DarkTone | 987 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Couldn't see this when I searched, so I decided to make it. Honestly shocked it doesn't exist. Recently saw a few game developers ranking their favourite Megaman games (1-11) and shocked to see that everyone had 3 in the bottom 3. So I wanted to bring it to VGS. Rank the Megaman 1-11 games from best to worst. Havent played them all, so I need time to work on mine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaMan52 | 2,452 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 (edited) 1.Mega Man 3 and Mega Man 5 2.Mega Man 4 3.Mega Man 6 4.Mega Man 2 5.Mega Man 6.Mega Man 11 7.Mega Man 7 8.Mega Man 8 9.Mega Man 10 10.Mega Man 9 11.Mega Man & Bass (I felt like including it on the list) Edited January 17, 2023 by MegaMan52 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagusSmurf | 577 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 High Tier: 3 > 2 > 4 > 6 > 9 > 5 > V Good Enough Tier: 7 > 8 > IV > Dr. Wily's Revenge > III Decent Tier: 1 > II I haven't played 7 through 9 in awhile. 7 and 8 could conceivably flip places or slide past IV. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,812 Administrator · Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 The best Mega Man is the one some guy gave me for free cuz it's the only one I've played, and that's all there is to that. I think it's 3. 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagusSmurf | 577 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 (edited) Oh, and the reason why 3 was probably so low in a lot of those was because that game has a lot less polish than usual. More slowdown and sprite flicker than seems warranted, glitches, Rush Jet is broken, some questionable design in the Wily Castle stages, and a couple of the Doc Robot fights might be less than totally fair and balanced. Can see why some wouldn't rank it particularly highly but I do think focusing too much on the issues would tend to miss the forest for the trees. Edited January 17, 2023 by MagusSmurf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammerfestus | 3,874 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 1. MM 2 2. MM 3 3. MM umm that’s all of them I’ve played. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor | 855 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 i haven't played 9, 10, or 11 (i'll get to them eventually!), but my ranking looks like this: 4 > 3 > 6 > 2 > 5 > 1 > 8 > 7 > & Bass i think this topic was touched upon in dedicated threads for MM5 and MM6, but this is the first specific threads for ranking the games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,563 Editorials Team · Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 That's gonna be hard. Some of these I've played through a thousand times, and some of them just once. And some of those happened 20 years ago. But I'll shoot from the hip: Top tier: Mega Man 2, Mega Man 3, Mega Man X, Mega Man X2 Great tier: Mega Man 4, Mega Man 8, Mega Man 9, Mega Man 11, Mega Man X4 Good tier: Mega Man 5, Mega Man 6, Mega Man 7, Mega Man 10, Mega Ma X3, Mega Man X5, Mega Man & Bass Okay tier: Mega Man, Mega Man X6, Mega Man Zero, Mega Man Zero 2, Mega Man Zero 3, Mega Man Zero 4 Blah tier: Mega Man (PC), Mega Man Soccer, those fighting games 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,563 Editorials Team · Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Oh, you only wanted 1-11... Well, no one ever follows the stipulations in my threads, so this is a chance for payback. Suck it everyone! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickman | 4,007 Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 MM2 MM1 That is all I’ve played. I should get around to playing the rest of them one day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,816 Events Team · Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 2 > 3 > 1 > 6 > 5 > 4 > 9 > 10 > 8 > 11 > 7 There is a pretty big drop off once the bolts system is introduced. Mega Man starts to feel like a pay-to-win game. Obviously you're not paying real money but in some of the games it feels like you have to spend bolts to have a chance. And as cool as the Double Gear system is in MM11, It feels like cheating. But the game is way too hard without using it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,708 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 My favorites are 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularGuyGamer | 2,016 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 I've always really liked Mega Man 1. Maybe it's bc I played it first but it stuck out to me and is really memorable in a lot of ways. I always really liked 8 too. It has good level design and is easy to pick up and play. The progression to 32bit was done well too. I gotta go 1,2,3,8,11,6,4,5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp1nz | 615 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 10 > 4 > 9 > 3 > 5 > 11 > 2 > 6 > 1 > 7 > 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,943 