Mega Man X3 Review - Quickies Don't Cut It

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Mega Man X1 is the Super Nintendo classic almost everybody's played, being the most financially successful and well-received, but I personally think Mega Man X2 is the superior game. To me it seemed to be a smoother, better-crafted experience, mainly because it isn't as arbitrarily difficulty as its predecessor, though the music isn't nearly as memorable and the weapons are disappointing. That said, while X2 didn't get the same amount of loving attention as X1, it performed well enough for Capcom to start developing the third title, so after another twelve months, Mega Man X3 was released for the Super Nintendo on December 1st, 1995. Some critics gave X3 a positive review, praising it as a solid send-off for the 16-bit era, but others had grown tired of the formula, complaining it's the same game yet again, or even noted sluggish and sloppy design overall. Because the Super Nintendo was slowly but surely losing popularity with the then-recent rise of fifth generation consoles, ports of the game for the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn, boasting anime-esque FMV cutscenes and a re-arranged Red Book Audio soundtrack, came out on April 26th, 1996. This 32-bit version got even more flack than the original, with one source calling Mega Man X3 the worst Saturn title out there. Even fans of the franchise generally consider this swan-song of the SNES trilogy, not necessarily a bad game, but inferior to the previous installments from what I've gathered, so could it be that Capcom was losing it already with the third X game?
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@colefitzpatrick8431 7 лет назад

In Mega Man X, charge up Rolling Shield on the walls of Sigma Stage 4. It makes Sub -Tank farming much easier. In X2, there are several locations where charging up Silk Shot in certain locations will summon large quantities of health for Sub -Tanks. In X3, get the Golden armor and simply wait around, your health will regenerate immediately, and your Sub - Tanks, too.

@Laenthor 7 лет назад

King Koleyolis III The problem is not how you tank-farm, but its existance alltogether is the problem...

@nikopteros1659 5 лет назад

not even the golden armor i believe the head chip or the chest chip does the job too

@dmas7749 5 лет назад

that doesn't make it more fun though

@nikopteros1659 5 лет назад

@@dmas7749 i mean how he put it, it sounded like it was a gigantic chore that every time you died you had to spend hours when discovering secret ways to recover energy quickly is cool and makes you feel smart so i'd say that yeah it makes it more fun. (thats how i see it at least)

@dmas7749 5 лет назад

@@nikopteros1659: it's still annoying, to the point where as a kid i decided to fight X1 Sigma without subtanks because it took too damn long to farm energy because i was sick of dying to him after using them X2 requires you to game over and leave the stage to find a secret area, which isn't much better and i usually don't like to wait when i'm so close to finishing a game, so X3's out too

@CarloNassar 5 лет назад

11:28 For that sub tank in Neon Tiger's stage, I just went on top of one of those dragonflies and waited until it went to the sub tank so I could collect it.

@Galiaverse 7 лет назад

X3 was my first Mega Man X game. And yeah the bosses kicked my butt left and right. On my first rental of the game I couldn't beat a single Maverick boss. Not one. ... ...and I LOVED THE GAME FOR IT. Maybe it was just the novelty of these awesome fully-realized colorful bosses with all these crazy attacks and feeling defeated but never downtrodden. Maybe I naively or intuitively realized these bosses weren't unbeatable or unfair. But I had to play more of it! It also inspired me to draw versions of my own maverick bosses. :P

@sirmoony5633 7 месяцев назад

"MROWOWOOWAR Lack of platforming!" So what? Mega Man games are always about jumping and shooting and X3 is no different! Duh! LMAO

@paragon722 6 лет назад

To be fair. X2 could fill it's sub tanks in literally no time at all with the Silk shot. Bubble crab. Giga the fish. Jump in the wall. Fill tanks. Back to sigma in under 1 minute.

@LeftSideDown 7 лет назад

X2 was actually much harder than X1 in my opinion

@Gunplabro 4 года назад

Same. X2 has some fucking bullshit. Violins is harder than every single boss in X1

@SuperZombieBros 4 года назад

I disagree but I see where you’re coming from.

@randerins 4 года назад

Well...by fact, it is.

@LeftSideDown 4 года назад

Looking back at X2, those frame-perfect heart tank jumps were complete bullshit. The X Hunter stages also seemed pretty rushed.

@xentrix89 4 года назад

i always found x1 the easy one out of the 3 i dont know how anyone could think that game is hard (or even just more difficult the the latter games on snes) i dident play it in 10 years picked it up and beat it in 20/30min x2 and 3 on the other hand would take me wayyyy longer to complete if i just picked it up stages had harder parts and bossess were harder

@mariatelos 5 лет назад

I kinda hate the buster upgrade in this game. Once you obtain it, you can no longer fire off charge shots while dashing under enemy fire if charged for too long.

@MarksTournaments 8 лет назад

I'm watching a review of a game from the 90's and love it more than today's trailers

@RetropolisZone 8 лет назад

Well that's certainly an honor to read. I'm glad I can entertain so many of you. :)

@jaredt2590 4 года назад

Sigma's final form in X is really tough. The Rng makes it so even with 4 subtanks you may die or you may beat it without using 1. The hands moving toward you are such a pain.

@diceb0mb 7 лет назад

Mega Man X3 was actually developed by one of Capcom's outsourcing companies, Minakuchi Engineering. They also worked on the Mega Man Game Boy line-up (excluding Mega Man II, which was BIOX) and Mega Man: The Wily Wars for Sega Genesis. That pretty much explains why some people believe X3 has a weirdly higher amount of bullshit than the previous 2 titles, because the same is said for the Game Boy titles. That being said, Mega Man X3 is BY FAR my favorite Mega Man game. Not just X, not just the platformers, but period.

