Great run!l to watch and I always love how adjusting the experience for no-missing changes many aspects of the approach. Stage 4 is one I love as well. I also really enjoy stage 5's music and pacing. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for checking it out! And yes, it really changes the experience when you can't just rely on using up all of your resources. Suddenly you need to figure out every part of the game and be able to consistently get through them. It's interesting to compare this run to the only other no miss clear I have done, which was for Daioujou Black Label (first loop only). There I really needed to have a firm route with each bomb carefully planned out. With Mushi it was more about executing fast dodges and reaction bombing when needed. I guess going for a no miss amplified the differences between the games, in a way.
Good run! I never managed to clear Mushi last year when I was concentrating on it more specifically, let alone get a no-miss. You're right about the score bonus, though! That's ridiculous how much of a boost it gives you. I need to go back to Mushi and really finish my journey with Original. I think I was focused too hard on getting the no-miss through stage 3, and kept getting tripped up there, so I never truly progressed. Had I just played through more credits and focused more on learning stage 4, maybe I could have got the win.
Yeah, that's a trap I often fall in, too, and it even kinda happened with this run. If I had done more practice on stage 5 before attempting full runs, this clear would probably have been both easier and more fun. I would definitely recommend not worrying too much about no-missing when going for your first clear. With Mushi, there's always the possibility of just dying to some random popcorn enemy that snipes you low on the screen. In my first 1CC of the game, I died in stage 2 and almost quite there. Turns out, just rolling with the mistakes can pay off :) Btw, I appreciate your work on Shoot the Core-Cast! Always nice to have deep dives on individual shmups.
@@hazylevels thank you! I'm glad you like the podcast. Perhaps we can find a time to collaborate and have you come on the podcast to talk about a favorite shooter at some point.
Found your channel on the back DOJ post on reddit - top stuff! A personal note on stage 3 is the ost for me it stands out - really love the hook and rise when reaching the head stage of the level
I appreciate the interest, but my main setup is pretty minimal, just a small pc and a PS4 that feed into a single 24 monitor. I also have a couple CRTs for use with retro and fpga consoles, but that stuff is often tucked away for space reasons. I'll keep your request in mind if I end up with a more varied setup at some point :)
GG out there! It's incredible how I manage to 1cc on mushi futari and not the first game. Stage 4 is the bane of my existence. I need to practice more some sections. Please make one about ddp dfk black arrange a CAVE masterpiece.
Thanks! I've only played Futari Black Label, but that one was a lot easier to clear for me, too. Mushi 1 is just very unforgiving with all the fast bullets, often I don't even realize what hit me 😵💫 DFK arranges is something I haven't explored yet, I'll need to check them out at some point!
I just discovered you channel and really enjoy your content, please continue to create, I love your vibe! I am at novice maniac 1cc skill level... should i move on to novice ultra, or go to original normal? Novice ultra is tough!
Thank you, makes me happy to hear you're enjoying the vibe! As for Mushi, I'm actually not familiar with Novice Ultra so go with what feels more doable? The patterns in Novice Maniac are pretty tough, especially towards the end, but Original Normal is faster.
Hienoa että on edennyt noin pitkälle! Oletan että pelaat novicella kun tämä on sinusta vaikeampi kuin Esp2? Koska arcade modessa E2 on... sanotaanko, hankala 😅
@@hazylevels Juuh. Novicella vedetään joka peliä kunnes kyvyt ovat siinä mallilla että uskaltaa isojen poikien leiriin. Ei ne läpihuutojuttuna ole vieläkään vaikka luotia vähemmän tuleekin.
Todellakin, novicet on tohon ehdottoman hyviä! Niissä on vaan tosi paljon heittoa. Esim Mushi ja Resurrection on tältä osin onnistuneita, mutta Galudassa helppo ei imo valmista tarpeeksi arcadeen. Siksi kyselin. Crimzon Clover Novice kannattaa muuten tsekkaa kans, jos Caven tyyli miellyttää!
