Mega Man Legends is STILL Amazing

Mega Man Legends (PS1) is classic 3D JRPG and a jump-and-shoot platformer. Does this JRPG still hold up now? Mega Man Legends was developed by Capcom for the Playstation console.
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Mega Man Legends is a Legendary Adventure! • Mega Man Legends is a ...
00:00 intro
01:32 title screen
02:40 controls
03:50 camera
04:48 first boss
06:30 crash landing
07:12 world design
08:26 shopping mall
08:57 the first ruin
10:40 our car
11:26 downtown
13:15 saving city hall
14:52 exploring ruins
17:39 defeating enemies
18:17 platforming
18:46 great bosses
20:45 frustrating bosses
21:55 final dungeon
23:49 final boss
26:30 saving the day
#megaman #megamanlegends #capcom #jrpg #ps1 #retrogaming

[@gnosis_gaming]

If you enjoyed this video, please check out my Legend of Legaia retrospective! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWXXo52uocd4d68si=ueqTOx5qkJJ9gfnl

[@SpikeRose]

You're spoiling me here Gnosis, knocking it out with these PS1 retrospectives. Can we get some Brave Fencer Musashi up in here too?

[@gnosis_gaming]

@@SpikeRose I love Brave Fencer Musashi!

[@cloudchaser8650]

Honestly? Hugely underrated series that needs to be brought back. It was a crime for mega man legends 3 to not be made.

[@gnosis_gaming]

I agree

[@maxrichards5925]

Really sad it got canceled. Really hoping Capcom reconsiders

[@gnosis_gaming]

That really sucks! Did you play the sequels?@@maxrichards5925

[@maxrichards5925]

@@gnosis_gaming I have! Legends 2 was fantastic! I haven’t played the misadventures of Tron Bonne

[@gnosis_gaming]

I've only played the first one, but I'm very curious about Legends 2@@maxrichards5925

[@monorail0]

every single mention of mega man legends on the internet makes me more powerful. this video alone will fuel me for multiple days. thank you.

[@espelhodasconstelacoes]

Literally me fr

[@Sabin184]

I also recall the eerie feeling of being isolated in those underground ruins. I also was incapable of getting far in this game in 1997, but I'd love to revisit this for art style alone. Fantastic video. Your best yet.

[@gnosis_gaming]

You should give it a try!

[@BUDDHA8888]

This game is one of those childhood fever dreams because I remember it but hardly anyone talks about it. I remember the pirate robots that blew up buildings. I let it blow them all up until the town had no buildings left and it was just flat lol

[@gnosis_gaming]

It's very underrated!

[@SpikeRose]

For anyone wondering why the undeground/ruins music sounds the way it does; Mega Man Legends' soundtrack was composed by the same person who made the music for Resident Evil 1(not Directors Cut), 2, and Dino Crisis 1-2.

[@gianmarcellsilverioguzman2286]

played and still have the n64 version, truly one of the best megaman spinoff, by the way you forgot to mention quite a lot of things 1. if you kick the can on the shopping center to the bakery behind the counter you will get 1k zenny every time usefull for early game 2. there are trashcans and card boxes that give you new items or sub missions items 3. the game has lots of hidden mission and missable content, example: theres a sub mission of stopping a runaway car that drops a briefcase in wich theres a hefty sum of money you have 3 options: 1. stop the car and let the police have the money back, 2. stop the car and take the money for you or 3. let the car runaway in wich case theres going to be a new building, a burger restaurant run by the tron family. by the way ill give you hints for the hidden sub quest: -the painting lady from the pier -the clothing shop -the music shop on the shopping district(yes you can enter) -the tv station after getting the jet skate 4. megaman color changes depending on your actions, example: kick dogs and people, stealing, etc.. will give you a darker and darker tone for megaman and doing good dids(wich are harder to grind) will give you a ligther shade, this will affect some things on the game but that is for you to find out 5. shining laser 6. you can give 3 gift to role for her bedroom. a flower, a musicbox and a ring. theres a lot of secrets for the game.

[@gnosis_gaming]

Thanks for the tips! I was playing without a guide. I'll have plenty to do for my second playthrough haha

[@MrKylederp]

The more dark your armor, the more damage you do.

[@GoodVibeCollecting]

Yes, this game absolutely still holds up today. Setting the controls to turn with the D-Pad and strafing with the shoulder buttons feels much more natural. I could never get used to the default setting of turning with the shoulder buttons and strafing with the D-Pad. Just feels off. The Misadventures of Tron Bonne and Mega Man Legends 2 are still worth playing today as well, although Legends 2 doesn't have the same feel/charm to it as 1.

