Man....i can't stress how fantastic this game is. I've easily played 100's of hours in Streets Of Rage 4 and always felt like there was something missing....and when i came across X2 a few months back my mind was blown....and i can tell X is gonna be an instant banger. The fighting mechanics in X vs 2X are subtly changed but improved even more enjoyable.
The mere fact that you can change the games settings to cater to your play-style is fantastic.The newly added zoom-in effect in X to the rage attacks is a real nice touch and the fact that there is EVEN something called a "Rage" attack is so cool.
i've only just downloaded X today and instantly got hooked on it....The added air grapple, is fire to chain wall bounce and air combo's... the new balance with damage increase is a very welcoming change because honestly at times my hands were getting exhausted in 2X from all the button mashing by stage 6 lol.
I was worried about the encounter with Vehelits in SOR 2 because in X2 damage was so low that it would interrupt the pace of kicking his a$$ because he would be outside the wall then you'd have to slowly beat him up being forced to use lame tactics or just choosing another route altogether to avoid him but now i noticed that boss is way more active even before the battle starts and the damage difference fixes those issues ,especially with Sammy.
being able to continue without actually waiting for GO > caught me by surprise but gave me a sense of satisfaction for those enemies that abuse it and the only choice was to wait until they came out,until now.
the added track remixes is like the cherry on top.
in short, i can't wait until this is finished because from what i've seen so far the improvements are very well thought out.
i've got 2X on my Nintendo Switch and im REALLLLLLLY hoping i can do the same with this one and it works just as flawless cause the only game that can quench my beat em up thirst in a loooong time has been this.....so thank you very much.