the result wasn't supposed random, in ps1 never knew about awakened zero, in ps2 the results either enigma or the rocket happens random with that i mean i can reload the same saved file and might change the result even with all the parts
Correction a Man-O-War isn't a jellyfish it's actually a Physaliidae, meaning it's basically a colony of smaller organisms that work together for survival. Seriously they're individual organisms but can't survive outside of the colony and they each make up different systems and aspects of the colony that make it act like one large organism, for example certain groups of organisms work on digestion, certain groups on hunting, ect ect... It's actually a fascinating species. Also it's stings reportedly are insanely painful, and in some cases can even kill people.
More specifically, their tendrils are typically just over 30 feet, but have been documented to reach up to 165 feet long (just 15 feet shy of the bootlace worm, the world's longest animal species).
@@josephconover5270 Probably not... but, that's a good question. And, if we DO find Dr. Wawey, does that mean we'll also find the Wadar Woom? Or maybe we'll find Dr. Wiley or Dr. Willy first... hm... hard to say.
I didn’t even know reploids had boobies. what are they? giant metal bolts on their chest? Actually soft sacks? Do they carry oil in them instead of milk? I need these answered dammit!
In all honesty, they’re probably purely aesthetic, just there to make them look more human (in this case, like human females specifically). They serve about as much purpose as Rock’s/Roll’s/Zero’s/Axl’s hair. (X probably has hair under his helmet too, not that we ever see it.)
Personally, X8 is the game that has the most replayability of the X collection. As you have the most hunters to play and a lot of abilities to mix up the action.
@@joegreen3802 Because god forbid they hold resentment toward reploids who started one war, then ANOTHER war which ended up wiping out most of the human population and reploids as well.
They really should've put Command Mission on Legacy 2. It would've made it a good purchase as opposed to something to buy just to complete the collection.
Mega Man Xtreme should have been on Vol 1 (since it uses bosses from X1-X3) and Maverick Hunter X should have been on one of these collections, as well.
In my opinion, X1,2,3 and Xtreme 1 and 2 should have been all in the first collection and X4,5,6,7,8 and Command Mission should have been in the second.
X8 was always a personal favorite of mine. I dunno, maybe seeing Mega Man X in 3D Graphics and having it not suck was such an amazing concept to me back in the day. I admit today that it has some problems, namely the Rare Metals you gotta find using Pallet as your Navigator. She doesn't tell you about the Rare Metals you need to use Crystal Wall to grab, so to this day I'm still wondering how folks are supposed to pick them up without a guide. However I think that the addition of a New Game Plus is what still has me come back to this game every couple years or so to this day.
The timing for that Zero shout was so perfect. Glad I had my cup of coffee on the table, otherwise I'd be typing the common cliche inbetween wet napkins about now... Btw, the new navigators clearly were a counterpart for the main protagonist. What with Alia being level-headed and all about work like X, Layer was more mature (takes a mature lady to be able to pull an underboob as gracefully as she does) and somber like Zero, while Palette was all cheery and easy-going kinda like Axl. It was a nice detail and it got me hoping this further character development would result in them playing a bigger role in a future game, maybe? Too bad the fact you can unlock the navigators to basically play a pallete-swap, and at an atrocious expensive cost no less, makes you think if any plan for future navigators spinoff were cut short and just added into the padding pile...
I /so/ hope that there's a Megaman Battle Network Legacy. Part because it's my Megaman series, but also because... damn, I /really/ want to see the extras they pack in it. I doubt it would happen in the near future... but hope is a thing.
5:50 You are indeed correct in that assumption. Blue Water Studios, located in Calgary, Alberta and are essentially Ocean Productions budget sister-group, were the ones responsible for the voice acting in not only Mega Man X8 and Maverick Hunter X, but also Command Mission and Mega Man: Powered Up. Shame that if a new X game was released, Capcom likely won’t use Blue Water again as the voice actors for X, Axel & Zero have since retired from voice-acting.
But on the bright side we might get better ones since in recent years voice acting quality in the US has skyrocketed and Capcom has capitalized on this for their games quite a bit with English VA in games like Street Fighter actually being good instead of plain goofy.
“What am I fighting for?!” That had me rolling! 🤣 Love the review of X8 - didn’t play it, myself, but always good to see a breakdown of what it is. Keep on keeping, man! 🤙🏻
@@dr6559 He never really said it I dont think he more or less has strongly given off the impression that among all the Mega Man franchises, he loves the X series the most. And I think that's a safe assumption to make. It was not only his first Mega Man the first X but it's by far the games he has had the most fun with. He still likes the original Mega Man tho so I'll be waiting for that review. No doubt he will review it
I mean, both games have a space colony crashing into Earth and have a giant laser cannon whose name starts with an E, so I can see why Johnny mixed up the names.
I sorta wonder if/when they finally make X9, are they actually going to follow up on any of the dangling plot-things left in X8? You got that ominous warning from Lumine because of the loads of next-gen reploids still running around, with an end message talking about how they are *still* being produced despite what happened. And of course there's the whole "what did Lumine do to Axl" cliffhanger that was teased with his ending after the credits, and his Ultimate Armor being Lumine's colors. Or... will X9 just ignore all this because it's been 15 years and they'll just do something different? Will Axl even be playable outside of DLC? Hell, will *Zero* even be playable outside of DLC? I don't know. At the very least I just hope X9 isn't some kind of nostalgia cashgrab with 16bit/32bit graphics.
I feel like very few people know about that cliffhanger ending and didn't even bother finishing the game with Axl. I really do hope they continue where X8 left off since 2004.
I feel like they'll definitely add in Zero, it's been so long and there are so many Zero fans. But they could be like Sonic team where despite Shadow being the 2nd most popular character behind Sonic they haven't given him a proper lead role in 10+ years.
