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You just watch. Contra 4 clear incoming now

I actually only learned about Mars Matrix's weapon system after I made this guide! I probably would have used it for reference when explaining the systems had I known haha. Thanks for watching I appreciate your time!

I have yet to play a DMC game (although I played a bonkers amount of Bayonetta) but this comment inspired me to give it a try! If it's anything like the stasis field I'm sold Very glad you liked the guide and thank you for checking it out!

Glad you found it and vibed with it! My channel is pretty much whenever I get a Shmup 1CC or feel like showing off something like a good game. The new Shiren has me thinking about another dungeon crawler vid. I appreciate your time!

​@jermanator181 woah, Shiren? That's my favorite game series of all time! Id like to hear how you feel about the latest one!

@@Alanis1337 Thanks for checking this out! Shiren (alongside really the entire gamut of Mystery Dungeon games) is really something special to me. However, I decided not to purchase the most recent Shiren yet for two reasons: 1. the current price point is just a hair too high to justify considering how much time I am currently spending with fighting games, 2. I actually haven't done everything in Shiren 5 that I've wanted to! There's just so much end game content in the game that I feel is pushing my overall skill with the series further that I haven't felt the push to move onto the new one. I will admit, I was initially a little put off by the switch from rich 2d spritework to 3D models, but seeing some gameplay footage with it in motion totally got me over that as well. The time will come for me and Shiren 6 though, no doubt about that. Have a great day!

Well first off thank you for checking this out! I really appreciate your time and comment. Crimzon Clover was such a visceral experience that I was able to dredge up the emotions and strategy associated simply by watching back the replay. I love your shmup commentaries by the way! As for the live run, while the whole thing no longer exists, I did clip the final pop off if you’d like to check it out! clips.twitch.tv/HungrySuperNeanderthalNotATK-c3kPQctAQLGfDdC1

Thanks for taking the time to watch! CC made its way up to some top shmups after this experience. Hope your own shmuppin is going well

Thanks for checking it out and glad you liked it!

Thank you for checking this out! I used your guide for a few ideas and strats so I owe thanks where it’s due. This game really was something incredible and in hindsight I really loved the process of tackling it.

@@jermanator181Always happy to serve and glad you enjoyed the process!

Thanks for checking this out! I really appreciate your time. I’m glad the commentary was enjoyable, I also definitely watched your clear/commentary during the process of tackling this beast. As for fighting games, I made the mistake of trying Tekken 8 for almost 8 hours today, turns out I’ve got a new obsession! I won’t take such a big break from shmups for a bit though; I’m looking for my next clear already! Good luck gamer!

@@jermanator181 Yeah, I'm already 10 hours deep into T8 as well... So many good games!

Thanks! Glad the brain factor was nice and big. Thanks for uploading your clear, I was happy to copy paste a few strats from you and always appreciated the advice/tech.

Thanks for checking it out! Stasis field is my favorite shmup weapon of all time and making this guide was one of the most fulfilling gaming/creative experiences I've had. Good luck with your Stasis runs, I guarantee they'll be tense and unique.

Thanks for this info! I appreciate you taking the time to watch and give some advice!

Totally! But hot damn does it get spicy right out of the gate. Thanks for checking this out!

Thank you for checking this (and my meet the player) out! The “anyways I started blasting” approach seems to work for quite a lot of people! I will say my system for improvement has, itself, improved with time (at least to be more effective for me). I find the mind-state/mental stack/dedicated practice approach to help me compartmentalize my decision making and allow for more consistent play. But also it’s a really fun way to understand a game in my opinion! I love the feeling of fighting the machine and reaching a state of “hyper awareness” that’s backed up by all my training. I can’t say it’s any better or worse than any other method but it sure is fun! I’m working on a new 1CC & discussion regarding skill transferability so I hope you’ll stop by for some more chatter.

Good to know! I figured it was a Good old fashioned Tele trap

This is excellent tech thanks for the insight! I definitely could have used my lantern more sparingly then after I locked those reanimated corpses behind the door. Thank you!

I’m trying! Can’t say how soon it will be, this game is an absolute bruiser and I’m still quite new to it. I would recommend Tonehack if you’re looking for a better player than me, but even he is still in the learning process. Feel free to ask any questions and I’m happy to dive into the game to find out! Thanks for checking this out

@@jermanator181 Thanks. I have been watching Tonehack as well as playing the game myself. I have gotten to level 10 or so and started resorting to save-scumming to save time leveling back up when I die, but I am not really good enough at the game to reliably finish it. Good luck on your playthrough!

Thank you so much for checking this out! I owe a lot to Eric for just being a friendly fun dude and wanting to play shmups that day, I don’t know if my path in the genre would have gone the same. It was pretty hard to share “failure” but really it was just a single stumble in a much larger journey. I’m glad you enjoyed it! Good luck on your next clear!

