This has got to be, one of the more detailed, well composed, in depth analysis of a videogame I have ever seen. The amount of work put into this must have been dozens of hours... just amazing, Thank you Sir and welcome back, we missed you.
Fun fact: The man who voices Flame Hyenard, Peter Von Gomm, also voices X in this game. Even more fun fact: He's since went on to voice White Bomber in Super Bomberman R and Spring Man in ARMS.
Fun fact: The man who voices Tornado Tonion, Jack Merluzzi, also voices Zero in this game. Even more fun fact: He's since went on to voice Master Albert in Megaman ZX Advent and Magnet Bomber in Super Bomberman R.
@2d fighter fan That's why he needed a proper voice actor like in the command mission and X8 games I know axl was put in to be a new playable characters who wasn't executed well but I enjoy his interaction with zero and X it's not major but that's only cause we haven't seen enough of him like Silver from sonic 06
@2d fighter fan Yeah that's why people want them to come up with a sequal Wich they are so you know but it's going to be in development for a long while I'm sure to surpass megaman 11 I hope axl was supposed to find the secret to his creation and who created him and that's more talked about in command mission but with him suffering an attack in x8 who knows what his fate is
Food for thought, imagine if x7 had been developed by the dmc team. Axel would be sort of a gunslinger style, zero would be swordmaster, and x would have some aspects of quicksilver but a little bit of gunslinger. That woulda been interesting
Well, X probably would be similar to Nero, if he actually was in Devil May Cry 1. Axl would be similar to Dante, and obviously Zero would be similar to Vergil.
X8 is the much needed air-refreshener after the truckload of elephant feces that was the lazy or/and asshole level designs of X6 and the shitty 2D-to-3D transition and god-awful voice acting of X7!
@@agreedboarart3188 Replayability at its best Multiple characters with different play styles Awesome boss fights More side content than the usual Challenge that really makes you learn the game and become better at it. Its just what X should be
Peter Von Gomm may have done an atrocious job as X but I want to say he's improved substantially since. I actually really like his voicework as Bomberman in Super Bomberman R, he's surprisingly expressive in that game and plays the role very well, its a stark contrast to his performance as X.
Axl's death fall sounds like something broke off in his ass. *Owhoooooooh!* X'D That aside, X7 is bad. I had it as a kid and I hated it. Gave up on the final Sigma fight and broke the disk. X7 wants you to fall. *A lot.* The camera is bad. You know what? The whole 3D execution is bad. I still hate X6 more. Give me command mission any day.
I got the Japanese version when I was a kid, I loved the game because it was Megaman X and had to create my own headcannon since I couldn't, still can't, speak Japanese. I had thought Axl's mission was to infiltrate the Maverick Hunters and X couldn't act in missions because he was being contained, since Axl used his powers to imitate X and commit a crime. As the history progresses Axl becomes friends with Zero and X decides to take action, even if people are going to brand him as a Maverick for breaking out, because things have become too dangerous and he can't stay put any longer. Yeah... now that I know the story I do prefer my own headcannon.
For the most part x8 had much better voice acting especially for axl and x the latter being voiced by the VA or did my favorite gundam fighter domon kasshu.
1:19:51-1:20:04 I have an even stronger reason why Dr. Wily coming back in most of the Classic games isn't the same as Sigma in the X games. *EVEN IF* the Classic games were a lot deeper in lore and storytelling than they really are, there's still the excuse that Dr. Wily is arrested instead of killed by Mega Man and the possibility of him escaping prison. But in the case where Sigma is straight up destroyed, it's another story.
The best part of all this: Mega Man Legends had long since been introduced, meaning Capcom knew what a 3D Mega Man game should look like. So what on Earth happened here?
X6 wouldnt have failed if the project was given more time. If you seen the thought process they had with making X7, you would understand that it was doomed to fail from the very start. Even then I can enjoy X6 way more than X7.
Ok it’s more complicated than that. Is the head of a snake better than the tail of a dragon? X6 is the worst of something that is still good. X7 is the best of something that is …trash?
Nah. Even while failing X6 is still more fun and faster than X7. X7 is a slower, worse overall game that has ZERO fun factor. Sure, it might not have as many and as bad lows as X6, but it doesn't come CLOSE to the highs of that game.
You've really outdone yourself this time - an absolutely fantastic video. Please keep up the amazing work, I always love seeing one of your videos in my subscription feed
The only thing I loved about X7 was the introduction of Axl, my personal favorite X character. And that one moment where Axl one shots Sigma. Good thing X8 gave Axl a better voice actor with better direction compared to X7.
I respect X7 more than I do X6. X7 had to be built from the ground up, while X6 didn't. X4 had already laid the perfect foundations for the X series in the PS1 era. And you can still beat X7, it's a serviceable game, just not an enjoyable one. X6 is a game purposefully built to annoy and frustrate the player, and it had no reason to be made that way.
Personally, the concept of that the fighting has been going on for so long that X is absolutely sick of it is something I found interesting. I actually wish they'd included a flashback of exactly what happened to make someone willing to fight for the innocent completely swear off fighting regardless of the consequences. Of course that's just me overthinking things ^^;;
I might be fucking crazy but after playing this game for the first time in the Legacy Collection 2, I found it very enjoyable, I kind of like the simplicity of it and how it genuinely tried to do something different. I would never call it a good game by any means but I quite liked my time with it.
The crosshair graphic system you show at 5:33 could actually allow manual aiming to work in a fixed camera 3rd person game. The crosshair can cover any potential point on the screen, so the shot just needs to land where the crosshair is to hit any enemy in 3d space. No 3d depth guesswork would be necessary at all. Right stick controls crosshair, left stick controls movement, simple as that. This could be supplemented with rotation and pan control with the dpad. I can't think of a single game that uses this sort of system, and I am very curious to see how it would play. I imagine it would be similar to games like plazma burst 2, which do exactly this but in 2d and with the mouse controlling the crosshair. The main advantage of this system in the context of a 3d game would be allowing the developer to give their game more interesting and varied camera perspectives than typical RaC style freecam/strafecam games, but still have decent shooting controls. Having the camera glued to the character all the time isn't always the desired visual experience. This sort of aiming control would actually make a lot of sense in a game like X7, maybe even classic resident evil.
Another fantastic review, man. And with that you made it! You're over the hump. X8 is vastly superior to X7. Sure, it may not hold a candle to the first four entries in the series. But after this streaming pile, it was surprisingly decent, and actually gave me hope for X9. Though, that never materialized, and looks like it never will. Still it was a MUCH better note for the series to go out on than whatever the hell this abomination was. They even managed to make Axl feel district from X, and have his own, fun, gameplay identity. Though, admittedly, his copy ability is still pants. Unfortunately, that won't become awesome until ZX Advent.
alex_9000 I meant the concept of Axl's transformation ability, and how it functions more than it actually being him, per se. I also have a hard time believing Model A wasn't inspired by Axl. It literally looks like him, it acts like him, has the same Weapons and abilities. When something like that comes out of the same studio, that's no coincidence. Remember everything after X5 had to be reconned since ZX is a continuation of MM Zero, which takes place after X5, but followed much different events than X6. So Model A isn't Axl from X7, because that Axl can no longer exist, but I'm pretty certain he is that timeline's Axl, it's just a new (and much more interesting) origin for him.
satria nugraha Oh yeah, X8 is by no means perfect. Not a fan of the Ride Chaser levels myself, or the game's aesthetics and pacing. But it's head and shoulders above 7.
Their failure to commit to 3d is what killed it. I've been a MM fan for nearly 40 years and I wanted nothing more than a 3d MM after the N64 came out and I saw what was possible. When I saw this was "2.5d" as they reported in EGM and Gamepro in their preview article, I lost all interest and didn't get it. There is an unfinished half life mod you can play as MM or Protoman in full 3rd person 3d and it's really a shame they never finished it. You can load in and jump around the stage, but no enemies without someone else to play it with. Just what they had was amazing and was what I've been hoping for since the 90s. There is MM 8bit death match, which is a 3d MM FPS in the 8bit graphics and its awesome. MM Legends was a great start, but it wasn't really MM and nobody was interested. I'd settle for a remake of MM 1 - 4 in a Legends style game. I did love MM Legends BTW, I owned all three for PS1 (Legends 1, 2, and misadventures of tron bonne)
They could literally just have X on another mission or something, or make different playable maps for X. Like X has to fight his way back. So everyone can play Axl and X and Zero.
X8 was imho one of the best games of the X series, but unfortunately it didn't sell too well (I think thanks in part to X6 and X7 being such low-points in the franchise) which encouraged Capcom to turn their backs on the X series.
The thing I've gathered about X8 over the past year or so is that it's an uphill moment from X6 and X8, but still not up to par with stuff like X1, X2 and X4. Guess I'll find out when I get to it though. :)
That's a fair assessment of it, though I'd argue it's better than X2 and I personally liked it practically as much as X4, ignoring the Gigavolt Manowar & Avalanche Yeti stages which were the low-points of the game. You'll see exactly what I mean when you play through them. Oh, and the placement of the instant-death spikes coupled with the checkpoint placement in some areas like Burn Rooster's stage. Looking forward to that video, this one's top-notch!
46:24 I think it is a flaw in X5 and X6 but not X7. In X5 and X6 you can only bring one character, so if you wanted to distribute the heart tanks evenly among the two characters you would practically only have four tanks despite collecting eight. In X7 you can bring two characters per level, sort of giving you twise the lifebar. But since there are now three characters, you could hypothetically power up Zero Axl ,(who btw is nothing but an inferior version of X in terms of gameplay), then suddenly unlocking X because nothing within the game makes you beive that you will be abel to play as him, and then realising that he is a better Axl and you have wasted half of the collectibles on him. Everything would have been better if X took the place of Axl in terms of gameplay and Axl didn't exsist.
or, if the heart system was better AND Axl was better developed. why not give him the ability to turn into the bosses? that would be a much better, and make alot more sense in the story. since thats the whole gimmick about him.