Crimzonia pelattu ja viimeiseen kenttään päässyt niukin naukin. Massiivisen mellevää menoa kyllä. Mushi ei vieläkään selätetty, parhaimmillaan loppupomo jäänyt parista osumasta roikkumaan. Ja 1CC on ehdoton. 😅
@@hiidenlaulaja hei kiva kuulla että Crimzon maistuu! Jos peleissä pääsee loppusuoralle, niin ennen pitkää ne menee läpi. Ja kyllä 1CC:t pitää tassuun saada.
Great run! Surprised to hear you say you don't like stage 3 as its one of my favourite stages in any shmup! 1 thing you might already know, at 6:48 (and the equivalent part on the other side) there is actually a second part next to the "main" part that you can destroy quicker that will also give you a bullet cancel. That to me always makes destroying the main part easier as half its bullets get cancelled (plus you get a bit more score). You can see it at around 10:10 in this video ua-cam.com/video/ORR5SJ4Gag0/v-deo.html
Thanks for the tip, I did not know about that! From what I've heard, stage 3 seems to be one that people seem to either really like or find it somewhat tiresome. I do think it has cool sections and enemy waves, it's just not my fave.
What do you think is the easiest Cave game to clear? I wanna try to get a 1cc for one of them next year. I did get it for Deathsmiles awhile back so preferably not that one.
Dodonpachi Resurrection with Strong Style ship might be worth trying, because you have lots of autobombs and can cancel bullets with hypers. So it's like playing a regular Cave game but you need to dodge a lot less of the stuff. Personally, I recall Mushi Futari Black Label (Original Mode) taking me the least time to clear, but Resurrection gives the player the biggest safety net. This is a tough question, as even the easier ones are all challenging in different ways. So maybe experiment and see what fits your skills the best? Deathsmiles is probably the easiest of the ones I've played, but if you've beaten that, you already have some danmaku skills built up :)
@@hazylevels Thank you. I always feel like I'm cheating with autobombs, but hey if I need those training wheels to progress I'll suck it up and give it a shot. Thanks for the advice. Might try some Touhou too since the bullets are so slow.
There's no shame in using the tools that the game readily gives you, especially when you're playing something like Resurrection stage 5 :) I've heard a lot of good things about Touhou as an entryway into danmaku, I need to check it out at some point too. Good luck with whatever you end up playing!
@@blazinglazers69 Touhou is indeed a good way to get into danmaku games, you have several entries on the series to choose from and most importantly they all have difficulty settings, so you can play either easy, normal, hard or lunatic. They also all feature amazing music that you'll probably end up listening to outside of the game ; ) As for your initial question on beginner friendly Cave games I just wanted to chime in and say that you could try giving Espgaluda a shot, in my opinion most of the difficulty for a 1cc on that game comes from the final boss but the previous stages aren't extremely hard, it has a mechanic where you can slow down bullets (which you'll also be using this mechanic to cancel bullets on screen and score to get extends, but it's fun and intuitive) and it also has a bomb meter which you get to choose how much of it you'll use. Lastly the Steam version of Mushihimesama is another good option for a first Cave 1cc, plus the steam version of this game is awesome: it has practice and novice modes available for you to choose on the main menu, as well as cool features such as the replays and the arrange modes and music. Absolute banger of a game. I'd suggest try them all and stick to whichever you enjoyed the most, whether it's for its gameplay or the aesthetics, don't worry too much about the difficulty and don't be afraid to try other Cave games that might be considered harder or not, the clear will come to you sooner or later.
The easiest Cave shmup is Espgaluda II. They made it to bring newcomers into the genre. It was my first 1cc but I always prefer the black label version.
![Mushihimesama 1cc Original Version 1.5 [with commentary]](/img/n.gif)
Great run!l to watch and I always love how adjusting the experience for no-missing changes many aspects of the approach. Stage 4 is one I love as well. I also really enjoy stage 5's music and pacing. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for checking it out! And yes, it really changes the experience when you can't just rely on using up all of your resources. Suddenly you need to figure out every part of the game and be able to consistently get through them.
It's interesting to compare this run to the only other no miss clear I have done, which was for Daioujou Black Label (first loop only). There I really needed to have a firm route with each bomb carefully planned out. With Mushi it was more about executing fast dodges and reaction bombing when needed. I guess going for a no miss amplified the differences between the games, in a way.
Great video and commentary! I learn a lot from these.
Awesome, glad to hear they're helpful!
