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Roger. Quick word of advice: The Metal Blades are super duper ridiculous, and can also be thrown in 8 directions. I actually didn't realize that second bit for a long time.
The Doc stages still feel like filler for the most part, because the impression I get is "It's Shadowman's stage...WITH SPIKES! OH NO!". The checkpoints are also a mess. You'd better make sure not to die after the gap on Doc Needle's stage, because if you ran out of Rush Jet, you're totally screwed. The Doc Robots themselves are undoubtedly harder than their Megaman 2 counterparts, but I still think they were an overall unnecessary addition. When it comes to having extra stages, I prefer 4/5/6's method, because they're at least different stages with their own challenges, obstacles, and non-recycled bosses.
Fixed.New to Megaman Games? Start with Megaman Zero.
Personally I thought ZX was harder than Advent.Fixed.
Why hasn't anybody recommended ZX for his first game?
ZX is pretty easy for a Megaman game and has an easy mode, but getting around the connected world can be kinda tricky since the in-game map is useless, but then again there's tons of warp points.
), the revamp to weapon energy, an easier to navigate world map with lots of warp points, and that the various transformations were utilized better for puzzles/gameplay. Also dat "Model a" minigame was all kinds of awesome. I'd put Powered Up! in the same boat as 7/8/Bass due to the changes in physics and that you can't shoot through walls. Good for beginners, but not if you're looking to majorly get into the series.
Eh, not much of a point playing ZXA before ZX because of the plot. Why would somebody be excited when P&P and *spoiler!* come in if they've never seen them, yaknow?Personally I thought ZX was harder than Advent.
Off topic: I personally didn't like ZX, the main gameplay felt too much like the Zero series (Model ZX plays the exact same too). The overworld was just too annoying to navigate (anyone remember getting the Nurse Missions to get a Sub Tank?). And I always found the Z-Saber to be weaker here than in other games for whatever reason.
In comparison, Advent felt much more like a breath of fresh air IMO given that you're playing a an entirely different MM than either X or Zero, that both main characters played differently (Ashe for the win!
My only complaints are the story (which is tough to follow and ends on a bigger cliffhanger than Legends 2), and the less connected world map.
I'd put Powered Up! in the same boat as 7/8/Bass due to the changes in physics and that you can't shoot through walls. Good for beginners, but not if you're looking to majorly get into the series.
Honestly, the plot of the ZX series in general doesn't make that much sense IMO. It needs a 3rd game badly to fix all the plot holes and the major cliffhanger ending Advent had. I especially want to know what's up with Ceil from the Zero series.
I would argue it matters a lot, that said, Powered Up is awesome so you have me there.
As far as ZX's plot goes...Honestly, the plot of the ZX series in general doesn't make that much sense IMO. It needs a 3rd game badly to fix all the plot holes and the major cliffhanger ending Advent had. I especially want to know what's up with Ceil from the Zero series.
I think the voice acting is okay, not as good as X8 and the PSP remakes, but it's decent. A funny Easter Egg I've only recently noticed is that the voices for the shared transformations differ (Masculine vs Feminine) depending on who you're playing as.
I would argue it matters a lot, that said, Powered Up is awesome so you have me there.
Holes from series to series is fine, gives more freedom and leaves the opportunity for more games to be made, but in-game/series it's another story.
I personally enjoy a good story. The logic doesn't bother me, but if the plots are made a major part of the game, and are often times un-skipable, I do want them to at least be competent and enjoyable. While gameplay is still the most important, a good story can do wonders for a game, but a bad or even forced one can do the exact opposite.
Looks like Megaman III will be coming out this week too. Though I'm only interested in Megaman Xtreme/Xtreme 2 and Megaman V. Not sure how well the other ones might hold up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46YYCsbcEuE
Good eye, I didn't even realize.
I'm surprised to see someone liking III. I bought it a few months ago and I found myself absolutely hating it. Worst game in the Classic series IMO. The graphics and music were impressive, and I liked that the Spark Shot/Gemini Laser were useable weapons now, but the level design and enemy placement was just awful, especially once you get to the MM4 RM stages.
I think part of it is just knowing how heavily you'll need Rush Coil, as its a bit weird that its required. Of course there's also the Dust Man Crushers which are brutal in this game, but otherwise I think it's quite enjoyable, but I think the only reason I like it better than IV is simply the robot master selection.
Fair enough. The Dustman Crushers? For me it was the room full of leaps of faith that gave me trouble. Ah, that stage was a mess.
Holy selective memory batman, I just went through this game again and....you're 100% right, this game was infuriating at points, loads of stupid jumps, bad ceiling and cheap enemy placement, think Ill change my opinion to IV being better than III....course its still better than I and II lol.
That is an absolute amazing eye you got there, well done, I usually never miss these details. Yup, that animation is something completely different from every other animation I've seen from my hours of looking over footage, and the pose and angle shown is accurate to a wall jump as well. Gold Star and a like to you, and a gold star and like to Sakurai for giving us a little piece of Mega Man X in Rock.
Just like in MvC. Can't say I'm surprised that Sakurai included it, still it's definitely something that warrants discussion, and should be given a thumbs up for finding.
Not trying to rain on your parade, but since it's smash run it could be anything. Like maybe if you get X amount of jump patches you'll be able to wall jump or there's a wall jump item or something. This wouldn't require a completely new animation either, since everybody can tech jump.
No, you raise a good concern, and it's something I didn't even consider from the heat of the moment. I don't think it's a tech jump at least due to his color not flashing, but you are right that it's possible that it could be some Smash Run item. If I was gonna put money on one or the other, I'd bet he has a wall jump as --- said, he has had it before in MvC so it'd make sense. It's just one more thing we'll have to test in the demo.
I kind of doubt that, because there wouldn't be something suitable as an incentive for characters that already wall jump to get X amount of jump patches, and the item would be useless to them as well.
Another possibility is that everybody/nobody can wall jump by default in this mode for balance reasons.
Really? That's actually kind of odd. They have to be canon though, they're referenced in both Bass and 10. Maybe the GB studio didn't want to screw up any future plans of Inafune and so just went "We'll just count our games, that way they can take place anywhere"