Early in the video so I'm not gonna comment on things overall, but I'm honestly dumbfounded at the people who get upset with Sonic or Mario for having 2D sections in the game. When everyone is asking for "variety" in their game, THAT is what I'm talking about, it changes things, without being a crazy shift to the entire flow of the game like say... the extra characters in Spyro 3. 2D Mario or Sonic are still the same core mechanics as 3D, most of what changes is the level itself, you aren't being forced to learn a full new set of mechanics and controls.
last i check, the 2d parts are actually some of the most praised in those games. seriously, almost every review of generations talk about how much better the 2d segments are. and everytime you get a 2d gameplay in the 3d mario games, people love it alot. so im also very confused by who exactly are these people who live in such a bizzarre alternate dimension?
I don't know. Personally I don't have a problem, but variety doesn't necessarily mean drastically changing the perspective and how you play the game. 2D and 3D is as opposite as you can get and a few some people really enjoy one over the other. I can see why it can irk people
1:15:58 Not to excuse X7's framerates, but stating that if falls short of Jak & Daxter isn't an indication that its optimization was "sloppy". Jak & Daxter's optimization was *crazy* good, far beyond the standard that someone can reasonably expect for a PS2 game. It would be great if all games could perform as well as Naughty Dog's output, but some developers' strengths lie in other areas.
I understand that Jak & Daxter's optimization was of insane levels, but the fact Mega Man X7's graphics aren't nearly as complex and the worlds aren't nearly as expansive, X7 by comparison does feel a bit sloppy. Maybe it was a harsh comparison, but for 2003, X7 just feels like it isn't using the PS2 hardware that well. It doesn't even use any anti-aliasing, which Ratchet & Clank and Jak and Daxter do.
Retropolis Zone You betray yourself. The start of the video comes off as if x7 was better than x6. You rant about the flaws for 5/10 minutes then bring up the high points as mediocre or decent. Just biased but you are better than J's Reviews. I myself can provide more great things of x7 than anyone else could about x1.The length of the video and your tone definitely drips with cynicism. Jesus !! Some people forgive it because it was the first 3D X game.A 3D Game that wasnt named legends. It wasn't Duke Nukem Forever or Final Fantasy which took 10+ years to evoke gigantic hype and spectacular hopes and reviews.Slowdowns happens because it was rushed and wasn't optimized .Same case for dropped features, x1 glitches,x6 being so punishing,x8 having not so stellar graphics Most people fail to see it as a decent game .Xover is a abomination. Same categorization puts DOS megamans,mm6,sf2,x6,bn4/5. X3 and X7 have great features nobody cares about.Just the utter of x1 better than x3 demolishes any ray of credit to these games I countered some of your whinings above but you value some other crap and not me cause I said why your criticism is excessively harsh and are erroneous on many levels. Music and Graphics only.I'm sure its definitely better than x6 albeit being not so awesome X6 has no excuses aside from having improvements to X5.This game brought new ride Armors .X5/X6 didn't do it.X8 did it.Crab Ride Armor was entirely unique and functions on the same level as others .Such and Such. I can definitely be a competent guy to prove you wrong. Take a try if you didn't give up already and are courageous. Dare you
How do I betray myself? I never even said X7 is better than X6 anywhere in the video, lol. Neither did I imply that in any way. I rant about the flaws because they really are quite bad for a 2003 game. Super Mario 64, Ocarina of Time, Jak and Daxter, Ratchet & Clank, Mega Man Legends - they're all games that did the 3D transition, optimization of coding and/or shooting mechanics more competently than X7, and years BEFORE X7. And about the positives I did mention, what I am supposed to do? Not mention them at all? Just because I think the game's high points it has still just aren't remarkable in grand scheme of things, should I refuse to bring attention to them at all? Thus causing you to call me out for not mentioning any good aspects whatsoever?. Some of the levels are OK, but not more than just OK. Some other levels are just plain bad. Compared to the level design of previous X titles I don't think it's good overall at all. I ignored your comments because I know this discussion isn't going anywhere, especially when you start resorting to things like ''whinings'', ''I dare you'' and ''prove you wrong'', just because I have legitimate criticisms of a game that I think is immensely flawed. It makes it feel like a personal attack rather than a disagreement and when you do that you've lost me. I'm not gonna pretend I'm bias free, because nobody is, but I love Mega Man X and was very much going into this review trying to come out with some positives, only to realize there really weren't all that many. I really tried to not be as negative as anybody else, but couldn't. For example, why should I care about the game bringing new ride armor designs if the underlying gameplay and mechanics with them are just so shallow and uninteresting? If you enjoy them that's fine, but their visuals designs means nothing to me. Even then, I flat-out stated in the video that I didn't care one bit about the Ride Armors and Chasers in the previous X titles, either. Plus, I said the spiderbot was cool and fun to use, but also said the game just throws you into room of enemies with no sense of depth and strategy to the combat, therefore making me not caring about the damn thing in the end. Me ignoring you has nothing to do with giving up or that you ''countered my whinings'' and that I didn't know what to say back; it has to do with the fact that I don't agree with your previous comment and still don't with the comment you just wrote, that my free time is already limited as is and that I feel this discussion isn't gonna bring us anywhere. Maybe if you worded your comments differently I would have taken the time to respond, instead of resorting to calling me and J biased just because we don't agree with your opinion on this game.
Nah, man. You are completely misunderstanding my intentions with the review. I am not afraid of not being honest, because I know I was being honest with what I thought. I've put far too much work and sleepless nights into this video to know it wasn't meant to be biased or hating for the sake of hating. If I were so biased as you say, why in the world would I ever make an absolute last-minute decision to scrap the part about Axl's weapons where I incorrectly labeled them as shit, and then make fun of myself for doing so? At the last minute of making this video I gave X7 credit for its weapons being pretty fun and useful, when I could have easily not given a damn and leave it in unfair that way. Have a nice day, dude who knows everything better than me and who knows my true intentions better than I do. I'm sure this attitude you're displaying gets people to like talking to you.
Retropolis Zone No dude you're just like every reviewer who can't stop crying and whining. Oh my attitude .I didn't get to see in-depth flaws of x1/x4 .Most people think them to be almost non existent.
Oh, the long awaited X7 review (for some odd reason) and at an hour and 40 minutes at that. This was way more than I was expecting and the wait was well worth it (for how much X7 is worth XD). Taking all aspects of the game into consideration, while watching I think all portions of the game that needed attending to-whether positive or negative-were looked at very competently. Please continue to put out these very well made in-depth analyses. If I had to put a suggestion for a game I’d like to see covered, and as you’ve mentioned them in a few videos, it would be the Jak and Daxter trilogy or even just the first game would be nice. But that’s just me. Anyway, I loved the video and can’t wait for the next one. 😁
I have been considering Jak and Daxter and Ratchet & Clank. Thing is: so many games, such little time. Plus each of these videos takes very long to make now. But I do hope I can do Jak or Ratchet sometime next year, even if only one of the games. :) Also, glad you loved the video! And thanks for the great comment!
Very true, both games have quite a bit of length to them; specially the latter of the two. I think it would be a nice edition to the Quickies Don’t Cut It series though even if it were just one or possibly two of either franchise. I’m a-okay if one never gets produced. Hell, I might even take the idea and make one myself. Who knows?
I've been binge-watching your content (namely the X1-X6 videos, not in order) since I found your channel earlier today. Good stuff. I feel like you're better at keeping your personal bias out than a lot of other reviewers, which I really appreciate. Looking forward to more from you.
Huh, I actually really like the Ride armors and chaser stages in the previous games. They give you something fresh and gratifying with faster pacing and the feel of badassness. In X4 the parts where you get the ride armor are always packed with more enemies and hazards, which makes getting through all of them without losing your Ride armor feels like an accomplishment. The chaser levels, while I agree to be irritating when you first play it, feel very satisfying when you eventually master them
X7 screams as "made on a budget" to me, and that seems to be Capcom's perception of the IP very much since the very beginning, why all the Mega Man subseries get to recycle the same character sprite most of the times, but it definitively backfired on this game.
I've always been disappointed in how shallow reviews of this game tend to be, failing to properly address its few high points, nor properly dissect its many, many failures. This was a great video; I'd assumed you stopped at X6 for good when I found your channel a few months ago. So glad you made this, really looking forward to this level of analysis for X8! As a suggestion, go in knowing you'll hate the level design; it's baffling how poorly it works with the renewed emphasis on speed and "kicking ass" that comes with the game's new mechanics. It's one of those critical problems that, if not properly understood, will make almost everything the game gets right impossible to appreciate. Still an inexcusable, massive flaw, but I missed out on a lot to appreciate when I junked it after one frustrating playthrough. Play PC version btw; Final Stage is almost impossible without a glitch involving one of Zero's moves that involves holding up and down.
So really, X7 is like a rotten apple. It looks bad and smells bad. If you choose to bite into it, well, what did you expect? While X6 is like a poisoned apple. It looks tasty and enticing, but it just kiils you on the first bite.
I have a strange question to ask. Are Axl, Zero, and X fighting Sigma's second form in space or something? (Since this is taking place within Crimson Palace)
40:45 - Apparently, Capcom agreed with you there. There's an achievement in X7 (or MMXLC) where you MUST listen to all of her calls. The name of the trophy? "Smooth Operator."
This was my first megaman game I've ever played, as such it holds a special place in my heart. I realize that it isn't very good, but I still enjoy playing it every couple years.
When I was listening to X's voice I thought, "wow he sounds so much like White Bomberman in Super Bomberman R but without any emotion and whiny." I then went to see what the voice actor for White Bomberman did before that game and he actually voiced X in this game. Also this was a great review btw!
