Thread 724626293

Is it okay if I say this is one of the best games of all time even if I haven't 1cc'd it yet

Why did it take me 3 years to get this fucking post through

No way, its rank system is absurd, its a fun experiment though and Im glad it exists but Id never consider it a great shmup

wtf is a garegga
a raggae nigga?

>>724626407
Apparently it stands for Ga Recca
As in, "our Recca"
As in, Raizing's Recca
And Recca is a 1992 Famicom game that was directed by the same guy who directed this game and was fairly influential on the Japanese shmup scene

>>724626443
the more you know

>>724627093
my source for this is another anon but it makes sense so i believe it

>>724626293 (OP)
Ah yes, the first bullet hell shoot 'em up.

>>724627389
That's Batsugun

>>724626293 (OP)
You're free to say whatever you want, but it would be pretty retarded to say that about a game you've barely played and don't understand yet. And obviously it can't be your favorite game if you aren't motivated enough to 1cc it. I wonder if your enthusiasm will persist.

I've never 1cc'd any shmup and I'm very bad at them but I own and play a lot of them because i like the art and music and the way things blow up good

>>724630579
>barely played
I'm 12 hours deep

>>724631503
pervert

>>724631503
12 hours doesn't seem like a lot if you aren't already good at shmups

>>724626293 (OP)
Fuck these nerds, OP. I also love Garegga and consider it one of my favorite games (not just shmups, but games overall) of all time. Have I ever 1cc'd it? Hell no, but I keep trying. When the dogs bark, we know we are riding.

>>724626293 (OP)
I've 1cc'd it and it's kinda meh to me. I enjoy Cave and even Seibu Kaihatsu shmups more

BOMBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>>724637496
I've mostly been playing Golden Bat but definitely thinking of switching to Gain
Much higher rank when I play him (I play Bat without options for the first 4 stages but Gain needs options) but also much easier to collect medals with the higher speed, and that makes it more fun

when did it become trendy /v/core all of a sudden? and how long until /v/ turns on it?

>>724631503
You will likely need more than 100 hours to clear it if this is your first shmup

>>724638507
Not my first shmup but my first hard shmup
The hardest game I cleared before this is Touhou 7 on Normal and that didn't take that long

>>724638362
It's been a long time coming honestly. More surprising that it wasn't by this point.

>>724638362
I'm pretty confident either anon will beat it and move on to other things or give up, likely the latter. It's totally doable, don't get me wrong, but there is a massive difficulty spike.

How far along is OP anyways? Have you fully routed the game to the point where 1cc'ing on a full run is a realistic possibility? After all these threads you HAVE to clear it.

>>724639648
how many hours to clear it if you're a beginner

>>724638362
It was always a beloved game due to being a good arcade stg that got a global release. It getting an m2 port last generation made it relevant again. Recent shilling of a certain youtuber on /v/ has introduced it to a wider audience as well.

>>724637641
Gain is the easiest ship for me. I really can't think of any way to improve my survival route with him at this points. It's very solid and it doesn't require some crazy rank management. Here's how I finish each stage most of the time:

Stage 1 - 1 Live, 2 Options, Lv2 Shot, 8Hz - 2%
Stage 2 - 2 Lives, 2 Options, Lv2 Shot, 8Hz - 1%
Stage 3 - 2 Lives, 2 Options, Lv2 Shot, 8Hz - 3% + Homing
Stage 4 - 3 Lives, 2 Options, Lv2 Shot, 8Hz - 9% + Homing
Stage 5 - 4 Lives, 2~3 Options, Lv2 Shot, 8Hz - 18% + Homing
Stage 6 - 5 Lives, 4 Options, Lv4 Shot, 10Hz - 34% + Homing
Stage 7 Before BH2 - 5 Lives, 4 Options, Lv4 Shot, 10Hz - 38% + Homing
Stage 7 After BH2 - 5 Lives, 4 Options, Lv4 Shot, 10Hz - 41% + Homing

The amount of intentional deaths can change, cus it depends of how much score I do on flamingos (usually 2M, but it can reach 2.5M sometimes).

>>724639729
That's impossible to know. Your clear time is based upon your ability to learn efficiently. It could take a week, a month.... God forbid 6 months if you don't bother to intentionally learn things. 6 months is what the difficulty chart on the japanese stg wiki says, but id say more like a month if you route and practice with save states. Like you're not going to beat it by just slamming your head against it.

>>724639967
Why 8Hz auto if 10Hz doesn't increase the frame rank at all? I noticed Kamui also does that but there doesn't seem to be any reason.

>>724641016
Because it's hard to consistently increase the firerate to 10Hz without accidentally messing it up and increasing it to 12Hz~30Hz. Of course, you should ALWAYS go for 10Hz if you are playing 2016 version or the patched rom. I only go for 8Hz, cus I like to keep this habit just in case I play on original hardware or a non-patched rom. It's simply not worth going for 10Hz in these situations, cus it can force me to reset the machine or accept the imminent doom.