1cc: Mushihimesama

Hey by the way!! I don't think I mentioned it here yet, but a month or two back, I finally notched that Mushihimesama (maniac mode) 1cc that I was working on! A pointless but incredibly satisfying achievement. 📺 I got a video of it up on YouTube if you're interested (you are not required to be interested). Dealing with the gauntlet of stage 5 kind of unlocked a couple things in my brain, especially around routing bullet cancels. (Certain large enemies will erase all enemy bullets on death, and you often want to carefully time this to guarantee a safe recovery from a bunch of other enemies making the screen unlivable. This means you have to treat the scariest baddies as a precious resource, which is fascinating.) Anyway, that's my first proper clear of a Cave title. I'm back to working on Ketsui, which I like better than Mushi but which I had put aside for a bit once I realized I was close to a Mushi clear if I focused. Ketsui doesn't really have alternate modes or difficulties (unless…