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[AreJay25]

I kinda want Roll to come back.

As in, her TvC incarnation, because she was actually fun in that game.

 

[Knight Dude]

What system is X8 on?

It's on PS2 and PC.

It's on PS2, PC, and the Japanese PSN Store.

Looks like I got beat to it. Those are the systems that it's on.

I would place the game slightly above X3. I think it's pretty good overall, but falls a little short on level design in comparison to X1, X2 and X4. But Mega Man X8 makes for it a bit with the tons of interesting mechanics in it, and some decent weapons to use. Just using this as a way to gauge your expectations. Though obviously, there's no way to ensure you'll like it anyhow.

They added a LOT of stuff in this one.

Spoiler

- Mixing and Matching Armors for Mega Man X. Basically, two armors, a red one and a blue one give various upgrades. The red armor is mostly offensive, and all 4 red parts gives you a Giga Crush. The blue one is mostly for mobility, all 4 blue parts increases your current armor effects. They both have drastically different X-Busters.

- MMX can air-dash from the get-go. So can Zero, rather than needing a boot upgrade for MMX or beating a boss for Zero.

- Zero has multiple weapons that change his gameplay slightly(the Hammer being slower but stronger, or the Spear having longer range for example). The knuckles have a more drastic change in fighting style.

- Axl has a playstyle that's similar to Bass' in the classic games.

- Axl's weapons are completely different than MMX's. Something not even Bass had.

- You can take two characters at once. And like many tag team fighting games, your injured teammate can heal red health by switching them out.

- There's a super meter that uses both characters.

- You can disable the Navigators from the later games after the opening stage.

- You can revisit the Opening Stage.

Which is why I appreciate this game so much. It adds a lot without throwing away what works for the games already.

 

[Chrono.]

Looks like I got beat to it. Those are the systems that it's on.

I would place the game slightly above X3. I think it's pretty good overall, but falls a little short on level design in comparison to X1, X2 and X4. But Mega Man X8 makes for it a bit with the tons of interesting mechanics in it, and some decent weapons to use. Just using this as a way to gauge your expectations. Though obviously, there's no way to ensure you'll like it anyhow.

They added a LOT of stuff in this one.

Spoiler

- Mixing and Matching Armors for Mega Man X. Basically, two armors, a red one and a blue one give various upgrades. The red armor is mostly offensive, and all 4 red parts gives you a Giga Crush. The blue one is mostly for mobility, all 4 blue parts increases your current armor effects. They both have drastically different X-Busters.

- MMX can air-dash from the get-go. So can Zero, rather than needing a boot upgrade for MMX or beating a boss for Zero.

- Zero has multiple weapons that change his gameplay slightly(the Hammer being slower but stronger, or the Spear having longer range for example). The knuckles have a more drastic change in fighting style.

- Axl has a playstyle that's similar to Bass' in the classic games.

- Axl's weapons are completely different than MMX's. Something not even Bass had.

- You can take two characters at once. And like many tag team fighting games, your injured teammate can heal red health by switching them out.

- There's a super meter that uses both characters.

- You can disable the Navigators from the later games after the opening stage.

- You can revisit the Opening Stage.

Which is why I appreciate this game so much. It adds a lot without throwing away what works for the games already.

It's kinda sad I feel X8 is grossly overlooked by everyone.

It's one of the more solid Megaman platformers they made but I guess X5-X7 soured people too much on the series by then (and the MMZ games were also around by this time I believe).

 

[Robertman2]

[Matpat voice] Well that's just a theory.

In all seriousness, it's only a very plausible theory right now.

The dude at the end had Ultron's pumpkin face sooo

 

[Knight Dude]

On Megaman getting a 2nd/3rd character in MvCI: Yeah I definitely vouch for Bass.exe as well.

Great moveset potential and would avoid feeling same-y unlike Classic Bass or Classic Protoman imo. Megaman.exe is good but he would feel like a retread of Megaman Volnutt who is someone fans would rather see and Protoman.exe is just a far less popular Zero (who, MvC3 brokenness aside, should come back).

There's a lot of ways Mega Man EXE could be handled, though I can easily see what you mean by that.

