Learning to Love Mega Man X6

[@RazorToaster]

Alia in X5: Remember to jump over death pits to not fall into death pits Alia in X6: I killed a man, X. I still see him when I sleep, X. I wash myself but I will never be clean, X.

[@DuoDynamo]

I'm the guy who did (most of) the retranslation used in the Tweaks project, and hearing you talk about how it made the game and the story more enjoyable and comprehensible really gave me a fuzzy warm feeling in my heart. When I decided to write this retranslation it was just a hobby project born from my own thoughts about how a better written text would improve the game, and seeing this being actualized by giving other people the experience I've thought about for a long time is extremely gratifying. X6 might not be the best game around; but it does deserve way more recognition for the stuff it does right, and I think the Tweaks project did a great service to the fanbase by smoothing out the game's rough edges. So I'm really grateful to everyone involved in the project for these improvements and for using my translation as a part of it; and to you, J, for spreading the word about the project and about the good stuff X6 has to offer.

[@_acediez]

👏👏👏

[@ashharkausar413]

Thank you for your hard work.

[@lanereynolds4567]

you did good. It doesn't fix the game to being good... but there's only so much one can do to make a game better without simply redoing the entire thing from scratch. The problems still there are inherit to the original on a fundamental level. But thank you for every improvement you gave, and for everything you did to make it not awful. It's well above and beyond what could have been expected and i'm glad to see the game made better..... Any chance you can do anything for the Metal economy in X8? that was that game's biggest problem, in my opinion.

[@jaretco6423]

What was the project called?

[@DarkIZero]

That hack was amazing, I think you worked on X4 and X5 as well. I was shocked at how badly translated the original games were after playing yours. Its like they gave the US localization team key plot points and let them rewrite the game. Not to mention all the QoL tweaks you did. Really top notch work.

[@gravethestampede3454]

The video title is proof of J completing his character arc.

[@joshgroban5291]

@@skibot9974 honestly all of the modern X videos. He's very critical of his past self in those.

[@HordikaNate3821]

His X8 video as well(maybe) since he hated that game as well

[@20_imadekenankandela27]

His character arc will truly complete if he learn to love ZX Advent

[@SuperZombieBros]

He hid himself while he repaired himself.

[@thegaminglord2190]

@@SuperZombieBros he checked himself before he wrecked himself

[@scrubbadubbins4895]

To me X6 is a very ambitious game made by very talented developers, who just weren't given the time to fully polish the game.

[@guiteshima]

This is how i felt about some Sonic games tbh. Like, they have vision and some awesome ideas (and some of them even manage to be actually fun)... But clearly they were lacking in budget and time.

[@Hinokassaudifan1]

When I originally played x6, I REALLY REALLY liked the idea of x using a Saber. Now however, I'm on the camp of the music. The game holds itself back.

[@redstreak9430]

Especially the vocal songs. It’s too bad they’re all copyrighted as of the Legacy Collections.

[@fenyxtien2037]

I still love the fact that x has a saber in this game. Too bad this is the only one where that’s a thing cuz I think it’s a great addition to his moveset

[@Hinokassaudifan1]

@@fenyxtien2037 imagine if he could "honor" his fallen friend and comrade by becoming better with the sword in a future game.

[@tivvy2vs21]

You're only now on the music camp? Did you hate the music back then

[@Hinokassaudifan1]

@@tivvy2vs21 no. ALL megaman x music is phenomenal. If it weren't so expensive to buy it on steam, I would buy all of the osts available for all the games. I'm saying I'm on the music side of the game after revisiting it recently. Not fan of the gameplay.

[@ChaoticMeatballTV]

X6 is too much of a guilty pleasure for me, I love just doing a ton of glitchy things like with Zero's saber, though like some other notable bad games, at least the soundtrack is pretty friggin' good. Infinity Mijinion, Blaze Heatnix, Commander Yammark, Gate Stage 1, there's more but I think those are the cream of the crop.

[@Tiggster-qr8mw]

No need to feel guilty about it

[@jonathanhargraves2241]

I like this game unapologetically. I don't love it though, I just acknowledge that the game has plenty of flaws even though it is fun

[@jordywatson1179]

Yeah the game is fun for me because it's the first x game I beat then x3 then x5 ,1,2,and 4 with both characters and the challenge runs of the games

[@PsycheTrance65]

I recognize the flaws X6 has But I still love putting it on and just shredding the entire game with Black Zero every now and then. It's OST is also the one I come back to the most. I still think it slaps the most out of all the X soundtracks (closely followed by X and X5) I haven't played the tweaked version yet but maybe I should get around to that soon

[@evilryu4489]

@@PsycheTrance65 what's even funnier is I don't even think one needs to use black zero. Zero's busted as all hell in this game lol.

[@ssj2gohan92]

I used to really hate X6.. until I learned how to speedrun it and exploiting all of the bugs makes it one of the most fun X games I've played

[@crystalwater505]

No wonder you became so weak after the Buu saga for a bit. You spent so much time speed running X6 more than training. Damnit Gohan, we need you because you have the highest potential to protect our planet from powerful threats.

