As if I'm the only one who thinks so, I'm going to go ahead and say that this is my favorite Megaman X game, or any Megaman game. Back when I actually owned a PS1, I played it all the time. As has been stated, the game revolves mostly around Zero's plot line. Therefore, I shall run down said story.
MASSIVE SPOILERS ENSUE.
The game begins with Zero getting a call to the Sky Lagoon, where Magma Dragoon, a former Maverick Hunter turned traitor, has sent it crashing toward the ground, killing thousands of innocent people, to Zero's horror.
After he destroys Dragoon's lead maverick, he's confronted by his old friend Colonel, the second-in-command of the Repliforce, a Reploid army that is held in suspicion for the attack. Colonel denies the charges and declares war on the Maverick Hunters for their supposedly false charges.
The war begins, and Zero and X fight a number of battles against the Repliforce commanders, including the traitor Dragoon. Meanwhile, Zero has to juggle fighting in the war and his love affair with a girl named Iris, made more complicated by the fact that she's Colonel's sister, and desperately tries to stop her lover and her brother from fighting.
Needless to say, she fails, and the ensuing drama causes many bad feelings for Zero and, in many cases, the player.
The entire drama of Zero getting his personal affairs mixed up with his business is beautifully executed, if more than a bit sad. What I thought was interesting was that one of the 8 any-order-you-choose bosses was a supporting character, in actuality responsible for the entire plot.
It was wonderfully executed, to say the least, and I'd play it again if I ever got the chance.
MASSIVE SPOILERS ENSUE.
The game begins with Zero getting a call to the Sky Lagoon, where Magma Dragoon, a former Maverick Hunter turned traitor, has sent it crashing toward the ground, killing thousands of innocent people, to Zero's horror.
After he destroys Dragoon's lead maverick, he's confronted by his old friend Colonel, the second-in-command of the Repliforce, a Reploid army that is held in suspicion for the attack. Colonel denies the charges and declares war on the Maverick Hunters for their supposedly false charges.
The war begins, and Zero and X fight a number of battles against the Repliforce commanders, including the traitor Dragoon. Meanwhile, Zero has to juggle fighting in the war and his love affair with a girl named Iris, made more complicated by the fact that she's Colonel's sister, and desperately tries to stop her lover and her brother from fighting.
Needless to say, she fails, and the ensuing drama causes many bad feelings for Zero and, in many cases, the player.
The entire drama of Zero getting his personal affairs mixed up with his business is beautifully executed, if more than a bit sad. What I thought was interesting was that one of the 8 any-order-you-choose bosses was a supporting character, in actuality responsible for the entire plot.
It was wonderfully executed, to say the least, and I'd play it again if I ever got the chance.