Mega Man X5 - The Best of the Worst | Trav Guy Reviews

[@ThatTravGuy]

I'll do X6 when I hit 1,000 subs. *EDIT:* Well shit. *EDIT AGAIN:* So the next video I'll be making right after X5 will be Doom (1993 Original), and that would lead to a Half Life video since I wanna get that done before Black Mesa releases HOPEFULLY this year. BUT since we hit 1k subs so soon, I'll be doing X6 after the Doom Video. Thanks so much for your Subs and Support!

[@SQGReviewShow]

I want it on my my desk by Monday

[@ThatTravGuy]

I wish

[@SQGReviewShow]

@@ThatTravGuy You're fired

[@mischief_speaker1942]

Well ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@frivolousjulius7492]

Well, hope ya have fun reviewing the actual definition of demonic

[@paydoncarmon5480]

As a kid I went straight from X1 to X5. I was mind blown going into X5, let me tell you. Heart broken at the end. And my God was that theme song so sick.

[@Miss_NatashaO]

Which one? From what game?

[@ihatevendingmachines2966]

You saw Zero die twice? I can see why you were heartbroken

[@draggietwelve674]

wait if they went from one to 5 does that mean you didnt know how zero was revived dang that must of been confusing

[@eliastorin7051]

Sorry to be off topic but does anybody know a tool to log back into an Instagram account? I stupidly forgot the account password. I appreciate any tips you can offer me

[@garrettfernando7415]

@Elias Torin Instablaster ;)

[@spinyjustspiny3289]

I think the part that throws me about the "Zero saves X with a final parting shot" ending is that the skull being referred to as just "question marks" and a specifically-shaped mark on his forehead implies that that's not Sigma shooting at them. That's Wily's AI, possibly the last trace of him since he's burned through so many resources using Sigma.

[@kyrios0307]

Fun fact: Spike Rosered / Axl The Rose is referenced from Kakyoin from Jojo Part 3. Red hair with one lock on the front, green attire, fights using a whip which Hierophant Green also does. So he's a JOJO REFERENCE!

[@Shadessmh]

​@@sixatoms1182wth are you talking about lmao

[@TwilightWolf032]

Imagine if you had Zero alive by the end, the game played as it is, but if you had lost Zero to the virus, you face Sigma BEFORE fighting Zero as the final boss! When you defeat him, he comes back to his senses, but Sigma reveals to be just barely alive and pierces X and Zero, but Zero manages to land the final blow on Sigma, thus leading to the "good ending", where X takes on Zero's saber.

[@saltystick_99]

It would feel so much more organic. It feels like the battle in the good ending (where Zero doesn't become Awakened) is basically the equivalent of a lover's quarrel.

[@MissAshley42]

I'm always fascinated to see how younger folks got into games. I've seen variants on the stories of my generation dozens of times over, so hearing other generation's gaming origin stories is refreshing.

[@GexraldH]

Was I the only person who thought Signas was a rebuilt Colonel from X4 as a kid.

[@prometheusmodelow8322]

I got them confused as a kid, yeah, i was like "ISN'T THIS GUY DEAD???!!1"

[@Evilriku13]

would have made alot more sense, while also being Sigma in disguise xD

[@BaxterAndLunala]

I wouldn't know, I've just recently started playing the X series. Though, I guess Signas does somewhat resemble the Colonel. But, if that were the case, would that mean Alia would've been a rebuilt Iris?

[@Nicholas_Steel]

I really, really hate the change to the Life and Ammo gauges being smooth gradients instead of pips. You can't really tell how close you or the boss is away from dying/running out of ammo/life when it's a smooth gauge (you can only estimate).

[@esmooth919]

I could.

[@mikeydashank3897]

I like both, but I really enjoy the word pip... pip pip pip :3!

[@sirmoony5633]

It's fine if you don't like them. I don't mind them being gradients at all. LOL

[@Nicholas_Steel]

@@esmooth919 You can approximate really, really well, but you can't tell exactness.

[@chriss.249]

I like both Heck the gradient looks better imo as it reminds me of energy. Plus, the different colors do give u a sense of how close u are to death. As well as the characters showing how injured they are as opposed to just heavily breathing

[@Sireth]

X5 was my introduction to the X series as well and, it's still my favorite one.

