#cotton100 — Public Fediverse posts

I really want to get into shoot-em-ups like Parodius or Cotton, but they feel impossible after dying once. I'm sure its a skill issue but if one mistake throws all my stats back to 0, what chance do I have once respawned? Especially in Parodius Da with the abysmal speed you start at. I might as well reset the whole game if I'm gonna be dropped in the middle of a bullet swarm with a pea shooter and a lead weight on me.