New Touhou hype thread (DEFINITE SPOILERS)

[FinnKaenbyou]

Okay, guess I'd better post here now that I've got that Normal 1cc.

Stage 4 was meh, there wasn't really enough going on. Music was awesome, but it always is. Murasa was a decent enough fight until Sinker Ghost (?) at which point things started getting a little retarded.

Stage 5 is godlike. Awesome stage, awesome music. Syou is entertaining enough and has a great kinda sinister theme that ZUN doesn't do a lot. (My only complaint is her third card which is sort of whut.)

Stage 6 - nothing sets a scene better than a heartbeat. Stage 6 music is beautiful, stage is basically 'Hey have these UFOs you're gonna need them'. Byakuren is another fun fight, and again the music is amazing.

Extra from what I've seen is very meh. The stage is alright and the boss is fun, but Kogasa midboss is really irritating. I'll probably grind a clear in the next few days.

All in all, actually much more entertaining than I expected to be. Wondering what people are going to do with these characters and waiting on a translation.

In other news, ABSOLUTE JUSTICE

A balanced diet of red and green UFOs should be good enough for 1cc.

I just farmed red and got to max lives by Stage 4 on Normal.

[Affinity]

The game is awesome.  Am loving it so far.  Final spell card seems slated to be the new VoWG, maybe.  There were loads of surprises that I didn't expect too.  This seems to be the most difficult Easy mode so far too.

What I don't like about the game is the masses and masses of power-ups that the faries drop from Stage 4 onwards.  It, frankly, seems overdone and actually obscures the bullets, making it harder to play.  Extra stage also seems easier than Easy mode from the above replay.

[N-Forza]

3 comments

1. ZUN is still using the stupid romanization scheme. (Minamitu -> Minimitsu, Hiziri -> Hijiri)
2. ZUN must be running out of hats.
3. Spotlight Iku = woot

[Azure Morichika]

A balanced diet of red and green UFOs should be good enough for 1cc.

I would like to think otherwise but I think those 4 extra lives I got between stage 1 and 3 really helped towards the 1cc normal specially since I was in the last life at Byaku. And I miss-farmed a bit in them middle.


Btw, why is everyone using Sanae suddenly? So she's not a slut anymore?

[Tengukami]

Btw, why is everyone using Sanae suddenly? So she's not a slut anymore?

Same reason everyone used Sakuya in PCB - It's a new playable character.

[Azure Morichika]

Certainly wasn't around at the time, but it doesn't go much further than the demo in this case, was just wondering.

[Tengukami]

Certainly wasn't around at the time, but it doesn't go much further than the demo in this case, was just wondering.

Also, Sanae B is allegedly the strongest of any of them, so people are using her. Plus, hey - she shoots frogs and snakes.

[WRATHIE_Beatrice]

I hate Unzan, with justice. i wan her dead.

The stages after her are fun.. but to GET PAST her is the problem.

[♛ Apher-Forte]

Noticed that every apparent

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last

boss since the last 2 games

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has a cape.

back to the 80s lol.
also,

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BYAKUREN HIZIRI

HELL YEAH

am I guaranteed safety yet?>

I hate Unzan, with justice. i wan her dead.

The stages after her are fun.. but to GET PAST her is the problem.

I think the

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Bishamonten

girl is harder, like Orin, there is no escaping the hardship.

[Doomsday]

i had to continue on

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stage 6

like 5 times before i could beat

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Bakuran

on normal :/. i managed to 1cc normal on the next run though

then in

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extra

i managed to get up to

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Nue's

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7th spell

before dying on my

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first extra run

. i feel so pro

also,

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Nue's theme

reminds me of

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U.N. owen

kinda

[Tengukami]

Looks like the general consensus is that rather than sucking, UFO is actually all kinds of awesome.

[KomeijiKoishi]

Looks like the general consensus is that rather than sucking, UFO is actually all kinds of awesome.

That's maybe just because we finally have the full game and can play all stages.
And because ZUN makes a Shinki-reference.
But compared to the demo, it's really way better.

EDIT: Found a rather interesting fake screenshot:
http://safebooru.donmai.us/post/show/503056/duplicate-fake_screenshot-hakurei_reimu-tottema-to

[sohvan]

Stage 6 is now my favourite final stage ever. It's appropriately harder than the previous stages *cough Utsuho*, and the attacks are interesting to dodge. Haven't tried Extra yet, but hopefully it won't disappoint too much.

The UFO life system brings it's own flavour to 1 cc'ing different difficulties. The lives you get from them are pretty critical, and the chances of screwing up are much higher. It's always annoying when you make a mistake and not only die, but miss making a ufo when you needed it, and pick up the wrong colored ufo piece all at the same time.

[DgBarca]

Stage 6 is now my favourite final stage ever. It's appropriately harder than the previous stages *cough Utsuho*, and the attacks are interesting to dodge. Haven't tried Extra yet, but hopefully it won't disappoint too much.

The UFO life system brings it's own flavour to 1 cc'ing different difficulties. The lives you get from them are pretty critical, and the chances of screwing up are much higher. It's always annoying when you make a mistake and not only die, but miss making a ufo when you needed it, and pick up the wrong coloured ufo piece all at the same time.