[@inaminute1826]

It SLAPS

[@cartooncrusader2231]

It’s a mega man X game and not x6 or X7… where am I going with this?!?

[@PrevTsukasaRui]

My fav is still X5 even after playing the next 3 games

[@dprototype6431]

Good review, I can tell you put a lot of heart into this one. X5 might not be my favorite X game but I still enjoy it. God damn do I love its soundtrack though. X vs. Zero is my favorite boss theme in anything ever.

[@azurneon]

It's the best friggin OST ever

[@Meandmyshadowclones]

While you just missed it in the footage for your video, Zero does charge X using the Soul Body ability from X4 in the flash before the screen flashes to white and comes back to both of them battered on the floor. It's not an oversight, it just happens so quickly that it's easy to miss. X was taken off guard by Zero using an ability he didn't know he had, since X is presumably the only one able to copy the weapons from other reploids.

[@jesusmedina6751]

Actually, I'm x5 zero can learn soul body by defeating axle the red (spike rosered) which is called twin dream. But I feel like both outcomes can be Canon.

[@SQGReviewShow]

WEN X5 COMING.....Oh.....it's out now. It was good. Now...WEN X6 COMING OUT? XD

[@juanespinal4557]

@PenileAugmentation good one

[@jcplays5831]

I love those real life skits you did for this, they’re really funny

[@CassiusStelar]

"This game has a terrible reputation online but I still love it" me with X7

[@matiosmenta]

wait wut

[@CassiusStelar]

@@matiosmenta I like X7. Axl is Babey

[@DarkestDungeonFan]

same

[@PrevTsukasaRui]

X7 is bad in my opinion but I love how bad it is

[@Handles_be_dumb]

X6 is that game for me. I recognise the Zero portals, level design and boss design aren't phenomenal. But I unironically love the rest of it's game mechanics and it was the highlight of LC2 for me.

[@LightningCayo]

Despite its flaws, X5 is one of my absolute favorite games of all time, alongside X2 and X8. Heck, like you with X5, X8 was one of my first games, and my first Mega Man game. My opinion, fite me, purists

[@drizzziit1]

Well it's a bad game but it's still megaman X, so it's fine by me :p -Would not play it again tho, my nostalgia has limits-

[@user-fy1nq3nf1q]

You said you liked it not where it placed above other x games

[@Moister356]

Eh, i think X4 is the better one, X8 is really good too, but is kinda ugly

[@Jackattack359]

@@drizzziit1 it’s still enjoyable enough though

[@lyger8742]

Finally someone who shares my love of X5. The game is all over the place but it's oddly a very comfortable experience even after all these years. Ahhhh the power of nostalgia

[@armandoperez5457]

17:22 you can actually get that Gaea part with Zero up there, it takes a lot of effort and as well the jumper part

[@saphcal]

I hate the RNG in this game. The cannon can be fired right at the start of the game and it has a chance of working. You dont always have to use the shuttle. Theres so many different ways this game can play out. I love the Falcon and Gaea Armors but god the RNG of the shuttle and enigma cannon are annoying lol

[@esmooth919]

16:15 He went Maverick right in front of us because he was infected with the sigma virus.

[@Darilack]

Hey, I just found out about your channel because of the SomeCallMeJohnny shoutout. I REALLY enjoyed your review, and it shows you put a lot of effort into making these videos. You captured a lot of what I like about MMX5, I can't really say that people are wrong about its flaws, but for me everything is forgiveable because of how much of a great game it still is. In my opinion, its the best level design and soundtrack in the entire series, and the best X story for sure. Playing it as a kid was so beautiful and haunting (X and Zero Torsos used to scare the shit out of me lol), and I never felt something like it with any other MM game.

[@IPLayedVR42Long]

I could never understand why people hated X5. It was my favorite of the 3 PSX titles. Used to speedrun it too lol

[@StuffWePlay]

I remember how I felt the last time I played X5... "Hey Inafune, thanks I hate it."

