which ones to skip?

just play the video games

>>715344841 (OP)
>X collection: 3 good games
>X2 collection: 1 or 2 good games depending on who you ask

>>715344898
No.

Play X and skip everything else.

>>715344841 (OP)
Just watch a playthrough on youtube.

>>715344841 (OP)
You ignore X entirely and go straight to Z.

>>715344841 (OP)
Just play X Dive it's a greatest hits version of the X series with better gameplay.

>>715344841 (OP)
X1, X2, X4 are good. Haven't played X3 much. X5 has some seriously stupid experimental mechanics. Never tried 6 or 7. I tried 8 for 30 minutes and it seemed underwhelming but 30 minutes isn't much time.

Collection is overpriced garbage. The only ‘'good’' collection is BN because they put in a bit of effort, also overpriced for what it is.

>>715344841 (OP)
x1 and x4 are the only great ones

>>715345521
Zero/ZX collection has much higher audio quality on the voice lines in ZX so that's something. Can't get that any other way.

>>715345769
There's that but I've always felt that the Inti creates, Gunvolt series is what Zero should be. I also don't endorse Inti's lack of effort and disregard for Westerners. But it's better than ZX/Zero, I can still buy a DS and ZX/Zero on the cheap.

>>715344841 (OP)
Skip X2, X3, X4. X5, X7, X8

>>715345521
'A bit of effort' isn't worth $60

>>715346831
Are you that poor

>>715344841 (OP)
X6 and X7

>>715347274
Maybe Capcom should come up with a better offer than $60 for GBA ROMs infested with Enigma malware

>>715346410
>don’t skip X6
You’re an actual bastard anon
That’s by and away the worst in the series

>>715347715
X1 and X6 were the only ones I could afford as a kid and going back to the others just doesn't hit. I still replay X6 almost annually tho

Only collection 1 has games worth playing.

>>715347715
X7 though?

>>715347770
The best X game is in collection 2 tho

>>715348056
But they made the cutoff be X4, so the best game isn't in collection 2.

>>715344841 (OP)
X1, X2 and X4 are must plays.
X5 and X8 are pretty good but okay to drop if you're pressed for time.
X6 should be skipped, but is worth checking out as a curiosity if you like the series and its intricacies since it does some pretty weird things.
X3 should be skipped because it's an offensively boring game that's hard carried by its engine. The Zero Project hack for the SNES version turns it into something playable.
X7 is irredeemable garbage and should not be touched under any circumstances.

>>715348396
burntotheground

>>715344841 (OP)
Both of them because the collections suck and have a ton of input delay.

>>715345769
>Zero/ZX collection has much higher audio quality on the voice lines in ZX so that's something.
No, only some of the voices.

>>715349021
on switch maybe

>>715345434
X4 is worse than X6 and a normalfaggot game

>>715349071
I don't recall noticing any differences. Which ones are missing?
Regardless, it's still an improvement if only some of them are.

>>715344841 (OP)
X2 > X > X8 > X6 > X4 > X5 > X3 > X7

>>715344841 (OP)
Play 1 to 4, skip the rest.

Really kind of Capcom putting all the good games in one collection, making the other not worth buying.

>>715349090
Steam as well. Switch is definitely even worse though because you're dealing with the collection's input delay on top of the Switch's inherent input delay.

>>715349150
Off the top of my head, most of the ZX voices still sound like bitcrushed ass, at least in english. Japanese voices seem fine as far as I can tell.

>>715349329
Unless it's one of those speedrun/no damage tech ones, you won't feel the input lag. I say this as someone who has beaten 5 MMX games back to back by emulating them on PCSX2

>>715349767
You're an idiot. Go try getting the buster in X1 without Zero. I'll wait.

>>715344841 (OP)
X1: very good start
X2: dash available from the start, but weaker soundtrack and every boss fight is annoying
X3: one of the tougher ones, the ability to affect fortress bosses is nice, but getting the armor parts makes it worse for some reason
X4: two distinct playstyles with their own stories, a definite highlight
X5: excellent soundtrack, tries to end the story but whiffs on everything important, don't play without mods that remove Alia's interruptions
X6: infamously frustrating design, but some people love it for that
X7: just listen to the soundtrack and skip it
X8: a decent recovery from X7, if not quite on the level of the best entries. Man-O-War's stage blows, though.
XTreme and XTreme 2: neither is terrible but both are skippable
Command Mission: it's OK, but not mandatory.

>>715349825
I got 100% in the trilogy on PCSX2 anon. Yes, input lag at that level is negligible. You probably have a skill issue, but I agree, overpriced collections should fix that. Capcom deserves the crap.

>>715344841 (OP)
Just skip 3, 6 and 7 and your fine.