[@wc999]

such a beautiful artstyle, still holds up so excited to see indies eventually mimic this era/ style of graphics

[@Rosamune]

One of my favorite ps1 games ever. The eerie vibes of the dungeons to the super jolly vibes of exploring the city are both extremely on point. I love the brightly colored low poly style of the game and it never gets old no matter how many years pass. I love how fun the NPCs are and the voice acting is so endearing. I'm not a fan of metroidvania style games but this one really kept me invested in exploring the world each time I got a new upgrade.

[@gnosis_gaming]

I think the graphics have aged really well! This one didn't feel like you had to backtrack too much because of the way the ruins all start intersecting with each other.

[@Metoollhead]

Honestly my favorite PS1 game. Highly recommended for everyone

[@gnosis_gaming]

Did you play the sequel?

[@Metoollhead]

@@gnosis_gaming Of course! It was great, and an improvement in many sections, but ultimately the first was superior. The open world design was just too good.

[@diogenes3300]

One of my fav PS1 games

[@gnosis_gaming]

Mine too 😁

[@diogenes3300]

@@gnosis_gaming did you ever play mega man legends 2?

[@gnosis_gaming]

I haven't! How does it hold up?@@diogenes3300

[@diogenes3300]

@@gnosis_gaming I didn’t play it either :( maybe you can make a video on it

[@L0rdCanti]

@@gnosis_gaming If you like Legends 1, you'll like 2.

[@felman87]

Oh man, I remember playing this around the mid to late 1990s. So probably a year or so after release and it was solid. Yeah, it's clunky today but a lot of 3D games from that era were. But this was unique because it played like a Metroid-Vania, before that term existed. I mean, look at what you do. You explore to get money, buy equipment, explore more, find something in the ruins or gain something from a boss/exploration that allows you to unlock more of the map to continue exploring. The elements are all there.

[@fwobebe5164]

I love how you talk about the world-building of these old games. Newer game-devs and artists can learn much from these old games. Keep it up. 👍

[@gnosis_gaming]

The first generation of 3D games were really excellent. There must have been a unique synergy going on. Devs were excited by the new technology, but they also couldn't led the graphics do all the heavy pulling.

[@albyx]

at 21:02 you mention that you don't have an opportunity to backout, but you actually do. When Roll asks if you want to retreat, you can take that moment to go back to Data, replenish your energy and ammo, save, and then go back to the froggy boss fight. Great video anyway!

[@gnosis_gaming]

I must have missed that option -- I must have thought that I thought if I went back, I'd have to do the first part of the fight over again.

[@justinmercado1185]

My first mega man game. Top 10 video games. A severely underrated game.

[@xyonblade]

I never forgot about this game, I beat it many times, and mega man legends 2 as well, I was gutted when megaman legends 3 development was canned

[@ColeFam]

I just played through the Legends series for the first time pretty recently and one thing it does exceptionally well is the charm. This series oozes charm. Definitely a series I'd like to replay. Hoping for a proper Legacy Collection soon!

[@gnosis_gaming]

Me too!

[@rickster008]

Megaman legends/ megaman 64 is a very charming game. it's very short but i loved the game. I have the n64 version and loved it. i liked the voice acting and the dialogue. i feel like capcom dopped the ball on making legends 3. i don't thinking mm3 if it came out today would be the same. dialogue in anime and cartoons have changed so much that they might try to adapt to the writing of today ( at lease for the English dialogue).

[@Heeroneko]

The 90s were when 3d polygonal graphics became popularized, but the very first games w it were released in the 80s.

[@flamingbird09]

The fact that Dr Wily WON the battle and wanting to extinguish the humanity on earth is really genius!

[@619Rey6]

Played this as a child and completely forgot all about it. Stumbled across this video through my algorithm and it gave me so many memories. Nice video keep it up.

[@gnosis_gaming]

Thank you!

[@gullpayne]

Never tried this looks good - great review

[@erufenrito66]

I beat this game back when it released. Mine was a cool blacked out disk. I loved every minute of this game, and still do. Legends 2 raised the bar. It really sucks 3 will never see the light of day. Waiting on the moon still.

[@arsonne]

20+ years since this game came out and there's not many in that entire time that had atmosphere like this game. Going into a ruin felt like really exploring a very dangerous and forbidding place left by an ancient advanced civilization. That's become such a heavily used trope by huge companies like Squeenix but it's rarely been done so well as in MML.

[@gnosis_gaming]

Completely agree. Mega Man Legends feels special.

[@xXxNecromancerxXx]

Never forgotten, Mega Man Legends was my first PS1 game.

