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Author: zippdementia
Posted: July 22, 2012 (08:49 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Added an addendum by friendly request.
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Author: SamildanachEmrys
Posted: July 22, 2012 (03:21 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Interesting assessment.
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Author: honestgamer
Posted: July 22, 2012 (05:19 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I managed to beat Mega Man back in the day, but I was fortunate in that I started with Mega Man 2, which is better in every way and remains one of my favorite games of all time. It was followed up by a number of other great games, and of course the Mega Man X series, so Mega Man will always hold a place in my heart.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: July 22, 2012 (09:28 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Ah, I doubt you'll like my upcoming review of Mega Man 2, then, Jason! It's probably my least favorite in the series and one which I think pales in comparison to later titles, especially Mega Man 3. I have always had trouble with the way the stages were designed in number 2: cheap deaths and an expectation that you have to beat the Wily Castle in one perfect run while collecting all the energy tanks along the way*. It's also the Mega Man which introduced grinding for power ups to the series and did the most damage with it, because it hadn't figured out how to incorporate that, yet.
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Author: honestgamer
Posted: July 22, 2012 (10:25 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
It does indeed sound like I won't like your review, mostly because I feel that the bulk of your criticisms apply more readily to Mega Man 3 than they do Mega Man 2!
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: July 22, 2012 (11:37 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I'll save my exact thoughts about Mega Man 2 for the review (I'm adding HTML right now) but you can bet Wily Stage 4 and the good doctor himself feature heavily in my complaints. For Mega Man 3, I can't comment too much yet, because it's been about 8 years since I last played it. I recall the game being harder than 2, but the challenge feeling much more legitimate and fun. Wily's Castle I also remember being hard, but I think much kinder about the final bosses. Didn't they put a checkpoint after the Robot Masters? And the final boss had a pattern that you could figure out and use against it, unlike some of the bosses of Mega Man 2 (Quick Man comes to mind, but the biggest culprit was Wily form 2... the one prior to the alien).
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Author: honestgamer
Posted: July 23, 2012 (12:59 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Both games had checkpoints before you took on the final forms, actually. When you defeat the eight robot masters in MM2 (which isn't difficult at all if you're using the right equipment and tackle them in a reasonable order), you have to take out Wily's spaceship and then a final stage appears where you just fall down a shaft and fight him. So it's not really all that different from MM3, and in fact the boss of MM3 tends to be the tougher encounter because the arms do so much damage if they catch you off-guard. The trick there is that you can stand below Dr. Wily and just toss shadow blades up at him for part of the conflict, which makes the fight considerably easier than it otherwise would be.
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Author: dagoss
Posted: July 23, 2012 (04:22 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
This is one of the best reviews I've read of Mega Man 1! I thoroughly enjoyed the way you went through and deconstructed each of the bosses. It was a pleasure to read.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: July 23, 2012 (10:38 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Jason: yeah, those darn arms! I do remember that. I'm not sure I beat Mega Man 3 as a kid but I remember dying a lot at those arms. Fun when you finally get underneath them, though, and start wailing on his underbelly with the shadow star.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: July 27, 2012 (12:27 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Note: changed the photos. The old ones were too tiny and really bugged me.
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