? Not fully shapeshifting into something, and not with the common enemies... but being able to gain the "elemental" properties and replicate maybe one body part from defeated bosses? Okay, okay, I'm getting a bit silly myself with this, but I don't exactly have a lot I can discuss about this game so moving on...
I have only played Mega Man X5 via the Mega Man X Collection for the Nintendo GameCube, which I no longer own. Maybe the original or Legacy release would rank higher, or maybe it would fare better if I were replaying all the games in the present. As is, I might be wrong in remembering the game's controls and graphics felt just a bit... off. The armor upgrades are a major part of the X series, and while this game gives you three armor options, the execution is lacking. If you choose to start the game as X, you get a nerfed version of the Fourth Armor; this is a relatively neutral thing to me. Having access to this armor early on makes playing as X better, and it makes sense from a story standpoint, but I kind of like starting as "nekkid" X and slowly growing. Speaking of which, the other two armors do NOT upgrade you slowly over time; you have to assemble all four pieces of a particular set to use them. Not only do you lose out on slowly becoming better, not only can you not mix and match them, but by the time you have them they just aren't all that useful. Even if you started with them, though, the Falcon and Gaea Armors probably wouldn't be that great. The Falcon can fly for a bit, but you can't charge Special Weapons with it. The Gaea Armor is immune to spikes and lets you push certain blocks, but you don't get to use Special Weapons at all. X's acquired Special Weapons often give him added mobility options, and sometimes gives him some added protection. No where near a fair trade off.
There is how you can now switch between X and Zero between Stages. No padding the run time by making you play as either one or the other, which should be good... but they don't share upgrades. If you want to fully power-up X, don't play as Zero, and vice versa. If you choose X at first, you get X5's version of the Fourth Armor, while if you choose Zero you get his Zero buster. While the Armor Capsules are in Stages like they usually are, the other upgrades you earn are through some convoluted progress system; another big turn off for me. Aila popping in all the time was also annoying. I like the concept of the Mavericks getting stronger the longer you take to beat them, but the execution of it was "meh". After all of that, add in the story. Just because the game's creator thought the story should wrap up in game five doesn't mean he was correct: the Classic Series had continued even after the X series was introduced, so it should have been no surprise the X games would still be in demand... so don't try to force them to stop. The translation is also kind of "meh", though I do have some fondness for the silly Guns N' Roses inspired Maverick names. Oh, and then there are the random elements of the game; I like having multiple possible outcomes, but I don't care for it being down to chance.
X6 is really tied with X5, and I also only experienced it through the GCN Mega Man X Collection. Most of the same complaints from X5 apply, but upgrades are now held by rescuable Reploids. If the game gave you a better idea of what Reploid held what upgrade and wasn't so cheap about Nightmares corrupting those Reploids, I doubt I'd have to defend the mechanic. The Nightmare Phenomena can vary from a mild annoyance, almost enjoyable for shaking up gameplay, to being the equivalent of a gaming wrecking random glitch. I didn't play either X5 or X6 too many times, so maybe I just got lucky the first try as the Nightmare Phenomena weren't that bad. The Nightmare Viruses get frustrating as well, even when they're not permakilling (via corruption) the rescuable Reploids. The Stage design is lackluster in places, and I seem to recall the game gets really "cheap" (as in, unfairly difficult or tricky) later on. They do that thing again where you can get an altered version of a past Armor at the start, though I don't think you can "miss" it this time. It is the Falcon Armor, and while its flight abilities were nerfed to an air dash, it can now charge Special Weapons. Again, there are two new armors that can only be used once every piece of a particular set has been collected... but just like the Blade and Shadow Armors better than X5's Falcon and Gaea Armors. I don't believe you can use Special Weapons with either, but at least their innate abilities almost seem worth it this time. I don't like having to wait to unlock Zero in this game, and I don't remember if X and Zero can share upgrades or not. I am pretty sure they don't, so that is again disappointing. Ending on a good note, I really like how X and Zero both have buster and saber, but with each being proficient in a different one!