[@viruschris3160]

I just watched your new X5 review yesterday and this pops up today! Honestly, as much ridiculous hassle X6 was with its level design and difficulty… I still love this game. It has flaws of course, but I’m glad to see you’re coming around to love the aspect of X6 that are good and what makes it stand out from the rest of its entries.

[@xaius4348]

Finding zero the first time was one of the coolest moments I've had playing megaman.

[@TBP]

Learning to love Mega Man X6 I believe we in the industry refer to this as a plot twist.

[@DanielFahimi]

@Sarcastic Dude lmao

[@squallleonhart9387]

This video is a blessing in disguise

[@NYCHeavyHitz212]

@Sarcastic dude I always referred X5 and X6 as being in an abusive relationship how much I love this series yet played those last two.

[@_acediez]

Again, thanks for the detailed showcase, and for spreading the word! (You got the name just fine! I meant it as an honest compliment)

[@ThunderDragonRandy]

Thank you for making these awesome patches for these PS1 games!

[@TwilightWolf032]

I still have to play the tweaks, but I have the feeling you will make me actually respect X6.

[@inspectorgadgetman]

can you send me a version (using tweaks patcher) to allow all weapons to do damage and to have all forms playable exept zero as well as having the max on-screen health?

[@daniel.robynberkefeld6335]

the md5 file does not have the right checksum for the x6 tweaks patcher

[@inspectorgadgetman]

just make the checksum different because i cannot freaking use the rom provided! i have someone near me who cannot use the patcher because the checksum is entirly different! it was checksum checked and it was not the right freakin cehcksum, so, i ask you, get me a redumped version that i can use!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MattCrossMedia]

Well put reflection. I especially respect that you acknowledged and sympathized with the dev team going thru hell putting X6 together. It'd be easy to call them out as lazy or disgracing the X legacy, when in reality they were likely cut for time and heavy on constraints to their genuine creative vision for a new X title.

[@costby1105]

That goes for a lot of stinkers in long running series. Time crunch often leaves a game feeling mediocre, buggy and cut back, even well regarded games like the original Sonic 3 and Fallout New Vegas are buggy and severely cut back.

[@DeadInside-lh9xo]

J's evil persona Q has taken over!! Next time he'll say something outlandish like "Sly 4's shit" instead of "Sly 4 is really shitty."

[@RetroviaProductions]

This aged well

[@shonenbois]

Honestly I’m glad I got to watch these Megaman X videos even though I’ve nvr played any of them… yet. It’s just nice to see you’re fair/passionate reviews on them J’Reviews

[@theycallmemotivated2317]

What's stopping you from playing?

[@shonenbois]

@@theycallmemotivated2317 busy with other games and college

[@IamaPERSON]

@@shonenbois what are you studying in college?

[@philRacoindie]

Flipping the dynamic of X6's review for its 5 year aniiversary follow-up was genius.

[@UndernetBroker]

Tolerate? Yes. Love? Blasphemy.

[@soronexle2681]

I just watched the original video today so I got a good grasp at what made X6 bad, so this was a surprise. And shockingly, the changes in the Tweaks project made me appreciate the story it had to tell.

[@supersmashbro596]

i think the big problem with the parts system this time is if the reploids get corrupted, you lose that part forever. i'd have liked to have been able to replay the stage with another shot at saving the reploid myself.

[@radiazkilfonte3607]

Again... urban myth. Reploids with parts are placed from nightmares. The only legitimate way to lose reploid with parts is to purposely draw nightmares to infect them. There's only 1 reploid with parts that spawns so close to nightmare, that it actually has a chance to get infected. The one that holds Saber Extend on Metal Shark Player stage. Rescuing any other parts are cake, unless you purposely let them die.

[@PassportBrosBusinessClass]

@@radiazkilfonte3607 I noticed exactly that when I went back for the Jumper part. No octodroids near them. STILL, dead reploids SHOULD BE RESCUABLE if you reload the stage.

[@hioman]

​@@radiazkilfonte3607no? Sometimes you just can't get there fast enough if it's your first time getting that far

[@yujiro424]

Anytime I think of this game all I can remember is the Nightmare Mother. That was the most unpleasant boss fight I had ever played up to that point in my life. It's still top 5.

[@oof5992]

X6 my beloved. Nice to see that X6 is getting more love. Easily my third most favorite game in the series

[@Hinokassaudifan1]

I know the feel. X8 is my favorite of the bunch.

[@oof5992]

@@Hinokassaudifan1 based taste with Hinoka and fates in general

[@Hinokassaudifan1]

@@oof5992 thanks my friend.

[@robertlupa8273]

J 5 years ago: _"Mega Man X6 | One of the Worst Games I Have Ever Played"_ J today: _"Learning to Love Mega Man X6"_ *Top 10 character developments*

[@Rogerregorroger]

One day I want to see a Megaman game with him fighting against Dr. Wily and all that man's doppelgangers. Serges, Isoc, the Megaman Legends boatkeeper, Megaman Battlenetwork's Lord Wily, Dr. Weil, etc. etc.