Yeah I'm hearing about this, haha. You would honestly expect him to be some kind of nobody in the voice acting business. Also, I'm glad you enjoyed the review!
If dashing and jumping are your thing, then you definitely need to do the Mega Man Zero series if you haven't already. It adds Slashing to the whole Dash/Jump formula
Oh man I laughed my ass off at that Flame Hyenard part. Also, it seems like it's a bug since the Japanese voice over doesn't have that issue; he does talk, but not every split second.
Something funny about the voice acting in this game, is that a number of the major voices here were brought back to voice the English dub of ZX Advent, and while its still not the greatest thing ever, it really shows how some decent direction and writing can help a games presentation. Seriously, listen to X in this game, and then Grey in Advent, and its worlds apart. (though whether the compression helps or hurts the performance is up to you.) Also Alia's voice actress is Pandora... Make of that what you will.
Great video! About the going past enemies dilemma in general, be it 2d or 3d, perhaps there could've been an optional mechanic per stage like enemies shutting down lights, healing the boss (10% per 15 enemies left?) or increasing the boss' damage output :D My dream is to mix a metroidvania world full of exploration and megaman zero combat oriented sections into an amazing experience with new weapons from bosses and movement and combat mechanics for each... still gotta think it out through though :P About the stone faces in the forest stage perhaps a better alternative would've been balancing out the rising stone heads with spikes and precision air dashing sections! Thank you for the effort in making this thought provoking video ;) oh yeah! *remember to BURN that like button TO THE GROUND!*
About the aiming in isometric 3D with fixed camera, Ys Origin did it right - instead of shooting 1 bullet, Hugo shoots 3, one in the middle and two on the side. It makes each shot very wide and enemies have big vertical hitbox, so it works really well.
Rescuing reploids could have given you access to _blueprints_ for the upgrades. Then, enemies could drop bolts used to actually build them. That solves the combat incentive problem while also keeping in the hostage mechanic.
My first X game was Megaman X7. That...was a wrong move on my part, entirely. >_< Though the first X game I personally OWNED instead of playing at a friend's house was Megaman X: Command Mission. It's an RPG so I can understand if the answer is "no," but I'd recommend it for a Quickies Don't Cut It" episode. Best way I can describe it is Final Fantasy Mega Man X. But it had awesome new characters and the mechanics were incredibly competent. Like Steel Massimo and Cinnamon.
I once went looking around at Capcom Production Studio game listings, and I found that X7 was developed by the same studio that developed X5 and X6, and, this same studio was listed as having worked on the original PS1 RE games. I didn't see any staff similarities between at least the RE games and X7, there's no guarantee that aliases weren't in use for the credits, but if there was overlap then it certainly would explain the game's fascination with fixed camera angles. The studio that had done actual 3D Mega Man work for the Legends series was busy with the Battle Network series while this game was in development, as well.
That's actually really interesting. If it is indeed the same team as RE1, that could explain the fixed camera perspectives, indeed. Thanks for the info. :D
Heh, you should also have a look at the E3 2003 trailer for X7! There were a few cut bits and pieces, including what I think might've been an entire section of Anteator's stage with it's own unique gimmick! It only makes me wonder just how much of X7's development time ended up wasted by the time the game went gold. EDIT: I say that and then I find a trailer that has footage even older than the E3 2003 demo. An earlier version in which Zero doesn't attack at all (or have his saber out!) and which Axl doesn't seem to exist, either. It also features a completely different looking version of the intro stage, which seems to be the only stage in that build...
It's not at all surprising if you look at Capcom's game development history, even around the time X7 was released. Onimusha, for instance, was all 3D and still used RE-style fixed camera angles in gameplay.
How can people say 6 is worse than this? I mean sure,it is the gaming equivalent of a middle finger,but at least it was build above a solid foundantion...and yes,it can be fun to try overcoming it in different ways. X7 ,on the other hand, is a conceptual disaster and had no right being that bland and atrocious on the time it was released.X6 at least had the excuse of being rushed to please the fans.
My sentiments exactly. X6 was horrible in a lot of ways, sure, but X7 is just a broken mess through and through. There are hardly any redeemable qualities about it whatsoever. At least with X6, it gave us better Z-saber animation for Zero, some decent armors for X and even a pretty challenging final boss if you play it as Blade Armor X. X7 on the other hand just gave X one armor. ONE, and it's not even that good. It's decent I guess, but nothing special like the ultimate armor from X4-X6. And like the review said, they butchered Zero as a playable character, something you don't do in a X game considering how iconic he is. It's for stuff like this why I'll never touch X7, in-spite of the fact I love the series. It's the black sheep of the franchise as far as I'm concerned.
That's exactly why. X6 took the already well-realised foundation and ruined it, whereas X7 can be seen as a new experiment gone horribly wrong. It's basically a 'pick your poision' kind of a deal, and I honestly think the former is worse in that department.
Pete the diference being, x6 can actually be fun to play, boss weapons are some of the best in the series, and both the upgrade systems as well as x armors are among the best. x7 on the other hand, is not, its slow, boring, and has almost no redeeming quality. its less a pick your poison, and more of a, x6 is flawled, and bad by comparisson with the other entries, x7 is just bad.
21:31 I have an inside joke with my friends, where, everytime someone mentions violence or any crime, i'll always say "WhY mUsT pEoPle keEp tHiS aCuRseD cyCLe oF aGreSsiOn?" Or "wHy MuSt pEoPle FIGHT oNe anOtHeR??" Is X's tone of voice. Most of them know x7 so they find it hilarious xD
You know , I had to fucking schedule watching this review. It is the longest UA-cam video I have ever watched in a single sitting. That is how fucking long you make 'em. But guess what, I will do it again anyways because you put up some great shit and it is worth to not have everything half baked or important elements overlooked for once. Cannot wait for Sonic CD! To slightly compliment this game, having in fact played it, I would rather replay it than put myself through X6 at all... you did NOT make that game seem fun, and it's the only X game I've yet to beat... even pick up. With this, I promise you, as high or low as you rank it, X8 is in fact, a return to form and run laps around X5 and X3.
Haha, oops! Sorry that you had to find workarounds to watch my videos, man! But I'm very flattered you went ahead and did it anyway and found it worth the time, too! Thanks. :)
I'd just like to point out that I've seen far longer reviews for singular games. As far as single videos go, I think the longest game review I've seen was Twin Perfect's Silent Hill: Downpour review, which was about 2 hours. And there's a lot of wrong going on with the game and events surrounding it that justify that length for an indepth video.
Honestly, the issue that bothered me most upon an revisit of the game(I decided to actually play it because first time I just used rookie hunter to brute force the game) was how utterly slow the text speed is. In all voiced scenes you have to wait for their dialogue to finish before you can advance to the next line and when the lines are dumb and the acting is bad, I just want to get a move on and that especially sucks since the in engine scenes for whatever reason can’t be skipped, so if you get a game over on a boss, you’re rewatching that slow, stupid cutscene again. Outside of gameplay on menus like the parts menu or ailia’s stupid tutorials you have the god forsaken stupidly of not immediately letting you advance to the next line and essentially mashing A to get through dialogue, something you can do in most games. Like even if I hate alia in X5, I can at least mash through her dialogue, no such luck for every thing in X7 and to add insult to injury there’s no in game adjustment for text speed. Most games have something like this in their options screen but not X7 for whatever reason. I already hate slow dialogue speed in games I like, let alone X7. It makes even the non gameplay segments an utterly abhorrent slog
The first time I played X7 (2006 or so) I thought it was a bootleg or a fan game, imagine how dissapointed I was to find out it was an official release in one of my all time favorite game series :(
Dude,your work is really amazing. But I have a request for ya. I'm brazillian and I have a few trouble to understand what are you talking,so can you put more english subtitles on your videos? Automatically generated subtitles will be enough.
I know this is a 2 year old video, but if they ended up going with a third person camera like you mentioned, do you think wall climbing would feel weird/not translate well?
"X7 isn't bad-looking by any means!" ... I mean... I'm sorry, but it really, _really_ is. It's this plasticy, goofy-looking mess, nothing looks right, even basic combat visual effects look incredibly lame and cheap. It all looks like some knockoff off-brand children's toy set. And I have _no idea_ what you mean by "smooth animations". Like, no, I'm sorry, this game looks awful. Though I guess Pokémon Sword & Shield has animations on about this level, including just rotating characters instead of having them turn around properly - and that's a recent game, so I guess that technically makes X7 really ahead of its time!
Could've unified the control scheme by allowing the right stick to pan the view up, down, left and right during 2D sections. Now suddenly you'd have a good 3D camera while solving the screen panning issues from older MMX games at the same time.
I've always hated X's non violent shit. I understand he hates it but he fought to begin with because he's drawn more to avoid injustice. On a meta note, it's funny to see him struggle with violence. He's the first robot to have human thought/will, he's just struggling with the human nature of endless conflict and doesn't know it.
I'm actually kind of glad this video is long as it is. Mega man x7 is most definitely one of the games most deserving of the description "Quickies don't cut it" good video, I enjoyed
This was a fantastic episode! I have never played this game before because I heard bad things. It's nice to see you back because I was missing your videos, but now I see why it took so long for this one. It was put together so well and I think it may be your best one yet! I look forward to seeing your Megaman X8 review!
Hey +Retropolis Zone, have you heard about the Sonic 3D Blast DX version? One of the devs is going back to make an unofficial developers cut. There's plenty of changes such as Super Sonic and better control. I also remembered you saying in your review about how it could be hard to see where your standing so I suggested to him to make the shadow bolder which he did for some key areas. May be worth checking out.
Yeah, I've been following the progress. The changes he's making are looking good and were much needed, lol. Still not sure how good you can actually make 3D Blast--I feel even in the end it's just gonna be kinda mediocre to me--but it's at least to cool to see Jon Burton still being passionate about projects from over 20 years ago. That's far more meaningful in my eyes than how the Director's Cut turns out.
