I'm sooo conflicted on how I feel about it. On one paw, I agree with having a select few achievements be particularly challenging, because they feel good to conquer. On the other paw, Shock Switch is such fucking bullshit. Personally, I've not experienced any ragequit-inducing bugs or glitches or hiccups with the game, which I'm thankful for, but getting 1 mil points is astronomically strenuous. I play with keyboard controls on the hardest difficulty. My highest score is 896k. That score took me 26 minutes. I have game over-d repeatedly at 26 minutes of playtime on ultra hard. By that point, my heart is pounding, I'm breathing fast, and my hands are stiff and aching. (I'm also grateful to not have arthritis or carpal tunnel or a heart condition, I can't imagine putting up with this otherwise.) In fact, I just finished another 26 minute run about 20 minutes ago and my heart is *still* racing. This shit is exhausting. Even while earning points as fast as possible, the achievement is a marathon that demands too much. And yes, I do pause the game when real life calls.
I hate the achievement. I despise it. ...But I don't know if I'd want to change it. Maybe it's my internalized "git gud" mentality making me want to cling to it. Maybe we just have to suck it up and assume this is exactly what the devs intended for us to go through. Maybe the devs weren't thinking at all when they made it. I don't know. My brain is fried. My spoons are drained. I hate Shock Switch
i'd recommend just. not using the very hard difficulty. after some practice with chaining i got the achievement pretty easily on easy/normal (can't remember which)
if you haven't looked at any shock switch guides id recommend doing so
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Re: Thoughts on Shock Switch achievement?
(Anonymous) 2023-07-04 10:59 pm (UTC)(link)I hate the achievement. I despise it. ...But I don't know if I'd want to change it. Maybe it's my internalized "git gud" mentality making me want to cling to it. Maybe we just have to suck it up and assume this is exactly what the devs intended for us to go through. Maybe the devs weren't thinking at all when they made it. I don't know. My brain is fried. My spoons are drained. I hate Shock Switch
Re: Thoughts on Shock Switch achievement?
(Anonymous) 2023-07-19 05:31 pm (UTC)(link)if you haven't looked at any shock switch guides id recommend doing so