[@johnsantos507]

Although Wily from Megaman Legends is not a bad person. He's not like his counterpart from another world.

[@lanereynolds4567]

@@johnsantos507 maybe not... but it'd be cool to see that wily bust out a boat based megazord to shoot at the Megamen with.

[@RustyRick2023]

What the fuck are you doing here?

[@CarbonRollerCaco]

@@skibot9974 Who cares? It's still a badass idea. It doesn't have to be canon. Just like Professor Layton VS. Phoenix Wright.

[@CarbonRollerCaco]

The TRUE Mega Man Xover.

[@SQGReviewShow]

Good luck with X7. After playing it a while ago on XLC2, I hated it so much. When it's not frustrating, it's dreadfully boring and easily one of the worst games I've ever played. X6 is a bad game, but at the very least it kept my brain firing on all cylinders.

[@1dayago843]

I think no amount of an Improvement Project would ever make X7 even remotely enjoyable

[@wingedswordslayer]

BURN TO THE GROUND! BURN TO THE GROUND! BURN TO THE GROUND!

[@rac1equalsbestgame853]

A game can frustrate me all it wants, but it better not be boring. X7 when it is not frustrating it is boring

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

Fuck the fight with Red

[@faichaimond]

I was a kid back then, aced X4-X6 on PC, no worries. In 2003, got Megaman X7 and played it on a friend's PS2 once. Never played it since then until I've recently got the MMX Collection LOL. I'm dreading opening the game tbh

[@spacingoutstudios382]

Got really excited when I saw the title for this video. Megaman X6 is my favorite game in the series, I've seen many reviews critiquing the game. Despite agreeing with these video's points I still think this is the greatest game in the series and it's the one I replay most. My first playthrough of this game was really special. I got into the Megaman X series through the collection on PS2. Beating each game in order for the first time was great, it felt like each one was better than the last. When I got to X6 it was the culmination of everything else I had played. This is what it was all building up to. The opening stage of Megaman X6 is not just my favorite intro stage, but it's my favorite stage in the entire Megaman series including the classics. The score, the visuals, it was all beautiful. It was just a tragic yet amazing way to following up the good ending of X5 (which is the one I had gotten). I really felt for X as a character. With him treading through a post-apocalyptic Earth with his broken Falcon Armor, once a symbol of ultimate power in X5 was now just a means of survival in X6. He wielded Zero's saber which was so cool man. The ending of X5 actually tied into the gameplay of X6, it blew my mind and it was really fun to use. I could write a whole essay about this game but I think I've said enough. Thanks for this video J, and proving that this game isn't the total dumpster fire everyone says it is.

[@ColeFam]

This was a great follow-up. Personally, I've really been loving X6 these days because of some of the glitches and exploits. Also, Zero has never felt better to control. I need to give the full re-translation a shot because I feel like I'm really missing out. Looking forward to the next episode!

[@UnifiedEntity]

The only thing I can say I love about MMX6 is the music. I love the music. So much. As a kid I knew this game was difficult but I didnt internalize how unreasonably hard it freaking was. It's a very love hate relationship.

[@moister3727]

Yeah, the japanese voices add a plus too

[@Naglfar94]

X6 was easy for me especially when u get Zero and X's better armors then things start going but also what helped greatly were the special parts gotten from rescued reploids some of what they gave worked wonders my fav was the super jump which gave a larger jump for X an Zero. guess I am one of few who did not find this game that hard but when compraing it to X5 and X4 it is def the tougher of the trilogy on the PS1. but Sigma final battle of X5 is still the hardest while X6 Sigma is so easy I can beat him without trying shadow armor X giga attack kills 2nd form Sigma in this game in seconds sometimes I had moments where it would kill him as soon as the fight started lol.

[@CarbonRollerCaco]

@@Naglfar94 Maybe you played it on an easier difficulty when you were younger.

[@Sonicx360isback]

The soundtrack dragged me back into the game.

[@jaretco6423]

That's the one good thing X6 has. The soundtrack. It's probably my favorite out of the entire series. With X1 coming close.

[@ahick5357]

I watched your original Mega Man X retrospective series when I was 15! It got me back into the series after having played X1 in grade school. Hard to believe it has already been half a decade since then. It's great to see how your writing and presentation have improved over time, although even back then I thought it was pretty good :)

[@ameerashourdraws]

The best character arc in the Mega Man X series is J himself Needless to say, great vid!

[@DaviddeBergerac]

My main problem with X6 at this point is just the clear shortcuts taken in level design, enemy design, and general game design. A solid half of the stages are practically unfinished, including Gate Stage 2 being impossible to complete with like 2 of X's forms

[@robertlupa8273]

Gate Lab 2 should've been split in two, plus maybe making the halves slightly longer to compensate.

[@packnerz2017]

You can finish Gate Stage 2 using X.

[@DaviddeBergerac]

@@packnerz2017 yeah with an inconsistent glitch. I don't really count that.