I have never played X8. I am going by what I've seen and heard about it... oh, and I bought the strategy guide for it years ago because it was on clearance. There's enough here that I am hopeful it is better than X5-7. It still has some serious flaws, due to how much grinding one needs to do, but I can live with that. The graphical style also takes some getting used to, and I'm not sure I care for how Axl was implemented. The whole Copy Shot thing seems... kind of stupid to me. I WANT to like Axl, but he screams "Hey, this is my OC who is like X and Zero but he doesn't just gain a version of the boss's weapon or ability, he can shapeshift into enemies and..." Call me crazy, but I thought it would be nice if, for a third character, they could copy bodily properties from the defeated Mavericks. Yeah, I know that sounds like exactly what what happens, but it isn't. XD Think of it like this; X gains a ranged weapon from the boss, Zero gains a melee attack, while Axl could absorb the "elemental" properties of a boss, maybe even some physical features. If that still sounds like how Axl works... then good, I'll enjoy playing as him more than I thought I would. :) I know that the Navigator's can be unlocked as extra characters. Sounds like they're mostly just alternate skins for X, Zero, and Axl but I'm fine with that.
X3 is... odd. It has the solid foundation of the other, early X series entries, and that alone elevates it this high: if it ain't broke, don't fix it! We don't get Zero as a full-on playable character yet, but at least we can use him a little. I've always loved Ride Armors, and this game... flirts with better integrating them into core gameplay, but makes it so tedious I almost forget it is a feature. Speaking of forgetting, I have to really stop and think to remember the Mavericks. Flawed translation and story aside, I find X5 and X6's Maverick bosses more memorable, let alone the ones from games higher in the list. The Chips are also a mixed bag to me... because I don't like how you cannot just collect them all and swap them out (even if only between Stages). Not that I've used anything but the Gold Chip, since you have to skip the others to acquire it. :P I do like the animated intros some versions of this game possess... and since I mostly played this via the Mega Man X Collection for the GameCube (again), I'm used to having them. A silly thing I hold against this game is no Hurricane Kick. The first X game gave us the Hadoken, the second the Dragon Punch, so I really wanted that Hurricane Kick... and the mobility it could have added!
I think we're in more or less total agreement about X2, so I'll move onto the original Mega Man X and X4. The original Mega Man X is a fantastic game, but I cannot play as Zero. I just prefer Zero and his saber mechanics so much, that it shouldn't be a surprise that I classify Mega Man X4 as the best. Both games still have some flaws, but not too many. As for the positives, again, the video covered them well, so I'll finally end this comment!
Scores?
Also, Not having Zero as a playable character in the first game makes the fourth game better? I am sorry, but I don't get that logic.
Your comment really went in depth. You might want to consider doing some reviews at some point. My own touch on some of the stuff you mentioned, but you also bring up some points and angles that I haven't considered, so I think you could really add a lot to discussion. Thanks for giving the video a watch and I hope your situation starts going a bit better for you.
@mohdadeeb1829 It's really simple. They prefer playing as Zero, and not being able to play as him makes the first game less enjoyable to them.
I played X and X2 when near new and was floored. The powerups, level design , music, just great. But I see you got those remasters, I just got the first X set. I needed something to give me direction on the others because when they get into PS 1 they looked sooo good. But I never heard anything good on the ps1 games so now is the time to go back and expand on my experience with this game, with your help. thanks
I respect your ranking but… x7 above x6??? Hell no
I completely agree
I would add that the first X soundtrack is just... majestic with the simplest tools.
Oh no 😢 I like X7. “Burn to the ground!!!””
X-1 to X-2 was flawless. X-3 and X-4 were experimental but mostly successful in their own right. even if they felt under-whelming. X-5 and X-6 ended up feeling too stiff and incomplete compared to the rest, X-7 was an experimental abomination of a dumpster fire, and X-8 was a step back into the right direction, but too little too late. I feel the outcomes of X-5/X-6/X-7 is what contributed to X-8 not succeeding as much as it should have. And thus now we're stuck in limbo with no real future for the X-series in sight.
Yes x1,x2 is the best megaman x Serie
@@ancuttaysai4284 Definitely. They're really just perfect games in regards to the SNES library.
What felt underwhelming about 3?
@@venomtang the ost was way worse, the level design was bland
X4>x2
music in description please
I never really tried to put words to the awkwardness of x2 but its pretty much what you said. A waiting game
KILL ME, FOR ME, X7 ITS MY FAVORITE
You're allowed to like what you like. X7's an odd choice, but I don't think you should feel bad about it.
