Mega Man X8 16-Bit Is a Fan Made Masterpiece

[@altabalder]

Clarifying the part about X being the only playable character: In an interview with DaymonKushX here on KZbin, Alysson da Paz stated that the main reason he did not set up to add Zero and Axl was time; on his own words, and didn't want to delay the project for years and years to come: he had a scope and wanted to finish it in 1 year, though he ended up taking 2.5 years (Which is still quite short for what we're used to wait when it's about MMX fangames). 99% of what he intended to add in the game was fortunately added, which leaved him pretty satisfied with the results. He wanted to add Zero and Axl, among other stuff, but it was simply not realistic to have them in the plans as it would stall development for a long time. Again, this is all on an hour-long interview accessible here on KZbin in Daymon's channel; it is in portuguese though.

[@dcr7119]

Thats interesting. Considering that in this game its implied that X7 didnt happen (X doesn´t know who Red is) I wonder how Alysson da Paz would have explained Axl´s inclusion in the story. Hope he, or somebody else, adds him and Zero someday.

[@spartanhawk7637]

Truth be told I'm fine with it. I'm not huge on Axl as a character and we have the Zero games if we ever want just nonstop beam sabers and power blasts.

[@redwizardmatt]

I'd like Zero added. Axel? Not so much.

[@Ninten_]

Nah, I'm fine with Zero not being in it. We already got plenty of games with him as a playable character, plus dude has his own series. It's only right for the main protagonist of his own series to finally get his flowers(X in this case).

[@Brandonweifu]

"Didnt want to delay the project for years and year" Yeah Glares at jkb games with MMX corrupted

[@MrSmbai]

- There are no water physics in Rooster stage pipe section... - You don't need A ranks in Optic Sunflower stage to get the items. You can use charged elec to destroy the doors. - You don't need to backtrack for any items. Panda capsule can be gotten with or without Cyclops. Just a well timed air dash can get you over there with no upgrades. - You can dodge Mantis DA by sitting in the middle and dash jumping left/right. Or just use a charged Sunflower to take him out of DA. - You can fight anywhere from 2-8 mavs at once in Gateway. Just use Panda weapon to break the capsule barriers after completing 2.

[@papaG6423]

The last fact was something I had no idea about. That honestly sounds cool but also like total chaos lol

[@TwinbeeMint]

-Fanservice (Rock on and Trans On)

[@NewZen41]

Many of those I knew about, but the last one? Damn, that's actually very informative, thank you! Gonna try 2 sets of triple fights on my 11th run of the game.

[@SylphonicAcid]

You can even bring a Ride Chaser into Yeti's fight in his level. Just go back to its spawn point and crash it into the doors. Do this twice and ride the third chaser straight into the boss fight.

[@MrSmbai]

@@SylphonicAcid you can but it's very silly to do so. Still worth doing at least once

[@Neonlight3934]

9:36 Warning, there is a difference between the fanbase and twitter. I have never seen any take like this, the general reaction was absolutely positive from X8 fans and haters alike.

[@NicoTheCinderace]

Yeah, Twitter is a hellscape.

[@theotakuguy8957]

Always one of my pet peeves whenever a youtuber brings up twitter I could care less about a small handful of Zero and Axl super fans that felt like the creator betrayed them for removing their favorite characters Lost me a second before bringing me back by explaining why he felt like that decision benefitted the game

[@bayzul7405]

Not only Twitter, devs of Mega Man X fangames hated X8 Demake and discord users joined Twitter stoking flames. While games take significant dev time-planning, X8 Demake disproved coming fairly timely and well-made. Puts projects like X Corrupted to question how much is enough time - even when monetized monthly.

[@tygamike]

Yeah watching this video whenever he brought up "The Mega Man Fanbase" I was wonder what fanbase he was talking about, because it's not the one I've been in.

[@gundambassexe31]

All social media is horrible with remakes and stuff . But I loved it tbh

[@HordikaNate3821]

The holy trinity of "just as good if not better then the official" 16 bit style fan games AM2R Sonic Triple Trouble 16 bit Megaman X8 16 bit

[@Hamzajavid]

finally we can now live in peace

[@brandonwilliams6119]

I’m about to make a meme of that right now! Using the Gravity Falls “Finally I have them all” meme!

[@Hamzajavid]

Now all we need is the chaos remake, its been 6 years i need an update

[@SpriterofBrazil]

Not to be a pain in the butt,but I think AM2R looks more like your normal gba game but with no limitations.

[@Thirteen13551355]

Castlevania: The Lecarde Chronicles 2 comes quite close.

[@dontemorgan1517]

Guess you can say that this game is an alternate X Series sequel that takes place after X5 ignoring the events of X6 and X7 meaning Zero is still dead, and X never meet Axel as he's still with Red.

[@darylchiu9030]

This might be the best explanation to the game not having Zero and Axl. This takes the route where the "bad" ending happened, where Zero succumbed to the Sigma Virus and X has to put down Sigma once and for all by his lonesome.

[@dru7151]

We should all just decide to go with that! And make up something how Mega Man Zero still starts

[@dontemorgan1517]

@@dru7151 Probably based on Kenji Inufane's original plans for Mega Man Zero.

