Delicious Fruit
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by Wolfiexe
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by Razzor_iw
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by Razzor_iw
12 Reviews:
Wolfiexe
Join the AA is a roughly 2 minute long barrage avoidance, featuring a bunch of well designed attacks all synced very nicely to AA BlackY mix. I suppose one initial complaint that isn't really towards the game itself is that the the first 30 seconds of the song can feel quite repetitive and with an early attack being particularly tricky, it can make the song grow a little old, but that's no fault of the game and moreso just a personal distaste.
One thing I liked a great deal is how a lot of the attacks have a big focus on multi-tasking, often throwing two separate hazards your away such as combining an infinite jump screen-wrap barrage attack with the corner aimed bullets that form a small circle upon impact, or the early sideways-barrage attack combined with the 4 orbs circling around the screen border. It felt like a really good design choice and made the avoidance feel a lot more engaging, at least in my case. A special shoutout also goes to the semicircle attack near the end, with the opposite-facing bullets indicating the upcoming opening. I found this attack to be very satisfying to read and well designed, and not something I can recall seeing before.
I always find it difficult picking flaws in barrage avoidances, as I often struggle to really decide if I think an attack is necessarily unbalanced or a bit off, or if I'm just having difficulties in general reading and getting good at it (the more likely of the two). If I were to pick out a couple, I suppose the first attack can feel a bit sudden to read and overbearing with the RNG it can throw out, especially given your starting position right beneath it. It's not a big deal as it's right at the beginning, but it did cause a little frustration. I also found the aforementioned sideways-barrage attack with the moving border bullets to be one of the hardest parts of the fight to get good at, making for some really difficult and perhaps sometimes unreasonable situations, but again it's hard to say if I'm really blaming the game or my own skill here.
Overall it's a very solid avoidance. I hope Gludraq makes more in the future, as his first solo project has some interesting ideas and in general shows a lot of creativity in terms of attack design. Would recommend to anyone looking for a barrage to get stuck into.
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One thing I liked a great deal is how a lot of the attacks have a big focus on multi-tasking, often throwing two separate hazards your away such as combining an infinite jump screen-wrap barrage attack with the corner aimed bullets that form a small circle upon impact, or the early sideways-barrage attack combined with the 4 orbs circling around the screen border. It felt like a really good design choice and made the avoidance feel a lot more engaging, at least in my case. A special shoutout also goes to the semicircle attack near the end, with the opposite-facing bullets indicating the upcoming opening. I found this attack to be very satisfying to read and well designed, and not something I can recall seeing before.
I always find it difficult picking flaws in barrage avoidances, as I often struggle to really decide if I think an attack is necessarily unbalanced or a bit off, or if I'm just having difficulties in general reading and getting good at it (the more likely of the two). If I were to pick out a couple, I suppose the first attack can feel a bit sudden to read and overbearing with the RNG it can throw out, especially given your starting position right beneath it. It's not a big deal as it's right at the beginning, but it did cause a little frustration. I also found the aforementioned sideways-barrage attack with the moving border bullets to be one of the hardest parts of the fight to get good at, making for some really difficult and perhaps sometimes unreasonable situations, but again it's hard to say if I'm really blaming the game or my own skill here.
Overall it's a very solid avoidance. I hope Gludraq makes more in the future, as his first solo project has some interesting ideas and in general shows a lot of creativity in terms of attack design. Would recommend to anyone looking for a barrage to get stuck into.
Rating: 8.1 81
Difficulty: 72 72
Dec 4, 2019
BloggerOP
Unfortunately later attacks were harder and more unfair than first attacks. For instance I got walled several times at the end of the spike wall attack, which was really annoying. This avoidance is really RNG-heavy, so you can get walled at almost every attack. The attacks have unique gameplay and fit well with the music though, I still think it's a decent avoidance.
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Rating: 5.8 58
Difficulty: 74 74
Oct 23, 2021
princeoflight612
Extremely fun barrage boss with creative attacks. A lot of the attacks require multitasking, with many things going on at once, which makes them quite difficult but also very intense and fun. I especially liked the infinite jump section with the aimed bullets from the corners, as well as the semi-circle attack. The visuals are pretty standard but they do their job well, and the music choice is excellent.
Would definitely recommend for any intermediate/advanced barrage players.
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Would definitely recommend for any intermediate/advanced barrage players.
Rating: 9.5 95
Difficulty: 75 75
Mar 17, 2021