Starscream91 I sure hope so. Proto Man and Bass weren’t playable in Mega Man 11 though, so I have a reason to be skeptical. Although Proto Man and Bass were always considered extras and were never core parts of the gameplay unlike Zero and Axl, so I do think it’s fairly likely that both will come back in a potential X9.
Metal Farming is a lot easier in the American PS2 version, as there's a glitch that gets you max metals. Make sure you have a Life Tank and make sure it's not full. Have less then 50 metals, I know it works if you have 40. Buy the Life Charge, and your metal total should go to 0. Go into any stage and grab a metal, your counter should count up all the way to 999999. I'm guessing someone didn't add a check to see if you actually had enough metals to buy the Life Charge. I did this, and it makes buying everything real easy. Unfortunately, they fixed this in the Japanese PS2 release and PC version. This is why it cannot be done in the Legacy Collection, as the version of X8 in there is based on the PC release.
One of the most underrated X games IMO. This game makes up alot from X6 & X7 and it is pretty dang on fun. It's not my personal favorite X game. But it's in my top 5. I hope everyone gets this game an shot.
Can’t believe is been 16 years since X8 now. After Mega Man 9 and 10 going back to the original look, I was really hoping they’d do an X9 with the art style of the first 3 X games. Maybe someday.
The whole thing with the New Generation Reploids was that they could go Maverick at will. Using the DNA of Sigma they are pretty much immune to the Sigma/Zero/whatthefuckitgetscallednow Virus along with having a very sturdy body as the opening cutscene shows. Also the music is great, I love the Japanese opening Wild Fang so much.
Exactly. Infected Reploids rebel because the virus makes them crazy with a couple of exceptions (Storm Eagle by subjugation, Vile due to faulty circuits), while NGR simply agree with Sigma without anything in between. Sigma claiming they were his children was only a half-right truth. NGR planned to carry his ideals on evolution... but that doesn't mean they needed him around for that. He was just a convenience to them.
My favorite part of X8 was how they made Axel unique. I loved the idea of him getting different weapons entirely. The Shotgun was my personal favorite.
Watched the entire marathon and never have I been interested in mega man, but you my good sir have made me so interested that I got the x collection, going to play through them and rewatch the marathon to see how I feel about it. Thank you Johnny
X8 is definitely my favorite in the series. Each level is unique with its own gimmick, and all of them are SO GOOD! The metals are a great addition as well, being super satisfying to collect. Also, the Neutral Armor is definitely one of, if not, THE BEST armor in the series. The R&D lab is awesome for upgrades that feel useful, the special weapons are solid, the Maverick boss patterns are actually competent, the duo character mechanic is awesome, and Lumine is an AWESOME final boss (not to mention his music is just beautiful). I know I gushed a lot about this game, but I can't help it. It's one of my favorite platformers that tends to be overlooked.
I like this game, but I always found the villains reasoning to be pretty stupid. Bad guy: was sigma REALLY crazy? Me:YES!!! We know for a fact he was infected!!! And SO!!! ARE!!! YOU!!!
The Maverick stigma was explored deeper in Megaman Zero and ZX and it turns out that Mavericks don't have to be infected to be considered Mavericks they just have to not obey humans or intentionally/unintentionally hurt/kill humans so if a reploid accidentally hit/killed a human they would be considered a Maverick and murdered on the spot, Sigma made a case for this fact in a couple of game although he does indeed get corrupted by a Virus so he's an extreme example of a Maverick one which actually tries his hardest to murder humans and their protectors, however most other "mavericks" are just Reploids that: disobeyed their human masters, hurt/killed a human in self defense or accidentally hurt/killed a human. In the Megaman Zero games you are actively fighting against humans because of the amount of atrocities they committed or forced their reploid subordinates to commit under the guise of maverick hunting. And in ZX we see a conclusion of Zero's sacrifice with everyone human and reploid being essentially the same with humans getting cybernetic implants at birth to match Reploids and Reploids being more human by their bodies being built in such a way that they age,grow and die like humans.(The humans getting cybernetic implants however is unclear how it works since it only started getting explored the second game but the series was cancelled before the third game)
Brian Rodriguez I am aware of this. But as you said, sigma was in fact infected. So he isn't exactly the best example lumine could use for his ritousness
I mean, all the next-gen reploids are Sigma's "children", they have a part of Sigma in them, and depending on how you interpret things, they *are* Sigma. So it's basically someone asking "am I really crazy though?" which... yeah, generally insane people don't see themselves as being insane, so there's that :p
Kisaru1000 True but the story keeps going on about how the new reploids can choose to go maveric. Meanwhile they have the code of the big daddy of all maverics in them. So how can they even choose. It is especially obvious that all that nonsense about choosing to go maveric is nonsense considering so many of them who happened to be part sigma "chose" to go maveric
Well that's mostly just the series fault with "Maverick" being... kind of a poorly defined term really? Sometimes it's explicit to be a virus that's doing this to reploids, sometimes it's an error in their programing, sometimes they just do things that other people don't like and thus get labeled a Maverick because that. It's kinda weird.
I find it simultaneously hilarious and absolutely infuriating that X Challenge Volume 1 and Volume 2 are EXACTLY the same thing. They could have very easily fixed this, with X being the playable character in volume 1 and Zero for volume 2, or just not lie in calling them "volumes" in the first place.
I've only played X8 once, but after playing X6 and seeing X7, this felt like a good refresh for the series. I appreciate the changes it made while going back to what works. It was the last X game, but not because it was a bad game.
I am a Spanish native speaker, and it's really hard to find a guy that has such a good and dynamic way to talk and express things that I can totally enjoy a video without even understand every word that he is pronouncing. I think that, like music, gaming is a language itself. New sub!