[@duduamrosh]

Or x6 and x7 did take place but with the latter he met Sigma once again but didn't meet red at that time but met his 8 Mavericks who only just cause chaos without wanting Axl back since X never met again

[@OmegaFox09]

I kinda see it like X5 being a pivotal point of separate timelines

[@Just_a_rathalos151]

17:20 Just wanna say a fun thing you can do -- SPOILERS AHEAD -- If you were crazy anough to grab all of rhe crystals in one go, congratulations: you now get to fight all of the bosses at the same time, in what i can only describe as "a poor innocent boy gets jumped by 8 british punks armed with a knife each". I can confidently say it was a wonderful idea and peak game design, wish more games would do something like this as an optional suici- i mean challenge

[@ChaosMaster130]

So it's basically like Hero Core's "secret" Reallyjoel's Dad "battle", but just barely, maybe, 'use every tool available to you' possible? Sounds like it would be fun to watch someone else do it 🤣 Cuz I'm sure not gonna try it myself

[@maxuwl]

​@@ChaosMaster130Funny thing is That the dev made a achiviment system Doing the secrets, doing a no damage boss game, no armor and that stuff gives achiements like steam, and YES there is a achievement for beating all 8 of the boss at once, the armors are just that busted

[@KperaOfficial]

this is the Sonic Triple Trouble 16 bit of the MegaMan X community and Im all for it

[@PedroJaimeCostaPereira]

Ayo, brazilian fangame getting more and more recognition? Awesome!

[@renanmarcilio4677]

Let's go, Brazil number 1! There's even a "Brazilian HUE" translation in the game, definitely gonna replay the game for that XD

[@soulswordobrigadosegostar]

"omg is that a mf Brazil reference????" looking ah...

[@rodriguespepper]

​@@renanmarcilio4677 is that an official translation or fan-made? 😂

[@TwinbeeMint]

is a Brazilian Meme translation ​@@rodriguespepper

[@renanmarcilio4677]

@@rodriguespepper Official, I think, it's full of funny texts just in the settings alone, like, "double tap to dash" is "this isn't a fighting game ffs", "skippable text" is "I don't like reading", "music volume" is "crank this up", "window size" is "make it beeg" and many others. I think it deserves an English variation too 😂

[@rhyperiorhunter7339]

I still feel that Axl and Zero's playstyles are a core part of X8's identity but I do get that the developer wanted to make sure X was as fun to play as possible first, I think the other 2 should still be added eventually (like not just rushed out the door but after they've been given the same love and care X got) but I do understand why they weren't and the developer is well within their rights to not want to add the other 2 it's like the paper Mario thousand year door remake being 30 FPS, would it be better at 60, yes but I'm not losing sleep over it, same with this demake, would it be great to have Zero and Axl as well? yes but the game is still perfectly fine with just X

[@nwcr_]

Yeah I think the tag team mechanic not being in there SHOULD NOT be overlooked, but that doesnt mean we can disrespect what this game managed to achieve and the fact it's a lot of fun

[@redwizardmatt]

Axel is the Jar Jar of MegaMan. Added to give younger audience members (kids) a touchstone. I can do without him.

[@rhyperiorhunter7339]

@@redwizardmatt well like him or not he was still a major aspect of X8's gameplay due to it making him a distinct character and not just X but worse with a copy shot again the 16 bit version isn't worse off without the other two hunters I just think it would have been nice to have them as well as X

[@redwizardmatt]

@@rhyperiorhunter7339 It's worse off without Zero. His melee style is just a completely different thing. Making Axel to just creat a *second* ranged style feels pointless. They used to do that by making the next MegaMan game. Again, I'll play the game either way. But it would have been nice. I tend to play X4 as Zero. The game just plays different that way. And the original X8? I mostly played as Zero. Also mostly played as Zero on X7, since I wasn't giving Axel any level ups. Ive spent enough time with his blades that I've come to really appreciate him and how he feels. The Zero games didn't recapture that at all and while good, are completely a different thing. Heck. The Zero games give him a buster gun, and don't give him all the boss street fighter style special moves. Not at all the same experience.

[@joaopedroleite8998]

Alysson da Paz said in a conversation he had with a Brazilian KZbinr that he didn't want to add Zero and Axel for the sake of keeping the project simple in scope, so he would actually finish it. He is not a hater of the characters or anything like that.

[@danbossofthedairymob7764]

I love this game so much! If you wanna be a real masochist, you can actually break the glass that blocks the capsules in the boss rush, allowing you to take on all 8 bosses at once

[@JahovasFitness]

There will probably be some talented modders who can make a playable Zero/Axl for this game in the future, but there's still one big issue. The game in it's entirety is built around X and his toolkit, and his toolkit includes several parts of Zero and Axl's movelist. Zero and Axl would also need some completely reworked kits as to not feel redundant, and even then the overall game might not be as smooth for them. X can feel like he's going 200 mph with the optimizations being found, and I just don't see the same case happening for Zero and Axl. I would certainly like for there to be a high quality Zero and Axl experience for this game, but it doesn't seem to be very likely. I would love to be proven wrong on that tho.