Starforce Mega Man though, could be even more unique than MM.EXE. You could even have Omega-Xis function like a Stand from Capcom's JoJo game.

It's kinda sad I feel X8 is grossly overlooked by everyone.

It's one of the more solid Megaman platformers they made but I guess X5-X7 soured people too much on the series by then (and the MMZ games were also around by this time I believe).

Pretty much. At the time, Battle Network was the big Mega Man series going on at the time, selling the most overall. And the Zero games did okay too. Though X5 has it's fans at the very least, even if it's only okay at best. X6 is my de-facto guilty pleasure game. There's a couple things I like about it.

It was that X7 that really screwed things up. Which lead to X8 getting mostly ignored.

 

[ChikoLad]

Welp, looks like it's time to go to Steam!

It's not on Steam.

If you want to get it legally, you'll probably have to pay a high price for the PC version off eBay or something. It had a limited retail release and that was it.

There are "other" ways of getting it, but I can't discuss those here I think.

 

[Fluttershy]

So it looks like I won't be able to use this event Zygarde from G6 on any format on Showdown despite being 100% legal in game.. it's claiming that Zen Headbutt with Power Construct is illegal even though it's not..

 

[Robertman2]

It's not on Steam.

If you want to get it legally, you'll probably have to pay a high price for the PC version off eBay or something. It had a limited retail release and that was it.

There are "other" ways of getting it, but I can't discuss those here I think.

I'm probably gonna have to use that other way then

 

[powerprotoman]

zeros an over rated protoman long live Protoman.EXE

 

[Robertman2]

I'd rather have someone from Breath of Fire, Power Stone or Monster Hunter rather than 5 Mega Man characters. Give X, Zero, Tron Bonne, and Sigma. Dr. Wily over Tron is fine too.

 

[AreJay25]

Spoiler: Samurai Jack stuff

Damn, Jack wasted no time with the Daughters of Aku. Just straight up eviscerated them lol (well, most of them, it seems).

Was kinda hoping the wolf would team up with him, would've been hype. Looks like he's going to find his sword now.

 

[Deleted member]

zeros an over rated protoman long live Protoman.EXE

You know what protoman doesn't have though?


Weird robot boobs that aren't boobs that look like boobs so really what's the point of them other than to make it look like he has rrobot boobs.

 

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

You know, if the new season of Samurai Jack does well, maybe Adult Swim can revive another show by Genndy Tartakovsky that got canceled too early?

Spoiler

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

You know, if the new season of Samurai Jack does well, maybe Adult Swim can revive another show by Genndy Tartakovsky that got canceled too early?

Spoiler

was thinking it was the superior Megas XLR but Its not and now im sad

 

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

was thinking it was the superior Megas XLR but Its not and now im sad

Never got around to watching Megas XLR, it looks like something I would enjoy.

 

[Z25]

What Adult swim should pick up is Teen Titans Season 6. It could work as long as GO isn't stopping it.

Now for ridiculous Shows that would be hilarious to see made by Adult Swim:

Imagine if they picked up Chowder or Foster's home for imaginary friends xD. Never would happen but be funny.

For real, lets get Adult Swim to pick up Galactic Kids Next Door though. I think this could actually happen.

 

[Coricus]

So apparently Nintendo's making a ton of new IPs. Some of them will take advantage of the Joy-Cons and at least one will be unconventional in the same general way Brain Age was.

Mmph, mmph. I hope they keep in mind what's fun to play instead of just fun to develop, new IPs tend to miss a lot more often than they hit.

That said, considering they seem to be rushing to dump as much of their traditional library onto the Switch as possible within the first year or two with all teams on one system and one of their latest new IPs taking off as a massive hit, I can definitely see the logic behind it. What else are they going to develop? Well, other than a new Kid Icarus, anyway. Plz

I do think I can guess what one of these new projects is to a small degree, at least, and at the very least the concept doesn't sound too out there. Aonuma said he was going to work on a game where you play as a thief, but also had to work on Zelda at the same time. Zelda currently has DLC being worked on, so that'd free up some staff not being a full game and thus he's probably working on the new IP as we speak. He expresed interest in HD Rumble as a gameplay element and lamented not being able to use it in BotW, so that'd cover the Joy-Con gimmick. From there, well. . .I'm sure he'll tell us more soon enough, I get a funny feeling like a stealth game is something he's wanted to make for a long time.

