Honestly, I put so much time into fighting and rhythm games that the 1cc on any shmup is just a dream for me
The amount of time and patience it takes to 1cc a shmup is so underrated in the eyes of mainstream gamers. Usually when I mention shmups to any of my friends irl they say, "they're alright, but they get boring quick". Only because they don't play them properly though. They use continues and don't care if they die, they just shoot away and bomb everywhere, then when they die, they continue. You really have to learn the proper way to get enjoyment out of shmups.
I have so much respect for the 1ccing of any shmup. Maybe one day I'll devote the time to actually doing it. Seems like a couple of weeks with one shmup is my average limit before I get so frustrated that I quit. The last one I put very serious time into was DOJ (at least an hour a day for a couple of months), and I never even got my score up over 21 million. I really suck at the genre as a whole though. I wish I had better reflexes/hand-eye coordination....
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