Crit Verdict
Worth it for the right player.
At $19.99. It has been as low as $7.99.
77%
Mostly Positive
2k player reviews
Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Performance: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 2k player reviews · updated 5 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
25% of themes are praise42% are divided33% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Finally, I'm able to legally play one of my favourite games of all times MegaMan X8, this game was revolutionary, after the failure of X7 and X6, X8 put the series on the right track, it introduced 2.5D graphics in side scrolling gameplay, it introduced good animation, voice acting and cutscenes, shop system, several weapons for Zero and an excellent NewGame+, I can unlock all items and armours in normal mode then playing hard mode with all ultimate armours which I find to be really fun, as for the story the story is top notch it prepares and lays off the foundation for future good story sequels speaking of sequels, I'm interested in a MegaMan X9, to continue the story of X8 and X series saga, retell previous retconned plots and deliver new tragic mature storyline events, the main reason why I'm interested in the X series more than the classic series, is because the X series delivers better and deeper gameplay and most importantly it delivers a mature tragic dark storytelling which fits the full grown old fanbase of MegaMan X series and even the classic series, unfortunately the low sales of the original X8 game led to the demise of the series and halted future X9 games, however nowadays, there are digital stores like steam that can boost the lifetime of the game, make it available for wider range of audience and result in higher sales and profit over time, so the game can reach higher sales over a short amount of time or longer amount of time,
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Finally, I'm able to legally play one of my favourite games of all times MegaMan X8, this game was revolutionary, after the failure of X7 and X6, X8 put the series on the right track, it introduced 2.5D graphics in side scrolling gameplay, it introduced good animation, voice acting and cutscenes, shop system, several weapons for Zero and an excellent NewGame+, I can unlock all items and armours in normal mode then playing hard mode with all ultimate armours which I find to be really fun, as for the story the story is top notch it prepares and lays off the foundation for future good story sequels speaking of sequels, I'm interested in a MegaMan X9, to continue the story of X8 and X series saga, retell previous retconned plots and deliver new tragic mature storyline events, the main reason why I'm interested in the X series more than the classic series, is because the X series delivers better and deeper gameplay and most importantly it delivers a mature tragic dark storytelling which fits the full grown old fanbase of MegaMan X series and even the classic series, unfortunately the low sales of the original X8 game led to the demise of the series and halted future X9 games, however nowadays, there are digital stores like steam that can boost the lifetime of the game, make it available for wider range of audience and result in higher sales and profit over time, so the game can reach higher sales over a short amount of time or longer amount of time,
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Finally, I'm able to legally play one of my favourite games of all times MegaMan X8, this game was revolutionary, after the failure of X7 and X6, X8 put the series on the right track, it introduced 2.5D graphics in side scrolling gameplay, it introduced good animation, voice acting and cutscenes, shop system, several weapons for Zero and an excellent NewGame+, I can unlock all items and armours in normal mode then playing hard mode with all ultimate armours which I find to be really fun, as for the story the story is top notch it prepares and lays off the foundation for future good story sequels speaking of sequels, I'm interested in a MegaMan X9, to continue the story of X8 and X series saga, retell previous retconned plots and deliver new tragic mature storyline events, the main reason why I'm interested in the X series more than the classic series, is because the X series delivers better and deeper gameplay and most importantly it delivers a mature tragic dark storytelling which fits the full grown old fanbase of MegaMan X series and even the classic series, unfortunately the low sales of the original X8 game led to the demise of the series and halted future X9 games, however nowadays, there are digital stores like steam that can boost the lifetime of the game, make it available for wider range of audience and result in higher sales and profit over time, so the game can reach higher sales over a short amount of time or longer amount of time,
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Theme by theme
Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.
LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Gameplay47 reviews
Audio33 reviews
Graphics27 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters50 reviews
84%
Difficulty27 reviews
89%
Combat25 reviews
76%
Controls13 reviews
54%
Optimization7 reviews
43%
Players complain% still recommend
Performance17 reviews
53%
Bugs13 reviews
62%
Interface13 reviews
54%
Crashes10 reviews
40%
Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.
Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.
4 points recordedtoday · $19.99
The data behind the verdict
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Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
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