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, JamesRobot said: 2 > 3 > 1 > 6 > 5 > 4 > 9 > 10 > 8 > 11 > 7 There is a pretty big drop off once the bolts system is introduced. Mega Man starts to feel like a pay-to-win game. Obviously you're not paying real money but in some of the games it feels like you have to spend bolts to have a chance. And as cool as the Double Gear system is in MM11, It feels like cheating. But the game is way too hard without using it. So that was the issue with 11. I didn't like juggling that crap so I tried to just go the normal way with the use X on Y to win, and I was getting wrecked. Didn't know it went into a kind of overcharged pay to win (bolts, etc) scheme. I never played it more than a couple times, got fed up, but I could see a steam pickup at this rate on some stupid cheap sale giving it one more chance. I'm not sure really if this is rock solid, but... MM2, closely by MM3, MM4, MM6, MM5, MM1 sticking to the 8bit era. 16bit-present... I'd put it MM7, MM11, MM8, and 9/10 are interchangeable garbage playing off rose tinted feelings. Edited January 18, 2023 by Tanooki 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,816 Events Team · Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 14 minutes ago, Tanooki said: I'd put it MM7, MM11, MM8, and 9/10 are interchangeable garbage playing off rose tinted feelings. I actually really like 9 and 10. And I liked 8 back in the day. And I do like 11, it's just... different. 7 is really the only one that I generally dislike. I can't explain it other than it doesn't feel right when playing it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox | 1,669 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 2>3>6>10>9>1>4>5>7>8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumez | 2,983 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 18 hours ago, DarkTone said: Couldn't see this when I searched, so I decided to make it. Honestly shocked it doesn't exist. The search feature on this forum is so bad I have a theory it might be intentional. You might have more success making a google search with "site:videogamesage.com" For some reason it's probably one of the most discussed thing here, I'm positive there's at least 10 other threads where people share what their favourite Mega Man games are 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,708 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 (edited) MegaMan 7 is one of my favorites. It puzzles me how so many people dislike it. Edited January 18, 2023 by phart010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bogomil | 815 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 2, 1, 11, 4, 5... 3, 8, 6, 9, 10... 7. I think two (on difficult) is the best all around game. Basically a polished version of 1 which I think is still an awesome game and was a solid foundation for future games right out of the gate. 11 is my new favourite as the gear system really adds to the game without removing the classic MM feel and the controls are so good with fast Rush and weapon changes. The game has a pretty big learning curve for a relatively simple game... Right up my alley. 7 I just never liked. It was clunky, tedious and completely overshadowed by MMX at the time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox | 1,669 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 3 hours ago, phart010 said: MegaMan 7 is one of my favorites. It puzzles me how so many people dislike it. What really sours me on it is the final wily fight, which is a steep difficult spike in an otherwise balanced title. It is made more annoying by the fact that the typical boss rush is considered part of the same stage, so you really just have one shot at wily with all your tanks, or you have to run all the boss rush all over again. I was able to beat it without much trouble last time I played it, but it has totally killed my runs in the past and fills me with dread when I think about replaying 7 again. (And of course the comparisons to neighboring X series, which really made 7 feel like a step back after) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodysGameRoom | 2,008 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 5 > 4 > Rogue One > 3 > 6 > 7 > Solo > 1 > 8 > 9 > 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,943 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 @CodysGameRoom Now why are you bringing Star Trek in on this? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,563 Editorials Team · Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 6 hours ago, CodysGameRoom said: 5 > 4 > Rogue One > 3 > 6 > 7 > Solo > 1 > 8 > 9 > 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodysGameRoom | 2,008 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Listen I'm sorry but I love Revenge of the Sith. I think it's great. And the movie feels more epic to me that the one with the Ewoks. To be fair it's pretty close. There's a much bigger gap between 6 and 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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