Tasting the 1CC

[TonK]

The last pattern on Galuda melts my eyes.

Too tired to play tonight.

[GaijinPunch]

Definitely agree with this. Especially in this series, since final bosses in Galuda I & II (heck even in ESP Ra.De) seem to push the difficulty curve a bit too far away from what the player had to survive in previous stages & bosses.

My thoughts exactly. As much as I love the game, it's flawed this way. Nothing in the game foreshadows how tough the final boss turns out to be.

At least in Garegga, you get your ass kicked thoroughly before reaching it...

I still think the argument is only valid for ESPGaluda's boss... ESPRade's is a judgement call (I had more trouble w/ the game than the last boss) and I think ESPGaluda II's is of perfect balance.

[chempop]

I have never 1-Alled a Psikyo game, but this year it is my number 1 shmup goal. I'm finally able to reach the last stage of Gunbird, I can almost taste it, but alas - if I die with 6 bombs again I'm going to become a very angry man.

[ncp]

Definitely agree with this. Especially in this series, since final bosses in Galuda I & II (heck even in ESP Ra.De) seem to push the difficulty curve a bit too far away from what the player had to survive in previous stages & bosses.

My thoughts exactly. As much as I love the game, it's flawed this way. Nothing in the game foreshadows how tough the final boss turns out to be.

At least in Garegga, you get your ass kicked thoroughly before reaching it...

I still think the argument is only valid for ESPGaluda's boss... ESPRade's is a judgement call (I had more trouble w/ the game than the last boss) and I think ESPGaluda II's is of perfect balance.

Personally I feel like if I have to get to the boss with like half my lives left just to beat one boss, it's a bit disproportionate. You may not mind the whole "multi-form true last boss" type of thing, but I prefer the stage 6 boss to be just that, a stage boss. I do like it if there's a special requirement to fight said multi-form dickfest though, like the cave looping titles or futari god mode.

[Skykid]

I think Espgaluda is a perfect example of 'tasting the 1cc'. Fucking game.

I get to the last boss on just about every go. I'd play it more, but it becomes quite a long process to keep getting to the last form and dying, so I invariably take it out the cab after only a couple of days.

I reckon getting there with 2-3 lives will do it. Maybe I should stop being lazy and give it a proper shot.

[hzt]

Espgaluda was the first Cave game that I reached the last boss in. I've now got 3 other Cave 1CCs but still not cleared Espgaluda. I hate that boss.

[NTSC-J]

I gotta admit, I dont get the difficulty with Galuda`s final boss. I agree that its the hardest part of the game, but an hour or two in training mode and its a very doable Cave final boss. I beat the game the day I got it and never really had troubles with it (in terms of survival).

Now, ESPrade`s final boss...for some reason, that one has given me more headaches and seems to be harder for me than for most other players. Took me ages to get past her, even with dedicated practice on each form.

I guess like with boxing, `styles make fights.`

[wiNteR]

Heh, I was gonna say something similar, but I didn't post. I thought maybe it has been too much time since I cleared that game (about 2.5 years), so perhaps I don't remember the difficulty that accurately. Because it can happen sometimes.

I can confidently say that I am a better bullet-hell player than I was at that time, even if the improvement is small. But still, this game is the second fastest cave clear for me (after DS). The first time I reached the final boss, I put on the practice mode. After a good two hours of practice, I did a run again and got a clear. I even messed up at one of the whirling patterns of a previous boss in that particular run. Maybe I was a little lucky, but two lines of defense really give more leverage to the player.

[chempop]

So it becomes an issue of PCB full runs vs cheaters and their ports with training modes.

[Skykid]

So it becomes an issue of PCB full runs vs cheaters and their ports with training modes.

Yeah, I don't have training mode on my PCB.

(But I could always dig out the port...)

[RNGmaster]

So it becomes an issue of PCB full runs vs cheaters and their ports with training modes.

Welcome to shmups forum. What thread would you like to make?

-Rank thread
-Touhou thread
-Shitty port thread
-learn2play thread (requires Naut)
-Ikaruga thread
-Savestate thread

Oh, you want to make another kind? Sorry, we don't have those.

[dunpeal2064]

So it becomes an issue of PCB full runs vs cheaters and their ports with training modes.

Welcome to shmups forum. What thread would you like to make?

-Rank thread
-Touhou thread
-Shitty port thread
-learn2play thread (requires Naut)
-Ikaruga thread
-Savestate thread

Oh, you want to make another kind? Sorry, we don't have those.

What about my "I think all those danmakus are totally luck based randomized unfair impossible bullshit" thread? Or can I put that in learn2play?

I think I may also attempt a Gunbird 1cc. Not having to worry about scoring really helps my progress. With Cave, I get caught up in how I can score moar in each stage

[Icarus]

I heard 1CCs taste like chicken.

[Bananamatic]

what about ketsui circlejerk threads

[dunpeal2064]

what about ketsui circlejerk threads

that sounds like more fun than it probably is

I heard 1CCs taste like chicken.

Most of em do. Every now and then you get bacon.

[RNGmaster]

what about HELLSINKER circlejerk threads

fixed that for you

[Bananamatic]

HELLSINKER is too hip for circlejerk threads

go back to your mainstream ketsui

[hzt]

HELLSINKER is too hip for circlejerk threads

go back to your mainstream ketsui

Shit, don't tell me even my taste in shmups is hipster... (´Д`)

[ncp]

HELLSINKER is too hip for circlejerk threads

go back to your mainstream ketsui

Shit, don't tell me even my taste in shmups is hipster... (´Д`)

the whole genre is hipster as fuck

[chempop]

lol, Welcome to the shmups forum, where all the people who have joined in the last two years have driven away nearly everyone else!

[RNGmaster]

lol, Welcome to the shmups forum, where all the people who have joined in the last two years have driven away nearly everyone else!

Oh dear, I hope I haven't driven anyone away from the forum personally.

[Naut]

oh no new people joining our super secret club, run away run away

wait is this a learn2play thread

[jonny5]

lol, Welcome to the shmups forum, where all the people who have joined in the last two years have driven away nearly everyone else!

So true.

[charlie chong]

LOLZ NOOBZ
BAN PLS

[charlie chong]

SHOULDNT YOU ALL GO BACK TO PLAYING PHINAL PHANTASY AND SHIT

[ChainsawGuitarSP]

So why does this forum not have an ignore list again?

[ncp]

So why does this forum not have an ignore list again?

i hope youre not implying you would ignore the illustrious charlie chong

[RNGmaster]

So why does this forum not have an ignore list again?

I'd ignore you first, but I can't since this forum is vertical, and therefore doesn't have level design.

P.S. I'm funny.

[ChainsawGuitarSP]

It took me a while to realize why you keep bringing up level design with me. Do you usually linger on about trivial things like that? if not, I'm really sorry for all the...

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[RNGmaster]

It took me a while to realize why you keep bringing up level design with me. Do you usually linger on about trivial things like that? if not, I'm really sorry for all the...

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No, I just have a terrible sense of humor. Don't worry, I have nothing against you.