Mega Man X2 Was 99% Perfect!

[@EnygmaRecords]

1:48 - "Spongebob"??? This is CLEARLY Bushroot from Darkwing Duck!

[@VGPreserve]

Haha! I should have done that comparison. I actually have a vid up on Darkwing Duck for NES as well!

[@EnygmaRecords]

@@VGPreserve oh, cool - about to look it up!

[@TheItalianTrash]

It's taken me 30 years to actually realize that Wire Sponge is not based on a sponge from the ocean, but on a vegetable called a luffa (that I never heard of before) which can be used to make sponges. Did everyone else know this or I'm I just misinformed on my Mega Man lore.

[@VGPreserve]

That's news to me too!

[@TheItalianTrash]

@@VGPreserve Apparently luffas are still commonly grown and used in traditional dishes in Okinawa, Japan. But out of the hundreds of thousands of interesting animals either still alive or that went extinct that could have been used for a Maverick; Capcom decided to give us a freaking vegetable. SMH

[@spencerblais2539]

It puts a smile on my face to see someone else put some respect on X2 as much as you did. I have similar experiences, although my brother recalls the family renting X2 when we were kids. Kind of fuzzy on that, although that could be why I prefer this game in the SNES Trilogy the most. This to me is the game that keeps on giving, with the sense of speed, the gameplay, more freedom of choice- you name it. Though I have retired from playing video games for almost two years now, this is one I will always have the most fond memories of.

[@VGPreserve]

Thank you very much! Glad I could bring about some smiles!

[@dxd8386]

This is why I never use wheel gators weakness because he can actually stay above water for longer

[@RafaelMelo-u4y]

Well is very easy to deal with Gator the tricky is getting him to submerge as you jump down and use Sponge's weapon on him.

[@Nanashi20]

if you do it right i think you can stun lock him with the weakness weapon

[@ultimagaming6035]

You could just be diligent on your walk kick-dashes, but he has caught me once or twice that way with his bite.

[@moisesmaciel5123]

I replayed this game and taking a more critical and mature look, not a childish and nostalgic view, I realized how excellent this game is. Very few media have sequels as perfect as this one.

[@VGPreserve]

Totally agree!

[@twostop6895]

I purchased X2 on steam at the end of last year and the game has aged poorly and in my opinion not really fun to play

[@Vast3.14]

VG Preserve, this video is well done. I like the structure of the video, a combo of your experience with the game and historical preservation. Keep it up.

[@VGPreserve]

Thank you so much!

[@samurailv1]

Wheel Gator becomes a nightmare if you use his weakness. It's much more doable with the X-Buster, and if you get good RNG he'll keep throwing wheels at you instead of submerging all the time. My favourite X game because of that kick ass double X-Buster, the best in the series imo.

[@RafaelMelo-u4y]

I have to disagree i have no problem at all in beating him with the correct weapon. Since he is the first boss to choose from because does take a while to beat him with the buster even with the charged shot.

[@RoninCatholic]

One detail I immediately picked up on when I was seven and playing this for the first time: The maximum X-Buster charge in this game has bits of pink accent in it, which I interpreted as the pink from the fully charged buster in X1 being integrated into the charge technically a step lower. Just because X is no longer visually wearing the parts of his previous armor upgrades doesn't mean they're gone and forgotten (as also shown with his dash remaining on his blue legs).

[@Enclaveunited]

Agreed with everything you said in this video, but I recommend you try fighting Wheel Gator without his weakness. It's WAY easier because when he comes out of the water he just stands there and you get a ton of free hits on him except for his occasional dash attack. But yeah his boss is still kinda shitty. And for that matter I think all the bosses in X2 are way more fun without their weaknesses, since they all have crazy Spark Mandrill syndrome. (Unless you're speed running through the boss rush like me)

[@Enclaveunited]

Debunked the Mega man x2 imperfect allegations.

[@VGPreserve]

Haha! Guess it's perfect after all!

[@apexnova2947]

If your fast enough you can basically stun loop him with his weakness like they do in speed runs, but often it's best to just shoot him till he is about to go back under then get as many stun loops in as you can before climbing that wall.

[@RafaelMelo-u4y]

Well you can try to beat Gator without the correct weapon. Since he is the first boss choose from. And you can beat him very fast when you have to fight him again. And you don't have to worry about his attacks at all or getting hit.