The Legacy Collections should have been 1-5 and 6-8+Command Mission between the two. Also, rookie hunter mode is unique to each game, and it tells you what they are, I think in the manual
For clarification, lumine was using sigma as a pawn to create sigma clones, then wait for the maverick hunters to destroy sigma so that he could commence the Jakob project.
Mega Man X8 was truly a return to form, but it was too little, too late, as the overflow of Mega Man games in the early-mid 2000's lead to an eventual burnout for the franchise.
to fair Maverick Hunter X is remake of X1 so I can see why that not part of the collection. As for Command Mission maybe cause they wanted keep keep X-X-collection to just action-platform and adding turn-base RPG would be out of place
These videos are what gave me the nudge to get into X1, X4, and X8. And because of this marathon; I have games I am absolutely ecstatic to have in my library.
The series' plot could have been made much better just by one change: in X4, when X or Zero tells Colonel that he and the rest of Repliforce will be branded as mavericks, you could make the plot so much more interesting with one line from Colonel "And you assume that they haven't already?" Boom. Instantly fleshes out so much more.
TheNCSmaster or is it? Why does everyone ignore Zero and ZX series, which are actually good games, whereas X series was basically garbage after the first game.
I just have to say, you're my favorite reviewer, man (been a long time sub). Seeing X8 (among my top 3 favorite X games) and all the other games get the fair review they deserve gets an A+ in my book. While I know the marathon isn't technically over, excellent job. While I still feel X6 is overhated by many (though maybe that's because I do no damage runs on my channel and shit just don't bother me anymore), I can respect your review of it way more than the others because there was nothing wrong you said there or in any of these X reviews. Keep up the outstanding work, dude.
X8 is my favorite out of them all due to the vast variety. It was a huge step in the right direction and I'm glad it finally got re-released for everyone to enjoy. I hope X9 doesn't take leaps backwards though. Keep innovating and expanding the series, not take away from it
@@CountOfMonteCristo_ It is very addictive lol. My go-to team is usually Zero and Axl. And there's quite a bit of unlockables too. Best of luck on hard mode XD.
If you have a decent PC i would recommend buying the legacy collection 2 version to support the game but downloading a pirated copy because the Legacy collection version on PC is a fucking mess it crashes a lot for no good reason and patches don't completely fix the problems on lower end PCs. I say PC version because it's the only one that you can cheat by using Cheat Engine because farming for metals is a pain in the asshole especially on higher difficulties.
"[Zero 's] been playable for years, and he doesn't get a spot here." *Laughs in Megaman Zero/ZX Collection* Yeah, not the same thing I know, but maybe it was subtle foreshadowing to his collection.
Johnny you discussed at the start asking where are the humans...and in the animated clip while your asking that there is literally six humans running from the mechanoid.
You know what kills me to this day? Why would they not put in Command Mission into the Legacy Collection 2 version seeing how it is of lesser value and something like that could have made it stand out?
4:05 since the day this review was made to now, I had realized the following: Sigma and Lumine were working in cahoots. Lumine did what Sigman told him to do and it was only last minute that he decided to betray Sigma, or rather see him fall and go along with his plan. Plus Reploids are given the ability of free will so Lumine clearly just sued it for his schemes
This whole X marathon is what I've been waiting on for a long time, much appreciated for your insight on the games! For the most part our opinions are quite similar for all of them (though I really love X3, I loved the exploration and how it felt like a huge game compared to the others). Also, whenever you get the time to check it out, you should review Timespinner! I know you love your Metroidvania style games, and I feel this game is right up your alley! Just came out a few days ago and I can say I personally enjoy it alot so far!
I'm surprised Johnny didn't mention the Sigma Saber. You get it in NG+ for Zero. It's as long as the glaive but does damage all along its length, rather than just at the end. It also one-hit kills damn near everything. Bosses only take 2-5 hits from it.
I'll be completely honest: I jive to the opening theme every time I watch a new ScmJ video. I'd totally dance to a full-length version. Also, I love how well balanced, funny, and informative your videos are. Keep it up!
There were actually a couple of exploits in X8 where you can get a bunch of metals for the shop. One being the good old rubberband trick with an upgrade that gives you metals per step, and the other straight up maxes out the metal count at once. Basically try to refill a nearly half-filled subtank while you have less than 50 metals in the shop then pick up a metal in any level and there you go. An all expenses paid shopping spree with none of the grinding. The Navigators being playable is pretty neat as you can essentially have two of the same character in a team. Only stipulations is that Alia can't use armors, Palette can't use Copy Shot, and Layer can't equip the Sigma Blade but is perfectly fine with all the other weapons Zero can equip.
A better money exploit for the Legacy Collection version (as the second does not work) is to do that giant robot stage and get to the part where you're near a cliff and he can't actually shoot you; from here, just hold down the fire button with Axel somehow (my favorite way is mapping it to R2 and setting the controller upside down; this, of course, only works on PS4) and come back a few hours later to all the money you'll ever need. This is better than the walking around one because it requires no set-up and can be done as soon as you beat the intro stage; I think it's also faster.
Lumine did betray Sigma. While the Next-Gen Reploids do have his data, they're not affected by the virus or able to be mind-controlled, and Lumine decided he wanted to be in charge. Remember who his namesake is.
I know this is many years later, but I watched the whole Megaman X series videos and I really want to actually try to clear X1. I'm glad you mentioned that the legacy collection has a easy mode. Might make beating X doable. Thanks Johnny.
I really hope they can make a Mega Man X9,because I firmly believe that the franchise is capable of making great titles. I love X1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Yes I said X3, don't judge me.
That Super Mario Sunshine edit was beautiful.