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

Me in the squid addler stage be like:

[@greenpoolball5136]

I think the US title screen is based on X's buster which is still pretty cool 7:25 I think the part of where it says how fast you complete a stage is for what item parts you get. There's a strange system how to get parts or something. Gamefaqs covers this.

[@samuelneese482]

Your not alone with taking manuals to school. I used to take my Metroid Fusion and Pokemon Silver game manuals with me on short car trips to read.

[@PrevTsukasaRui]

I need to say that X Vs Zero is one of if not the best music in X5 or even the entire series

[@Itsumi456]

Hey I'm from somecallmejohnny's twitter. You seem really cool tbh so here's a sub.

[@netolocio1677]

I feel like the completionist/analytical mindset we develop as adults can be quite hazardous when playing video games. As a child, Megaman x5 was one of the first video games I played, and for many years was by far my favorite. Since I didn't have many options for games, I would play X5 again and again. Sometimes I would get stuck on the black blob boss and other times at Sigma; keep in mind I didn't have a memory card, so I had to run through it without saving. The thing is, while frustrated for not being able to defeat the bosses, I would still have a blast at every playthrough. One fine day I randomly found Dr. Light's capsule that upgraded Zero into his Black armor; my mind was blown! I was finally able to beat Sigma after approximately 1-2 years without being able to (I'm that bad); the end of the journey was so satisfying! My heart was broken after finding out Zero's destiny; as a child, I was attached and would always draw him when I had the chance. I had no idea how to get chips; I only knew that I sometimes randomly got some. Nowadays feel pushed to die again and again on the first stages just to reduce the hours and get as many as possible. About Zero's possible death mid-game, I find it to this day, genius! The game only takes about one to two hours to beat, so I never feel like I ''have to beat it every time''; it isn't like games nowadays that games take hours and hours to beat; the stakes are always annoyingly high. The cutscene in which Zero might die makes my heart beat fast to this day, if he does, I'll just accept and try to beat as X or play it again some other time; it makes the eventual victory that more meaningful. The conclusion is, I probably wouldn't love this game as much as I do if I first played it as an adult since my child version would play the game considerably differently. That's probably one of the reasons I'm feeling more and more disconnected from games as I age, mostly playing as a means to learn new languages. Growing up sucks.

[@GuardianArk15]

God, that opening still gives me all the happy brain chemicals.

[@NyxTheBraix]

27:58 I don't know how many nerds have told you this over the last 3 years but Zero and X DO INDEED hit each other with Soul Body ironically enough. Look very closely at what happens when Zero or X explode during their final battle and you'll see that while X or Zero stand still while their enemy explodes, the counterpart immediately fires a Soul Body attack to hit them. It's nearly unnoticeable but it happens.

[@HarbingerYT]

For X, it makes sense. He uses it during his boss fight. Zero never got Soul Body in X4. Closest things to that are the W Shredder and Twin Dream in X5, which you can miss.

[@primesuspect8567]

In a really bizarre way, I almost share a carbon copy of your childhood. My brother started me off with X1 on an emulator, but shortly after that, X5 came to pc and it absolutely blew my head off. I have massive nostalgia vision for X5, but I can see the flaws in gameplay, and even remark how atleast aesthetically there was always something off about it compared to X4, but the game really left its mark on me. Quality content, Trav. I see alot of potential going for you and your content. Also have you seen the July 28 2000 build that was leaked a few months ago? There's a metric ton of interesting content to check out. It was compiled shortly before release and full of never before seen shit like old renders of cutscenes, unfinished sketches and ms paint fill in's, a robust debug menu. Maybe in a follow up video if need be.

[@TheFluBugZ]

The cyberspace permiating in the world gets referenced and used again in Zero3. With Omega returning to the planet his very presence and power causes this phenomenon. It's like an early tell of who, or what, Omega truly is.

[@Chromakoros]

So after your X6 video I decided to go through your back catalog, and holy shit, Trav, you have summed up what I have been saying about this game for years. Like you, this game was my Mega Man X gateway drug, and I FUCKING LOVE IT. To see a reviewer that, despite all of this game's flaws, genuinely likes this game for what it is and what it tried to do, is fantastic. Thank you for the dissection and discussion, and I'm really looking forward to seeing all the other things you have in store!