[@TwinbeeMint]

They are already emerging! 👀

[@Brandonweifu]

​@@TwinbeeMintbut are they good is the point

[@phatoume227]

Damn, we got this before MMX corrupted? I hope for it's release one day, but at least we got this!

[@nathangomesdavid3996]

Every day that passes, is a day that my faith on corrupted is broken

[@vgf64-27]

I feel like MMX Corrupted is vaporware at this point. That thing has been in development for close to 20 years now.

[@TheTickyTickyTicky]

@@vgf64-27 the guy just made the game to be his streaming content. I respect the hustle tho.

[@MillMillerz]

​@@TheTickyTickyTickyYeah he can't officially make money off the project so the longer he keeps in production, the more he can make in donations. I honestly don't think it's ever going to come out officially.

[@brandonwilliams6119]

We also got F-Zero Climax localized and coming soon to GBA NSO, before X corrupted lol

[@BassForever]

I feel your rant about people being upset at a lack of Zero and Axl is missing the forest for the trees here. While you may not like X8 that much and vastly prefer this demake, but a lot of people did like the game in part because of Zero and Axl. Obviously the fan dev can make whatever kind of fan game they want, and they get credit for releasing a full game in my lifetime, but fans of X8 are absolutely allowed to be disappointed with the direction the demake chose. As long as disappointed fans aren't harassing the developer there really isn't a problem.

[@rockmanfan5104]

Im almost positive somebody will add them to the game at some point even if the creator doesnt. Give it time

[@MTC-hy6ig]

He's kinda right about what he said about the fan base though. Everytime there's a new crossover or promotion or something all people wanna do is whine about not getting a new game. I get that it's been a while but Jesus Christ it gets crazy annoying

[@Kurotaisa]

The rant was certainly a choice

[@Furluge]

Fair point, though it is a bit odd to say you would never play it. That'd be like writing off X1 & 2 for that reason. Zero and Axel not being in it probably is what allowed the game to get finished.

[@devonwilliams5738]

I also slightly take umbrage with them completely removing the shop and rare medals. Maybe it would have been more interesting to try and overhaul these instead of completely removing them and returning to series tradition.

[@brandonwilliams6119]

X8 16-bit is essentially that X9 we never got, at least that how I see it personally, there’s so much to love about the game, in options you can make the sound of your buster charging fade-out so it doesn’t get loud if you enter boss doors while charging, thats one of the best additions, the item and upgrade hunting is very fun, the super bosses are very challenging yet very satisfying to take down when you muscle memory their patterns, in Bamboo Pandamonium’s stage if you can carry the Ride Armor to the Vile fight you can get sweet revenge on him by overpowering him just like he did to you in the very first X game, no official game let you get to fight Vile with a Ride Armor funnily enough.

[@magicmoonmonke]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4DJk5SJn6l5aposi=4kCJOtxlwj2gJ7fg You can beatup Vile in the original X8 with a ride armor.

[@brandonwilliams6119]

@@magicmoonmonkeWhoops well it’s been a while since I played Vanilla X8, thanks for the jolting my memory

[@magicalcapi9148]

that teaser was so awesome thank you for remind me I think this is the mm corrupted that we never got, happy we finally got something for X series

[@Tronnus]

The same people refusing to play this game are the same people that refuse to play AM2R because there is Samus Returns...

[@SystemHasFailed1989]

And AM2R was vastly superior to the real deal and made Nintendo seethe which is always a good thing. If you hate that Zero/Axel aren't playable I understand but its free and you can run it on any toaster so no real reason to not at least give it a try.

[@Megapig9001]

From within the Mega Man Fangame Dev community, there’s been talks about the developer being disrespectful to other fangame creators which is another reason some people have decided not to play it

[@magicmoonmonke]

You can't force someone to be interested in something. ​@@SystemHasFailed1989

[@alanfinck5595]

​​@@Megapig9001Do you mean Dr. 64? Or the people who currently run the am2r launcher and discord? Because some of the latter are A-holes. But i was already playing am2r before the dmca so i have no prejudice the OP is talking about. AM2R and this fangame both have issues which unfortunately will never be changed unless you want to just change it yourself (assuming they make it open source). But they are still decent games.

[@CassiusStelar]

​@@alanfinck5595They're talking about the X8 demake bruh

[@EL4701.]

I decided to hold out until a full release of this game to play it, and only with the information that the Green Spinner / Blast Launcher could destroy spikes I fumbled my way to a full no backtrack run. The only item I missed on a first pass of the stages was Avalanche Yeti's Sub Tank, which I must admit could have been placed better, but I was able to just go back and find it. The final stages blew me away - Jakob was super fun, Gateway was really subversive (I never knew the music was so good), but Sigma Palace was a slight blemish. Lumine was hard enough to do in one life but now a significantly harder iteration of Sigma precedes him too. As a passionate X8 fan, this game was incredible. My only issues are the length of the final boss gauntlet and Avalanche Yeti's sub tank. The spritework is also extremely impressive - X has more frames, yes, but all the other characters look incredible. Edit: Figured I should say the order. Bamboo Pandamonium Gigabolt Man-O-War Dark Mantis Gravity Antonion Optic Sunflower Avalanche Yeti Earthrock Trilobyte Burn Rooster My preferred armour loadout is Hermes head. Hermes body, Icarus arms, Icarus legs. It truly cleans house with the later parts of the game, what with infinite charged special weapons, a fast charging laser, and the unparalleled air mobility the Icarus legs provide. Edit 2: There was a respawning life before Sigma? Damn.

