Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1 & 2

[TheRedPriest]

Then the baby drowned in the bathtub.

[Xero]

And then his rocking horse exploded

[TheRedPriest]

THREE PAGES DEEP!  THIS THREAD HAS WHEELS!

[Xero]

Hopefully the next batch of Mega Man games will bring in the next generation of Matricans who hopefully aren't spambots or spergs.

[Teelio]

Or maybe some old favorites will return.... Dzx9, Edge, and Master Vile to name a few.

[TheRedPriest]

DZX9 is a dad now so can't return to the dark side.  Lauracon is still around... but I don't think I got his contact info after AIM went down.  Sad.  Edgecrusher has dissappear into the ether never to return.  Though last I saw of him he was getting into some Castlevania stuff.

[Teelio]

That's a shame. They truly added extra character to this place.

[TheRedPriest]

Well, we had to find a way to make up for how bland you were.

[Teelio]

I was as tasty as a sack of flour back in the day.

Today, I'm as delicious as diet water.

[TheRedPriest]

The fact you think that makes you cool is why you are not, in fact, cool.

[Teelio]

You should learn to speak your mind just a little bit more.

[TheRedPriest]

I'm currently researching ways to do just that, don't worry!

[Xero]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9Sx-oFu4hI

English version gameplay.  English voices confirmed.

Sounds like X has his X4 voice.

Also the stage start & stage clear themes sound pretty good.

[TheRedPriest]

The name calls sounded... odd.  Like they weren't spoken right or with no effort.  The music also sounded like it was playing too fast.  The whole challenge mode thing looks like it was thrown together quick and cheaply to me.

[Xero]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmXvHQLC4Ho

More music Samples

3 original tracks including the promo theme
Stage start (X1)
Boss (X1)
Stage Clear (X1)
Boss (X3)
Boss (X5)
Boss (X6)

[Mikero]

The name calls sounded... odd.  Like they weren't spoken right or with no effort.  The music also sounded like it was playing too fast.  The whole challenge mode thing looks like it was thrown together quick and cheaply to me.

Absolutely. It's like the announcer guy isn't as hyped as I am which is kind of a bummer, and the music really made me think of a DDR beat.

[Xero]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb46u6p7VDg

New Legacy X Collection Footage.

To the surprise of absolutely no one, nothing new or interesting was shown.  It also confirms that they didn't fix ##### with X5 with Alia interrupting you every 5 seconds.

[Mikero]

Well it wouldn't be much of a legacy collection if it was a remake that changed things, even if it's for the better.

[Xero]

True.

Posted on: 16 May 2018, 17:17:38

Looks like X Challenge will have some sort of "Story" mode according to Famitsu.

Uh...ok I guess.  Not sure what they can do with story but maybe this will be their way of practicing on a coherent story for X9 if it ever comes to pass.

[NovaMan XP]

Probably the last thing I was expecting from that mode. Wondering how much story it will actually have...

[TheRedPriest]

Looks like X and Zero go into the Mother Computer from X-Treme 1 again looking for Alia porn but end up fighting GHOST BOSSES again.

[LCrazy11]

yeah i was guessing it had something to do with xtreme 1 or 2 but maybe not that part about porn...

[Xero]

More new Legacy Collection formation

*27 Stages total (This could mean there are a ton of boss variations since each stage as multiple sets, but who knows)
*Online ranking
*X's armor is based on the Ultimate Armor, but it's not actually an ultimate armor
*X gets 9 weapons and can choose up to 3 per battle
*Difficulty determines boss strength, health recovery, and time carry over
*Stage 1-3:  Salsh Beast/Grizzly Slash
*Stage 1-3 (Vol 2):  Web Spider/Wire Sponge

[TheRedPriest]

For all the work they appear to be putting into this, it still looks extremely lazily done.  That's a real shame.

[NovaMan XP]

The white Ultimate armor looks really off though... like the different shades of white are barely any different so it looks like he's missing shading.

Still hoping we can customize the color or at least use the Force/Fourth Armor instead...

[Xero]

I find it a little offputting that X uses his 32-bit sprite while bosses from the SNES retain their 16-bit sprites.

I guess I'll be better at judging once I play the mode myself.

[TheRedPriest]

There was no way they were going to redo sprites to match each other.  Best case would have been to resprite 5 of the 8 games, or at the very least 2 of them (as 7 and 8 are 3D).

