Derp thread IV: Easy mode deaths edition

[K.B.]

Typical run in twelve seconds.

[chum]

Dunno whether to laugh or cry

[Reiko]

Lost a no-miss EoSD normal run again.
To Remilia's first spell.
With 3 bombs left.

[Monkeypro257]

I keep having to use continues on Shou's non-spell cards in hard mode. >_<

[Esper]

Well, this is just wonderful.

Go from six lives to zero in IN Stage 6 because my keyboard stopped working. Why? Given, it's more worth being in the rage thread, but WHY?

[Elysia]

>attempts to perfect Kanpukugu

>dies to Bulk Brane

 :colonveeplusalpha:

[Dumanios]

This morning, I died twice to Alice's Dutch dolls on Easy.

I beat PCB on easy with SakuyaA, decide to try extra stage, and get killed by Chen.

[Mero]

I decided to play SA with ReimuC for lols and ooh boy, from the moment I bombed Kisume's spellcard, I knew this run was gonna be something...

Died a grand total of three times to Yuugi's laser non (two on the midboss one and the other on the boss).
Died (very) stupidly to the yinyangs before midboss Orin even started on stage 4, and died to Satori's first and final spellcards
Stage 5 is at least reasonable, died to something after the popcorn section and to Ghost Wheels because I didn't have bombs
Died to Ten Evil Stars (seriously?) and to Utsuho's final spellcard
A LOT of bombs used throughout the run

Not only  I did (somehow) still cleared, I even beat my highscore (I don't really play ReimuC but still).

Really the only reason I saved this replay is because apparently I captured Cat Walk at no power

[argentum-zeena]

I decided to 1cc all games' Easy modes (as I rarely touch Easy). Started IN with Border team...lost a life on Stage 1.

[CyberAngel]

Crashed into completely stationary Satori while dodging Aya's whirlwind spellcard. Got rammed by stage 5 Orin twice, once by her midboss entry. Died to being surrounded by Spleen Eater spirits. Today's not the best day for SA.

[Hainiryuun]

Did a random IN Extra run. Would have captured every spell card.... except for the fact that I derped on Honest Man's Death. Just decided that ramming into one of the walls was a good idea...

[Nindella]

3rd 1-Miss No-Bomb of Subterranean Animism Lunatic  :ohdear:

Very silly death on Orin's last non... This run followed another failed nmnb which also had a silly death during stage 5, but I decided to finish this one and... urgh 1MNB  , I'm really throwing these away....  :blush:


Edit:

4th 1MNB SA Lunatic :wat:

Died on the first wave of Catwalk cause I don't think I was looking correctly or something... I was daydreaming a bit  :derp:

Edit edit:  Uh, when talking about Catwalk, I mean the first wave of the tricky part.... hmm, hard to put into words 

[cactu]

Gogo Nindel you can do it!!!

I lost a NMNB Stage 6 of DDC Lunatic on the last spellcard ;w;

BT: Sakuya A

[ARF]

Nindel you're a trubeast! And you too cactu, don't give up ;~;

[BT]

I lost a NMNB Stage 6 of DDC Lunatic on the last spellcard ;w;

Which shot >:(

[Reiko]

I died five times to Super-Ego.
Seriously, what ?

Don't give up Nindel, you're almost there !  :3

[Ibaraki]

Using SA to rectify dulled senses after a long  hiatus ended up discouraging me more... It's unwise to anger the Bridge Princess during Tongue-Cut Sparrow "Hate for the Humble and Rich". Lesson learned.

Green-Eyed Monster hasn't seen the last of me yet.

[FamilyTeam]

I decided to play PCB using ReimuA and... no offense, but I wonder how can someone actually like her. She moves as slow as a slug, her bomb is weak, spitting at people does more damage than her bullets and her smaller hitbox only serves limited purpose.
Because all of this, I lost 2 lives at LVL3 and 3 at LVL4. I'm really surprised i actually got halfway through Yuyuko before continuing after all that.

[CyberAngel]

I decided to play PCB using ReimuA and... no offense, but I wonder how can someone actually like her.

Try playing IN Reimu Solo.

[FamilyTeam]

Try playing IN Reimu Solo.

No thanks, I think I have self respect.

[BT]

<insert every death to leftover bullets after a pattern is over ever>

This seems to happen especially often in this game.

[FamilyTeam]

Oh god.
I decided to go back to Marisa, and thanks to Reimu, I'm playing like Arse with her. I LOST ONE OF THE BEST STAGE 1 RUNS IN MY ENTIRE LIFE JUST BECAUSE I MISJUDGED A BULLET'S HITBOX.
We all learned a lesson today: Pick a character and stick to her. Or else you'll suffer the same as I did.

