I honestly liked this game more than I did the first time, coming back to it after a few years.

If you step back and stop looking at it in the context of it being a Mega Man Zero/ZX entry, it.... actually does a lot of things that the original series would have. Specific, but unique weapons (through the numerous transformations you get), more powerful weaponry with more straightforward usages, a better sense of experimentation with the order you gain weaponry changing your chances in the stages themselves.... and MUCH less padding and getting lost between stages compared to the first game.


The story is still dumb as hell and rife with aimless exposition, with a bunch of brand new "who the fuck" characters being dropped on your lap out of nowhere... but I think as a game it's plenty enjoyable. The bosses are fun, and the forms are neat to mess around with. It's also a Mega Man game, so that means a great soundtrack is a given!

So it's alright. Not my favorite, but not really as bad as I felt it was the last time I gave it a shot.