What am I fighting for
@@BusinessHazual datz a gud qwestion
We need to stop the eval Dr wawe
No.
It was *GOLD*.
WHAT AM I FIGHTING FOOOOOOOOOOAAAAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
16:23
"I fired the eclipse cannon"
Wrong game, Johnny.
ZeroZerock
I have made the exact same mistake many times.
Look, there's still a space colony threatening to crash into earth. I think it's justified
We know that he said it on purpose. It was totally meant to be a joke
XD
the result wasn't supposed random, in ps1 never knew about awakened zero, in ps2 the results either enigma or the rocket happens random with that i mean i can reload the same saved file and might change the result even with all the parts
1:01
I never knew Chaos Emeralds had the same power as Dragon Balls
thebahooplamaster oh no yeah they do have the same power:
the power to do whatever the plot tells them to do
Where's that DAMN fourth Chaos Emerald?!
thebahooplamaster GO AWAY NO ONE LIKES YOU
Of course they do. Dragon Balls are primarily used to resurrect the dead, and the emeralds do that at the end of ‘06.
The power of PLOT CONVENIENCE
Did you know cutman’s in this game
The how
How is he alive
@@trailbreakertv8918 Its a data simulation of him and his boss battle
Holy crap, for real!? Someone better tell Johnny about that
You can get to him if you get the highest rank in every challenge at Troia base. Did you know that?!?
@@redreploid1713 yeah, but without Zero’s staff thingy, good freaking luck.
Correction a Man-O-War isn't a jellyfish it's actually a Physaliidae, meaning it's basically a colony of smaller organisms that work together for survival. Seriously they're individual organisms but can't survive outside of the colony and they each make up different systems and aspects of the colony that make it act like one large organism, for example certain groups of organisms work on digestion, certain groups on hunting, ect ect... It's actually a fascinating species. Also it's stings reportedly are insanely painful, and in some cases can even kill people.
It's tendrils are also insanely long, so it's quite dangerous too
Damn. Imagine if humans gained that level of mastery over the teamwork skill.
@@Nyahahameha maybe eventually but as of now no
We love people like you. Experts
More specifically, their tendrils are typically just over 30 feet, but have been documented to reach up to 165 feet long (just 15 feet shy of the bootlace worm, the world's longest animal species).
WEAPON GET!
Zero: *WHAT AM I FIGHTING FOR? *
Lel
That's a good question.
I wonder if will find Dr. Wawey.
@@josephconover5270 Probably not... but, that's a good question. And, if we DO find Dr. Wawey, does that mean we'll also find the Wadar Woom? Or maybe we'll find Dr. Wiley or Dr. Willy first... hm... hard to say.
That made me laugh honestly.
With all seven chaos emeralds, you will become Super Johnny
What would his powers be
@@SleepyDonnnn Growing his hair back
BREAK DANCING EGGMAN!!!
The ability to 100% any game, no matter what.
edit: even MGSV
The ability to remove sports tape from his body withour ripping all his goddamn hair out.
I didn’t even know reploids had boobies. what are they? giant metal bolts on their chest? Actually soft sacks? Do they carry oil in them instead of milk?
I need these answered dammit!
Rule 34 probably has your answer... I personally would prefer to know what's going on with Zero though. XP
@@theannoyingotaku8113 Green Glowing Nipples.
Don't ask questions you aren't prepared to handle the answers to.
In all honesty, they’re probably purely aesthetic, just there to make them look more human (in this case, like human females specifically). They serve about as much purpose as Rock’s/Roll’s/Zero’s/Axl’s hair. (X probably has hair under his helmet too, not that we ever see it.)
I've always assumed they're just silicone.
15:34 Golly! Don't be sad X.
I am going to buy Legacy collection 2.
I promise.
Because X is the only robot that could cry in the manga. Zero and any other reploids can't cry
@@leinadyon Interesting.
I would like to see X or Zero crying in the cutscenes.
we don't need to see zero crying after killing iris....
Uhris, you mean
@MegaNinten 007 **Wipes tears** You'd better.
To be honest, Megaman X8 deserves waaaay more love.
Also... I see Johnny's rocking a Team Four Star shirt!
Amen.
Certainly more than x6 or x7, unless you'd count a complete overhaul.
i'd say it's below x1 and x4 but it's above x2, x3, x5, x6, and x7
Megaman X8 deserves more love.
Palette was really cute ❤
I don't regret spend a lot of time just to unlock her.
Not to mention, she's whiny, but in the endearing way, unlike X in X7. "Listen to _meeee!"_
aside from her voice, yeah, she´s kinda cute.
Personally, X8 is the game that has the most replayability of the X collection. As you have the most hunters to play and a lot of abilities to mix up the action.
I don't regret spending the time to unlock all navigators
i like Alia the most
Don't worry Johnny, you'll see humans in Megaman Zero 4...and then you'll immediately regret it.
😠Giant Assholes?😆
I hope he dose vs for them
Thankfully they become better persons after that one scene
Max Max but before they are assholes
@@joegreen3802 Because god forbid they hold resentment toward reploids who started one war, then ANOTHER war which ended up wiping out most of the human population and reploids as well.
LOL That freaking "Weapon Get" scene...I died.
Awesome review as always, man!
that part was pure gold lmao
He's A Fucking Bitch For Doing That.😂😆🤣
They really should've put Command Mission on Legacy 2. It would've made it a good purchase as opposed to something to buy just to complete the collection.
God, yes. Command Mission was my first X game, IIRC. Excluding the X1 demo, at least.
and maverick hunter x should be in legacy 1.
Mega Man Xtreme should have been on Vol 1 (since it uses bosses from X1-X3) and Maverick Hunter X should have been on one of these collections, as well.
