Was it actually good

Red pill me on this series, tried to first game when it came out and wasnt into it. Should I give em all a try from the start or just skip.

Can it hold a candle to ZX

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>hold a candle to zx

you should hold a candle into zx to destroy it for being garbage

MMZ is great

ZX has some problems but Advent is pretty dope

The first game is pretty rough around the edges but 2 and 3 massively improve on the formula and Zero 4 gives the series a satisfying conclusion.

>Can it hold a candle to ZX
ZX and Advent have some good points but they don't hold a candle to the Zero series.

First game is the clunkiest, because you have to level up to gain abilities like slashing your sword three times.
Second game has a jump in difficulty, but is much more polished. Don't be ashamed at getting trashed a few times by Magneon, everyone does at first.
Third game is a fucking ride, with some of the best bosses and weaponry in the series (Recoil Rod > all).
Fourth game is good but a bit of a letdown after the third, with 90% of the story being about some randos who the game wants you to think are important but they really aren't. Last 10% is fantastic. Most lenient difficulty, but you owe it to yourself to play them in order.

Expect to get terrible ranks your first time through, but if you get into it, you'll find yourself wanting to do replays JUST to improve your rank. I feel ZX is an underrated continuation, and I'm happy to find another fan. But Zero series is worth playing, and like I said, the hype it gives you will improve as you do.

Overall rankings: Z3 > ZX > Z2 = ZXA > Z4 > Z1
I want Inti and Capcom to shake hands and make ZX3, and then I can die happily.

Z3 is the best 2d Megaman game debate me.

I guess il actually just get off my ass and play through Zero 1 then since I really dislike skipping entries

ZX is underrated mostly cuz the map is kinda bad. That's my only real issue with the first game

If you want a gentle way into it, you can look into the Collection on DS. There's an option there to go through a slightly easier version of the games, but you have to play the games in sequence in that mode. Be aware that there's some edits to the dialogue though, mostly softening references to death.

>Be aware that there's some edits to the dialogue though, mostly softening references to death
man i always wondered why a lot of the lines seemed different than i remember in z4 when i played the collection on ds. i didnt think they would bother changing the dialogue on a game they already translated and toned down from the jp version

Do I still gotta grind to level up my weapons?