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Motto posted:the 21XXes were thereafter known as "the century of stupidity" "Didn't a mad scientist build a robot out of wood a century prior? And repeated the same scheme over eleven times?" "Yes, and if you'll notice, the robot worked and they never really beat him."
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The Final Weapon probably would have been handy to have around in X5 to blow up the space colony, or something like that. The problem with Repliforce boiled down to basically the same problem the X universe always had: to combat the threat of Reploids randomly and undetectably going crazy and rebelling or killing people, they developed large armed forces staffed exclusively by purpose-built combat Reploids. A huge number of stupid things in the X timeline all basically derive from being unable or unwilling to solve the rather obvious conflict there. "We built a stupidly destructive thing to beat the bad guys, only to have the bad guys use it against us" certainly comes out hardest in X4, but that could just as easily describe Sigma himself.
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Aug 6, 2018 19:44
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So systems assumed secure turning out to not be secure and are being repurposed for malicious intents after an attack? Why does that sound so familiar?
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Aug 6, 2018 19:47
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I imagine the Final Weapon began construction as part of a deterrent force meant to aid in supplementing the Maverick Hunters as Repliforce was meant to, and General decided to repurpose it as it makes an excellent deterrent to eventual invasion.
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Aug 6, 2018 20:06
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Next try on that stupid garbage dick reploid at the end of MSP Wish me luck EDIT: If you do the Falcon giga attack, X will finish the animation the Nightmare is unimpressed and eats the reploid then you die because the animation makes X stand up come the gently caress on X6 Simply Simon fucked around with this message at 21:48 on Aug 6, 2018 |
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Aug 6, 2018 21:41
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how do i beat da big cow HI M00X
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Aug 6, 2018 21:46
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Star Man posted:how do i beat da big cow HI M00X
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Aug 6, 2018 21:49
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i just started X4 again: * the jet ski stage can suck a big fat one. i love how in the first section there is a pit that if you glide when you see it you will land in a different pit 100%. you’re supposed to be psychic and start your glide earlier before it appears on screen. * the 3d stairwell in mushroom’s stage aged like a jug of milk lol. it looks so bad and the bouncing spikes are the worst enemy to put there. * bustering bosses is way more fun than i remember. the only boss i used the weakness against so far is owl because he loves wasting time. mushroom is hectic and fun.
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Aug 6, 2018 21:52
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I always thought the staircase would look good if there were more frames in the background. The illusion doesn't work since the edit: just double checked on a video and it's the foreground too. it looks like about 2 frames. awful
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Aug 6, 2018 21:55
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b_d posted:I always thought the staircase would look good if there were more frames in the background. The illusion doesn't work since the It looked cool in 1997.
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Aug 6, 2018 22:00
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it could have been better!!!!
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Aug 6, 2018 22:01
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What's funny is them basically reusing it at a different camera angle in X5.
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Aug 6, 2018 22:06
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Phantasium posted:What's funny is them basically reusing it at a different camera angle in X5. What's actually funny is that said different camera angle makes it look 10 times worse.
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Aug 6, 2018 22:08
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Simply Simon posted:Next try on that stupid garbage dick reploid at the end of MSP Apparently, there IS a way to just gun it, and it's absolutely the only way. Yeehaw.
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Aug 6, 2018 22:13
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Found some X3 bosses I can beat after a few attempts  what's the thing with the 'F' do? I can't highlight it in the menu. Also there is a pad with an 'X' on it in each stage that doesnt do anything yet
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Aug 6, 2018 22:58
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brand engager posted:Found some X3 bosses I can beat after a few attempts The thing with the F is a ride armor. If you stand on the big pads in some stages, they'll let you summon a ride armor - but they do nothing if you don't already have one.
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Aug 6, 2018 23:03
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brand engager posted:Found some X3 bosses I can beat after a few attempts unlocked the frog suit
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Aug 6, 2018 23:04
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Ahh cool some rear end in a top hat wants to throw hula hoops and cut me with a sword now
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Aug 6, 2018 23:09
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brand engager posted:Ahh cool some rear end in a top hat wants to throw hula hoops and cut me with a sword now Ahh Bit. For him remember his sword dash will be at whatever height you are at. So when he jumps you should jump too so he flies right over you. For his partner Byte who shows up later you need to dash jump up the walls.
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Aug 6, 2018 23:16
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What I really want is some armor upgrades, but they're probably hidden behind those cracked walls I can't do anything to. Haven't seen anything that looks like an upgrade capsule on-screen.
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Aug 6, 2018 23:21
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To use ride armours in X3, first you need to find the basic fist ride armour from X1 somewhere in one of the levels. It'll appear as an N in your inventory. Once you have it, those platforms will let you summon/switch/repair ride armour as many times as you want. The other three letters give you alternate forms with different weapons and special features. The F there is the Frog form, basically useless on land as it can only get around by hopping and fires very short range torpedoes, but it's the only form that can operate underwater. When underwater it can swim kind of Mario-style and its torpedoes become long range homing weapons. There's also a Hawk form with short range flight and lovely missile weapons, and a Kangaroo form that IIRC just trades the fists for spike fists that you can charge to rev up and shoot them out on a chain. Imagine the X2 ride armour, split its abilities in half, then make both halves worse, and you get the Kangaroo and the Hawk. E: Upgrade capsules look the same as X1 and X2. There's also special pink capsules that let you double upgrade an upgraded body part, but you can only take one of the four. Tunnel Rhino's weapon can break some walls, others can only be broken by ride armour. There's other things that don't necessarily look breakable that you can break in a couple of other ways. I think X3's the worst of the three about hiding poo poo behind stuff you'd never think to do, don't be afraid to give up and look up a guide if you're really stuck. Dabir fucked around with this message at 23:27 on Aug 6, 2018 |
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Aug 6, 2018 23:22
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Star Man posted:how do i beat da big cow HI M00X Wow, that's a reference I didn't even think my brain was capable of recalling, especially so many years later.