@niespeludo 7 лет назад

Which is pretty interesting. X1 was done by the Original Megaman Team, X2 was done by IntiCreates (of Megaman Zero fame and more) and this one by Minakuchi Engineering. Hence why X1 has such a focus on details and level design, X2 focuses so much on speed and execution and X3 tries so much new stuff.

@Manas-co8wl 5 лет назад

This is really neat to know. Can anyone link me to the full list of involved teams for the proceeding titles, X4 and all?

@TechBlade9000 4 года назад

@@Manas-co8wl X4 was the OG Devs as well

@voltricity1942 2 месяца назад

@@niespeludo interesting. i think the zero series is by far the best one so maybe that's why X2 is my 2nd favorite X game and my favorite of the snes games

@garvensman 7 лет назад

This one was my favorite in the SNES trilogy, and still my favorite X game period. I know it's got some flaws, like the glitch with Blizzard Buffalo, not the best music at times and other such things, but the sheer amount of things to find with the heart tanks, the ride armors, the armor upgrades and the chip upgrades? Great stuff. Also, the secret chip and Z sabre seem like the most powerful armor X ever had, to me it feels stronger than the Ultimate Armor that shows up in the subsequent games.

@jortalus 6 лет назад

Mega Man X3 has long been counted as my favorite game of all time. I came here after watching your X6 review (which was excellent), and I'm overjoyed to hear that you like X3. I've had my SNES copy since I was a little kid, and it's kind of a continuing pleasure to see its value continuing to increase over the years. I'd never sell mine, but it's awesome to think about that kind of collector appeal.

@samuraikarasu 7 лет назад

I disagree with you about quite a bit of Megaman X3s qualities, but the way you present your point of view is really objective and fair. I like that. keep this stuff up, you know what you're doing

@RetropolisZone 7 лет назад

Thanks man :)

@insertcreativenamehere.4583 5 лет назад

Yup

@wannabesteve777 6 лет назад

The Blizzard Buffalo weapon on certain enemies will always drop health. Also on the last last X1 stage, use the Armored Armadillo weapon charged up. Lol

@mrmanjumac3454 4 года назад

Lol yeah I would go mad wall jumping to buster shot over and over. Good lord lol

@xebenatrosxeracroft5178 7 лет назад

X3 I feel is the most challenging of the classic trilogy which is great, I feel the enemies are much more aggressive and out for your head if your not used to this game. The Mavericks themselves all pose a unique challenge, although I personally have to avoid Volt Catfish, once he's half health I just cannot avoid his attacks, but can handle the other bosses without too much issue. The Weapons I found half were amazing while the other half were just...lacking, especially Frost Shield/Tornado Fang & Ray Splasher, the first 2 are too slow and just do not have enough power to be useful, the Drill is also just too weak to be useful, Ray Splasher could be nice if the shots weren't so inaccurate, I have to be up close for the weapon to be remotely useful. The other weapons, namely Parasitic Bomb, Gravity Well and Spinning Blade are just great tools to eliminate obstacles, Acid Burst and Triad Thunder have their uses too, as for the armor parts this time around are damn amazing, except for the Head Part, which is pointless sense it's effect is pointless if you have any memory of the game's items, the bonus upgrades are ok but not needed to beat the game, if you know how to get the Golden Armor, you can get all 4 super chips and become Super X, you basically become god if you know how to get Zero's Saber as well. As for the later stage bosses such as Bit and Byte, I can beat Bit with the buster no problem, but Byte can just get a virus and die for good, Byte is a bastard to deal with, even their combined form boss can be annoying sometime, but most of the later bosses are fine, Vile can be an annoyance sometimes but overall is fine, this game's version of Sigma though I think is by far the hardest and the worst to deal with, 1st form I just do not how people cannot take damage in that stage while his 2nd form is just mean, his missiles always ruined me, when I choose to not use Zero's Saber. Forgot to mention the addition of the Armor Suits that you can use from time to time....they are ok, but not needed they mostly are there for players to make certain sections less problematic to deal with, overall I consider X3 to be the best in the trilogy minus the weapons, some of the weapons are nice but when compared to X1's weapons, X3 just can't compete, but X3's weapons are much better then X2's yes, even Frost Shield and Tornado Fang can be of use.......Sorry but no, the X3 ports to the Saturn in terms of the music are trash, completely ruined the tracks and feel of the stages as a result.

@xebenatrosxeracroft5178 7 лет назад

Games need to be difficult, not because I need a constant challenge but I believe it'll make you appreciate the game and reward better, as much as I enjoyed X4 as an example, it felt much easier then even X2.

@vladimirtchuiev2218 7 лет назад

I've played all MMX games excluding X7. I must say that X6 is the hardest, and not in the good way.

@XenoParadox 7 лет назад

Well don't know about you mate, but I like the whole SNES trilogy

@LowellLucasJr. 7 лет назад

XenoParadoxGamer I agree. Forget those Haters! The SNES Trilogy rocked!

@Zer0Riverr 7 лет назад

Lowell Lucas Jr. rocks*

@billcipher2604 6 лет назад

XenoParadox He never said he didn't like any of them.

@mtgtexan1923 5 лет назад

Same

@mrmanjumac3454 4 года назад

I'm about to have played all 3 in a week right now. Absolutely adore all 3 games

@JoeDun 7 лет назад

I recently first played x1 on 3ds and, not even kidding, every boss i fought against got stuck in a loop were i can keep hitting them with their weak weapon. This was extremely sad because it also happened with sigma's first form. It only took me about 2 tries to bring him down. (this isnt my first megaman tho, I have beaten Megaman 1-7, zero 1-4, and zx) Still good game tho i want x2 and x3 to hurry up and be released on virtual console. keep up the good work man i subbed

@JoeDun 7 лет назад

Love Anime フォルダ yeah only on the new 3ds tho

@colinbesares6797 7 лет назад

To fill up my subtanks in X3 I just went to Tunnel Rhino's stage and used Ice Sheild on the two beginning enemies that drop boulders and that filled the subtanks fast as hell.

