These Bosses Are INSANE │ Mega Man X8 Demake Part 2

[@markfurlong9542]

"we lost him! quick, turn off all of the lights!" "wouldn't it be easier to find him again with the lights on?" "do you know how much electricity costs?"

[@thomaskraan1497]

This demake looks awesome. X8's biggest flaw imo is the gimmicky levels, this makes it flow a lot better.

[@bulbasaur15]

# 0001 Serious Metroid vibes in Dark Mantis's stage. Half expected Ridley to show up out of nowhere!

[@Cookie_85]

There are a lot of Sonic sounds in this game. ^^

[@stax6092]

That collar is called a Gorget you Plebian. It doesn't look stupid, it looks Knightly. Back to the fields with you.

[@PurpleSnake]

If this is like OG X8 you can fire regular Buster shots whilst having another weapon equipped. This is why there are two buttons that attack; one attacks with whatever weapon you have equipped and the other always fires the X-Buster. (Like or something to make sure Jared sees this, so he won't feel the need to switch between weapons just to fire the X-Buster.)

[@RetroFanatic-Trapster2]

I didn't know this. Could still be tricky depending on the button layout. Especially if you need to jump at the same time.

[@ReaverPrime]

Regarding the comment about Dr Light leaving so many armor capsules before death, its never truly been stated, but many believe that Dr Light left an AI behind to do R&D to produce new armor and manage all the capsules. In some games, the capsule seems to play a recorded message, while in others, the hologram seems sentient (hence the AI idea). But since Capcom hasn't made an X game in forever or released any updated lore, it's up in the air.

[@KaedeLanyo]

It's been pretty explicit that he digitized his mind, given a few particular moments. Certainly explains why the capsules seem to keep showing up, even in really improbable places. Part of the confusion _may_ stem from the very inconsistent localization. Wily seems to also he a digital life form, though having mainly shown up in robot bodies. Namely Serges and Isoc. The former, bafflingly, having had the reference to his identity _entirely removed in localization._

[@Brandonweifu]

And he was making body upgrades for sigma​@@KaedeLanyo

[@savagemaelstrom9645]

Based on the lore we do have, pretty safe to assume there is some level of sentience. We do know Zero was a Wily creation (seen in one of the power fghters/power battles endings for Bass) and its loosely implied that virus infected zero had some hand in the cataclysm that lead to the world being destroyed then rebuilt by the time of the X games, yet the capsules are aware enough of Zero to have Light comment that an upgrade is 'For X' and mention Zero by name, or as seen in X5, the upgrade for Black Zero in the endgame. That would be too coincidental for Light to predict Zero to turn sides and then deploy zero-aware capsules at specific locations, one of which having the upgrade FOR Zero, who would have at least at some point (shown in X4 flashbacks) been a rogue machine haphazardly attacking other machines (and likely humans.) so I think its likely the capsules were dispersed widely, have a sentient network, and keep pulling old files, and refining/adjusting to meet the needs as they arise. Its also not confirmed, but I imagine when the capsule scans X/Zero/Axl, its able to possibly download memories, seeing as they're machines, so that it can update itself on the current situation and react accordingly. After all the times being scanned in X, X2, and X3, it makes sense for later games for it to be aware of Zero being on X's side.

[@KaedeLanyo]

@@savagemaelstrom9645 Add in the fact that Light has quite literally invented machine "souls". And the whole thing becomes _quite dense._

[@pharmcat8484]

Jared’s getting destroyed by a rogue Scyther. Oh the betrayal!

[@emikd]

"Are you in hyper mode?" *slashes screen in half* ...so yes?

[@alexcelticw]

You were right, Optic Sunflower's weapon really is Dark Mantis' weakness. Speaking of which, the sound effect of the charged shot of that weapon, I'm pretty sure it is from Sonic 3

[@genesisSOC]

Yep I'd recognize that sound anywhere lol

[@RetroFanatic-Trapster2]

​@@genesisSOC Bwoing! 😅

[@LikeButton7]

“Dosent use energy unless it’s a charged shot” Jared: I don’t have enough energy to use the weapon on him!