[@samuelyamron5664]

I always started with Wheel Gator. Go figure.

[@VGPreserve]

Get the worst one done first haha! How on earth were you able to beat him with the buster? I cannot get that timing down for the life of me!

[@dxd8386]

Buster is easy but then again I only really do buster runs nowadays, but wheel gator is my first pick because the buster parts, or is he my second I always forget lmao

[@Fawlker]

Same here, high five!

[@davidcole2913]

Same here. Started with wheel gator ever since I was a kid when I got the game. Now that I’m older I do the frame perfect wall jump to get the buster upgrade so there is no need to go back to the stage.

[@MortimurGrimm]

Same here.

[@NecrelKitsune]

Another thing to note with megaman X1 and 2: If you dash and shoot at the same time, a normal plasma pellet it registers as a charge shot hit. So I just spammed that. Additionally, when doing so, the dash becomes canceable.

[@RafaelMelo-u4y]

Well you can do that but in my opinion that is extra work that we need to do. So i prefer the old way getting the correct weapon and using it.

[@Markptaz450]

I enjoy both X1 and X2 immensely. Got both my original copies from 1993, 1994 high school days. I give X1 a slight edge in music, and X2 the edge in hidden secrets/branching paths.

[@GTA2SWcity]

This was actually my introduction to the MM franchise as a whole, not just the X series. I remember how I struggled to win at this game and do it the best way I could. It was the mid 90s. A friend trade-borrowed this game and I got to play X1. I had a bit of trouble with that one, or at least beating Sigma. This one I hadn't gotten too far in on it initially. Even after all these years, the music, the aesthetic artwork, the gameplay. Still takes me back. A naive kid I didn't know quite what all the talk was about (Zero) but every part of this game has the memory of first discovery. Later on I did beat X1. Deepening the understanding. I did have a sort of premonition dream that Zero was to die again and it gave me a timeframe that from that point had me estimating around 2000 to 2001. Then I played through X3 and beat it seeing the epilogue. It all ended up being a dropped story arc. But I always found it a bit odd I'd tapped into the story in my subconscious. In retrospect, I think it needs a new story, but a similar one perhaps. The overall story objectively leaves something to be desired but at this point in X2 they were still working on it. I need to get the book where Inafune and others talk about the storyline plans because supposedly this was more or less the plan all along. Which gives it something of a Terminator Judgment Day vibe. The more I look back on this particular game, however, the more finely it has aged. Just for what it is, not anything else, nostalgia, story, etc. Now I look at all the crazy things (ROMhacks?) that have been done with X2. Like the comically overpowered ultimate armor mod. Or the X3 Zero gameplay mechanics. I realize I date myself when I say this but: I have loved this game almost as long as it's been around. And I think the various other franchises have made their nods or crative borrowings, this one is no exception. Personally I'm of the opinion X2 influenced Terminator Genisys.

[@RafaelMelo-u4y]

In beating Sigma you need to know how to use both the correct weapons in each one.

[@Consolous]

Mega Man X2 was an incredible sequel. The music is just as amazing as the first one and the Mavericks are so unique from one another. It's really hard for me to choose which one is my favorite boss, though Overdrive Ostrich, Magna Centipede, and Wheel Gator are great containers (the last one's theme I made a recent metal cover of and it's funny that he took that 1% out of perfection for you haha) but all the themes are so interesting in this game. It's interesting that you like Magna Centipede's theme because I was thinking of making that one my second X2 cover. Anyway, great video. Love seeing more Mega Man X content

[@VGPreserve]

Would love to see a Magna Centipede cover! That drum part is insane! And don't worry, I can't stand the Wheel Gator fight, but his theme still rips as well!

[@rockk9753]

Nah the music in The second one is a bit weak compared to the first game, it has some great tracks but a lot of them are kind of dull

[@StevenCusic]

Down for hearing your take on Magna Centipede Consolous i know you'll make it a blast! , I'm still working on my composition of spark mandrill from mega man X1 though I'm not sure how a I want to arrange it I'm thinking of going with a FM version using my DX7IIFD when i go back to Europe

[@Bigbudd0045]

The music isnt as good as the first one. I love the game,but x3 has better music and better looking bosses. Id argue that x2 is better balanced than x3. The air dash is fantastic...but x is still the best x game. Id argue that x is the best mega man game, at the very least up there with MM3 and slightly behind 2.

