Mommar Posted March 19 Posted March 19 Gameplay is kind of a bummer. You can't both shoot your cannons and lock missles at the same time so you basically will use your missiles exclusively if you want an S rank on every level. Especially on Very Hard difficulty. I also basically exclusively play in portable mode. Everything is too damn small to really play at that size. Quote
the_foul_fowl Posted March 19 Posted March 19 Despite my excitement with the overall exclusives, i have to agree with Mommar. Controls don’t feel as tight as it could be, seems to be some lag, which is a really a downer, cos I was hopeful it would be at least something like Macross arcade. I’m usually decent at shmups but so far haven’t really been able to get beyond the first stage for each pilot (each pilot seems to be in a mashup area, so Hikaru appears in a Macross Delta stage while Hayate seems to appear in a Vajra stage etc). More practice is needed! What’s nice is that BGM seem to kick in at the boss phase, so Bokura no Senjou starts playing when Keith windermeer appears, which at least feels cool 😎 Quote
Convectuoso Posted March 19 Author Posted March 19 I got my Limited Edition too. I'm wondering how to get the DLC since it's only available on the Japan eShop Quote
Dangard Ace Posted March 20 Posted March 20 Man that first stage with those undodgeable orange rings is annoying.....unless there's a way to dodge I haven't figured out? Best I could figure is go for the 4 sonic relays and shoot them down as fast as possible. Quote
Convectuoso Posted March 20 Author Posted March 20 22 minutes ago, Dangard Ace said: Man that first stage with those undodgeable orange rings is annoying.....unless there's a way to dodge I haven't figured out? Best I could figure is go for the 4 sonic relays and shoot them down as fast as possible. You have to use the dodge button to pass under them Quote
MisaForever Posted March 20 Posted March 20 Me sitting here waiting in the abyss for a PC version to release. 😐 Quote
Dangard Ace Posted March 20 Posted March 20 1 hour ago, Convectuoso said: You have to use the dodge button to pass under them Ahhhh. I thought it was just a cool sliding thing. So that's dodge. OKAY! This makes it a little easier. Thanks. Quote
Mommar Posted March 20 Posted March 20 16 hours ago, the_foul_fowl said: Despite my excitement with the overall exclusives, i have to agree with Mommar. Controls don’t feel as tight as it could be, seems to be some lag, which is a really a downer, cos I was hopeful it would be at least something like Macross arcade. I’m usually decent at shmups but so far haven’t really been able to get beyond the first stage for each pilot (each pilot seems to be in a mashup area, so Hikaru appears in a Macross Delta stage while Hayate seems to appear in a Vajra stage etc). More practice is needed! What’s nice is that BGM seem to kick in at the boss phase, so Bokura no Senjou starts playing when Keith windermeer appears, which at least feels cool 😎 I didn't notice any input lag. The actual dodge move is implemented poorly however. Quote
the_foul_fowl Posted March 20 Posted March 20 8 hours ago, Convectuoso said: I got my Limited Edition too. I'm wondering how to get the DLC since it's only available on the Japan eShop For the switch, while you could change your location to JP and your account would be linked to the JP eshop, the easy way would be to create an user with a Japanese eshop and use that to download the DLC… is there already DLC available? Quote
Mommar Posted March 20 Posted March 20 12 hours ago, the_foul_fowl said: For the switch, while you could change your location to JP and your account would be linked to the JP eshop, the easy way would be to create an user with a Japanese eshop and use that to download the DLC… is there already DLC available? Hikaru. Quote
Mommar Posted March 20 Posted March 20 21 hours ago, Convectuoso said: I got my Limited Edition too. I'm wondering how to get the DLC since it's only available on the Japan eShop Create a japanese account and log in that way. You don't even have to play the game with your Japanese account. I csn playbthe game with dlc entirely from my US one. Quote