7 isn't great, especially the voice acting, but at times I find it kinda enjoyable. I appreciate a lot of the stuff it tries to do in 3D, it's just badly done. It's not nearly as obnoxious as the horrific X6, but it's pretty bland. The thing that really spoils the game is the Mavericks. They're dreadfully designed, both aesthetically and in battle. I will unlikely replay the game any time soon, but I'd sooner play X7 than X6.
X7 was bad but I feel like they at least tried to, well, make a game. X6 is the worst for me because it's so obvious that zero shits were given by its creators.
i completely disagree, its a nice feeling knowing you tried, but in games, you either sell a playable game, or you dont sell it at all. for all the faults x6 has, its also has its good points, x7 has no redeeming quality. you can actually have fun in x6, thats why in the x6 video you can find ALOT of people saying that its a guilty pleasure. in x6 boss weapons are usefull, and gameplay wise, its probably the best control of the series. yes its much more dificult, and even unfair, but diferent from x7, you can play it. trying to make a game, and failing is no excuse, its still a failure, of anything, x6 at least presents good aspects.
The only thing I found redeemable about X6 was the soundtrack. Regardless which one an individual considers worst is kind of a moot point since they're both awful.
X6 may be a clusterfuck of wonky level design, enemy placement, weird mechanics that aren't fully explained, somewhat frustrating difficulty *cough*NightmareMother*cough*, horrifying translation and weird story, but at least it looks really good, the OST is great and fits each level very well and despite all that shit previously mentioned, it's fun to play. X7 is the opposite, I like Axl, I like the idea of Red Alert, I like the idea of X just saying "fuck it, I'm sick of fighting", despite hating the fact that you need to take out 4 Mavericks to unlock... uh... the titular character. But the game feels horrible to play for a myriad of reasons, it looks actually ugly, the english dub makes me sad (although the japanese dub is good), and giving X and Axl the same weapons was a dumb idea, especially since they were trying to give Axl the spotlight, which is understandable, and that's just some of it's problems. I will happily pick up X6 and replay that from time to time, but I don't feel like touching X7 ever again. Axl and Code Crush were the best things to come out of that, thank fuck for X8.
You don't need special weapons but some are required or bosses become next to impossible (Red, Sigma, etc.) and with the special weapons they become a joke. And you need to do mandatory things just to unlock X or he sucks. It's worse because of the fact that you can't just glitch your way through stuff (like using Zero infinite i frames through Gate's lab) and you HAVE to deal with all of the problems stated in this video without the ability to cheese them. Image going through Gate's lab without any armor. That's basically X7. Oh and it has the worse Sigma second form in the whole series. Bottomless pit, punches do stun so you die instantly, no weakness, etc. You will die a lot because of game mechanics. It's basically a worse version of Gate's battle. Plus you can't turn off voices or Alia's OR skip anything. And if you are doing legacy collection you have to basically listen to ALL of Alia's tutorials. I hate both games but I hate X7 more because of the whole "Herp Derp you can't rotate the camera so you die from stupid things and you can't skip ANYTHING and have to listen to voices. Every time you die."
DID YOU KNOW Infinite Majinion IS A WATER FLEA? Oh, crap. Wrong video. Great review, dude. Finally finished it. I liked how you put in some time for the few positives this game has to offer. Although, I don't know how you managed to play through this game four times. That's nuts.
1:35:35 "Excluding the ability to switch between characters on the fly, maybe, everything remotely decent X7 may do has been done much better by most other X titles" Actually, Xtreme 2 on the Gameboy Color did that first, and way better too.
Ya'know, on the topic of the drawn out boss battles, I learned today that the North American release reduces the damage your character does by half in most cases. And that's why the fights draw out so long
Ah, I was looking forward to this review. I first played X7 early this year and was able to enjoy it, although it probably helped that I'd just prior completed X6 on Xtreme difficulty, which I found to be incredibly frustrating so even X7's problems were relaxing in comparison. I do agree with most of your complaints, but I don't remember finding Zero to be useless. I almost always picked him along with either Axl or X. Regarding the voice acting, I was pleasantly surprised to hear Signas' voice actor in this game - It's Robert Belgrade, AKA Alucard's VA from the PS1 version of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night!
Gate wasn't a Sigma Underling, Sigma was more or less his underling? He revived Sigma like he revived his murdered reploids. Sigma was incomplete and wasn't there of his own accord and had no influence on gate for the entire story. Wily was a bigger player in X6 really, or Isoc, or whatever. Also, Zero is great in this game once you get snipe anteater's weapon. You should never try to do Zero's combo in this game, and should just stick to repeating the first slash. Also, you're never meant to backtrack in the airforce base. you just gotta keep going forward. I didn't have trouble navigating the jet bike at full speed. works best that way since it takes like no time to clear a lap, so just speed through 5 or 6 times to collect everything.
A good example to how to handlr perspective transitions I would say has to be Nier:Automatoes, i'd say the game does a pretty good job at shifting perspective, but keeping is mechanics work in all of them (top-down, sidescrolling, and third person all have minor adjustments to the shooting but feel very similar and are very easy to grasp), and it does a good job at taking advantage of each pespective's strengths and weaknesses.
The death animations are funny. The characters basically become one with the universe.
Nicolò Enrico Rimoldi yeah
XD i cant stop laughing at that comment
They reach enlightenment
@@dragonempress8367 IMPOSSIBLE...
HAHAHAHA!
This has got to be, one of the more detailed, well composed, in depth analysis of a videogame I have ever seen. The amount of work put into this must have been dozens of hours... just amazing, Thank you Sir and welcome back, we missed you.
Thanks so much, man! Very nice comment read! I put a lot of effort and time into the video. :)
It's not an in depth analysis. It's an in depth assanation towards the game devs
@@RetropolisZone If you think X7's boss rush is shitty than try Zero 1's boss rush that one is much much worse
@@hollyjmcgee That doesn't mean anything. Just because you have opinions on something he can't share it?
Fun fact: The man who voices Flame Hyenard, Peter Von Gomm, also voices X in this game.
Even more fun fact: He's since went on to voice White Bomber in Super Bomberman R and Spring Man in ARMS.
Fun fact: The man who voices Tornado Tonion, Jack Merluzzi, also voices Zero in this game.
Even more fun fact: He's since went on to voice Master Albert in Megaman ZX Advent and Magnet Bomber in Super Bomberman R.
Didn't know that!
Peter Von Gomm also voices Grey in Megaman ZX Advent.
Damn this game only has like 3 actors
Fun Fact: Axl sounds like an eargrating Ash from the Pokemon anime
I’ll do this before anyone else beats me to it.
Ahem... BURN TO THE GROUND!!!
BladeBlur BURN TO THE GROUND
BladeBlur AUGH, IT HURTS!
BladeBlur Wooooh!
AHH IT IS YOU WHO IS CAUSING MY SUFFERING!!!!
BladeBlur STOP IT
1 hour and 40 minutes of X7? This is going to be quite a ride.
The less is said about Maverick names in X7 the better.
@@Specter227I don't like the Maverick names in X8, so? Like, Optic Sunflower, what kind of stupid name is that?
I really like Axl too as a character people just kept complaining about his obvious shit voice actor thankfully he's way better in x8
Axl: the sultan of salt.
@2d fighter fan That's why he needed a proper voice actor like in the command mission and X8 games I know axl was put in to be a new playable characters who wasn't executed well but I enjoy his interaction with zero and X it's not major but that's only cause we haven't seen enough of him like Silver from sonic 06
@2d fighter fan Yeah that's why people want them to come up with a sequal Wich they are so you know but it's going to be in development for a long while I'm sure to surpass megaman 11 I hope axl was supposed to find the secret to his creation and who created him and that's more talked about in command mission but with him suffering an attack in x8 who knows what his fate is
I don't even care for her as a ring announcer tbh, she's obnoxious (she was the ring announcer in PRIDE, which you can experience in UFC Undisputed 3)
X: meh violence
I see what you did here.
Also fun fact Red VA in this game is the same guy who voiced Barry in RE1 and Signas also the same VA who voiced Alucard in SOTN
It blows my mind that Chris Redfield and Barry Burton were able to find VA work post-Resident Evil. And in high-profile games, too!
@@Darkkfated Sonic is also voiced by Chris Redfield (Roger Craig Smith), but that voice only fits Sonic characters like Knuckles and Shadow
Food for thought, imagine if x7 had been developed by the dmc team. Axel would be sort of a gunslinger style, zero would be swordmaster, and x would have some aspects of quicksilver but a little bit of gunslinger. That woulda been interesting
and imagine if X7 was dubbed in Toronto like Mega Man Legends and Resident Evil 2 were.
Zero would most likely be similar to Vergil lol.
Dude I still want this game honestly
Well, X probably would be similar to Nero, if he actually was in Devil May Cry 1. Axl would be similar to Dante, and obviously Zero would be similar to Vergil.
Don't worry, X8 is a return to form for the X series. It may not be the best, but there's a lot to like.
It is the best tho
X8 is the much needed air-refreshener after the truckload of elephant feces that was the lazy or/and asshole level designs of X6 and the shitty 2D-to-3D transition and god-awful voice acting of X7!
@@Jrdotan How?
@@Jrdotan no......
@@agreedboarart3188 Replayability at its best
Multiple characters with different play styles
Awesome boss fights
More side content than the usual
Challenge that really makes you learn the game and become better at it.
Its just what X should be
Peter Von Gomm may have done an atrocious job as X but I want to say he's improved substantially since.
I actually really like his voicework as Bomberman in Super Bomberman R, he's surprisingly expressive in that game and plays the role very well, its a stark contrast to his performance as X.
Shaolin Turtle he really evolved
+Nextwhowantstodie step forward
Absolutely, through maybe he was just given awful voice direction for X, Capcom is no stranger to that.