[@stephenschaffenberger6765]

@@Bigbudd0045 I've always thought the music in X2 sounded "cheap" in comparison to X1. My theory is that the game designers sacrificed musical storage space in favor of the wire frame model graphical gimmicks. The sound palette in X1 is just so much more dynamic and well considered. X2 music relies too heavily on that electric lead guitar sample giving a lot of the songs a very samey quality. It's a shame because X1 has one of the best OST's on the entire system.

[@TheJadeFist]

If you want a physical copy, you could consider simply importing a Super Famicom and the NTSC-J version of the game, it'll still be cheaper than the loose NSTC cart by itself. I haven't really looked at prices recently, but a couple years back I bought X2 and X3 for 20 bucks each that way.

[@charizard4410]

Fun game to try with Wheel Gator is to not use the wall climb at all, dash and jump, and he comes out far more often(and you'll probably be caught most of the times while learning how to dodge him) but i think it'll fix your 1 gripe with the game. Also the Flame wheel gives you 2 additional air dashes, Air dash, flame dash, and you can use another air dash right after.

[@RafaelMelo-u4y]

Well with Gator the trick is you can use the walls but don't stay too close to the bottom. Because once he jumps and starts spinning. He will damage the part that he hits. So if he does that very near to the bottom you will have to jump higher. In order to avoid the damage part.

[@seanfeld-]

Love your breakdown and I agree with it 100 percent. I'm playing thru all megaman games I can stream.

[@seanfeld-]

I mega smashed that subscribe button!

[@VGPreserve]

Thank you very much!!!

[@MortimurGrimm]

The 16-bit games are my favorite. X4 was decent, but the platforming and stage layouts were superior in the first 3 games in my opinion. What Sigma said at the end of this game had my jaw hit the floor when I beat it the day it was released. Such a wild time to be a MegaMan fan back then.

[@co81385]

X2 is *also* my favorite X series game! I like it for some of the reasons that you like it: how fun the movement feels, and how powerful the armor is, especially the charge shot! I always kind of felt as if X2 was inspired by the Sonic games, with the stages that have sections that put an emphasis on speed. Also, this game seemed to have a much brighter color palette than the other games in the X series. Look at how bright the color schemes are for the boss weapons! The game seems to have the breeziest and lightest theme of all of the X games. And yes, the soundtrack is indeed incredible!

[@VGPreserve]

Totally! Sonic does also come to my mind while playing X2, glad to hear somebody else shares the same thought!

[@ddgaming9717]

X2 is my favorite still have the box/game that I got it from circuit world when they sold their rented games I also did wheel gator first then overdrive then weakness order lol

[@StevenCusic]

Great review! and my favorite mega man x game. i own alot of old sound modules and i can tell you that sound in crystal snail is a vibraphone from a Korg M1/M1R also the drum breaks in magma centipede. i did a remaster of final fights bay area With A DX7IIFD and the Korg m1 is the only thing that could make drum breaks that sound like that. a lot of the bass and Synth sounds come from a Yamaha SY85/TG500 (1992) which is FM in PCM sample format and they are EXPRESSIVE. The Guitars and other instruments are a mix of the KORG Audio Gallery AG-10, and the M1/M1R

[@VGPreserve]

Thank you! And excellent insight on the sounds!

[@destinysaiyan014]

X2 is really my second favorite of the X series My gripe is that the boss music was pretty underwhelming especially compared to X1 Great video, glad I subbed😊

[@VGPreserve]

Thank you!

[@bestintheworld4850]

I love the X2 Medley by Breis , been listening to it for like 10 years.

[@joeszymanski3540]

He does a Vile theme remix that is absolutely amazing.

