Touhou ParseeRAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE Thread Part 4

[nintendonut888]

You mean this?



Or are you onto something else, like a left-right swaying motion around the rings which was done by AM during a NV run?

See, I'm so used to you figuring things out long before me that I'm not even mad. Yes, that. Doesn't change the fact that it's a freaking claustrophobic card of the worst kind.

[LHCling]

See, I'm so used to you figuring things out long before me that I'm not even mad.

This is actually making me think. Have I really made that much of an impact on the community?  :V

Yes, that. Doesn't change the fact that it's a freaking claustrophobic card of the worst kind.

Card. Har. Ignoring that minor slip, yes it does get quite claustrophobic at times, but only when Aya moves down the screen too much. Pseudo-static nonsense. You should only need to get through 2-3 of them before it's over though.
Screw it, I'm bombing the LLS Stage 4 Mid-Bosses. My "method" only works for Non-Max Rank. And I am *not* going to suicide with 6 bombs in stock to lower Rank.

[LHCling]

Double Post.

Hardest Touhou Boss Period: LLS Reimu at Max Rank. No exceptions now that I've actually experienced it. This is going to take a while to perfect  :|
I don't hate her or anything, it's just overwhelming. But, I guess that's to be expected from our Shrine Maiden.

EDIT: 1DNB.


EDIT 2: Timing down the Final Phase produces nothing. Perhaps it would be safe to assume that the Timeout Phases are Extra exclusive, save for Elly's alteration phase?

EDIT 3: Alright, I'm learning a lot now about how each of the attacks works.

EDIT 4: Right that should do it. ND2B Stage 4 run coming up... tomorrow.

[lmagus]

All of MoF is claustrophobic, starting from stage 1 sub-boss spellcard

[jc_foster]

More Murasa headaches: Got a semi-decent run going , 3/3 into Murasa. Clip the opener twice, somehow capture her first card, then game over on her second NC.

[Zengeku]

I just played MS Extra. Figured out a nice way to consistently tackling the opener. Then i proceed to realize that she is a very poor extra boss. Those attacks that aren't very easy are either only difficult because of the graphics or the lack of a visible hit-box.

I do know more-or-less where the hit-box is but for micro-dodging the second-to-last spell its just not enough. Its one of those patterns that would be easy if i just had this big bright white dot indicating my collision zone. I can't stand patterns that feels like they would be easy if you had the right features but isn't because of out-datedness.

I'm not going to blame the game for it though. I know its old so its understandable that it doesn't have all the awesome features of later games so i'm letting it off.

Still, i gotta get out some RAGE!!!

The last spell is also atrocious! I don't even think it would be that bad if it suddenly showed up in a Windows era game where the graphics don't suck. That background sure don't help either.

More Murasa headaches: Got a semi-decent run going , 3/3 into Murasa. Clip the opener twice, somehow capture her first card, then game over on her second NC.

You do know that you are just supposed to redirect that anchor right and that its one of the easiest stage 4 cards ever? Or is it just me?

[DgBarca]

THIS
Why post a 1cc in the rage thread ? Well, just watch it, and see all the fucking epic fail...
FFFFFFFF STAGE 6 I love your music...but I can't dodge while listening to it...
also most valuable bomb just before capturing it

[Silent Harmony]

Ever have one of those days that just makes you feel incompetent? I'm having that day...

[DgBarca]

Ever have one of those days that just makes you feel incompetent? I'm having that day...

THIS
Why post a 1cc in the rage thread ? Well, just watch it, and see all the fucking epic fail...
FFFFFFFF STAGE 6 I love your music...but I can't dodge while listening to it...
also most valuable bomb just before capturing it

:V

[lmagus]

Ever have one of those days that just makes you feel incompetent? I'm having that day...

That day is today.

Trying to 1cc SA/UFO Hard.

Can't get past stage 2 in either :x

[Esoterica]

You do know that you are just supposed to redirect that anchor right and that its one of the easiest stage 4 cards ever? Or is it just me?

