So, let's discuss Touhou. What games have you cleared? And on what difficulty/amount of lives/number of continues?

This game is freakin` epic. I died in level one because of one bullet ;_;

I still haven't quite got used to the gameplay, I keep thinking "SHOOT THE MIKO!!" instead of "RUN AWAY FROM THE CIRCLES!!!!" and I can't get past one level without continuing, but I'll get it eventually.
can you use the mouse for movement? I can't understand the config thingy at all, so I use a gamepad.

Finally. Cleared. It. ._. Did it on Easy, 5 stock, used 2 continues.
Also, got a bad ending. Clear the game without continues? SCREW THIS I'M OUTTA HERE O_O"

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Must be, since I'm currently grabbing the rest of the games.

I can't say I'm that good, but I can just barely manage Phantasmgoria of Flower View on Normal (Cleared with two characters, oddly enough NOT Marisa or Reimu, and I emphasize "barely"), and I can do Imperishable Night on Normal with the Border team (their homing abilities work the best) without continues (although there are a lot of deaths and deathbombs). Embodiment of Scarlet Devil keeps kicking my ass on the last two stages (damn you, Sakuya!) and I've never actually completed Perfect Cherry Blossom (my keys keep sticking there for some reason). Immaterial and Missing Power... can't even beat the first round without having to use a continue. It's too hard to shoot and dodge in Shoot the Bullet. I've only gotten a few scenes clear at the moment. I managed to 2cc clear Mountain of Faith... on Easy, Reimu B. Now I'm damn glad that bombs are dependent on your Power instead of being independent. Especially on that last normal attack by the final boss...

Oddly enough, I swear a similar bullet pattern to that pic in the first post was the Easy mode Last Spell card for Kaguya in Imperishable Night.

I wonder what a Touhou would be like in 3D... o_o
O.o
O___O"
Never mind. ;_;

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Ouch. EoSD was really short compared to PCB. And the music wasn't as good, overall. And a lot of small details are missing. Guess that's what I get for not playing them in order. :/

Loginer wrote:

Ouch. EoSD was really short compared to PCB. And the music wasn't as good, overall. And a lot of small details are missing. Guess that's what I get for not playing them in order. :/

Could be worse. Now I'm too used to going into Phantom mode from Imperishable Night, so I oft run right into enemies while trying to figure out why focusing does nothing to gather those Power tokens.

Also, even on Normal, PoFV is hell. The enemies must have Lunatic dodging algorithms, as the last two or three enemies more often than not continue grazing the same projectile over and over as it passes, dodges by the smallest of margins, and just bombard you with L4 spells not even four seconds after you unleash just one.

Addendum: I just got Mountain of Faith, and I got surprised by the patterns that even the normal enemies take to crush you under hundreds of bullets. I miss my Master Spark though (there's no Spell Cards for you, just the enemies' - you use your familiars to bomb).

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So my dad got in here after playing WoW, and saw me playing Touhou. He insulted it. If a cuss word represented a bullet, then the police would be here by now, trying to find the source of the explosion that blew up the building.

Loginer wrote:

So my dad got in here after playing WoW, and saw me playing Touhou. He insulted it. If a cuss word represented a bullet, then the police would be here by now, trying to find the source of the explosion that blew up the building.

I'm not sure weather to lol or not....

I think I've finally got the movement thing down, and I got some more endings that suck.
I'm torrenting PCB, and that wierd marisa/mario/megaman game.

Ooh... Touhou Project! Made in Japan! It's very fast! *lol around*

pokedigi wrote:

Ooh... Touhou Project! Made in Japan! It's very fast! *lol around*

Nope, it's quite slow. The lack of an HP bar and the evil bullet curtains are the reasons it's so hard. And "lol around"? <.<

A normal day in the life of Reimu Hakurei (the main character) during one of these events:

Sleep.
Wake up.
Notice something odd.
Go out (without Spell Cards) toward the source of the event (or just wander around, whatever floats her boat at the time).
(Usually) meet with Marisa or other allies.
Shoot at stuff, and moan about the conditions.
Dodge billions of bullets the size of her hitbox that she could do herself if she had her freakin' Spell Cards. Shoot at the source of the bullets with tiny amulets and seals which hit around three at a time - which somehow work. Smile at "killing" the enemy, and rejoice that she can be shot in the head, just not in her ribbon.
Repeat last two steps five or six times.
Return to the shrine and whine some more.