@@ExploDjinn thanks (:
Unacceptable burn to the ground burn burn burn lol 🙃 actually to your point I used to hate x 7 but replayed it and gave it a chance again and I kind of liked it. Its not my worst I actually didn't like x5 so that's my least fav. Coming from x4 which was my fav x5 disappointed in many ways
@@franklinlewisii9719 👍
foh wit dat
My ranking from best to worst:
1. X2
2. X
3. X4
4. X3
5. X5
6. X8
7. X6
8. X7
I just gotta say i know that even though i know that X6 is really bad i just can't help but have a big ol' smile while playing it
I actually appreciate people who can like a game, even if it has a lot of flaws. While I'll never enjoy it, that's cool with me.
I played x4 first, and absolutely loved it. I was able to find a random pc version of x3 in my local EB when I was a kid, and I felt like the x series was the best around. I then went back and bought all the other mega man x games, and I felt like 1/2/5 were okay. I never finished 6, and never even played 7/8 due to the style. I sense that a lot of people hate on x3, but I am glad to see someone else appreciates it for what it was.
X1: Everything is forgiven, it was the first.
X2: DAMN HARD, but satisfying.
X3: I prefer the PS1 version *ducks from incoming objects*
X4: Great, but easy... very easy.
X5: Time Limit: THE GAME ((coming this summer from RNG F.U. industries)).
X6: Every good idea was cut, frustrating, my exact responce at the time buying it: ".....WHAT THE F*** HAPPENED!?"
X7: shutup, shutup, shutup, shutup, shutup, SHUTUP, SHUTUP, SHUTUUUUUUUUUUP!!!!!!!!
X8: ............acceptable but we need a chat.
C.M.: ....que?
Incidently nice to see someone putting X3 a bit further up the list, still my favourite one and what introduced me to the series back in the day.
My worst to best: X6, X7, X5, X4, X1, X2, and finaly best X3. I could NOT get through 7, I didn't know X8 existed till a few years ago and Command Mission was extremly hard to find over here in the UK.
I really admire what you guys do
i need to play the games to reevaluate my order, but if you held me at gunpoint and asked me to order them now, here's how i'd rank them
X3 > X4 > X1 > X6 > X2 > X5 > X7
IMO the Hyper Chip was one of the coolest upgrades in the series
Fantastic video. One thing that always stood out to me about X1 and X4 was that they had much higher production values than thier sequels. X1 had portraits for X, Zero and Vile when they spoke. X2, 3, 5 and 6 omitted these. X4 had anime cutscenes whereas X5 and 6 had stills. There were a lot of little animations that were fun, like enemies chuckling and such. X5 and X6 especially felt cheap, but X5 moreso because every stage was recycled from X4. The new enemies had less animation frames compared to X4. The X5 Sigma stages look laughably bad.
My ranking, from favorite to least favorite:
1. X3. Great music, mostly good bosses, awesome armor (love that hyper chip), one of the best weapons in the series (Triad Thunder from Volt Catfish). My biggest gripe is that everything just deals too much damage when you don't have the armor.
2. X6. This game is not very good, but I'd be lying if I said it wasn't my guilty pleasure. Great music, great armors (minus the charge shot), fun self-imposed challenges. Yes, the level design is terrible in most places, but the parts system is fun to use and abuse (for those who don't know, if you select and deselect a part on the same frame, you equip it without using your slot, essentially giving you unlimited slots).
3. X1. Solid armor, fantastic set of weapons, great music, fantastic stage design. It's a better game than 3 or 6, but I have a greater liking to those than I do this one.
4. X8. Fun characters, you can actually max out all characters in a single playthrough (though it will take a while), pretty good stages (mostly), fun secrets. The weapons, at least for X, are mostly pretty lackluster to me. I really love the customizable armor aspect for X (I personally use H head, any buster, I body, and either foot).
5. X4. The weapons are really hit or miss for me, though I have seen them used well. I like the armor in this game (stock shot ftw); the nova strike is fun, and you get to play around with uncharged weapons for free. I feel X has a mostly pretty easy time with this game, and Zero, while harder, is still fun.
6. X2. This game has really good weapons, a great armor, and good stages. The X hunters are all weird for me; either I beat them easily or die a ton. Probably the easiest final boss in the X series.