[@Quantum722]

The only feature I'd love for the developers to add for the 16 bit X8 is a New Game Plus just like how they did for the modded version of Mega Man X3 where they had Zero as a playable character getting to keep all the armor parts and experimenting with them however you like.

[@Latestmustace]

This is up there with the first 4 X games, it's that good. Might even be one of the best fan games I've seen.

[@jaretco6423]

Not so much of X3 because I found that game pretty boring. But I agree with everything else.

[@brandonwilliams6119]

@@jaretco6423 X3 was made by a different team, the team behind the Gameboy games, perhaps that’s why for some it doesn’t feel as good as X1, X2 and X4.

[@chewymew]

​@brandonwilliams6119 Also part of the reason X4 came out as good as it did (specifically visually) is because the other team working on X3, giving Capcom more time to work on X4

[@jaretco6423]

@@brandonwilliams6119 The ones that made the Game Boy classic Mega Man games?

[@brandonwilliams6119]

@@jaretco6423 Yep that team

[@Xagii1]

The best thing about this fan game is see his creator being praised and appreciate for a pasionate work

[@rogercruz1547]

So good when someone can limit the scope and deliver it with quality in a reasonable time. I wish JKB stopped remaking parts of his game over and over again. He could've released a whole series of "corrupted" games if he had the discipline.

[@dru7151]

He's like the GRRM of MMX-fanfiction

[@Rickfernello]

It is clear that the developer really studied the good parts of Megaman design. It's definitely amazing.

[@fwobebe5164]

10:26 As a Sonic fan, I will not accept losing the 1st place reward for having the whiniest fanbase, to you Megaman kids. XD

[@raikohzx4323]

Apparently using one of the boss weapons allows you to break into more of the boss rush chambers, so in theory if you're a crazy person you can outright _fight all eight Mavericks at the same time_ and best of luck to anyone that tries that one.

[@MrSmbai]

Its not that hard, you sit there and laser the whole time

[@chewymew]

​@@MrSmbaiThat's definitely the speedrun strat

[@MrSmbai]

@@chewymew it is indeed

[@marufranco5281]

I would say it's actually easier to fight the 8 of them at the same time, each boss drops health when defeated and you are hitting most of them at the same time with the laser. When you fight them 2 by 2 then there's more opportunity to mess up and use subtanks

[@TwinbeeMint]

Icarus Armor can help a lot with Giga Impact and the Laser Charge Shot, Hermes could also help with X Drive, but the Spread Shot can be a problem to help you against the 8 ones

[@fireboltpt]

I streamed the Game for my birthday and absolutely adored it, up there as one of my favorite Mega Man Games. One thing I learned through my trial and error with the final boss is that the Leg Parts that don't give you a double jump are actually really useful for bosses thanks to the extra invinsibility frames. Especially for things like Shadow Mantis' desperation move or half of Lumine's final phase.

[@Zombieseverywhere1]

It's already a 10/10 because of the fact that he got rid of the stupid spike room in Primrose in favor of a fight with Vile.

[@OYME13]

If Capcom was smart, they would embrace this.

[@DumboyMikey]

I'd like to theorize that this is a ALTERNATIVE TIMELINE where Zero never survived in X5, and Axl just never existed in that point in time in X8, which i assumed Red was going to lean towards to

[@LguanadonTRex]

Let’s be honest here. This might be the best MMX game ever made (besides the story). It’s just really hard to accept that because the first 4 are so iconic. But, if it was released back then, it would be close to the top. Now consider that it’s the only one playable in widescreen in 2024 and all the other QOL changes. Truly a fantastic game that shows how much Capcom could do with this series in coming years. Great work Alyson, really remarkable!

[@vincentfitzgerald9738]

I am a little disappointed we didn’t get zero as a playable character but i still loved this demake definitely the item game

[@danonmcdannonz]

They be prob making an axl n zero mod

[@KBXband]

This makes me super happy because I was a huge fan of the 16-bit art style. I can't remember much of Mega Man X8 because the entire time I played it I was 14 but also listening to System of A Down's Mezmerize album on repeat . This is my way of playing X8!

[@inactivehorse9753]

17:20 There's actually a secret way for you to fight more than 2 bosses in there (or even all 8 bosses at once). Once you grab 2 crystals, the capsules all get sealed up... However, if you used Pandamonium's weapon, it will break the glass and you can enter the capsules to grab more crystals. (there's also a secret achievement for beating all 8 bosses in this fight).