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Aug 6, 2018 23:25
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lmao eat poo poo buddy
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Aug 6, 2018 23:30
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Man thinking about it X3 is actually really rude about a bunch of its secrets being hidden behind "Here is an obvious (or not so obvious) lock, the key is one specific charged special weapon, good luck."
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Aug 6, 2018 23:35
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Tunnel Rhino's power will let you get lots of items.
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Aug 6, 2018 23:36
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Oh whoops that thing was a teleporter and not some kind of upgrade
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Aug 6, 2018 23:37
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Dabir posted:Man thinking about it X3 is actually really rude about a bunch of its secrets being hidden behind "Here is an obvious (or not so obvious) lock, the key is one specific charged special weapon, good luck." Yea it's annoying as heck!!!
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Aug 6, 2018 23:41
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On the other hand it's a 12-14 stage action platformer that can be ripped through in one sitting, adding obtuse poo poo was actually a really cool way for them to give you a little more value for your money back in the day
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Aug 6, 2018 23:51
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Found one at the end of the ice stage behind an annoying jump
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Aug 6, 2018 23:57
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KingSlime posted:On the other hand it's a 12-14 stage action platformer that can be ripped through in one sitting, adding obtuse poo poo was actually a really cool way for them to give you a little more value for your money back in the day X1 and X2 mostly put that poo poo behind skill tests that you wouldn't necessarily be able to do the first time but could come back to later on. X3 puts them behind buying the strategy guide.
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Aug 7, 2018 00:22
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brand engager posted:Found one at the end of the ice stage behind an annoying jump Looks like even X found it annoying.
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I turned on rookie mode so I could just rush through the drill guy's stage and I only ended up getting hit by him once anyways. Threw away getting the medal for beating X3 on normal for nothin 
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brand engager posted:I turned on rookie mode so I could just rush through the drill guy's stage and I only ended up getting hit by him once anyways. Threw away getting the medal for beating X3 on normal for nothin Let that be a lesson that it was your fear holding you back.
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Aug 7, 2018 01:57
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Dabir posted:X1 and X2 mostly put that poo poo behind skill tests that you wouldn't necessarily be able to do the first time but could come back to later on. X3 puts them behind buying the strategy guide. "Man, what's with this grate in the tower? Alucard can't go through it and it says I need something, companies need to stop gating cool poo poo behind buying the strategy guide"
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Aug 7, 2018 02:00
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I like how every breakable wall in X3 has a visual indication like cracks - except for one, which doesn't. I know it's because you're supposed to break it a different way from every other wall, but it's still dumb. Sums up X3's approach to secrets pretty well. I'm guessing that since they made the helmet upgrade tell you where to look for unlockables, they felt they could worry a little less about discoverability.
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Aug 7, 2018 03:04
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ACES CURE PLANES posted:"Man, what's with this grate in the tower? Alucard can't go through it and it says I need something, companies need to stop gating cool poo poo behind buying the strategy guide" The difference there is that backtracking with new abilities is encouraged in SotN. The design of most Mega Man games allows for it, but backtracking and exploring every nook and cranny of a level is hardly what the games are actually encouraging.
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Aug 7, 2018 03:06
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ChaosArgate posted:The difference there is that backtracking with new abilities is encouraged in SotN. The design of most Mega Man games allows for it, but backtracking and exploring every nook and cranny of a level is hardly what the games are actually encouraging. Yeah, it's not like you potentially needed to backtrack or explore hidden areas with specific abilities to obtain: The helmet in X1 Chill Penguin's Heart Tank Spark Mandrill's Heart Tank Boomer Kuwanger's Heart Tank Armored Armadillo's Heart Tank Sting Chameleon's Heart Tank Flame Mammoth's Subtank Spark Mandrill's Subtank The armor in X2 The legs in X2 Morph Moth's Heart Tank Magna Centipede's Heart Tank Magna Centipede's Subtank Plus many more. Seriously, Mega Man X was built on revisiting stages to find stuff you missed. X3 just has more of it than the previous games.
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Aug 7, 2018 03:28
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ACES CURE PLANES posted:Wow, that's a reference I didn't even think my brain was capable of recalling, especially so many years later. I knew someone around here had to have hung out at Mega Man *Social*.
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Aug 7, 2018 03:43
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The Bold Kobold posted:Looks like even X found it annoying. The first boss you have ever beaten in this game was Crush Crawfish and you've managed to find atuff without a guide. You're apparwntly way better than you think you are.
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Simply Simon posted:Update: charged Ray Arrow does the same. Nightmare is untouched (too short range) - eats Reploid - X dies because he stood up. I'm a little out of ideas honestly. Charged Magma Blade? Meteor Rain? Those are so unreliable and I have ZERO time. it's like they didn't playtest this poo poo and just threw random ideas together
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