Um, everyone doesn't hate Yoshi's Story? I must be really missing something. It was one of the best N64 games. Why don't people get outta the past and learn to like something new. YI was what it was and was amazing for it but they aren't gonna keep making new games with the same old play style. Experimenting with different gameplay can dramatically boost a franchise (see the 3D Bomberman games) and YS did just that (as well as find a special place in our hearts for being so adorable).
Who could hate Mega Man 7 and 8? Seriously? People need to get out of the 8-bit dimension. MM7 would have been better on the PS but it didn't make it so they did very well with what they had. Still the same formula just with a different feel. I liked the big sprites.
MM8 is underrated for poor reasons. It's supposed to be cartoony, that's where its charm comes from, and the animated scenes added a sort of modern feel to it (and I love Dr. Light's voice, they should have kept it in future games) which fits since it's the third latest in the series despite being over 10 years old. Even though it's the same play style it had a "cheery" vibe and overall had a good, different feel. The voices were good, Aqua Man's got glitched and sounded squeakier than it generally is on occasion but the voices were generally good for an old game. I see nothing wrong with it except that it was a bit difficult at times (especially the bosses). A couple weapons weren't quite as useful outside of Robot Master battles as others (I can only think of Water Balloon ATM), but y'know they were okay if you needed something a little stronger but didn't want to waste a better weapon. Others like Astro Crush I wish didn't run out so fast but eh.
Who could hate Mega Man 7 and 8? Seriously? People need to get out of the 8-bit dimension. MM7 would have been better on the PS but it didn't make it so they did very well with what they had. Still the same formula just with a different feel. I liked the big sprites.
MM8 is underrated for poor reasons. It's supposed to be cartoony, that's where its charm comes from, and the animated scenes added a sort of modern feel to it (and I love Dr. Light's voice, they should have kept it in future games) which fits since it's the third latest in the series despite being over 10 years old. Even though it's the same play style it had a "cheery" vibe and overall had a good, different feel. The voices were good, Aqua Man's got glitched and sounded squeakier than it generally is on occasion but the voices were generally good for an old game. I see nothing wrong with it except that it was a bit difficult at times (especially the bosses). A couple weapons weren't quite as useful outside of Robot Master battles as others (I can only think of Water Balloon ATM), but y'know they were okay if you needed something a little stronger but didn't want to waste a better weapon. Others like Astro Crush I wish didn't run out so fast but eh.