[@joaopedroleite8998]

Just a tiny correction, Alysson da Paz is not the lead developer, he is the sole developer

[@enigmazero8624]

Downloaded this immediately and played through the intro stage. It FEELS like the old X games. X controls just right. I am very psyched to fully dive into this. There are a handful of classic MM fan games that are frankly better than the official games, but I’ve never played an X fan game before.

[@crabedotexe]

you can also use the ride armour to grab Dr.Light capsule from Booster Forest. Not having to return to it later. also wait till you discover the Desperado achievement in the boss rush stage 👀

[@NoKey_LockIn]

Love you bro, hope you’re having a good day

[@NewZen41]

I still have no issues with the dev not adding Axl or Zero into the game since X on his own with the alterations were fine enough as is. This fangame is challenging, balanced well enough in various aspects, and actively is my go-to method for playing "X8" in any capacity since the original is just too gimmicky for its own good despite the positives it does have, plus the Secrets it has are amazing and the way the Weapons, Bosses, and the like were changed is all too welcomed. And yeah, ignore the hellscape that is the "criticisms" of the forums, social media sites, etc. The man said what his end goal was-being disappointed is one thing, but actively attacking him because you didn't get Axl or Zero (A character that was pretty much on almost every team not because of his playstyle in X8 thanks to the Item system and the character that Capcom couldn't stop trying to push in favor of the main fucking character who didn't really mesh well with the way X8 wanted you to play) was utterly pathetic.

[@JamesTrifolium]

The new take on the weapons finally made me realise what the devs had in mind for the armours in X8. The full sets were tailored to appeal to different generalised playstyles, with the Icarus Armour being best for those that prefer the buster while the Hermes Armour dominates in the hands of those that utilize all the weapons. This is especially the case now that the weapons don't suck and both the armours borrow the infinite weapon energy gimmick from the Fourth Armour in different ways.

[@filbusdoesnotexist]

Good. Still prefer the original. The biggest crime of this game isn't the lack of Axl and Zero (which added a lot of depth, fun and uniqueness to X8), but how poorly balanced the bosses are (can't possibly react to Rooster's fire attacks (without trial and error), Utonion covering the whole screen, deals more than half your life of damage when you only have 1 character this time, etc)

[@spudwilkins9440]

Now THAT is a fair point.

[@ecoista1373]

It looks like you didn't grow up during megaman -mmx to see its decline

[@filbusdoesnotexist]

@@ecoista1373 What does that have anything to do with the topic?

[@RaiginAnimator]

I saw this in Sage and remembered Your recommendation plus I watched all your mega man videos. My expierence in sage tells me Fan made stuff will always be a banger and uhh….. welp guess ima mega man fan now. Why did this Go so hard it was soo funnn

[@rogercruz1547]

10:27 Ever heard of the Sonic fandom?

[@Retrblu]

Well he has considering he regrettably played a part of putting the fandom in the position it's been in for the last almost 5 years

[@andrewleyton6689]

More like every fandom, from Spider-man, Godzilla, to Hazbin fans

[@fwobebe5164]

Undertale: Hold my beer

[@derekmaullo2865]

That beer tasted like Pee. I want a refund and say that ALL fandoms suck boles. ​@@fwobebe5164

[@Iilhip]

Like yeah this man is NOT better by comparasion ​@@Retrblu

[@rocharox]

It's amazing. after years of waiting for some "fanmade" megaman games that never are released, this masterpiece comes!

[@SocksFCGameArchives]

This is what I would want an X9 to be. Just like the classic games but varied enough to feel fresh

[@Jordan_Morgan]

17:20 you can actually fight all 8 bosses at once by using Bamboo pandamonium weapon to blast the lock chamber capsule to obatain all 8 boss gems at once.

[@lonz9841]

I love the orginal and this remake. This remake is prolly one if my favorite fangames ive ever played. The items being useful is great , the level being remade is amazing. I hope someone makes a zero and axl mod. Aside from that great video.

[@Roge9]

what they could do with Axl and Zero is make them their own unique playthroughs with different level design here and there. Kinda like knuckles in Sonic 3k

[@spiritpyros]

from what i heard the reason zero and axl were not added is cause the creator wanted to get the game out in a year (and even when he excluded zero and axl the game took 2.5 years to release). you have to remember make the characters sprites programming them,making the levels and ensuring they are balanced takes a shit ton of time to do

[@Roge9]

@@spiritpyros yep

[@zerothehawkZ]

God bless Brazilian developers 🇧🇷

[@randomsh_tposterontheinternet]

The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles review when the two games, The Great Ace Attorney Adventures and The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve are just amazing honestly. Amazing music, amazing characters, and uh amazing everything else, you should rlly give it a try and review it

[@ElDalai]

This is a masterpiece indeed. Game developing should be taken to Brazil. Alysson and Sargeant Mark IV have, in their respective areas, have given us great gaming experiences with their work. Kudos!

