Nobody really talks about the logic behind Ketsui, or survival. It’s basically all high level scoring play or a 1cc with no commentary. Much needed, and will give me a push to pick it up more seriously soon!
This is a very detailed guide! Thanks for sharing Mark. It was entertaining as well. I think part of the fun of STG’s is working out your own route, but when you get stuck, seeing a different approach via replays, or guides like this is super useful.
My first bullet hell was the Ketsui Death Label on DSi. I was blown away... Even if that game is only boss rush, it is perfect and always will take a special place in my heart. :)
I’m not that great at arcade as I mostly play deathtiny and super easy but the biggest tip I can give is that in ketsui all bullets are aimed directly at you so flying around wildly will just make a mess . If you stay in one place at the side of the screen all the enemies will fire a stream of bullets towards you and you can tap dodge across the screen and avoid a lot of it just dodging a few bullets on the way. You also need to realise that your hit box is quite small and you can dodge through some pretty dense patterns if you minimise your movement as much as you can and the bullets will pass over the majority of your ship. The hit box is near the rear behind the cockpit.
18:42 Good survival advice. I started shmups with Touhou and I'm only decent so I mostly play survival. Watching superplays or people like Jaimers or Icon is great but I can't replicate some of the things they can do. Like this, I'm not as cool as Moglar so I'm not going for that.
This is really cool to watch because I got my blind 1cc of the game about a month ago, and while most of our strategies are the same there are some interesting differences. 39:12 is a good example as I try and manage that whole section in a single stream by following the wall from the top left to the bottom right, but this has its own risks and isn't perfect either. Another is on the 3rd stage mid-boss, where I like to stall a little to kill the last ship so I don't have to worry about his attacks. Definitely going to steal some elevator and boss strats though, so thanks for making this.
Nah I don’t need nobody or want anybody to pay my bills. I work full-time and still practice my shoot ‘em ups. You just have to have a more precise way to practice. You actually don’t need a whole bunch of time you just need to know how to practice. I have one credit cleared Quite a few games last year and I’m Far from a super player
Lol chop suey pattern 😂. Thanks a lot for the guide man it's amazing. Btw, in this video and many others you try to show direction with your cursor but its extremely hard to see. Why not change it to be bigger and better to see?
So Arcade mode is the standard for a 1cc? Im just about to start playing this as i finally got my 1cc or loop1 doj black label 2round game. Pretty good for me idk. Kinda stoked.
As someone who is pretty new to the shmup genre and especially Cave games what is it about Ketsui that makes it so special that people generally consider it to be one of if not Caves best shooter?
every pattern is doable without bombs or good luck,so the game feels very fair,also has very good visual clarity compared to some purpleshitgarbageeverythingispurplegoodluck. it is also extremely modular when it comes to the scoring system,you can very easily drop or put in a single scoring strat for a section which lasts for one enemy kill or few seconds unlike in other CAVE games with long intricate chaining systems. the empty locking glitch also allows the ceiling of the game to be incredibly high. this allows it to be a great choice for both advanced players or world record players. also for new players going for just 1ccs,the games difficulty is not erratic,and is pretty smooth upward curve.
I need one of these for espgaluda. Just getting into cave games. I’ve got all the pgm cave games including bee storm. Once I get the clear of espgaluda I’m going for bee storm.
By the way on the second boss on the ball pattern you can time it by the descent of the blue balls and just full send it to the other side like magic, don't ask me how things got to the point where i tried that, should have checked this video first lol. Doable on both emulator and m2 port. Will practice the way shown here since it's less caveman like.
Hey man when you get a chance check out this Kickstarter that came out of year ago they supposed to be coming out with the game it's called zpf it's awesome it's a shump called zpf let me know what you think when you check it out 🎮🕹😀👍🏾
Nobody really talks about the logic behind Ketsui, or survival. It’s basically all high level scoring play or a 1cc with no commentary. Much needed, and will give me a push to pick it up more seriously soon!
Awesome!!
This is a very detailed guide! Thanks for sharing Mark. It was entertaining as well. I think part of the fun of STG’s is working out your own route, but when you get stuck, seeing a different approach via replays, or guides like this is super useful.
Absolutely, route study is super helpful!
Cave's shot patterns are unparalleled. The patterns are simply beautiful and fun to route and dodge.
My first bullet hell was the Ketsui Death Label on DSi. I was blown away... Even if that game is only boss rush, it is perfect and always will take a special place in my heart. :)
This is absolutely invaluable. It was good last year. It is good today.
I’m not that great at arcade as I mostly play deathtiny and super easy but the biggest tip I can give is that in ketsui all bullets are aimed directly at you so flying around wildly will just make a mess . If you stay in one place at the side of the screen all the enemies will fire a stream of bullets towards you and you can tap dodge across the screen and avoid a lot of it just dodging a few bullets on the way. You also need to realise that your hit box is quite small and you can dodge through some pretty dense patterns if you minimise your movement as much as you can and the bullets will pass over the majority of your ship. The hit box is near the rear behind the cockpit.
Yes absolutely!
Does Dodonpachi Resurrection also do that?
@@soratheorangejuicemascot5809 sorry only just seen this. Not so much in Dfk but a bit yes
I see
I realized this is my 2nd fav Cave game after all and I WILL 1CC this, thanks a lot for this
What’s your number one favorite cave game?
