One of the greatest shmups ever made. It took me months to clear it, but was worth every moment, even when it got frustrating. Your commentary is a great intro for people who may be intimidated by its reputation.
Probably my favorite game. Great job! I find our difference in strategies interesting, I think I played some parts like a gorilla lol. At 10:44, you don't actually have to unlock on type-A for that pattern; either through good RNG or weaving through the spheres on the sides and back through the middle so you don't get pigeon-holed. Used a bomb on it anyway tho in my run
Thanks! I just saw your run and it looked quite clean. If anything it sounds like you spent more time than me figuring out the patterns whereas I relied a bit more on experience built through previous game clears. Clearing Ketsui early on is very impressive! Thanks for the stage 4 mid-boss tip, I have a hard time keeping track of the spheres on the sides so I usually also bomb there. This game is so good!
Great to see another clear from you! And doubly so with this absolute monster of a game. I'm also in the same boat of having much of my hardcore shmup-time eaten up by SF6 (it's so gooood) and am in the process of knocking out a Crimzon Clover Arcade Original clear. It's one of those situations where you start to see the endgame and get an extra burst of motivation. Ketsui has always interested me for its gritty military feel and is on my 1CC queue. Great commentary and looking forward to whatever you post next! GGs!
Thank you! Yeah that has been my exact same experience with SF6 and Ketsui, I was obsessed with SF6 for months and had to dedicated more time to Ketsui to get that final push. CC Arcade is a big one, I love that game so much. I wouldn't be playing shmups if I hadn't randomly stumbled upon it. I probably played it too early in my journey but that clear was really hard for me, I still consider it the most difficult I've done. Ketsui is comparable but a little more forgiving IMO.
Great run! Aesthetically, the game is among the best I have ever seen. The boss animation look awesome and the patterns very crazy. Kind of in the same boat: gaming time is extremely limited with a newborn and if I find some time I end up my personal „decision-triangle“ - Shmups, SF6 or something casual? I really enjoyed your commentary, talking about your personal situation, talking about your experience with Ketsui and the comparison to other Shmups as well as your skilled 1-All even though the run didn’t go according to plan. It’s great to see how players adapt in those situation. Very well done. Looking forward to whatever comes next.
Thank you! I remember when my kids were newborns and it was quite difficult to get any sort of "hardcore" gaming going on. It gets easier when they grow up. I would say go for anything you feel like playing at the moment and focus on enjoyment. Even SF6 can become stressful if you take it too seriously.
Thank you! It's a bit steeper than DOJ Black Label but I'm sure you can do it. Congrats on clearing DDP and DOJ. It may take some time to adjust to the unconventional style of patterns Ketsui throws at you. Remember to enjoy the journey!
This was a delight to watch with the rest of the family - especially since it's been some time since your last commentated clear. I've been wanting to play Ketsui for quite a while but until it gets a Switch release, it's a backburner title. There are some very peculiar patterns in this game that would certainly require setting aside practice time and it's great you pushed through despite the hits taken. I think if you either played this semi-regularly going forward or at least returned to it a year later to tackle things you currently think would be impossible, you'd feel that much more natural and capable. Either way, huge congrats, man!
Thanks Dace, I appreciate it! Unfortunately I don't see it coming to Switch at the moment, it seems like their focus is on building hype through combined PS4/Switch releases moins forward (which makes sense from a marketing standpoint but is a little unfortunate). It has a lot of cool unique patterns that I really like and I could see myself playing this for a very long time.
This was a HUGE clear, congratulations! Like you mentioned, your routing looks consistent enough that you could likely qualify for the second loop after a handful of more runs. I’m like you, though. I have Ketsui in my backlog, but I haven’t touched it yet because I don’t think I’m quite ready to handle the difficulty. Also, as someone who favors Crimzon Clover a lot, I’m intrigued by how you like Ketsui more than Crimzon Clover, and so I think I’d like this game a ton when I get to it. Congrats again on the clear, and I’d love to see if you continue to push further with this shmup
Thank you! I remember telling MarkMSX from the Electric Underground last year that I had yet to find a shmup that hit the same notes as CC, despite playing other masterpieces. He suggested I start playing Ketsui because it feels a bit similar, and I can confirm that he was completely right. You will feel right at home in terms of movement and pacing, like it feels just right somehow. I think you'd enjoy it a lot. The main reasons why I think Ketsui might be a little better than CC for me are the shorter length (20 mins vs 30) and the music might be a bit more to my taste. But they're both legendary titles for me and CC is a much better entry point into the genre. In terms of difficulty, you can definitely grab the 1-all in a reasonable amount of time since you've cleared CC which is probably more challenging IMO. The 2nd loops are pretty insane though, I definitely don't feel ready to even try to tackle the easier one. Maybe I'll try to get a 1-all with the other ship or move on to a different title for now, I'm not really sure yet.