Thanks for checking it out! I’ll absolutely do more Infra Arcana, but I’ll also be showing off some other Traditionals. I really wanted another Avenue on the channel for laid back vids that make good background noise as well. Funnily enough, these games can also fall into the mould of going for “clears” with a run so it’s not too far of a departure haha.

@@jermanator181cool! Yeah, I've thought the same about shmups and roguelikes! I look forward to more. I gotta say though, I couldn't work through this haha

Thanks for the tip! I definitely didn’t make the smartest plays on this run haha, I got a bit swept away in how immersed I was that I forgot the commandments of trad Roguelikes! Thanks a ton for checking this out I’m definitely going to be playing more

Woah thanks for checking out this run! I love the game! Stasis Field is such a cool weapon I love how it’s designed, how did you come up with it?

@@jermanator181 first draft of the weapon was a reflect field a la takumi games -- found this a bit too easy to use with the ammo system, so made it like slow down shots like guwange's shikigami system -- but even a defensive weapon needs some scoring potential, so the energy release was implemented. i like retro games / stgs where your position on screen is the closest thing you get to "aiming", so i've grown to appreciate the oddball spiral firing that shoots behind you first. i remember STK getting this down to a fine art, using the release to the side of or ahead of enemies to get score with only a little bit of charge, but i'm sure you've seen their replays

Until today I never saw that replay. I developed all my strategies myself and never even checked the online replays. Thank you for exposing me to this I can learn so much from this! Can you give a bit more detail about what you mean by stasis’s spiral attack release starts behind? It seems to be a bit random when you just tap the special.

@@jermanator181 the spiral attack is semi-random, let's see if i can properly describe how it works: it starts by picking a random angle in an 180-degree arc from up to right to down, then the spiral works in a clockwise fashion, incrementing the angle with each release shot fired, so with only a little energy the discharge tends to end up going behind you. that's what i meant, sorry if i was misleading

@@danbo2401 Dude thank you for the info! I've really been trying to tighten up this run as I'll be playing it for Shmup Slam 6, and any mechanical insight is welcome! Another question, is the damage done by each bullet in the spiral flat? Like, a quick charge that only shoots 3/4 shots out of the bottom right vs. a full charge that shoots the entire 360 degrees? I know there's more bullets so dumping a full charge smack dab on top of a boss will do more, but is it only due to number of shots and not the individual power of each?

Thanks for checking this one out! I know it was paced a little differently but I’m glad the unedited approach worked. I sort of did the space repetition by somewhat solidifying the strat and then converting it into stage-runs, but maybe it’ll be better to try two quite different goals (say scoring stage 2 then jumping back to a midboss) to see if I can lock down the lessons learned. Hope you liked this one and look forward to more insights in the shmup slam journey!

@@jermanator181 Definitely looking forward to more!

Hope it helps! Thanks for checking it out man

I think there's some relation between the Like Dreamer Dev and this game, but I didn't look too far into it. I haven't played either, but I have watched a 1CC run. I didn't realize until after the fact, but this game borrows the Ketsui combat system which is pretty cool. It's so cheap for such a legit good time I can't help but recommend it. Visually it's just rainbow vomit and I couldn't help but go back for some more. Maybe one day the intense clear will be on the horizon. Thanks for the view, glad you liked this style of vid! I'll probably do some more if a random passing game catches my eye and isn't too pricey.

Hey thanks for checking out the video! I appreciate your time and comment. Trust me my level is not high at all! It was actually me assuming I was great that caused me to have so much internal strife when I finally got kicked down. And I totally hear you about the "groove" that just elevates your play to something that feels like it was beyond what you were capable of. The headspace being perfect and the gaming conditions being perfect lead to you actually playing at your skill cap. And I totally agree that's what keeps pulling me back. It's addicting to have those moments of "I'm actually playing like a madman right now". What's really great though is when you make mistakes while playing at that level, you know they're new mistakes and they provide you with a clear direction of where you can improve. Good luck with Gunvein and check out the Jermination Cycle II if you want to hear about my training regimen for snagging the Intense 1CC! Have a great week!

Thank you so much for the kind words! I think the great part about these incredibly self-testing games is how we can approach them so differently and achieve similar results! I definitely wanted to open my brain for people to look inside and see if they could take away some info that would help them on their own path. Good luck on your next clear!

Once again I really appreciate your time and kindness, it's super motivational to keep me wanting to share my journey. As long as people find something worth their attention/time in my videos then I'll be happy to continue making them. Now I get to start another shmup fresh with a renewed mind state. Good luck on your Arcade-difficulty clears, I know they're coming soon!

@@jermanator181 thank you brother!

Thank you for the time you took to watch/listen/comment! I totally get the pride thing, I talked about it in part one, but my ego 100% got in my own way after I had snagged the Blue Revolver clear and it took a savage humbling by Battle Garegga to remind me how deep the shmup pool goes. I used your clear for stage 3 boss Strats by the way thank you! Your run was really something, that score is worth feeling yourself over haha. Looking forward to your next video too!