7. X7. Mediocre game, the armor is functionally very boring (the giga attack does live up to its name, but takes forever to charge), you can't play as X for a while, but he's so much stronger than Axl it's hilarious. You can get all the parts on all characters, but it takes multiple playthroughs. This game has by far the most ridiculously overpowered weapon in the X series, which I'd say even rivals the Metal Blade: Volt Tornado. It kills EVERYTHING in the game, and every boss is weak to it if you can hit them. Just don't play on hard mode, that shit's terrible.
8. X5. SHUT UP, ALIA! This started the trend of you can't get everything with both characters in one file, you can't even get all the parts on one file, the final boss is stupid, and the weapons are borderline useless for fighting enemies. The one saving grace is that the Falcon and Gaea armors are fantastic in this game, with the Falcon armor shredding enemies and flyimg through stages, and the Gaea armor making the bosses stupidly easy. Too bad you are forced to get them, in that order, requiring backtracking! Well, at least Dynamo is cool, if annoying, but that's his job.
I honestly like X2, 4, and 8 about the same, so they're kind of interchangeable
Like I said in the video, I really hate X6, so it's interesting to hear from someone who's a fan. When you list out your reasons like that, I certainly can't hold it against you.
@@ExploDjinn I agree with just about everyone when they say it's not a good game. However, I do also think it's not a shitshow like so many people will tell you. It just involves a lot of trial and error (especially if you try to play as unarmored X; great for bosses because he has the best buster, but not good for traversing stages).
This was a great video and I agree with most of the placements expect X5. Here's my order of these games from worst to best:
8.Mega Man X7: A Game that is extremely boring with awful voice acting, a forgettable story, bland stages, bosses that take too long to die, the worst armor in the series, and useless weapons. X7 is a game that you play once and don't touch again (I won't even play it again for Countdown videos). To quote AVGN "It's bad, but in a boring way."
7.Mega Man X6: A Game that had potential to be great, but it was rushed out the door with easy bosses, a mediocre story with continuity issues, okay stages, and awful weapons. However, it did have a amazing soundtrack, great Armor sets, and it did give X a useful saber, so I'll give it that.
6.Mega Man X2: A Okay Game that has okay weapons, a pointless side quest, great bosses, decent Stages, a okay armor, and a fine soundtrack. It's a decent game, but it doesn't compare to X1. Not by a long shot.
5.Mega Man X8: A good game that showed Capcom can still make good X games, but it has a lot of flaws. Such as the item game which makes the game take longer then it needs to, retry chips (which isn't that much of an issue to me, but it's still a problem), and the poorly written story. However, it does enough right to make a good game like the great bosses, the good stages, fixing Zero, the great voice acting, improving Axl, etc. Unfortunately, the soundtrack in X8 blows with only a couple of good tracks.
4.Mega Man X5: A good game with a great story, a great soundtrack, fun bosses, okay weapons, and good stages. However, the flaws it has are pretty bad like Alia, RNG endings, and the item game which forces you to go back for a lot of stuff. To me, X5 is a good game that should've been the last in the series which didn't happen.
3.Mega Man X3: A great game with a amazing soundtrack, fun stages, great weapons, fun bosses that do way too much damage, and a great armor. However, X3 has a lot of flaws like the half assed Zero, the stage effects that aren't explained very well (Gravity Beetle and Blast Hornet to be pacific), and a lot of the stages having long elevator sections. Despite those flaws, X3 is a great game that I always look forward to replaying (Next time, I'm gonna attempt a buster only run).
2.Mega Man X4: A masterpiece that has Fun Bosses, Amazing Stages, The improved Zero with his fun saber combat, and Anime Cutscenes. The only things I hate about this game is that some of the weapons are too weak, the story is a absolute mess, and the soundtrack is extremely bland. Despite that, X4 is a masterpiece that I can play 50 times and never get tried of.
1.Mega Man X: A masterpiece with amazing stages, great weapons, fun bosses, a great story, a kick ass soundtrack, and fun collectibles. All that makes up my favorite X game that's one of my favorite games of all time.
Overall, Mega Man X is a great series, but I played and beaten the Classic and Zero Series more times because I like the gameplay more and the series doesn't have continuity issues like the X series does.
Thanks for the kind words. You have a pretty solid list yourself. I plan on doing a video on Axl, so I've been replaying X7. The funny thing is, why I'm in agreement with you on it, I'm beginning to develop almost a sort of Stockholm syndrome with the game. I may need help.