[@esmooth919]

I actually didn't have nearly as hard of a time with the Shadow Devil as I did with the original yellow devil. As a matter of fact, every devil I ever fought after the yellow devil Mark 1 was piss easy compared to Mark 1.

[@DjDoxastic]

You make me feel so old...I had x5 and x6 for ps1 when i was 5 or 6 ...that x5 opening theme melody will forever be glued into my brain

[@theboxman1294]

9 MONTHS waiting for this and its finally out.

[@aliencatcrew3336]

The green color scheme was actually from comics that were drawn during world War 2. Thats why the incredible hulk was green, to metaphorically depict the American army in world War 2.

[@JobeStroud]

I know this is a old comment but I will respond. Hulk was colored green due was due to the company never using green on any of the characters. He was grey. Just like Gokus black hair, It wasted so my ink that he was changed to green.

[@fredricorosenfield9976]

19:14 there's a background for the hunter base that shows up for the dynamo boss, but you'd have to have some shuttle bosses and enigma bosses left over. It'll be purple at first because of the virus then normal colors later on. The dynamo boss only has the Enigma, Shuttle or Hunter Base as backgrounds, sadly... There should have been more.

[@esmooth919]

31:20 these aren't even the worst ones. But worst yoku block patterns EVAR come from Mega Man's 5 and 6. And if I can get through the yoku blocks in the first three games without needing the magnet beam, any of the items, or rush jet, I know you can.

[@clairereinhart1913]

“This is why Mom fucking hates you!” ICONIC

[@Robin-lg6mz]

Just realized rosered is based on kakyoin

[@petwisk2012]

This is my favorite MMX game, and i rather have the zero sacrifising hinself on the final figth (also i Aways pick Megaman for the First Stage and zero for everything else)

[@DrDeez-do9zo]

It probably would've been better for x's reputation if mega man x5 was the last x game.

[@DevilHunter1994]

It probably would have made for a more interesting story in the Zero Series too. I mean I definitely like the Zero games as they exist now, but if the Zero series had picked up from X5's ending where Zero had gone Maverick, (I'm assuming that was the intention given how much the series had built up to it before this point) it could have been SO GOOD! Imagine if Zero woke up to learn that his betrayal, intentional or not, broke his best friend so completely that he had to be mind wiped only to later end up going Maverick himself. Then Zero would have to put X down with his own hands, (a plot point that had been foreshadowed in X4) possibly before allowing himself to die so that Wily's legacy would be destroyed for good...it just would have made for a much more impactful narrative I think. Story has never been a focus for Megaman of course, and the stuff we have now with The Elf Wars and X sacrificing himself for the future of the world, only for a corrupt copy of himself to trample over everything he worked for is still good. Inafune clearly did the best he could with what X6 gave him. I just can't help but imagine the story that might have been had Inafune been allowed to end the X series where he wanted to.

[@ericlim7902]

You should try the new patch with all QOL changes!

[@Wanderer-gp5ps]

Mr. Somecallmejohnny sent me. Your content is absolutely awesome Mr. Trav Guy

[@marjash1]

You mean that guy that just complains?

[@_V.Va_]

@@marjash1 You’re gonna tell me the complaints aren’t justified?

[@Jackattack359]

@@marjash1 why would you call him that?

[@rowquerpaz8265]

One things that needs to be said is if you take too long to defeat Maverick Zero, he will become invincible and will start launching at you giant blades that will kill you in 1 hit.

[@DarkSt0rm009]

So funny story.... I was able to destroy the Eurasia space colony with the enigma right after the intro stage

[@time4manmode945]

The RNG for this game was on your side that day!