Hey Chinop thanks for your time and comment. It's actually super vindicating to hear that the player whose Garegga replays I was frequently studying experienced self doubt as well. If I have to wait a year and a half to tackle Garegga then that's the way it'll have to be! Being humbled by a machine was a wild experience after sequential "successes" and I think that only made the burnout deeper. I think it's time for me to widen my shmup net and get a feel for some different systems and styles. Turns out I just need more "you win" screens in my life haha. Here's to the next one!

Dude thanks for chilling and shmupping, it was an absolute joy and essential to both subsequent clears. Shmups really do keep you honest, I think it's the nature of a machine to point flaws in it's user. And of course above all, friendship is the best ship type (and resource) in any shmup haha. I appreciate the view and your time man. The end card was a commission drawn by Aaron Kraten, I've edited the video description to point to his website!

Thanks for the time to view and comment! It's funny that I actually forgot the main purpose of shmups, when I myself have made that same point in previous commentaries. I was caught up in a "valuable contribution" when I realized it just made the experience soulless. Back to blasting!

Thanks! It was hard fought and totally worth it. I appreciate the time :)

Thank you for checking it out! My intense clear will be coming soon

Hey man I appreciate the time to view! I end up coming back to check out how the final boss played out now and then because it still feels a little bit surreal. Now that I’m trying for Advanced Normal it actual has some useful tactics I forgot! And I only bug because I know you’re gunna love it! Haha here’s hoping the next switch sale comes soon.

@@jermanator181 I know~ I'm sure I'll love it too. Don't you worry, I'll get to it. 😊

Dude, first and foremost thank you for the time and incredibly kind words! I feel the same way about every other commentary I watch and it’s really rewarding to read a comment like this. I was definitely vibing with where you are on your shmup journey with your commentaries so know that compliment goes both ways. The beetle sniper was plotting that back in 64’ I didn’t have a chance. My stage 5 floats around as this ethereal event in my head. Watching it back is insane that it was my hands on some of those dodges and they really weren’t “luck” as much as my brain being in the right spot. I can tell you how to learn how beat stage 5 final pattern. Watch this video (or any other clear of the same mode), and allow the pattern to flood the screen as much as possible, then pause it and really look at the empty space. There are crossing streams and an aimed volley. You’re going to have to wrap your brain around shooting the gaps between crossing streams to pick a safe “pocket”. You don’t need to micro dodge the aimed volley if you are in a different pocket. Practice navigating safe pocket to safe pocket by having tight jump rope esque timing (I mention this being one of my favorite bullet themes in mushi in the commentary). If you understand what mistake the pattern is trying to force on you (mental stack of left/right jumprope vs aimed micrododge) then you’ll understand how to not let part of that threaten you at all. Once it’s just jumprope, it’s literally as difficult as stage 4 midboss. I play on Hitbox when I’m at home and sega genesis-style pad when I’m trying to be stealth shmuppin at work!

@@jermanator181 Sweet, thanks for taking time to leave such an awesome response! I'll try that game of double dutch with the stage 5 boss soon enough. Mushi really does have you jumping rope. Or it's kinda like diving through a hot electric fence. Anyway, too cool...

Thank you so much! It means a ton and I’m glad there was something enjoyable here for you. Hope you learned something worthwhile from the rumbles haha

Thanks Des! Now we just need some high-tier players to take this data and blow my run out of the water!

Thank you very much! I would love to see some players build off of my foundation and create a truly spectacular run with Stasis Field. It really deserves all the love I give it!

It really is a wild game! Especially once you get a taste of the scoring and realize you’ll need to do a little to get enough extends to clear. It’s all addicting from there. Thanks for the kind words I appreciate the time!

@@jermanator181 Yeah, no worries at all. I'll check out your commentated vid you just put up sometime tomorrow. Have a good one!

Thank you for watching! I can definitely say that Stasis field is worth trying out as it exudes a power/style that other specials just don't have by nature of being a bit more straight forward. It also just feels so dang good to rope a whole pulse of bullets and rubber-band snap them back in an enemy's face!

Sorry for the delayed response I didn't get any notifications for comments on this video! I appreciate the time you took to watch! Yeah that late game play simultaneously tightened the noose and got me loose at the same time haha

@@jermanator181 No worries, well done my friend! Your commentary is great too

Thank you so much for the time to view! You are correct I definitely had to bust out the notepad and some coffee to create a workable route. However it's not all bad and there are some areas that Stasis field can straight up "solve" that other specials can not. It does feel like you get to really use the game against itself which is always fun, like shmup necromancy. I don't even remember the final boss, all of a sudden I looked at the screen and it was over if that's any insight as to my mind state at the time