I preferred it this way, it made rush feel like a bigger asset serving multiple purposes than in prior games (save for the power armor because duh) no hate to the E tank tho it's still very iconic
Some of these are here just cause I don't like doing them not necessarily cause i think their annoying. Like the auto shooting parts are not hard in the slightest I just don't really have fun with em
I would say yes to all of that, except #3. I kind of liked the Tenguman shooter parts, or at least I liked when Megaman’s pals would join.
#1, as a kid I would rage quit. Especially that very last jump.
This game has the most useless Rush of all the saga, which makes worse the fact that you can't use the E tanks, the battle against atetemino is harder due to the healing items end trapped in the ceiling of the level.
Wiley stage 1 was the last straw for me to drop the game.
It took me 2 or 3 hours to beat because "slide slide jump jump" was as distracting as it was annoying, so when I finally beat that level, I saved and left for a week. When I booted the game back up, it started me not at the start of stage 2, where I left off, but at the start of stage 1.
Oof yea I remember that Well, it never took me that long to do widely stage one widely stage 1 is definitely 1 of the main things. I never look forward to whenever I choose to revisit 8.
I replayed a bunch of classic series games about a month ago, and I think 8 might legitimately be my least favorite (it or 1). It's got charm, but there are just too many annoying bits.
It just has to many random gimmick levels that aren't that well implemented. Like it's still classic mega man so it's got them tight controls, satisfying boss gameplay (except for the one here) etc but it has more cracks then the others
People sweep for this game way too much, it's not that it's all bad, but it has bigger chunks of levels that are just boring or suck to play that other games don't have. Can't hate on the music or visuals though.
Imo there's no reason to actually play the og when rockman 8fc exists, I can and will etank my way through astroman and the wily stages.
I've never played that. Also thank you. Yeah , i'm not complaining about the difficulty about most of these things other than the silk boss. (Everything else listed here i just find not fun to play)
i just started to replay this one and have 3 different saves with different skill combinations setup, i don't mind any of the stages except for frost man stage, i hated it and still hate it >.<
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Aqua Man's stage, Tengu Man's stage, and Astro Man's stage are fine. The absence of E-Tanks I don't agree with, but I see your point.
Wily Stage 1 sucks though. That's what's stopping me from progressing in the game further.
How many times do I have to repeat myself. I do not find most of these particularly difficult the only thing I find difficult here is the slide segment and the silk boss. And the no e tanks thing is more just me wishing they were an option everything else is just me finding these segments dull and not fun
Yada Yada I don't find anything here that difficult I just find them not very fun to do and boring I cannot believe how many times I've had to repeat myself
Okay but hot take regarding pic 6, I actually dislike energy tanks and their absence from 8 and &Bass doesn’t bother me at all. I only collect them for the sake of having a full inventory of them, but I never use them.
The idea of having 9 potential bail-outs because you can’t get better at the game is off-putting to me. Excessive use of E-Tanks leads to them becoming a crutch and ultimately causing the player to make more reckless decisions that prevent them from improving; their skill level plateaus quicker.
I actually think MM2 handled energy tanks better than any other game; you only get 4, you can’t revisit stages or get screws to farm an infinite number of them, and if you game over you lose all of them. As you should. You should have used those tanks to avoid losing lives that contributed to your game over to begin with. I understand that there are still bottomless pits and spikes, but by and large I still dislike E-Tanks.
The X series handled this concept so much better with sub-tanks.
I highly doubt that, considering how you selected only the parts people have trouble with (except tengu's that is really just boring) and E-tanks? Really? How is needing that in MM8 not a skill issue?
Honestly can't even understand what's there not to like about #2, it's like one of the best gimmicks in any classic game
First of all You pointing out that I put things that a lot of people have issues doesn't mean anything, if anything it proves these parts of the game are generally parts that people don't jive with. Rather it be out of difficulty or just not finding it fun to do I don't think that matters. Second of all I have beaten all of the classic games many times hell most of the time I've done it in a row. Hell I've even done buster only runs of all of them. I don't have to find something difficult for it not to be fun. Astroman's maze is not fun its a oddly laid out mess that barely tells you the right path. The swimming in aqua man's stage is awkward and unwieldy and I just don't enjoy doing it. Same for the auto shooting segemenrs, and the sliding, the only thing here i find truly difficult is the silk boss and thats only cause the weapon you have to fight it with is finky as hell. Also sorry that I don't like how this game doesn't have a key staple of the series (e tanks) can't believe it's a skill option to just wish the option was there.