Bad ranking, x2 is far better than x3
@@toooydoeur X2 was one of my favorite Mega Man X games of all time when I first played it in 2018. Now, my opinion on it slowly drops each time I play it because the stages are all decent with some fun concepts, but they don't do much with it. Sure, you can say the same thing with X3 and it's odd stage effects or the times it uses a long elevator section. But to me, X3 is has better weapons, great stages, fun bosses that do too much damage, and a great soundtrack (The PS1 version isn't that great, but it still has some good tracks). X2 on the other hand had weapons that are either too situational or too weak. The only weapon I use without fighting the bosses is the speed burner. Besides that, the rest of them are way too situational or weaker then your X buster. The armor is great, but the head parts suck and the giga attack blows. I'm not trying to rip on X2, but I honestly think X3 is a massive step up from X2 in many ways.
@@superharpuia x3 is a massive downgrade in like every way, the backtracking, the boring ass stages and the horrible bosses. Not to mention while I'm not the biggest fan of x2's ost, at least it has bubble crab. X3 has no memorable song. Thank god they improved with x4
@@toooydoeur I do think X4 fixed X3s backtracking and it's long ass elevator sections. Or those sections when next to nothing is happening. Although the soundtrack on the other hand is multiple steps back from X1 and X3 and even X2's soundtrack. The only songs I like in that game are X's Opening Theme and both of Frost Walrus's theme songs. Aside from those, the soundtrack is bland and boring. I know I'm in the minority for X4's soundtrack, but I don't see what everyone else sees in it's soundtrack.
I have played Mega Man X so many times…I was today’s years old when I found you can use the Boomerang on Flame Mammoth. The game that keeps
On giving. I just beat it again yesterday lol. Smelling another run.
X1 is a SNES stable. One of the best games on that console.
Due to slow movement, minimal appearance of titular character and awful voice acting, I used to see X7 worse than X6.
Admittedly, I am probably in the minority in thinking X6 is worse.
Ranking X8 above X2 should be punishable by death from 1,000 cuts.
is it jsut assumed that the top 4 will contain the first 4 MMXs?
edit: Damn, i actually had an emotional reaction to X2 being number 5. holy crap! That's my favorite one lol. X1,2 and 4 are really superb and replayable. X2 did exactly what a sequel should do in relation to its predecessor. Great music, greats stages, great bosses, my only beef being the wireframe sigma finale. I personally find X8 borderline unplayable. It's kinda fun but it just doesnt feel like megaman at all
Don't get me wrong, I still really like X2 (I've played it a lot after making this video), I just like some of the others more. The interesting thing about X8 is how wildly opinions vary on it, yet still manage to be pretty legitimate. I totally understand not liking it for how much of a departure it was.
In your dream stop crying 1 Year old kid is salty 😁😁
X3 fully payable zero mod. My absolute favorite. Second is x1. X2 Ultimate armor mod is 3rd. X5. X4. X7, X8, X6
100% agree with this ranking. People love X2 but I hate the x hunters. X4 is amazing to play as Zero. The numerous cut scenes are corny but great
Hey guy! Thanks for this.
oh just play them in order, perfect! X1-X4
To me X7 is by far the worst. It feels like shovelware to me. Unplayable.
My favourite is X3. I like the challenge, the bosses, the enemy design, the (mostly) varied levels, the fact that the end game isn't garbage (very rare in this series) and the weapons are some of the best.
X1 is my second favourite.
Then X4, X2, X8 (not sure about where to put X8, I have only beaten it once back in 2016 and I never have a chance to revisit it), X5, X6 (X6 is not good but I like it a loooot more than X7).
My personal ranking:
X1
X4
X2
X5
X3
X8
X6
X7
X2, on the first playthrough, is the best game, but after you master it, it's kind of dull, which is unfortunate b/c it used to be my favorite. The X-Hunters will disappear if you go to the stage they are in and beat it without beating them in the stage, and that's why they are disappearing. Hope this helps.
