An overall good time. I like the music, and the slower combat does have its moments sometimes. Still, the whole series is so stupid I could never take it seriously. Doesn't stop me from enjoying it though!

SUPER over-hated game in my opinion. It's different, and not quite as good as the first one, but I still think it's a fun time. The combat has got to be one of the deepest and most fleshed out systems of the whole generation. I didn't find it as cryptic as the first, and I enjoyed the more diverse soundtrack. It's still unbalanced with difficulty, and the lives system is still stupid, but I don't think this game is half bad at all.

This game is FIRE. The music is FIRE, the graphics are FIRE, the levels and stages, and bosses are FIRE. It just does what it sets out to do and it does it WELL. The only part of the game that I don't like is that stupid section with the mouths on the floor. That part's kinda cheese but everything else is great please go play this please.

Now this is a cool game. Even without a map, I still find it quite enjoyable. It's so atmospheric and it's so satisfying to just grab all those upgrades. I did achieve the best ending in this one.

Okay, I am a little salty at this game cause I kinda screwed myself over on my first attempt. BUT my second attempt went much better. I found the character portraits charming and it was nice and satisfying to cut down enemy units, but WOW this game is clunky. Clunky and... also very fun to break! Yeah I abused stat boosters. This game could've really benefited from some more music, though...

Pretty good start for like.. the first conventional JRPG. Also I'm biased cause I like Dragon Quest.

I've beaten this game like... too many times. It's not for everyone it seems, but it's just so nice to just run through in 30-40 minutes. I dunno! I just like this one more than I should, I feel like lol

I like this one slightly less than the original, but it's still a fun time. I've beaten it on a Mario only run and a Peach only run, and both times were super cool.

This game is so much fun! It's also one of the first retro games I ever played.

The amount of ass this game kicks is dangerously high.

I feel bad for this game, it didn't deserve to be rushed. That being said, WOW this one falls off after the initial 8 Robot Masters. The Doc Robot levels are an insult to 2D action-platforming... oh well, at least the music in this game is fire.

Absolute legendary game. It's just.. so fun to clear this one! I even beat the Second Quest!

This was definitely a better shmup than Gradius. I didn't have nearly as many "Gradius syndrome" moments. It was like I could actually somewhat recover from my mistakes!

This game does a lot right, but it's also got some glaring flaws. The knockback is insane, the enemies constantly respawn, the final boss sends you back too far, yada yada. But god dang, this game is just plain cool.

It's definitely a start, and ain't bad at all! it's just a little sluggish and unpolished.