Downloaded it using torent and all i got was mp3s, No TOUHOU!!

Alieax wrote:

Downloaded it using torent and all i got was mp3s, No TOUHOU!!

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This is the one I used to get most of them. Check other sites for Shoot The Bullet/Mountain of Faith/Immaterial and Missing Power.

Loginer wrote:

pokedigi wrote:

Ooh... Touhou Project! Made in Japan! It's very fast! *lol around*

Nope, it's quite slow. The lack of an HP bar and the evil bullet curtains are the reasons it's so hard. And "lol around"? <.<

...you don't know what *lol around* means? It's fairly obvious.
aaaand I just got PCB from a certain black rectangle, I found it MUCHLY easier than IN.
I still can't get over how incredible the music is, Invisable Full Moon FTfile:\\C:\users\neo@lex\music!

neo@lex wrote:

Loginer wrote:

pokedigi wrote:

Ooh... Touhou Project! Made in Japan! It's very fast! *lol around*

Nope, it's quite slow. The lack of an HP bar and the evil bullet curtains are the reasons it's so hard. And "lol around"? <.<

...you don't know what *lol around* means? It's fairly obvious.
aaaand I just got PCB from a certain black rectangle, I found it MUCHLY easier than IN.
I still can't get over how incredible the music is, Invisable Full Moon FTfile:\\C:\users\neo@lex\music!

Excellent. I now have all the information I need to STEAL YOUR MUSIC! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHcough. ._.

Loginer wrote:

neo@lex wrote:

...you don't know what *lol around* means? It's fairly obvious.
aaaand I just got PCB from a certain black rectangle, I found it MUCHLY easier than IN.
I still can't get over how incredible the music is, Invisable Full Moon FTfile:\\C:\users\neo@lex\music!

Excellent. I now have all the information I need to STEAL YOUR MUSIC! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHcough. ._.

O noez(insert exclamation marks and ones here)


And now for something completely different.
I ALMOST beat POFV with Reisen(INABA INABA INABA INABA INABA INABA INABA INABA).
Damn, it would be so much easier with a mouse...

neo@lex wrote:

Loginer wrote:

neo@lex wrote:

...you don't know what *lol around* means? It's fairly obvious.
aaaand I just got PCB from a certain black rectangle, I found it MUCHLY easier than IN.
I still can't get over how incredible the music is, Invisable Full Moon FTfile:\\C:\users\neo@lex\music!

Excellent. I now have all the information I need to STEAL YOUR MUSIC! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHcough. ._.

O noez(insert exclamation marks and ones here)


And now for something completely different.
I ALMOST beat POFV with Reisen(INABA INABA INABA INABA INABA INABA INABA INABA).
Damn, it would be so much easier with a mouse...

If only Shikeki would stop with the insanely large danmaku barrages (and having Lily Black use those same attacks too), I'd clear it with any character.

Also, it's odd that you find PCB easier than IN, it's the complete reverse for me. But then again, I try to keep the Cherry count high a bit too much, and it more often than not leads to death and loss of all that Cherry.

I beat IN, I think.
I got normal ending #6 on easy.
now for PCB and POFV...

STB sucked IMO.

EDIT: I beat POFV with Reisen, and PCB with Marisa......I can't be bothered with the earlier ones, or STB...I wonder if there are any torrents for mountain of faith...