X3 is incredible, and has grown on me a lot over the years. It's that X game that's hard to figure out where everything is in, but when you do, there is so much to do. You can kill Bit/Byte or both of them, and get 3 different textboxes on Bit/Byte combo boss depending on if Bit, Byte, or both are alive. If you kill them both during the 8 mav stages, you get a new boss to fight, though I prefer B/B v2. I think he's called Godkarmachine-Oriny or something weird like that. Then Vile you can kill in the mav stages, and if you don't you fight him in his most powerful ride armor ever, showing an exponential increase in X's power over the years. Plus, it's the only clue as to when MMX3 takes place, as X tells Vile "Zero and I destroyed you years ago, indicating a passage of time since X1/X2. X2 feels like a backup plan of SIgmas if he failed in X1. Like the X-Hunters where there all along. And then there's the Gold Armor and the Z-Sabre, which I didn't find til like 15 years after I first beat it! I love secrets like that!
X4 is cool, but it's too short IMO I beat both campaigns in one day about a week ago.
X1 is my favorite, honestly. It was the game on the back of my SNES system box in the 90s and will always hold a special place in my heart.
X5 is an epic story but the gameplay is kind of lacking.
X6 I actually do like. It is the last one in my own personal head canon if it weren't rushed it would have been better, but if you go to X Maverickhunter 's youtube channel, he can beat the entire game without taking damage. It's sick and I recommend you check it out.
Also Iris' death is the weirdest cinematic since I'm tearing up when she dies until Zero says "WAAAT AM I FIGHTING FOOOOOR!!??" and then I find myself laughing at the end.
X1 is my favorite game of all time as well. Pacing, everything is just right.
My favorite part of X6 is accidently holding up while trying to attack (as zero) and performing that move that sends you into a death spiral if there is no ground.
Interesting, mine would be
X3 - It's just perfect, it's Mega Man X, but with everything turned up full blast. Secrets everywhere, amazing music, fun boss fights
X4 - A little enemy spammy, but amazing story, music and great boss fights and best girl.
X - It was a strong start with a few stumbles like Sting Chameleon always being a tedious pain
X6 - The game is much more enjoyable with the Ultimate Armor. It really feels like it was designed with the UA in mind. You might not want to judge it based on UA, but who doesn't use the UA in X5 and 6? The music and boss figths are also fairly solid.
X8 - It's very much a game of all time, which leaves it being mostly inoffensive.
X5 - This is where they started the enemy spam and IMO this was the worst. The bosses were particularly simplistic. The time limit and luck was bad design. Alia interrupting. A worse Quick Man section. It's sad anything can be worse.
X7 - The game does not fully function and the design was fundamentally bad anyway; even if it was polished and functioned well, the game would still be bad.
X2 - Half the bosses are infuriating trolls that waste your time repeatedly being invulnerable, most of the upgrades are kaizo level nonsense and the game has a recurring issue with scrolling back enemies in ways that feel bad. Also the X-Hunters frequently get bugged and it is impossible to get the good ending. It's a shame we didn't get MH2, because some tweaks and polish could save this game. It's got good level design, minus the secrets and half the bosses are ok to good.
Putting X2 below X7 is a sin.
X
X4
X2
X3
X5
X8
X6
X7
My ranking of all 8 games is 8th x8 7th x6 6th x7 5th x5 4th x3 3rd x4 2nd x1 1st x2
I'm currently working through the legacy collection after a very long hiatus from the series (the last time I touched it was in my teens, I'm in my 30s now), so I'm still getting a feel for the games, but currently X8 is my favorite for a bunch of different reasons which might not make sense to some people. I notably do not consider it the best game in the series - I haven't decided which one that is, but "the best" and "my favorite" are frequently different in my eyes, so that slot will probably end up going to something else, because as much as I love X8, it is not without its noticeable flaws.
Also, I appreciate it when someone does a critical ranking while also making it clear that it's their opinion - feels like that's less common than not these days, so major props for that!
Honestly I think X6 gets too much hate imo I liked it much more than X5, X7, and X8
It goes like this. 1, 4, 2, 3, 5. And I rather play 6 over 7. The X series needs to be revamped.
I agree 100% with the take that x6 is worse than x7. It's frustrating but I still found some enjoyment in x7 and it was different. X6 is just so bad it hurts, finishing it to completion is genuinely draining.
Mega man X4 was the best mega man then next I would say mega man X2 and lastly is mega man powered up which is a very underated gem.
I don't know if it's underrated, so much as unknown. Since the PSP didn't do the numbers the DS did, both Powered Up and Maverick Hunter X both got kind of ignored, which was a crime against both.
