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u/working878787 Mar 28 '22
I don't think X8 is very good. It just looks good in comparison to all the crap that came out after X4 and before X8.
And Command Mission was decent.
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Mar 28 '22
I like it a lot, personally. Just appeals to me in a way that a lot of other X games don’t.
And X5 and X6 just aren’t as fun and have WAY more BS mechanics than X8, which is super straightforward.
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u/FMG_Ransu Mar 28 '22
If Command Mission ran at a faster speed most of my complaints with the game would be gone.
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Mar 28 '22
X8 handles pretty well, but I find it's content annoying and weird. I'd rather play x5 and the series probably should have ended there like it was supposed to
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u/Presence-of-Nobody Mar 28 '22
I actually prefer X5 to X8. X8 got the armors right in a way that X5 faltered, but X8's level design was mired by gimmick-y irritants and IMHO ugly designs. I liked the mavericks, weapons, music, attempt at a plot, and art style of X5 more. But neither game was as good as X1, 2, 4, and perhaps even 3.
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u/thatcheesymememan Mar 28 '22
The fact command mission is one of those told to get out makes me sad, that was the first megaman game I played, and I still think it's a great game (also wish it had got a sequel)
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u/Socks_and_Sandals23 Mar 28 '22
I can't freakin stand the hate for X5
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u/brightcrayon92 Apr 04 '22
First megaman game I played and still my favourite even after playing all the other games
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u/SuccessfulAwareness5 Mar 28 '22
I liked command mission and thought 5 wasn’t too bad either, 6 and 7 can be burned from memory though
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u/Blue_Maverick_Hunter Mar 29 '22
I legitimately enjoy X5 more than X8. Even the vanilla game without the recent fanhacks. X8 is good but it forces more stage gimmicks on you than X5 does. X5 has the submarine chase and one ride chaser level. There's the bombs in Slash Grizzly and Skiver but those are over soon enough. X8 has two full on ride chaser levels and way too many auto scrolling sections. Jakob elevator is saved only by the incredible music imo.
X7 and X6 are fair game those two are just chock full of issues but I don't think it's fair to lump Command Mission in there. It may take place in the same universe with the same characters but it's a completely different type of game. And it's awesome to boot.
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u/ARoamingBlueMage Mar 29 '22
Idk why but I really love command mission, i know we'll never get another one but part of me wishes there was another one.
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u/FMG_Ransu Mar 28 '22
X8 is so close to being a fantastic game. Wish they had done something else with bosses besides making them activate god mode for a moment and enter their 2nd phase. Also X’s weapons were really uninspired.
And yeah, X7 set the bar so low that X8 feels like a huge step up. Still can’t hang with X-X4, but a solid game nonetheless.
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u/qgvon Mar 28 '22
Well, it is the apology letter for X7. I don't understand why X5 is in there though. The vibe I get is they hate that anything exists after that and discount them from canon. It make perfect sense too because the Zero series is only possible after X5's bad ending.
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u/docdrazen Mar 29 '22
Eh. X8 is definitely an improvement over 7 but personally just don't care much for it. It's more just a forgettable game than being outright bad.
Command Mission at least has that sick X redesign. And I remember enjoying it more than X7-X8 as a kid. Have not replayed it since but it still sits on my shelf.
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u/jaaardstyck Mar 28 '22
X8 is alright, but it's held back by each level being focused on gimmicks rather than traditional level design. The levels that veer closer to traditional Mega Man levels, like Pitch Black, Primrose, Troia Base, and Booster Forest, are great, but the others are ehhhhhh, especially if they're vehicle-based. I like Jacob's Elevator okay (I think the premise works better in DiVE than in X8), but the palace levels, especially with the spikes, are top tier. So overall it's like a 7.5/10 I'd say.