[@c-0899]

I will say this is the greatest experience of me when playing Mega Man X as a whole. The first 4 games are great but holy cow, never have I so indulged in a Mega Man X as much as this. Great boss fights, great map designs, difficulty spike is awesome, never would you feel the game too hard or too easy. And the gameplay is just another gem. There's just sooooo much to talk about this gem. A beautiful game that is will worth the time you put in it. P/S: but damn, the achievements are quite insane though. No damage some bosses are already hard enough, but no upgrades + no damage? I know u can do it separately but god, Gravity Antonion just broke my dream. 50+ no-upgrade X have lost to that monster.

[@saphcal]

I was really sad about the lack of characters but refusing entirely over it is definitely silly to me. The game is incredible.

[@papaG6423]

Just beat this game a few days ago, and I have to say that this is one of the best X games I've ever played. It's up there with X1 and X4 for me, and it may beat out X2. This is by far the most impressive Mega Man fangame I've played. Edit: at 18:46, I never realized that was there. I just kept getting game overs and replaying the level over and over until I beat the final boss. My biggest gripe with the game had a solution that I wasn't ever aware of lol.

[@ToniaGlitched]

I can't help but feel like Capcom should hire this guy, this game is so nearly perfect...

[@TheLastGame666]

I wish they included some of the story elements more but overall a VERY solid remake. Can't wait for Corrupted to launch, one day...

[@xensoldier]

Great video J, MM X8 was definitely one I never really felt motivated to go back and play even years after, but boy you definitely sold me on getting the de-remake!

[@JohnnyM4all]

I'm weird, I never liked playing with Zero. Honestly, I think the dynamic of X3 the best of the series, where Zero could be summoned in specific moments of the game.

[@r00dll60]

Got into this channel because of the all inclusive Mega Man X retrospective back in mid-late 2017 and we still going with Mega Man X and the blue guy in general. I’m enjoying every second of this guy talking about Mega Man.

[@MattKimura]

This looks like the best fan game ever made.

[@LouiesVarietyHour]

When I first played this game I didn't like it because of the level design and being confused that it existed at all. But upon replay I enjoyed it way more. Being able to use an air dash or double jump after a ground dash is what made me realize this game may be something special. Although there are still some issues (The Sub Tank system should've been like the original X8 or the Zero Games ffs) but seeing how much passion and love the Creator put into it made me enjoy it more

[@TwinbeeMint]

I can give a quick guide to avoid Backtracking on the Demake (might contain some spoilers so watch out) 1 - Booster Forest (Bamboo Pandamonium): This one might be the hardest start on Demake, so try to keep the Ride Armor alive for as long as possible, you can advance with it by punching the doors to go on, you can get Foot Part Icarus and Sub Tank with the Ride Armor, and try to reach Pandamonium with the Ride Armor, it's not too hard to reach, trust me 2 - Dynasty (Gigabolt Man-o-War): - Getting Heart Tank and Buster Part I isn't that hard, to get the Buster parts you need to activate a ramp which is on the bottom button 3 - Central White (Avalanche Yeti): - Heart tank can be picked with Ride Chaser Jump Timing, even without Sunflower's weapon, you can still get Head Parts H 4 - Inferno (Burn Rooster): - Thunder Dancer will help you get the Heart Tank and Foot Part H 5 - Metal Valley (Earthrock Trilobyte): - This one might be the first one if you won't be able to clear Pandamonium stage, if that's the case, the first way to get Body Parts I it's to let the Giant Mechanoild hits the Crystal in front of you, the second one is using Rooster's weapon. Heart Tanks and Sub Tanks aren't hard to get. 6 - Troia Base (Optic Sunflower): - A good tip that i can say is: try to defeat enemies with different shooting levels, with this you can increase your rank without any difficulties (there is still a way to get the item even if you don't get A or S rank, but i won't tell how, and if you know please try to not spoil it). If you fight Cut Man, no worries, you can go back to the room you found him and then fight Sunflower. 7 - Pitch Black (Dark Mantis): - You have many ways to get both Heart Tank and Body Parts H and finally 8 - Primrose (Gravity Antonion): Why he's the last? his boss battle is very caotic, especially in his Overdrive Attack state. Heart tank is hidden but It's not hard to find out, and Head Parts I has many ways to be obtained.

[@N1M2077]

vai tocar na grama >:3

[@LanEXHikari]

This kind of things restore my faith in humanity as passionate fans create wonders out of their pockets while companies keep looking for ways to milk their IP before they expire. Also, I'm glad your public voice made an impact on this project, when I first saw the level design I was fascinated that the backtracking was minimal ✌🏼

[@rockmanfan5104]

You can fight as many bosses at once in the boss rush. Not just 2. You can fight all 8 at once!

[@BlueBlur-et7cp]

You should've seen the grin on my face when I found out you can get the armor in Bamboo Pandamonium's stage with the ride armor and the game just let's you break the boss gates with the armor and the vehicle and you can even fight the mavericks with them This game reminded me why I love the X series all over again

[@ColeFam]

I absolutely cannot wait to try this out! Is the Ultimate Armor in the game? I just love the X8 Ultimate Armor color scheme. Great review, J!

[@Magne0n]

Nope, the Ultimate Armour isn’t in the game. I like the game a lot, but the fact it’s lacking things like the Ultimate Armour kinda brings it down for me.

