STG/Touhou

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Previous Thread >>11012702

Talk about graze and stuff.

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What are your favorite grazing spots?

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A nigger, a Jew and a grossly obese Mexican walk into a gay bar. They approach a cum-gargling faggot with a 2-inch long, always flaccid penis using a laptop at a table.

"You wanna come back to our place?" the nigger asks the faggot. "You can toss my mexican friend's rancid herpes-and-shit-covered salad and jerk my Jewish friend's wart-and-pimple covered penis while I ram my giant unlubed nigger-cock into your gaping oft-fucked asshole."

"Literally nothing in the world would make me happier," says the faggot. "But first i need to start an STG thread on /jp/. It will just take a moment."

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>>11075395
your'e female paren't private parts

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>—Compared with the other games in the Dodonpachi series, how do you feel about Saidaioujou?

>Yagawa: It’s way too hard.

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>>11075454
Too bad Touhou is still harder than anything that DoDonPachi has to offer. :V

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>>11075395
Those yellow Okuu's nonspells, it's a fucking graze bath.

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>>11075395

1 - Grazing in Sanae's armpits
2 - Grazing in Sanae's ass
3 - Grazing in Sanae's pussy
4 - Grazing on Sanae's face
5 - Grazing on Sanae's tits
6 - Grazing on Sanae's ass
7 - Grazing on Sanae's hair
8 - Grazing in Sanae's eyes
9 - Grazing in Sanae's ears
10 - Grazing in Sanae's nose

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>>11075376
What does graze even do?! I still don't know.

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>>11075576
It's different for each game.

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>>11075595
Oh, OK.
I'm playing 10 at the moment, what does it do in 10? I guess it's all on the wiki but I'd rather hear it from you.

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>>11075608
good question

I want to know what the HELL graze does in Touhou 09 and 9.5

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>>11075615
At first because of the name I used to think that they made the hitbox smaller. Like, you could get closer/'graze' more bullets or something.

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>>11075608
>>11075615
It makes a nice sound effect and nothing more.
In 9.5 however, you do get a bonus to your score if you take photos with bullets nearby to your hitbox, although whether persistant 'grazing' between shots does anything is unknown to me.

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>>11075608
In 10 it does absolutely nothing.

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>>11075395
SA Reimu A whenever there's dense clusters of bullets, or when a huge flood of bullets converge on one point. Certain spellcards cause the counter to rise dramatically.

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>>11075673
posted this in another thread the other day.

Going through each game 1cc'ing them on normal. I feel like I'm getting better because I managed to beat Mountain of Faith in my 6th(?) playthough when it normally takes me like 15-20 tries for all the previous games.

It's also the first touhou game I went in without looking up the mechanics, finding >>11075673 out, it feels silly I wasted my time grazing.

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Does anyone remember the blog post of the two people posing as all of the touhou sprite poses and had a description of each one? It was in Japanese and I can't find it anyplace.

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>>11076177
nvm i found it
http://3-me.net/other/zundachi/

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>>11075395

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http://pastebin.com/deNZ6S1q

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>>11075470
DoDonPachi is so fucking easy. Almost all the bullets are aimed right at you and you can just stream back and forth. It's literally child's play.

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>>11076351
It barfs enemies at you and then you shoot them down and move to the left and then to the right. What an easy game. :V I wish I could start on the second loop instead of having to play through the first every single time, glad that CAVE put expert mode into sdoj.

You put a DDP kiddie in Touhou on Normal and they'll get wrecked at Stage 4, put a Lunatic player into DDP and they'll 2-ALL it in 80 hours or less.

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What is harder to nmnb? ddp first loop or dojbl first loop?

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>>11076481
DOJBL

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>>11076286
This one is also bretty gud.

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Man I'm such a casual at 2hu
Its been over a year and I still can't beat normal mode in any game, let alone 1CC.

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>>11076607
I've been playing for almost a year and I can only 1cc TD and UFO on Normal. I've never seen past Stage 3 in SA.

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Any recommendations for rotatable displays?

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>>11076532
Cool! Thanks.

Which is the most 2huest CAVE game? I want to practice them, but I don't want to forget how to play 2hu at the same time.

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>>11076695

Ketsui

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>>11076699
The patterns of Ketsui do give a 2hu feel to them, they're pretty fun to look at and they're pretty effective at murdering you at the same time. ESP Ra.De looks kind of 2hu-like as well, but I've never played it, so I can't be too sure.

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>>11076294
>Kamui: My personal view is that if something is no longer fun to you, its meaningless to continue.


>—In closing, please tell us what a high score is to you.

>Kamui: Its a way (and sometimes a contrivance) to deepen your enjoyment of a game. But scoring isn’t necessary to have fun with a game.

get rekt

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>>11076731
I only have fun when I'm playing runs, but I feel like I need to practice with stage select to get anywhere.