[@MetPhD]

The vibrant colors in the game have stuck with me and defined some of what I appreciate in most art. ❤

[@adamb89]

Still have my X2 SNES cartridge! It's one of only three Mega Man games I've beaten without taking a hit. I advise against beating the x hunters though. Zero's fight is just patter memorization. You do need to be pretty tight on your timing but his pattern is super predictable, and it's ultimately faster to beat one boss than three. Also I start on Wheel Gator, since wiht a precise jump you can get the arm parts without the leg parts or strike chain. It's pixel-perfect timing since you have to take advantage of the screen shake to buy you a couple extra pixels off jump lenght, and that's one jump it might take me 20 tries, but eventually you can just sort of catch that little wall with X's face and wall-jump up to the gun. That's also how I realized that time passes in Wheel Gator's stage. If you spend forever and a day in that stage, it turns from day to night.

[@rynzero_]

Crystal Snail theme is a certified slapper

[@VGPreserve]

Absolutely!

[@marcusbullock630]

MMX4 missed a great opportunity in jet stingray's stage at the end, we should've crashed into the wall to enter the boss room

[@riatsila144]

Bradbury K. Wells? Good reference! Off the top of my head, trying to figure out who the middle initial is referencing.

[@erikmclennan3934]

This is one of my favourite games ever and a truly excellent sequel to a truly excellent game.

[@NecrelKitsune]

One way with all the mega Man games for the super Nintendo of the x series to make things a little easier on your finger is to map the dash button to the r button.

[@VGPreserve]

I do put dash on R, the finger pain for Wheel Gator comes from the DPad for me. But yknow, just me whining 😭👶

[@RafaelMelo-u4y]

Not for me i prefer to use the snes controller as it is.

[@frozen222]

The Zero fight is where we differ. I love fighting him.

[@RafaelMelo-u4y]

Well you can fight Zero but the problem you may have to use at least a subtank on him before Sigma. So not getting hit by him and taking him down fast.

[@EbeeDeeby]

Ive always loved MMX2

[@matthewgoode6695]

1st "X-hunter theme" is called Absolute Zero. Because the base is at the North Pole.

[@TheJadeFist]

X2 was the best of the trilogy on the SFC/SNES. It improved on X1 in almost every way, without all the annoying stuff of X3. X3 is still a great game, but it's a step down from X2. When I feel the mood to play some sfc rockman, it's probably going to be X2.

[@WaltzActual]

this put me in a Megaman mood for sure

[@LionelRGuy]

My first time actually really LIKING Crystal Snail's theme was the remix they did for Mega Man X DiVE.

[@T_Ruff]

X4 is my personal fave.

[@maccamachine]

Awesome video I’m glad people are still talking about mega man at all it’s one of my favorite series ever. I’ve played x2 and x3 a lot less than the first game though so I don’t know them as well. I know the 2nd a bit more than the 3rd though but my favorite is X4.

[@VGPreserve]

Thanks for watching! My favorite series ever for sure!

[@ForteKosakku]

My favorite X game.

[@sasquatch9434]

I actually did a stream playing it this morning for the first time in a long time. Was super rusty but fought zero on purpose and he was a lot easier than I remembered

[@Nirakolov]

personally, I think the weakest part of the game is the standard boss music... it's just kinda; Waaaaaaah wa waaah wah waaaaaa (clink clank) dsh dsh dsh (CLINK CLANK) (repeat forever)

[@alexstoyo7850]

How would you improve Speed Gator?

[@VGPreserve]

Less time in the swamp, easier window to hit him. That simple switch would do a lot for the fight being better.

[@alexstoyo7850]

@@VGPreserve Might be a way to mod that.

[@codyr.48]

Before I watch this, I'll tell you what that one thing is. That *DAMN* body armor piece.

[@cameronmoriarty3313]

Back in the 90s as a kid I decided I was going to beat every one of the 8 Mavericks in X through X-3 with no upgrades. I used a password to get to right after the Intro stage and did each one from that point skipping every upgrade on the stage and beating the boss (except the leg capsule on Chill Penguin obviously, so I just didn't use dash on him). Unfortunately I lost the passwords I took down as proof at the time. No way I could do it now with carpal tunnel and mild thumb arthritis.

[@RafaelMelo-u4y]

So you took Storm Eagle down without the dash? From what i know is impossible to beat him without it even if you have the Sting Shot.

[@gonzaloaguilera5909]

The only thing I didn't like of x2 is that the upgraded armor has amost no blue at all haha

[@Applemangh]

I'll give it 98% perfect. Aside from Wheel Gator, I don't like that your upgraded charge shot stops your forward momentum on the ground. But yeah, the game's so solid all my criticisms are nitpicks.

