Mega Man Megathread

[SpcDaicon]

Well, the Battlenetwork series can be divided in two trilogies 1-3 and 4-6.

Short answer: Battlenetwork 3 (preferbly White Version), for all its faults it has good level design, good costumization and loads of content on the main campaing and post-game

Long answer:

• 1 has a very frustrating level design but this was adressed on the DS remake (its an japan-exclusive but got and fantraslation).
• 2 has improvements from 1 but lacks as much content as 3.
• 3 is the best of the first trilogy.
• 4 was a "soft reboot" but the story is all over the place and much of the gameplay is fetch quests. Feels like a filler arc in a anime.
• 5 adresses the problems in 4 and changes the gameplay adding tactics elements.
• 6 is the culmination of the franchise. It takes all the good points of the past games and has a very satisfying story. A very good sendoff to the series.

If you want to just play the good ones with an cohesive storyarc then go: 3 White Version, 5 Team Colonel, 6 either version

 

[Bakuma1997]

PLay the fourth one, especially Blue Moon, it has the best gameplay, the best translation and is the most bug-free version

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

I’ve decided to include X. Not only would this be a nice way to state my position on both given that I love both (and they also belong in the same conversation due to similar structure that zero doesn’t have because his games are more exploration and lite rpg based) but it will also make some games that will rank low look better considering I love nearly all classic games, but I bet the bottom one will seem like I hate it which I don’t. Anyways here goes.
1- Megaman & Bass
2- Megaman 4
3- Megaman 3
4- Megaman 10
5- Megaman 1
6- Megaman 2
7- Megaman X1
8- Megaman X4
9- Megaman 5
10- Megaman 6
11- Megaman X2
12- Megaman 11
13- Megaman 7
14- Megaman X3
15- Megaman X8
16- Megaman 8
17- Megaman X5
18- Megaman 9
19- Megaman X6
20- Megaman X7

dunno if I ever wrote one for myself and I'm NOT going through 24 pages just to check so least to best:

Mega Man Eternal
MegaMari
X3 (I don't know if PS1 was different)
X6
Mega Man World 3
X7
Z1
Mega Man World 2
X8
ZX Advent
X5
Mega Man 8
Mega Man & Bass
Mega Man 3
Mega Man 2
Mega Man World
Mega Man 5
Mega Man: The Power Fighters
Mega Man: The Power Fighters 2
Mega Man: Battle and Chase
Mega Man
Mega Man Arena
Mega Man Powered Up
Mega Man Sunrise
Mega Man Rock & Roll
ZX
Mega Man 4
Command Mission
Mega Man World 5
Mega Man World 4
X2
Mega Man 7
X1
Mega Man 6
Mega Man 9
Azure Striker Gunvolt 2
Azure Striker Gunvolt
Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX
Rosenkreuzstilette
Z2
Mega Man Revolution
Z4
Rokko Chan
Mega Man Unlimited
Mega Man 10
X4
Z3
Mega Man 8 Bit Deathmatch
Mega Man Super Fighting Robot
Mega Man Rock Force
Mega Man Maker
Udongein X
Mega Man X8 FC
Gravity Circuit
Rabi-Ribi
Mega Man X Corrupted (lmao)

If something isn't listed I have not played it. Yes this means I have not played Perfect Blue or the games with the best soundtracks (DOS)

 

[bubbyrude]

i like 4 the best, even though everyone hates it. you could also skip battle network and play star force on the ds, bypassing a lot of growing pains. there's a hack on the repo that even makes workarounds for the few touchscreen things so you can just use buttons. and there's only 3 of them compared to 6 MMBN games.

 

[fake-chan]

dunno if I ever wrote one for myself and I'm NOT going through 24 pages just to check so least to best:

Mega Man Eternal
MegaMari
X3 (I don't know if PS1 was different)
X6
Mega Man World 3
X7
Z1
Mega Man World 2
X8
ZX Advent
X5
Mega Man 8
Mega Man & Bass
Mega Man 3
Mega Man 2
Mega Man World
Mega Man 5
Mega Man: The Power Fighters
Mega Man: The Power Fighters 2
Mega Man: Battle and Chase
Mega Man
Mega Man Arena
Mega Man Powered Up
Mega Man Sunrise
Mega Man Rock & Roll
ZX
Mega Man 4
Command Mission
Mega Man World 5
Mega Man World 4
X2
Mega Man 7
X1
Mega Man 6
Mega Man 9
Azure Striker Gunvolt 2
Azure Striker Gunvolt
Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX
Rosenkreuzstilette
Z2
Mega Man Revolution
Z4
Rokko Chan
Mega Man Unlimited
Mega Man 10
X4
Z3
Mega Man 8 Bit Deathmatch
Mega Man Super Fighting Robot
Mega Man Rock Force
Mega Man Maker
Udongein X
Mega Man X8 FC
Gravity Circuit
Rabi-Ribi
Mega Man X Corrupted (lmao)

If something isn't listed I have not played it. Yes this means I have not played Perfect Blue or the games with the best soundtracks (DOS)

I'm not sure if you're serious about MMXC or just joking.

