Mono Chrome | [Len'en 1 - Evanescent Existence] Suzumi Normal 1cc (ver 1.10a) @monochrome4937 | Uploaded 6 years ago | Updated 6 hours ago
You gotta admit, I did this run horribly.

Horrible replex + drunk controlling = this run.

The recording is very laggy. The worst happened at around 26:25 I bombed constantly and it bugged my recording program a bit.

Anyway, I wanted to show you guys a playthrough of Len'en 1 using Suzumi.

And it's not as easy as it seems.

Pros:
- Medium range, knives circle around you (very useful for countering enemies from behind)
- Homing shot
- Piecing shot
- Bombs deal massive damage
- Customizable flashbomb time (you can hold X to become invincible until the gauge runs out, though I rarely use it)
Cons:
- Deals very little damage, even at full power
- Slow unfocusing speed
- Knives rings build up rather slow
- Releasing the knives doesn't deal damage worthy to its build up time

That's my opinion about Suzumi. You can have a different opinion to me, since I'm a terrible shmup player anyway.

When I first play this game as Suzumi, it caught me off-guard because the firepower is terrible. I had to constantly press Z to deal constant damage to enemies until I reached the 3.00 power.

Even when maxed out Suzumi still deals very low damage, maybe even lower than that of Yabusame. That makes boss fights a bit tougher.

The bomb is extremely useful to clear out hard attacks. At first I expected it to end attacks instantaneously like in Len'en 4, but here it only deals massive damage I guess.

Homing + Knives rings help you to deal with unforeseen enemies from the back. Piecing shot helps you clear out rows of low-health small-fries. However, don't get too cocky (like me) because tougher enemies still can survive your knives barrier for just enough time to overwhelm you with bullets.

Suzumi's low speed is pretty bad against fast attacks. Either that or because I got too used to playing as Tsubakura.

Each knives ring will be built once you reach the next power level (every time you reach the next power level you have to release the old rings in order to build the next layer). These rings automatically release themselves if you get hit, bomb or flashbomb. I don't recommend releasing them occasionally, but it can be useful if the enemy is at low health.

The little Suzumis will always aim at possibly the nearest enemy regardless of focusing or not, though they spread wider when you unfocus.

I guess that's all about what I feel about Suzumi.

Suzumi can be rather tricky to use but once you get the hang of it, it can be pretty fun.


鏈縁无現里　～ Evanescent Existence is made by JynX.