So I've decided to convert to Hard mode..

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Naut:
Fastest way to get better is to stop using characters with homing bullets -- forces you to pay attention and buck up. That's not to say it will work immediately or anything, but I know that whenever I play Reimu homing (or a wide shot character like Yuyuko (IN) or Yuka (MS)) I start slacking and don't pay attention as much, so when it actually comes down to dodging I'm poorly prepared and generally suck up a storm. Something you could try for a while... Not just once and say "lol this sucks, homing4lyfe". Even just Normal mode with a forward shot type (MarisaA/MarisaB in PCB, for example) I find is oodles better than playing Hard mode with either Reimu or Sakuya homing, just because you actually need to pay attention to the enemies or risk getting overwhelmed by bullets.

Zengeku:
How you managed to clear Normal mode with such a low score is a mystery to me. Okay, here is some words of advice.

1: Stop using SakuyaA. She is cheap and broken and when you aren't looking she will stab you in the back. (She has the fastest focus speed which isn't necessarily a good thing...)

2: Practice the stages and bosses. At my initial Normal mode run from i think 8 months ago i didn't know anything about Stage 4 at all so i had to rely on bombing and Reimu's homing fire and i died a lot of times. Recently though i decided to wrap it all up and make a new Normal clear that's less horrible. In doing that i went and learned the stages. It didn't take long to get things down and after just a few runs i could consistenly do Stage 1-5 perfectly and thus leave Yuyuko as the only threat.

3: Plan a little ahead. I'm not saying that anything should be played by some well-planned scheme but a little pre-knowledge is nice to have. By playing the stages in prace stage mode you will learn which spells and attacks you can or can't beat. After having done a lot of runs of Stage 5 Hard i realised that Youmu's first spellcard have a high chance to screw you over so it might be best to just bomb it. What i'm saying is: Go to practice stage and make some runs of all the stages. Figure out which spells you have a chance to beat and try to beat them while doing your run while bombing those where you don't have much chance for sucess. What is important is that you get the 1CC. Not how many spells you capture. That can wait for later.

As for characters i would recommend MarisaA or ReimuB. Preferably MarisaA as her speed can give you a major advantage if you can control her. If not then play as ReimuB.

EDIT: After watching your replay.

You messed up big time at Chen. Her midboss attack as well as the spellcard there is really simple. Go grind it out in Stage Practice. You can't afford to lose lives there. As for her bossfight you will want to practice until you can do all her spellcards consistently.

On another note. Set your starting lives to default.

Oh and i just tried using SakuyaA. Even if you don't use bomb spamming she is abusable. I only made it to Stage 5 though, default lives of course, but i'm guessing its mainly due to me playing on my desktop instead of my laptop and the fact that i'm not used to Sakuya's speed.

In any case, use someone else. She is cheap and broken. Use anyone except the knife-throwing housemaid.

ghost333:
I play SakuyaB and i can say that she is not so easy as MarisaA.
actually she is a great choice.
SakuyaA on the other hand never filled me.

?q:
Hey, don't knock Yuyuko solo. I found that I had to pay MORE attention because it was harder to get point items with her focused speed, thus forcing me to ration bombs. on Lunatic (-;

The problem with SakuyA, more than the loldogmeat above, is that her shot power is mediocre and her bombs aren't much better. On higher difficulty levels when you want to get out of enemy spells quickly, SakuyA will not come through. Cheap, yes. Broken, no. Still better than ReimuA? Very much so.

In MoF, ReimuA is the same way. The stages will become very, very easy, but the bosses from Aya on will drag on forever - and in a game where bombing is tied to power, messing up just makes the REST of the battle take longer, causing you to bomb/die more, and so forth. Don't bother taking on Suwako unless you have half an hour to burn.

Naut had it right - learn to use forward-firing characters. In PCB, I kind of like MarisaB for this - you do quite a bit of damage for focus-firing into the boss, and while her bombs are powerful, you only get two.

Alternatively, play EoSD or SA, where even homing characters will time out spells if you're not under the boss.

Zengeku:

--- Quote from: u? on July 11, 2009, 12:32:31 PM ---
In MoF, ReimuA is the same way. The stages will become very, very easy, but the bosses from Aya on will drag on forever - and in a game where bombing is tied to power, messing up just makes the REST of the battle take longer, causing you to bomb/die more, and so forth. Don't bother taking on Suwako unless you have half an hour to burn.

--- End quote ---

ReimuA is not that weak. She is my choice of character for MoF Extra (only because she trivializes the stage) and deals decent damage to Suwako.

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