what a delightful little game! not without its flaws, but i had a great time with this one. actually, it mainly has one giant flaw. the camera is so monumentally shit. look, i get it, its a ps1 game and the developers have never made a 3d game before, yada yada, i don't really care. i'm not playing this game in 1997, its 20XX now and the camera is so bad i almost dropped this game entirely. i got better at handling it over time, sure, but even by the final boss battle, after about 8 hours of playtime, it still felt like i was fighting more against the camera than the boss itself.

but other than the camera, i really loved this game. interestingly, if you analyse each element of mega man legends individually, you'll find that it doesn't excel at anything at all. as stated, the camera is dogshit, but also the voice acting is terrible and combat is mediocre and the music is repetitive and the dungeons are very uninspiring. the exception is the art direction, this game is absolutely gorgeous and everyone knows it. but i feel that mega man legends is a textbook example of a game that is so much greater than the sum of its parts.

sure, the voice acting sucks, but it's also kind of charmingly bad and the cutscenes were always a joy to sit through. the combat is nothing special, but there's a decent level of depth to trying out different combinations of buster parts and special weapons, and learning the attack patterns of each enemy so you know how to avoid getting hit is pretty rewarding. the dungeons consist of narrow hallways and tunnels, occasionally throwing in a large arena-type room for some variety, and it all kind of feels like they were built by one of capcom's interns, but they're still a lot of fun to run-and-gun through. there's just something really cozy about the atmosphere, i'm not sure how to explain it. it's the vibe of the thing.

the last thing i want to comment on is the narrative. no spoilers, but it took a really strange twist at the very last second that i was not expecting at all, but then that twist is promptly resolved by an unexpected character and i loved it. there's lots of humour sprinkled throughout the game, you'd do well to speak to all the npcs just so you can experience all of the dialogue boxes. i only wish i got some more tron bonne, she was my favourite character. they should make a spin-off based on tron bonne, i think.

anyway, great game, i highly recommend it, it's not long so you might as well play it especially if you like cozy comfy ps1 games and shooting and robots

I was going to be harsher on this game due to its controls, but after a certain point I got used to them. They are still bad though, everything that is hard about this game comes from its control scheme.

Moving away from the negatives, this game is super charming. All of the designs are great, especially Roll's, a straight up 10/10. Graphically, this game is still great; the only way I can describe it is as charming. All the characters are fun, and the Bonne family makes for entertaining villains. Considering the era, the dub is surprisingly alright; again, it all helps create this charming quality.

A good-looking PlayStation 1 game?! How can that be...

Time to point out the obvious, this game is adorable and has one of the most unique art styles in all of the PS1 library, and proves that a well-crafted art style can be timeless just like how Wind Waker did in the next console generation.

Now, now we all know that this game is adorable but what about the gameplay? It's alright, the overall gameplay loop is great I really like exploring the dungeons, killing monsters, and finding secret items to unlock new weapons and upgrades it's pretty basic but it works well. Now the main issue of this game is the controls, it's infamously bad and even if I really do love this game I think it just really kills it. Of course, I'll recommend this game to people it's just that most people tend to get filtered by the odd controls, and especially when the game first starts you are forced into 3 boss battles in a row. The main issue with the controls is that it uses tank controls with L and R to rotate the camera to the side pressed making the game very clunky to control and move around, though you do get used to it so it's not unplayable.

Even if the gameplay isn't for everyone there's still a lot to love in this game such as the dialogue and overall ambiance of the game reminiscent of an anime from the 80s-90s which is highly noticeable during the cutscenes with the character's facial expressions.

Outside of the main story, there are a few side quests that unlock over time and they are fine at best, they are mostly just fetching quests in the city with cute scenarios and the reward often tends to be upgrade materials for new weapons.

This game is highly in need of a Remaster fixing the control and some gameplay clunk but nothing graphics wise dear god please do not make an HD remaster of this game and ruin the art style I beg of you Capcom do not fuck this up.

Roll Caskett is my wife.

this was one of the first games i ever played, so there is no way i can be objective, but Megaman Legends is a joy. the dungeon crawling gameplay is idiosyncratic and occasionally frustrating, but breezy enough to forgive. the art and cutscenes do an astounding amount with so little. you can say the same about a lot of the game. it focuses on one small island, packed full of characters with stories and problems. the game’s other half, the underground ruins you explore, interconnect too. they give the impression of something older and more sinister than the delightful surface.

Hay algo en la saga Legends que no puede evitar engancharme y darme calidez. Siento que es de ese tipo de mundos hechos para mí. Si bien amo ambos títulos a su manera, este resalta por ser el que mejor sabe transmitir esa sensación adorable y oscura, sin que se sienta desconectado.

¿Un mundo post-apocalíptico donde la humanidad sobrevive en pequeñas islas, y cuyo poder energético viene de artefactos especiales que se encuentran en ruinas subterráneas de civilizaciones lejanas de las que nadie tiene registro, plagadas de robots extraños, y que solo pueden ser recuperados por personas altamente capacitadas? that's my shit.

Lo bonito de esta dualogía, principalmente esta primera entrega, es que no se queda solo en su premisa y se atreve también a ser encantadora. Básicamente la experiencia se divide entre las lindas interacciones que puedes tener con el entorno y la simpatía que generas con los NPC's en la superficie, y lo misteriosa y contrastante que es la experiencia subterránea.

"¿Todas estas instalaciones casi de otro mundo están debajo de una ciudad sumamente colorida y llena de personas cálidas y amables viviendo su día a día?", pensarás cada vez que te toque bajar.

No es perfecto, pero el potencial demostrado por este título y el siguiente era inmenso. Una verdadera lástima que se hayan cancelado los planes para próximas entregas...

An incredibly solid game from start to finish. Tank controls with strafing does take some time to adjust to, but once you do, the gameplay is very quick and runs smoothly. Locking onto enemies is snappy so battles never feel like a struggle trying to keep track of what you're doing.

Visuals are gorgeous with a lot of flat shading/texture work to make it looks more like an anime in 3D. Clever use of low draw distances for dungeons, and unique textures for them as well. The animations and cutscene work are also solid if very simple.

Sound design is no slouch either, music is catchy and memorable voice acting is top notch for its time, and the ambience in this game is hauntingly beautiful.

Really my major complaints just come down to controls and it's difficulty is a bit all over the place.

That said this might be one of the best gems on the PS1 and I still very much adore and enjoy it. It does what it needs to well, and doesn't really get held back too bad for it.

Me surpreende ele não ser tão comentado, esse jogo é excelente em (quase) tudo que faz, art style lindo, bom nível de desafio, os upgrades/customização instigante realmente recompensando jogadores que fuçam cada buraco desse jogo, os personagens são carismáticos, história divertida e simples, até as histórias de sidequests são boas, esse jogo entrega muito.
Acho que únicas coisinhas dele seria o Voice acting que alguns personagens incomodam, mas é coisa da época e você se acostuma e algumas quests que é meio anti intuitivo descobrir onde ir, mas nada que uma pernada a mais ou um guia não resolva.
Enfim, MARAVIGOLD!