[@GabrielShakkori]

This game with the improvement project is such a blast

[@ArcadeStriker]

2:37 *I KNEW I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE THAT THOUGHT ABOUT THE DAMN MATTRESS*

[@MLittleBrony]

i went into X5 knowing how awful Squid Adler's stage is so i decided to do it first to get it out of the way and let me just say i wish the Vita had savestates

[@CassiDS]

The name Grizzly Slash is just the name Slash Beast used a second time

[@PikangsFutaba]

The reference of Pegasus, if you wait until the colony crashes or is destroyed, he will mention the General (with X) or Iris (with Zero) instead of the Colonel, yeah, some dialogues against the 8 mavericks are slighty different once you destroy the colony or let it crash. Funny you went to the intended canon route with the colony crashing and waking Zero's dark-side. The worst part of X5 was the RNG shenanigans for the ending, also, at least on the original Ps1 release you could manipulate the RNG in your favor... yeah, you can manipulate the RNG to have the Enigma always 100% success odds EVEN without defeating the 4 intended mavericks, the other versions (Ps2/Gamecube and Legacy Collection 2) I know you can also do that, but is harder to do that consistenlty as the RNG values are managed in a very diferent way (at least you can apply a mod to the Ps1 version to have 100% odds with the Shuttle if you have all 4 pieces, have 0% chance to destroy the colony if you have no parts of the Enigma (EVEN with the RNG manipulation) that you don't feel you have to rush and stuff... except dealing with the loading times. Edit: By the way, I still like this game too, despite it's flaws... just like with X6 and EVEN to some extend X7.

[@codyjackson1875]

Seems like a lot of people myself included have nostalgic attachments to this game as I too was introduced to this series through this game as a child. Great stuff.

[@train4292]

Either that Mug isn't actually filled with Coffee, or Trav just gets high off of caffeine easily

[@mikeydashank3897]

I have a Zero file that I'll never overwrite. It has the colony destroyed right off the bat so you can play the whole game with no timer. I got really lucky with the RNG. This gives me the freedom to enjoy the game at my own pace, and I always skip the battle with Skiver so his learned technique doesn't disable my ability to dash cancel with my saber. 😎

[@majamystic256]

I personally think that X5 was the best game in X series

[@jstick9980]

To me what matters most in games in general is gameplay and difficulty...I think X5 was the best from that point of view of any X game. The rest is actually arguable. X6 and X4 have a killer OST. X1 and X4 have a good storyline.

[@fredricorosenfield9976]

It took me years to figure out that ZeR0 died in the "bad ending". I thought he just like fell over and passed out or something.

[@_V.Va_]

He was taking a nap.

[@sayvionwashington1939]

@@_V.Va_ He went to the Reploid Factory upstate.

[@chrisballesteros6181]

😂😂🤣

[@toby8907]

He hid to repair himself.

[@misterhipstertheblistertwi4462]

It took 20 years and this video for me to realize Duff McWhalen's eyes weren't the 4 green orbs on the front of his face 🙃

[@zeroxeroFX]

Can’t you actually stop the space colony from hitting the earth? I seem to remember being able to pull that off somehow. And getting the black armor with zero legit as well. Just a couple things I didn’t notice you mention.

[@MrSeong-kr2dj]

Well X7 is the worst of all o.o. People think Gaea is the worst armor. Bruh X7 Glide is the worst of all. Just gliding XD buster upgrade is like nothing…. Gaea armor is really good in fighting bosses.

[@Miss_NatashaO]

J's Reviews sent me (good live stream)! Subscribed!

[@fredricorosenfield9976]

X5 still holds a special place in my heart, too since this was the first 32bit MMX5 adventure I played. I used to drive my mom nuts with this games ending theme. (It didn't really bother her she just would count how long it take for the song to end) I always played the hell outta this and X2 and the original mmx collection for PS2. It was fun to come up with new ways to get around the fact that this game tries it's absolute hardest to rob the player of SOMETHING.... Your armor, your Z-BuSTeR and even one of your player characters. Trying to figure out the best order to murder the bosses in was fun too.... And trying to evenly distribute power ups amongst these two was an interesting and unique challenge.

[@blaineomaraemusic2429]

How can you dislike this game?! This game was everything to me when I was 11. Thanks for this!

[@PrevTsukasaRui]

SAME!!

[@miguelantonioguerra9297]

This was the first Megaman game I ever played. And even though I can see its weaknesses, I still love this game

[@SyncWeaver]

Nice job Trav. I'm proud you expanded on why you love this game. Keep your head up high sir.

