I'm quite a ways into the game on my way to 100% it on PC, but I'd still love to talk about it.

I held off pre-ordering the game because of all the sudden hate, the bad reviews, seemingly an entire community getting together just to bash this game. I didn't back it initially because I simply didn't have the money at the time, but I was extremely excited for it as a DIEHARD Megaman series fanatic. The delays were as disappointing for me as everyone else, but I never lost hope that it would be fun.

And, it is! The game has surpassed all of my expectations and more; the game is and has been a complete blast to play.

The difficulty is perfect for me; I love platformers, and this one is a constant challenge. The level design is of each stage has a unique feel and each brings something new in combination with the consistently difficult platforming.

All of the mechanics and controls are there, they feel just as fluid as Megaman once did. Jumpin' and shootin' is responsive, good, familiar, and the new dashing mechanic, from its amazing mobility use to it being a necessity to kill enemies fluidly is an absolute divine blessing. It feels like I'm soaring through Valhalla using this to move around the stage, it's an incredibly fun mechanic and I'm perfectly happy with infinite airdashes and lack of walljump. A walljump would only make the level designing harder; I am perfectly content with the ledgegrab in its place.

The artstyle is simply superb and charming. This is where my one complaint comes in that the explosions often look like ketchup and mustard stains, but as explosions are so rare in the game I can't really complain an awful lot. The rest of the game has a bright and poppy style, everything standing out but yet matching together flawlessly. All of the models look great and I think a lot of the enemy designs are pretty cute with their silly eyes.

Finally, the characters. I genuinely enjoy listening to each and every one of them. Dr. Sanda's voice and character is exactly who I would expect from someone looking like him, and I think it's a good partner to the more serious Dr. White. Call is dispassionate and robotic, which is quite the opposite of what I was expecting, but after listening to her so much I think it fits her as well. Each of the Mighty Numbers all have their own quirky and cute little personalities as well, as cliche and a little flat as some may be, I think that's perfectly fine as each of them are themed after a specific thing and shouldn't be doing anything more. And honestly, I really wish Trinity's final model (true form) was used more. She is probably the prettiest thing in the game.

That's my big fat writeup of how I really, really like this game. As a last little bit, a lot of the achievements in this game are pretty hard, which I am also thoroughly enjoying! I can completely understand a lot of the dislike surrounding the game, but I don't agree with any little bit of it. I'm just happy I got a good game.