>>723888109
For every one good idea it had, it had two bad ideas that dragged the experience down. Also, while Classic Megaman was always the more lighthearted series, the aesthetics and music in 8 are downright soft and mild.

And of course, pic related. Because nothing fits better in a moderately paced platforming shooter like twitch reactions and making all your special weapons useless. It's a shame, because their counterpart Rush Jet SHMUP sections are actually pretty fun. They felt like a creative expansion on Mega Man's core gameplay loop instead of throwing it all out for proto quicktime events.