@@letsblockingThat’s great to hear that Ketsui feels like Crimzon Clover. I may end up playing this sooner than later, then. The game being a shorter length always helps, too. Sometimes Crimzon Clover feels more like an endurance test, especially when training Stage 5. I think the second loop requirements in Ketsui involve not bombing at all, right
@@wooien To unlock the easier version of the loop (Omote), you need to finish the game without making more than 6 mistakes (which includes both bombing or losing lives). The more difficult version (Ura) requires a no miss no bomb if the first loop. There's also a score requirement on top of that for both I believe. Honestly, even just unlocking the Omote loop sounds daunting for me at this point, it's a huge step up from getting the 1-all.
Awesome, huge congrats on the clear! I felt your pain with those deaths in unfortunate places, but honestly they make this clear even cooler. Perfection is boring, a run where you make it through despite all the setbacks is more entertaining :) I've also had the experience of dying at like stage 2 in a game, and then clearing because it took the pressure off me. You handled the ending of stage 5 really nicely on low resources. Thanks for sharing the run and your thoughts on the game! Wishing you good health.
Thank you! I agree, and generally speaking I have rarely ever been able to have what I'd describe as a "perfect" run as a 1-all or 1cc. I had a couple of those in Ketsui and I just mentally crumbled once I started making mistakes. The end of stage 5 is usually difficult for me so I'm happy with how this turned out in the end. I've been trying to take care of my health a bit more so I really appreciate your comment. I'm doing much better now but I had a scary experience. I hope you're doing well too, I think I read somewhere that you were slowing down due to a hand issue. We're junkies but health should definitely take priority over games, hope you recover soon! Btw I really want to watch your DOJ videos but I also know that I shouldn't because it will make me want to try the game so much. I look forward to them once I do decide to get started though!
@@letsblocking Yeah, I don't think I've ever had a "perfect" run either. I've done a couple of no miss clears, but even then there is still always something to be unsatisfied about (the human mind is a weird thing). Better to just let go of perfectionism and enjoy the moment of being immersed in action. Happy to hear you're much better now! And yes, I've been having some hand issues because of computer work, so I've been limiting my gaming time, too. Thankfully it's not as bad as it was, and I've been able to satisfy my curiosity about the new Daioujou port :). but I'm going to take a break now from both shmups and making videos so that I can recover completely. No worries about the DOJ content! As you said in your commentary, it would probably be too much right after Ketsui. The game will be there for you when the moment is right.
Gros gros gg, sacré perf! Content que tu ailles mieux. Tes commentaires sont vraiment top merci! Je m'attendais pas à ce que tu le préfères à Crimzon Clover même si je suis d'accord avec toi. A chaque fois je suis toujours impressionné par ces patterns, cette originalité, ce système de scoring, la musique etc, vraiment le top du top. Je me retrouve dans ce que tu dis au début, j'y joue de temps en temps en mode casu/fun mais le jeu me fait peur, je sens que j'ai pas encore le niveau pour m'y frotter donc je monte petit à petit en difficulté (d'où le Progear qui est je pense un bon équilibre niveau challenge par rapport à mon niveau actuel). Mais en 2024 j'aimerais me faire un "gros" Battle Garegga ou Ikaruga. En effet quand on a plus de bombe c'est toujours le meilleur moment, on peut tenter toutes les esquives sans réfléchir 😁. Généralement quand on regarde un 1CC ça a l'air plus simple en vidéo mais par pour Ketsui, les patterns sont tellement insane 😂. T'as super bien géré sur le dernier boss gg!
Merci ! Oui je suis vraiment tombé amoureux du jeu, l'expérience a quelque chose de transcendant que je ne retrouve pas vraiment dans d'autres jeux jusqu'ici. Tout ce qu'il propose est intéressant. Tu as raison de monter en difficulté de manière graduelle, c'est parfois épuisant de se frotter constamment à des jeux au-dessus de son niveau actuel. J'aimerais bien faire Garegga en 2024 également mais j'ai l'impression qu'il est encore plus exigeant...
@@letsblocking Oui je vois exactement ce que tu veux dire! Je viens de check sur la tierlist Japonaise en effet Battle Garegga est encore plus haut 😅 (même si je sais pas s'ils prennent en compte une run "low rank"), on verra du coup lol, peut être plus Ikaruga ou DOJ Black label alors ^^.