@heropon12l9 7 лет назад

X3 is undoubtedly my favorite mega man x game. even if other people find it the weakest of the snes trilogy, i just remind myself that the whole trilogy is in a league of its own, so even the weakest among them (X2 for me) can be a great time. awesome video man

@insertcreativenamehere.4583 5 лет назад

I agree

@matthewkuscienko4616 3 года назад

Even though X3 is considered to be the worst in the original trilogy of games, it is probably the one that I like the most. The bosses are challenging to fight buster only in a lot of cases, but become a good deal more manageable once you learn what makes them tick; it's for this reason why I think that people who give bosses crap for not being easily beatable as a first pick or that have certain elements that seem "cheap" are not fully understanding the game and it's intricacies on the whole. I think that it's a good thing that they don't make all the bosses this way because it makes certain ones more challenging to defeat, and even some that many people complain about being extremely difficult (most notably Armored Armadillo from X1 and Blast Hornet from X3) are not nearly as bad as people say they are if you take a step back to actually look at what they are doing rather than complaining about all the "shit" that's going on on-screen and dismissing it as being overly punishing. I also liked how much there is to collect in X3, and once you learn more about how the game is structured, there actually is, in fact, an order tou can tackle the stages in that makes you only need to backtrack once: *First, start with Tunnel Rhino's stage, this will be the only one you'll have to backtrack to *From there, I prefer to go after Blizzard Buffalo next. This is because Bit shows up first, and this way, you'll be guaranteed to have his weakness when you do fight him; the tornado fang also lets you get the heart tank without having to go back for it. *The next boss should then be Blast Hornet, so you can get the ride armor as soon as possible. *From there, Neon Tiger is the next option to prioritize, since you need the buster upgrade to get a lot of hidden secrets in this game. If you feel more comfortable doing so, he can be taken on third, saving Blast Hornet for this part instead. *Gravity Beetle should be next, since you need his weapon for obtaining the body armor upgrade. Also, with Blast Hornet already dead (even though he's weak to Gravity Beetle's weapon, ironically), the crates will be gone and you can get the heart tank as well. *Volt Catfish is the next victim, since you need the charged triad thunder in a couple of levels. Also, if you want to get the Z saber, now is the best time to fight and kill Vile (it helps that the teleporter is at the very beginning of the stage). *From here, you can go back to Tunnel Rhino's stage and get the head upgrade and heart tank you couldn't the first time through. Now you don't need to backtrack to any other stages! *The remaining 2 Mavericks can be taken on in whichever order you wish. On a side note, you can probably do Toxic Seahorse's level once you have the buster upgrade instead of waiting until later, but not so much with Crush Crawfish

@stevensurack2923 5 лет назад

Why does Zero’s charge shot look so cool to me?

@shane8791 7 лет назад

Your content is absolutely excellent and a total stand out. Your channel deserves way more attention! Even if I disagree with you about the original ost vs the Red Book versions

@RetropolisZone 7 лет назад

Thanks! That means a lot. :)

@Titusx 7 лет назад

funnily x3 is now on wii U XD

@mokadyn 8 лет назад

You need more subs! These are really good quality!

@RetropolisZone 8 лет назад

+SimplyDylan Reading comments like this is pretty flattering and encouraging. Thanks!

@mokadyn 8 лет назад

No problem! It is great to that!

@gatst7680 6 лет назад

What I did in X3 is had the Gold Chip, so I just stood still for a while whenever I needed my subtanks filled.

@dustynvega 6 лет назад

I was extremely pleased that you mentioned the upgrade chips. One specifically cuts down on the time it takes to refill sub tanks.

@Trasc066 3 года назад

Didn't even take into account the Hyper Chip and Helmet chip which re-fill your energy first then your sub tanks while you stand still. That is the workaround for using you sub tanks without having to manually refill them.

@uandresbrito5685 3 года назад

Or that you can force life or energy drops with Frost Shield and Acid Burst

@Bubby0304 8 лет назад

this is possibly one of the best reviews on any games I have ever watched. you earned a sub. I agree with everything you state in this video as well. (x3 is my favorite as well)

@RetropolisZone 8 лет назад

Thanks for subscribing! Glad you enjoyed.

@Miss_NatashaO 4 года назад

Thank you for using Gravity Beetle's theme! It's still my favorite piece of music after all this time!

@vladimirtchuiev2218 7 лет назад

And I thought only I had a massive blast with X3, its my favorite of all the MMX games because of the excellent weaponry and the long fun stages to use them on. Also the music IMO is better than MMX1.

@vtnwesley 5 лет назад

So here's my pitch. Once upon a time the energy balancer was an optional/hidden item which we now take for granted. X3 could have easily had a super secret item that recharges sub tanks every time you die or slowly overtime when not in combat. Likewise a similar hidden item could do the same with weapon energy. Some games in the MM series already do this(I believe MM8 does refill all weapons upon death)

@oneboxboi1091 Год назад

That’s in X3 already lmao that’s the Head Chip/Golden Armor

@gamingfromholland 8 лет назад

Awesome video and very original channel concept. You deserve way more subs! Keep going!

@RetropolisZone 8 лет назад

+Gaming From Holland Heel erg bedankt! Zal ik zeker doen. :)

@ArkaneEvangale 7 лет назад

Acid Burst has a passive effect that makes enemies drop Weapon Energy more often when finished off with that weapon. Similarly, the Frost Shield makes enemies drop Life Energy more frequently. Good farming tip for this game.

