Mega Man (X/ZX/Zero) is a series indie games very often try to recreate and capture the magic of, I enjoy a lot of them but this is one of the best games to do it. It's most inspired by Mega Man Zero in my experience. The hub, chip system, rescuing civilians in the levels are all very much inspired from that game but in my opinion done even better than it was in the original.

Gameplay and control are the biggest stand out, the movement and level design are super fun and exciting. I wouldn't say too many level gimmicks are super original but it's just very refined and done super well. Kai feels great to control, the combat takes a little to make sense but once you start to understand it and learn how to use it alongside your grapple hook it's incredibly satisfying! There's also a lot of chips to slightly change how combat/movement feels and you can use those to better hone in how you want Kai to feel. I personally used chips that gave me an extra jump mid-air, and made my attack have extra range/faster and it felt amazing. The bosses were exciting too, the only complaint I would have is they honestly felt a bit easy once I got a better grasp of the game + had some upgrades. The attacks and patterns were super fun though, and I loved the burst attacks they get. I won't spoil it but this game has a really cool way to do a boss rush that I thought was creative and fun!

Graphically I adore how this game looks, super stylish and amazing pixel art. If I had to say one negative thing, the character designs while not bad I think are pretty generic. Namely the main 8 bosses, they're fun fights and don't look bad or anything but also aren't super memorable and don't stick out. Overall though the game is a bit simple but it works in the games favor and is great. The music wasn't bad by any means but much less memorable than the games it's inspired by. Obviously that's a really insane bar but it stuck out way less and I don't particularly remember any song.

This game rocked! I had been following it for a while and it lived up to all expectations I had going in, even exceeded them! If you're a fan of Mega Man, Mega Man X, or Mega Man Zero/ZX you absolutely will have a great time here, and even if you felt those games were a bit too intense you might find some enjoyment here. It's a lot more accesible and easy to jump into IMO and has some nice QoL stuff that make it a super easy reccommend if you're a fan of action platformers.

I love being a lesbian and seeing lesbians save the world. In reality this game was very fun! It is pretty unabashedly itself and it is an intoxicating feeling when I play a game that is so hellbent on just showing all of itself off. Where it just wants to show all it's character and do it's own weird thing. I think this game just oozes a lot of charm and makes up for a lot of things I have faults for. While I do thing the combat is extremely fun I'm happy the game ended when it did because it feels like a dmc1 situation where there's definitely more there but if you're just a first time player the game can feel a little shallow. High level game play for this game truly is something sick to watch. I also loved the spectacle of it all and the crazy situations you're put through. Definitely excited to play the next two games and was indeed confirmed that Kamiya does love space harrier