X8 should have the reputation of a bad game. I don't care that X7 is technically a worse game, this game has some hideous fuckin stage design both first time through and on replays. The movement is actually pretty fun, but you get to enjoy it so little because of how gimmicky so many stages are and require you to move in certain ways. The Bamboo Pandemonium stage is one of the most freeform, but it requires Ride Armor to do most of the shit in it that I barely want to count it. The upgrade system also kinda sucks ass because of how expensive everything gets so you have to do tedious grinding shit to get all of your tools. Like fuck dude, why is so hard to just make a megaman game with better movement and fun boss fights? The tutorial stage is the only good part of this game.