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>>11076695
Espgaluda because it has the slowest bullets.

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Preparing for a 1cc normal of PCB (ReimuA). I can actually come pretty close, but I'm having trouble on some of Yuyuko's attacks, particularly...

-her 2nd non-spellcard (Not difficult streaming, but it seems to last way too long, I typically end up having to bomb)

-Deadly Dance "Law of Mortality -Dead Butterfly-" (its streaming again, I know, but the chasers clump together and it's really visually obstructive. I always end up getting cornered or I just run into a butterfly)

-her 3rd non-spellcard(Knifes) (Again, not terribly hard, but I heard there was a trick to it, just always seems to last way too long)

-"Repository of Hirokawa -Ghost-" (I always fuck this up, I know it's steaming, but I get trapped, sometimes twice. I was told there's a particular method to it, just not what the method is)

-"Sumizome Perfect Blossom -Getting Lost-" (I just have no fucking idea)

-Resurrection Butterfly (cant fucking figure out those red butterflies)

I've 1cc'd Mof IN TD, and extra cleared IN, just to give an idea on my abilities.

I'm looking for any kind souls to impart any sort of advice, explanations, or links to anything (tutorial videos, ect) which might help me out. Thanks ahead of time.

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>>11075395

I've only played EoSD so far, but love grazing, it makes my head feel tingly. My favourite places to graze are;

-in-between Rumia's red three-way shot with the red and blue bullets
-demarcation
-the kunai that the fairies on stage 3 shoot

Those are the only places I've found so far that yield lots (on normal), but I'm sure there's a lot more.

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>>11076863

In PCB phantasm and extra, you can get 600+ graze in the first ~15-30 seconds of the stage just by streaming.

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>>11076086
MoF guy here

Moving on to SA Normal and I'm getting shit on by the 3rd boss. I always reach stage 4/5 but this women brings me from 5 lives to 1 pretty consistently (probably cause I'm too bullheaded to bomb).

It's the non-spell card where she shoots blue bullets that bounces off walls.

The Mt.Fuji spell card(which I usually capture now)

and the final spell card. I just can't figure out what to do.

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>>11076685
I 1cc'd every integer toho except 6 and 12. For me UFO harder than SA. Why?

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>>11076829
Go into stage practice and try timing out all of Yuyuko's attacks you have trouble with.

http://replays.gensokyo.org/download.php?id=18228

>-her 2nd non-spellcard
Everything is aimed. Make quick cutback motion if you need to. Depending on the shot type, you can shotgun Yuyuko at the beginning of the nonspell and head to a corner once she starts firing bullets. She'll be dead by the time you're to the other corner.

>-Deadly Dance "Law of Mortality -Dead Butterfly-"
Butterflies are static. Bubbles are static before they aim at you.

>-her 3rd non-spellcard(Knifes)
Knives are static. Bubbles are aimed.

>-"Repository of Hirokawa -Ghost-"
Spread butterflies are static. The clumps are aimed.

>-"Sumizome Perfect Blossom -Getting Lost-"
The butterflies are a variant of aimed. Everything else is random. Experiment with controlling her motion with your own position relative to her.

>-Resurrection Butterfly (cant fucking figure out those red butterflies)
Hold shift for focused movement.

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>>11076748
that's funny, I only have fun when playing stage practice, but it's pointless if I don't put it all together in a run.

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>>11077459
I'm pretty much the same.

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>>11077459
It's not to say that I don't have fun playing stage practice, but repeating the same spell over and over again gets kind of daunting. Either way, playing the harder parts of the game is a good way to improve. I just don't have much fun when I'm constantly restarting after a dropped chain or whatever.

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>>11077160
>only reply to a legitimate inquiry for advice is a half heated attempt at smartassary
We /v/ now

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>>11077578
I stand behind everything I posted with sincerity and conviction.

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>>11077578
that was legitimate advice except for the very last one.

Though that spellcard is not hard, you can't really give advice, it's just "just dodge". You tap slightly right and then left if you can't press right.

Repeat forever.

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>>11077578
It was pretty legit advice, the last one aside. It's not like he went full IRCfag and went, "But it's Normal, don't worry! Practice makes perfect! :V"

If the replay was made on the spot by him, it would have been even nicer. Most people who know what they're doing won't even give you the time of the day let alone help you out in a dot dodging game.

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>>11077629
There are dozens of replays available with a simple search on the replay archive or YouTube. There's no reason to create on one the spot unless there's something extremely specific he's looking for.

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wch is the hardest 2hu 2 graz a LOT in?