. . .Don't worry about not getting a new Zelda game any time soon, though, the 2D team is working on their own new Zelda title for the Switch as we speak, likely with some of their own convention shaking.

I wonder if we'll see a new Nintendo IP during this generation that manages to have the same joy to it as Splatoon does. I forsee a lot of things flopping in the future as everything gets thrown at the wall but it will be fascinating to see if something completely unanticipated manages to rise to glory. Who knows, at this volume we might even get multiple big successes.

 

[Aetheri]

Seems legit...lol

 

[N3ON]

So apparently Nintendo's making a ton of new IPs. Some of them will take advantage of the Joy-Cons and at least one will be unconventional in the same general way Brain Age was.

Mmph, mmph. I hope they keep in mind what's fun to play instead of just fun to develop, new IPs tend to miss a lot more often than they hit.

That said, considering they seem to be rushing to dump as much of their traditional library onto the Switch as possible within the first year or two with all teams on one system and one of their latest new IPs taking off as a massive hit, I can definitely see the logic behind it. What else are they going to develop? Well, other than a new Kid Icarus, anyway. Plz

I do think I can guess what one of these new projects is to a small degree, at least, and at the very least the concept doesn't sound too out there. Aonuma said he was going to work on a game where you play as a thief, but also had to work on Zelda at the same time. Zelda currently has DLC being worked on, so that'd free up some staff not being a full game and thus he's probably working on the new IP as we speak. He expresed interest in HD Rumble as a gameplay element and lamented not being able to use it in BotW, so that'd cover the Joy-Con gimmick. From there, well. . .I'm sure he'll tell us more soon enough, I get a funny feeling like a stealth game is something he's wanted to make for a long time.

. . .Don't worry about not getting a new Zelda game any time soon, though, the 2D team is working on their own new Zelda title for the Switch as we speak, likely with some of their own convention shaking.

I wonder if we'll see a new Nintendo IP during this generation that manages to have the same joy to it as Splatoon does. I forsee a lot of things flopping in the future as everything gets thrown at the wall but it will be fascinating to see if something completely unanticipated manages to rise to glory. Who knows, at this volume we might even get multiple big successes.

I agree, mmph mmph. I'm very much over those kind of controller gimmicks and have been since about 2008. But, if they veer more towards the ARMS/Splatoon angle rather than the 1-2 Switch angle where they let you use a traditional control scheme, I can't complain too much. Also it'd be great to have more characters past Inkling actually be biggish names for future Smash.

Though what I'd really like is a new IP like Metroid or Zelda or something that actually leans on the mature side. As far as Nintendo will allow themselves, at least. I love the bright and colourful cartoony games they make, but some more diversity on that side of things would be nice.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

I love the bright and colourful cartoony games they make, but some more diversity on that side of things would be nice.

SMT says Hi from the 3DS and soon Switch

 

[SegaNintendoUbisoft]

So apparently Nintendo's making a ton of new IPs. Some of them will take advantage of the Joy-Cons and at least one will be unconventional in the same general way Brain Age was.

Mmph, mmph. I hope they keep in mind what's fun to play instead of just fun to develop, new IPs tend to miss a lot more often than they hit.

That said, considering they seem to be rushing to dump as much of their traditional library onto the Switch as possible within the first year or two with all teams on one system and one of their latest new IPs taking off as a massive hit, I can definitely see the logic behind it. What else are they going to develop? Well, other than a new Kid Icarus, anyway. Plz

I do think I can guess what one of these new projects is to a small degree, at least, and at the very least the concept doesn't sound too out there. Aonuma said he was going to work on a game where you play as a thief, but also had to work on Zelda at the same time. Zelda currently has DLC being worked on, so that'd free up some staff not being a full game and thus he's probably working on the new IP as we speak. He expresed interest in HD Rumble as a gameplay element and lamented not being able to use it in BotW, so that'd cover the Joy-Con gimmick. From there, well. . .I'm sure he'll tell us more soon enough, I get a funny feeling like a stealth game is something he's wanted to make for a long time.