Hi there. Just watched this run and it was a really nice and enjoyable to watch. I've watched a lot of super player videos and they're just too "perfect" if you know what I mean. Your run gives me hope. Love all the M2 ports I've played so far, but Ketsui is on another level. On another note, I hope you're feeling good and continue to improve.
Thanks for your kind comment! I definitely know what you mean, it's actually really hard to learn from superplayer runs because they know all the scoring tricks inside out and are usually not playing for survival. Ketsui is still my favourite shmup and I don't anticipate this will change. I hope you're enjoying your time with it!
@@scowsh Ok my bad, I got confused and thought this was about my DDP clear 😂 Yeah I studied Ketsui quite a bit, stages 3/4/5 are very route heavy and some patterns are pretty unique. I think the stage 3 boss is a key moment, as well as the mid-boss. If you can find a solid strat for those it will take you far!
Good game! Love the patterns in this one, very elliptical, the flow is so satisfying. I'm slowly working on qualifying for the omote 2nd round. I agree that it wasn't as hard as I expected at least for a 1-all, I think its difficult reputation lies mainly in qualifying for ura special round- no miss no bomb the full 1st loop, that's crazy. Really love how aggressive it wants you to play. There have been sections in stage 4 and 5 that I've really struggled with until I realize getting right up in the enemy's face is the way to go. Missing that stage five 1-up was rough but made for an exciting ending!
Thanks! Good luck for the Omote entry, that's a huge step up compared to a regular 1-ALL. Yeah I love this game too, there is something very special about it and I'm planning to get back to it someday because I've yet to find a game I enjoy more. I don't feel ready for Omote yet though.
I would focus on learning a scoring route for the first two stages then, they aren't too difficult to manage and it will make your runs more enjoyable. Anything after stage 2 feels a bit tricky to score.
One of the greatest shmups ever made. It took me months to clear it, but was worth every moment, even when it got frustrating. Your commentary is a great intro for people who may be intimidated by its reputation.
It sounds like we had the exact same experience with this game. I remember watching your clear and it gave me some inspiration when I felt frustrated.
Thanks for the vid, finally pulled the trigger on a physical copy and I'll be rewatching your commentary when I get it.
@@adenozin Thanks for your comment, enjoy the game! It's one of a kind.
Probably my favorite game. Great job! I find our difference in strategies interesting, I think I played some parts like a gorilla lol.
At 10:44, you don't actually have to unlock on type-A for that pattern; either through good RNG or weaving through the spheres on the sides and back through the middle so you don't get pigeon-holed. Used a bomb on it anyway tho in my run
Thanks! I just saw your run and it looked quite clean. If anything it sounds like you spent more time than me figuring out the patterns whereas I relied a bit more on experience built through previous game clears. Clearing Ketsui early on is very impressive!
Thanks for the stage 4 mid-boss tip, I have a hard time keeping track of the spheres on the sides so I usually also bomb there. This game is so good!
Great to see another clear from you! And doubly so with this absolute monster of a game. I'm also in the same boat of having much of my hardcore shmup-time eaten up by SF6 (it's so gooood) and am in the process of knocking out a Crimzon Clover Arcade Original clear. It's one of those situations where you start to see the endgame and get an extra burst of motivation. Ketsui has always interested me for its gritty military feel and is on my 1CC queue. Great commentary and looking forward to whatever you post next! GGs!
Thank you!
Yeah that has been my exact same experience with SF6 and Ketsui, I was obsessed with SF6 for months and had to dedicated more time to Ketsui to get that final push.
CC Arcade is a big one, I love that game so much. I wouldn't be playing shmups if I hadn't randomly stumbled upon it. I probably played it too early in my journey but that clear was really hard for me, I still consider it the most difficult I've done. Ketsui is comparable but a little more forgiving IMO.
Great run! Aesthetically, the game is among the best I have ever seen. The boss animation look awesome and the patterns very crazy.
Kind of in the same boat: gaming time is extremely limited with a newborn and if I find some time I end up my personal „decision-triangle“ - Shmups, SF6 or something casual?
I really enjoyed your commentary, talking about your personal situation, talking about your experience with Ketsui and the comparison to other Shmups as well as your skilled 1-All even though the run didn’t go according to plan. It’s great to see how players adapt in those situation.
Very well done. Looking forward to whatever comes next.
Thank you! I remember when my kids were newborns and it was quite difficult to get any sort of "hardcore" gaming going on. It gets easier when they grow up. I would say go for anything you feel like playing at the moment and focus on enjoyment. Even SF6 can become stressful if you take it too seriously.
Congrats! I just did a 1CC for DOJ and DDP. And now I just started playing Ketsui and this one is definitely intimidating.
