Board 8 > Mega Man Zero/ZX Review Zone

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Ohh Steam reviews are mixed
It sounds like a lot of technical problems which I hope will get fixed soon

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Nanis23 posted...

You can try ZX
You have a choice of playing with Biometal X and it's a similar gameplay to the X games
Kinda

I already refunded on Steam. I think there were bigger issues like it also looked awful because everything is so zoomed in. I tend to play these games fast and every time I dashed off screen I'd run into an enemy with no time to react. I died about 15 times in the first mission of Zero 2 because the grappling hook mechanic was horrible

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skullbone posted...

Okay after playing Zero 1 and Zero 2 for about an hour I don't think these games are for me. I love Mega Man and MMX games and these feel really awful to play.

What exactly don't you like about them? Admittedly I don't like Zero 1 at all, and Zero 2 can be hard to enjoy as a first time player (although I think it improves dramatically once you get used to it). I would say play Zero 3 before giving it up altogether. It has the best version of the Cyber Elf system, which was the biggest sticking point of the Zero games for me personally. It's just a much more solidly designed game than all the others.

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skullbone posted...

I already refunded on Steam. I think there were bigger issues like it also looked awful because everything is so zoomed in. I tend to play these games fast and every time I dashed off screen I'd run into an enemy with no time to react. I died about 15 times in the first mission of Zero 2 because the grappling hook mechanic was horrible

Yes this is a major issue
Wishing for a zoomed-out view would be too much I guess, but it could have been so good

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skullbone posted...

I tend to play these games fast and every time I dashed off screen I'd run into an enemy with no time to react.

While the other complaints are valid, this one seems kinda more on you than the games. Dashing to the point of being off screen that much is basically speedrunning the game, which isn't really intended to be done until you know the levels.

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I mean that's fair but if I have to play a Megaman game slow then I'd rather just not bother. I never have any issues dashing through levels in MMX games.

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Actually, yeah, the limited screen space was always a big problem in the games. That's one of the things I wish they would improve upon on these re-releases, expanding the field of view. I know that would take a lot of work, but I'd rather have work put into that instead of some dumb online mode I'm never ever going to touch.

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Nanis makes a random comment that no one will understand because no one played it-
I always thought that Jazz Jackrabbit 2 having a zoomed out camera made the game less charming than the original and it made the level design look stupid

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Nanis23 posted...

Yes this is a major issue
Wishing for a zoomed-out view would be too much I guess, but it could have been so good

Nanis23 posted...

I always thought that Jazz Jackrabbit 2 having a zoomed out camera made the game less charming than the original and it made the level design look stupid

...So do you want zoomed out or not? These seem like contradicting opinions. >_>

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FWIW I didnt play the Zero series but I dont recall the ZX games having the zoomed in screen issue.

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Yeah, the DS has a slightly larger screen than the ZX games benefited from (which is one of the reasons why I was disappointed the Zero collection on the DS didn't take advantage of that). This doesn't quite make up for the ZX games not being as good though...

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HashtagSEP posted...

...So do you want zoomed out or not? These seem like contradicting opinions. >_>

I would like to see how it plays out
Can be good, can be bad. Give us the option

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Jakyl25 posted...

I wonder if we will get a Battle Network collection next