I haven't played anything beyond the 4th. But I still have to put X2 at number 1 for me. It expands on the first game without being super annoying about it like X3. X3 is rough, you die in like 3 hits early on, you have to revisit levels multiple times to get all the things, and the level design, really loves climbing vertical sections while being annoying about it. But X2, it's everything good about the First game, but not having so many the problems of the 3rd game, it just makes it the best of the 3 on the SFC/SNES . I also really love the water level in X2, as you dive down into the water at sunset, and there's like an under water city or something in the background, and most of the weapons are actually useful, not always the case in these games.
Solid list. I always loved x4 and x8 the most. I never realized ppl didnt like 5 and 6 til years later lol, i liked those a lot too
Most people will say that X7 was the absolute worst of all that mega man games but I disagree. I ended up playing through X7 more than eight times in order to unlock everything. After you’ve leveled up at least two of your characters the game is progressively easier. Yes there are some seriously bad balancing decisions in this game but once again after you’ve beaten it a few times and leveled up your characters. It’s not that much of a problem. Playing through the game the first time is hell.
The only MegaMan game I played through more than than times seven was MegaMan X8. I had to play through that game almost 12 times in a row in order to have enough credits to unlock all of the items, characters and get all the weapons.
I would have to say that the worst mega man game is megaman X6. I really wanted to like that game. It had great music. It had great visuals in some stages. Some of the bosses were interesting. Unfortunately, the game was a mess. Japanese soundtrack and subtitles only. Poor balancing decisions for Zero.
The way they Nerf the shadow armor in Gate’s laboratory with the “leap of faith“ is unforgivable. Merely by having the shadow armor, you should be able to blaze through Gate’s laboratory, almost as if it’s a reward to be able to do so.
Then there is the fight with Gate himself. They made that so ridiculously difficult that Gate becomes almost more difficult than just about any form of Sigma.
But Gate is supposed to be the ultimate boss of this game. Why is he treated as the penultimate boss while Sigma occupies the main boss spot?
Someone didn’t think this came through. It feels as if they never play tested this game. If they did play tested, it feels as if they didn’t do enough play testing.
I can understand X7 not being perfect as they tried something new - going 3D - and failed. But X6 was nothing more than a continuation of X4 and X5. There’s no reason why X6 should be as broken as it actually is.
my order would be
X2
X4
X1
X3
X8
X5
X6
X7
My ranking worst to best
X6
X7
X3
X5
X2
X8
X4
X
1,2, then 3. Rest are irrelevant. I'll take the original Megaman 8 on PS1 over any of the X series on same platform.
That's how I feel about em. It lost something when it switched to PSX
X4 makes me think of an alternate universe where there's a megaman X anime series:(
16:35 aight, imma head out
Here's my ranking.
1st: X4
2nd: X2
3rd: X8
4th: X1
5th: X6
6th: X3
7th: X7
8th: X5
My list worst to best: x7 x6 (obv) x5 x8 (8 beats 5 cos it does) x4 annnnnd x2 and x3 ( I can't decide) my fav is x1 cos it is
I feel that X is absolutely the best of the X games but X4 actually perfected the formula.
I think most people would agree with me. X2 and X3 were basically rehashes of X. They tried to get cute with the ride armor and they tried to mix things up with Zero, but I think that they started making a mess after x2.
You forgot to say “BURN!!!” for Flame Hyenard or whatever his name is boss quote
X > X2 > X4 >X3 > X5 = X8 > X6 > X7
X8 level design is so absurdly bad that it falls off to be = as X5 instead of better.
Command mission would be probably in that same tier.
I know it’s a remix of Primrose but what’s the song at 9:30?
I just use the OSTs, so it should just be Primrose.
I'm happy to learn other people walked away from X8 with the same impression I got replaying it in the Legacy Collection: it's a really great game.
I would place it behind X and X4, but otherwise it's top notch.
Agree that X6 is the worst, by a large margin in my opinion.
Honestly... I would put X6 at probably 5th place... X7 and X8 just don't hit right, and 5 is heavily RNG, so my list would likely be...
8th place: X7
7th place: X8
6th place: X2 (Doesn't stick to me)
5th place: X6
4th place: X5
3rd place: X1
2nd place: X4
1st place: X3
I think the lowest on the list should be the collection versions, especially volume 1. The input latency was a huge turn off for me. Mega Man felt like a tank stuck in mud.
