30XX

After playing through a bunch of the Megaman Legacy collections I keep finding myself thinking "Damn, 30XX is a really good game."

[strike]Playing this feels like watching a casino slot machine screen. The background visuals are too cluttered and flashy for me. I wish I could dim the background so I can just focus on the enemies, hazards, and projectiles. I am also not a fan of the color palettes for the stages either. The stages have a lot of clashing neon colors making it difficult for me to spot the stage hazards quickly when dashing and jumping. I turned on outlines for enemies and projectiles in the settings but unfortunately the outlines are also flashing neon colors.[/strike] EDIT: In the settings under "Visibility Options" at the very top there is a background filter specifically for people that need or prefer less visual information. It was a tremendous help for me. Be warned when it comes to online multiplayer: Switches and floor panels are not individually instanced. This means the faster player can trigger platforms to disappear for both players. Usually this means one player has to wait for the other player to cross platforms before they can cross the platforms. However one of the main stages (Penumbra) involves color coded switches that deactivate other colored platforms. This can mean that while player A is holding or standing on a blue platform and player B activates the green platforms to complete the platforming puzzle, the blue platforms will disappear for both players and very likely to cause unavoidable damage to player A. This kind of system causes large gaps between players during multiplayer unless they have near exact path decisions as well as near exact jump and dash timing for the entire stage. What ends up happening in my sessions is the faster player runs through the stage while the slower player waits for the touch activated platforms to reset. Then the faster player either waits or forcibly drags the slower player to the next boss or event. This made the majority of the stages outside of bosses and events feel like solo play. Admittedly I don't have a lot of playtime so maybe there is a better way to handle the platforms in multiplayer. Of course if you're going to play solo you don't even have to worry about any of that and can just enjoy the game. Also huge thanks to the dev for teaching me how to read. lmao