[@RafaelMelo-u4y]

i have no problem with Gator once you manage to tricky him. So when he jumps and starts spinning i your direction. So he can damage a part of the wall when you can still climb and not get hit.

[@PowerPandaMods]

I was so sad that this game didn't get the "Maverick Hunter X" treatment.

[@IpfxTwin]

The Zero boss fight felt pretty similar to the Agile maverick fight. Not TOO difficult though

[@fireflocs]

X2 is easily my favorite Mega Man game overall - not just the X series, but the whole thing. I consider it borderline-perfect (my only issues are that the uncharged Speed Burner is very niche, the bike should either be in more than one level or not appear at all, and Violen's second fight is a bit underwhelming). Also the Head Armor is useless nowadays thanks to the internet, but that's not the developers' fault - there's no way they could have seen that coming when making the game (plus you could always just choose to not use the internet). Compared to X1 and X3, I think X2 looks and sounds better, has better bosses, and has better designed levels (plus better basic enemies than X3). More objectively, it has the best weapon balance of any SNES Mega Man X game (X1 is busted wide-open by the Fire, Ice, and especially the Tornado, while X3's weapons are largely redundant with each other, almost all of them dealing high damage while having an awkward hitbox or some other restriction), while it's optional boss system is better communicated to the player than X3's (and X1 doesn't have one). PLUS it's the only one of the three where getting 100% doesn't require any backtracking - in X1, you HAVE to do Boomer Kuwanger's level twice (and basically to the end!), and in X3, you HAVE to do Tunnel Rhino's level twice (though not very far in), and even excluding that, a lot of the upgrades are gated behind the Drill weapon just in general.

[@Ahankers]

To begin with great video. Megaman X4 and X5 are out of the conversation as Zero is playable. X2 is way better than X3 story wise. Everyone complains about the music. X2 then X1 and last X3 for me. All though are great games 10/10.

[@VGPreserve]

Thank you!

[@christopherballero866]

X2 is a really incredible game and is my third favorite of the X series after X1 and X4. Certainly a game on par with them or close to.

[@MrBobo1661]

If it kept the music style of X it would be perfect

[@TheJadeFist]

I don't think the Gator is thaaaat bad but, I get it. You can in theory semi quick kill him, but it's like frame perfect timing on the shots otherwise he just dives back into the oil. Honestly I think the Snail is way more annoying and worse in terms of dragging the fight out making you wait. The snail literally induces lag into the game, as his power, or if he hits you, you get turned into a crystal, even his weakness is slow to try to hit him with it and then you gotta keep the shell away from him, which I always say screw it and just use buster on him.

[@charlesperalta8483]

Wheel gator is the first boss without his weekness

[@trajectoryunown]

I always started with Flame Stag. He was the easiest for me to beat as a kid. My brother opts for Wheel Gator, I believe.

[@RafaelMelo-u4y]

Well to tell the true you chose the third boss from the correct order, and if you have Bubble Burst you can beat him and not allowing him to climb up the walls.

[@joshdillon9637]

Since you skip the dialogue, if you want a physical copy grab a Japanese cart from ebay. They're more than reasonably priced.

[@VGPreserve]

Very true, and those box arts are awesome on the SFC games!

[@joshdillon9637]

@VGPreserve that's how I've got physical copies now. And it's a really easy "mod" to be able to play them on a North American console also.

[@rockk9753]

X2 has a lot of flaws, the boss fights are gimmicky, the music tracks some of them start off strong then progress weak like wire sponge or overdrive ostrich, the buster upgrade is annoying to get

[@RafaelMelo-u4y]

Well since that game is a spriter design so you can't accept a lot of improvement when it comes to these styles of games.

[@rockk9753]

@RafaelMelo-u4y I didn't but I expected at least a better soundtrack, it has awesome tracks like morph moth, the intro stage, hunter base themes but overall X3 and X1 have better soundtrack, X1 had better soundtrack and gameplay than the other 2, X2 was trying to hard to be different it's a good game but it's a step down from X1

[@RippahRooJizah]

X2 I think is pretty good, but I couldn't ever put it on the level of X1. It's a pretty solid sequel that, for me, didn't quite hit the highs of X1. Also I guess everyone here is more of a fan of X2's music than I am. X2 has some good themes but the general sound of the game I didn't get too into otherwise.

