1. Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour (PC)
2. Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter* (PC)
3. Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter (PC)
4. D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die (PC)
5. Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight (PC)
6. Deadcore (PC)
7. Yakuza 4 (PS3)
8. Hyper Light Drifter (PC)
9. Doom 2: Valiant (PC)
10. Resident Evil 7 (PS4)
10. Doom 2: Ancient Aliens (PC)
11. Doom 2: Vanguard (PC)
12. Doom 2: Doom 2 The Way id Did (PC)
13. Doom 2: Community Chest Pack 4 (PC)
14. Doom: Doom The Way id Did (PC)
15. Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 (PC)
16. Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 (PC)
17. Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (WiiU)
18. Dishonored 2 (PC)
19. Kirby's Dream Land (GB)
20. Kirby's Dream Land 2 (GB)
21. Super Mario Land (GB)
22. Super Mario Land 2 (GB)
23. Mighty Final Fight (NES)
24. Kirby's Dream Land 3 (SNES)
25. Trip World (GB)
26. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist (Genesis)
27. Aladdin (Genesis)
28. Streets of Rage (SMS)
29. Bare Knuckle (Genesis)
30. Bare Knuckle 2* (Genesis)
31. Bare Knuckle 3* (Genesis)
32. Marchen Adventure Cotton 100% (SNES)
33. Earthworm Jim* (Sega CD)
34. Ghouls'n Ghosts (Genesis)
35. Contra (NES)
36. Super C (NES)
37. Final Fight 2* (SNES)
38. Contra III: The Alien Wars (SNES)
39. Final Fight 3* (SNES)
40. Operation C (GB)
41. Contra Hard Corps [End B] (Genesis)
42. Mega Turrican (Genesis)
43. Prey (PC)
44. Dark Souls 3 DLC: Ashes of Ariandel & The Ringed City (PS4)
45. Spec Ops: The Line (PC)
46. System Shock" Enhanced Edition (PC)
47. Tekken 7 (PS4)
48. Nier Automata [Platinum] (PS4)
49. Nier (B) (PS3)
50. Drakengard 3 (A-C) (PS3)
51. FEAR Extraction Point* (PC)
52. FEAR Perseus Mandate* (PC)
53. Transmissions: Element 120 (PC)
54. Ratchet & Clank (PS4)
55. Rise of the Tomb Raider (PS4)
56. Sonic CD* (PC)
57. Alan Wake* (PC)
58. Deus Ex* (PC)
59. Momodora III (PC)
60. Mega Man 7* (PS4, MMLC2)
61. Mega Man 8* (PS4, MMLC2)
62. Mega Man 9* (PS4, MMLC2)
63. Mega Man 10* (PS4, MMLC2)
64. Rockman & Forte* (SNES)
65. Mega Man Legends (PSX)
66. Sonic Mania (PC)
67. Mega Man Legends 2 (PSX)* replay
"Sorry Mega Man, but it looks like you might be stuck up there for a little while longer..." - Data
17 years later and counting.
I had so much fun playing Mega Man Legends that I wanted more. The weird thing about 2 is that I owned it (and it's sadly probably the rarest game I somehow misplaced and lost at some point). Yet I didn't really remember anything about the game up to this point except the beginning snowy town and the final boss fight. My only theory is that I got it in 2000 when it was brand new, played it then, and forgot about it all until now somehow! I'm not sure why it didn't leave an impression, but I had a blast playing through it now and kind of see this as my first run haha...
There are some quality of life improvements over the first game with some of the mechanics. Controls are a little better with locking on (when it works) and strafing now. More equippable stuff. Being able to explore the Flutter is amazing and one of the best home base airships I've seen in awhile. The music is much better and the distinguished elemental themed temples were really neat.
But ultimately... I think I might like the first game more overall. 2 bites off a lot and a bit more than it could chew. The campy story is showing some age with some dreadful voice overs (the alien chick), the bosses were more complex as were the arenas but the lock on was a bit of a pain at times. In looking up some youtube stuff, there is almost a whopping 2 hours of cutscenes in Legends 2 which was kind of crazy. There are a lot of areas, yet it's still a fairly straightforward and linear game. But because it's a bit discombobulated, I don't think these towns and locations will be nearly as memorable as the island in Legends 1. I like how the first game was a bit more of a Metroidvania thing going on too with the large interconnected ruins. Tron Bonne was actually kind of lame in 2 as well, she was buckling at her knees and suddenly a nervous wreck around Mega Man... which is cute, but she was this haughty arrogant mechanic in the first game and awesome. Also, there is absolutely nothing good to say about these duck pirates in 2... all the time they took up should have been just more Bonne development. So yeah, I like how 2 was bigger in scope, but did we really need to bring in aliens and start going to space? Legend 1's innocence kind of wins out for me. Ultimately though, I loved both and this was a blast to play them back to back. The charm is amazing and the visuals hold up extremely well for PSX games, there were so many little intricate details in the world. Examining items and things in every little town room was a blast, since there was usually some dialogue to everything you looked at. And the NPC's being dynamic between the story events made it all feel alive and active. Lots of cool stuff. I think 2 would have faired a little better if they pushed it to the PS2 and refined the controls a little. It's a shame that one got shafted a bit, then we never got the sequel, when things like Mega Man X7 and X8 exist... yikes.
Next up, Mega Man X Command Mission.