After struggling so hard against Sakuya and Medicine, and wasting a whole Continue on that ferrywoman, this happens - the game takes pity on me and screws up her dodging algorithms. I don't know whether to be happy that I could dodge so well or be insulted that it had to take this to do it.



Also: neo@lex: If you want, I can send you a .rar of MoF. I should still have it lying around somewhere.

A journal of my first foray into Lunatic Mode in PoFV:

Round 1: 0:20 - This doesn't seem so hard.
Round 1: 1:00 - Is it just more bullets?
Round 1: Cirno defeated - Okay, a little more damage than I'd hoped for, but still have all my lives.
Round 2: 0:10 - I'm going to be saying "Oh god, I was wrong!" sometime soon, aren't I?
Round 2: 1:23 - Is it just me, or are they just not dodging?
Round 2: Mystia defeated - What. The. Hell.
Round 3: 0:00 - I was right! All that changed was the number of bullets!
Round 3: Youmu defeated (or was it Tei?) - That wasn't so hard.
Round 4: Tei defeated (or was it Youmu?) - ...Ow.
Round 5: Self defeated - Why is it always just a half left!?
Round 5: Marisa defeated - Okay, so I lost a life. ...
Round 6: 0:50 - What?! I dodged that attack!
Round 6: Self defeated - Just as hard as last time.
Round 6: 0:30 - What?! I used the bomb!
Round 6: 0:10 - Note to self - DON'T BACK INTO THE FREAKIN' KNIVES!!
Round 6: 0:50 - Why is it always things go downhill after she gets to the last half?
Round 6: 1:00 - Damn you, Dragon spells!
Round 6: Self defeated (Continue) - ...****.
Round 6: 0:10 - Knives aren't supposed to go at that angle!
Round 6: Sakuya defeated - Thank God... oh ****. It's Medicine up next.
Round 7: 0:20 - Damn lag.
Round 7: Self defeated (Continue) - Why do I keep dodging INTO crap?!
Round 7: 0:55 - How the hell do I dodge BETTER in POISON?!
Round 7: Medicine defeated - ...Not again...
Round 8: 0:30 - ...Holy ****ing shitstorm!
Round 8: Self defeated - C'mon Ouendan! Don't fail me!
Round 8: 0:27 - Talk about deathbombing...
Round 8: 0:30 - Damnit, don't dodge INTO the shitstorm!
Round 8: 1:00 - Holy shit. I DODGED the shitstorm?!
Round 8: 1:30 - I DODGED IT AGAIN?!
Round 8: Self defeated (Continue) - Last chance. I have to kill her NOW.
Round 8: Self defeated - WHY IS IT ALWAYS WHEN THEY'RE ALMOST DEAD?!?!?!?
Round 8: (that ferrygirl) defeated - It happened again... And I'm completely and utterly screwed.
Round F: 0:00 - Persevere... Don't wander into enemy attacks and you'll be fine.
Round F: ?:?? - Holy **** I dodged a maelstrom in the freakin' maelstrom only to hit a random bullet.
Round F: ?:?? - Where's this lag coming from?!
Round F: ?:?? - WTF?!?!? How does she keep getting these EX attack maelstroms from?!?!?!
Round F: Self defeated (Game Over) - ...Well, at least it isn't as bad as an "almost got her" death.

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I still don't know how that happened.

Slain087 wrote:

Also: neo@lex: If you want, I can send you a .rar of MoF. I should still have it lying around somewhere.

Already(almost) got it.
URL removed so I don't get banned.
I've been reading a few of the script translations, and they're full of moe and lol, especially marisa's, medacine's and reimu's paths on PoFV. I've also tried to get netplay working, but my router has a strict firewall...

neo@lex wrote:

Slain087 wrote:

Also: neo@lex: If you want, I can send you a .rar of MoF. I should still have it lying around somewhere.

Already(almost) got it.
http://www.datorrents.com/torrent/24944-touhou-10-fuujinroku-mountain-of-faith-bin-cue-/
I've been reading a few of the script translations, and they're full of moe and lol, especially marisa's, medacine's and reimu's paths on PoFV. I've also tried to get netplay working, but my router has a strict firewall...