[@mersunarytigre]

Funny. I just started an Xtreme mode run and just beat it without unlocking Zero. Just found out there's a 3rd ending. Damn.

[@skyrogue1977]

Makes me wish that the other game were remade like Maverick Hunter X. If they had gotten to X6, so that all the obvious flaws could he remedied.

[@shadowandroid758]

X6 was my introduction to the Mega Man X series. It's still my favorite despite the less than adequite execution of some concepts. I still remember going out of my way to get the Shadow Armor to see if it would allow me to use the powers granted by the investigators, which the results of I was disappointed by.

[@saltystick_99]

Every time I see Gate, I just hear Teamfourstar's Mr. Popo voice coming out of him and I legitimately can't fathom why.

[@tphofficial64]

It's remarkable how far you've grown regarding your reviewing style, dude; hope to see you keep it up for future videos

[@vgc_ivan8391]

the modders who made that patch made me painfully endure it to enjoying it like they did with X5. thank you guys for making both X5/X6 an proper PSX X game

[@justanautomaton]

In all honesty, I think the translation hack I had made the story much better. Seriously, having Zero unaware of why he had returned, and making Gate unaware of Sigma was so much better.

[@dblsomeday]

I remember playing X6 as a kid and I LOVED every thing about it. I just thought it was so cool lol. But I could never make any progress. I thought I just sucked at games. Fast forward to a few years ago when my love for Mega Man came back, I found out the truth of X6. Replaying it shortly after, I questioned why as a kid I adored this game. Maybe it was because I directly played it after X1 and seeing X animated and in improved sprite form was so amazing. One day I might go back to play X6, but that will be no day soon.

[@KaiHenrych]

Funny thing: X6 was my first encounter with PS, I loved it back then, loved it when I played on pc some years later, loved it in the legacy collection, and still love it. All its flaws and issues don’t matter when you’re banging to the music and enjoying an insane playthrough. But, I’ve been playing Megaman games since 1991. 😅 3 years old and suffering with NES. I guess different people like different things though.awesome analysis btw.

[@HyperCyberSword03]

Megaman X6 isn't all that bad. It actually makes you appreciate it more after you played Megaman X7... we all regret X7.

[@ChiefMedicPururu]

You can tell Inafune, despite wanting X5 to be the end, tweaked X6 to feel more final. Not for X7 and X8.

[@NoAverageMitch]

I'm pumped to look into the tweaks. I have played through base X6 enough to tolerate some of the ridiculousness so I can enjoy the music and aspects of the game I like. I'm curious to see how the game feels after tweaks are applied. Thanks for the video. Definitely keep the old one up too. I think taking the time to reflect on our views and how they evolve over time is interesting!

[@samsolitaryroll]

For those who don’t know, Reploid REVO is one channel that you must visit if you like MegaMan lore. His revision of the story is now my headcannon

[@cinnamontoast9999]

This is my favorite one, it’s the first one I played as a kid being born in 95, the soundtrack is PHENOMENAL and I still listen to it on Spotify to this day

[@meganinten0078]

Dr. Light: ZERO, I AM GLAD TO SEE AGAIN! Me: "Dr. Light has found his glasses!"

[@Spewa-em8cm]

New best video on the channel IMO, its crazy how much your video production skills have improved over the past 5 years.

[@TailsGuy72]

I've been watching for 4 years, and this is some crazy development. I'm gonna enjoy this video

[@alaakalash1980]

Wow this video hit me hard on a personal level, I've been watching your videos for so long and we're basically the same age. Seeing how different things are since the old review, how calm you are now and the way you're addressing some of your past mistakes shows some very real maturity. It's just nice following a youtuber for so long and seeing them grow with you, it made me reflect on myself and how I've grown too. I know this may look creepy coming from a stranger on the internet but it was nice being reminded how the faces on the other side of the screen are people too. Wishing you the best 🤍

[@PsycheTrance65]

X6 was my first ever X games and is definitely a "guilty pleasure" game to me to this day. I sometimes wonder if my huge tolerance for challenging content/general gaming bs in videogames stemmed from me playing X6 way too many times as a child 😂

[@isuckatgaming1873]

Its strange that my least favorite x game is x5 but my favorite is x6 Really it's mainly the armors and x5s stage design (for the love of God why do I have to play duff mcwhalens awful stage 3 times) Also I did a weapons only run of x6 a few weeks ago. Obviously, the yanmar option was by far and away the best but I found a ton of good uses for the other weapons. In particular, infinity mijinion is a lot easier to fight with metal shark player's weapon than his real weakness.

[@RyukenAtrineas]

I didn't really think of it until you mentioned it, but Isoc being the final boss for X6 would have been not only new, but actually really good for the plot. I haven't played X6, myself, mostly just Boss Compilations (most playthroughs also try to skip/speed through cutscenes, so I can't really find a good video that actually shows what the story is), so I barely even knew Isoc was even a thing, let alone having such a connection to Wily. So it shows how such a character could be completely skipped over and some fans might not even know about him. But if he had been the Final Boss, it could bring more of his hatred for X in the forefront and make it more memorable to a larger audience. In fact, we could even keep the same ideas X6 had, where maybe Isoc winds up fusing with the Sigma Virus or something and get this half-Sigma, half-Isoc form that is just mindless because Isoc didn't take into consideration how strong Sigma is and the double layer of hatred just makes his zombie mess of a robot. So Isoc could be phase 1, then Sigma/Isoc fusion zombie has phase 2 and then the giant Sigma/Isoc robot as phase 3. Just a thought.