[Anima Zero]

DDC, Reimu A, Normal.

Had a derp death at the start of stage 4, but otherwise held out fairly well.

Get to stage 5 with I believe 5-6 lives, then proceed to drop everything involving the word skill and dodging and replace those with words involving ramming into things like a dingbat and dying with bombs in stock.  Get out of stage 5 with maybe a life left, continue to play like an idiot until I lose my last life at the 2nd nonspell of the stage 6 midboss.

I wish I had saved the replay because that would have been a hilarious thing to watch.

[Zengeku]

I dunno FamilyTeam. I personally found ReimuA quite fun for Lunatic No-bombs purposes. Her weak shot makes the bosses take a longer time to kill and a lot of the attacks in the game are quite fun to dodge so it's a welcome challenge.

I suppose you are just not up for the challenge?  :3

[FamilyTeam]

I dunno FamilyTeam. I personally found ReimuA quite fun for Lunatic No-bombs purposes. Her weak shot makes the bosses take a longer time to kill and a lot of the attacks in the game are quite fun to dodge so it's a welcome challenge.

I suppose you are just not up for the challenge?  :3

No I'm not. Especially since I can barely finish Lunatic in my comfort zone. (Using MarisaB, going as aggressive as possible)
I'm just trying to 1cc the game on normal, and I think I kinda lost pacience after failing 25 times in a row.

EDIT: After NOT failing? Damn, I need to pay more attention on what I write.

[CyberAngel]

No thanks, I think I have self respect.

This is Gensokyo. Please leave common sense outside. Thank you.

I LOST ONE OF THE BEST STAGE 1 RUNS IN MY ENTIRE LIFE JUST BECAUSE I MISJUDGED A BULLET'S HITBOX.

...Even to me, it's pretty clear that the hitbox isn't the source of the problem. Even if you tried Lunatic.

[FamilyTeam]

...Even to me, it's pretty clear that the hitbox isn't the source of the problem. Even if you tried Lunatic.

It's just the way Reimu moves and feels. So yeah, I think it had more to do with Marisa's speed, with my brain still thinking I was moving at a slug's pace, than the hitbox.
But still, my run sucked.

[CyberAngel]

It's just the way Reimu moves and feels.

Hoo, yeah, I know that "she handles like a brick" feeling when compared to a faster character.

But what I meant was, are you sure you're not just wasting your attempts? Are you at a point where you can say "all I need to do is to avoid stupid deaths and bomb in dangerous places, and I'll do this, maybe having resources to spare"? If you're having too many points you're not absolutely sure you can handle, you might be trying to bite off a bigger chunk than you can swallow. Even if you manage to perfect a stage once, it won't help by itself since above else you'd need consistency. Even if you fail in some places, know those places. And it's okay to take a break if you hit a wall. Play other shmups, or even other games. You WILL be better when you're back. You just might need some time.

[FamilyTeam]

Hoo, yeah, I know that "she handles like a brick" feeling when compared to a faster character.

But what I meant was, are you sure you're not just wasting your attempts? Are you at a point where you can say "all I need to do is to avoid stupid deaths and bomb in dangerous places, and I'll do this, maybe having resources to spare"? If you're having too many points you're not absolutely sure you can handle, you might be trying to bite off a bigger chunk than you can swallow. Even if you manage to perfect a stage once, it won't help by itself since above else you'd need consistency. Even if you fail in some places, know those places. And it's okay to take a break if you hit a wall. Play other shmups, or even other games. You WILL be better when you're back. You just might need some time.

I always get a little bit farther at every attempt. And it's kinda understandable that I'm going bad, it's been over a month since the last time I actually tried to play this game seriously.
I wish I still had the pacience I had back in 2006. In that year, I played Time Crisis 2 and 3 OVER AND OVER AND OVER again, so many times, that I can 1LC very hard with ease to this day. Now, if only I had the pacience to get to the same skill level on Touhou.
But I'm not giving up. I think I'll 1cc PCB till the end of the day.

EDIT: My weak point in this game is EASILY Youmu. She is the thing that's been blocking me from my goal ever since. I'll start by practicing her stage then.

[MTSranger]

EASY MODE deaths DDC edition here I come  :colonveeplusalpha:
- rammed into 3 fairies in stage 5 when there are no bullets on the screen
- died to Seija's first spell
- etc etc etc