The link is orange, you know... <_<
Edit: Never mind, that was Linkification's deed. :>

I've just played through easy on MoF with Reimu#1, and it seems harder than IN and PoFV.
Everything other than the gameplay seems to have downgraded, you can only move in 8 directions, and the art is like EOSD.
I didn't make it to the final stage, and I have yet to see any returning characters other than aya, who uses spell cards nearly identical to those of Tewi/Tei.

It seems the amount of playable characters is decreasing, I heard that you can only play as Reimu in SA, but the graphics look insane.

neo@lex wrote:

I've just played through easy on MoF with Reimu#1, and it seems harder than IN and PoFV.
Everything other than the gameplay seems to have downgraded, you can only move in 8 directions, and the art is like EOSD.
I didn't make it to the final stage, and I have yet to see any returning characters other than aya, who uses spell cards nearly identical to those of Tewi/Tei.

It seems the amount of playable characters is decreasing, I heard that you can only play as Reimu in SA, but the graphics look insane.

You won't be seeing any other recurring characters - aside from Aya, Marisa, and Reimu, all of them are new characters.

The amount of playable characters seems to fluctuate usually between 2 and 3 - although, the eight PCs in IN was a bit much.

I LUZ REIMU HAKUREI!! .....or most any miko for that matter. XD

What actually happens when they fight?
I mean, Reimu and Marisa are supposed to be friends, but they fight all the time, and no one ever dies!
Same with the Inabas, and the Onis, and that girl with the scythe.

And what's with the Hakurei shrine? It's supposed to be the only gateway between Gensokyo and "this" world, but I don't think any Non-Gensokyo humans have ever featured in a touhou game.

Damn, it's so confusing, and I thought the English patches would simplify stuff...

neo@lex wrote:

What actually happens when they fight?
I mean, Reimu and Marisa are supposed to be friends, but they fight all the time, and no one ever dies!
Same with the Inabas, and the Onis, and that girl with the scythe.

And what's with the Hakurei shrine? It's supposed to be the only gateway between Gensokyo and "this" world, but I don't think any Non-Gensokyo humans have ever featured in a touhou game.

Damn, it's so confusing, and I thought the English patches would simplify stuff...

The Spell Cards are non-lethal ways of proving one's power, apparently. After all, should Reimu die, Gensyokyo goes with her. So, to allow youkai a chance at keeping her out of their business, as well as help humans defend themselves against youkai, apparently Reimu (and maybe Yukari) made the Spell Cards.

Slain087 wrote:

neo@lex wrote:

What actually happens when they fight?
I mean, Reimu and Marisa are supposed to be friends, but they fight all the time, and no one ever dies!
Same with the Inabas, and the Onis, and that girl with the scythe.

And what's with the Hakurei shrine? It's supposed to be the only gateway between Gensokyo and "this" world, but I don't think any Non-Gensokyo humans have ever featured in a touhou game.

Damn, it's so confusing, and I thought the English patches would simplify stuff...

The Spell Cards are non-lethal ways of proving one's power, apparently. After all, should Reimu die, Gensyokyo goes with her. So, to allow youkai a chance at keeping her out of their business, as well as help humans defend themselves against youkai, apparently Reimu (and maybe Yukari) made the Spell Cards.

-_-' so basically, they all just fight for fun...

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Loginer wrote:

neo@lex wrote:

Slain087 wrote:

The Spell Cards are non-lethal ways of proving one's power, apparently. After all, should Reimu die, Gensyokyo goes with her. So, to allow youkai a chance at keeping her out of their business, as well as help humans defend themselves against youkai, apparently Reimu (and maybe Yukari) made the Spell Cards.

-_-' so basically, they all just fight for fun...

Fun. Serious business.

Curse you and your non-sexual punchlines.