In my opinion, X1,2,3 and Xtreme 1 and 2 should have been all in the first collection and X4,5,6,7,8 and Command Mission should have been in the second.
felman87 maybe add The xtreme games to Legacy 1 and put Maverick Hunter X and command mission into legacy 2
9:40 I burst out laughing at the “what am I fighting fooooor!!”
Psymechflip Same
X8 was always a personal favorite of mine. I dunno, maybe seeing Mega Man X in 3D Graphics and having it not suck was such an amazing concept to me back in the day. I admit today that it has some problems, namely the Rare Metals you gotta find using Pallet as your Navigator. She doesn't tell you about the Rare Metals you need to use Crystal Wall to grab, so to this day I'm still wondering how folks are supposed to pick them up without a guide. However I think that the addition of a New Game Plus is what still has me come back to this game every couple years or so to this day.
When will you review X8 trav?
1:03 made my day. XD
The timing for that Zero shout was so perfect. Glad I had my cup of coffee on the table, otherwise I'd be typing the common cliche inbetween wet napkins about now...
Btw, the new navigators clearly were a counterpart for the main protagonist. What with Alia being level-headed and all about work like X, Layer was more mature (takes a mature lady to be able to pull an underboob as gracefully as she does) and somber like Zero, while Palette was all cheery and easy-going kinda like Axl. It was a nice detail and it got me hoping this further character development would result in them playing a bigger role in a future game, maybe?
Too bad the fact you can unlock the navigators to basically play a pallete-swap, and at an atrocious expensive cost no less, makes you think if any plan for future navigators spinoff were cut short and just added into the padding pile...
Who else just insta-clicked the moment they saw it?
me
Me
Me!!!
And OMGosh! Johnny is wearing a Final Fantasy VII Machinabridge T-Shirt by TeamFourStar!
Me. No one talks about this game.
Me
I /so/ hope that there's a Megaman Battle Network Legacy.
Part because it's my Megaman series, but also because... damn, I /really/ want to see the extras they pack in it.
I doubt it would happen in the near future... but hope is a thing.
I dunno. realistic game are having a rise, latelly...
I think we're more likely to get a Zero Legacy Collection since it follows up on the X series.
Legends/dash collection is about as likely
@@JetWolfEX That would be neat if the included the Tron bonne game.
For Italic words you put and underscore "_" at the star and end of your sentences. _Like this_
5:50 You are indeed correct in that assumption. Blue Water Studios, located in Calgary, Alberta and are essentially Ocean Productions budget sister-group, were the ones responsible for the voice acting in not only Mega Man X8 and Maverick Hunter X, but also Command Mission and Mega Man: Powered Up.
Shame that if a new X game was released, Capcom likely won’t use Blue Water again as the voice actors for X, Axel & Zero have since retired from voice-acting.
But on the bright side we might get better ones since in recent years voice acting quality in the US has skyrocketed and Capcom has capitalized on this for their games quite a bit with English VA in games like Street Fighter actually being good instead of plain goofy.
Brian Rodriguez not really I lost hope of X getting a better voice actor after Marvel VS Capcom infinite as his voice in that game is awful
MvC:I was a mess from the get go just look at the character models. Plus it wasn't made in studio by Capcom.
I know Zero's VA did a lp on X8 and used Clement's lp as a guide for it.
These guys also dubbed Dragon Ball before Funimation became the main dubbing studio.
7:29 "My brother, you seem a little upset..."
*Johnny uploads* DROP EVERYTHING AND WATCH IT!
"Pick up a phone start watching..."
“What am I fighting for?!”
That had me rolling! 🤣
Love the review of X8 - didn’t play it, myself, but always good to see a breakdown of what it is. Keep on keeping, man! 🤙🏻
Megaman 11 comes out this week wonder if he’s going to review it
Most likely
Probably not. Johnny doesn’t like classic mega man like X :^p
vinnythewebsurfer he’s going to review it. Trust me. Don’t you guys follow his channel?
@@vinnythewebsurfer When did he say that?
@@dr6559 He never really said it I dont think he more or less has strongly given off the impression that among all the Mega Man franchises, he loves the X series the most. And I think that's a safe assumption to make. It was not only his first Mega Man the first X but it's by far the games he has had the most fun with.
He still likes the original Mega Man tho so I'll be waiting for that review. No doubt he will review it
6:10 Might as well call him...Jump 'n' Shoot Man!
Ah yes, the one with better voice acting.
Alex James thank god for that, mega man x7's voice acting pissed me off with how bad it was
Especially compared to 9:44.
And better story, MUCH better gameplay, etc.
The one that was just better in everything.
Alex James *with 5% less shitty murican dub
16:22 I knew I wasn’t the only one who kept calling it the “Eclipse Cannon.”
Yeah Cutman vs Zero went ahout as well as I thought it'd go
HA
@Bagelbite The Evil Minion Really?
Paper dolls were made from him.
@@_V.Va_ Lelz
16:25
It's the Enigma. You've been playing too much SA2 Johhny...
Everyone makes mistakes.
I mean, both games have a space colony crashing into Earth and have a giant laser cannon whose name starts with an E, so I can see why Johnny mixed up the names.
JOHNNY, DID YOU KNEW YOU CAN FIGHT CUTMAN ON X8???????????
I sorta wonder if/when they finally make X9, are they actually going to follow up on any of the dangling plot-things left in X8? You got that ominous warning from Lumine because of the loads of next-gen reploids still running around, with an end message talking about how they are *still* being produced despite what happened. And of course there's the whole "what did Lumine do to Axl" cliffhanger that was teased with his ending after the credits, and his Ultimate Armor being Lumine's colors. Or... will X9 just ignore all this because it's been 15 years and they'll just do something different? Will Axl even be playable outside of DLC? Hell, will *Zero* even be playable outside of DLC? I don't know. At the very least I just hope X9 isn't some kind of nostalgia cashgrab with 16bit/32bit graphics.