@randomguyontheinternet7940 5 лет назад

Don't judge but I never knew why X3 wasn't taken the best. It was good in my opinion and had very good AMVs. Heck it had Different endings and was more complex then the first 2!

@johnhorne3052 2 года назад

Blame the lackluster ps1 version. The music's trash and the control is more stiff.

@Adam-jo3tr 5 лет назад

You weren't out of shape, I still enjoyed the video :)) great review and attention to detail!

@RuinAngel 6 лет назад

Not sure if my memory serve me right, but I remembered SNES X3 lags nearly everywhere when you fire a fully charged shot that combines into another shot. So it basically slows down like all the time lol

@DriftSpaceZero 7 лет назад

It's refreshing to finally see a positive review of the game which I also thought was the best in the 16-bit X series, if not the entire X series. I firmly believe that all the negative opinions about this game are specific to the period of time during which it was released; gamers were entering the 32-bit era, and were largely unable to judge X3 on its own merits. The sluggish Saturn port also didn't help overall opinions of the game, nor did spreading its release over the boundary between iconic consoles of the 16-bit and 32-bit eras. It's a shame that the first playable appearance of Zero is so overlooked most gamers, as well as the expansive, non-linear level design and multiplicity of collectibles/upgrades featured in X3. Mega Man X3 has been my personal favourite game in the entire X series since I first played it in 1995; subsequent games were great, but none of them topped X3 in my mind. Thanks for an excellent review!

@petelee2477 Год назад

The x3 bosses have really simple and predictable patterns. The reason they seem much tougher than they should be is because one hit is half your health for some reason, they just do so much damage. This means you either win at full health or you screw up once and die. That's what it was like for me at least. Obviously weaknesses ruin them.

@ultima2399 7 лет назад

I love your Megaman X reviews. Keep up the good work dude! X3 is always my favorite!

@RetropolisZone 7 лет назад

Thanks man!

@cjszero01 8 лет назад

Aren't these long videos a pain to work on? ;) Another well made review.

@RetropolisZone 8 лет назад

+cjszero01 Thanks. It has its downsides, yeah, but it's just how I review games, I guess. I don't like skimping over the details and there aren't many reviewers out there who do it like this for every title they cover, so I feel that's going to become my special trait. I can generally devote myself to things/people though. I'm pretty sure it doesn't kill me nearly as much as it would most others, haha. :) My question in return would be: aren't these long videos a pain to watch through? ;)

@RetropolisZone 8 лет назад

+hofboys3 Well shit, that's awesome! Thanks very much for letting me know and glad you enjoyed. :)

@gamerplayer8882 8 лет назад

+MLG SkrubLord pewdiepie is much worse and popular.

@negaman8479 6 лет назад

You know that the icy weapon actually make some enemies drop health immediately right?XD

@unixman84 7 лет назад

I don't know how I missed this video before. You did an outstanding review. X3 is my favorite game of any (pretty much). I agree with every point you made from experience. Solid video and thank-you. PS: I listen to X3 remixes often (cheesy I know) haha. There is a special place in my heart for this game series.

@RetropolisZone 7 лет назад

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. :)

@earljaycaoile5071 7 лет назад

I had no idea there was a PS1/Saturn version of X3. Interesting to find out and listen to the audio as well. Thanks for that. I do enjoy the better sound quality, but it certainly gives the game a different feel...

@Theapeswillescape 11 месяцев назад

I honestly am sick of hearing "people were complaing it was getting old" Because it doesn't matter if its the same formula as long as its fun imo

@Projectwolfie21 5 лет назад

This was a great review. It's really nice to see a break in opinion on the SNES trilogy. Out of curiousity, have you played the Zero Project patch for X3 yet? 4.0 came out this year and I was wondering if you had any thoughts on it.

@PositronRobo 8 лет назад

Great review. Man I really hated the replaced audio in the PS2 collection version. It just sounded wrong for a SNES title, I suppose. But it did give me a chance to play through the whole game, and I definitely enjoyed a lot more than I did as a kid. Back then I felt the stages and bosses were too difficult and I had a hard time even defeating one of them. OH, and you're totally right about dying at the final boss and trying to replenish the E-tanks...this was the main reason I could never defeat Sigma in X1 as a kid. If I died once, I would just get discouraged and switch off the game.

@mrapplegate4065 7 лет назад

I'm a bit surprised by this review, I found a lot of stage designs and bosses to be lackluster and the OST to be unbearably repetitive with the grunge guitar and all. On the other hand, I'm glad to see X3 get the time it deserves and I really do like this review. I too liked X3, but not as much as X2, X1, or X4.

@mrapplegate4065 7 лет назад

Also totally agreed on the PS1/Saturn OST. It kicks ass.

@RetropolisZone 7 лет назад

If I were to review X3 now, I'd probably be a bit harder on it. I still like it and think it's a good game, but in many ways not as well-done as X1, X2 and X4.

@jamesdolnik409 5 лет назад

One thing I just noticed now as I was playing on the x collection for switch: in blizzard buffalo's stage, one of the enemies on the last section before the boss freezes you and the only way to get out of the freeze is to take damage. If you land improperly, and with bad timing, its possible to soft lock by landing on the edge of the projectile's arc, and just out of hit range for the enemy. Play safe

@AzureSymbiote 8 лет назад

Good luck to the channel.

@RetropolisZone 8 лет назад

+AzureSymbiote Thanks man. I hope to be pumping out new videos soon!