He also did pretty good as Grey.
Axl's death fall sounds like something broke off in his ass. *Owhoooooooh!*
X'D
That aside, X7 is bad. I had it as a kid and I hated it. Gave up on the final Sigma fight and broke the disk.
X7 wants you to fall. *A lot.* The camera is bad. You know what? The whole 3D execution is bad.
I still hate X6 more. Give me command mission any day.
I'm sorry if I said this before, but every time you talk, I picture the Scout from Team Fortress 2 behind his computer with a few cans of Bonk.
Wait wait wait
WAAAAAITT
Alia's voice sexy ?
Is this some weird Fantasyland ?
Aye .This guy digs movies and personality.
ahahah, alright.
Her best voice is in X8 though
Nice
Sonic 3 bonus video?
Kill me...
Nice
when are you gonna make a video on the modern/adventure era games
Cybershell X7 is the original '06
I didn’t know you watch him too
loving the runtime man. this is not a rant. this is a event. thanks for the upload.
Thanks man! That's cool to read, haha. I was initially very worried people would be very off-put by the long run time.
Retropolis Zone Well the series is called Quickies Dont Cut It.
1:32:32 "Lazy Mind" sums up the developers of this game so perfectly, it's beautiful. XD
I got the Japanese version when I was a kid, I loved the game because it was Megaman X and had to create my own headcannon since I couldn't, still can't, speak Japanese. I had thought Axl's mission was to infiltrate the Maverick Hunters and X couldn't act in missions because he was being contained, since Axl used his powers to imitate X and commit a crime. As the history progresses Axl becomes friends with Zero and X decides to take action, even if people are going to brand him as a Maverick for breaking out, because things have become too dangerous and he can't stay put any longer. Yeah... now that I know the story I do prefer my own headcannon.
Dang. I thought about how to rewrite the story to make more sense, but this is honestly better than fixing up the actual story.
I prefer your head cannon better than the original story, tbh!
Yep. I don't care what Capcom says, this is now my canon X7 story.
1 hour and 40 minutes? Thank you Retropolis! I was waiting so long for this!
That smooth Swanky Kong music.
cjszero01 hey i see you cj !
oh nice you're still alive. hey.
For the most part x8 had much better voice acting especially for axl and x the latter being voiced by the VA or did my favorite gundam fighter domon kasshu.
Rone Herushin yeah
Rone Herushin SHINING FINGER
WITH THE HELP OF KYOJI!!
DRIFT DIAMOND!
DRIFT DIAMOND!
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Yeah X8 X is my favorite.
Mate, X8 destroys X7 in voice acting.
1:17:54 Wow all these years I did not catch that Signas is Robert Belgrade (Alucard from SOTN) until hearing this again
Fleaker he sounds so bad here
See, I had this sneaking suspicion Alucard and Signas in X7 were done by the same guy, but never looked it up, lol.
1:19:51-1:20:04
I have an even stronger reason why Dr. Wily coming back in most of the Classic games isn't the same as Sigma in the X games. *EVEN IF* the Classic games were a lot deeper in lore and storytelling than they really are, there's still the excuse that Dr. Wily is arrested instead of killed by Mega Man and the possibility of him escaping prison. But in the case where Sigma is straight up destroyed, it's another story.
The best part of all this: Mega Man Legends had long since been introduced, meaning Capcom knew what a 3D Mega Man game should look like.
So what on Earth happened here?
X7 failed at trying something new. X6 failed at doing the exact same thing they had been doing for the last 10 years. In my opinon that's worse
If you think X6 was trying to do the exact same thing as before, you were playing something else
X6 is better than X7 because it it built on a gameplay formula which is inherently great and satisfying. X7 is fundamentally broken.
X6 wouldnt have failed if the project was given more time. If you seen the thought process they had with making X7, you would understand that it was doomed to fail from the very start. Even then I can enjoy X6 way more than X7.
Ok it’s more complicated than that.
Is the head of a snake better than the tail of a dragon? X6 is the worst of something that is still good. X7 is the best of something that is …trash?
Nah. Even while failing X6 is still more fun and faster than X7. X7 is a slower, worse overall game that has ZERO fun factor. Sure, it might not have as many and as bad lows as X6, but it doesn't come CLOSE to the highs of that game.
You've really outdone yourself this time - an absolutely fantastic video. Please keep up the amazing work, I always love seeing one of your videos in my subscription feed
1:58 Didn't expect that segue in there. Thank you for addressing this. :)
Didn't expect YOU to be here and cyber shell.
...yeah...
The only thing I loved about X7 was the introduction of Axl, my personal favorite X character. And that one moment where Axl one shots Sigma. Good thing X8 gave Axl a better voice actor with better direction compared to X7.
I respect X7 more than I do X6.
X7 had to be built from the ground up, while X6 didn't. X4 had already laid the perfect foundations for the X series in the PS1 era.
And you can still beat X7, it's a serviceable game, just not an enjoyable one. X6 is a game purposefully built to annoy and frustrate the player, and it had no reason to be made that way.
Personally, the concept of that the fighting has been going on for so long that X is absolutely sick of it is something I found interesting. I actually wish they'd included a flashback of exactly what happened to make someone willing to fight for the innocent completely swear off fighting regardless of the consequences. Of course that's just me overthinking things ^^;;
I might be fucking crazy but after playing this game for the first time in the Legacy Collection 2, I found it very enjoyable, I kind of like the simplicity of it and how it genuinely tried to do something different. I would never call it a good game by any means but I quite liked my time with it.
Can't wait for the X8 Review
Solo Alencon same here, i am curious
The crosshair graphic system you show at 5:33 could actually allow manual aiming to work in a fixed camera 3rd person game. The crosshair can cover any potential point on the screen, so the shot just needs to land where the crosshair is to hit any enemy in 3d space. No 3d depth guesswork would be necessary at all. Right stick controls crosshair, left stick controls movement, simple as that. This could be supplemented with rotation and pan control with the dpad.
I can't think of a single game that uses this sort of system, and I am very curious to see how it would play. I imagine it would be similar to games like plazma burst 2, which do exactly this but in 2d and with the mouse controlling the crosshair.
The main advantage of this system in the context of a 3d game would be allowing the developer to give their game more interesting and varied camera perspectives than typical RaC style freecam/strafecam games, but still have decent shooting controls. Having the camera glued to the character all the time isn't always the desired visual experience. This sort of aiming control would actually make a lot of sense in a game like X7, maybe even classic resident evil.
Another fantastic review, man.
And with that you made it! You're over the hump. X8 is vastly superior to X7. Sure, it may not hold a candle to the first four entries in the series. But after this streaming pile, it was surprisingly decent, and actually gave me hope for X9. Though, that never materialized, and looks like it never will. Still it was a MUCH better note for the series to go out on than whatever the hell this abomination was.
They even managed to make Axl feel district from X, and have his own, fun, gameplay identity. Though, admittedly, his copy ability is still pants. Unfortunately, that won't become awesome until ZX Advent.
MarxForever uhm... read the lore Model A in Zx Advent is actually [*SPOILERS*]
Created by that game's villan the similarity is just coincidence
MarxForever i love x8 as well by making axl diffrent from x but i hate the usage of retry chips and the level design
alex_9000
I meant the concept of Axl's transformation ability, and how it functions more than it actually being him, per se. I also have a hard time believing Model A wasn't inspired by Axl. It literally looks like him, it acts like him, has the same Weapons and abilities. When something like that comes out of the same studio, that's no coincidence.
Remember everything after X5 had to be reconned since ZX is a continuation of MM Zero, which takes place after X5, but followed much different events than X6. So Model A isn't Axl from X7, because that Axl can no longer exist, but I'm pretty certain he is that timeline's Axl, it's just a new (and much more interesting) origin for him.
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Oh yeah, X8 is by no means perfect. Not a fan of the Ride Chaser levels myself, or the game's aesthetics and pacing. But it's head and shoulders above 7.
MarxForever yes in the STORY its coincidence but from GAMEPLAY yeah its the same
Watched the entire thing and great review
Their failure to commit to 3d is what killed it. I've been a MM fan for nearly 40 years and I wanted nothing more than a 3d MM after the N64 came out and I saw what was possible. When I saw this was "2.5d" as they reported in EGM and Gamepro in their preview article, I lost all interest and didn't get it. There is an unfinished half life mod you can play as MM or Protoman in full 3rd person 3d and it's really a shame they never finished it. You can load in and jump around the stage, but no enemies without someone else to play it with. Just what they had was amazing and was what I've been hoping for since the 90s. There is MM 8bit death match, which is a 3d MM FPS in the 8bit graphics and its awesome. MM Legends was a great start, but it wasn't really MM and nobody was interested. I'd settle for a remake of MM 1 - 4 in a Legends style game. I did love MM Legends BTW, I owned all three for PS1 (Legends 1, 2, and misadventures of tron bonne)
They could literally just have X on another mission or something, or make different playable maps for X. Like X has to fight his way back. So everyone can play Axl and X and Zero.
Or just make him playable after the intro stage
Christ I have school all day today and I can't watch this until like 5PM, how dare you tease me like this
Same. I also read that in Adachi's voice.
Michael Peele same
i did the same Emmanuel XD
School? Aren't you in prison, cabbage?
cops have a school, he must have been forced into it by dojima after he got out of the slammer lol
I believe that x8 is way better than x6 and x7. It's like if they learned from their mistakes
Diego Ramirez true, I want to play that game so much
X8 is better than those for me too.
X8 was imho one of the best games of the X series, but unfortunately it didn't sell too well (I think thanks in part to X6 and X7 being such low-points in the franchise) which encouraged Capcom to turn their backs on the X series.