I feel like very few people know about that cliffhanger ending and didn't even bother finishing the game with Axl. I really do hope they continue where X8 left off since 2004.
I feel like they'll definitely add in Zero, it's been so long and there are so many Zero fans. But they could be like Sonic team where despite Shadow being the 2nd most popular character behind Sonic they haven't given him a proper lead role in 10+ years.
I hope they do go 2D. But not 16 bit, maybe high quality sprites akin to the Zero series.
I think if Mega Man 11 is anything to go by, X9 will probably be an independent story but with everyone playable
Starscream91 I sure hope so. Proto Man and Bass weren’t playable in Mega Man 11 though, so I have a reason to be skeptical. Although Proto Man and Bass were always considered extras and were never core parts of the gameplay unlike Zero and Axl, so I do think it’s fairly likely that both will come back in a potential X9.
Despite all of the gimmicks I see people complain about, this became my second favourite X game.
(Also the music in this game is SO good!)
Lumine Phase 2 is easily the best final boss theme in the X lineup
I'm glad they bundled the two legacy collections in one for the physical release. That makes way more sense
9:38
THIS PART HAD TO MAKE ME HIDE MY SIDES AND REPAIR MY SIDES
PEAAAACE
9:43 Johnny I hate you you made spit my water everywhere from laughing god damn dude that was funny
XD
Metal Farming is a lot easier in the American PS2 version, as there's a glitch that gets you max metals. Make sure you have a Life Tank and make sure it's not full. Have less then 50 metals, I know it works if you have 40. Buy the Life Charge, and your metal total should go to 0. Go into any stage and grab a metal, your counter should count up all the way to 999999. I'm guessing someone didn't add a check to see if you actually had enough metals to buy the Life Charge. I did this, and it makes buying everything real easy. Unfortunately, they fixed this in the Japanese PS2 release and PC version. This is why it cannot be done in the Legacy Collection, as the version of X8 in there is based on the PC release.
Metal glitching is for pussies.
Now being honest it was hella nice when I got it.
Seriously? It's Based On The PC Version?
@@ivanmegafanboy1981 🤣Shush.
One of the most underrated X games IMO. This game makes up alot from X6 & X7 and it is pretty dang on fun. It's not my personal favorite X game. But it's in my top 5. I hope everyone gets this game an shot.
I never though that I could click on a vid so fast
same
Me too
Same.
Open UA-cam app and saw this immediately clicked
Can’t believe is been 16 years since X8 now. After Mega Man 9 and 10 going back to the original look, I was really hoping they’d do an X9 with the art style of the first 3 X games. Maybe someday.
Classic Game, Man.
Imagine if the Chaos Emerald Johnny got was an actual Chaos Emerald, and suddenly Johnny got dragged into an Infinity War-like conflict.
SomeCallMeThanos: Infinity Gaming
The whole thing with the New Generation Reploids was that they could go Maverick at will. Using the DNA of Sigma they are pretty much immune to the Sigma/Zero/whatthefuckitgetscallednow Virus along with having a very sturdy body as the opening cutscene shows. Also the music is great, I love the Japanese opening Wild Fang so much.
Exactly. Infected Reploids rebel because the virus makes them crazy with a couple of exceptions (Storm Eagle by subjugation, Vile due to faulty circuits), while NGR simply agree with Sigma without anything in between.
Sigma claiming they were his children was only a half-right truth. NGR planned to carry his ideals on evolution... but that doesn't mean they needed him around for that. He was just a convenience to them.
The moment at 3:36 used to blow me away as a kid. It still looks great tbh.
My favorite part of X8 was how they made Axel unique. I loved the idea of him getting different weapons entirely. The Shotgun was my personal favorite.
9:42
Cheesy anime cut scene
16:25 - The eclipse cannon? You're thinking of Sonic Adventure 2, good sir XD
Either way, great review!
Oh boy! Time for a game that doesn't suck!
Watched the entire marathon and never have I been interested in mega man, but you my good sir have made me so interested that I got the x collection, going to play through them and rewatch the marathon to see how I feel about it. Thank you Johnny
Saw the notification, jaw dropped like Sigma's in the cutscenes here.
X8 is definitely my favorite in the series. Each level is unique with its own gimmick, and all of them are SO GOOD! The metals are a great addition as well, being super satisfying to collect. Also, the Neutral Armor is definitely one of, if not, THE BEST armor in the series. The R&D lab is awesome for upgrades that feel useful, the special weapons are solid, the Maverick boss patterns are actually competent, the duo character mechanic is awesome, and Lumine is an AWESOME final boss (not to mention his music is just beautiful). I know I gushed a lot about this game, but I can't help it. It's one of my favorite platformers that tends to be overlooked.
I like this game, but I always found the villains reasoning to be pretty stupid.
Bad guy: was sigma REALLY crazy?
Me:YES!!! We know for a fact he was infected!!! And SO!!! ARE!!! YOU!!!
The Maverick stigma was explored deeper in Megaman Zero and ZX and it turns out that Mavericks don't have to be infected to be considered Mavericks they just have to not obey humans or intentionally/unintentionally hurt/kill humans so if a reploid accidentally hit/killed a human they would be considered a Maverick and murdered on the spot, Sigma made a case for this fact in a couple of game although he does indeed get corrupted by a Virus so he's an extreme example of a Maverick one which actually tries his hardest to murder humans and their protectors, however most other "mavericks" are just Reploids that: disobeyed their human masters, hurt/killed a human in self defense or accidentally hurt/killed a human.