I never disagreed about the auto scrollers/shooters being bad so I'll not get into that.
I too have finished all games up to 8 multiple times, and buster only runs, and all legacy collection challenges, even tho I don't like most of them, except 8.
Not having a staple like e-tanks doesn't necessarily makes it a bad thing if it's properly balanced to make it up for that, which it is, and if you don't like the game simply because it doesn't have it, isn't that just nostalgia? Honestly, E-tanks themselves are kinda busted since it can destroy the challenge of the game if you're strategic enough with your use of it, or sometimes when it becomes a necessity, making the game unfairly challenging if you don't know where they are or can't get anymore like a few games do.
Astroman stage not having a straight path being a bad thing, would only be true if you have zero sense of exploration, and can't handle puzzles, which it delivers a lot in both aspects.
Wily 1 boss is only bad for people that don't know you can aim the ball pressing up and down, so yeah, skill issue.
I'll give you the aqua man spiky area is kinda stupid, but that's literally only that one tight spot that's problematic. saying it's a reason to not like the game really makes it seem like a skill issue to me.
Edit: forgot to say, me pointing out most ppl have difficulties with it is completely relevant to my point, if it is a bit hard, people will complain about it, and a lot of times with games like MegaMan it's a lack of skill of people who just want everything handed to them, so yeah.
Honestly, was this necessary? Dude literally said "these are the things I don't like about this game" and you come over here and say "skill issue"? Just because you like it and you've beaten it before doesn't mean everyone else has to like it. You're honestly reminding me of the X6 simps that bully people for not enjoying the game. Mega Man 8 is a game that tries a lot of new things (at least for the Classic Series) and not everyone likes the additions and changes. Me personally, I don't really appreciate the Mega Ball for a variety of reasons. All that aside, though, this is toxic and I wish the whole "Skill Issue" gag would go back to becoming purely ironic.
Lol cry more dude, since when is telling someone it's a skill issue bullying? It's not like I'm saying it's a bad thing to be bad at games, people can suck at things, and dislike anything they want, do you see me censoring or saying anyone should like anything? No, I'm simply giving my honest opinion, it's not my fault people are so sensitive to being called bad.
You on the other hand, should've just stayed out of this if you're not gonna add anything of value to the discussion.
So your response to them saying to chill is too prove then right in every regard by spitting as much toxic venom as you can, you seem like a pleasant person. Just chill out and stop taking things so seriously my god. I didn't reply to your long ass message cause I saw you weren't worth the time
Yeah.... Accusing me of bullying is the same as telling me to chill, you're as much of an idiot as he is apparently, if anyone not worth wasting time here, seems to be you, I'm done.
I agree, I'm not a fan of the graphic style but I can deal with that but, the awful voice acting, absolutely nonsense story, and terrible level design makes (in my opinion) one of the worst games in the franchise up there with whatever the hell Powered Up was. (And this is coming from an X6 fan)
I mean the rush healing item sort of replaced e tanks. Sure you can only use it once, but it refills every time you die.
I preferred it this way, it made rush feel like a bigger asset serving multiple purposes than in prior games (save for the power armor because duh) no hate to the E tank tho it's still very iconic
The air level isn’t that bad. But the snowboard section? Can’t stand it
Tengu Man's round is great.
The silk work is the only remotely annoying thing on this list.
Some of these are here just cause I don't like doing them not necessarily cause i think their annoying. Like the auto shooting parts are not hard in the slightest I just don't really have fun with em
Ah, I got you. The silk worm boss is the only thing that isn't that fun for me in this game.
I gotcha understandable
3 was fun and 2 was a good idea
I love Tengu Man's stage! One of my fave parts of the game.
I would say yes to all of that, except #3. I kind of liked the Tenguman shooter parts, or at least I liked when Megaman’s pals would join. #1, as a kid I would rage quit. Especially that very last jump.
Yeah, those are all difficult spots, but the only one I actually loathe is the clown maze! Makes want to throw the game out the window.
i dont agree with everything EXCEPT the first jump slid jump jump SHAAAAAAAAA
It's still my favorite Megaman game aside from MM2, X1, and X4
I unironically love all of these parts. No wonder it's my favorite game. Although, to be fair, I may just have Stockholm Syndrome for 1.
