Heavy Unit

[Gredler]

but here how I take on Heavy Units:

This is how I felt about it, "Unbalanced." Once I got through the crazy opening area it seemed to ease up so much, then suddenly spike again. There did not seem to be a middle ground or any sort of ramp from difficulty to difficulty.

[deubeul]

I love Heavy Unit. There's one of the PcE's fastest scrolling near the end of the game.

[EmperorIng]

but here how I take on Heavy Units:

This is how I felt about it, "Unbalanced." Once I got through the crazy opening area it seemed to ease up so much, then suddenly spike again. There did not seem to be a middle ground or any sort of ramp from difficulty to difficulty.

The only difficulty spike is if you die, because you have to work hard to get back to a reasonable level.

And even then, if you die in this game, it's going to be because you crashed into terrain, because the game is extraordinarily kind with the amount of hits a shield can take.

I managed to go through the last half of the game blind and could tank it out - including the tricky final boss - thanks to the shields. It really lessens the difficulty.

I am a little disappointed... The game finally came in today, and I 1CC'd it on my second attempt. The opening isn't even tough anymore, since I figured out through trial and error the exact positioning to survive easily every time. The hardest part of the game, imo, is probably the power-up spam that makes you risk transforming back into a ship during the final boss. Well that, and the opening to the final stage - lots of bullets.


Pic: Final boss before he gave up the cyber ghost

Still, lots of fun! I made it all the way near the end of the second loop (boss of 2-4) before a stupid death killed my excellent run.

[esteban]

but here how I take on Heavy Units:

This is how I felt about it, "Unbalanced." Once I got through the crazy opening area it seemed to ease up so much, then suddenly spike again. There did not seem to be a middle ground or any sort of ramp from difficulty to difficulty.

The only difficulty spike is if you die, because you have to work hard to get back to a reasonable level.

And even then, if you die in this game, it's going to be because you crashed into terrain, because the game is extraordinarily kind with the amount of hits a shield can take.

I managed to go through the last half of the game blind and could tank it out - including the tricky final boss - thanks to the shields. It really lessens the difficulty.

I am a little disappointed... The game finally came in today, and I 1CC'd it on my second attempt. The opening isn't even tough anymore, since I figured out through trial and error the exact positioning to survive easily every time. The hardest part of the game, imo, is probably the power-up spam that makes you risk transforming back into a ship during the final boss. Well that, and the opening to the final stage - lots of bullets.


Pic: Final boss before he gave up the cyber ghost

Still, lots of fun! I made it all the way near the end of the second loop (boss of 2-4) before a stupid death killed my excellent run.

I never figured out the "safe spot" in the opening scene, but knowing that it exists changes my strategy.

Also, there are six loops in Heavy Unit.

So, really, you just barely started your journey.

Please keep us updated on your progress.

I made it to third loop.

[EmperorIng]

If you managed that without using a continue, I'd be seriously impressed.

I have some serious doubts that the subsequent loops would add difficulty on top of the second loop's suicide bullets. I  can't see the screen getting much more cluttered than it already is, especially in parts like the opening of stage 3 or the pink glob spam of stage 4.

[EmperorIng]

I can rightly declare esteban a liar, as I can attest with all certainty that there are only two loops.

I was able today to beat Heavy Unit without losing a single life:



All in all, as I said above, this game is actually very easy. Keep in mech form, don't grab too many speed-up icons (mostly for the huge S spam that happens before the final boss), and memorize where all the shield icons are. If you do those things, there is very little in this game that can kill you if you safely maneuver away from obstacles and avoid getting hit too many times while your shields are active. Seriously, your shields take so many hits that a boss can hit you 7 or 8 times in quick succession and you will still be good. It nullifies the challenge for a large portion of the game.

not that I will complain too hard! i love feeling like a superplayer by beating an easy game.

[esteban]

I can rightly declare esteban a liar, as I can attest with all certainty that there are only two loops.

I was able today to beat Heavy Unit without losing a single life:

Did you notice the blinking cursor as the ending song concludes?

Tap along with it (alternating I and II buttons) and you will unlock Tres Lupe. 

[EmperorIng]

It will be some time before I feel like putting away 40+ minutes playing a slow easy game (again) to get to a loop that may or may not be there (no information about the loop anywhere else online). Wish you would have spoken up before I tried it again, because I was really ready to go where no one has gone before in the realm of "clearing easy PC engine games". 

It seems like a needlessly esoteric way to hide away more of the game, not that I imagine the game would increase in difficulty after loop 2.

[Arkhan]

WHO REVIVED MY THREAD AND DIDN'T EVEN TELL ME.

damn


This game still sucks, btw.

[EmperorIng]

Nah, it's super easy but it's good. 
Not that I'd call it great, or original - a respectable mid-tier shooter. Which is pretty good because there are so many lousier PCE shooters, like Toilet Kids, Deep Blue, Hani in the Sky and Barunba.