ANFSCD.
I've had a sudden change of faith, mainly because of the EPIC MUSIC.

ANFSCD.
I CANNOT beat MoF, AT ALL, ON ANY DIFFICULTY. damn aya leaving me with one life and no continues EVERY GOD DAMN TIME.

ANFSCD.

Sarumaru wrote:

I LUZ REIMU HAKUREI!! .....or most any miko for that matter. XD

SHE MUST .

neo@lex wrote:

Loginer wrote:

Fun. Serious business.

Curse you and your non-sexual punchlines.

Now that I read it again... XD

Aya might be hard, but she's nothing compared to the last spell card of the Stage 6 boss. Your bombs are reduced to a quarter their normal size and movement, and damn, it's hard to dodge more than a few waves before being forced to use a bomb.

Touhou with a pad seems a lot more imprecise (although I do admit, it's helped me beat PoFV w/Aya and Medicine; I normally dodge slightly, but that usually leads me getting hit - my pad's a little more loose, so I can dodge the annoying stuff easily). It's awesome for IaMP, though. Spell Cards set up on the triggers, D-dashes on the left stick, techniques on the right stick.

Slain087 wrote:

Touhou with a pad seems a lot more imprecise. It's awesome for IaMP, though.

speak for yourself, I suck with the keyboard.

I do better with my Yaypad. Dunno, I just feel like "OK, so I know where is the hitbox, and now I DODGE THE SHIT AND FIRE MY SHIT OMG DODGE IT." And I win then. NOW! Poll time.

Best Touhou game is:

Vic wrote:

I do better with my Yaypad. Dunno, I just feel like "OK, so I know where is the hitbox, and now I DODGE THE SHIT AND FIRE MY SHIT OMG DODGE IT." And I win then. NOW! Poll time.

Best Touhou game is:

IMO,
StB<PC98 games<EoSD<PCB<MoF<IN<PoFV
I've never played any of the platformers/fighters.

PCB >>>>>> EoSD
Haven't played the other ones yet. ;_;

A few days ago, when I was at the london expo, there was a Cirno cosplayer no one recognized, later on she was with a Marisa cosplayer, and there were loads of people taking pictures, also, they staged a fight against Pikachu and Mudkipz.
In other news, I beat Hard on PoFV with Reisen.

On a different note, anyone play Shoot the Bullet? It feels like I'm stuck on Lunatic difficulty in there... Damn Sakuya and her millions of knives surrounding me...

Slain087 wrote:

On a different note, anyone play Shoot the Bullet? It feels like I'm stuck on Lunatic difficulty in there... Damn Sakuya and her millions of knives surrounding me...

...I can't get past Wriggle Nightbug...

Even nine-ball kills me on a regular basis in Shoot the Bullet, so it's alright. Just... when you get to one of these cards... 10 quota, dodge-fest... This isn't even [Miss Dreamcasts'] strongest card...

Slain087 wrote:

stuff.

...that's why I don't play StB.
also, nice sig.

SWR's out. Comes with suppositories and drunken Suika.

URL removed. Didn't peppy say he'd got rid of all the illegalz?

[s]It's a lot harder than IaMP, at first glance. Since Spell Cards aren't as powerful anymore, you can't just go and pound on the enemy like before. Sad to say, right now I can only kill a few characters in the lineup on Normal. Just haven't gotten used to the controls yet. Hitting a whole different button to execute cards is... odd.
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Strike the above. I'd do it myself, but the code isn't working for some reason.

Although I can't kill many enemies on Normal, I finished the Story Mode with Reimu and Marisa. I can't resist lolling at Reimu, her shrine keeps getting annhiliated in doujins, and it finally gets destroyed canonically (despite Sanae threatening it back in MoF) here.

Also, Alice owns against Spell Cards which rend the opponent immobile (hint: spam standing C), Patchouli's remix is awesome, and Reisen is an idiot for facing the haxxor mistress of the Scarlet Devil Mansion for her first opponent.