@Dominus396 7 лет назад

Fyi: the Frost shield gives you automatic life drops and the Acid burst gives you automatic weapon drops. juggle both of this on the last stage if you used up all of your health tanks. also by using the password generator(not cheating) you can get 3 of the enhancement chips on you(I PERSONALY HATE LOOKING GOLD!!!). so dump the hyper cannon chip and stick with other 3 for this. you can instakill the 1st form of sigma by hitting him with a charged spinning blade while doing a neon jump. its hard but tripple jointed people should be able to doit. you can also skip the toxic seahorse stage propellers by dashing upward as close as posible to them then keep pushing forward and x should land his feet right above propeller number 2 wall kick quickly and then water skip left to get the kangaroo armor. you can also touch the stairs in tunnel rhino then double dash the ceiling till you see your first enemy. the stage becomes glitchy and you can get the heart container without triad thunder. im still working on a way to get the arm upgrade without the legs etc. l

@user-fy1nq3nf1q 4 года назад

Acid burts doesnt assure weapon drops actually

@Ghaleonh41 8 лет назад

Nice review! Like I noted on the X1 review, there's a hack that allows you to play as Zero fully. You should check it out!

@RetropolisZone 8 лет назад

+Ghaleonh41 Thanks! Yeah I know of that hack. Maybe I'll check it out some time - that is whenever I really have the free time to do that. :P But cheers for the suggestion. :D

@aerinlockeadon827 5 лет назад

Gold armor lets you get all four, which removes the need to pick one and iirc the ports let you switch them anyway

@CalebCraft10 6 лет назад

X3 was the one I played most as a kid. Never got past the opening stage because I didn't know how to beat the boss, but damn was Zero cool to play as.

@koopakape 7 лет назад

Ah yes, the bastard child of the SNES trilogy, which it seems few people played and has even fans split on its quality. I have to say that it wasn't my favorite at first, it didn't feel nearly as 'charming' as most Mega Man games in general, opting for this grittier, more mature feel even compared to the original MMX that I felt went a bit too far, especially n that mid-90s era of everything in gaming feeling like it was shifting to a more mature, edgier tone and leaving the happy, charming atmosphere of earlier gaming in general behind. However, as time passed, and especially given my not-very-positive opinion of most the later X games and coming back to it, I grew to not only like but really love this game. The atmosphere's pretty unique and cool, the music actually sounds amazing the more you listen to it imo, and in many ways it does have the most polished graphics and gameplay of the original trilogy Plus it has some of the coolest upgrades and secrets (gold armor + Z-Sabre has to be the most godlike form Mega Man has ever taken) and a good solid challenge throughout, it's just a great package. Yeah, the sidequest, chip stuff and Zero-death crap could have been better, but overall I think this is a great game and I hold it and X2 nearly equal in overall quality as just below X1. Anyway, good luck with the rest of the series -- there are positives and negatives to each game, but overall I feel it never really reaches the overall quality and feel of the SNES trilogy. Of course, having already seen your X4 review and how much you liked that, you might end up surprising me and really liking them all -- X6, for example, which is totally loathed by fans it seems, does have some of the worst aspects in the series but also some of the best IMHO, so I'm looking forward to seeing what you think about that.

@dmas7749 5 лет назад

did you try Zero Project? it's a mod for this game that makes it truly amazing with Zero being able to fight bosses, collect armor and upgrades and being able to use the mechs without having to collect the Chimera one first

@argonaut640 8 лет назад

Another great review! I cannot wait until the next one.

@RetropolisZone 8 лет назад

+Austin Argo Woo-hoo! Thanks, man! :)

@SQGReviewShow 8 лет назад

Love this game. It's so much fun to play through again and again. My friend J of J's Reviews warned me about the stupid nature of the chip upgrades, so I got the Gold Armor instead

@SQGReviewShow 8 лет назад

Btw, excellent review

@RetropolisZone 8 лет назад

+The Side Quest Gamer I think all Mega Man X games I've played so far are a lot of fun, but X3 just has a sense of depth and replayability X1 and X2 do not have, so I would agree with you. Thanks for the comment. :)

@dmas7749 5 лет назад

personally i find that gold armor makes the game a little bit too easy try without it next time

@randerins 4 года назад

I loved X3 for the fact that is has more content than X1 and X2. Although X1 is still my favorite game of all time.

@er5624 7 лет назад

I have never died at sigma in mega man X2, it is the easist one in the X series

@dmas7749 5 лет назад

did you try fighting him buster only?

@kaexewires7531 4 года назад

@@dmas7749 he probably didn't.

@MarMaxGaming 3 года назад

Nice style! I liked grinding on the Mavericks to complete a #24 - #1 easiest to hardest, no health or weapon upgrades... X3 had some tough ones!! When I played all of these together, X3 simply has longer levels, more damaging enemies, and objectively more repetitive and shorter musical tracks.. it’s still a good game, it has cool things about it.. I don’t think their levels had to be so long and the music needed to be better. And dammit, was that final fight hard.. my lord.

@HarunoSoul 5 лет назад

I seem to consistently catch myself humming either Blast Hornet's Theme or Blizzard Buffalo's theme when I'm at work..dunno why.

@MrJTMartinetc 7 лет назад

Have you tried the zero project? it makes zero a regular switchable character like in the ps games so he can fight bosses and die and use special weapons. also nerfs him slightly so he's more balanced with x. It's wonderful. it even modifies the script in some places to accommodate playing as zero through story scenes.

@RetropolisZone 7 лет назад

I have not tried the Zero Project, but my friend J of J's Reviews wouldn't shut the fuck up about it, lol. I heard it was pretty much the definitive X3.

@MrJTMartinetc 7 лет назад

Retropolis Zone It is man, it is. Lol. I'm tempted to not shut the fuck up about it right now, but since you've already been beaten over the head with it I'll refrain. =)

@RetropolisZone 7 лет назад

Haha. I may check it out sometime whenever I return to X3. If you want some love for the Zero Project, definitely check out J's Reviews on RU-vid and his X3 review.