The thing I've gathered about X8 over the past year or so is that it's an uphill moment from X6 and X8, but still not up to par with stuff like X1, X2 and X4. Guess I'll find out when I get to it though. :)
That's a fair assessment of it, though I'd argue it's better than X2 and I personally liked it practically as much as X4, ignoring the Gigavolt Manowar & Avalanche Yeti stages which were the low-points of the game. You'll see exactly what I mean when you play through them. Oh, and the placement of the instant-death spikes coupled with the checkpoint placement in some areas like Burn Rooster's stage.
Looking forward to that video, this one's top-notch!
46:24 I think it is a flaw in X5 and X6 but not X7. In X5 and X6 you can only bring one character, so if you wanted to distribute the heart tanks evenly among the two characters you would practically only have four tanks despite collecting eight. In X7 you can bring two characters per level, sort of giving you twise the lifebar. But since there are now three characters, you could hypothetically power up Zero Axl ,(who btw is nothing but an inferior version of X in terms of gameplay), then suddenly unlocking X because nothing within the game makes you beive that you will be abel to play as him, and then realising that he is a better Axl and you have wasted half of the collectibles on him. Everything would have been better if X took the place of Axl in terms of gameplay and Axl didn't exsist.
or, if the heart system was better AND Axl was better developed. why not give him the ability to turn into the bosses?
that would be a much better, and make alot more sense in the story. since thats the whole gimmick about him.
Early in the video so I'm not gonna comment on things overall, but I'm honestly dumbfounded at the people who get upset with Sonic or Mario for having 2D sections in the game. When everyone is asking for "variety" in their game, THAT is what I'm talking about, it changes things, without being a crazy shift to the entire flow of the game like say... the extra characters in Spyro 3. 2D Mario or Sonic are still the same core mechanics as 3D, most of what changes is the level itself, you aren't being forced to learn a full new set of mechanics and controls.
last i check, the 2d parts are actually some of the most praised in those games.
seriously, almost every review of generations talk about how much better the 2d segments are. and everytime you get a 2d gameplay in the 3d mario games, people love it alot.
so im also very confused by who exactly are these people who live in such a bizzarre alternate dimension?
Games in the sixth generation didn't constantly use 2D sections, and many simply want games like that.
I don't know. Personally I don't have a problem, but variety doesn't necessarily mean drastically changing the perspective and how you play the game. 2D and 3D is as opposite as you can get and a few some people really enjoy one over the other. I can see why it can irk people
1:15:58 Not to excuse X7's framerates, but stating that if falls short of Jak & Daxter isn't an indication that its optimization was "sloppy". Jak & Daxter's optimization was *crazy* good, far beyond the standard that someone can reasonably expect for a PS2 game. It would be great if all games could perform as well as Naughty Dog's output, but some developers' strengths lie in other areas.
I understand that Jak & Daxter's optimization was of insane levels, but the fact Mega Man X7's graphics aren't nearly as complex and the worlds aren't nearly as expansive, X7 by comparison does feel a bit sloppy. Maybe it was a harsh comparison, but for 2003, X7 just feels like it isn't using the PS2 hardware that well. It doesn't even use any anti-aliasing, which Ratchet & Clank and Jak and Daxter do.
Retropolis Zone
You betray yourself.
The start of the video comes off as if x7 was better than x6.
You rant about the flaws for 5/10 minutes then bring up the high points as mediocre or decent.
Just biased but you are better than J's Reviews.
I myself can provide more great things of x7 than anyone else could about x1.The length of the video and your tone definitely drips with cynicism.
Jesus !! Some people forgive it because it was the first 3D X game.A 3D Game that wasnt named legends. It wasn't Duke Nukem Forever or Final Fantasy which took 10+ years to evoke gigantic hype and spectacular hopes and reviews.Slowdowns happens because it was rushed and wasn't optimized .Same case for dropped features, x1 glitches,x6 being so punishing,x8 having not so stellar graphics
Most people fail to see it as a decent game .Xover is a abomination. Same categorization puts DOS megamans,mm6,sf2,x6,bn4/5.
X3 and X7 have great features nobody cares about.Just the utter of x1 better than x3 demolishes any ray of credit to these games
I countered some of your whinings above but you value some other crap and not me cause I said why your criticism is excessively harsh and are erroneous on many levels.
Music and Graphics only.I'm sure its definitely better than x6 albeit being not so awesome X6 has no excuses aside from having improvements to X5.This game brought new ride Armors .X5/X6 didn't do it.X8 did it.Crab Ride Armor was entirely unique and functions on the same level as others .Such and Such.
I can definitely be a competent guy to prove you wrong.
Take a try if you didn't give up already and are courageous.
Dare you
How do I betray myself? I never even said X7 is better than X6 anywhere in the video, lol. Neither did I imply that in any way.
I rant about the flaws because they really are quite bad for a 2003 game. Super Mario 64, Ocarina of Time, Jak and Daxter, Ratchet & Clank, Mega Man Legends - they're all games that did the 3D transition, optimization of coding and/or shooting mechanics more competently than X7, and years BEFORE X7. And about the positives I did mention, what I am supposed to do? Not mention them at all? Just because I think the game's high points it has still just aren't remarkable in grand scheme of things, should I refuse to bring attention to them at all? Thus causing you to call me out for not mentioning any good aspects whatsoever?. Some of the levels are OK, but not more than just OK. Some other levels are just plain bad. Compared to the level design of previous X titles I don't think it's good overall at all.
I ignored your comments because I know this discussion isn't going anywhere, especially when you start resorting to things like ''whinings'', ''I dare you'' and ''prove you wrong'', just because I have legitimate criticisms of a game that I think is immensely flawed. It makes it feel like a personal attack rather than a disagreement and when you do that you've lost me. I'm not gonna pretend I'm bias free, because nobody is, but I love Mega Man X and was very much going into this review trying to come out with some positives, only to realize there really weren't all that many. I really tried to not be as negative as anybody else, but couldn't.
For example, why should I care about the game bringing new ride armor designs if the underlying gameplay and mechanics with them are just so shallow and uninteresting? If you enjoy them that's fine, but their visuals designs means nothing to me. Even then, I flat-out stated in the video that I didn't care one bit about the Ride Armors and Chasers in the previous X titles, either. Plus, I said the spiderbot was cool and fun to use, but also said the game just throws you into room of enemies with no sense of depth and strategy to the combat, therefore making me not caring about the damn thing in the end.
Me ignoring you has nothing to do with giving up or that you ''countered my whinings'' and that I didn't know what to say back; it has to do with the fact that I don't agree with your previous comment and still don't with the comment you just wrote, that my free time is already limited as is and that I feel this discussion isn't gonna bring us anywhere. Maybe if you worded your comments differently I would have taken the time to respond, instead of resorting to calling me and J biased just because we don't agree with your opinion on this game.
Nah, man. You are completely misunderstanding my intentions with the review. I am not afraid of not being honest, because I know I was being honest with what I thought. I've put far too much work and sleepless nights into this video to know it wasn't meant to be biased or hating for the sake of hating. If I were so biased as you say, why in the world would I ever make an absolute last-minute decision to scrap the part about Axl's weapons where I incorrectly labeled them as shit, and then make fun of myself for doing so? At the last minute of making this video I gave X7 credit for its weapons being pretty fun and useful, when I could have easily not given a damn and leave it in unfair that way.
Have a nice day, dude who knows everything better than me and who knows my true intentions better than I do. I'm sure this attitude you're displaying gets people to like talking to you.
Retropolis Zone
No dude you're just like every reviewer who can't stop crying and whining.
Oh my attitude .I didn't get to see in-depth flaws of x1/x4 .Most people think them to be almost non existent.
Oh, the long awaited X7 review (for some odd reason) and at an hour and 40 minutes at that. This was way more than I was expecting and the wait was well worth it (for how much X7 is worth XD). Taking all aspects of the game into consideration, while watching I think all portions of the game that needed attending to-whether positive or negative-were looked at very competently. Please continue to put out these very well made in-depth analyses.
If I had to put a suggestion for a game I’d like to see covered, and as you’ve mentioned them in a few videos, it would be the Jak and Daxter trilogy or even just the first game would be nice. But that’s just me.
Anyway, I loved the video and can’t wait for the next one. 😁
I have been considering Jak and Daxter and Ratchet & Clank. Thing is: so many games, such little time. Plus each of these videos takes very long to make now. But I do hope I can do Jak or Ratchet sometime next year, even if only one of the games. :)
Also, glad you loved the video! And thanks for the great comment!
Very true, both games have quite a bit of length to them; specially the latter of the two. I think it would be a nice edition to the Quickies Don’t Cut It series though even if it were just one or possibly two of either franchise. I’m a-okay if one never gets produced. Hell, I might even take the idea and make one myself. Who knows?
I've been binge-watching your content (namely the X1-X6 videos, not in order) since I found your channel earlier today. Good stuff. I feel like you're better at keeping your personal bias out than a lot of other reviewers, which I really appreciate. Looking forward to more from you.
Huh, I actually really like the Ride armors and chaser stages in the previous games. They give you something fresh and gratifying with faster pacing and the feel of badassness. In X4 the parts where you get the ride armor are always packed with more enemies and hazards, which makes getting through all of them without losing your Ride armor feels like an accomplishment. The chaser levels, while I agree to be irritating when you first play it, feel very satisfying when you eventually master them
X7 screams as "made on a budget" to me, and that seems to be Capcom's perception of the IP very much since the very beginning, why all the Mega Man subseries get to recycle the same character sprite most of the times, but it definitively backfired on this game.
I've always been disappointed in how shallow reviews of this game tend to be, failing to properly address its few high points, nor properly dissect its many, many failures. This was a great video; I'd assumed you stopped at X6 for good when I found your channel a few months ago. So glad you made this, really looking forward to this level of analysis for X8!
