So, I finished Megaman Rock Force a few days ago. It's definitely improved in the time since raocow LP'd it. Notably, there are an alternate second set of stages now depending on whether the last robot master you beat is in the corners or on the sides. I saw them on Roahm Mythril's channel, though, so I knew what to expect. Also, the ending is less of a complete downer, and offers some hope for the future. Justiceman redeemed, somewhat.
On the whole, I enjoyed the game, but I definitely found it a lot more enjoyable with infinite lives, since some of the gimmicks, especially in the alternate second four stages, are very hard to get used to at first, and I ended up losing a ton of lives there (freaking Warman stage pounder thingies... argh). One big thing about the game is just how much you end up missing things like Rush Jet or other movement-enhancing tools/powers when they're not around. There are a number of very irritating jumps that on any other Megaman game, I'd whip out Rush in a heartbeat to get past, but... well, no such thing in Rock Force. Also, I'm not entirely fond of the fact that Beat is unlocked by perfect-running bosses. Granted, you only have to do four of them, some are decidedly easier to perfect run than others, and the secondary bosses (even up to the fortress stages) also count towards the total, but... I dunno, it's just not the kind of thing I particularly find fun. I *did* it, but in that same manner where a few SMW hackers are adding things with raocow in mind, I can't help but think some Megaman fangame creators are adding stuff with Roahm in mind.
Starting now on Unlimited, and... honestly? It seems *easier* than Rock Force so far. I've Game Over'd quite a few times learning the stages, but the real difficulty seems to come from the lack of a "Lives" option (no more infinite lives) and fewer checkpoints, rather than the stages themselves being all that hard. Granted, I've only done a couple stages so far, but... yeah. Kind of odd, that.
HatKid wrote:I started playing Golden Sun, due to a recommendation from someone I know. I haven't played very much of it yet, but it seems like it'll be fun. It has some pretty great music.
I played that a couple years ago. It's pretty much as generic a JRPG as you can get, but I enjoyed it. Nice retro feel. And the soundtrack is by Motoi Sakuraba, so of *course* it's great.