Alright, game 2 of this Mega Man journey. Played on Switch although it's marked as NES because Switch is not an option on this game for some reason. No savestate abuse other than to split play sessions, plenty of rewind abuse but if you check my Mega Man 1 review I go more into detail about that. TL;DR - it's just how I prefer to go about this.
Mega Man 2 is a MUCH better game than MM1. Probably the most fondly looked upon, and maybe the easiest(?). Metal blade makes most bosses look like a joke, and there's nothing too hard in here other than a puzzle-like Wily stage bossfight that requires precise ammo usage. Everything is an improvement here, from the UI to the graphics to the enemy design to just... agh, everything here is so much better. Plus, you can actually do bosses for the most part in whatever order you want once you get Metal Blade as there's no forced progression and actual secondary weaknesses for the bosses, unlike the first. The Wily stages are plenty hard, though, and they will demand precision and saving ammo. Better have those E-tanks on hand for the last stage!
I can see Mega Man getting better than this, but from my limited experience with the franchise, it seems like a high bar to top. I can't wait to be pleasantly surprised as pretty much everyone I know says it just keeps improving the deeper in the series you get. Really solid game here, classic NES fun that doesn't feel completely unfair (especially with Legacy Collection luxuries).
Beaten on 7/5/23 on Switch.
BEATEN
Mega Man 2 is a MUCH better game than MM1. Probably the most fondly looked upon, and maybe the easiest(?). Metal blade makes most bosses look like a joke, and there's nothing too hard in here other than a puzzle-like Wily stage bossfight that requires precise ammo usage. Everything is an improvement here, from the UI to the graphics to the enemy design to just... agh, everything here is so much better. Plus, you can actually do bosses for the most part in whatever order you want once you get Metal Blade as there's no forced progression and actual secondary weaknesses for the bosses, unlike the first. The Wily stages are plenty hard, though, and they will demand precision and saving ammo. Better have those E-tanks on hand for the last stage!
I can see Mega Man getting better than this, but from my limited experience with the franchise, it seems like a high bar to top. I can't wait to be pleasantly surprised as pretty much everyone I know says it just keeps improving the deeper in the series you get. Really solid game here, classic NES fun that doesn't feel completely unfair (especially with Legacy Collection luxuries).
Beaten on 7/5/23 on Switch.
BEATEN