As a suggestion, go in knowing you'll hate the level design; it's baffling how poorly it works with the renewed emphasis on speed and "kicking ass" that comes with the game's new mechanics. It's one of those critical problems that, if not properly understood, will make almost everything the game gets right impossible to appreciate. Still an inexcusable, massive flaw, but I missed out on a lot to appreciate when I junked it after one frustrating playthrough. Play PC version btw; Final Stage is almost impossible without a glitch involving one of Zero's moves that involves holding up and down.
So really, X7 is like a rotten apple. It looks bad and smells bad. If you choose to bite into it, well, what did you expect?
While X6 is like a poisoned apple. It looks tasty and enticing, but it just kiils you on the first bite.
I have a strange question to ask. Are Axl, Zero, and X fighting Sigma's second form in space or something? (Since this is taking place within Crimson Palace)
I have no idea, to be honest. They seem to go from Crimson Palace to space and then back to Crimson Palace afterwards, lol.
Retropolis Zone that makes no sense in my book. :/
40:45 - Apparently, Capcom agreed with you there. There's an achievement in X7 (or MMXLC) where you MUST listen to all of her calls. The name of the trophy? "Smooth Operator."
This was my first megaman game I've ever played, as such it holds a special place in my heart. I realize that it isn't very good, but I still enjoy playing it every couple years.
I'm 5 years late, but... SAME, this was my first game and I love it very much!
There's an obscure port of X7 for PC made by some korean company
Do you not like x3 anymore? Id be interested in hearing your updated viewpoint of it.
When I was listening to X's voice I thought, "wow he sounds so much like White Bomberman in Super Bomberman R but without any emotion and whiny." I then went to see what the voice actor for White Bomberman did before that game and he actually voiced X in this game. Also this was a great review btw!
Yeah I'm hearing about this, haha. You would honestly expect him to be some kind of nobody in the voice acting business. Also, I'm glad you enjoyed the review!
Mega Man X and Sonic were two of my favorite franchises growing up so i’m glad i stumbled upon your reviews, RZ.
Great job on the whole MMX video series. I hope you can finish it up with MMX8 and do the Zero & ZX series. Huge fan of your reviews. Cheers.
If dashing and jumping are your thing, then you definitely need to do the Mega Man Zero series if you haven't already. It adds Slashing to the whole Dash/Jump formula
The line "If you keep misbehaving, you won't get your snack. " has to be one of the funniest lines in x7
Oh man I laughed my ass off at that Flame Hyenard part. Also, it seems like it's a bug since the Japanese voice over doesn't have that issue; he does talk, but not every split second.
Something funny about the voice acting in this game, is that a number of the major voices here were brought back to voice the English dub of ZX Advent, and while its still not the greatest thing ever, it really shows how some decent direction and writing can help a games presentation. Seriously, listen to X in this game, and then Grey in Advent, and its worlds apart. (though whether the compression helps or hurts the performance is up to you.) Also Alia's voice actress is Pandora... Make of that what you will.
Great video! About the going past enemies dilemma in general, be it 2d or 3d, perhaps there could've been an optional mechanic per stage like enemies shutting down lights, healing the boss (10% per 15 enemies left?) or increasing the boss' damage output :D My dream is to mix a metroidvania world full of exploration and megaman zero combat oriented sections into an amazing experience with new weapons from bosses and movement and combat mechanics for each... still gotta think it out through though :P
About the stone faces in the forest stage perhaps a better alternative would've been balancing out the rising stone heads with spikes and precision air dashing sections! Thank you for the effort in making this thought provoking video ;)
oh yeah! *remember to BURN that like button TO THE GROUND!*
Soldier Stonslong
Wind Blowrang
Bornado Tonion
Flame Hyenfart
Tripe Ateator
Vanishing Gungapoo
Sploosh Worfly
Ride Whoreski
About the aiming in isometric 3D with fixed camera, Ys Origin did it right - instead of shooting 1 bullet, Hugo shoots 3, one in the middle and two on the side. It makes each shot very wide and enemies have big vertical hitbox, so it works really well.
Rescuing reploids could have given you access to _blueprints_ for the upgrades.
Then, enemies could drop bolts used to actually build them.
That solves the combat incentive problem while also keeping in the hostage mechanic.
My first X game was Megaman X7. That...was a wrong move on my part, entirely. >_<
Though the first X game I personally OWNED instead of playing at a friend's house was Megaman X: Command Mission.
It's an RPG so I can understand if the answer is "no," but I'd recommend it for a Quickies Don't Cut It" episode. Best way I can describe it is Final Fantasy Mega Man X. But it had awesome new characters and the mechanics were incredibly competent. Like Steel Massimo and Cinnamon.
"I love the boss theme for X7 in particular. It's my favorite out of all the X titles."
Oh boy! That's going to change in the next review. ; )
I once went looking around at Capcom Production Studio game listings, and I found that X7 was developed by the same studio that developed X5 and X6, and, this same studio was listed as having worked on the original PS1 RE games. I didn't see any staff similarities between at least the RE games and X7, there's no guarantee that aliases weren't in use for the credits, but if there was overlap then it certainly would explain the game's fascination with fixed camera angles. The studio that had done actual 3D Mega Man work for the Legends series was busy with the Battle Network series while this game was in development, as well.
That's actually really interesting. If it is indeed the same team as RE1, that could explain the fixed camera perspectives, indeed. Thanks for the info. :D
Heh, you should also have a look at the E3 2003 trailer for X7! There were a few cut bits and pieces, including what I think might've been an entire section of Anteator's stage with it's own unique gimmick!
It only makes me wonder just how much of X7's development time ended up wasted by the time the game went gold.
EDIT: I say that and then I find a trailer that has footage even older than the E3 2003 demo. An earlier version in which Zero doesn't attack at all (or have his saber out!) and which Axl doesn't seem to exist, either. It also features a completely different looking version of the intro stage, which seems to be the only stage in that build...
Maybe... I mean, the fixed camera in RE was, in part, a means to circumvent console limitations.
Old habits, I guess.
It's not at all surprising if you look at Capcom's game development history, even around the time X7 was released. Onimusha, for instance, was all 3D and still used RE-style fixed camera angles in gameplay.
Yeah. Even before that, Dino Crisis 1 was full 3D but used fixed angles.
How can people say 6 is worse than this? I mean sure,it is the gaming equivalent of a middle finger,but at least it was build above a solid foundantion...and yes,it can be fun to try overcoming it in different ways.
X7 ,on the other hand, is a conceptual disaster and had no right being that bland and atrocious on the time it was released.X6 at least had the excuse of being rushed to please the fans.
Francisco Almeida I recommend the Reviews of X6 and 7 by J's Reviews
My sentiments exactly. X6 was horrible in a lot of ways, sure, but X7 is just a broken mess through and through. There are hardly any redeemable qualities about it whatsoever. At least with X6, it gave us better Z-saber animation for Zero, some decent armors for X and even a pretty challenging final boss if you play it as Blade Armor X.
X7 on the other hand just gave X one armor. ONE, and it's not even that good. It's decent I guess, but nothing special like the ultimate armor from X4-X6. And like the review said, they butchered Zero as a playable character, something you don't do in a X game considering how iconic he is.
It's for stuff like this why I'll never touch X7, in-spite of the fact I love the series. It's the black sheep of the franchise as far as I'm concerned.
That's exactly why.
X6 took the already well-realised foundation and ruined it, whereas X7 can be seen as a new experiment gone horribly wrong.
It's basically a 'pick your poision' kind of a deal, and I honestly think the former is worse in that department.
Pete the diference being, x6 can actually be fun to play, boss weapons are some of the best in the series, and both the upgrade systems as well as x armors are among the best.
x7 on the other hand, is not, its slow, boring, and has almost no redeeming quality.
its less a pick your poison, and more of a, x6 is flawled, and bad by comparisson with the other entries, x7 is just bad.
Truth be told, I personally thought X6's weapons actually sucked (barring Commander Yammark's)
21:31 I have an inside joke with my friends, where, everytime someone mentions violence or any crime, i'll always say "WhY mUsT pEoPle keEp tHiS aCuRseD cyCLe oF aGreSsiOn?" Or "wHy MuSt pEoPle FIGHT oNe anOtHeR??" Is X's tone of voice. Most of them know x7 so they find it hilarious xD
Zero: I'm Batman!!
X wakes up : Okay, I'm gonna read from the script.
You know , I had to fucking schedule watching this review. It is the longest UA-cam video I have ever watched in a single sitting. That is how fucking long you make 'em. But guess what, I will do it again anyways because you put up some great shit and it is worth to not have everything half baked or important elements overlooked for once. Cannot wait for Sonic CD!
To slightly compliment this game, having in fact played it, I would
rather replay it than put myself through X6 at all... you did NOT make
that game seem fun, and it's the only X game I've yet to beat... even pick up. With this, I promise you, as high or low as you rank it, X8 is in fact, a return to form and run laps around X5 and X3.
Haha, oops! Sorry that you had to find workarounds to watch my videos, man! But I'm very flattered you went ahead and did it anyway and found it worth the time, too! Thanks. :)
I'd just like to point out that I've seen far longer reviews for singular games.
As far as single videos go, I think the longest game review I've seen was Twin Perfect's Silent Hill: Downpour review, which was about 2 hours.
And there's a lot of wrong going on with the game and events surrounding it that justify that length for an indepth video.
