Crimzon Clover World EXplosion

Feel like I need a cigarette and a nap after each 1CC. Sensory overload in the best way.

i feel like im at a casino

Not sure why I took so long to get into SHMUPS but I am sure glad a decided to start with Crimzon Clover. Great game with several different modes and ships to play with. While you can technically "beat" the game in about 45 min. by credit feeding, however what kept me coming back was chasing my high score to get that new personal best, or trying to get that 1 Credit Clear. What I appreciate about Crimzon Clover is that is has robust training options that let you practice specific stages and bosses. I also enjoyed the graphics and music.

Serious contender to Cave's DoDonPachi series, not better but different. Great game, worth every cent of the 20 bucks. But has some technical issues ...

Lowk an overstimulation nightmare visually but when you get past that this is definitely an amazing shmup thats beloved for good reason, I love the 2nd weapon mechanics and the break system is really engaging even from a survival perspective.

I bought this because people recommended it as a starter shoot 'em up game, good for beginners. They said that the novice mode was nice casual fun without being completely mindless. I consider myself to be quite good at games, but if this was casual then real shmup players are not human... Crimzon Clover is actually a game made by a pro bullet hell player called CLOVER-TAC. He was apparently quite famous back in the day, setting multiple world records over the years. Because of that you might think this is his love-letter to the genre, but I think he just hates people with epilepsy. No, really, don't play this if you have epilepsy. This game is INSANE. I don't have many points of reference as my shmup experience is limited to Platypus, Chicken Invaders and Touhou 6, but I did not expect it to be this intense. If I had to put it into words, the gameplay feels like hitting 777 on a slot machine... every second. It's a sensory overload in the best way possible. The amount of bullets on the screen, the constant explosions, the synths playing in the background, the scoring on the HUD constantly going up to absurd numbers. It's certainly overwhelming at first, but after a while you realize it's actually somehow quite harmonious. Crimzon Clover features three difficulties: Novice (Easy), Arrange (Medium, although it's a bit more wacky than the other ones), and Arcade (Death). You can also choose between ship types I, II, III and Z (unlockable with time, apparently the best in the game). They all control the same and have access to the same stuff, but differ in movement speed, shot spread, and firepower. The game is not necessarily complex on the surface. You can move around and shoot as expected. You also have a secondary attack, which is a lock-on system that shoots out missiles after releasing. Additionally, there is a bar that fills up over time, which allows you to go into double break mode a.k.a. fill the entire screen with star bullets and watch the enemies explode before they even show up mode. It also clears all the bullets from the screen. Technically you can also use it for bombs and a single break mode, but who wants to do that. The complexity arrives when it comes to the decision making aspect. And the scoring aspect. The scoring is very complex and actually integral to the strategy. Do I break now to not have to deal with this annoying part of the stage? Do I save it for the boss? What reward do I pick from the boss? Is it worth coming closer to the enemies in order to lock-on with more missiles? Should I use break now to increase my score to get a free life? Should I stop shooting now to kill the enemies with lock-on missiles in order to get a score multiplier? I forgot to pay attention for a second and got killed by a stray bullet so nothing matters anymore. It took me five hours of blood, sweat, and tears to 1CC the novice mode of the game. Five hours is pretty much nothing in most games, but Crimzon Clover is pure action every single second of the play time, so it genuinely feels like fifty. Arcade mode is the real challenge, but I've heard it takes people around 180 hours to beat that one, so I will probably pass. Either way, highly recommended. I'm excited to try out more shmups now.

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If my ADHD could ADHD-gasm, I would still be climaxing right now.