When it comes to getting high scores there's no such thing as a soft Cave game! I was only referring to the difficulty level, my score still has a long way to go (especially as I don't really know what I'm doing yet )emphatic wrote:When you really start raking in the big scores, that's when the game really shines/gets really hard. Try to get 3+ million on stage 1, then tell me the game is "soft". My tip for a successful all clear (final pattern strategy):skykid wrote:Man, this is soft for a Cave game. Only just got the PCB, played it about five times and got this:
20,595,180 - Stage 5 (final boss form) Ageha
... and then I went on shmups thinking my score was ok, and I don't even rank on the scoreboard!
Although it's pretty easy for a cave shmup, wtf is going on with the last boss final form?
No matter how I look at it, I can't see a safe way through that pattern. Is it a case of just getting there with 4 lives in stock and soldiering through?
Use your shield barrier in very small bursts (quick tap) and steer the laser it gives off away from the CUBE, as it will otherwise replenish the lifebar of the boss. Also, try not to get caught where the cube-balls cross each other. This should give you a fighting chance, even with only two lifes left.
Thanks for the tips emph, for some reason I just figured not using my bomb at all rather than moving the laser out of range of the boss. But that criss-crossy pattern is kind of organic, I can never seem to figure out what it's going to do. If I switch into kakusei mode, can the boss still take damage or does it shield up?