I am so bad at bullet hell games...

[Iron]

I really want to enjoy this game but I am just the worst at bullet hell games. I played through the demo and THOSE enemies were ruining me. This is shameful to me because I like to think I'm pretty good at games, from shooters (Halo 3 solo legendary with every skull but Ironman) to ARPGs (PoE and D2 theorycraft especially) but for the life of me I just cannot play bullet hell games. I find them tedious, frustrating, and overbearing, probably BECAUSE I am bad at them. But on the other hand, I have heard a lot of good things about this game, and besides that specifically, everything else seems pretty great. So is there a way to maybe mitigate some of the difficulty? Or do I just have to sack up and keep pushing?

[Akidan]

Give yourself some time. The game is pretty good about save points, and letting you restart from a recent point if you die. It's worth it.

[Cocyx The Gay Skeleton]

you should try moving out of the way of the bullets

[Quetzhal]

There's a piece of armor you can get in the game that will make your playthrough significantly easier, although it's expensive to get and will take some grinding. On the other hand, it also gets cheaper every time you die, and there are a few ways to get infinite money in the game if you're patient.

You do have to get through about half the game before you can get that piece of armor, though. Or if you're willing to cheat, you can edit your save to make it easier for yourself.

[Terra]

You honestly get better as time goes on.

Like, your brain just sort of acclimates, your eyes unfocus, and you go by feel.

I remember when I first played the demo, and the boss ruined me super hard. Can basically no-hit it now.

[Charles Wenzel |CFS|]

You'll be just fine if you keep at it.
Death has very little penalty, as there are frequent save points.
Grinding is always an option.

[Enlino]

You can carry tons of healing items with you, in addition to the armor upgrades you can get. It might be difficult depending on just how much trouble bullet dodging gives you, but you shouldn't hit any brick walls.

(Unless you try the genocide route, which has the two hardest bosses by far)

[Rei The South Star Of Justice]

Dont give up! Stay determined!

[Iron]

I saw a bunch of steam comments to my thread. It filled me with determination.

[Dazeychain]

If you're having trouble with a specific area/fight, the inn in Snowdin boosts you above your max HP and is free. (You need 75g to stay there, but the innkeeper won't actually take the money.) There's another hotel later in the game but I just realized I never actually stayed there, so I'm not 100% on how it functions.

[MythlyInari]

Originally posted by Attack Slug D:

If you're having trouble with a specific area/fight, the inn in Snowdin boosts you above your max HP and is free. (You need 75g to stay there, but the innkeeper won't actually take the money.) There's another hotel later in the game but I just realized I never actually stayed there, so I'm not 100% on how it functions.

It does the same thing. But it costs more for the same effect.

[Dazeychain]

Does the hotel actually take the money?

[Strider VM]

Tip that might make the game much easier :

Hold X while moving when avoiding in bullet hell mode, it makes you slower.

The reality of bullet hell games is that the point is not to be agile, but to be precise. You do not need to be 1 feet beyond every bullet. Just one pixel is enough. It's OK to sit beside an attack.

[MythlyInari]

Originally posted by Attack Slug D:

Does the hotel actually take the money?

Yep. It's stupidly expensive, too.

[Dazeychain]

Originally posted by 🔥Toriel🔥:

Originally posted by Attack Slug D:

Does the hotel actually take the money?

Yep. It's stupidly expensive, too.

Good to know, thank you. The Snowdin inn, at least as far as I've seen, never actually charges you, but they will turn you away if you don't have enough gold.

[Bumpt]

Originally posted by Attack Slug D:

Does the hotel actually take the money?

Yeah, they take the money.

Just keep trying. The boss fights have set patterns and you'll soon start to get the hang of it. :)

Besides, the first two bosses refuse to kill you.