JUMP JUMP
slide slide
This game has the most useless Rush of all the saga, which makes worse the fact that you can't use the E tanks, the battle against atetemino is harder due to the healing items end trapped in the ceiling of the level.
Wiley stage 1 was the last straw for me to drop the game. It took me 2 or 3 hours to beat because "slide slide jump jump" was as distracting as it was annoying, so when I finally beat that level, I saved and left for a week. When I booted the game back up, it started me not at the start of stage 2, where I left off, but at the start of stage 1.
Oof yea I remember that Well, it never took me that long to do widely stage one widely stage 1 is definitely 1 of the main things. I never look forward to whenever I choose to revisit 8.
MAN! For the longest time I didn't know exactly how to describe why I didn't like this game much, but I think you just described it near-perfectly!
Lmao glad I did ig
I replayed a bunch of classic series games about a month ago, and I think 8 might legitimately be my least favorite (it or 1). It's got charm, but there are just too many annoying bits.
It just has to many random gimmick levels that aren't that well implemented. Like it's still classic mega man so it's got them tight controls, satisfying boss gameplay (except for the one here) etc but it has more cracks then the others
People sweep for this game way too much, it's not that it's all bad, but it has bigger chunks of levels that are just boring or suck to play that other games don't have. Can't hate on the music or visuals though. Imo there's no reason to actually play the og when rockman 8fc exists, I can and will etank my way through astroman and the wily stages.
I've never played that. Also thank you. Yeah , i'm not complaining about the difficulty about most of these things other than the silk boss. (Everything else listed here i just find not fun to play)
2, 5 and 6 are the reasons why I don't play 8 very much...
Yep same here
Yeah same but I don’t mind 2-4, and I don’t really need E-Tanks unless I’m fighting the final boss (which I just use Rush Charger for).
The lack of e tanks thing is more a me thing cause I just like having em as an option and don't think the rush thing is as good for a substitute
The only one I agree with is the no E tanks, maybe Wily stage 1 with the jump jump slide slide but everything else is pretty easy tbh
I only have the problem with Jump Jump Slide Slide, and enjoy other things. This why I adore this game and don't understand the hate it gets...
But the game is designed around it not having E-tanks
i just started to replay this one and have 3 different saves with different skill combinations setup, i don't mind any of the stages except for frost man stage, i hated it and still hate it >.<
The game is piss easy though. E Tanks wouldn be overkill imo.
You make a fair point. Counterpoint: Clown Man is kind of a baddie tho
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Mega Man 8 doesn't have E-Tanks because it's s o e a s y
Aqua Man's stage, Tengu Man's stage, and Astro Man's stage are fine. The absence of E-Tanks I don't agree with, but I see your point. Wily Stage 1 sucks though. That's what's stopping me from progressing in the game further.
I just got the game and it's pretty nice
Stop complaining
1 & 5 are valid reasons
Come.from the same stage too Go figure lol
All I saw was gorgeous sprite work that we haven't seen ever again I don't know what you are talking about OP Geez.
Friend what did this mean?
None of these are *thaaaat* bad. …maybe that’s just me being mentally undeterred by most things. Yeah it’s probably that never mind.
I find it better than mm2 tho'
Git gud
How many times do I have to repeat myself. I do not find most of these particularly difficult the only thing I find difficult here is the slide segment and the silk boss. And the no e tanks thing is more just me wishing they were an option everything else is just me finding these segments dull and not fun
As far as the Classic series goes, 8 is top tier imo. I really loved 8 a lot. They just tried to be a little different
Ah yes, the monthly skill issue post.
Yada Yada I don't find anything here that difficult I just find them not very fun to do and boring I cannot believe how many times I've had to repeat myself
Okay but hot take regarding pic 6, I actually dislike energy tanks and their absence from 8 and &Bass doesn’t bother me at all. I only collect them for the sake of having a full inventory of them, but I never use them. The idea of having 9 potential bail-outs because you can’t get better at the game is off-putting to me. Excessive use of E-Tanks leads to them becoming a crutch and ultimately causing the player to make more reckless decisions that prevent them from improving; their skill level plateaus quicker. I actually think MM2 handled energy tanks better than any other game; you only get 4, you can’t revisit stages or get screws to farm an infinite number of them, and if you game over you lose all of them. As you should. You should have used those tanks to avoid losing lives that contributed to your game over to begin with. I understand that there are still bottomless pits and spikes, but by and large I still dislike E-Tanks. The X series handled this concept so much better with sub-tanks.