It depends on the shot type for me.  With the B shots I cap it no problem, but the A shots I sometimes manage to time it out instead :V

[theshirn]

Alright, SA Hard, what the crap?

Why am I dying repeatedly to Unexplained Fever?

Why am I dying at all on Stage 2?

Why am I dying three times to Yugi?

Why is the best run I've had a ragequit at THREE DEATHS on S4 midboss Cat?

What the hell?

[lmagus]

Alright, SA Hard, what the crap?

Why am I dying repeatedly to Unexplained Fever?

Why am I dying at all on Stage 2?

Why am I dying three times to Yugi?

Why is the best run I've had a ragequit at THREE DEATHS on S4 midboss Cat?

What the hell?

Just like me! Although I did reach Satori once... But I played about 20 times

[Garlyle]

It depends on the shot type for me.  With the B shots I cap it no problem, but the A shots I sometimes manage to time it out instead :V

Capsizing Anchor is easy as hell to do unless you're at 1 power, once you know to divert the anchor.

Ghost Ship's Harbor and Sinkable Vortex, however, have far more health and it can be far harder to keep under Murasa if the game hates you.



Anyway, I won't be able to get online for a day or two as I'm about to move.  As a result,
Raging in advance

I expect the following problems:
1. Ichirin will still drive me nuts with boss spells
2. Anchor to the face
3. Fairytackle during stage 4 Midboss
4. A startling lack of Shou rage
5. EXTREME STAGE 5 RAGE
6. To not 1cc Hard by the time I return, but only due to getting nailed in the face by LFO

[Jaimers]

Note to self:
Don't panic bomb when your trying to do a no bombs 1cc.  :V

[Esoterica]

Capsizing Anchor is easy as hell to do unless you're at 1 power, once you know to divert the anchor.

It's easy to do, I just don't think to capitalize on the time before the water bullets expand outwards to deal damage, and thus end up never hitting her unless I'm using a spread type :V

[Chaotic Phoenixma]

SoEW Extra stage is horrible. The best I can get to the boss with is 0/3. That gets me to its second phase.

How are you supposed to actually survive this evil stage? I want to clear it so that I never have to play it again and so I'll have all PC98 extras cleared.

On the subject of SoEW as well, I'm obviously skipping Hard since Lunatic is the same with one difference, but how do you effectively deal with that difference? If you try to minimize kills, you get less points and therefore less lives, plus enemies are likely to run into you, but if you kill alot you get owned by the death bullets. It's pretty much a case of being damned if you do and damned if you don't.

[nintendonut888]

It's actually quite simple: Stream. Enemies shooting at you upon death actually only changes one part of the game substantially, and it's the bouncy ball spam in stage 3. It's much worse in a game that is actually hard like Donpachi (which is, believe it or not, even worse than SoEW).

[theshirn]

SoEW Extra stage is horrible. The best I can get to the boss with is 0/3. That gets me to its second phase.

How are you supposed to actually survive this evil stage? I want to clear it so that I never have to play it again and so I'll have all PC98 extras cleared.

Fwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaa

I can laugh because I beat it yesterday.  Otherwise I'd be raging right along with you.

OK.  First part: stream.  Then, aimed streams.  Then, enemies from the side; lure them into the middle and kill them.  Then stand in the bottom corner (either one) and shoot the turret thingies (grab the point items; getting the 8million extend is very difficult).  Then stand in the very bottom right corner to avoid the floor tiles of doom.  Move over a little off center to the left and hammer your shot key like a deranged monkey, you should be able to get two or three big power items.  Move up a bit between the star waves (helps if you wait for them to get down to the bottom so you can be precise, but not all the way).  Then I recommend bombing; I've only once been able to dodge all of the orbs shooting at me.  After that comes free points, get lots of them and don't ram bullets or birds.  The next part is free power, just don't move.  All shots are aimed around you.  The come the blasted blobs; I've successfully done that part without dying or bombing all of three times, so good luck with that - it's just dodging.  After that is more eyes from the sides; I recommend starting towards the bottom left so your shot picks off the first one or two from the left side, then circle up and around and kill them off.  More free power.  Then the circles; the only way I can see to do it is to start in the upper right and move left and down some, but I've never done it, so I hope you have a bomb.