Holy crap, just getting into Ketsui and I need this
I'm glad!
Thanks man, for posting this. I'm a total noob at Ketsui but its so fun to play.
absolutely and the more you play ketsui the more fun it becomes, such an amazing game
18:42 Good survival advice. I started shmups with Touhou and I'm only decent so I mostly play survival. Watching superplays or people like Jaimers or Icon is great but I can't replicate some of the things they can do. Like this, I'm not as cool as Moglar so I'm not going for that.
Yeah you can t always use wr strats as you learn a game, so I hope this guide is helpful!
Thank you for this video! Im happy u made a survival video. Most shmups my goal is 1cc and survival runs. I appreciate this
No problem hope it is helpful!
Thanks, just got my clear with Tiger and this video really helped me out in some spots!
Another great walkthru/how to 1cc vid.Thought your crimson clover 1cc vid was excellent too.Is this the start of a Hiw To CAVE survival seties?
Possibly!
This is really cool to watch because I got my blind 1cc of the game about a month ago, and while most of our strategies are the same there are some interesting differences. 39:12 is a good example as I try and manage that whole section in a single stream by following the wall from the top left to the bottom right, but this has its own risks and isn't perfect either. Another is on the 3rd stage mid-boss, where I like to stall a little to kill the last ship so I don't have to worry about his attacks. Definitely going to steal some elevator and boss strats though, so thanks for making this.
No problem!!! I m really glad it s been helpful!
extremely hype, thanks so much for doing this
No problem!!!
GG. I wish I had someone sponsoring me and paying all my bills so I could sit here all day and play these games and get patterns down.
That would be awesome!!!
Nah I don’t need nobody or want anybody to pay my bills. I work full-time and still practice my shoot ‘em ups. You just have to have a more precise way to practice. You actually don’t need a whole bunch of time you just need to know how to practice. I have one credit cleared Quite a few games last year and I’m Far from a super player
You dropped this, king. 👑
Please do more strategy guides like this!
For sure!!
Lol chop suey pattern 😂. Thanks a lot for the guide man it's amazing. Btw, in this video and many others you try to show direction with your cursor but its extremely hard to see. Why not change it to be bigger and better to see?
Thank you for the excellent tips Mark, ur a legend!!
No problem!!
Studying this video! Thank you for this upload
No problem!
Nice vid. Curious how your Ketsui progress is coming on
Pretty good! I need to start 2nd loop practice runs now (will start streaming them soon)
@@TheElectricUnderground Good good. Look forward to watching the grind
Would loooooove something like this for Futari.
absolutely! Mushi OG as well!
ICH LIEBE TEU. LOVE THIS CHANNEL MAN. WISH FOR THIS GAME TO BE ON SWITCH . PS: TRY "FOR THE WARP" A CARD GAME BUT IT WILL AMUSE U I GUESS
So Arcade mode is the standard for a 1cc? Im just about to start playing this as i finally got my 1cc or loop1 doj black label 2round game. Pretty good for me idk. Kinda stoked.
Good stuff, Ketsui murders me.
It s a mean one!! But really fun
Thanks Mark - mind adding timestamps for each stage to help us jump to where players might be having difficulties?
I believe there should be timestamps as chapters, let me double check and make sure they worked
@@TheElectricUnderground word, my bad if they were there all along. Sometimes my phone doesn't show timestamps for some reason
As someone who is pretty new to the shmup genre and especially Cave games what is it about Ketsui that makes it so special that people generally consider it to be one of if not Caves best shooter?
every pattern is doable without bombs or good luck,so the game feels very fair,also has very good visual clarity compared to some purpleshitgarbageeverythingispurplegoodluck. it is also extremely modular when it comes to the scoring system,you can very easily drop or put in a single scoring strat for a section which lasts for one enemy kill or few seconds unlike in other CAVE games with long intricate chaining systems. the empty locking glitch also allows the ceiling of the game to be incredibly high.
this allows it to be a great choice for both advanced players or world record players. also for new players going for just 1ccs,the games difficulty is not erratic,and is pretty smooth upward curve.
I need one of these for espgaluda. Just getting into cave games. I’ve got all the pgm cave games including bee storm. Once I get the clear of espgaluda I’m going for bee storm.
Oh awesome!! I do have a galuda clear!
You may have already gotten the clear by this point but there is a nice 1 sissy video guide for Espgaluda on yt
Impressive... Now do it on DS :))
By the way on the second boss on the ball pattern you can time it by the descent of the blue balls and just full send it to the other side like magic, don't ask me how things got to the point where i tried that, should have checked this video first lol. Doable on both emulator and m2 port.
Will practice the way shown here since it's less caveman like.
How come sometimes the bullets kill me and sometomes they dont. I dont understand damage in this game AT ALL
The ones that don't kill you must be missing your hitbox which is just behind the cockpit of the helicopter
Bring it on…🔫🔫🔫🔫
Hey man when you get a chance check out this Kickstarter that came out of year ago they supposed to be coming out with the game it's called zpf it's awesome it's a shump called zpf let me know what you think when you check it out 🎮🕹😀👍🏾
Oh cool maybe I ll feature it on my obscure shmups volume 2 in the future
@@TheElectricUnderground okay let me know when you do that🎮🕹😀👍🏾