[@TwinbeeMint]

Unfortunaly no, but i don't doubt people will add it

[@budoyong1]

I didn't like the 3d version of megaman x7 and 8. So to the creator of this thank you very much.

[@gertytk5528]

Great remake but I also love the original. Just like the developer. By the way the only thing that would have made this game even more like the SNES trilogy would have been if the soundtrack was remade 16-bit. It feels slightly off to play a SNES game with a PS2 soundtrack. Just an observation, not a complaint.

[@spartanhawk7637]

This fanbase has the most wild games I swear. Friggin love it.

[@AndreAbreuS]

Alysson is goated!!

[@Hylianguy38]

I am just glad we have another high-quality Mega Man game created by fans that does the franchise justice more than what Capcom has done with Mega Man recently.

[@DJustMusic3]

After all these long years SOMETHING has finally arrived on our table! This game is just peak in almost any regard and i don't see why an X fan wouldn't play it. Pixel art is outstanding, level design is great, and music slaps really hard! Seeing a new Mega Man X installment just brings me to tears, because i'm a huge fan of those games ❤

[@elarielo]

4:05 I don't want to be the 'Um, Actually' guy, but I think that this game being widescreen is not a minor detail design-wise, because almost all Megaman games were in 4:3 screen ratio: OG 1 thru 10, X thru X8, ZX and ZX Advent... even the Zero saga was in a more square screen and then ported to 4:3 (DS). That technical aspect is not in the very core of the franchise, of course, but it's not something I would look over. It heavily influenced the level and boss design of every game we know and love. Think 2D Sonic games for example, the transition to widescreen gave them a lot of real state for better maneuvering in high speeds, and opened the field for different level design ideas. That being said, "porting" a game from full 3D in 4:3 to a pixel-art 2D 16:9 is an astounding feat and everything looks incredible.

[@TheDemoniusX]

Thank you for the video and providing a link to this. Looks amazing and as a fan of the 16 bit X titles, this is something special.

[@colecote1432]

9:50 yes. I haven’t played as X since X3. Given the choice, I’ll pick zero every time I’m not gonna whine about it, I’m just not gonna play it, die mad I guess. I’m really just interested in a mega man zero game with x visuals. What his Game looks cool tho mad respect.

[@gundambassexe31]

15:52 X7 and Serenade exe ! Yay for continuity

[@BenOlsberg1995]

While I really love the original X8, due in no small part to the improvements it made over its pair of abhorrent immediate predecessors, I have to say I'm not the biggest fan of the stage design in the game myself. The demake here does seem to make some really worthwhile improvements though and that alone is worth some praise. While I personally would've loved to see Zero and Axl playable in the demake (especially with a 16 bit makeover for the latter), game dev is no small or easy task so it's plenty understandable that they weren't included. I also really love the 16 bit renditions of X's Armor sets here. Very well done.

[@MTC-hy6ig]

the automatic subtank refill is pure genius

[@Julayla]

Honestly, I would love to try this version. Me, I'm wishing for 16 bit demakes of the other MMX games as well, but that's only a dream. Other than that, great job on the review

[@djinsanity3575]

I can't be mad about this. I do miss Zero and playing as Axl would be fun, but this is what I've missed about Megaman X. I really hope this game doesnt get ruined it looks amazing and makes me want to try the boss rush

[@CeruleanHee-ho]

So I hadn't played this when you released your first video because the game wasn't fully finished, but now that it is, I finally got around to playing a couple of weeks ago and was amazed by how good this game is. I would seriously squeeze this game somewhere with the first four X games; it's just that good. Coincidentally, I had just finished replaying all of the X games right before the full version of this game came out, and with the original X8 being one of the last games I played through, I had a fresh and recent playthrough to compare to the demake, which was a neat little bonus for me. Honestly, I was surprised by how many outside-the-box ideas were implemented into the demake and really enjoyed the feeling of playing an X game on par with the original four X games, but blind. We may not have an X9 just yet, but X fans are absolutely eating really well with this demake.

[@xinyyc]

IMO Mega Man X's 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 were designed to have Zero as the main playable character, with X and whoever else as supporting cast. That said, I would totally play this if the creator wanted playing as X to be as fun as playing Zero is in the official games.

[@chancepaladin]

if zero gets added, they need to fix the frame delay on jump attack off walls or zero would be a sitting duck on walls, even worse than x already is

[@samirjohnson4524]

Never clicked so fast. Soon as I saw the thumbnail, it was ON SIGHT

[@TwinbeeMint]

I will say it again This is what a Brazilian Mega Man Fan can do for the Community

[@N1M2077]

o jkb não faz nada

[@rickn6923]

This is awesome. Not sure why anyone wouldn’t play this that likes Mega Man. I mean the amount of work that went into this is crazy.

[@SaddieMoon]

10:27 I’ll be honest, wanting to play as Zero and Axl in the remake is pretty fair. But I also never seen how they reacted. So it may actually be problematic. I personally really wish Zero and Axl were here though, ngl.