[@guschenowth2440]

Bro wheel gator is really easy if you have the arm part, which you get in his stage. The charged X buster double shot gives a massive amount of damage to Gator. And Bubble Crabs stage music is the best of the whole series.

[@Diceman82]

Normally I would not comment on the whole preservation thing as the game itself is easily found in rom form online.That said, the physical carts are another monster altogether. Speaking from experience nearly 1 in 20 or so snes carts are degraded to the point where the games no longer function and this seems to be even more extreme when the FX chip is involved. I have come across probably half a dozen "Bitrot" Starfox carts in the last decade or so and at least 1 entirely fucked copy of MMX 3(much to my dismay). I have a feeling in my lifetime that this will just continue to be the case as time goes on. Also, yeah the gator can go get fucked >.>(hes also the biggest pain in the ass for speed runners as well lol)

[@VGPreserve]

Yes emulation has its place for sure in keeping games alive especially once all the carts die out (even if that's in another lifetime). My whole thing about preserving physical media is delaying the inevitable degradation of these carts. Great insight though from you in noting that games like Starfox seem to suffer a lot from degradation.

[@joeyertman]

x collection is on switch too

[@VGPreserve]

It's on the graphic yeah, I just might not have mentioned it verbally.

[@huginnandmuninn4865]

My favourite mega man is the mega man I currently play

[@THEREDHOTWRECK]

X2 was the best in the series. Music wise also the best. Flame Stags is still the very best

[@evileyeball]

Also the only X game I grew up owning as a kid (Thought now I own X1 X2 X3 on SNES and X collection on Gamecube) was Mega Man X for DOS The PC CD Rom Version of the game (I still Own it) but its slightly worse than the SNES version, having no ability to get the Arm upgrade from Zero if you miss it, also having No ride armours But It does have Save games instead of passwords, the ability to press "-" on the keyboard and turn off the music (Why you would do this I have no idea) and a Cheat code where typing "xstuff" gives you all the upgrades and all mavric weapons at full energy even if you are in the intro stage.

[@RafaelMelo-u4y]

Well i don't like cheats i prefer the old fashion way. Getting the correct weapons and doing the boss order.

[@evileyeball]

Whjeel Gator is the FIRST MAVRICK In X2 I ever beat.... He's the Second easiest fight in the entire lot of mavricks behind Wire Sponge I can commonly Zero Damage him. But I do agree with you on how slow it can be. I do not however agree that it hurts your thumb,

[@VGPreserve]

Maybe it's because I'm using a PS4 controller and the DPad digs into me. It was also a good opportunity for the SpongeBob clip

[@fusionspace175]

People keep saying how great it is, but I don't get it. All the bosses are way too hard, especially the first stage ones. I rented X1 a few times before just giving up and deciding I hate the X series, I don't think I've ever seen past stage 1 of X2 or X3. I just went back to the NES ones, they're more fun anyway and I never asked for a story of any kind beyond the intro text scroll in Mega Man. Even now in my 40's, I hate Mega Man X, and all it represented for the franchise, the beginning of the end. But I guess I should be saying that on the video for 1, which I despise far more than this game. It's just sad if there is some sort of good game beyond the impossible walls of difficulty that came with larger sprites and less room to move, because the balance was completely ruined.

[@andrewsegers7942]

When I play this game now I put in the password that starts with wheel gator defeated. You have to beat him first for the items. Awkward flaw in a masterpiece.

[@mrmosty5167]

Amen Brother. X2 was the first of the X series I rented and did own at one point. Absolute masterpiece (besides Gator Boy). Still the best in the series along with the OST. Maybe it was the speed element but you did feel fast and powerful in this game. Some of the best Mavericks too and they actually seem threatening (like the way Snail first looks at you after he lands). X3 just fell off hard in virtually every department after that. Very few of the tracks were memorable and the Mavericks didn't feel like they did in 2 and were all either too predictable or a pain to fight

[@benjammin105123]

I always liked X2 the best because the final Sigma isnt super difficult. Unlike X and X3.