[@UnifiedEntity]

Ah, the game when Zero went into hiding and fixed himself.....as a torso.

[@hell-yeah8776]

This is constantly mentioned by fans but actually it isn't that simple. If you encounter Dr Light at Weapon Center using Zero, then Zero will ask Dr Light who saved him, meaning that Zero himself doesn't know how did he managed to return while lying about "hid and repair himself" to X.

[@UnifiedEntity]

@@hell-yeah8776 Then they should've have had him say "Im not sure how but when I awoke I was fixed up"

[@Blacklightning95]

Wow what a tone change from your last x6 review. lol sounds like even though you have problems with it, there's still some appreciation for some aspects in it. Nice work.

[@CanalDoRyu]

My main problem with X6's story (even after experiencing it with a good translation this time around) is that it doesn't make any interesting use of the cool premise and ideas it has and ultimately just serves as a means to make everything go back to status quo. X5 ended with Zero sacrificing himself in order to kill Sigma off for good, but then both are just uncerimoniously brought back to life even though the story could have worked perfectly fine without them. I can see they tried to have this narrative about coping with past mistakes with X having to deal with the loss Zero, which was kind of his fault in a way, if he had been more careful and checked if Sigma was actually dead or not, he probably would have been able to save Zero, Alia also feeling guilty over sabotaging Gate's creations, and Gate himself being a great villain thematically as him turning evil was partially a consequence of Alia's actions and Zero's body having been destroyed. The fact that Gate's creations weren't inherently bad guys could also lead to something interesting, as now we're not dealing with mavericks who are far beyond the point of being saved and the only choice left is to destroy them, they could have taken this as an opportunity to have some kind of system where you defeat them without destroying them, and managing to spare all of them leads to a good ending while destroying at least one of them already puts you on the bad ending route. Isoc being an AI simulating Dr Wily much like the one simulating Light would also be a great payoff with him being revealed to be manipulating Gate, into working with him to create the Nightmare virus, with this twist leading up to a final confrontation between X and Isoc. It would serve to show how X's character has grown as well, he can fight on his own, he's no longer haunted by Zero's death and in a hypothetical good ending he managed to do what he always wanted to do ever since the first game: He avoided destroying his enemies and saved them instead. It could end with Gate and his creations being saved and Alia reconciling with them, or in the bad ending route Isoc is stopped, but he managed to kill Gate and it's ultimately a hollow victory, X just ended up destroying more reploids and Alia decides to leave the hunters because Gate's death deeply affected her. There wasn't any need for Sigma or Zero to be brought back, Zero's character arc was over in X5 and Sigma's death was a climactic way to end the whole conflict that started with the first X game, if Capcom's writers had more faith in the new characters and in the ones who survived X5 to stand on their own, they could have done something remarkable with X6, but ultimately it just feels like it took all the consequences of X5's ending and threw them off so the series could go back to "Maverick Hunters vs Sigma" as a set-up for every game, regardless of how tired that got even by the time X5 came out.

[@togamibyakuya8016]

Oh, you mean a system similar to the one in Powered Up where beating the Robot Masters with the peashooter saves them?. Also, Zero reviving was necessary because he's both the reason why the Maverick Virus is cured and he also fought in the Elf Wars. Him being alive for Zero 1 was also a contributing factor.

[@robertlupa8273]

@@togamibyakuya8016 If we really need Zero to come back, he could appear in the ending or, if he has to be playable but not super easy to unlock, after you beat Nightmare Zero lvl 4 (assuming they'd fix it).

[@togamibyakuya8016]

@@robertlupa8273 The latter one is way too hard for an unlock condition. It is fine as it is now.

[@CanalDoRyu]

@@togamibyakuya8016 I wasn't really thinking about the Zero series with that write-up, just how X6 could be an epilogue of sorts to the X series. Then again, they did have an entirely different idea for the Zero series had X5 been the last game in the series, I don't think X6 serving as a closure to X's character arc and fleshing out Alia a bit more would affect that original vision they had all that much.

[@togamibyakuya8016]

@@CanalDoRyu Save for the fact that Zero being alive was always a factor, the only thing that changed was the Final Boss.

[@SolidSpartanX]

Both this video and your Secret Agent Clank review shows how much you matured in your years on KZbin. You've outgrown your rantviews and are much more reasonable and level-headed with games you don't like. The blood sweat and tears you put in paid off in more ways than you might think.