[@Sleepy_Renamon]

Those Dark Mantis animations are so clean I don't understand why Capcom just don't get some baller sprite artists and make a new generation of Metal Slug tier Megaman platformer shooters.

[@rutentoot]

Holy crap I've never seen an X boss hit for so much!! Soul crushing

[@luketeddymh]

I wish Capcom would go back to making Mega Man games in this style. This looks fantastic.

[@pharmcat8484]

Watching Jared play anything resembling an SNES game brings me great joy.

[@GameAlicornLuna]

Dark Mantis in X8 would only do his overdrive 2 times as opposed to the 5 here. Also, I think dashing at his normal charge kinda counters him as he’ll jump before he reaches you and his blade goes over your head.

[@GutiSerenade]

Yeah the bosses are BRUTAL. The creator indicated that they made this demake geared a bit more towards Megaman veterans, but that's the beauty of a Megaman game - trial and error. :D That said, Mantis and Rooster (and in some cases Gigavolt) are probably some of the hardest of the main 8. Great work so far, looking forward to more!

[@gurvmlk]

Whether for veterans or not, it wouldn't be much of a Mega Man game without being difficult on one's first run. Especially when it comes to bosses, sometimes they simply have attacks that are pretty much impossible to avoid until after you've had a moment to figure them out. And this demake seems to do a good job of capturing that, while also being completely fair with the solutions to those obstacles. Like that Dark Mantis slash. It doesn't seem too bad once you've figured it out, but there's no way you're avoiding it your first time. That's classic Mega Man game design, right there.

[@patu8010]

That flurry of slashes is nuts

[@savagemaelstrom9645]

Its waaaaaay slower and way more telegraphed on the normal X8. I feel like this may have been the developer having playtested so much they got absurdly good, and shortened the timing because it was 'too easy' for them by the time they got to this boss.

[@TheRealCheesemaker]

Look, there goes X, the super fighting robot, and his polo sweater his grandpa made for him. HAA HAA!

[@NietypowyKurde]

That did feel a bit overkill for like a regular boss. But I do admit the light mechanic was pretty dope. Also the laser noise is from Sonic 3. Good sound.

[@notusingmyrealname15]

"... weapons won't use energy..." 30 seconds later "Well I have no weapon energy so we'll just use this."

[@LanEXHikari]

It's quite skillful how they managed to not only animate the bosses so fluidly, but also their attacks and effects. Thanks for the series, looking forward to the next vid 👍🏼

[@TigerNightmare]

It sounds like the Mega Man universe can't make up its mind whether or not robots have free will or if they only do bad things if they're "made evil" by villains. Like a less convoluted Detroit: Become Human.

[@apselbluestar2223]

it's pretty simple. In classic Mega Man, Robots had to be corrupted in some way to become evil, or they had to be built as a weapon. By the time the X series comes around, there's a literal Virus left behind by Dr.Wily that causes reploids to go maverick. Then by X8, reploids immune to the virus are created, but they have *such* free will that they can, of their own volition, turn against humans.

[@BillPairaktaridis]

This is incredible. Don't know if they lifted those sprites from another game but the animations and design is fantastic.

[@tljscrewjob6397]

That praying mantis looking boss fight was so cool!

[@MilenAnessar]

Mantis is the hardest of the 8 in the original game too but this game buff him even more, that overdrive slash was supposed to be just 2 it's now 5 and a tad bit faster on the last 3 your dash jump has to be quite on point to dodge them all. It is fun to learn and execute tho, as Megaman game should be.

[@Murdoc_rusche]

This is really fun to watch. I didn't much care for Mega Man X8 personally, but I only spent a few hours on it in all fairness. These fights are nuts, but you beat Bison in the street fighter- mega man crossover, so you'll be fine.

[@Feelin_DanDy]

I would love to see you also tackle the 3 secret bosses of the game too

[@Mitsu_Vagrant]

Honestly, the endeavor to completely demake X8 in the SNES style is pretty god damn amazing. This was not a mild acheivement. Dark Mantis' sprites and animations are so BADASS.