[Xero]

Other bit of news.

X has access to the Z-saber in X challenge apparently. 

Also the new armor allows X to "exceed" his normal weapon limitations by allowing to carry more weapons than the usual 8. 

Would be nice if we have access to all the weapons, but only allow us to choose 9 for the whole playthrough, then from the 9 you choose, you choose up to 3 for each stage. 

[NovaMan XP]

It's probably just X only, but it would be neat to be able to play as Zero in X Challenge as well.

[TheRedPriest]

Didn't they show Zero fighting Iris and Colonel at the same time too?

[Xero]

Didn't they show Zero fighting Iris and Colonel at the same time too?

What you probably saw was someone's fan version of X challenge.

a Youtuber by the name X Maverickhunter was putting up his own "ideas" for X challenge.  You can tell it's fake since it doesn't even use the interface.

[TheRedPriest]

I wasn't paying close attention so that may well be it.

[Xero]

Full cleaner versions of X1 Boss Remix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR663JyQt5Y

Full cleaner versions of X5 Boss Remix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmSn-50W1Ww

Now that it's more clear to hear, I actually dig them.  While I would have preferred a more X8-ish style with the instruments at least, I still like these.

Oh and just to set the record straight, when I say X8-style.  I merely mean keeping the original melody & harmony from the original games, but only to update the instruments used as if they were the instruments in X8.  At the very least match them as close as possible to what was used in the original games. 

[TheRedPriest]

I just don't get your fixation with X8's sound.  It wasn't very good, in either composition or samples.

[Xero]

i like metal/rock.  That's why I liked X1-X3 music. So sue me.

[TheRedPriest]

Comparing X1, 2 and 3 to X8 is an insult to those games great soundtracks.

...ok, so I'm not super fond of X3's soundtrack, but X1 and X2 are amazing.  X8, not so much.

Expect to hear from my lawyer.

[Xero]

Nibbles is moonlighting?

[TheRedPriest]

You're going to wish it was Nibbles.

[Xero]

Well #####.

Better go see if Edgeworth is available.

[LCrazy11]

i just want to say that the x5 boss theme sounds great

[NovaMan XP]

I think X5's boss theme is probably my favorite X series boss theme. The remix is decent.

The X1 boss remix... well, at least its better than the MHX remix.

[Xero]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFg58PA3SJk

More gameplay.  Looks like someone competent at the controller this time. 

If we are only allotted to 9 weapons, why have Fire Wave & Rising Fire as 2 choices for those only 9.  Unless when we start you can choose 9 out of 48 weapons, then from the 9 you choose, you pick 3 per round.

[TheRedPriest]

It's not been clear yet how it works.  That said, I have... ZERO interest in the new mode.  But seriously, it doesn't look fun to me at all.

[Xero]

You hate everything though...and that's just the way we like you Rez.

[White Shadow]

Watching him play was physically painful.

[Mikero]

If we are only allotted to 9 weapons, why have Fire Wave & Rising Fire as 2 choices for those only 9.

He did it specifically for that battle, probably would not be something you'd want to do when seriously playing instead of making a video. Looks like bosses are only weak to their original weaknesses and not new ones, since Rising Fire knocked Frost Walrus on his ass but barely fazed Chill Penguin (and vice-versa for Flare Wave).

It would be more fun if it had some mix-and-match to it, fans have postulated over that possibility since the these games were actually current.

[LCrazy11]

He did it specifically for that battle, probably would not be something you'd want to do when seriously playing instead of making a video. Looks like bosses are only weak to their original weaknesses and not new ones, since Rising Fire knocked Frost Walrus on his ass but barely fazed Chill Penguin (and vice-versa for Flare Wave).

It would be more fun if it had some mix-and-match to it, fans have postulated over that possibility since the these games were actually current.
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reminds me of that one mode from the sega genesis megaman games though i forgot what it was called

[NovaMan XP]

The Wily Wars did that, and had you choose weapons from 1-3 for the Wily Tower after beating 1-3.

[LCrazy11]

yes and all the bosses had multiple weaknesses so that you could beat all of them

[Xero]

So now here is the new question.

Are the 9 weapons we see going to be the ONLY weapons we can use in the entire X Challenge?  Or only for those sets of stages.  Maybe STage 2-1,2-2,2-3 will have a different set of weapons, etc.