@Jackelbeaver 8 лет назад

x1, x2, x4, and x8 have easy ways to refill your subtanks, which is part of what makes those games better designed. In X1 you can use the charged rolling shield to instakill the worms by touching them in sigma 4 and quickly fill up your subtanks in about 10 seconds. In X2 you have the hidden rooms where you can charge junk shot to draw in a ton of energy capsules. In X4 you can just go to the top of Frost Walrus's stage at the start and find a ton of weapon and energy capsules. In X8 you can just use scrap metal to refill your tanks right away at the shop menu. X3 is really terrible because it doesnt have easy ways to fill your tanks at the end. The closest they have is that a charged ice shot will cause the first walker mech in the sigma stage to drop large energy over and over, but it's a huge pain and not reliable or easy.

@RetropolisZone 8 лет назад

+JackelZXA But it's still a waste of time and you have to know about the secret rooms/combinations of weapons to begin with.

@Jackelbeaver 8 лет назад

Retropolis Zone megaman is all about knowin the secrets. (Hadouken!) That's what Nintendo Power was for!

@RetropolisZone 8 лет назад

+JackelZXA Eh. Having secrets is cool for replay value and that sense of reward. Making the game tedious as hell to complete just because you don't know secrets? I honestly think that's annoying and purely to pad out game time.

@Jackelbeaver 8 лет назад

Retropolis Zone Not when it's expedited. If you got full subtanks as a reward for dying then it would be advantageous to waste a life. Dying shouldn't be a reward. You need to have some form of game balance to it. You have exit capsules in x2, so its easy to pop into a stage and then back out in less than a minute. X3 actively wastes your time to fill up your tanks. They don't give you any slack.

@RetropolisZone 8 лет назад

+JackelZXA I can see your argument to game balancing, but I'm still iffy on it. I wasn't saying sub tanks filled as a reward for dying; I was saying all your sub tanks filled at any point you face the final boss, even when just approaching it initially. The player went out of his/her way to find these sub tanks in the first place, and if you make the final bosses pretty damn hard without 'em, isn't that enough? If the process of refilling sub tanks is so boring that that is the reason you can't be bothered to try again... is that fun and well-balanced? Shouldn't the punishment for dying to the boss simply be restarting from the start of the fight? Why does it need tedious sub tank refilling on top of that?

@jonesthemoblin1400 7 лет назад

The enemies in Sigma's fortress do drop weapon energy, but you have to use the Acid bomb to get them to drop it which, of course, uses weapon energy.

@mtflims4092 3 года назад

It really annoys me how there are 2 or 3 enemies that are placed like nightmare viruses throughout every stage

@Darkstar263 8 лет назад

Nice one, keep up the good work.

@RetropolisZone 8 лет назад

+Darkstar263 Will do, mate!

@spacepope8495 Год назад

Best X series reviews on RU-vid eeaassiilllyyy

@harizbadrulhisham3805 4 года назад

The subtank issue for the finale sigma battle. I think thats a strategic play as well. When you fighting him and very low on health, you have to make a judgement call either to use the sub tanks or admit defeat to save the subtank..i liked that. Yeah collecting subs back all the time was tedious. Thats why i opted for the helmet upgrade. It cam replenish your subtank if u stand still. I just have to leave x standing still and went made a sandwich while waiting. Good times.

@chgjake2230 5 лет назад

X3 is my favorite thanks to its difficulty. I find it harder than the previous 2 games which is great since I had already played them and was ready for a more difficult challenge.

@Protoman85 6 лет назад

I like X3, even if it is a drop-off from 2 and 1, it's still really good. The biggest problem for me is the repetetive enemies. And it's annoying how when as the powerful Zero, several enemies eat up both his charged buster shots(which look awesome by the way) before dying. That's my pet peeve about X3.

@officialFredDurstfanclub Год назад

Such a bizarre game. There’s a genuine classic here, put its hidden under layers of weird design choices and obnoxious aspects. Bosses are absolutely punishingly brutal until you get their weapon and then they’re hilariously easy. There’s way too much shit to collect and parts of the game are needlessly obtuse (kill a certain boss with a certain weapon and then know to change to Zero for a random boss fight when you can’t do that for any other boss in the game to get the Beam sabre). Zero is also woefully underused and I didn’t even reason you could play as him until like my 3rd playthrough because he’s buried in one of the menus. The music has way too many electric guitar synths that get grating after a while, the level design is weirdly flat and dull, the super charged shot is awful and the path to the Gold Armor makes no sense (collect the chips but don’t equip any of them. What? How about just collect the 4 chips, why can’t I use any of them?). They try to do the whole ‘beating a certain boss changes other levels’ but it doesn’t make sense the way they do it. Beating Chill Penguin and having Flame Mammoth’s stage freeze over makes sense. Beating a random boss which makes a crate despawn in another level does not. It’s weird shit like that that just ends up bringing the game down and turning what genuinely might’ve been the best X game on the SNES into a total chore at times

@Arisius13 5 лет назад

I loved how fair you were with X3. My personal experiences with it though were not entirely great but it's still a fun game. Although, the limited print of the SNES copy made prices stupid outrageous for it. Just get a Japanese cart or the Legacy X Collection. Same game, same enjoyment, waaay cheaper. Lol

@LowellLucasJr. 7 лет назад

X3 has great challenges, music and one of the last great snes games. thanks 4 the awesome upload

@shignificent 4 года назад

Always nice to listen to a thourough synopsis of a person's opinion.

@GreenSoap 8 лет назад

Great review, subscribed ;D

@RetropolisZone 8 лет назад

+GreenSoap Gracias, GreenSoap! :)

@246trinitrotoluene 5 лет назад

The snes music composition was just way stronger. Regardless if the sound samples arent as good. The remixes often missed the point and just sounded way worse.

