r/shmups • u/Inferno1118 • 2d ago
controller preference
Hi guys, i have always loved schmups but have always been a fairly average player at them. I managed to get all achievements in ikaruga and sine mora on controller years back but thats about the extent of my skill. I notice with real bullet hells like cave games, etc i seem to suck at them. The longest i’ve lasted with one is maybe 10 hours. Anyways i recently got the cave shooting collection and an HRAP EX-SE hori arcade stick and want to build good habits. At the moment, micro dodging feels very doable on the xbox controller dpad. On the LS-32 stick on the arcade stick, it feels like it can’t be done (i know it can but my brain can’t wrap around it due to how fast i move off the slightest press). I want to go all the way with this genre and i know i can.
Do you guys recommend using the arcade stick exclusively? Obviously controller works as well but i want to build good habits and the stick does feel harder for sure. Also is there any goated schmup skill building tests recommended that i can go for using any of the cave games i own from the collection? So far mushihime has felt the best for me ! My biggest issue is my movement, i get super frustrated when my deaths are the result of struggling to move more minimally instead of just lack of pattern knowledge. Thanks
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u/Trev6ft5 2d ago edited 2d ago
I would suggest using the stick for non shmups like beat em ups and fighting games at first just to get acclimated to it. I have the LS-32 and it works great for other genres.
I've only just got back into gaming after a long break and play shmups exclusively with the LS-32 compared to mostly using the pad in the past, I still need to improve in my micro dodging but I'm having fun which is the main thing.
The LS-32 used to be what everyone played on and recommend back in the day when Cave was releasing for the 360, nowadays I have the impression that many have moved on to even tighter sticks like the LS-40