Final Soldier - PC Engine - 1cc Normal - No Commentary (Some flashing, flickering, and others)
0I was a bit sick when doing this clear, hence the absolute capitulation on the boss of Stage 6, but also I question if this game is supposed to be that easy. Up to Stage 5, yes, fully agree. Afterwards though it ramps up a fair bit. First time playing I didn't know that the options could be used as bombs which could have helped immensely, and also that speed is actually important here.
But there is a nice cushion, it's a power up then power down deal, each time you're hit then you lose one power level, if you're at power level 1 then you die. This of course opens a situation during bosses where absolute capitulation is a possibility because there's no opportunity to power up until the next stage. There's also dodging to be done here, some quite interesting patterns which can pose a challenge depending on what speed you're on.
And I strongly suggest moving the speed to Level 2 for Stage 6 because there's a homing attack to dodge which is doable at level 1, but more comfortable at Level 2. Then for the final boss I put it right up to Level 3 because it's a chase enemy that expands, so I need to get as far away as possible to those corners to lure it in.
Since this is a Level 2, a basic one, I fear for Level 3 because this posed a problem at the end which required multiple playthroughs and me having to abandon runs when I lost a life early on. Stage 7 is a ramp that I wouldn't recommend to a beginner, but here I am comfortably within 2 hours of playtime with a clear.
I did enjoy it though, very good game and I would have definitely appreciated it had I played it at the time.
This video also greatly stressed out my encoder at the end. 70% CPU utilisation on the final stage even at 720p. To be fair, that was a freaky scene.
0:00 Intro
0:20 Stage 1 - Future Zone
5:04 Stage 2 - Desert Zone
9:25 Stage 3 - Ocean Zone
14:33 Stage 4 - Urban Zone
19:06 Stage 5 - Outer Zone
24:15 Stage 6 - Enemy Base Zone
29:29 Stage 7 - Forbidden Zone (MY EYES!)
34:07 Final Boss (HIS EYE!)
35:31 Ending & Credits
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