@johnhorne3052 2 года назад

True. Mega Man has ALWAYS been about rock/heavy metal. The ps1 tracks sound like elevator music.

@soulcrona5650 7 лет назад

The soundtrack is easily the most memorable thing about this game and motivated me to keep playing and Gravity Beetle's stage theme is just perfection IMO its the best ive heard in the series

@tdawgmaster1729 Год назад

X3 is by far my favorite of the SNES trilogy. Fantastic sountrack, the best armor in the series (yes, I think golden Third armor is better than Ultimate armor), the most well-balanced weapon set aside from Tornado Fang, and the best super weapon in the Z-saber. My only gripe with it are that some of the 8 Mavericks are nearly impossible without their weaknesses (Seahorse, Catfish, and Beetle, all of which suffer immensely from Spark Mandrill Syndrome) and that some enemies and bosses deal WAY too much damage without power ups (Blast Hornet's sting attack, the Wall Cancer enemy, and Sigma 1 come to mind). Other than that, X3 is a nearly perfect game for me

@Art_Izon 6 лет назад

I honestly think the best solution to the sub-tank problem would have been to not include them in the first place, but that's probably a pretty contentious viewpoint. Actually, here's a thought -- no more health pickups at all. You start the game with an ability to instantly heal you to full HP, but only your starting HP. What used to be the Sub-tank pickups are now permanent power-ups for that ability, which eventually maxes at the same value as your fully-augmented max HP. The game action halts like normal while your health refills, so you can also use it as a timing safety net to give yourself a bit of extra time to react to a situation. It also emphasizes decision-making on the part of the player as to when the best moment to use their healing might be (during stage or against the boss or whatever). If weapon energy were refilled on death (including the healing ability), that fixes the Sub-tank problem completely with an added advantage to help players learn the fights (by giving them that extra moment of healing to think about what's going on). Of course, there's then the problem of weapon energy pickups, because if anything other than death can recharge this healing ability, it would become incredibly OP immediately. This isn't a perfect solution, but I feel it would be a significant improvement on the existing system, since it removes the grinding and helps ease players into the game with a reliable source of healing (instead of having to rely on random drops) while still maintaining the sensation of growing stronger via collectibles.

@BGShadowSlay 5 лет назад

Your Idea is actually really good. It doesn't need to really be revamped at all. Though it doesn't really need as harsh a limit either. think about it: Reserve tanks are yes, a good thing. and you can have 4 of them, which means up to 4.5 full health meters for boss fights. But if the stage is rough, you can pop one and just grind health-ups till you fill the tank. Purely to smooth it out, have it be a starting "weapon" with its own power bar. Don't make it chargeable. doesn't Need it anyways, and would just take away very precious weapon resource anyways. make each use take 25% of the Weapon Energy. Now you have 4 uses. and yes, maybe that seems OP, but weapon recharging is fast anyways. Reserve tanks simply "UP" the % of a max value health meter that it restores. So if you don't find 2 of or 3 of the health containers, it doesn't matter that you also didn't find one of the reserve tanks either. I would say that the "weapon" itself recharges 20% of a maxed out Health meter, and each reserve tank adds an additional 20% it Runs on weapon energy and can be recharged by weapon tanks (which seem to charge twice as much anyways) Due to the fact that it is technically a weapon Like Rush in basic megs games, You start with it. I would say that unlike any other weapon you can activate it from the menu. Finally, for Balance and a slight limitation, yes it auto charges, but always last, so basically, only if your other weapons are already full. I would say that you can equip it to maunualy recharge, like any other weapon.

@Art_Izon 5 лет назад

4 uses *is* OP because of the time-stop feature. Activating it from the menu seems silly since it removes the brief time-stop feature. I think the option to give a player an extra second to react is a criminally undervalued feature, and recharging is unnecessary. The primary goal is to help with boss fights. At least, I personally have never needed sub-tanks during the bulk of a stage. In all honesty, I'm just adapting Kingdom Hearts 2's Cure spell for Mega Man X, since I think it's one of the best examples of self-healing abilities in games.

@allisonf5466 7 лет назад

For the record, I think that filling sub tanks in X3 is easier than any of the other SNES counterparts since killing an enemy with frost shield will literally *always* drop health. I do still think filling the tanks is a bit repetitive, but still. That combined with the fact that the helmet chip fills tanks too just kinda nulls that.

@yugosyn7714 6 лет назад

To refill health, kill ennemie with the ice weapon, to replenish energy use acid bomb. Killing ennemies with the appropriate weapon makes the refilling chore way easier. Plus, missing energy to shoot the ice spike, kill enemy with acid to get more energy. Use ice for sub tank, rince and repeat. Hope it helps a few player, try it and see for yourself. Each weapon increase the odds of drops and... it's a way to manage them too.

@justinpalmer4808 11 месяцев назад

you can use the acid attack on enemies to spawn weapon energy pickups in the final sigma stage.

@CarloNassar 5 лет назад

For the bosses, I think they should've done it like in Xtreme for the Gameboy Color, except way earlier. Have the bosses continue their pattern no matter what weapon you use.

@SwagimirPutin 7 лет назад

X3... I had to rent it out and lie that I lost it. They made me pay a replacement fee. I still have that copy. I should have just ordered their families dismembered.

@cassioazevedo1482 7 лет назад

Fulling your subtank in X2 is very easy. You just have to go to the sea stage and use the butterfly weapon on a secret spot to summon health.

