CosmoDreamer - Maniac 1cc

YES! I finally did it. This one was more difficult than i initially thought it would be. CosmoDreamer is a Japanese indie shmup available on Steam, it progresses a bit differently than other bullet hells in that there is actually a stage-by-stage progression that you must beat before unlocking the traditional arcade mode which is what i cleared here. 8 Stages instead of the usual 5 that we are used to in every other shmup, and the difficulty really ramps up by stage 5 and 6 i feel. The stage 7 boss in particular i find really challenging and the gauntlet that the final stage ends up being is just downright exahusting after dealing with everything before it. You only have a choice of one character but can outfit her with several different weapon types including an auto-bomb which is what i used. I didn't mess around with other weapon types and literally stuck to the default arrangement. Collecting stars raises your Dream Level which grants you another bomb however you cannot have more than 3 at a time. Extends are granted by score in increasing intervals (except for a hidden one that i only got once and have no clue what i did to trigger it). I found trying to No-Miss as many of the early stages as i could to save up on lives was what ultimately got me through this. Game was like 10 bucks and the soundtrack is incredible, not once did i get bored of the music or the game itself honestly. I'm sure some time i will go back and try the harder difficulty, but for now i am pretty happy with this one right here. Time to move on to another one! Come check me out on Twitch! I stream Shmups (Shoot 'em Ups) and horror games every week! Follow me on Twitter for updates and other STG related stuff



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