Oh I do that + clipdeath everywhere (especially in Stage 2 and 5)
Oh and best credit music ever

[Tengukami]

Looks like the general consensus is that rather than sucking, UFO is actually all kinds of awesome.

That's maybe just because we finally have the full game and can play all stages.
And because ZUN makes a Shinki-reference.
But compared to the demo, it's really way better.

I'd like to direct your attention to this thread, wherein we have people predicting all kinds of gloom and doom about just how badly UFO was going to suck based on the first three stages alone. All I'm saying is I'm glad to see that people have changed their minds about this, even if those first three stages are still the same.

[KomeijiKoishi]

All I'm saying is I'm glad to see that people have changed their minds about this, even if those first three stages are still the same.

Nazrin's second spell card on Normal is a little bit easier (bigger gaps between the blue bullets).

[DgBarca]

And Ichrin non-spell on easy are...slooooooowwwwwww

[Tengukami]

Wait, what? The first three stages of the full version differs so vastly from the v0.02a version of the demo as to make it swing from "HOLY CRAP THIS GAME SUCKS WORST EVER ZUN IS CRAZY" to "OMG WOW BEST GAEM EVAR"?

If so, I can't wait to try it out. But then I loved the demo, so yeah.

[Azinth]

Aw shucks, I sightread Normal and gameover'd on Hizawhatserface's last card.  She's got some pretty tough attacks, even on normal.  It will be interesting to see what she's like on lunatic.

So yeah, I'm having trouble enjoying the game because I'm getting some really annoying slowdown in a lot of parts (like, I dunno, THE ENTIRETY OF STAGE 4).  My game slows down to about 52-55 fps a lot of the time.  Surprisingly, it makes things a LOT harder than they should be since along with the slowdown comes copious amounts of input lag.  Well, time to screw around with configuration settings.

I'd like to direct your attention to this thread, wherein we have people predicting all kinds of gloom and doom about just how badly UFO was going to suck based on the first three stages alone. All I'm saying is I'm glad to see that people have changed their minds about this, even if those first three stages are still the same.

Well, it seems like no-one's tried lunatic atm, so don't get your hopes up just yet.  :V  I will say that Normal seems pretty good (or it will once I fix the lag), and some of the attacks were quite cleverly done.  Also, the stage 4/5/6 themes are all freaking brilliant (stage 6 reminds me of Donkey Kong, and I have no idea why...).

[Slaves]

omg the bells on Nue's theme

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhmygodddddddddddd

i'm not listening to any more songs until i get the game though, i only listened to her theme because i'm sure that, even though it looks easy, her battle will be as hard as fuck for me, so i won't be getting to her any time soon.

also:

is there any gimmick for stage 4? like Satori's/Patchouli's different cards, Marisa/Reimu in IN, etc? cause if there's not i'm sad

BUT THE ANCHORS MAKE UP FOR IT

[R-9A2 Delta]

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Nue

's theme is so chaotic...

Not that that's a bad thing in this case, since it's such an awesome song.

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CAPTAIN MINAMITU

'S theme is good too.

[Slaves]

okay well i just watched the 3rd part of the Extra clear


damn, she looks as hard as Koishi, if not harder. that survival card looks as fun as shit though

[-Mao-]

Seriously tho guys, what is the point of spoilering names and stages and music themes when all you need to do is hover the bloody mouse onto it?

I think it is cool you guys r protecting the identity and fun, but this is annoying.

[DSveno]

Damn, Marisa A's options are too bright that sometimes they overlap with the bullet, making it's way too hard to see bullet's direction, especially in stage 5/6.

[Moerin]

Seriously tho guys, what is the point of spoilering names and stages and music themes when all you need to do is hover the bloody mouse onto it?

I think it is cool you guys r protecting the identity and fun, but this is annoying.

Well, you have people like that, and then you have people like me who not only have a picture of one of the new characters as their avatar, but who has changed their name to be a pun on their regular username and the character's name~

Ahem...

Anyway, I gave UFO a go, and realised that I still suck horribly at danmaku.  I got a game over during Kogasa's midboss fight.  On easy.

...Yep, I'm very, very bad at this.

[DgBarca]

And I can beat the game on easy but...I die on Stage 4 in normal...need...pratice...UFo...are fun...

[Helepolis]

Can someone name the bosses after stage 3 proper with their names in Japanese order.

I somehow believe: Captain Murasa, Toramaru Shou, Hiziri Byakuren, HouJuu Nue  are not correct =S

[Thaws]

Oh yea, so does this make Nazrin the first stage 1 boss to not only return after stage 1, but also is related to the plot?

[Tengukami]

It's also kinda nice how there's a bit of a SA sequel involved, too.

[DSveno]

Can someone name the bosses after stage 3 proper with their names in Japanese order.

I somehow believe: Captain Murasa, Toramaru Shou, Hiziri Byakuren, HouJuu Nue  are not correct =S

Minamitsu Murasa, Toramaru Shou, Hijiri Byakuren, Houjuu Nue are correct.
Just check the Touhou wiki. Under each character's page, there is omake part with Japanese text. Read it if you can.