After nomissing Spirits, Hardcorps and Shin, you're basically overqualified for Neo. You should have very little to worry about, it's distinctly the easiest of Nakazato's quartet. Could've really used more shooting enemies, as well as some tightening-up of the playfield in spots. Mission 4's aircraft carrier raid would be a killer turret-lined run, but you can just scroll them offscreen so they won't fire. They sure do blow up good, at least, as does everything/everyone else.pegboy wrote:So now I'm on to Neo Contra, anything I should know about it? Never played it back in the day so this is all new to me and I've only played it briefly today, maybe ah hour tops. I was using the type with the charge shot and flamethrower and have yet to try the others. It's taking me a while to get used to the controls and perspective but it seems like "Good Contra" so far.
Typing this reminds me of how I'd always wish some of the stuff in the extravagant CG intro was in-game >_< Man, I want that rad jeep VS armoured train battle! Fuck! Ah well, can always fire up Shock Troopers.
Still a great time - has pace and kick, with quite a few clever, original setpieces and boss designs. Super-sharp controls and hit detection too. Highlight for me is the last few stage-end bosses, which while still not outright harrowing, involve some nice multitasking.
I always used the railgun/flamethrower combo, too, its bullet cancelling can come in handy at the endgame, and the former's combo of pinpoint laser-sight accuracy and monstrous impact is too goddamn satisfying. The unlockable weapon sets supposedly break the game outright, I never really bothered with 'em. Drill Gun is hilarious though, will always remember getting ID carded buying my copy because of the batshit, very un-Contra gore.
Love that daft intro vocal theme. AGGRESSION AND COMBAT RELEASES THE ANGER No lie, some of those lyrics are on point.
Mephistopheles
Induces you into Hell
Join the death pilgrimage
Destroy / Dispel
I guess my advice would be to stick to the default weapon sets, as it'll be a relatively easy nomiss to begin with.