. . .Don't worry about not getting a new Zelda game any time soon, though, the 2D team is working on their own new Zelda title for the Switch as we speak, likely with some of their own convention shaking.

I wonder if we'll see a new Nintendo IP during this generation that manages to have the same joy to it as Splatoon does. I forsee a lot of things flopping in the future as everything gets thrown at the wall but it will be fascinating to see if something completely unanticipated manages to rise to glory. Who knows, at this volume we might even get multiple big successes.

You really have to thank Splatoon for Nintendo making a lot of new IPs.

They had some small new IPs, but Splatoon was their first big new IP since Pikmin, there was some risk, and it all payed off.

Looking forward to see what Nintendo has in store. Splatoon and Arms still shows they haven't run out of ideas.

What Adult swim should pick up is Teen Titans Season 6. It could work as long as GO isn't stopping it.

The original Teen Titans series is my favorite animated series of all-time. A continuation of it on Adult Swim would be amazing.

 

[Coricus]

Seems legit...lol

I honestly wonder what people's reactions would be if the next Metroid were made by a completely unanticipated team and Retro did something completely unrelated with their time.

As of now I have no idea, but as of the last time Retro gave any hint of their next project years ago I get a strong feeling it was either a new IP or an IP new to them and that for Metroid to be on the table something else would have been canned mid-creation.

 

[Deleted member]

I honestly wonder what people's reactions would be if the next Metroid were made by a completely unanticipated team and Retro did something completely unrelated with their time.

As of now I have no idea, but as of the last time Retro gave any hint of their next project years ago I get a strong feeling it was either a new IP or an IP new to them and that for Metroid to be on the table something else would have been canned mid-creation.

I wonder what everyone's reaction would be if activision picked up metroid and the prime games were made by treyarch or infinity ward.

 

[Ivander]

Seems legit...lol

Funny enough, Metroid Prime did release in a prime number year, 2003.........in all countries but North America, which released in 2002.

 

[N3ON]

SMT says Hi from the 3DS and soon Switch

Don't push your third-parties on me, I'm part of the problem.

I honestly wonder what people's reactions would be if the next Metroid were made by a completely unanticipated team and Retro did something completely unrelated with their time.

VERY HESITANT

People don't like what happened the last time other companies got their hands on Metroid.

I wonder what everyone's reaction would be if activision picked up metroid and the prime games were made by treyarch or infinity ward.

People would hate it until they realized it's a good game. The CoD teams are capable devs.

 

[Deleted member]

VERY HESITANT

People don't like what happened the last time other companies got their hands on Metroid.

To be fair, it wasn't their fault that Other M was bad as it was.

 

[N3ON]

To be fair, it wasn't their fault that Other M was bad as it was.

Acknowledging that requires a level of empathy scorned Metroid fans no longer posses.

 

[Aetheri]

I honestly wonder what people's reactions would be if the next Metroid were made by a completely unanticipated team and Retro did something completely unrelated with their time.

As of now I have no idea, but as of the last time Retro gave any hint of their next project years ago I get a strong feeling it was either a new IP or an IP new to them and that for Metroid to be on the table something else would have been canned mid-creation.

It's possible they can work on multiple projects, Retro is supposedly a big enough company to work on multiple projects...

Personally I would be fine if someone else was working on a Metroid title...I have a few ideas for developers that could pull off a good Metroid game...

On one hand I do want Nintendo to remain safe and just give us a proper Metroid, but on the other hand I want to see them really push the series forward...as long as it doesn't compromise what makes it a Metroid game, like what happened with the last two games...

I wonder what everyone's reaction would be if activision picked up metroid and the prime games were made by treyarch or infinity ward.

As long as it's nothing like Call of Duty...whatever works

 

[Deleted member]

Acknowledging that requires a level of empathy scorned Metroid fans no longer posses.

Hehehe, true.

Though from what I've seen most metroid fans AKA not the angry fans you see in youtube comments think that the plot is definitely the worse part, if it weren't for that it would've been at least a passable game.

 

[Mythra]

Three straight matches featuring Shulk and he lost in all of them at Game 5.