In the Megaman Zero games you are actively fighting against humans because of the amount of atrocities they committed or forced their reploid subordinates to commit under the guise of maverick hunting.
And in ZX we see a conclusion of Zero's sacrifice with everyone human and reploid being essentially the same with humans getting cybernetic implants at birth to match Reploids and Reploids being more human by their bodies being built in such a way that they age,grow and die like humans.(The humans getting cybernetic implants however is unclear how it works since it only started getting explored the second game but the series was cancelled before the third game)
Brian Rodriguez
I am aware of this.
But as you said, sigma was in fact infected. So he isn't exactly the best example lumine could use for his ritousness
I mean, all the next-gen reploids are Sigma's "children", they have a part of Sigma in them, and depending on how you interpret things, they *are* Sigma. So it's basically someone asking "am I really crazy though?" which... yeah, generally insane people don't see themselves as being insane, so there's that :p
Kisaru1000
True but the story keeps going on about how the new reploids can choose to go maveric.
Meanwhile they have the code of the big daddy of all maverics in them. So how can they even choose.
It is especially obvious that all that nonsense about choosing to go maveric is nonsense considering so many of them who happened to be part sigma "chose" to go maveric
Well that's mostly just the series fault with "Maverick" being... kind of a poorly defined term really? Sometimes it's explicit to be a virus that's doing this to reploids, sometimes it's an error in their programing, sometimes they just do things that other people don't like and thus get labeled a Maverick because that. It's kinda weird.
I find it simultaneously hilarious and absolutely infuriating that X Challenge Volume 1 and Volume 2 are EXACTLY the same thing. They could have very easily fixed this, with X being the playable character in volume 1 and Zero for volume 2, or just not lie in calling them "volumes" in the first place.
The 3rd set of enemies is different depending on the volume
I've only played X8 once, but after playing X6 and seeing X7, this felt like a good refresh for the series. I appreciate the changes it made while going back to what works. It was the last X game, but not because it was a bad game.
I am a Spanish native speaker, and it's really hard to find a guy that has such a good and dynamic way to talk and express things that I can totally enjoy a video without even understand every word that he is pronouncing. I think that, like music, gaming is a language itself. New sub!
Bueno!
Stop what I was doing to watch when my notification went up!
Brave Lady Lyn
Lady Lyndis, how are you able to access the internet?
The Legacy Collections should have been 1-5 and 6-8+Command Mission between the two. Also, rookie hunter mode is unique to each game, and it tells you what they are, I think in the manual
I kinda took it that Lumine evolved past Sigma to become the 'new' big bad.
Also, I kinda like that Axl's special weapons are guns.
Yeah. I didn't like how Johnny wrote it off as bad writing.
At the same time, doesn't the Mother Elf kill Sigma?
IS LUMINE THE MOTHER ELF?
For clarification, lumine was using sigma as a pawn to create sigma clones, then wait for the maverick hunters to destroy sigma so that he could commence the Jakob project.
I love the “Johnny Vs” series 💯
Mega Man X8 was truly a return to form, but it was too little, too late, as the overflow of Mega Man games in the early-mid 2000's lead to an eventual burnout for the franchise.
Ah a Johnny Vs video. Just what I needed to end my weekend.
It's a shame Maverick Hunter X and Command Mission were not part of the collection.
to fair Maverick Hunter X is remake of X1 so I can see why that not part of the collection. As for Command Mission maybe cause they wanted keep keep X-X-collection to just action-platform and adding turn-base RPG would be out of place
A review, for my birthday? You’re too kind! (And a lucky coincidence!)
Alkali Galactic
Happy birthday dude! Hope you’ve had a nice day so far :)
Coming back here after watching his round 2 on Sonic Frontiers, guess he got the other emeralds
9:44 Shine get! "What am I fighting foooooooooooooooooooooooooor!?!"
Man this video really felt like the classic Johnny vs vids from back in the day, I loved it!
Guess Johnny found the other 6 emeralds.
3:21 it was pretty easy to see that Lumine was a bad _girl._
Lumine is a guy. Just because he's voiced by women, doesn't mean he is one. Also he's got no titties.
@@teoq8917 That's the joke.
19:17 X: I forgot to take my E pill last night.
These videos are what gave me the nudge to get into X1, X4, and X8. And because of this marathon; I have games I am absolutely ecstatic to have in my library.
The series' plot could have been made much better just by one change: in X4, when X or Zero tells Colonel that he and the rest of Repliforce will be branded as mavericks, you could make the plot so much more interesting with one line from Colonel "And you assume that they haven't already?" Boom. Instantly fleshes out so much more.
My favorite thing to do is play this game and its entirety while listening to System of a Down mezmerize album front to back over and over
It’s Cutman, guys! It’s...Its Cutman! Yeah...Cutman....please drop the hammer, John
Before we know it, X and Zero are gonna be collecting Blue Coins while fighting shadow X and Zero
Nice.
Nicer.
Nicest.
Noice.
*Ice is noice*
Mikael Fernandes Nice profile pic. I love Blaze.
Johnny: With all seven chaos emeralds I cloud simply snap my fingers and SEGA will give us a good 3D Sonic game, I call that... Mercy
I can't believe this marathon is almost over already
TheNCSmaster or is it? Why does everyone ignore Zero and ZX series, which are actually good games, whereas X series was basically garbage after the first game.
9:43
wHaT aM i FiGhTiNg FoOoOoOoOoOoR?!
“WHAT AM I FIGHTING FOR?”
*happy mario sunshine music*
"WHAT AM I FIGHTING FOOOOOOOR!"
I will never be able to hear anything else and I Fucking love it, im dying over here.