Yes, I wrote that without stopping.  God DAMN it, I ground that stage so freakin' hard.

That should get you to Evil Eye Sigma at LEAST 3/1.  With some luck, 4/0 or 4/1.  I beat it getting there 5/0, full power.  That was also the only time I've ever gotten the 8 million point extend, which gave me the bomb I needed for the circles.

[Chaotic Phoenixma]

Just need to make it to 6,000,000 for the next extend.

Crap, there's not an extend at 6,000,000 like I remembered there being. *loses last life with one bomb in stock at the unforgiving balls phase that inspired Flaw of Forgiving Shrine*

I just don't see myself ever making it to the 8,000,000. I barely make it to the boss at over 5,000,000 most of the time. It'd be nice if I could actually be full power at the start of the fight, but I never have a bomb for the circles, but I'd probably lose the full power on the second phase, and if not that the balls.

[jc_foster]

You do know that you are just supposed to redirect that anchor right and that its one of the easiest stage 4 cards ever? Or is it just me?

No, you're exactly right. The amazement came from the fact that I capped it after the two opener clips (where I would ordinarily lose all focus and do something completely stupid, like ram straight into a bullet).

[Nine West]

See that? Even Yukarin said "FFFFF-" right there.

[nintendonut888]

Were you timing it out or really trying to beat it? If the latter, how the heck did you manage to make it go down to 28 seconds? o.O

[Nine West]

Were you timing it out or really trying to beat it? If the latter, how the heck did you manage to make it go down to 28 seconds? o.O

If "really trying to beat it" means holding down the Z key, then I probably bombed too much. :V

[ghost333]

what the hell happend at chen's Ying Yang?
http://replays.gensokyou.org/download.php?id=6004

[lmagus]

I'm almost giving up...

I have no where else to go except SA and UFO Hard or the Lunatics...

And I swear to god they are giving me unexplainable bad mood and headaches..

I can't do ANYTHING well in these games. They're way above my level

[Ai-chann]

I realized today that the jump in difficulty from Easy to Normal is pretty steep.  I can 1cc PCB Easy, but can't even clear stage 4 in Normal.  ;_;  Just makes me feel like I totally suck, and need a lot of practice and watch more replays.

[lmagus]

I realized today that the jump in difficulty from Easy to Normal is pretty steep.  I can 1cc PCB Easy, but can't even clear stage 4 in Normal.  ;_;  Just makes me feel like I totally suck, and need a lot of practice and watch more replays.

Mind you, PCB is the hardest game on easy, and the easiest on Normal after MoF.

So I'd try MoF Normal before PCB =)

[Sen]

So I decided I was going to try MoF Hard and went to practice Kanako. I downloaded bjw's no-bombs replay and went to fight. I bombed/died on every single attack, but I got to VoWG! I was dodging, focusing intently on everything, coming so close to a capture.

Suddenly, a wave of blue and red comes at me at the same time! As hard as I tried, I couldn't see a way out of it and bombed...!

...after both waves opened up and passed harmlessly through me. Wasted a first-try capture of VoWG Hard. :V

[theshirn]

I'm almost giving up...

I have no where else to go except SA and UFO Hard or the Lunatics...

And I swear to god they are giving me unexplainable bad mood and headaches..

I can't do ANYTHING well in these games. They're way above my level

Hey, that's exactly where I was about a month ago.  Since then I've 1cc'd THREE LUNATICS.

Get going  

Try LLS Lunatic first; it's got great music and less RAGE than most of them.  Hell, have you played any of the PC-98 games?  If not, DO IT!