[@megamanfan0328]

Gotta give it to this channel. Just about almost every opinion he's got for every X game, I fully agree. I love watching this channel's reviews for X games.

[@kaiserphoenix2038]

"...seriously, it matters that much?" When you're reducing the gameplay options from 3 to 1, with two of those playstyles being ones that plenty prefer playing over X, the reaction should've been predictable, imo. X8 having three fleshed out playable characters is a part of its core identity, so taking that away for a demake is going to (fairly) turn some people off.

[@jakemartinez9597]

Then go cry about it to someone who cares. The game is free and some of y'all will still find something to whine about. Grow up and be grateful that we got something here FREE. wanna play as zero and axl? Then go play the original 😒

[@kaiserphoenix2038]

​@@jakemartinez9597 I promise you that you're mad as shit at the wrong person jake LMAO I didn't complain make any complaints myself in my initial post, just explaining the perspective of others who are critical of the Demake. I'm playing it myself and enjoying it a whole bunch for what it is 🙏

[@jakemartinez9597]

@@kaiserphoenix2038 oops meant to reply to the other person not you homie! 😂

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

@@jakemartinez9597 So I'm not allowed to whine about it if I spend my limited time on this Earth playing something I already don't like axing two of the three playable characters of. If I was immortal, then yeah that time would mean nothing. But I'd rather choose to spend it playing something I like. But I guess I'm not allowed to play things I personally like rather than something I dont.

[@jakemartinez9597]

@@UltimaKeyMaster like I said this Game is FREEEEE and was literally made by one person so no, you don't. Don't like it? Don't play it. Also the dev also literally said they aren't adding any other playable characters.

[@vgmaestro]

Great video as always! Thanks for keeping Mega Man alive with your reviews and coverage. This is one of my favorite video games franchises and I love it when I see fans and influencers keeping this alive. I'm trying to play my part too by remaking the music from Mega Man Legends. If you got time, I wouldn't mind getting your opinion on my work. Anyway, keep up the good work 😊.

[@Chrisezo]

Thanks for the video, I used to be on the camp that X8 cannot work without AXL or Zero, but with your experience with the game and thoughts about it you have changed my mind, I downloaded the game while I was watching your video and I will play it later. The things that convinced me the most to play it are, the X challenge boss rush idea, and how the levels that were super annoying because they were vehicle based, or that you were forced to play a scrolling level was very detestable, and that is also why I NEVER go back to X8 either because those levels go for far too long, and its just not worth it for me when I can have fun playing literally anything else. I sure hope that someday the developer returns to the game and does in fact add Zero and AXL to the game eventually though, because the highlights of both X7 and X8 is that you can play as them too, and I sure hope that someone eventually makes an X7 16-bit and doesn't quit halfway, because that has already happened like 3 times now, and I get some of the dislike for X7 but at times its just too much.

[@seattimeheroes]

This game is fucking fantastic, everyone should play this if you enjoy platformers. as a megaman x fan this is god sent

[@aaronj.5414]

I just downloaded the game and I got that first e tank you showed first try just using an air dash. This game feels so smooth 😆

[@thommccarthy1139]

Very cool that they included performance evaluation features. This looks so good I wish I had time for all of this lol.

[@brotherdarkness89]

Was waiting to see your review on this completed version and now its here 😁

[@MortimurGrimm]

This game looks amazing! I can’t thank Alysson and his team enough for their hard work on this, but hope he reconsiders and does X4, X5, X6 and X7 in 16-bit. Those games could use this treatment. I’m glad it focuses on X like the original games. I have always preferred how the SNES games played. I can’t wait to download this!

[@saphcal]

fun fact, in the boss rush at the end, bamboos weapon can break open the boss capsules after you did two of them, so you can do more of them. from 2 up to 8. and yes depending on how many you clear before walking into the fight room, thats how many bosses you fight all at once. so you can fight all 8 of them at once if you're feeling brave!

[@skyreapergamer1832]

beat this 100%, very VERY fun, most fun i've had in a megaman x game besides x4 (not including the zero series as i rank the x series and zero series separately for the most part)

[@FatedXircle]

I honestly wouldnt mind X7 being demade where Zero is the only playable character

[@rampagephoenix1735]

Now, imagine somebody remaking one of the first 3 Resident Evil games, in 16 bit, with this much love and care. (Instead of fixed camera, its a top down, RPG style camera angle).

[@KamiSquad_X]

Also during the Boss Rush there is a secret where you can break open the portals after you already collected 2 crystals. So you can face as many bosses simultaneously as you like.

[@SQGReviewShow]

Been waiting for your thoughts on this. This looks really cool! I haven't played it myself yet, but I'm confident that I'll enjoy it.

[@milkymalik2628]

Your rant about fans who didnt wanna play the Demake because they couldn't play as their favorite characters was such a bad take dude. I'd check the game out regardless because I love X8, but for others, having Axl's extra movement options and abilities or Zero's weapons and attacks made the game for those people.

[@Rabbitlord108]

Yeah. Serenade is Battle Network 3's post game final boss. I honestly would've gone with Bass .Exe instead since he's the more well known super boss from that series. But I guess they wanted something more original.