EmperorIng wrote:Congratulations ACSeraph! A clear in Darius II is no small accomplishment, especially since it looks like you tackled some of the harder stages there. Good job on the score; maybe if I'm lucky I'll clear the game this year.
Thanks man! This is definitely one of my proudest clears, and probably the hardest game I've ever cleared. Awesome experience. I still need to clear my saturn copy, but unfortunately there are a lot of differences that require a different approach, and the laser satelites in stage L have fucked up hitboxes that I havent figures out how to deal with yet
I think stage difficulty in Darius depends a lot on the skillset of the player in question. For me the course I took was definitely the easiest. It requires heavier planning, but less execution imo. I find D for example way easier than E even though most people don't.
I chose L because Leadain can be consistently cleared without getting hit despite having more difficult patterns、whereas Yamato is random and can occasionally just totally fuck you if he decides to fire right in your face. I prefer consistency over easier but somewhat random patters.
As for V, Bio Strong is the second easiest boss in the entire game after Hyper Sting if you know what to do. The stage itself is hard, but if you can make it to Strong you can complete the game even with a powered down ship.
I get the spread shortly into the level, and then it's mostly a matter of hanging near the left and spraying up and down when you know a wave of shrapnel things is about to spawn.