Thank you! It's a bit steeper than DOJ Black Label but I'm sure you can do it. Congrats on clearing DDP and DOJ. It may take some time to adjust to the unconventional style of patterns Ketsui throws at you. Remember to enjoy the journey!
This was a delight to watch with the rest of the family - especially since it's been some time since your last commentated clear. I've been wanting to play Ketsui for quite a while but until it gets a Switch release, it's a backburner title. There are some very peculiar patterns in this game that would certainly require setting aside practice time and it's great you pushed through despite the hits taken. I think if you either played this semi-regularly going forward or at least returned to it a year later to tackle things you currently think would be impossible, you'd feel that much more natural and capable. Either way, huge congrats, man!
Thanks Dace, I appreciate it! Unfortunately I don't see it coming to Switch at the moment, it seems like their focus is on building hype through combined PS4/Switch releases moins forward (which makes sense from a marketing standpoint but is a little unfortunate).
It has a lot of cool unique patterns that I really like and I could see myself playing this for a very long time.
This was a HUGE clear, congratulations! Like you mentioned, your routing looks consistent enough that you could likely qualify for the second loop after a handful of more runs. I’m like you, though. I have Ketsui in my backlog, but I haven’t touched it yet because I don’t think I’m quite ready to handle the difficulty. Also, as someone who favors Crimzon Clover a lot, I’m intrigued by how you like Ketsui more than Crimzon Clover, and so I think I’d like this game a ton when I get to it. Congrats again on the clear, and I’d love to see if you continue to push further with this shmup
Thank you!
I remember telling MarkMSX from the Electric Underground last year that I had yet to find a shmup that hit the same notes as CC, despite playing other masterpieces. He suggested I start playing Ketsui because it feels a bit similar, and I can confirm that he was completely right. You will feel right at home in terms of movement and pacing, like it feels just right somehow. I think you'd enjoy it a lot. The main reasons why I think Ketsui might be a little better than CC for me are the shorter length (20 mins vs 30) and the music might be a bit more to my taste. But they're both legendary titles for me and CC is a much better entry point into the genre.
In terms of difficulty, you can definitely grab the 1-all in a reasonable amount of time since you've cleared CC which is probably more challenging IMO. The 2nd loops are pretty insane though, I definitely don't feel ready to even try to tackle the easier one. Maybe I'll try to get a 1-all with the other ship or move on to a different title for now, I'm not really sure yet.
@@letsblockingThat’s great to hear that Ketsui feels like Crimzon Clover. I may end up playing this sooner than later, then. The game being a shorter length always helps, too. Sometimes Crimzon Clover feels more like an endurance test, especially when training Stage 5. I think the second loop requirements in Ketsui involve not bombing at all, right
@@wooien To unlock the easier version of the loop (Omote), you need to finish the game without making more than 6 mistakes (which includes both bombing or losing lives). The more difficult version (Ura) requires a no miss no bomb if the first loop. There's also a score requirement on top of that for both I believe. Honestly, even just unlocking the Omote loop sounds daunting for me at this point, it's a huge step up from getting the 1-all.
Awesome, huge congrats on the clear!
I felt your pain with those deaths in unfortunate places, but honestly they make this clear even cooler. Perfection is boring, a run where you make it through despite all the setbacks is more entertaining :) I've also had the experience of dying at like stage 2 in a game, and then clearing because it took the pressure off me. You handled the ending of stage 5 really nicely on low resources.
Thanks for sharing the run and your thoughts on the game! Wishing you good health.
Thank you!
I agree, and generally speaking I have rarely ever been able to have what I'd describe as a "perfect" run as a 1-all or 1cc. I had a couple of those in Ketsui and I just mentally crumbled once I started making mistakes.
The end of stage 5 is usually difficult for me so I'm happy with how this turned out in the end.
I've been trying to take care of my health a bit more so I really appreciate your comment. I'm doing much better now but I had a scary experience. I hope you're doing well too, I think I read somewhere that you were slowing down due to a hand issue. We're junkies but health should definitely take priority over games, hope you recover soon!
Btw I really want to watch your DOJ videos but I also know that I shouldn't because it will make me want to try the game so much. I look forward to them once I do decide to get started though!
@@letsblocking Yeah, I don't think I've ever had a "perfect" run either. I've done a couple of no miss clears, but even then there is still always something to be unsatisfied about (the human mind is a weird thing). Better to just let go of perfectionism and enjoy the moment of being immersed in action.
Happy to hear you're much better now! And yes, I've been having some hand issues because of computer work, so I've been limiting my gaming time, too. Thankfully it's not as bad as it was, and I've been able to satisfy my curiosity about the new Daioujou port :). but I'm going to take a break now from both shmups and making videos so that I can recover completely.