@sonickgamer144 5 лет назад

X2 had a fully charged silk shot spot where you could fill the sub tanks with no effort

@aerinlockeadon827 5 лет назад

I think those sections with not much going on are there so you can take advantage of the regeneration ability in a safer environment

@scarlightduelist8222 6 лет назад

In hindsight I believe frost shield guarantees health drops from what I experimented with.

@wiffmastermase 2 года назад

I noticed in your MMX2 review and neither in your references to it in X3, there are 2 locations you can go to (Bubble Crab and Crystal Snail) where you can charge the silk shot and instead of a weapon, you get a bunch or large health tanks. You can refill your sub tanks in 30 seconds. While I grew up to these games, 'this' was the one I played the most on SNEX9x v1.2 (when the encoder altered white noises making Crono's luminaire sound bad ass). I spent countless hours doing no-damage + floor is lava runs before youtube was even a thing. Playing on keyboard is surperior in every way.

@notveryultraguy Год назад

That also exists in overdrive ostrich

@maysinbell5765 Год назад

@@notveryultraguy Yee I always forget that one above the first jump

@OmegaEnvych 8 лет назад

Huh, PC port of MMX3 was my very first Megaman Game ever back in 1997. And disc still works. It's still a fine game, I think. btw I have completely contrary thoughts about music. IMO it's PS/Saturn/PC soundrack works better in the stages, though its personal thoughts

@niemand7811 11 месяцев назад

17:58 There is a saying in modern gaming: "GIT GUD!"

@ryanaubrey3141 7 лет назад

in x2 there is that secret room in BC stage that you can fill your tanks with only 5 charges of silk shot, and in x3 with the gold (or head) chip you can just leave the game running, and go like, do something for a few minutes and have full tanks, and the final bosses arent that tough

@RetropolisZone 7 лет назад

Whether a boss is tough or not is subjective, I'd say. As a newcomer I think plenty of people experience difficulty with these. Also, yeah I know about the farming spots and they mitigate the problem. I just don't think they fully resolve the matter, to be honest. Like, you can go to Bubble Crab's stage and charge the Silk Shot, but you'd have to know about it in the first place and constantly having to get a game over to get out of Sigma's level, going to Bubble Crab's stage and then returning isn't my idea of fun. I think the situations could have been handled better, was the main point. :)

@RustyRick2023 8 лет назад

Sorry for taking so long to reply on this, personal stuff keeps me occupied. Anyway, good review on Mega Man X3, wasn't aware that the newer ports on the next-gen consoles at the time were kind of considered to be bad for slowdown issues, guess working out the CD-based hardware was tough for them. I can definetely see why the 'obscuring camera leading into a possible cheap death trap' issue might be infuriating, because I played a decent amount of 2D platformers where I have to make leaps of faith andget screwed over rather easily that it becomes trial and error-based. And I also find a valid complaint in the 'grind excessively just to have a easier time with a hard boss.' department. It kills off any sort of moderate pacing a otherwise great game has and only truly patient people can put up with that sort of shit. It's a pet peeve of mine in most old-school RPG's with hard-hitting boss encounters where you have to grind for about 2 hours or possibly more to get a few levels up just to try and have a legit shot of beating said boss, and it's no better in the method the X games would apparently handle it if you can't handle barely getting shot at and learning the very tricky patterns. Oh well, great review there Michael, looking forward to Symphony of the Night, you miserable little pile of amazing reviewing capabilities!

@MenacingTato69420 Год назад

0:33 I'm sorry, WHAT DID YOU SAY?!

@gotrice5 5 лет назад

I got extremely pissed off that after lending the N64 and SNES to my cousins that actually belonged to my uncle, since he lended to me and my brothers to play with, was then thrown away or tossed out by my cousin's dad and amongs the titles that were tossed out was Mega Man X3.

@RippahRooJizah 7 лет назад

X3... as I said about X2... fine game, but not as good as the previous. I'm pretty meh on the Ride armor collections and the secondary enhancements are more or less pointless if you know about the Golden armor.

@Dualblades47 Год назад

Overall a decent entry to the series, but the mind baffling collection mechanics and placement, infuriating final boss experience, and half-hearted implementation of Zero really hurt it in my eyes and keep it from being as enjoyable as the first 2.

@rashawnjordan1307 Год назад

I hated this game for its punishing difficulty at first, but it's slowly growing on me.

@dsdom2 7 лет назад

12:20 the same thing was in x1 though, you had to beat chill penguin to get the heart container in flame mammoth's stage and vice versa

@zacsolo1594 6 лет назад

how in the world do i make the barrier appear it just wont

@Rodolphin 4 года назад

The Playstation version of X3 allows you to switch between the enhancement chips for your armor

2 года назад

Actually, you can refill your weapons if you loose at Sigma For some reasons, when you kill enemies with the Acid B., when they drop something, it will always be weapon energy, even at the spot before Sigma Also Ray S. works the same but for health, so you can farm for your subtanks and when it's empty recharge it It's still long as hell, but at least there is that.

@niemand7811 11 месяцев назад

16:48 DUDE! Even in X1 you can break the boss pattern by using the proper weapon. Sting Chameleon acts like Neon Tiger, trying to get back into its pattern after being hit. Sparl Mandrill is totally broken. You freeze him every time he is about to break free and he does nothing aside from breaking free to which you freeze him right away again. Or Armored Armadillo. You shoot him with the proper weapon and he becomes a whimp. Only few enemies are less affected. And in X3 this is not different in any way. Alas I played a different game?

@niemand7811 11 месяцев назад

Ranting about Bit and Byte was silly. If you do not defeat them properly before, the boss encounter in Doppler's first stage is even easier. And defeating Vile-MK II before entering Doppler Stage 2 means you get a chance to obtain the Z-Saber if you know how to do that, and it gives you and easier boss fight this time. Depending on my mood I go for any of those options which keep the game fresh even after decades.