Good run! I never managed to clear Mushi last year when I was concentrating on it more specifically, let alone get a no-miss. You're right about the score bonus, though! That's ridiculous how much of a boost it gives you. I need to go back to Mushi and really finish my journey with Original. I think I was focused too hard on getting the no-miss through stage 3, and kept getting tripped up there, so I never truly progressed. Had I just played through more credits and focused more on learning stage 4, maybe I could have got the win.
Yeah, that's a trap I often fall in, too, and it even kinda happened with this run. If I had done more practice on stage 5 before attempting full runs, this clear would probably have been both easier and more fun.
I would definitely recommend not worrying too much about no-missing when going for your first clear. With Mushi, there's always the possibility of just dying to some random popcorn enemy that snipes you low on the screen. In my first 1CC of the game, I died in stage 2 and almost quite there. Turns out, just rolling with the mistakes can pay off :)
Btw, I appreciate your work on Shoot the Core-Cast! Always nice to have deep dives on individual shmups.
@@hazylevels thank you! I'm glad you like the podcast. Perhaps we can find a time to collaborate and have you come on the podcast to talk about a favorite shooter at some point.
Sure thing, hit me up if you ever feel like doing an episode on Daioujou :)
Will watch this before sleep :) thanks for making such vid/commentary!
Thanks for watching, hope it makes you pleasantly sleepy :)
@@hazylevels haha! its just i have a habit of watching YT in headphones when laying in bed
You and me both :)
Found your channel on the back DOJ post on reddit - top stuff! A personal note on stage 3 is the ost for me it stands out - really love the hook and rise when reaching the head stage of the level
Thanks for checking out the channel! And that's a good part for sure, gameplay and music both escalate nicely there.
Loved watching your videos this evening.
Also, you have a very cute style 😅
Thanks for watching! This harsh world needs more cuteness :)
@hazylevels indeed it does ❤
@hazylevels slightly off topic but would you consider doing a video on your gaming setup?
I appreciate the interest, but my main setup is pretty minimal, just a small pc and a PS4 that feed into a single 24 monitor. I also have a couple CRTs for use with retro and fpga consoles, but that stuff is often tucked away for space reasons. I'll keep your request in mind if I end up with a more varied setup at some point :)
@hazylevels fair enough, just be being nosey I guess haha 😄
My setup is very similar except instead of a ps4 I have my switch Dock.
Great run! Specially smooth on Level 4, man.
Thanks for watching! Yeah, somehow stage 4 turned out the cleanest of the last three.
GG out there! It's incredible how I manage to 1cc on mushi futari and not the first game. Stage 4 is the bane of my existence. I need to practice more some sections. Please make one about ddp dfk black arrange a CAVE masterpiece.
Thanks! I've only played Futari Black Label, but that one was a lot easier to clear for me, too. Mushi 1 is just very unforgiving with all the fast bullets, often I don't even realize what hit me 😵💫 DFK arranges is something I haven't explored yet, I'll need to check them out at some point!
I just discovered you channel and really enjoy your content, please continue to create, I love your vibe! I am at novice maniac 1cc skill level... should i move on to novice ultra, or go to original normal? Novice ultra is tough!
Thank you, makes me happy to hear you're enjoying the vibe! As for Mushi, I'm actually not familiar with Novice Ultra so go with what feels more doable? The patterns in Novice Maniac are pretty tough, especially towards the end, but Original Normal is faster.
I love your content. Which controller are you using?
Thanks! This run was done with a 8BitDo SN30 2.4G
I'm just here for the music.
Manabu Namiki never misses!
Neljännen kentän pomo oma ennätykseni toistaiseksi. Vaikeampi kuin DoDonPachi Resurrection ja Espgaluda 2 mutta niin valloittava 🥰
Hienoa että on edennyt noin pitkälle! Oletan että pelaat novicella kun tämä on sinusta vaikeampi kuin Esp2? Koska arcade modessa E2 on... sanotaanko, hankala 😅
@@hazylevels Juuh. Novicella vedetään joka peliä kunnes kyvyt ovat siinä mallilla että uskaltaa isojen poikien leiriin. Ei ne läpihuutojuttuna ole vieläkään vaikka luotia vähemmän tuleekin.
