[OLD] Darius Burst

[Voxbox]

Arcade Mode:
59,378,180 - Next - ABDFI (ALL)

Burst Mode:
50,724,800 - Next - ABCEH (ALL)

[Limbrooke]

Burst mode counter stop (I think): http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm9391405

Disappointing, yet, this could mean the chance of seeing a Darius Burst Kai or something along those lines. I'm not holding my breath however.

[CIT]

Disappointing

Perhaps, but even coming close to counter stop territory will probably be too hard for most people.


Speaking of hard, has anybody cleared Mission Mode yet?

[Dragoforce]

Nope, I haven't played mission mode much. Just used it for practice.

Nice scores Vox! Allow me:

Burst mode
Dragoforce 53,178,100 - Next - ABCEI (ALL)

[Voxbox]

Good score! But not as good as this:

Burst Mode:
Voxbox - 57,023,840 - Next - ABDFI



Forgot to dodge while beam countering Thousand Knives and died. Wouldn't really have gotten anything for killing it with a x1 multiplier though.

[Dragoforce]

Arcade mode
Dragoforce - 62,172,100 - Next - ABDHI (ALL)

[CIT]

Ohhh, now you're creeping into CIT territory.

Unfortunately I won't be able to play this weekend.

[Dragoforce]

Soon...

Played a little Burst mode after work today:

Dragoforce - 59,451,000 - Next - ABCEI (ALL)

[lgb]

probably being a jerk for even mentioning this but I'm pretty sure "Dariusburst" is one large word

[Dragoforce]

Perhaps, but since I get 204 000 google hits with "Darius Burst" and 66 900 with "DariusBurst" I will go with the former.

[Dragoforce]

Grrrr

Arcade
Dragoforce - 65,141,100 - Next - ABCEH (ALL)

[Icarus]

Ok.

ARCADE
Icarus - 69,384,300 - Next - ABCEH (ALL - Lx3)



I'm sure there were two Extends on this route. Also, countered Mud Wheel, but didn't kill the boss with the Counter Beam (ran out of power, and lost a bunch of points), fumbled Lightning Flamberge a bit and was knocked down to x12, and Mirage Castle would not go away, and also knocked me down to about x12.

75mil or thereabout is my limit.

Replay: http://thestudio-uk.com/external/scores ... eH_icr.zip

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BURST
Icarus - 79,136,750 - Next - ABCEH (ALL)



Not a bad run, though the very end of Zone H still takes a bunch of hits off me.
I think I prefer Burst Mode to Arcade Mode, to be honest. Faster paced, more enemies, and the 1LC restriction is challenging on the other routes.

Replay: http://thestudio-uk.com/external/scores ... eH_icr.zip

[Dragoforce]

Congratulations Icarus! Good to see you back on the boards

[Voxbox]

My spirit is crushed

...but I'll still beat you, Dragoforce!

[Icarus]

Quick update.

ARCADE
Icarus - 71,461,500 - Next - ABCEH (ALL - Lx4)

I knew there was an Extend somewhere in stage3. Still a bit messy against Mirage Castle, but at least I got all five counters in a run this time, and an x14 against Fatty Gluttons. A few more tweaks to a few sections for the 75mil attempt.

Screensnap and replay file to come in the morning. Sleepy now.

[guigui]

You guys make me laugh what counts on a high score board is not the actual amount of the score you post, but the time when you post it ! At the former, I'm last, at the latter, I'm first.

(or am I somehow mistaken ?)

[Dragoforce]

Partially true. While I commend you for posting the first score in the thread, the thing that really counts in a highscore thread is how much time you are willing to put in the game

[Dragoforce]

Arcade
Dragoforce - 68,451,700 - Next - ABCEI (ALL)

Burst
Dragoforce - 66,935,230 - Next - ABCEH (ALL)

Probably my last entry for a while. CIT will probably crush my arcade score soon.

[Icarus]

ARCADE
Icarus - 75,368,500 - Next - ABCEH (ALL - Lx4)

Relatively decent scoring all round, aside from a fumble in the early part of Hungry Gluttons that knocked me down to x8. Might try going to Zone I and fighting Thousand Knives, since it seems quite easy to high-multiplier kill this boss. Can probably manage 80mil at some point, but that's something to do in the future, perhaps.

Time for a break.

Replay: http://thestudio-uk.com/external/scores ... LL_icr.zip

[Dragoforce]

Great show! Go for the Burst mode counterstop now!

[ZOM]

Wow this thread sure is running better than I thought; I really need to find some free time to get back to this wonderful game. Last I did was completing half the missions.

[Plasmo]

Any chance you could .avi that replay, ICR?

[Icarus]

Great show! Go for the Burst mode counterstop now!

I'll try for 80mil, but there are a lot of conditions and tricks required to make a 90mil+ score. Not entirely sure how much an x16 Hungry Gluttons or Thousand Knives is worth, at the moment, but I know x16'ing Thousand Knives is a lot easier than x16'ing the Gluttons.

Counter-stopping isn't really in my league for any game, to be honest. Batsugun Special proved that. ;p

Any chance you could .avi that replay, ICR?

I don't have my capture hardware to hand at the moment, but if you don't mind a camcorder job, then I can cook something up. Otherwise, I'll leave it to someone else to AVI the input file.

[Icarus]

BURST
Icarus - 80,727,980 - Next - ABCEI (ALL)

I'm missing about 5mil or more from various boss parts I failed to destroy in this run, especially against Mirage Castle who cycled into the second form too quickly, as well as a messy x11 against Thousand Knives. On a run yesterday, I cleared Burst with 78.8mil and missed the counter against Thousand Knives, despite holding a x10 multiplier, so 85mil is in reach with a bit of a push.

Replay: http://thestudio-uk.com/external/scores ... LL_icr.zip

[Icarus]

Last update for a while, LOL.

BURST
Icarus - 86,964,470 - Next - ABCEI (ALL)

Nice scoring throughout, quite happy with the route now.
A lowish multiplier at Mirage Castle (x13 I think), and an x13 on Thousand Knives.

Replay: http://thestudio-uk.com/external/scores ... LL_icr.zip

[Dragoforce]

Only 13 millions to go!

[Voxbox]

*Mindblown*

But why do you stick with the upper path for so long? In my experience just Zone D gives a million or so more than C.

[Icarus]

But why do you stick with the upper path for so long? In my experience just Zone D gives a million or so more than C.

Because I believe you can score more from Zone H and I by going though the ABCE route through accurate and consistent play, ignoring Zone F completely.

And on that note, just cleared Burst again on ABCEI, scored 85.8mil (lower than my best), but had absolutely horrible play on the bosses - x12 Mud Wheel, x12 Lightning Flamberge, x13 Mirage Castle and x9 Thousand Knives. Also made a horrible mess of Zone I itself, playing through with an x10 multiplier.

[Icarus]

You can counterstop Zone I.
However I didn't quite manage it in this run. :/

BURST
Icarus - 96,366,040 - Next - ABCEI (ALL)

I am missing two shell pieces from Mud Wheel, a couple of bits of Mirage Castle, Lightning Flamberge's fin, and only managed x12 on Thousand Knives here. Could probably get a few more points from the second possible in-stage counterbeam opportunity in Zone I, too.

Replay: http://thestudio-uk.com/external/scores ... LL_icr.zip

[Dragoforce]

Amazing!! Just a couple of more shots!