 

[Yousef Yousef]

I'm not sure if you're serious about MMXC or just joking.

Yeah tbh I was a bit caught off guard there too lmao. So out of pocket.

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

I'm not sure if you're serious about MMXC or just joking.

Joking ofc, can't play it after all

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Is there any Mega Man media (other than Mega Man Legends 3) you're sad got canceled?

Mega Man Starforce 4. I don't care that it was unnecessary, I liked the concept and wanted to see it happen. Least there's Endwave though.

Also ZX III, that cliffhanger still burns all these years later. I wanted to hear Trap Factory for the 3rd time and see what else they would've done

 

[Raziya The Seeker]

I've played 3 and 4 myself. Much as I really loved 3, a friend of mine had played it last year for his Youtube channel. In his words: for every step forward that Battle Network 3 takes compared to the first two games, there's at least one step back. One of the late game scenarios is a bit frustrating, as is one of the stage gimmicks of the last world.

I would thus personally suggest Battle Network 2, if you don't want to start with the first game. I will note that there is some spoiler territory for the finale of 1 that may be confusing if you start with a later entry of the series. That said, it's also something that doesn't really come up in 3.

Gun-to-my-head answer though? 2 or 3. In my defense, I hadn't played 5 or 6, and can attest to the em, "quirks" of 4. I liked one of the gameplay gimmicks of 4 with the Soul System or whatever, and the expanded battle chip types that went with it. 4 is basically one big tournament arc though, so take that with a grain of salt. The N1 Grand Prix first debuts in 3 but personally, it feels like it's mostly in the background compared to other adventures before the tournament.

 

[thanonyx thanonyx]

Joking ofc, can't play it after all

Why not? If you don't have a PS2, a GameCube, or an Xbox then you can just use PCSX2, Dolphin, or Xemu.

 

[Yousef Yousef]

Well Anyways, a big rant I was gonna post here will take a while since I’m also writing an article.

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

Why not? If you don't have a PS2, a GameCube, or an Xbox then you can just use PCSX2, Dolphin, or Xemu.

Corrupted is a PC game and isn't out yet so unfortunately no

 

[thanonyx thanonyx]

Corrupted is a PC game and isn't out yet so unfortunately no

OH! I thought you meant Mega Man X Collection! ? ? ?

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

OH! I thought you meant Mega Man X Collection! ? ? ?

Nah, I decided to not count collections (well I'll make an exception for Wily Wars for extras)

 

[fake-chan]

I've been looking around for info on the NES Mega Man physics and found this page on TASVideos. I imagine at least somebody in this thread will find it useful (*coughcough* me *coughcough*).

 

[Noobert91]

About a year or two ago I played a least halfway through the first MMBN. I liked the setting and the battle system was cool overall, but I couldn't stand how long and especially convoluted the dungeons were. Random encounters get incredibly annoying when you're always dealing with some annoying puzzle that sends you all over the place. Even the network itself was a confusing mess of a maze, navigating it was a pain. So in the end I dropped it. But I heard the sequels improve on that. I also hear lots of opinions about which one is best. Some say 3, others say 3 has lots of backtracking. If I'm going to beat just one of them, which one should it be, knowing I don't want anymore headaches?

If this is the game im thinking about from years ago then the packafudge level really had me stressed.

 

[LightningmanEXE]

I think the only officially localized Megaman games I haven't finished yet are the the Dos game, wily wars, 5 for the game gear, megaman soccer, BN4 Blue moon, BN6 Falzar, Legends 2, Misadventure of Tronne Bonne, and command mission. I'm not going out of my way to play alternate versions of StarForce, it's not even close to a different experience.

I have played, but not finished several translated games as well. really want to finish 4.5 and the wonderswan exe game at some point

 

[Jeff]

-Mega Man X was my first introduction to the Mega Man franchise.

-Played Mega Man Legends 1 & 2 on the PS1

-Played the Anniversary Collection on Gamecube which finally made me hooked to the Mega Man series

 

[Yousef Yousef]

 

[fake-chan]

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Is this foreshadowing for your Bass rant?

 

[Yousef Yousef]

Is this foreshadowing for your Bass rant?

More or less, I’ve reframed some parts to be less around battleboarding and more around sonic/MM fans in general. Ian will only be mentioned as a brief jab.

 

[Codexion]

Ive been looking at megaman X and Battle network but cant decide what to play. What do you guys think?

 

[fake-chan]

Ive been looking at megaman X and Battle network but cant decide what to play. What do you guys think?

It's really hard to recommend you anything when you haven't even described your gaming preferences.

 

[Codexion]

It's really hard to recommend you anything when you haven't even described your gaming preferences.

Fair, I havent played megaman in years so i dont know what to say.

 

[Yousef Yousef]

Play and find out.

 

[MasterEn]

Ive been looking at megaman X and Battle network but cant decide what to play. What do you guys think?

the answer is obviously simple. Mega man: battle and chase.