MONADO SAD


Still, this "Civil War" is hype af; ZeRo eliminated, Ally in losers (with a possible Money Match between them to compensate), Team Japan rises.
Basically it became Upset War lol.

Imagine if ESAM wins.

 

[Coricus]

One other thing I haven't discussed yet: job openings for people with experience in HD modeling have very recently been opened for Pokemon.

Pokemon Company has been quietly implying a mainline game for the Switch will come at a more distant point in the future and that Pokken and Mystery Dungeon will come first and mentioning issues with transitioning to a more powerful system due to the graphics bump, so I'd say this solidifies Switch mainline Pokemon for 2018 further.

. . .Please don't panic, we've done this before LOL.

 

[Chrono.]

Fun things to do in BOTW: Using Stasis+ on mounted Bokoblins.

 

[N3ON]

One other thing I haven't discussed yet: job openings for people with experience in HD modeling have very recently been opened for Pokemon.

Pokemon Company has been quietly implying a mainline game for the Switch will come at a more distant point in the future and that Pokken and Mystery Dungeon will come first and mentioning issues with transitioning to a more powerful system due to the graphics bump, so I'd say this solidifies Switch mainline Pokemon for 2018 further.

. . .Please don't panic, we've done this before LOL.

My guess is Gen 8 in 2019.

 

[NonSpecificGuy]

So there's an article going around that has Reggie stating that E3 is going to be huge for them this year. I mean they say this every year but I might actually believe them for this one.

What do you guys think we'll see? Top 5?

1. Smash Switch (Or Smash in some form at least. Too many rumors going around.)
2. New Pokemon (Maybe a remake for 3DS? I don't feel like we'll see the Switch title this year.)
3. Breath of the Wild DLC (That's almost a given in my eyes)
4. Bayonetta 3 (I dunno, I just got this feeling)
5. A **** TON OF Super Mario Odyssey ( A **** TON)

 

[Deleted member]

So there's an article going around that has Reggie stating that E3 is going to be huge for them this year. I mean they say this every year but I might actually believe them for this one.

What do you guys think we'll see? Top 5?

1. Smash Switch (Or Smash in some form at least. Too many rumors going around.)
2. New Pokemon (Maybe a remake for 3DS? I don't feel like we'll see the Switch title this year.)
3. Breath of the Wild DLC (That's almost a given in my eyes)
4. Bayonetta 3 (I dunno, I just got this feeling)
5. A **** TON OF Super Mario Odyssey ( A **** TON)

Replace Bayo 3 with Xeno 2 and you have my list. If they truly are releasing it this year, then I expect to see more info on it soon.

 

[Coricus]

My guess is Gen 8 in 2019.

Game Freak also emphasized further back in time streamlining their pipeline so they could get games out annually and then immediately afterwards took two years to make the next game instead of one, so I dunno. I feel like they're trying to get games out faster but just have hiccups, I don't see them waiting even longer than the 3DS to get a game out when they actively want to be a factory of them, I'm not sure they'd be hinting this early if they were planning on waiting quite that long.

Spinoffs made by out of house groups are definitely coming first, though.

So there's an article going around that has Reggie stating that E3 is going to be huge for them this year. I mean they say this every year but I might actually believe them for this one.

What do you guys think we'll see? Top 5?

1. Smash Switch (Or Smash in some form at least. Too many rumors going around.)
2. New Pokemon (Maybe a remake for 3DS? I don't feel like we'll see the Switch title this year.)
3. Breath of the Wild DLC (That's almost a given in my eyes)
4. Bayonetta 3 (I dunno, I just got this feeling)
5. A **** TON OF Super Mario Odyssey ( A **** TON)

1. Everything we know that won't be out yet. Fire Emblem Warriors, Xenoblade 2, Odyssey, probably Splatoon 2 since E3 is early summer. And yes, BotW DLC as well.
2. Some kind of 3DS end-of-life-cycle filler
3. Smash
4. VC announcement along with Mother 3 being announced as in the pipeline, I feel like they teased it at this point
5. Metroid announcement, also something I feel like has been teased

Also something something new IPs something. And maybe an Animal Crossing announcement as well.