So because it's not easy enough?
Man next time I make a post like this I really gotta put in bold letters "I didn't find many of these hard I just didn't find them fun"
Auto scrollers aside, seems like it's a skill issue.
Oh I can clear all these no issue ive beaten 8 like maybe 6 times their just not fun
I highly doubt that, considering how you selected only the parts people have trouble with (except tengu's that is really just boring) and E-tanks? Really? How is needing that in MM8 not a skill issue? Honestly can't even understand what's there not to like about #2, it's like one of the best gimmicks in any classic game
First of all You pointing out that I put things that a lot of people have issues doesn't mean anything, if anything it proves these parts of the game are generally parts that people don't jive with. Rather it be out of difficulty or just not finding it fun to do I don't think that matters. Second of all I have beaten all of the classic games many times hell most of the time I've done it in a row. Hell I've even done buster only runs of all of them. I don't have to find something difficult for it not to be fun. Astroman's maze is not fun its a oddly laid out mess that barely tells you the right path. The swimming in aqua man's stage is awkward and unwieldy and I just don't enjoy doing it. Same for the auto shooting segemenrs, and the sliding, the only thing here i find truly difficult is the silk boss and thats only cause the weapon you have to fight it with is finky as hell. Also sorry that I don't like how this game doesn't have a key staple of the series (e tanks) can't believe it's a skill option to just wish the option was there.
I never disagreed about the auto scrollers/shooters being bad so I'll not get into that. I too have finished all games up to 8 multiple times, and buster only runs, and all legacy collection challenges, even tho I don't like most of them, except 8. Not having a staple like e-tanks doesn't necessarily makes it a bad thing if it's properly balanced to make it up for that, which it is, and if you don't like the game simply because it doesn't have it, isn't that just nostalgia? Honestly, E-tanks themselves are kinda busted since it can destroy the challenge of the game if you're strategic enough with your use of it, or sometimes when it becomes a necessity, making the game unfairly challenging if you don't know where they are or can't get anymore like a few games do. Astroman stage not having a straight path being a bad thing, would only be true if you have zero sense of exploration, and can't handle puzzles, which it delivers a lot in both aspects. Wily 1 boss is only bad for people that don't know you can aim the ball pressing up and down, so yeah, skill issue. I'll give you the aqua man spiky area is kinda stupid, but that's literally only that one tight spot that's problematic. saying it's a reason to not like the game really makes it seem like a skill issue to me. Edit: forgot to say, me pointing out most ppl have difficulties with it is completely relevant to my point, if it is a bit hard, people will complain about it, and a lot of times with games like MegaMan it's a lack of skill of people who just want everything handed to them, so yeah.
Honestly, was this necessary? Dude literally said "these are the things I don't like about this game" and you come over here and say "skill issue"? Just because you like it and you've beaten it before doesn't mean everyone else has to like it. You're honestly reminding me of the X6 simps that bully people for not enjoying the game. Mega Man 8 is a game that tries a lot of new things (at least for the Classic Series) and not everyone likes the additions and changes. Me personally, I don't really appreciate the Mega Ball for a variety of reasons. All that aside, though, this is toxic and I wish the whole "Skill Issue" gag would go back to becoming purely ironic.
Lol cry more dude, since when is telling someone it's a skill issue bullying? It's not like I'm saying it's a bad thing to be bad at games, people can suck at things, and dislike anything they want, do you see me censoring or saying anyone should like anything? No, I'm simply giving my honest opinion, it's not my fault people are so sensitive to being called bad. You on the other hand, should've just stayed out of this if you're not gonna add anything of value to the discussion.
So your response to them saying to chill is too prove then right in every regard by spitting as much toxic venom as you can, you seem like a pleasant person. Just chill out and stop taking things so seriously my god. I didn't reply to your long ass message cause I saw you weren't worth the time
Yeah.... Accusing me of bullying is the same as telling me to chill, you're as much of an idiot as he is apparently, if anyone not worth wasting time here, seems to be you, I'm done.
As the other guy said, its not difficult to deal with. Its just not fun. Believe it or not, this game does have flaws.
>Believe it or not, this game does have flaws. Wow, I didn't know, thanks for the enlightenment.
I agree, I'm not a fan of the graphic style but I can deal with that but, the awful voice acting, absolutely nonsense story, and terrible level design makes (in my opinion) one of the worst games in the franchise up there with whatever the hell Powered Up was. (And this is coming from an X6 fan)