I just have to say, you're my favorite reviewer, man (been a long time sub). Seeing X8 (among my top 3 favorite X games) and all the other games get the fair review they deserve gets an A+ in my book. While I know the marathon isn't technically over, excellent job. While I still feel X6 is overhated by many (though maybe that's because I do no damage runs on my channel and shit just don't bother me anymore), I can respect your review of it way more than the others because there was nothing wrong you said there or in any of these X reviews. Keep up the outstanding work, dude.
Biggest fan of your runs man! Also a big fan of somecallmejohnny, salute i also think X6 is overhated and X8 is awsome!
X8 is my favorite out of them all due to the vast variety. It was a huge step in the right direction and I'm glad it finally got re-released for everyone to enjoy. I hope X9 doesn't take leaps backwards though. Keep innovating and expanding the series, not take away from it
😠Yeah, Like The Classic 9 Did.😆
@@setsers1 9 wasnt innovative but was extremely polished tho
And we all know how 8 ended up after they tried too much
I’ve actually been playing the crap out of X8 recently due to quarantine, it’s super fun and I’m addicted!
@@CountOfMonteCristo_ It is very addictive lol. My go-to team is usually Zero and Axl. And there's quite a bit of unlockables too. Best of luck on hard mode XD.
Megaman X8...... I haven't played this one at all due to X6 and X7, but I'll give it another chance one day
Same. I barely got through X6 and after touching X7 I lost all hope in the series.
SwordgunnerM92 you should play it it’s much better than X7
If you have a decent PC i would recommend buying the legacy collection 2 version to support the game but downloading a pirated copy because the Legacy collection version on PC is a fucking mess it crashes a lot for no good reason and patches don't completely fix the problems on lower end PCs. I say PC version because it's the only one that you can cheat by using Cheat Engine because farming for metals is a pain in the asshole especially on higher difficulties.
This game is much better than X6 and X7. Personally I like it more than X5 and X3.
X8 is a really good game, it's behind X1 and X4 as my favorite MMX game. It does justice to the series after what X6 and X7 did.
Everybody gangsta till Johnny starts treating the Chaos Emeralds like they're Dragon Balls.
"[Zero 's] been playable for years, and he doesn't get a spot here."
*Laughs in Megaman Zero/ZX Collection*
Yeah, not the same thing I know, but maybe it was subtle foreshadowing to his collection.
Johnny you discussed at the start asking where are the humans...and in the animated clip while your asking that there is literally six humans running from the mechanoid.
You know what kills me to this day? Why would they not put in Command Mission into the Legacy Collection 2 version seeing how it is of lesser value and something like that could have made it stand out?
dude my day instantly gets like a million times better everytime johnny uploads
love you man ❤
4:05 since the day this review was made to now, I had realized the following: Sigma and Lumine were working in cahoots. Lumine did what Sigman told him to do and it was only last minute that he decided to betray Sigma, or rather see him fall and go along with his plan. Plus Reploids are given the ability of free will so Lumine clearly just sued it for his schemes
This whole X marathon is what I've been waiting on for a long time, much appreciated for your insight on the games! For the most part our opinions are quite similar for all of them (though I really love X3, I loved the exploration and how it felt like a huge game compared to the others).
Also, whenever you get the time to check it out, you should review Timespinner! I know you love your Metroidvania style games, and I feel this game is right up your alley! Just came out a few days ago and I can say I personally enjoy it alot so far!
I'm surprised Johnny didn't mention the Sigma Saber. You get it in NG+ for Zero. It's as long as the glaive but does damage all along its length, rather than just at the end. It also one-hit kills damn near everything. Bosses only take 2-5 hits from it.
I'll be completely honest: I jive to the opening theme every time I watch a new ScmJ video. I'd totally dance to a full-length version.
Also, I love how well balanced, funny, and informative your videos are. Keep it up!
There were actually a couple of exploits in X8 where you can get a bunch of metals for the shop. One being the good old rubberband trick with an upgrade that gives you metals per step, and the other straight up maxes out the metal count at once. Basically try to refill a nearly half-filled subtank while you have less than 50 metals in the shop then pick up a metal in any level and there you go. An all expenses paid shopping spree with none of the grinding.
The Navigators being playable is pretty neat as you can essentially have two of the same character in a team. Only stipulations is that Alia can't use armors, Palette can't use Copy Shot, and Layer can't equip the Sigma Blade but is perfectly fine with all the other weapons Zero can equip.
Actually Layer can equip the Sigma Blade.
She actually could? Neat.
A better money exploit for the Legacy Collection version (as the second does not work) is to do that giant robot stage and get to the part where you're near a cliff and he can't actually shoot you; from here, just hold down the fire button with Axel somehow (my favorite way is mapping it to R2 and setting the controller upside down; this, of course, only works on PS4) and come back a few hours later to all the money you'll ever need. This is better than the walking around one because it requires no set-up and can be done as soon as you beat the intro stage; I think it's also faster.
I never finished command mission.... you definitely got me hyped for next time
Lumine did betray Sigma. While the Next-Gen Reploids do have his data, they're not affected by the virus or able to be mind-controlled, and Lumine decided he wanted to be in charge. Remember who his namesake is.
I know this is many years later, but I watched the whole Megaman X series videos and I really want to actually try to clear X1. I'm glad you mentioned that the legacy collection has a easy mode. Might make beating X doable. Thanks Johnny.
Did you know you can fight cutman?
"When Mega Man X9 happens..." *cries in 2023 with no new X game*
5:32 let's make a meme out of this
oh! guys! i think i've left my charger back home.
Me: oh shit I forgot to save my game file before closing it
I really hope they can make a Mega Man X9,because I firmly believe that the franchise is capable of making great titles. I love X1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Yes I said X3, don't judge me.