Mega Man Megathread

[Sap0]

@fake-chan I summon you

when I said "I know there are a lot of megaman fans here" I was totally thinking of this gal

 

[Morgan Katarn]

my favorite collections are Mega man Zero collection and the Battle network collection.

But I would say the first Legazy collection or first mega man X collection.

 

[bjork]

Might as well start at the beginning.

Steam winter sale starts on the 18th, I wonder if these would go even lower? 85% off is already pretty great.

 

[χKai]

X series, hands down.
If you want to check out the classic series after getting a bit more used to the games, it's easier to start with Megaman X.
I do not recommend the Zero series. It's bad. I know it gets a lot of praise but trust; it sucks ass.

 

[Tonyz95]

I'd get all

 

[Sap0]

I'd get all

trust me, if i could ill do it

 

[Graves Ruinwalker]

I do not recommend the Zero series. It's bad. I know it gets a lot of praise but trust; it sucks ass.

True ... unnecessary grinding to get a 3-hit combo and abilities that could better be found in some secret locations by exploration alone .

And the bosses were weirdly designed how the weakness-system was handled combined with the elf-system which are another headache of its own .

 

[χKai]

True ... unnecessary grinding to get a 3-hit combo and abilities that could better be found in some secret locations by exploration alone .

And the bosses were weirdly designed how the weakness-system was handled combined with the elf-system which are another headache of its own .

All that is true, but my main gripe with the Zero series is that it suffers the same problem as Rockman & Forte on GBA; there's too much screen crunch to be able to see enemies coming up, so there's really no avoiding taking damage on a first playthrough; it doesn't respect the skill or intelligence of the player, just forces you to memorize enemy placement if you want a good rank (another aspect I feel doesn't belong in a game like this).

 

[JG5009]

All that is true, but my main gripe with the Zero series is that it suffers the same problem as Rockman & Forte on GBA; there's too much screen crunch to be able to see enemies coming up, so there's really no avoiding taking damage on a first playthrough; it doesn't respect the skill or intelligence of the player, just forces you to memorize enemy placement if you want a good rank (another aspect I feel doesn't belong in a game like this).

I would describe them as echo chambers for the devs if that makes sense.
They wanted a dummy hardcore game that is punishing and difficult and sure enough they made one disregarding every common sense for the franchise, thinking for themselves first and then "idk send good luck to any filthy casual that dares to try our game". (Zero 3 feels more fair, can't say about 4 yet)

Crapcom lost their chance to made them widescreen, that alone fixes half of the issue.

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But I guess that's their appeal, I do like the bombastic 2D action Inti Creates makes in general.

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Still, IMO get the first X collection to start, those 4 bangers included are much more fair than whatever annoying thing the classic ones do way too often and serve as a good introduction to prepare for the rest of the franchise. (again, the classic ones)

I don't recommend the second collection as much, play X5/X6 in emulation with improvement patches for a better experience, avoid X7 like the plague and X8 is alright but far from the best (the fanmade 16-bit demake is way better in level design since it removes all the jank and padding entirely from every level aka makes them excellent)

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Oh and Battle Network is very fun and unique, if you are interested in deck-building then you'll have a really good time.

Those RPGs don't have experience systems and instead you get stronger based on your folder of 30 chips (cards), explore and find more unique enemies and defeat them efficiently to get more attacks, mix them in the folder and make a good combination and wreck more types of enemies then repeat.

Very late game challenges want you to defeat bosses in less than 30 seconds and that's totally possible with a good combination, very addicting stuff.

 

[Megarockman _1987]

We are so back

 

[Geocide]

If you like tactics and building decks, the Battle Network games are a MUST to buy. Those games are insanely good and really fun.

For side-scrolling, IMHO, get X collection 1 (better games, overall). JG5009 is absolutely right about X5-X8: X collection 2 is not worth a purchase. X5-6 are nice, X8 is okay-ish (but the demake is a million and a half times better), and X7 is one of the worst games Crapcom has ever made. Just watch gameplay videos of X7 and you'll understand what it means to want to shove blades of glass into your ears to help stop the bleeding so that the pain will end very quickly. It's also a badly designed game.

 

[NOTthatHARD]

If you want to experience the originals get the Mega Man Legacy Collection

For somthing a bit more modern get the Mega Man X Legacy Collection

If you want very unique (and very LONG) action PRGs get the
Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection

Also, if you want an action platformer RPG give a chance to Mega Man X Dive Offline (most Megaman fans hate it, but maybe you will like it)

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

I mean, the three Rockman Killers have musical references as their names (I had no idea that Enker was a japanese type of music before a friend told me)

Also, Wily's counterpart to Beat exists: Reggae, the crow, so that's something.

Thanks for telling! I am wondering why Capcom USA removed the music reference for some of the character.

We are so back
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Freeman
Megaman

Anyway, people trusting rumours are just being silly, I believe what I see not what I hear from dubious sources.

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[fake-chan]

when I said "I know there are a lot of megaman fans here" I was totally thinking of this gal

I'm probably late, but just buy whatever looks most interesting to you. You can always play other games later.

 

[χKai]

I'm probably late, but just buy whatever looks most interesting to you. You can always play other games later.

Bass'd response

 

[Megarockman _1987]

Happy megaman day!!!!!

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[Bacon Eater64x]

Happy 38 years to our favorite Blue Bomber!

Let's hope he left some cake to his younger brothers.

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

Guess who forgot they've bought the Humble Bundle Franchise pack years ago?

I got Legacy Collections 1+2, Legacy X Collection 1+2 and Zero/ZX Collection.

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

 

[Megarockman _1987]

Break dance man

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

Break dance man

I absolutely love that meme solely for the pause where the lifebar is filling up.

I wish that was a more common meme.

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This theme is overshadowed by its successor it hurts...

 

[fake-chan]

Is there a lore reason why Dr. Wily's chin looks like a pair of testicles?

 

[Yousef Yousef]

Is there a lore reason why Dr. Wily's chin looks like a pair of testicles?

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Yes, it is a subtle nod to him being a massive dickhead.

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

Is there a lore reason why Dr. Wily's chin looks like a pair of testicles?

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Nightmare from Kirby also has that kind of protuberant chin.

 

[JG5009]

Is there a lore reason why Dr. Wily's chin looks like a pair of testicles?

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Sigma as well (fitting)