 

[InsaneAlchemist]

Considering there's been a Smash title for home consoles since the 64, I feel like there's a pretty good chance of an installment on the Switch.

As a major Pokemon fan, as much I'd like to see it being a possibility, I just don't see a mainstream Pokemon game on the Switch. Yes, it doubles as a portable and a home console, but I feel like there's going to be another strictly portable system before a Gen VIII game or a theoretical third Gen VII version comes out.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Considering there's been a Smash title for home consoles since the 64, I feel like there's a pretty good chance of an installment on the Switch.

As a major Pokemon fan, as much I'd like to see it being a possibility, I just don't see a mainstream Pokemon game on the Switch. Yes, it doubles as a portable and a home console, but I feel like there's going to be another strictly portable system before a Gen VIII game or a theoretical third Gen VII version comes out.

I woukd see main pokemon games in 3DS still while spinoffs are on the switch

 

[Z25]

So there's an article going around that has Reggie stating that E3 is going to be huge for them this year. I mean they say this every year but I might actually believe them for this one.

What do you guys think we'll see? Top 5?

1. Smash Switch (Or Smash in some form at least. Too many rumors going around.)
2. New Pokemon (Maybe a remake for 3DS? I don't feel like we'll see the Switch title this year.)
3. Breath of the Wild DLC (That's almost a given in my eyes)
4. Bayonetta 3 (I dunno, I just got this feeling)
5. A **** TON OF Super Mario Odyssey ( A **** TON)

My Guess:

1) Smash of course
2) I think Pokemons coming, its either a big new spinoff, whatever pokedarling is, maybe VC ( with other games) or Maybe Detective pikachu even. Not sure about stars, but a hint at it could happen.
3) BOTW definitely. I'd also wager ARMS DLC
4) Maybe Baayo, but I'd say big 3rd party blowout, or another New IP.
5) Don't think we'll see massive amounts, but looks at new worlds to keep us going. Another Nintendo series will get a big title in this slot imo. Dont know what one though.

 

[N3ON]

So there's an article going around that has Reggie stating that E3 is going to be huge for them this year. I mean they say this every year but I might actually believe them for this one.

What do you guys think we'll see? Top 5?

1. Smash Switch (Or Smash in some form at least. Too many rumors going around.)
2. New Pokemon (Maybe a remake for 3DS? I don't feel like we'll see the Switch title this year.)
3. Breath of the Wild DLC (That's almost a given in my eyes)
4. Bayonetta 3 (I dunno, I just got this feeling)
5. A **** TON OF Super Mario Odyssey ( A **** TON)

Early E3 predictions?

• Nintendo goes hard with Mario. Their booth has Odyssey everywhere. Playable and all.
• Pokemon Stars either has already been announced, or gets announced at E3 (for Switch)
• Smash port. If Nintendo needs to pad out the first half of 2018 it gets released next year instead of the fall, which would suck. But Pokemon and Mario are Nintendo's priority this holiday.
• Probably another Wii U game gets confirmed to be coming as a port
• The Mario Rabbids thing gets revealed and N3ON doesn't care about it.
• Another Mario spin-off that N3ON doesn't care about
• Breath of the Wild DLC gets more information and a trailer. Nintendo makes everyone watch as they pleasure themselves to BotW's reception.
• GC/VC has a presence, if it hasn't already been announced
• New Xenoblade 2 trailer
• New Splatoon 2 trailer
• New FE:W trailer. No FE Switch info.
• Retro's game. HOPEFULLY. Will it be Metroid? Will it be DK (no)? Will it be a new IP? Stay tuned, amirite.
• Some 3rd party partnership or exclusive that riles up people who **** on Nintendo
• Some dumb Nintendo decisions that rile up people who let Nintendo **** on them like me
• More 3rd party reveals, but not a lot of them
• More details about Nintendo's future online presence
• Pikmin 4? If not a trailer then a mention, probably not at the conference/direct.
• A SURPRISE THAT NO ONE EVEN SAW COMING OMG... tbd if people will care about it though, like it could be some minor IP.
• ****ing Metroid! \*o*/

Was that five? I'm bad at maths.