The MM+ saved it for me, just beat x2 for the first time.
I Disagree with X2 having upgrades on places easy to find out.
The fact that they added an upgrade that lets you check constantly WHERE there's a secret shows no one would ever find the body parts for X. Sorry but I never found that without guides, and X2 was the only X game I had to have guides for. IT's just not that good guys. X3 did a better job.
4, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 for me. I couldn’t really get in to 7 or 8. 6 I only finished out of stubbornness to complete the collection on GCN. Nowadays I don’t have such luxury of time.
I love X6 for the soundtrack (best one on the X series after X1), the whole metroidvania system among the levels and the upgrades on characters (by collecting souls). But yes, the level design suck on many levels.
I’ll always remember when I took out Sigma’s dog with a single, well-timed Hadoken at the start of the battle. Such a wonderful feeling.
Up until a couple days ago, I only had a couple of the X games and I’m wondering: is X4 that much harder than the first, or do I have THAT much muscle memory for the SNES classic?
I thought they were similar in difficulty, but recently, my brother had little trouble beating 1 but needed a lot of help with X4... as in, hand me the controller sort of help. So don't worry, not just a you thing.
A real player would never call himself a gaymer
I mostly agree with the whole list. Except for X7 and X6. I feel like at first glance it makes sense to put X6 at the bottom, but I think things are totally different upon replaying (all) the games. When beating X6 I actually did have some fun and it has its own sort of niche to it, the shadow, blade and ultimate armors are so much fun to use and probably are amongst the most broken armors. Not to mention the amazing music and the fact that X gets the Z Saber from the start! Plus Zero has a new, and really cool saber.
Whereas upon replaying X7, I didn't. There is absolutely no reason to replay that game. You beat X7 to be able to say you did and then rarely ever want to play it again :)
Admittedly, I do really like the Shadow Armor, to the point where I look up the specific method you need to use to be able to clear the game with it. That last stage with Gate let's you use pretty much anything but.
@@ExploDjinn oh yes I hate that part, I was so mad when I learned the hard way that you can't use the shadow armor there! Is there really a way to clear the game with it somehow?
@@silverplate3250 Yeah, you need a specific set of chips to give you just enough airtime to get through the section where you're supposed to airdash. Don't remember the exact load out, unfortunately, but there are videos out there.
Only managed to beat Megaman x and it was frustrating as hell when I was a kid. Never picked one up after lol.
From the X games that I played. X4 > X2 > X1 > X3 > X5
No need get in the ass of these games just enjoy whenever you have time to play
Never actually played 5 or higher. I was kinda disappointed with 4, but thought it was still okay.
Great list!
I agree most of them. I prefer X2 over 8, 3 and 4.
My list is:
X1 > X2 > X4 > X8 > X3 > X5 > X7 > X6
If you think X6 is the worst game in the series(the whole of megaman I mean) then you haven't played enough of them
I'd put the SNES X games the best of the entire series. 1. X3, 2. X, 3. X2.
X1
X3
X4
X2
X5
Whatever else is not important
Nice list. Mine is
X7
X6
X8
X5
X3
X4
X2
X1
Worst to best:
7, 6, 5, 8, 3, 2, 4, 1
6 is on the bottom of my x list too.
Good video! Honestly, the original Mega Man X is my favorite, too. Capcom knocked it out of the park right out of the gate! It is one of those games that holds up incredibly! I think I like it more than some of its sequels as it keeps things simple with good pacing.
I replay this one more than the others, but I really like X2 and X4 a lot as well. I only had the PC version as a kid which was greatly inferior to the SNES version, but I still loved it. Here's to hoping Capcom makes an X9 and brings it back to 16-bit with the elements that made the first MMX so good!
the disrespect you have shown x2 disturbs me.
X1 is still awesome. Only thing I would change on this list, is putting X8 at the bottom. X6 had issues but was at least playable. X8 had nothing, game play was slow and clunky, music wasn't great, the vehicle stage was horrible, and BURN TO THE GROUND
Not saying X6 is good not by any means, but at least with X6 I can have fun by Nova Striking my way through everything with a cheat code. There’s no amount of cheat codes that will make x7 fun for me