[@bdown_hbunz]

6:14 Wait did I get a different disc as a kid? Cuz mine looks a bit different than that one (I'm from the US so I have no idea) EDIT: Oh shit i forgot it was the PC version and not the PS1 version

[@BL4D3M45TR]

I can’t stop thinking about “JET HAND”

[@mahakimukano4536]

Wait... did they really misspell the name of a character in the game manual??? Why's it LifeSavOr in it but in the game he's called Lifesaver? How did they screw that up?

[@Revanite1467]

What if the Mega Man Zero series is an alternate timeline from X5 and another timeline ending from X5 leads up to X6 And x 8 makes sense that there is a hunter medal in leagcy collection vol 2 called time paradox

[@jeanalex8992]

I've never heard the Japanese dub of Zero in X4 and 3:38 had me spitting my drink in laughter 😂..

[@sirmoony5633]

I gotta love that SpongeBob reference in which he founds out that he was the Window-Breaking Maniac, am I right? LOL

[@saphcal]

Its also neat how the Whale stage theme is just Bubble Crabs music all over again. Bit lazy maybe? But its a great track to reuse.

[@0Impeesa]

I actually really like using the Gaea Armor for the remainder of the game once I get it. Yes, that includes the Quick Man death-beam level. Yes, I hate the Shadow Devil that much.

[@niemand7811]

Here is how the canon path works. Zero survives the shuttle incident but you finish the game with X. That way X gets the Z-Saber and keeps his friend in his memories.That's the canon event that leads into the story arc of X6.

[@cringyperson9670]

Alright, what is the name of that FUCKING SOUND EFFECT that plays when your roommate throws you out of the house at 31:37?

[@BugsyFoga]

This was actually one of the few mega man x5 I had much more easier time with , and I sort enjoyed it for that reason .

[@mvscowner]

X5 is also my first Megaman game and also my favorite you're not alone brother

[@coldeezy2677]

You deserve way more subs! This content quality is great!

[@Eyeofnelms]

I would say Megaman X5 was the beginning of the end. The game itself, while still solid, but clearly not as strong as past games in the series. After X5, the games just took a really steep nosedive and got really bad with no gradation. It was until we got X8 that the X series started to get good again, but Megaman X8 is really just another prime example of "too little too late". Is X8 as strong as 1 or 4? Clearly not, but it felt like a leap in the right direction especially in comparison to Megaman X6 and X7. I just got done playing through those games again on the legacy collection, and the only fun I was having was saying "Look at how janky this bullshit is" whenever something royally stupid happened. Most of these things that happened didn't feel like it was really my fault as a player but more the fault of poor design choices.

[@fatalfury28]

Why oh why did they have to remove the individual armor parts feature.. that would had been so dope to be able to combine different armors parts...

[@thefollower2933]

I've beaten X5 a few weeks ago, and personally, I really enjoyed it, although I'll wait for my 2nd playthrough to actually solidify my opinion of this game, for now I just wanted to say: I'd really like to know what they were planning to do to lead into the MMZ games, since in literally both endings it feels like this game was meant to be a finale that would lead into nothing, besides X stating that he wants to build a new sanctuary which doesn't even have a name similar to "Neo Arcadia" I can't really tell what they were trying to do to tie into the Zero games, I know that the story in those game was changed when they discovered that X5 wasn't the final game in the X series, but in that sense, I'd like to know, what WAS planned? Other than the fact that the real X was the villain, we don't know much about the original story, I guess what they probably wanted to do was follow up the bad ending where X doesn't remember Zero and showcase how his personality changed overtime and became so obsessed with his ultimate goal that he basically became what copy X is in the Zero games and have Dr wily somehow revive Zero in a similar way light did it. I don't know, I'd really like to know.

[@AceMan420]

I personally love Mega Man X5, and i'm very glad to hear others do too, thank you for making this. Also the soundtrack is easily in my top 3 soundtracks period, maybe even my top 1, it, as I believe the kids say, "slaps"

[@DarkCrow02]

Mega Man X5 is a very good game, but "shut up, Alia!"

[@expoproductionsinc.6025]

When you said that bolt kracken was friends w/ launch octopus I was in his stage.