Graham Posted March 21 Posted March 21 13 hours ago, Mommar said: Hikaru. Got my standard version PS4 game yesterday from Amazon JP, without any of the extra stuff. So no booklet etc. Is there really any extra DLC available at the moment??????? After installing the game last night from the disc on my HK Playstation account, it already includes Hikaru's DYRL VF-1S. Quote
Graham Posted March 21 Posted March 21 And I'm gonna have to agree with most people that the game is kinda meh. I would have preferred a remasterted version of the old ArtDink PSP / PSVita games. Or Macross 30 remastered for PS4 or PS5, Quote
Convectuoso Posted March 21 Author Posted March 21 4 hours ago, Graham said: Is there really any extra DLC available at the moment??????? https://store-jp.nintendo.com/list/software/70050000047201.html Quote
Mommar Posted March 21 Posted March 21 1 hour ago, Convectuoso said: https://store-jp.nintendo.com/list/software/70050000047201.html That's confusing given it was already on Grahams disc. Maybe the digital version doesn't include that stuff? Or Switch version doesn't on disc? Quote
sh9000 Posted March 21 Posted March 21 https://www.forbes.com/sites/games/2024/03/19/macross-shooting-insight-switch-review-a-weirdly-awkward-shmup That's great for the people enjoying this game. I think I'll stick to VF-X2 and Macross 30. Quote
Mommar Posted March 21 Posted March 21 6 hours ago, Graham said: And I'm gonna have to agree with most people that the game is kinda meh. I would have preferred a remasterted version of the old ArtDink PSP / PSVita games. Or Macross 30 remastered for PS4 or PS5, The oddity about this complaint is the artdink games are 3d shooters. That's asking for a different kind of game. I like shmups, but this game isn't even up to par with a 30 yesr old Super Famicom title. Quote
Valkyrie Hunter D Posted March 21 Posted March 21 After some scares with Amazon JP (I got a couple of messages saying the game can't be shipped out of Japan), they came through and it arrived today. It's disappointing that the latest Macross game is just a two dimensional shooter, but it's better than no Macross game I guess. Quote
Graham Posted March 22 Posted March 22 13 hours ago, Mommar said: That's confusing given it was already on Grahams disc. Maybe the digital version doesn't include that stuff? Or Switch version doesn't on disc? Yeah, 100% confirm the game as installed from the physical PS4 disc version of Macross Shooting Insight, which I ordered from Amazon JP, includes Hikaru and his DYRL VF-1S. I installed the game while logged into my Hong Kong Playstation account, I did not download or install any DLC, as there is no Macross content on the Hong Kong Playstation store......certainly Macross Shooting Insight is not on the Hong Kong Playstation online store. While I think I do have an old Japanese Playstation account, I haven't logged into it for years, probably since the PS3 Macross 30 days, or Maybe when I had the PS Vita Macross Delta Scramble game,,,,,,I forget???? Not even sure I still remember the password for my Japanese Playstation account, it's been so long. Quote
treatment Posted March 22 Posted March 22 2 minutes ago, Graham said: Yeah, 100% confirm the game as installed from the physical PS4 disc version includes Hikaru and his DYRL VF-1S. I installed the game while logged into my Hong Kong Playstation account, I did not download or install any DLC. While I think I do have a Japanese Playstation account, I haven't logged into it for years, probably since the Macross 30 days I guess. I don't know if that was applicable to the Switch version, but the way I understood the news before, only the Japanese PS4 and PS5 disc-releases will already include the so-called Hikaru/DYRL DLC. The localized non-Japanese PS4/PS5 releases (discs or otherwise) will not contain the DYRL stuff like Hikaru nor even Minmay's art on the cover. Quote
Convectuoso Posted March 22 Author Posted March 22 I installed the physical game I got from Amazon JP on my Switch with a US account, and Hikaru is there. No need for DLC on the limited edition of the game Quote