Todellakin, novicet on tohon ehdottoman hyviä! Niissä on vaan tosi paljon heittoa. Esim Mushi ja Resurrection on tältä osin onnistuneita, mutta Galudassa helppo ei imo valmista tarpeeksi arcadeen. Siksi kyselin. Crimzon Clover Novice kannattaa muuten tsekkaa kans, jos Caven tyyli miellyttää!
Crimzonia pelattu ja viimeiseen kenttään päässyt niukin naukin. Massiivisen mellevää menoa kyllä.
Mushi ei vieläkään selätetty, parhaimmillaan loppupomo jäänyt parista osumasta roikkumaan. Ja 1CC on ehdoton. 😅
@@hiidenlaulaja hei kiva kuulla että Crimzon maistuu! Jos peleissä pääsee loppusuoralle, niin ennen pitkää ne menee läpi. Ja kyllä 1CC:t pitää tassuun saada.
"golden scoring things that you collect" 😂
I think there's supposed to be gems????
I personally think they're amber
Yeah that's just what my brain produces when I'm trying to do a live commentary 🤠
Great run! Surprised to hear you say you don't like stage 3 as its one of my favourite stages in any shmup! 1 thing you might already know, at 6:48 (and the equivalent part on the other side) there is actually a second part next to the "main" part that you can destroy quicker that will also give you a bullet cancel. That to me always makes destroying the main part easier as half its bullets get cancelled (plus you get a bit more score). You can see it at around 10:10 in this video ua-cam.com/video/ORR5SJ4Gag0/v-deo.html
Thanks for the tip, I did not know about that! From what I've heard, stage 3 seems to be one that people seem to either really like or find it somewhat tiresome. I do think it has cool sections and enemy waves, it's just not my fave.
What do you think is the easiest Cave game to clear? I wanna try to get a 1cc for one of them next year. I did get it for Deathsmiles awhile back so preferably not that one.
Dodonpachi Resurrection with Strong Style ship might be worth trying, because you have lots of autobombs and can cancel bullets with hypers. So it's like playing a regular Cave game but you need to dodge a lot less of the stuff. Personally, I recall Mushi Futari Black Label (Original Mode) taking me the least time to clear, but Resurrection gives the player the biggest safety net.
This is a tough question, as even the easier ones are all challenging in different ways. So maybe experiment and see what fits your skills the best? Deathsmiles is probably the easiest of the ones I've played, but if you've beaten that, you already have some danmaku skills built up :)
@@hazylevels Thank you. I always feel like I'm cheating with autobombs, but hey if I need those training wheels to progress I'll suck it up and give it a shot. Thanks for the advice. Might try some Touhou too since the bullets are so slow.
There's no shame in using the tools that the game readily gives you, especially when you're playing something like Resurrection stage 5 :) I've heard a lot of good things about Touhou as an entryway into danmaku, I need to check it out at some point too. Good luck with whatever you end up playing!
@@blazinglazers69 Touhou is indeed a good way to get into danmaku games, you have several entries on the series to choose from and most importantly they all have difficulty settings, so you can play either easy, normal, hard or lunatic. They also all feature amazing music that you'll probably end up listening to outside of the game ; )
As for your initial question on beginner friendly Cave games I just wanted to chime in and say that you could try giving Espgaluda a shot, in my opinion most of the difficulty for a 1cc on that game comes from the final boss but the previous stages aren't extremely hard, it has a mechanic where you can slow down bullets (which you'll also be using this mechanic to cancel bullets on screen and score to get extends, but it's fun and intuitive) and it also has a bomb meter which you get to choose how much of it you'll use.
Lastly the Steam version of Mushihimesama is another good option for a first Cave 1cc, plus the steam version of this game is awesome: it has practice and novice modes available for you to choose on the main menu, as well as cool features such as the replays and the arrange modes and music. Absolute banger of a game.
I'd suggest try them all and stick to whichever you enjoyed the most, whether it's for its gameplay or the aesthetics, don't worry too much about the difficulty and don't be afraid to try other Cave games that might be considered harder or not, the clear will come to you sooner or later.
The easiest Cave shmup is Espgaluda II. They made it to bring newcomers into the genre. It was my first 1cc but I always prefer the black label version.