Honestly, the issue that bothered me most upon an revisit of the game(I decided to actually play it because first time I just used rookie hunter to brute force the game) was how utterly slow the text speed is. In all voiced scenes you have to wait for their dialogue to finish before you can advance to the next line and when the lines are dumb and the acting is bad, I just want to get a move on and that especially sucks since the in engine scenes for whatever reason can’t be skipped, so if you get a game over on a boss, you’re rewatching that slow, stupid cutscene again. Outside of gameplay on menus like the parts menu or ailia’s stupid tutorials you have the god forsaken stupidly of not immediately letting you advance to the next line and essentially mashing A to get through dialogue, something you can do in most games. Like even if I hate alia in X5, I can at least mash through her dialogue, no such luck for every thing in X7 and to add insult to injury there’s no in game adjustment for text speed. Most games have something like this in their options screen but not X7 for whatever reason. I already hate slow dialogue speed in games I like, let alone X7. It makes even the non gameplay segments an utterly abhorrent slog
The first time I played X7 (2006 or so) I thought it was a bootleg or a fan game, imagine how dissapointed I was to find out it was an official release in one of my all time favorite game series :(
Dude,your work is really amazing. But I have a request for ya. I'm brazillian and I have a few trouble to understand what are you talking,so can you put more english subtitles on your videos? Automatically generated subtitles will be enough.
Imagine if x7 just had Legend's gameplay and stage design...
@Overbite To be fair, neither were Mario 64 or Sonic Adventure, and it seemed to work out for them.
@@damienthonk1506 well, this is their first 3d game, cant do your best on the first try.
I know this is a 2 year old video, but if they ended up going with a third person camera like you mentioned, do you think wall climbing would feel weird/not translate well?
"X7 isn't bad-looking by any means!"
... I mean... I'm sorry, but it really, _really_ is. It's this plasticy, goofy-looking mess, nothing looks right, even basic combat visual effects look incredibly lame and cheap. It all looks like some knockoff off-brand children's toy set. And I have _no idea_ what you mean by "smooth animations". Like, no, I'm sorry, this game looks awful.
Though I guess Pokémon Sword & Shield has animations on about this level, including just rotating characters instead of having them turn around properly - and that's a recent game, so I guess that technically makes X7 really ahead of its time!
the trick to making Zero usable is to use the weapons, not his saber. especially the glaive. that thing is great. even better in X8.
Could've unified the control scheme by allowing the right stick to pan the view up, down, left and right during 2D sections. Now suddenly you'd have a good 3D camera while solving the screen panning issues from older MMX games at the same time.
I've always hated X's non violent shit. I understand he hates it but he fought to begin with because he's drawn more to avoid injustice. On a meta note, it's funny to see him struggle with violence. He's the first robot to have human thought/will, he's just struggling with the human nature of endless conflict and doesn't know it.
I'm actually kind of glad this video is long as it is. Mega man x7 is most definitely one of the games most deserving of the description "Quickies don't cut it"
good video, I enjoyed
This was a fantastic episode! I have never played this game before because I heard bad things. It's nice to see you back because I was missing your videos, but now I see why it took so long for this one. It was put together so well and I think it may be your best one yet! I look forward to seeing your Megaman X8 review!
Thanks, man! I hope not to take too long with the next video, but it won't be X8, though.
That is fine with me. I am really interested now. Whatever it may be, I am sure it will be a great episode!
Sonic CD.
Jesus 1 hour 40 mins? you deserve more subs
samster hamster Never comment about being hearted. Lmiao. that ruins it.
Ehrisaia Aleidria O'Shannon. alright I'll take it off my guy
samster hamster Not a guy honey. and I was only kidding! lol.
Ehrisaia Aleidria O'Shannon. I know but my gal doesn't ring as well
samster hamster Lmiao!! ooh ok. got it. haha.
Para los hispanohablantes, ¡activen los subtítulos! La traducción de toda la reseña está lista, disfruten :)
This is the only X game I haven't played yet, maybe I'll give it a chance lol.
After reviewing x8 do you plan on reviewing the 2 gbc games and command mission?
Hey +Retropolis Zone, have you heard about the Sonic 3D Blast DX version? One of the devs is going back to make an unofficial developers cut. There's plenty of changes such as Super Sonic and better control. I also remembered you saying in your review about how it could be hard to see where your standing so I suggested to him to make the shadow bolder which he did for some key areas. May be worth checking out.
Yeah, I've been following the progress. The changes he's making are looking good and were much needed, lol. Still not sure how good you can actually make 3D Blast--I feel even in the end it's just gonna be kinda mediocre to me--but it's at least to cool to see Jon Burton still being passionate about projects from over 20 years ago. That's far more meaningful in my eyes than how the Director's Cut turns out.
7 isn't great, especially the voice acting, but at times I find it kinda enjoyable. I appreciate a lot of the stuff it tries to do in 3D, it's just badly done. It's not nearly as obnoxious as the horrific X6, but it's pretty bland.
The thing that really spoils the game is the Mavericks. They're dreadfully designed, both aesthetically and in battle. I will unlikely replay the game any time soon, but I'd sooner play X7 than X6.
X7 was bad but I feel like they at least tried to, well, make a game. X6 is the worst for me because it's so obvious that zero shits were given by its creators.
i completely disagree, its a nice feeling knowing you tried, but in games, you either sell a playable game, or you dont sell it at all.
for all the faults x6 has, its also has its good points, x7 has no redeeming quality.
you can actually have fun in x6, thats why in the x6 video you can find ALOT of people saying that its a guilty pleasure.
in x6 boss weapons are usefull, and gameplay wise, its probably the best control of the series.
yes its much more dificult, and even unfair, but diferent from x7, you can play it.
trying to make a game, and failing is no excuse, its still a failure, of anything, x6 at least presents good aspects.
The only thing I found redeemable about X6 was the soundtrack. Regardless which one an individual considers worst is kind of a moot point since they're both awful.
X6 may be a clusterfuck of wonky level design, enemy placement, weird mechanics that aren't fully explained, somewhat frustrating difficulty *cough*NightmareMother*cough*, horrifying translation and weird story, but at least it looks really good, the OST is great and fits each level very well and despite all that shit previously mentioned, it's fun to play.
X7 is the opposite, I like Axl, I like the idea of Red Alert, I like the idea of X just saying "fuck it, I'm sick of fighting", despite hating the fact that you need to take out 4 Mavericks to unlock... uh... the titular character.
But the game feels horrible to play for a myriad of reasons, it looks actually ugly, the english dub makes me sad (although the japanese dub is good), and giving X and Axl the same weapons was a dumb idea, especially since they were trying to give Axl the spotlight, which is understandable, and that's just some of it's problems.
I will happily pick up X6 and replay that from time to time, but I don't feel like touching X7 ever again. Axl and Code Crush were the best things to come out of that, thank fuck for X8.
Still not as garbo as X6. No mandatory parts or special weapons needed to beat the game
You don't need special weapons but some are required or bosses become next to impossible (Red, Sigma, etc.) and with the special weapons they become a joke. And you need to do mandatory things just to unlock X or he sucks.
It's worse because of the fact that you can't just glitch your way through stuff (like using Zero infinite i frames through Gate's lab) and you HAVE to deal with all of the problems stated in this video without the ability to cheese them. Image going through Gate's lab without any armor. That's basically X7.
Oh and it has the worse Sigma second form in the whole series. Bottomless pit, punches do stun so you die instantly, no weakness, etc. You will die a lot because of game mechanics. It's basically a worse version of Gate's battle. Plus you can't turn off voices or Alia's OR skip anything. And if you are doing legacy collection you have to basically listen to ALL of Alia's tutorials.
I hate both games but I hate X7 more because of the whole "Herp Derp you can't rotate the camera so you die from stupid things and you can't skip ANYTHING and have to listen to voices. Every time you die."
My favorite song in this game is Soul Asylum due to how well it reflects the terrifying state that this game was released in.
DID YOU KNOW Infinite Majinion IS A WATER FLEA?
Oh, crap. Wrong video.
Great review, dude. Finally finished it. I liked how you put in some time for the few positives this game has to offer. Although, I don't know how you managed to play through this game four times. That's nuts.
Take me sideways, daddy.
This video came out 29 minutes ago...I wonder who's already watched the whole thing and more importantly, *HOW?!?*
1:35:35 "Excluding the ability to switch between characters on the fly, maybe, everything remotely decent X7 may do has been done much better by most other X titles" Actually, Xtreme 2 on the Gameboy Color did that first, and way better too.
Ya'know, on the topic of the drawn out boss battles, I learned today that the North American release reduces the damage your character does by half in most cases. And that's why the fights draw out so long
Also want to bring up that Zero's ending is call back to X asking Zero to kill him off if he goes Maverick I think in X4?
Ah, I was looking forward to this review. I first played X7 early this year and was able to enjoy it, although it probably helped that I'd just prior completed X6 on Xtreme difficulty, which I found to be incredibly frustrating so even X7's problems were relaxing in comparison. I do agree with most of your complaints, but I don't remember finding Zero to be useless. I almost always picked him along with either Axl or X.
Regarding the voice acting, I was pleasantly surprised to hear Signas' voice actor in this game - It's Robert Belgrade, AKA Alucard's VA from the PS1 version of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night!
Solibrae you talk like a sir or something lol
I haven't been Knighted.
Yet.
Solibrae lol
"How did this get past testing and QA?"
Past what now
Gate wasn't a Sigma Underling, Sigma was more or less his underling? He revived Sigma like he revived his murdered reploids. Sigma was incomplete and wasn't there of his own accord and had no influence on gate for the entire story. Wily was a bigger player in X6 really, or Isoc, or whatever.
Also, Zero is great in this game once you get snipe anteater's weapon. You should never try to do Zero's combo in this game, and should just stick to repeating the first slash.
Also, you're never meant to backtrack in the airforce base. you just gotta keep going forward.
I didn't have trouble navigating the jet bike at full speed. works best that way since it takes like no time to clear a lap, so just speed through 5 or 6 times to collect everything.
A good example to how to handlr perspective transitions I would say has to be Nier:Automatoes, i'd say the game does a pretty good job at shifting perspective, but keeping is mechanics work in all of them (top-down, sidescrolling, and third person all have minor adjustments to the shooting but feel very similar and are very easy to grasp), and it does a good job at taking advantage of each pespective's strengths and weaknesses.