Mommar Posted March 22 Posted March 22 Sounds like the physical has the dlc preloaded but if you download it digitally you need the dlc too. Quote
the_foul_fowl Posted March 23 Posted March 23 For my switch version I ordered from Amazon.jp that I’m playing on a non-JP account, Hikaru and the DYRL stage are there too. Maybe the DLC is if you buy from the JP eshop directly? has anyone figured out if there are any unlocks in the game? Given that the boxart shows a VF-1S with fast packs, and there are ??? on the mecha gallery, I’m thinking there should be. Completed the Hikaru and Isamu routes, but no unlocks so far. Quote
Mommar Posted March 24 Posted March 24 On 3/22/2024 at 8:15 PM, the_foul_fowl said: For my switch version I ordered from Amazon.jp that I’m playing on a non-JP account, Hikaru and the DYRL stage are there too. Maybe the DLC is if you buy from the JP eshop directly? has anyone figured out if there are any unlocks in the game? Given that the boxart shows a VF-1S with fast packs, and there are ??? on the mecha gallery, I’m thinking there should be. Completed the Hikaru and Isamu routes, but no unlocks so far. I suspect if there are unlocks it's going to require S Rankings on every level on higher difficulties. Quote
treatment Posted March 25 Posted March 25 (edited) Here's my Hikaru screenshots so far from my PS4: No FAST-Pack installed, yet, tho. Not sure if the FP needs to be unlocked via achievements... Edited March 25 by treatment Quote
recon Posted March 26 Posted March 26 Are there any links to get the limited edition as im keen on the acrylic display? Quote
Convectuoso Posted March 27 Author Posted March 27 8 hours ago, recon said: Are there any links to get the limited edition as im keen on the acrylic display? SW版 マクロス -Shooting Insight- 限定版 【メーカー特典あり】 ＜初回限定特典＞ヴァイスシュヴァルツ特製PRカード 同梱 https://amzn.asia/d/8quEqxu Quote
treatment Posted March 27 Posted March 27 Wonder if the YF-21 needs to be unlocked. As such, I'm tryihg out Gamlin and Basara's VF-19 gets to be annoying... Quote
akt_m Posted March 28 Posted March 28 I just bought this on steam, this game stinks. But beggars can't be choosers... Quote
Chewie Posted March 29 Posted March 29 Anyone know if the current version on Steam will simply update to include the English region/version when it released? Quote
treatment Posted April 1 Posted April 1 (edited) Got some time today and played it a bit more straight campagn now. Selected Hikaru again, of course. I got up to the second part of the Everlasting whatever dimension or something, with the confusing moving vertical lines. The first part was in GERWALK mode and rather easy, but Basara's VF-19 keeps getting annoying as a tag-along. Enough for the night. I'll pick it up maybe next weekend. That said, my favorite dimension so far is the Remembrance, where Regulds, Missile-Regulds, N-Jers, and Q-Raus are the enemies. It's just really cool to battle against them than against the Vajras, Varautas, and Drakens. At least, visually. Guess I'm just so easy to please with DYRL enemy mechs... Edited April 1 by treatment Quote
jvmacross Posted April 1 Posted April 1 Mikimoto Illustrated Macross Shooting Insight Acrylic Display... Quote
ckhtiger Posted April 3 Posted April 3 Are there any translations for the dialog available? I'm just holding my phone up to the TV with Google translate open and it's getting a bit...tiresome doing that in-between levels. Quote
treatment Posted April 7 Posted April 7 Completed the Story Mode in Normal level using Hikaru, and here as some screenies: Not really sure why Alto's in that Trophy pic, instead of just Hikaru and his VF-1S. Weird. As such, the Arcade and Boss Rush gameplay options are now unlocked. Quote
treatment Posted April 8 Posted April 8 (edited) So, stuff I wish this game have in story-mode: FAST Packs (Super and Strike), GBP Armor Roy Focker, Guld, Max, Milia, Nora, DD pilot-selections VF-0S/VF-0D, YF-21/VF-22, VF-4x, VF-11b, VF-5000, YF-29/VF-29, VF-31AX valk-selections. Custom valk skins! Maybe or hopefully BushiRoad will offer all or some of these as free DLCs soon... Edited April 8 by treatment Quote
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