No worries about the DOJ content! As you said in your commentary, it would probably be too much right after Ketsui. The game will be there for you when the moment is right.
@@hazylevels Enjoy your downtime, I wish you a speedy recovery!
Gros gros gg, sacré perf! Content que tu ailles mieux. Tes commentaires sont vraiment top merci! Je m'attendais pas à ce que tu le préfères à Crimzon Clover même si je suis d'accord avec toi.
A chaque fois je suis toujours impressionné par ces patterns, cette originalité, ce système de scoring, la musique etc, vraiment le top du top.
Je me retrouve dans ce que tu dis au début, j'y joue de temps en temps en mode casu/fun mais le jeu me fait peur, je sens que j'ai pas encore le niveau pour m'y frotter donc je monte petit à petit en difficulté (d'où le Progear qui est je pense un bon équilibre niveau challenge par rapport à mon niveau actuel). Mais en 2024 j'aimerais me faire un "gros" Battle Garegga ou Ikaruga.
En effet quand on a plus de bombe c'est toujours le meilleur moment, on peut tenter toutes les esquives sans réfléchir 😁.
Généralement quand on regarde un 1CC ça a l'air plus simple en vidéo mais par pour Ketsui, les patterns sont tellement insane 😂. T'as super bien géré sur le dernier boss gg!
Merci ! Oui je suis vraiment tombé amoureux du jeu, l'expérience a quelque chose de transcendant que je ne retrouve pas vraiment dans d'autres jeux jusqu'ici. Tout ce qu'il propose est intéressant.
Tu as raison de monter en difficulté de manière graduelle, c'est parfois épuisant de se frotter constamment à des jeux au-dessus de son niveau actuel. J'aimerais bien faire Garegga en 2024 également mais j'ai l'impression qu'il est encore plus exigeant...
@@letsblocking Oui je vois exactement ce que tu veux dire! Je viens de check sur la tierlist Japonaise en effet Battle Garegga est encore plus haut 😅 (même si je sais pas s'ils prennent en compte une run "low rank"), on verra du coup lol, peut être plus Ikaruga ou DOJ Black label alors ^^.
Hi there. Just watched this run and it was a really nice and enjoyable to watch. I've watched a lot of super player videos and they're just too "perfect" if you know what I mean. Your run gives me hope. Love all the M2 ports I've played so far, but Ketsui is on another level. On another note, I hope you're feeling good and continue to improve.
Thanks for your kind comment! I definitely know what you mean, it's actually really hard to learn from superplayer runs because they know all the scoring tricks inside out and are usually not playing for survival. Ketsui is still my favourite shmup and I don't anticipate this will change. I hope you're enjoying your time with it!
Great job on your clear! Also enjoyed the commentary, keep it up!
Thank you, it means a lot coming from you! I watched your amazing 2-ALL runs a few weeks ago. I don't know if I can make it there someday, we'll see.
Amazing clear! I’m here to pinch strats 😂
Thanks brother! Not much in terms of strats here I'm afraid, just brute force and bombs 😂
@@letsblocking nah dude, there's some great survival stuff here! Currently studying your stage 3 midboss 🤓
@@scowsh Ok my bad, I got confused and thought this was about my DDP clear 😂 Yeah I studied Ketsui quite a bit, stages 3/4/5 are very route heavy and some patterns are pretty unique. I think the stage 3 boss is a key moment, as well as the mid-boss. If you can find a solid strat for those it will take you far!
Good game! Love the patterns in this one, very elliptical, the flow is so satisfying. I'm slowly working on qualifying for the omote 2nd round. I agree that it wasn't as hard as I expected at least for a 1-all, I think its difficult reputation lies mainly in qualifying for ura special round- no miss no bomb the full 1st loop, that's crazy. Really love how aggressive it wants you to play. There have been sections in stage 4 and 5 that I've really struggled with until I realize getting right up in the enemy's face is the way to go. Missing that stage five 1-up was rough but made for an exciting ending!
Thanks! Good luck for the Omote entry, that's a huge step up compared to a regular 1-ALL. Yeah I love this game too, there is something very special about it and I'm planning to get back to it someday because I've yet to find a game I enjoy more. I don't feel ready for Omote yet though.
awesome play!
Thank you!
thanks for vid, and congrats!
Thank you!
Nice
Thanks!
what are some good safe scoring spots? I have difficulty getting the second scoring extend
I would focus on learning a scoring route for the first two stages then, they aren't too difficult to manage and it will make your runs more enjoyable. Anything after stage 2 feels a bit tricky to score.