[@alexandrpeterberg390]

Mega Man X5 could have great gameplay and a great (or greatest) story to finish the X series. That would have been a Swan Song, a perfect way to finish the series. But what we got is an undercooked game that didn't look like it had enough time to refine its ideas. As a matter of fact, what were they thinking while making this game? Mega Man X5 is certainly the weakest game in the X series. That is if X5 was really the last entry. God dammit Capcom. Now That Trav Guy has mentioned it, I do imagine that there were disagreements or worse, potential infighting among development staff on how Mega Man X5 should have been. All in all, the reason why Mega Man X5 is the way it is it's either the infighting among development staff, the lack of time to refine the ideas and concepts, or both. But hey, if you want the best Mega Man X5 experience, I recommend Mega Man X5 The Improvements Project.

[@MysticMan1993]

The good ending is the canon ending because X remembers Zero and gave him back his saber in the Zero series. Plus, X5 was suppose to be the finale that leads up to the Zero series.

[@dashthehedgehog2612]

I understand what you're saying, but X6 treats both endings canon (though that makes no sense) lol. The colony still crashes like the bad ending, but X remembers Zero and keeps his saber like the good ending. They clearly had no idea what they were doing.

[@esmooth919]

Tidal Whale sounds quite boring compared to the original Japanese name Tidal Makoeen; But nothing compares to Duff McWhalen

[@DirtiestJoe]

I used to bring the EverQuest online adventure prima guide and the world of warcraft prima guide to school. One of them was always in my backpack. Probably explains the back problems I have today.

[@MagoDraws]

That beginning gag was pure gold

[@shocknawe]

4:56 You saidyouplayed this on PC? Why the “capture taken” from Switch on the top left then? I might have misheard, if so,my bad then. Also: the MAJOR difference between this release and others is what you said plus just a little MASSIVE amount of input lag. Cheers.

[@fantastic_apocalypse]

Oh hey, another person who got introduced to the Mega Man series by mistaking a game for a Mario game. I had that happen to me once, but instead of a rom site it was the actual wii shop channel because someone showed me a looney tunes romhack and told me it was super mario bros 4. Kinda odd to know that other people ended up stumbling upon Mega Man 4 in a similar way!

[@Joseph928100]

F the haters. X5 was a great game I just wish they went all in with Wily in the story

[@Ozarka0]

I'm not going to lie. If this game focused on that depressing ending with Zero's sacrifice and Megaman's amnesia regarding his friend and mentor, and the next game was actually Megaman Zero, that would have hit so much more differently opening with that one chick and her soldiers running into that ruined chamber and finding Zero in stasis there.

[@invertebrado]

Even though I like X5, the best of the worst is definitely X8 (for me at least)

[@nixuniverse5240]

If you look closely Zero throws a red soul body at X as he's exploding

[@HarbingerYT]

Which I don't understand. How did he get Soul Body? He gets Kuuenbu and Kuuenzan (Double Jump and Spin Slash) from Split Mushroom.

[@nixuniverse5240]

@@HarbingerYT I believe it's a reference to his Twin Dream ability that he gets in this game.

[@ScreamyngYoshi]

14:35 This right here ruins the whole game. There's absolutely no reason for any game, especially a Mega Man game, to do this. If you can just start from where you died after a Game Over, what is the point of the game? Why get better? You're encouraged to brute-force your way through the game, because nothing will matter. Just start where you died, it's okay, honey. What a horrible design choice.

[@Jackattack359]

Or you can just you know not die

[@manamaster6]

25:52 is that a Captain Planet reference?

[@Cloud971]

"Watch out X!!!! There is some lava over there!!!!" X instantly dies after being interrupted..... Thanks Alia, if you didn't interrupted me i would have that extra second to hide myself....

[@maxshabazz1543]

X5 is my second favorite game in the X series after X1.

[@VideoGamesAndTheWorld]

The most bothersome thing of this game is Alia. She really annoys me and her contacting got me killed most times, ESPECIALLY in Mattrex's stage.

[@_V.Va_]

“HI, X! :D” *fucking dies*

[@UnifiedEntity]

Throughout my years I've seen nothing but praise for X5....to hear you say you seen others out right hate it is crazy..it's not my favorite but I love this game and would definitely replay it. Has some of my favorite tracks....but fuck those insta kill lasers in the first Zero stage..