Mega Man 2... I don't like it. I didn't before, and playing it through Wily Wars didn't change my feelings on it.
There's not a major amount to talk about with the game-- ultimately it is still Mega Man and I think it has some good fun in it: Air Man and Bubble Man's stages are pretty good, and I can appreciate a handful of the robot master fights more than I did in 1.
It stops there, though. Very many levels in Mega Man 2 just straight up suck. The block section in Heat Man, the beams in Quick Man, the entirety of the Wily Castle... any semblance of fun turns into frustration going through those levels. Having things in your game you absolutely have to die to because you didn't see the future and predict them coming is not good game design. Even without that, the stages still falter. I don't want to make this review too long citing specific level details, but here's an example: Wily 4, has a wonderful segment where there's multiple Sniper Joes in corridors where you can't even jump over their shots. Great level design. The bosses don't fare much better-- Quick and Wood Man suck, and again the Wily bosses make me want to rip my hair out. The aforementioned Wily 4 has the goddamn Boobeam Trap. Mega Man 1 was silly sometimes, sure, but the bullshit in 2 is ridiculous. 2's pacing also is much worse--I really don't like the boss rush at the end of the game that serves to just waste your time and resources. That fast paced arcade feel of the first game is totally absent. Are we just going to keep ignoring these things so we can keep up the Mega Man 2 circlejerk? Of course, you're crazy for insinuating the game has any flaws.
Mega Man 2 is incredibly overrated and far from the best game in the series. It doesn't deserve the legendary status it's attained.
There's not a major amount to talk about with the game-- ultimately it is still Mega Man and I think it has some good fun in it: Air Man and Bubble Man's stages are pretty good, and I can appreciate a handful of the robot master fights more than I did in 1.
It stops there, though. Very many levels in Mega Man 2 just straight up suck. The block section in Heat Man, the beams in Quick Man, the entirety of the Wily Castle... any semblance of fun turns into frustration going through those levels. Having things in your game you absolutely have to die to because you didn't see the future and predict them coming is not good game design. Even without that, the stages still falter. I don't want to make this review too long citing specific level details, but here's an example: Wily 4, has a wonderful segment where there's multiple Sniper Joes in corridors where you can't even jump over their shots. Great level design. The bosses don't fare much better-- Quick and Wood Man suck, and again the Wily bosses make me want to rip my hair out. The aforementioned Wily 4 has the goddamn Boobeam Trap. Mega Man 1 was silly sometimes, sure, but the bullshit in 2 is ridiculous. 2's pacing also is much worse--I really don't like the boss rush at the end of the game that serves to just waste your time and resources. That fast paced arcade feel of the first game is totally absent. Are we just going to keep ignoring these things so we can keep up the Mega Man 2 circlejerk? Of course, you're crazy for insinuating the game has any flaws.
Mega Man 2 is incredibly overrated and far from the best game in the series. It doesn't deserve the legendary status it's attained.
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I'm pretty hard on Mega Man in general, for what it is worth. I love the guy so I'm more critical than a normal person would be on the games-- you could still like it! Even if you don't, every MM game is over in like 2-3 hours anyway.
I'm interested to see what you think about this game, especially the weapon set since it seems like you enjoyed using them in the first one.
I'm interested to see what you think about this game, especially the weapon set since it seems like you enjoyed using them in the first one.
pacing's so much worse than the first game it's bonkers. never want to see boobeam again as long as I live
Weatherby
1 year ago