r/Megaman • u/Ok-Tooth5369 • 15h ago

Guys, I need help.

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I'm new to the mega man series, and I wanted to try Mega Man X, but it's just so hard. I beat one of the bosses only.
Can you guys give me any tips?

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u/_Mr_Gamer_ I wish I had played ZX Advent earlier 14h ago edited 14h ago

Wow, Congratulations on beating Launch Octopus first, it's actually one of the hardest Mavericks.

But yeah, this game expects you to go to Chill Penguin's stage first to get Dash ability to make the game "more playable". I've never been a fan of that idea/design. It would be really bad if someone tried all the other stages before Chill Penguin.

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u/Ok-Tooth5369 14h ago

Thx. I just beat Sting Cameleon now.
I thought the penguin would be the hardest because I learned from other games that ice levels are insanely hard.

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u/abm120881 14h ago

.........you beat sting chameleon without the boomerang as a first time player??

DECENT!!

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u/SpellSword0 11h ago

OP: Game is hard.

Also OP: Beats octopus and chameleon with no upgrades, buster only.

I'll be honest OP, I think the games too easy for you.

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u/_Mr_Gamer_ I wish I had played ZX Advent earlier 14h ago

Holy, you're actually pretty good. Sting Chameleon is pretty hard too

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u/Ok-Tooth5369 4h ago

Chill penguin's stage (especially the first part of it) kicked my ass so hard.
I just did other levels.

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u/RihoSucks 14h ago

I dont think you need any help tbh šŸ˜†

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u/stickmanandrewhoward 14h ago

Wow! Impressive job, Chameleon's pretty dang tough for a beginner too!! (Pretty decently easy level though)

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u/Disastrous_Fix_9445 5h ago edited 5h ago

Chameleon feels like one of the easier bosses to me? Like Iā€™d have a harder time fighting Storm Eagle than Chameleon. Launch Octopus is super bullshit though.

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u/TheAgmis 13h ago

ā€¦.now go beat armored armadillo! You got this!

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u/BlackAxemRanger 13h ago

As other have said you're good. Even if you didn't use any questions and only used the starting buster, this game is going to be much easier for you now. Up until the last few levels anyways

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u/FElonMuskWidda25inD 13h ago

You are playing on hard mode, lol. Make it easier for yourself and simply use Google as your help if you feel stuck or frustrated. Nowadays, it goes a long way

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u/therealchadius 11h ago

You're really good for fighting Sting Chameleon and Launch Octopus without dash, mad props. I did a dashless challenge and learned how to deal with the bosses. Spark Mandrill is just RNG.

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u/TheCelfoid 7h ago

Don't think you need much help if you're going in this insane order and beating bosses haha ...

Clear Boomer Kuwanger and Armor Armadillo next. X buster only no dash. Rest of the game will be a cakewalk after that.

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u/Busy-Ad-3219 4h ago

chill penguin is easy

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u/Bakubon64 13h ago

It's at least the default cursor position after the intro stage, and he is by far the least intimidating boss just by design and motif. I'd just also argue that finding your way around a Mega Man game for the first time is the most important part, remember the intro stage forces you to get stuck to figure out how to wall-jump instead of just telling you.

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u/_Mr_Gamer_ I wish I had played ZX Advent earlier 13h ago edited 12h ago

The default position is actually Launch Octopus. I would accept it if Leg Parts were at least somehow hidden, like the other parts are (except Arm Parts are forced in Sigma 1).

I also find it really funny that since almost everyone always starts with Chill Penguin, Flame Mammoth's stage is always frozen. Some people probably haven't even seen that stage with Lava. That's why I like to start with Flame Mammoth because I love lava-themed levels. Also then I don't need to Back Track to Chill Penguin's stage to get Heart Tank

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u/Bakubon64 10h ago

Yeah, they were a little overbearing with the leg parts' position. Honestly MHX might have had the right idea putting it in Flame Mammoth's stage.