[@taecampus]

I believe people are hoping Capcom will eventually release a Megaman Legends Legacy Collection sometime soon, especially since the others worked out. With the remastered games and all. I wouldnt mind.... but i personally would LOVE a remake of both Legends 1 and 2. I love L1 but the gameplay is a bit archaic 😅 I would love a remade gameplay style: maybe something similar to a Rachet and Clank clone...? Beautiful new graphics, new voice actors, that was Megaman's voice (and the others) will be consistent. Additional features, dungeons to dig and find treasures, new town missions, little story details to fill in minor plot holes, etc etc. Then if the remakes sell well, which i believe that they will, they can finally make a Legends 3

[@gnosis_gaming]

I was very surprised by how well Mega Man Legends has aged in terms of game design though. The controls are definitely a bit archaic, but once you get used to it, everything feels pretty great.

[@taecampus]

@@gnosis_gaming oh yeah agreed 👍 It becomes second nature once you get used to the game.

[@joserodriguez3479]

Somebody save megaman trigger from the moon 🌙

[@jesseherman5540]

I just 100% this again 2 years ago. I love this game.

[@gnosis_gaming]

I love it, too. The design is honestly great. It feels open and different every time.

[@ReavoEnd]

Not sure if anyone else mentioned it, but FYI Mega Man 64 (the N64 version of MM Legends) has analog control! It feels WAYYY better than Legends on PS1. My only hesitation in recommending it, is that the awesome credits theme from the PS1 version is replaced with a MIDI song ;~;. That song is nowhere near as good! All the voice clips in the credits theme make it sooo nostalgic.

[@gnosis_gaming]

Ohh really! I guess that would make sense given the N64 controller.

[@emptymelodies3316]

Absolute gem of a series

[@gnosis_gaming]

Did you play the sequel by any chance?

[@emptymelodies3316]

@@gnosis_gaming I did! Enjoyed it but I never beat it.

[@gnosis_gaming]

I often wanted to give up on the first one lol. The boss fights were brutal for me. @@emptymelodies3316

[@koro527]

Remember being really bored jumping on top of cars and buildings and kicking over trash cans. Heh

[@TheGashizmo]

capcom better make dash3

[@gnosis_gaming]

Do you think there's any chance?

[@TheGashizmo]

@@gnosis_gaming Yes, given their recent polls and questions. Matter of when

[@allenyoung8532]

i remember i used to kick that can for hours grinding money lol

[@michaellacey7730]

Love this game. It was my first PS1 game if I remember correctly. Wish we could get a HD Remaster for Switch.

[@gnosis_gaming]

This game has aged really well! Even without HD, it'd just need a few tweaks to the camera to feel modern

[@mimszanadunstedt441]

20:40 The game gives you the opportunity to retreat.

[@cox2775]

😂 dude i love this game to this day. Your health is stressing me out

[@santibelmondo5480]

#getmeoffthemoon #100kstrong #bringbacklegends3 #legendsneverdie

[@espelhodasconstelacoes]

Any sincere MegaMan Legends content is an instant like and sub for me! God bless!

[@gnosis_gaming]

Thank you!

[@longduckshlong2313]

legends is a masterpiece.

[@critta4761]

If you kick the soda can into the bakery you get 1000 zenny 😁

[@sinchuf3367]

I played the sequel, its one of the reasons why i started to grt into game design, im sayin fuck it, and im gunna make the games i want like this, both megaman legends games are the only reason i like megaman. The first actually 3D mostly open world.

[@wingn3849]

MML boss' weakness is circle strafing. Turns them into a joke.

[@taecampus]

Will you be reviewing Legends 2? Or TMAO Tron?

[@gnosis_gaming]

I haven't played them yet! Should I?

[@taecampus]

@@gnosis_gaming mate of course 😂 I personally never really played through TMAO Tron, just the beginning but I've seen playthroughs of it. It's decent but the story is charming. Not to mention, some characters in this game returns for the next. Legends 2 is more than worth it though. The gameplay is better, the story finally answers the question L1 left us with. The digs are fun, the world is much more expansive, etc etc etc. I won't spoil anything that way you can properly enjoy it but my only gripe with this game is Megaman's voice..... not a fan lol 😅 But yeah, Legends 2 is definitely worth it if you loved the first one 👍

[@diegomarxweiller1814]

F this game it took me like 3 ps1 and five disks cause something always broke

[@karihigada1872]

*sobbing in legends 3*

[@gnosis_gaming]

🤣

[@joshuahamm8869]

I liked this game, but the one i played (rented from blockbuster) was bugged and wouldn't save

[@gnosis_gaming]

That sucks! Any plans to revisit it?