[@EricWilliams-ms3ro]

Bro! the one slash attack move is crazy, but it looks super cool.

[@RetroFanatic-Trapster2]

That weapon sound from Optic Sunflower is definitely from Phantasy Star 4.

[@claudelarose8831]

9:42 Those are weaponized spinning tops. We call them Beyblades

[@darcyska]

Had a busy week, but happy to be catching up with some awesome playthroughs!

[@Slash0mega]

THE GUN LETS YOU USE WEAPONS WITHOUT ENERGY USE? (if not a charged shot) THAT IS AMAZING!

[@renatocorvaro6924]

This does appear to be the best way to experience X8

[@rockowlgamer631]

"Sir we lost him!" The one smart Reploid, "Uh sir he's right there, can't you see him glowing massively and hear the high pitch he's constantly making?" "Know your station private".

[@Galuna]

"Here's a *bright* idea--"

[@timhrim]

Jared "no energy for the boss" Dr Light just said "no use of weapon energy except when charged"

[@apselbluestar2223]

when it comes to Dark Mantis, honestly, you're probably gonna need a sub tank. I have NO idea how to deal with that attack without one.

[@chewymew]

The best strat is predicting the swings and using the Icarus boots to jump above the attacks

[@herebedragon]

with the boots it's easy

[@ShadeMeadows]

THIS IS *PERFECTION.*

[@zannrazor8569]

Whoever made this did a great job

[@janneaalto3956]

What a time to be alive.

[@rasenshuriken9076]

Thanks for reminding me that I have the Mega Man/MMX Legacy Collection games that I still haven't beaten. Guess I know what I'm doing today~!

[@nin10doadict]

And now we're starting to see a little bit of how the game goes over the top in places... Boss with an overdrive attack that does like 16 damage and covers 3/4 of the screen 5 times in quick succession? Hmmmm

[@herebedragon]

ehhh you're meant to find the upgrades in this game. if jared had found the boots he would have won

[@kilik519]

As soon as I saw this I got the game, harder than i thought but its just fantastic

[@magicalcapi9148]

"These Bosses Are INSANE" I was waiting for this since I read it's not an easy game it's ok jared... go have fun, glad you gave this game a spotlight

[@Mr8bit-s7h]

When did difficult stop being fun? I play games for the challenge. Overcoming something difficult IS the fun

[@magicalcapi9148]

@@Mr8bit-s7h jared tends to get frustrated with difficulty. I meant as a "jared ytbing" thing, not as a general problem. game is slick

[@alphadad2225]

Optic Shield!

[@WildArmACF]

To be fair.. optic sunflower is WAY more dangerous then wire sponge could ever be.

[@antoniolopezmanito3511]

COME ON LET'S GO!

[@yozarian86]

That boss is just like a Metroid dread boss, except you’re not Samus and can’t dodge those attacks so easily 😬

[@gurvmlk]

Imagine the slowdown that these bosses would cause on actual hardware.

[@Zorgdub]

I wonder what the optic weapon would have done in the dark areas.

[@chewymew]

It's kind of like a vertical flashlight

[@AsilarWindsailor]

Metal Gear X!

[@nostalgiccrisis2038]

Wait until you get to the super bosses 😉

[@therrawyr]

Beat it like a drum

[@alancalvillo6756]

go Mega Man

[@DragonTyer]

at least he dos not cry like a little baby

[@DragonTyer]

ohh man i wonder how Flamming hyena wourd be in Demake probly less loud and anoying

[@pharmcat8484]

11:20 you aren’t Robo and this isn’t Chrono Trigger

[@andreasgrunebaum811]

Optic Sunflower is a female Maverick ;)

[@Enchurito]

The sunflower attack sound effect is 100% stolen from Mega Man X4

[@seanwilkinson7431]

You get achievements for beating the bosses buster-only. Also, there is a way to get the armor into the BP level Vile fight.

[@RafaelMelo-u4y]

Even though this is a demake for me is not a real game.