[@Blit-X-TVLive]

Insert *Skill issue* comments

[@njpsychopath]

My favourite game of all time! My only complaint is that the final boss is too easy! Since he spawns regular enemies that have item drops Ive accidentally ended the fight with more health than I started with just by spamming his weakness

[@MavHunter20XX]

The part I didn't like about X2 is that the music seemed inferior to X the wire frame mini bosses seemed like a gimmick to me.

[@KiddDaPhoenix]

I wish the music synth was different. The electric guitars in particular sound horrible, with the X-Hunter battle song sounding like a literal joke. Good game in so many ways, but I struggle to enjoy it due to the instruments. If somebody hacked the X3 instruments into X2, that would be fantastic I think.

[@tylerd4884]

MegaMan peaked at X

[@mrpro538]

now here comes the important question: Mega Man 2 or Mega Man X2?

[@VGPreserve]

Now that's a tough one to answer! Typically I say Classic Mega Man over X for me. But honestly, I might give a different answer depending on the day, haha!

[@kyoki86]

Unpopular opinon but... Megaman x3 is better than x2.

[@VGPreserve]

That’s cool that you like it! I did a video on X3 a while back, I have a new found appreciation for it after making that vid. X2 still my favorite though.

[@ThePosetowns]

Correct opinion. Better music, better bosses, double the armor upgrades, collectable ride armor, and playable zero.

[@3lgat097]

Yup totally agree. X3 music is fantastic and the bosses and final stages are all better than x2. I never get the Hype for X2.

[@erikondrums]

I enjoy X3 more than X2. But both are still great games!

[@Mike-ge7pe]

I think X2 is a better game but I like X3 more

[@kickalion8456]

Gator is super easy, what are you talking about?

[@3lgat097]

It is overhyped and X3 in my opinion is the better sequel. Music isnt even close to X1 and X3

[@Vigo1936]

This was my first mega man game I played. I was in second grade and remember renting it from blockbuster. I remember it being my first mega man game because I thought you play as the mavericks you pick. Anyways, I somehow beat it at that age, thought it was revolutionary, propelled me to play the other MM games and it definitely is still the best of X series to this day.

[@voltron77]

X is still better, but x2 is amazing.

[@kamikaseiken5774]

#25 on the likes

[@VGPreserve]

Thank you!

[@zalden2565]

The biggest issue I had as a kid that I don’t ever see anybody talking about is that explosions when you defeat a maverick are blue. What the heck?

[@robmoore3176]

Was expecting for the issue to be the final stage. Was prepared to talk about LTTP and SM having you literally replay the entire time (overworld) non-stop and people don't talk about that when discussing those games, perhaps some people who dislike SM would discuss all the long backtracking, but whatever. That's it, that's the only flaw in mmx2, it's an actual perfect game.

[@jerppursh7570]

The x2 haters in the comments are wild 😂😂 also I'm curious, how long have you tried the wire chain loop on wheel gator? I know you said it was hard for you but I bet just a few minutes of practice would be enough to get it down. The timing isn't very strict, I just think initially catching him is harder than actually looping him. It usually takes me a few tries so I'm not gonna act like it's easy and you already said you were rusty

[@VGPreserve]

Yeah I gotta practice it more. Even at my peak of playing the game I couldn't do it too well, but I can just cop out and blame that on the PS2 collection having lag or whatever haha!

[@jerppursh7570]

@VGPreserve lmao yeah I learned it on ps4 cuz my ps2 controller is oollllddd and not very good anymore

[@jayworldjs]

I could easily charge, dash jump around and wall jump with ease and I didn't press forward forward to dash, I was an A presser on the SNES. My trick was I would just use the tip of my thumb to constantly shoot and charge and the bottom of my thumb to jump. And to press the A button, I literally used my fore finger and curled up on to the top of the controller. It looked like a weird claw finger and my best friend would make comments about it while I was playing. Anyway, I was an absolute beast, using this method and was able to beat MegamanX in about 34-35 minutes, with everything, including Hadouken😊

[@twostop6895]

I purchased X2 on steam at the end of last year and the game has aged poorly and in my opinion not really fun to play

[@1murra]

X2 is the best of the 3 mega man games on the SNES

[@blackbirdboy]

The music in this game is terrible.

[@kyoki86]

Terrible

[@pigroachman8712]

Overdrive Ostrich starting stager reporting in 🫡