This will be a short recurring section where I bring you up to date on what I'm playing at the moment, with quick reviews of each. For now, I've beaten Mega Man 7 in the interim between when I wrote the last post and when I actually got it posted, and have now moved on to Mega Man 8. My sense of it is that MM 8 is a frequently disliked game, and it's a mixed bag (so far). I've beaten the intro level, Grenade Man's stage, and Frost Man's stage.
Pros: Soundtrack, visuals, Anime cut-scene visuals, story, Frost Man's snowboarding section (tough but rewarding!)
Cons: Anime cut-scene voicing (ugh), non-snowboarding section and bosses have been SO easy
So far, I'd give it a 7.2/10. Definitely the worst of the series so far, but it could pick up! I'll revise if anything changes.
UPDATE
It's picked up a bit! The first levels were very slow, but I can kind of see why now. The later levels really use all of the weapons to get through, and are actually pretty fun. They take more of a puzzling approach to the game than a traditional platformer, which is a nice change to the existing, and pretty stale formula. But the early levels obviously don't have access to all of the weapons, so they can't really use them as tools to get through. I would have liked it if the first four levels were closer to Mega Man 2,3 and 5 quality, and then transitioning to the style of 8 once you have a decent selection of weapons, but they end up feeling like boring things to grind to to get to the fun part. Bosses are still way too easy, but the levels have improved significantly. I'm upgrading to 8.1, and putting it past Mega Man and Mega Man 7 at this point.
- TRO
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