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I had a dumb idea that didn't pan out after that, I set it up once and then blew it completely. Should have savestated to see if it's even worth doing.
“Fly to live and shoot ‘em all!” – Manabu Namiki
It's the worst most RNG bullshit fight in the game.Deca wrote:So is Bashinet Mk2 just a complete trainwreck of a boss or is there something I'm not getting. I've never understood what the hell the game expects of me when that guy walks up.
“Fly to live and shoot ‘em all!” – Manabu Namiki
“Fly to live and shoot ‘em all!” – Manabu Namiki
That would be me for sureDeca wrote:I kind of feel bad for anyone that had to start on this game from scratch this week.
Don't feel bad, I was doing the exact same thing until this afternoon :XDocHauser wrote:It's a good thing I watched trap's video. It turns out I've been pressing A instead of Start when selecting Game Mode from the service menu, so I guess I've been playing at a higher rank than everyone else...
Just posted an improved score doing it the right way this time...
The Black Heart fight fairly truly is a masterpiece of STG boss design. Probably my single favorite boss in any game ever.CStarFlare wrote:I started playing Special since this began, and I realized that I'm just playing so I can fight Black Heart.
“Fly to live and shoot ‘em all!” – Manabu Namiki
The effect on rank shouldn't be too large so I guess it depends on your level of play, at a high level I guess you'll want to keep rank low at all costs since you'll end up going through so many bosses and you want to survive.DocHauser wrote:Just watched chum's .inp replay. Man, the score really shoots up in those later stages. I noticed that he avoids collecting most of the power-ups after dying. Does this have a big effect on the rank? My main instinct is usually to collect as much as possible.
One thing I've learned from this challenge is that, if Shmups Forum was actually Shmups Farm, then I would not be given the job of milking the bosses...
What are some specific things giving you trouble? Like I said earlier, there's a lot to take in here in a week if you haven't played the game before. I'd be happy to offer advice to help you better enjoy the game. I remember way back when I was first starting a lot of stuff seemed very confusing or overwhelming, but once you know what you're doing it becomes rather trivial in most cases. You can't approach this game like you would a Cave title, once you get into the flow of things it really opens up.Tigershark wrote:some of the bullet patterns defy avoidance. I really do not like games where I feel I managed to beat something due to luck rather than judgment.
“Fly to live and shoot ‘em all!” – Manabu Namiki
The hell really?! I thought the game seemed kinda hard for easy mode... Need to go try again this evening using start...DocHauser wrote:It's a good thing I watched trap's video. It turns out I've been pressing A instead of Start when selecting Game Mode from the service menu, so I guess I've been playing at a higher rank than everyone else...
Just posted an improved score doing it the right way this time...
“Fly to live and shoot ‘em all!” – Manabu Namiki
May seem like an obvious statement, but if you're playing on MAME couldn't you just savestate on the push start screen/character select to get around this?Deca wrote:You have to reset after every run to completely reset the rank, I wouldn't say it's essential though. Don't get too hung up on it while you're still figuring stuff out, just reset every so many runs if it makes you feel better. Don't let the idea of rank psych you out too much