Legends was absolutely a risk by Capcom,but something I'm all too happy about them making. Legends has far more story and cast of characters than the usual Mega Man game would, and honestly that plays to it's strengths. While the voice acting is a bit over the place at first, the further you dive into this game, the better the acting gets along with everything else.
The game starts out rather mildly, with our cast of characters already in the middle of an adventure, and in doing so helps showcase everything different about Legends and the other styles of Mega Man. From Mega Man talking to Roll, to exploring dungeons akin to the Legend of Zelda, or fighting via a 3rd person shooter prospective, The beginning is glaring in the fact that it's not the same game with Mega Man while still offering exactly the appeal to it. Soon enough you'll find yourself on the main part of the game, focusing solely on one island, and while it does act as a neat hub, it's easy to recognize that their is more depth to it than the adventure digging would let on. From mysteries to mini games to just chatting with towns people, Legends really makes it clear that it wants to set up an atmosphere, and it excels at it.
Its not completely flawless despite my praises though, and largely this has to do with the final boss. While difficulty spikes happen sometimes in games, the amount of spiking is kinda ridiculous when compared to the rest of the game. In a lot of ways, the final boss is roughly 3x harder than it needed to be, and the fact that I had to grind as much as I did just to stand a chance, then proceed to get my ass kicked till I learned about the bosses pattern to take it on is troubling to say the least. While grinding does make the game easier, the fact that my final moments of the game was roughly 1/3 of the time I had on my adventure makes it incredibly dull and weakened the pacing immensely.
When it comes down to it though, I enjoyed my time greatly with Legends, and while the game does have some hang ups in the beginning, you learn to get used to it and things get better the further you go in. While I wish the grinding near the end was paced better, perhaps with another added dungeon, the way Legends is now is still a suitable adventure despite it.
The game starts out rather mildly, with our cast of characters already in the middle of an adventure, and in doing so helps showcase everything different about Legends and the other styles of Mega Man. From Mega Man talking to Roll, to exploring dungeons akin to the Legend of Zelda, or fighting via a 3rd person shooter prospective, The beginning is glaring in the fact that it's not the same game with Mega Man while still offering exactly the appeal to it. Soon enough you'll find yourself on the main part of the game, focusing solely on one island, and while it does act as a neat hub, it's easy to recognize that their is more depth to it than the adventure digging would let on. From mysteries to mini games to just chatting with towns people, Legends really makes it clear that it wants to set up an atmosphere, and it excels at it.
Its not completely flawless despite my praises though, and largely this has to do with the final boss. While difficulty spikes happen sometimes in games, the amount of spiking is kinda ridiculous when compared to the rest of the game. In a lot of ways, the final boss is roughly 3x harder than it needed to be, and the fact that I had to grind as much as I did just to stand a chance, then proceed to get my ass kicked till I learned about the bosses pattern to take it on is troubling to say the least. While grinding does make the game easier, the fact that my final moments of the game was roughly 1/3 of the time I had on my adventure makes it incredibly dull and weakened the pacing immensely.
When it comes down to it though, I enjoyed my time greatly with Legends, and while the game does have some hang ups in the beginning, you learn to get used to it and things get better the further you go in. While I wish the grinding near the end was paced better, perhaps with another added dungeon, the way Legends is now is still a suitable adventure despite it.