User:Xx-Henry-xX

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Disclaimer: Scores may not be the true personal best

Vimana 1-ALL (2,042,200 / 169%)
Change Air Blade (Alpha Blade, 7,527,850)
Guxt Normal Game
Cloudphobia
- PLG-90 Easy (43,598,250 / 11:16.94)
Blue Wish Desire
- Heaven w/ Desire (70,629,800)
- Heaven w/ Twinkle (37,279,350)
Crimzon Clover World Ignition/Explosion
- Novice Boost Type I
  - 1,834,651,480
  - Stage 1 Only: 150,882,580
  - ★525951
  - 23:10.03
- Novice Original Type Z
  - All Stages: 942,116,560,240
  - Stage 1 Only: 49,372,095,870
  - ★472297
  - x17209
Blaynix
- Normal (119,368,450)
Steel Vampire
- Very Hard
- Genocide Hard (Anopheles, 21,189,584)
Eschatos
- Original Easy (8,074,211)
- Advanced Easy (19,312,725)
- Time Attack (25:18.49)
Dokingan (72,786,692)
Kiraijin (4,081,482)
Blade Buster
- 2 Minute (586,600)
- 5 Minute (1,631,100)
Assault Shell
- Light (A-2, 798,195,750)
Final Soldier 5 Minute (2,059,600)
Bullet Hell Monday (Challenge)
- Easy (36,692,923)
Bullet Hell Monday Black
- Black Stages
  - Easy ALL (119,979,960)
  - Normal ALL (242,613,168)
Vastynex (15,147,380)
Eden's Aegis
- Heaven (Wait On, Guard On)
  - Nanathy (37,643,260)
  - Maple (34,917,180)
  - Eve (46,257,840)
  - Ridmie (41,265,970)
Battle Traverse
- Easy (T.Neider)
Omega Blast (909,700)

Because there's no shmup dev wiki (charlene pls add gamedev section i want resources)

No Player Inertia
- For a game that requires reflex-based dodging, inertia equals input lag. And that's bad.
- Q: but i want realism in my game
  A: Realism rarely equals fun.
- Q: what about smooth movement
  A: Smooth movement comes from evasion of enemy patterns, option movement lag, etc.
No Forced Damage
- There must be at least one way out of a given situation that does not require using limited resources such as bombs.
100% Kill should always be possible unless you have a good excuse
- Bloated Enemy HP is never a good one: Having to pass a wave because you can't destroy the enemies isn't fun at all.
- Be careful with enemy counts too for the same reasons as above.
- Unless your game is about strategic player placement, lack of player shot coverage also isn't good.
- Some of the good excuses:
  - Hi-Speed Enemies (Makes player pay attention & memorize their locations to maximize their kills)
  - Giving Strategic Choices (Examples include but are not limited to a set of enemies that spawn suicide bullets which you can just pass)

(Todo: Pros out there feel free to make suggestions in the discussions)

Go read Boghog's bullet hell shmup 101; it serves as an introduction to making shmups.