[@Roy-sr6gs]

Even if people don't like it, it's one of my favourites from the saga, I already complete it more than 30 times probably lol

[@GhostEchoX17]

I love your new review of X6 but your old one is by far my favorite video game review I've ever watched Edit 1: Especially the part about the donut fights

[@VGInterviews]

My dude, really gotta say you put out the best Megaman X content on youtube, yout balance between discussing gamplay, development history, lore and any other misc. elements is great, never too long or too short in any section and always keeps the video interesting and flowing, weird that even if thus is a sequel to an olrder X6 video thus obviously repeats some points you already discussed, it never felt boring and your ability to stay objective throught the video is also appretiated, really didn't feel like a 34 min video Keep up the great work!

[@Kurumisama]

I've said this from the beginning, X6 was my first Megaman game I ever played and to this day still is my favorite and the only I play to 100% every time in a single run

[@highpriest90]

Refreshing to hear this my friend. Glad someone doesnt have to be ashamed about going against popular opinion. People dont realize how much of an impact a game has on you when its your "first". My favorite final fantasy of all time is 8, against anybody and everything I dont care. My favorite twisted metal is 4. Against anybody and everything I also dont care. These were my "first" in their respective franchises

[@jonp1952]

I played them in order, but X6 is still one that I have warm feelings for. Sure the translation wasn't the best, but that was probably the only real issue I had. I never ran into any of the "level design" problems that other people did though, so maybe it was just because I'd played Megaman X games for so long and knew what would be the most useful parts from that perspective, which caused me to not have those issues. Not saying that excuses having these issues in the game, but since those parts change movement quite significantly, and they were probably using them in testing, they never thought about what a run without said parts would look like. It's mostly ripped apart for that specifically. I didn't even have much of an issue with the nightmare effects, which could be perhaps because of my boss pathing.

[@johnnycenate91]

Ever since the release of the Tweaks Mod, ive been enjoying X6 more and more. I first had the game back in 2005, when i first owned a PSX. I lived in the Philippines at the time (Still do but i lived in the province then whereas now i live in Manila) so getting the latest consoles of that time was difficult. X6 was actually my first dive into the PS1 Megaman Games. Yes it was hard, but i somehow managed to beat the game in 17 hours first try (Over the span of a few hours a day for about a little over a week.), And i always thought that, while diffucult, it certainly isnt too bad, until i saw what folks had to say online, and found out it was just hated. I didnt care though, i loved X6 then, and thanks to the Tweaks Mod, I can enjoy it even more now.

[@LIGHTNING1381]

Dude the intro had me hooked. Seriously, what is it with the number 6 and rushed games in the platformer genre??? Hope Crash doesn't get the same fate if you know what I mean!!

[@MegaManNeo]

The part I like about X6 (a game I ignored for the very reasons you mentioned) really is Wily's reincarnation. Along with the X vs Zero battle in X5, it gives this vibe of oh shit- history repeats.

[@bigkmoviesandgames]

We need a game where all the Mega Mans from different universes and timelines come together Spider-Man no way home style stop a threat. You can have Mega Man, Mega Man X, Mega Man legends, and battle network all come together to fight a threat.

[@BrazillianCara]

The thing about X6 is that there's a pretty interesting plot and cast of characters (in relation to the rest of the X series) behind the botched rushjob of a localization - certainly one of my favorites of the X games.

[@EthanW56]

I definitely see this game with rose colored glasses. It was my first ever megaman game (aside from legends and X extreme 2 for the gameboy color) I still love this game. I know it’s not popular, but I can’t help just love it even after playing X1 through 5

[@cookieskoon2028]

I still want so bad for X5 and X6 to be remade into a single epic game. The version of it in my head is awesome.

[@LordMetalSonic1987]

The official Maverick Hunter's Field Guide actually makes reference to that bug where using that specific technique (won from Ground Scaravich as Zero) on a rope above a bottomless pit will be fatal. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. This guide also makes reference to Dr. Wily and Dr. Isoc having the same (Japanese) voice actor, even though it's tweaked to be more of an in-universe thing.

[@dreadedpatrick9876]

You were 16??? You're mature as hell i'll give you that, I honestly thought you were in your mid 20's. Keep up the good content my friend

[@Vaffle_1231]

Good thing I don't need to learn to love Megaman X6 because I love it because it was the first Megaman X game I have ever played on a PS2 Slim

[@LukeTheFantasticMii]

glad that you did respond to my other commit. TBH. I did try to get into megman with the legacy collection to see why megaman later on to see what people loved about him. Sadly, I didn't play enough of the collection. But I do hope this year start getting to play them and finish all of them to have a better understanding of the series and somehow be a fan of Megaman.

[@hellodanknessmyoldfriend6101]

I replayed x6 more than I revisited x5. Although x6 is rage inducing, it's difficulty became fun especially with the armors.

[@gusgarrison9211]

Your original X6 video is one of my favorite videos on KZbin. I'm super hyped to watch this as a good contrast to that.

[@DecadoPrime]

Man next weeks review is something I'm looking forward to. Since you're mentioning fan made updates to these games, maybe you can cover Mega Man X Corrupted

[@williamwhite1036]

18:19 So you can say can the X6 tweaks adds REAL DIFFICULTY to the game instead of the fake difficulty from the original

[@PassportBrosBusinessClass]

Dr. Light and Dr. Wily existing as AI would be a great plot for Mega Man 11. A WAR between the two without an end - being fought by Mega Man and the Mavericks.

