What I've Been Playing: March 2017

On 03/29/2017 at 01:12 AM by Halochief90

Mega Man Legacy Collection

At first, I was ready to snap this freshly bought disc in frustration, then I realized this game had save states and, halleluiah, I ended up loving every second I played of it. I actually ended up beating all the Mega Man games on the disc thanks to save states. I wonder how any human could actually beat these games back in the day (well, except for MM3, that one's kind of easy in comparison. I actually beat that one on the Anniversary Collection on PS2).

The Challenge mode is a ton of fun too. I somehow managed to beat 37 of the 50+ challenges. Lots of frustration was had, but I kept coming back to the game, no matter how much I would say "this is the last challenge." And did I mention I love Mega Man's music? Overall, this is the best game I've played so far this year, and I can't wait for my next retro-fix when the developers release Disney's Afternoon Collection in April.

Final Fantasy XV: Episode Gladiolus

I was finished with this one in a matter of hours, though the challenge was satisfying everything else about this "expansion" was pretty disappointing. I never liked the linear parts of FFXV very much, and this was linear as hell. I hope future expansions of FFXV add more to the open-world which is by far the star of the game.

Final Fantasy XIV

After going back to this after more than two years away, I can safely say I still love this game. I got a 14-day free trail for transferring from PS3 to PS4. I'm a level 55 Dragoon and probably close to halfway done the Heavensward expansion. I loved the story at the end of the final Realm Reborn patch, titled "Before the Fall." It was surprising how much it drew me in, especially considering I skipped a lot of the dialogue beforehand. I'm having a blast playing Trials and beating Primals over and over. I'm just about to purchase another month subscription where I will hopefully be caught up to the end of Heavensward patches by the end.

goaztecs

03/29/2017 at 12:14 PM

I keep getting close to buying that Mega Man Collection before walking away. Having save states is a huge plus for me, because even today I'd still have problems playing through those games.

Halochief90

03/29/2017 at 04:19 PM

Yeah, I would have bought the game sooner had I known there were save states. I can't really imagine anyone finding these games easy. There are some checkpoints that I can imagine would frustrate even the most hardcore MM players.

Super Step Contributing Writer

03/29/2017 at 02:56 PM

I'll likely get into the woods in lieu of mega man collection, but it does look good. I am continually baffled by how easy MM3 is for you. I find MM2 the easiest by far.

03/29/2017 at 04:21 PM

Granted, the only reason I beat MM3 was I think because it let you start with 9 lives in the Anniversary Collection. I never would have beaten Wily's Castle without it. I don't know which MM I find the hardest. Just based on bosses, I'd probably have to go with MM5.

KnightDriver

03/30/2017 at 08:18 PM

Really tempted to pick up the Mega Man Legacy Collection. I also tried to add The Disney Afternoon Collection to my rental list, but it wasn't available on Gamefly. Is it download only?

04/01/2017 at 05:30 PM

Yeah, Disney's Afternoon Collection might be digital only. That's the only pre-order up on Amazon. That would explain why it's only $20.

04/01/2017 at 11:40 PM

Darn. Maybe when I get back to work, I'll spring for it.

PixlBit