[@mimszanadunstedt441]

21:30 It took forever as a kid but i beat it n u want the homing missiles honestly.

[@gnosis_gaming]

yeah my gear was underdeveloped

[@mimszanadunstedt441]

Honestly megaman legends moral system was never westernized properly, so that couldve made some difficulties. Also megaman legends was very impressive on ps1, but ps2 was a new ball game, and idk if they had core employees or not. Or new projects of course. Ps1 was legendary because it was before the massive graphics war ramping up, with more n more required employees. Which is why smt4 was on a handheld instead of console probably, in part, among other games suffering similarly due to the console wars. MML and Misadventures were genius for their time. Concept of Spotter and Digger mirrors lethal company. Modern gaming is taking their influences subconciously, or in great minds thinking alike and sometimes consciously. Idk if id have gumption to try programming honestly.

[@gnosis_gaming]

Oh, that's interesting... Did you play Legends 2?

[@ZerberusKnight]

I see how dark your armour ended! You should be ashamed of yourself 😜

[@gnosis_gaming]

Haha, right at the end of the game I just ran around kicking everyone 🤣

[@bakacdaz]

But also impressive that they use in-game cutscene instead of pre-rendered. (So we can see him as we play not fixed cutscenes)

[@Deathwish777]

this is one of three games you cant buy that i want to play again. the other 2 are castlevania: sotn and wind waker. yes you can get them on roms but i either cant get them to play or they wont let me change the controls. you can not buy them to play on pc or console and i am not buying a wiiu just to play wind waker.

[@gnosis_gaming]

Yeah, add Legend of Legaia to that last for me! c

[@Mageman17]

Funnily enough, Megaman Legends had a standalone PC version. It had anti-aliasing, higher resolution, objects pop in farther away, walls pop into view more realistically (they don't sweep in square by square), the Main Gate's walls aren't garishly BRIGHT, etc. Most of those points may be moot with current PSX emulator features with upscaling, post-processing, etc., but against vanilla tho...

[@Deathwish777]

i got them all to work finally, just sad you have to emulate these games to play them.

[@theguyinthere]

had a save file that dates back to the 90's that i got rid of and overwrote. i love this game but it has a lot of clunky bullshit you have to overlook cause its an old game.

[@gnosis_gaming]

Clunky for sure, but there's a lot of genius game design!

[@theguyinthere]

@@gnosis_gaming yeah for what it was they did what they could for 1997.

[@NXHLVS]

Mega Man Legends is a video game. End video.

[@thelastofitskind3034]

They should make megaman legends x

[@gnosis_gaming]

Do you think they ever will?

[@justicetaylor3050]

AVAILABILITY! That’s my issue! I ain’t got a gaming pc with emulators. I tried booting up my ps3 for the first time in 8 years in the current year of 2024 and the amount of loop de loops and security checks just outright defeated me. I gave up after doing exactly what was asked of me by the outdated PS login sites over 3 different devices and it flat out didn’t work! I am dejected with how unreasonably difficult it is to get back to this game and may end up passing it up for good before getting to play it ever again. Those long lost N64 Blockbuster Rental days are a pipe dream now. Capcom failed its customers.

[@gnosis_gaming]

I played Mega Man Legends on my Mac with no problems. Have you tried?

[@justicetaylor3050]

@@gnosis_gaming I'm a casual console gamer. Maybe I could bum off my brother's gaming laptop

[@rimjobledouche5201]

Legends is one of my all-time favorite video game series. The PS1 was stuffed totally full with bangers, and definitely has one of the greatest libraries of any console ever developed, and even with that, Legends stands near the top, owing to its' immense charm, poise, and effortless confidence in itself as a series of products; It knew exactly what it was, and executed it with total aplomb. I initially had zero interest in the 3DS, but the day that Capcom announced Legends 3, I went and bought one specifically and expressly for it. Capcom cancelling the title shortly after was a source of intense, bitter disappointment the likes of which I hadn't felt since Grandia was passed over for a North American Saturn release. To this day, it still annoys me that it never happened. I'm losing hope too. The cast has aged out of the VA profession, sadly, with one of them being unfortunately deceased. It's a damn shame, as a huge part of Legends' presentation was its' stellar dub. It matched the spirit and delivery of its' Japanese counterpart wonderfully, a rarity in the world of localizations. An interesting aside: The composer for Legends and Legends 2, Makoto Tomozawa, also worked on Resident Evil on the PS1. This is especially evident in the creepy ambient music in several of the sub-gates and ruins that you explore throughout the games.

[@SpJrD]

Ah you just love to open wounds 😢 Will we ever see MML3 ? 🥹🥹