[@taylord5381]

2026: Learning to Love Secret Agent Clank

[@morrowlterraslove]

Oh yeah Alia is useful in 1 stage which is Central Museum for those who don’t pay attention. you answer her calls in a new sub section and you go through the section and then later revisits if rng is screwing you over you can know what room is new or you went through already depending if you have a new call to answer which is easier to just escape the stage once you get to the 4th totem pole. It doesn’t really fix it but it should at least be a bit more bearable cuz I don’t recall these rooms at all even with every new life the layout of the room changes (not the room, you never get a different room each new life once it’s chosen it’s like that for the rest of the stage until you escape and revisit and probably deal with the rng)

[@onepieceXdragonball7]

Now I'm gonna play X6 again just because of this video, thanks!

[@kieranstark7213]

Another great thing about MMX6 everyone forgets to mention would have to be the fact that while the game does have voice action, it only has the Japanese audio. Whether one loves or hates the acting in the Mega Man franchise (I like it at its best when it’s in the late 1990s games because of its badness that inspires YTP like in Mega Man 8 & X4), you gotta admit. It sounds like a unique turn for a game!

[@yandayixia]

I honestly fall in love with the idea of X using both saber and buster to carry on his best friend's will and keep fighting the good fight. The idea of starting off with a giga attack and harsh difficulty makes you feel weak, and the fact each boss has a level number seems so promising, it felt a game inwhich you need to grab every little advantage to win... despite of how unfair most situations are, I still appreciate X6 for giving us that.

[@KnightedSilverWolf]

LOVE? X6 IS A MISTAKE XD

[@dnmstarsi]

Your original X6 video was my introduction to this channel. Seeing you go from "X6 is one of the worst games" to "Learning to love X6" is pretty amazing and I hope to see more reviews covering stuff that's arguably overhated and alike. I should definitely give X6 another chance. Albeit the modded version.

[@co81385]

I'm glad to see you highlight some of the good parts of this game! For whoever is reading this and is having trouble with coming up with an effective route through the game, I would like to share a route that I use when doing an X-only plathrough: -Commander Yammark (Defeat boss, acquire Blade Leg Parts) -Ground Scararavich (Defeat boss, acquire Blade Arm Parts) -Shield Sheldon (Defeat boss) -Sheild Sheldon (Acquire Blade Body parts, exit stage) -Infinity Mijinion (Enter alternate area, acquire Blade Helmet parts, defeat Nightmare Zero) -Infinity Mijinion (Defeat boss) -Blaze Heatnix (Acquire Shadow parts, enter alternate area, defeat Hi Max) -Blaze Heatnix (Defeat boss) -Blizzard Wolfang (Defeat boss, acquire Shadow parts) -Rainy Turtloid (Defeat boss, acquire Shadow parts) -Metal Shark Player (Acquire Shadow parts, enter alternate area) -Metal Shark Player (Defeat boss) Afterwards, you can revisit the stages and pick up the remaining items in any order that you wish.

[@DARS_04]

I had an awful amount of fun with MegaMan X6 Tweaks, it felt broken but fun.

[@nekonomicon2983]

I heard people say the same thing about Sonic 06 It's fun because it's broken.

[@DARS_04]

@@nekonomicon2983 It feels like when you find some dumb tech in a fighting game, "Wait, YOU CAN DO THAT??!!" that's what Im trying to say.

[@TheRasp10]

im glad to see you having another view of the game... but I still think it's the worst one out of the series even comparing to x7. the stages are a pain, the bosses go from baby easy to frustrating hard, the nightmare effects are just annoying, the level design is a headache. but hearing the actual story of the game, at least it's a bit better, when translated well.

[@LAZY-RUBY]

Fun fact about the Opening Stage theme: That guitar riff from the section you played? It was added for the US release. There is no guitar in the JP version

[@nekonomicon2983]

Wait really!? I didn't know that. What an odd thing to add but hey I guess it was a good thing.

[@razi_man]

I acrually prefer playing the US version as a result thanks to that addon since it makes the theme's sad vibes better.

[@ChronosAnJill]

I gotta say, I did not realize I was on the big minority that actually loved X6, as far as it being my favorite game in the series. Granted, nostalgia plays a huge role in that, because routing and optimizing that game has taught me how annoying it can be. I do see everything you say and the reasons why people hates it tho.

[@ryanwilson9555]

16:38 Sigma’s grinning mugshot reminds me of Ganondorf from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. “See how much your precious Triforce is worth!” Sigma’s mugshot is just too good!!!

[@-bemyvalentine-]

Finally someone else who appreciates the X6 story! I seriously respect what they did with the Mavericks, and them making Alia into an actual character is so cool. If I'm honest myself... I like thinking X never found Zero in this game. The idea of an X who eventually learned to move on and keep fighting just feels great to me.

