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Game of the Month Medalists for April:
๐Ÿฅ‡: ErableEreinte
๐Ÿฅˆ: hobbssc

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[Sticky] April's game of the month is... Mushihimesama! (self.shmups)
submitted 2 months ago by sundrei to c/shmups@lemmus.org
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Here we go! c/shmups' first ever game of the month is Mushihimesama, by Cave.

It's most accessible on Steam, but if you've got a copy on Switch (now deslisted from the eshop), Xbox 360, or PS2, we'll take all versions. (Even emulation, but due to legal issues, we won't be able to directly assist with that.)

So let's go for it! This is meant to be fun and casual, so don't worry about getting top rank, just do your best!

Progress posts, score posts -- all Mushihimesama content is welcome and encouraged! Let's us know how the grind is going! Share strats and routes! Ask your fellow shmuppers for help or encouragement.

Top scores and 1CCs in each category (Novice, 1.5, Black Label, etc.) will be decided on April 31st, and featured in the sidebar

And now, ladies and gentlemen, the beetles!

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[โ€“] sundrei 4 points 2 months ago

I gave Arranged mode a try tonight... Stage 3 strikes again!

[โ€“] hobbsc 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

fear my 1.5 cold run stage 3 burnout: 3704765 points

no miss on the first stage, tho!

i think if i do some more runs, i might just go for the 1.5 score attack mode for simplicity.

[โ€“] hobbsc 4 points 2 months ago

1.5 score attack basic mode went marginally better. at least i made it to the stage 3 boss. that's enough for me tonight.

6360123 Points

[โ€“] sundrei 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I haven't messed around with 1.5 much, but you inspired me to give it a try... wow, I need more practice!

[โ€“] hobbsc 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

tried it again tonight but i am absolutely exhausted. got about a quarter through the third stage and just died. lost all my ships in the second stage doing stupid stuff like not paying attention to my exits and not trying to corral the bugs.

EDIT: i think i like 1.5 a lot more than the original. just feels a little better to me, perhaps it's the color changes? i'm unsure if the music changed as well. the score attack mode is a great addition, too.

[โ€“] Elevator7009@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Small bit of strategy section on a wiki page I found for this game! Wiki is for shmups in general though, not just Mushihimesama.

[โ€“] any1th3r3@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

shmups.wiki is pretty awesome, especially when you're trying to optimise scoring

[โ€“] any1th3r3@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Mostly went for Novice so far, but I also gave 1.5 a try - Stage 4 striked.

Mushihimesama v1.5 Stage 4 M-Power score

[โ€“] sundray@lemmus.org 2 points 1 month ago

Top honors, well done!

[โ€“] sundray@lemmus.org 2 points 1 month ago

And that's it for April's game of the month, Mushihimesama!

Gold medal for 1.5 goes to ErableEreinte, with a score of 7,909,724!

Silver medal for 1.5 goes to hobbssc, with a score of 6,360,123!

Thanks to all the participants and lurkers for hanging out and playing along, and we hope to see you again for May's GOM!