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It keeps to a lot of the best bullet hell tropes and idea while including some of the less desirables (particles that home in on you)
I never thought BECOMING a bullet spraying entity in these games would be fun, but it was very satisfying. Thank you. You've done the genre proud. This game was short but to the point, and it was good.
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Oh THANK GOD I don't have to to do a string of levels unharmed to get this Impossible badge, like the first Frantic. I also like how you get some money even if you die. :D This makes that aspect of this Frantic way less enraging. XD
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ryguypiee, the first main boss is impossible? Have you ever played a bullet hell game? The first boss is a COMPLETE joke compared to...the next 9 bosses.
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had almost beat the last boss of the game, bonus level thing, and gotten the impossible badge and my computer crashed and I logged back on and my progress was deleted.... AAAAAAAAAAARGH
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Olde skool arcade style game. Seemed to work pretty well. Has a cool Dragonforce/Enflames/Japanese metal like soundtrack; at least during play action.
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Since ivod's videos seem to have disappeared, made a playthrough on Casual Kamakaze. Hopefully you can use it to do better than I did. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhXA_4xquzKDfgy3k2_ADFGd_cMf7a0CF
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That moment when your on a hard level, and you dont get hit for a while, then you say, "What if i get the no hit bonus?" and you get hit right after you say it.
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Scraping is when you scrape your ship near enemy bullets for bonuses. It's risk and reward. Now MY question. How does the "Emergency Device" work?
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I'd like to thank my laptop for this impossible badge win and delivering a consistent 11fps. I felt like Neo from the metrix dodging all those shots.
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I just got the impossible badge easier using 9 rockets, 3 power boosters, 3 advanced targeting systems, and 1 absorption panel.
To afford this, I grinded for money on stage 5-3 by staying at the top of the screen with 3 magnets, and quitting before the boss. My rockets took care of everything.
I'm using Chrome zoomed in to 125% to make bullets bigger and easier to dodge.
Firing SO many rockets during secondary fire also lags and SLOWS DOWN THE GAME making it easier to dodge.
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I really don't like that we have to start a new game to edit the modifiers or change ships. It's a deep enough score/achievement system that it could get endlessly grindy and frustrating if we're constantly changing modifiers to try to maximize score. PLEASE let us change them in game. Also, it would be nice to be able to purchase different ships in the same file. Sticking with the same ship seems a bit punishing for someone who picks poorly in the beginning but still wants to get a lot of achievements or something. On that note, I noticed that achievements don't transfer over save files. It would be nice if they did.
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Could use a weapon storage type thing... it's a pain to try different weapons and being forced to sell it and buy it back later.
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Very challenging, but the save feature means that you can always pick up where you left off, and earning money even when you die means you can slowly build up to your ultimate ship. Good game.
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This awesome moment when u are in the corner dodging for ur life doing the impossible badge when suddenly... ur mouse is a pixel to much to the side and ur ship stops moving cuz Simon says so... and u die...
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Ivod's suggestions are good, but I highly recommend you buy one Emergency Device among your accessories. When you enter secondary fire with one equipped, all bullets near your ship will turn into harmless coins, allowing you to escape sticky situations. However, after you use it, you have to wait something like 5-10 seconds to use it again.
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the impossible one doesn't have to be in succession right? I an just come back and do a level unharmed later if I messed up?
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Always epic game Frantic series! An alternative TIPS for IMPOSSIBLE BADGE "lazy version":select Tactician ship(fast regen energy and 12 accessory),select Kamikaze and Casual.Buy early 4 rockets(after some levels you can afford the first rocket)and buy 1 laser(clicking on the DarkGreen slot as ivod wrote(thx ivod),no problem if laser dont hit boss.With these weapons you do not have to worry about hitting enemies and bosses standing to the side dodging,but you have to worry only to avoid the bullets,and money will rain toward you.Buy 3 Overdrive Drive,3 Advanced Targeting,3 Power Booster,3 Coin Magnet for get fast money,after change it with 3 Absorption Panels;)In Area5 bonus3 change laser with cannon.With this ship that has fast charging of energy,you can use Secondary Weapon when there are so many enemies(just a few clicks and the rockets will clean everything easily meanwhile you can asleep):D Do the same obvious tactic..survival dodge!You have earned all achievements!Have a good game
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Bosses are a bit too easy. I'm not very good at these games and they're pretty easy to evade. Also be nice if the coin magnet accessory was upgradeable. Good game though.
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A really nice improvement would be changing the secondary shot button to a keyboard button like spacebar, rather than the left mouse button. In those tight, really challenging boss fights, such as the beginning of area 5 bonus 2, releasing the mouse button and clicking it again often causes an unintentional and relatively slight bump of the mouse, which is more than enough to kill you easily because your ship strayed to the side by a few pixels. Also, make the death animation shorter, or skippable. It's quite frustrating going for a challenge like the impossible badge and dying, and then sitting through the 6-second long explosion sequence when all you want to do is jump back into the action and try again.
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Quick hint for the people struggling with almost impossible small spaces you have to survive: Get the upgrades that gives Shield for scraping.
When a fight starts try to get a full shield, then when you get a point where you struggle just press spacebar before that point on the 2nd run and burst the boss down (at the cost of the shield) And make sure to recharge it with the modules right away so you can burst in another pinch.
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My first impossible badge! Yayzorzomfgzorzrz! Thanks for the tips and video, though i improved them a little, the base is still very helpful.