[@TheCow-j1l]

Literally the first Megaman game I played as a child. So this is going to be nostalgic for me.

[@werti4894]

"flyinf donut png" fucking killed me LOL

[@HoodedEdge]

Never thought I'd see J have Mega Man X6 & Love in a video title.

[@ashharkausar413]

The last bit with the story was very eye opening. Nice video.

[@amayouyou8306]

As someone who grew up playing x6 as my first megaman game, i can't help but to feel biased whenever this game gets brought up. years of growing up later, while i myself see how terrible the game is now, i still feel like it's gonna be my most fave of X's entry. I've played this game enough times that i practically know every secret, nook and crany, even after coming back in like a decade to play it again, without even considering to look up the net i already know which is which and where to get them. Hell, i even still remember the password to Ultimate Armor and Black zero for this game lol. Of course i'm not in anyway saying this is the perfect game for me not at all, you can still acknowledge a game's faults while still liking it. That's what critical thinking's all about after all But i guess that's what nostalgia and childhood does to people, watching your videos made me realize how much better the X series can be, it was a great watch.

[@kirbyman100]

You can love the music for sure, but not the those "weather" changes

[@Ceeington]

I'm shocked at this title, I cannot wait to see this video

[@TranscendentAzure89]

I'm extremely happy seeing this video come out and especially from you. I actually remember watching your original X retrospective feeling as though while X6 is absolutely not a game I could honestly recommend to anyone, fan or otherwise, as a fully "good" experience, there was enough there in the background or shimmering between lines "hiding itself to repair itself" style. Nowadays, with X6's entrenched status as "popular dead horse to beat", it always rubbed me wrong that folks just threw the baby out with the bath water all the while X5 is allowed to remain in semi-good graces with a large majority of folks when the two go head to head. X6 is a *really* fascinating expansion of the story and general mythos of the X series and Megaman franchise as a whole with elements of the "hastily put together" game that "altered the full scope and trajectory of the Zero series" being essential for what the latter series would then go on to tackle. I mean, just from a basic reading, its completely spelled out for us that Nightmare Souls are quite literally the moment in the real time ongoings of the Megaman series at the point of X6 that inspire investigation into Zero's systems and interaction with the Maverick/Sigma Viruses which leads talented researchers and designers to come up with the cure for all those computer viruses in the form of the Mother Elf, a sentient phenomena capable of rewriting physical attributes of Reploids for the better versus its "ancestor's" negative and thus becoming one of the key factors in the eventual late stage Maverick Wars and tangentially related to the entirety of the conflicts that develop during the time of the Neo Maverick Wars in the Zero series. The mechanical changes in elements like the parts system or the additions and refinements to the repertoires of the two major hunters coming in off of X4 and X5 are genuinely well thought out as well, even with the warts like Zero's death dives. Pacing and moment to moment "blowing shit up" is WAY better than anything X5 (also special shoutout to the armors being way cooler here) and while not in the stratosphere of the other 4 games, it still can be fun as long as you aren't backtracking too often. Also yeah, that B plot involving Gate, Alia, and Gate's creations is some of the best stuff in the franchise and its a shame how the translation and certain requirements to see the dialogue in combination with the famous reputation of this game have made it all but unlikely that more than 5-10% of people who engage with the game in the modern era, with everyone's takes running rampant, have actually seen it. X6 very much deserves the base criticisms it gets but I feel like too often, those criticisms become as you said "cartoonish" as folks, in their over-willingness to exaggerate the flaws anyone would run into, willfully ignoring how much is there that is really genuinely novel. Plus, I have a small agenda in this where I truly believe that the greatest sin a game can be is boring, not broken. This is why I'm also very ready after posting this comment to see where your "X5 Kinda Sucks Actually" video goes (didn't know you were re-doing these; also I can't believe its been 5 years what the *hell* lol). Sorry for the long comment! Edit: Also want to say thanks for reminding me about the Tweaks project, it sounds like that's the new default for this game and I going forward. Edit 2: Also forgot to mention, if any one X game should have X6's popular reputation for somehow pulling the hat trick of being both being broken and boring, it's X7.

[@ayrtonjoga]

I guess I was right about how you'll feel about X6, instead of remaking the old Review you decided to make a follow up about the good things in X6, including the X6 Tweaks project and being overall a more enjoyable video than I could ask for, so great to see J maturing, being more positive in the Reviews and the channel's growth

[@dlmoore08]

Easily the best KZbin video I’ve ever watched on X6! Excellent work!

[@dallincandland816]

I’d like to think I’m not in either camp. I loved the game as a kid, but I strongly agreed with most of your criticism (I think I mainly liked it because it was the coolest out of the 3 ps1 games)

[@kolkagaming1234]

X6 was rushed but many things turned out great such as the Special Weapons, level design, the Bosses are easy average & Hard and the soundtrack is a Masterpiece.

[@dDumbopop]

I normally don't even attempt videos beyond 20 minutes but your videos are enjoyable from beginning to end. I'll be giving X6 another attempt on the project since all I do these days is re-listen to the soundtrack