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>>11077689
HRtP

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>>11076960

Its Mt. Ooe you faglord

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>>11077813
I laughed, sorry anon, Mt. Ooe. Was trying to remember from memory and I never really got a good look of it.

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Still want to hear MaZe's thoughts about ddc.

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>>11076829
Hate to chime in late, I don't know a whole lot about PCB, but it looks like you're on your way. I do know that some of the cards are odd, hopefully you'll get the answers you needs.

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>>11077591
>>11077612
>>11077629
I think the guy was looking for something more elaborate and intelligent, in fact the reply restated a lot of the things the guy already said...

Then again I personally wouldn't be caught dead asking for advice here due to the extreme faggism that seeps around here

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>>11077098
UFO Hard/Lunatic is more difficult than SA Hard/Lunatic, while SA Easy/Normal is more difficult than UFO Easy/Normal

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>beat EoSD after 4 tries on normal, using all continues
>"not too bad"
>try out PCB afterwards

what the FUCK man

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>>11078415
>all continues
>not too bad

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>>11078399
I disagree, UFO Normal is still harder than SA Normal.

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>>11078458
I forgot to mention that it was my first 2hu game.

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>>11078462
Before knowing Orin's bullshit = SA normal harder
After knowing Orin's bullshit = UFO normal harder

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>>11078462
You're wrong.

Just kidding. I had to play less to beat UFO Normal, but of course people play differently.

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>>11078149
>I think the guy was looking for something more elaborate and intelligent
There's nothing elaborate or intelligent about surviving Yuyuko's patterns on Normal. I don't mean that to be degrading; there's simply nothing worth talking about that he couldn't figure out on his own with an ounce of dedication and experimentation. I'm not going to tell him how to dodge something. Saying "it's static" should be enough of a cue to find and memorize a route through it.

Want tips on maximizing spell bonus and cherry max gains during Flowery Soul? I'll happily talk to you about it in detail.

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>>11078462
SA is perhaps harder.
UFO was the first touhou game I played. I played it until I could beat it on lunatic (it took almost one year is this autism?). Then I tried the other games and I could beat them all on normal instantly, every game except for SA.

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>>11077629
>>11076829
It's been a while since I last played PCB, but I recall staying a bit high on the screen for Ressurection Butterfly, just below where the red butterfly rings break. Once the first ring breaks I figure out the safe lane and start pulling back to the edge of the screen to prepare for the 2nd and 3rd breaks. Most of my dodges are tiny diagonal movements.

The card is a pain in the ass as the butterflies don't break exactly the same way so you have to dodge on the fly.

The knives/spirits card is shitty. There really is no trick to it. Just be thankful Yuyuko's hitbox is massive in this phase. It will push you around, so go with the flow.

Also you seem to have problems with the spirits. The hitbox on them are deceptively small so be a bit more daring than you normally would.

Random question, what are your resources like going into Yuyuko? You should be breaking the 800 (or 1000) point item extend going into the last fight.

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>>11076829
>-"Repository of Hirokawa -Ghost-"
The green/yellow patterns have three large gaps in their breaks, in the middle and to the extreme sides. The safest place on the screen is lined with the "Perfect" on the right-side display. All you need is very small lateral taps.

Getting Lost... is it really aimed? I usually hang out in the middle of the screen and and the empty paths just open up on their own.

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Which game has the easiest Extra Stage? IN looks pretty easy, even on Extra.
Also played Fairy Wars game, its Normal is the hardest I think.

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>>11079957
you are MOM has the easiest extra stage LOL OWNED6LYF xDD

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>>11079971
Agree, PCB has the easiest extra stage. This guy must be an expert on this subject here.

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>>11079957
PCB or MoF, with IN close behind them.

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>>11079971
The farthest I've gotten into any extra stage would be PCB then IN.

Then again I can only beat a few games on normal.

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By the way: I cleared SA on normal now. Some of the spells were so frustrating because they just never end. And the shot types are so weak and I miss the usual homing. The best thing about the game is Orin's music. Wow.

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>>11080105
Most homing shots are shitty for bosses though.

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>>11080105
>The best thing about the game is Orin's music.
Yes

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>>11080111
Yeah some homing shots have their detriments on certain cards. Then again most shot types are like this as well.

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How is DDC's difficulty compare to SA and UFO?

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>>11080121
Stage 1 and 2 are jokes but Stage 3 is being pretty hard, at least the boss.

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>>11080121
I think DDC is almost too easy once you get comfortable at collecting resources. I guess that could be said about UFO as well, but I still think DDC is easier. I really hope DDC gets harder on the following stages.

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>>11080126
You can get a hell of a lot of resources though. But if stage 3 is any indication the rest of the game should be a bit harder.

Speaking of DDC, Does anyone know when the full version is getting released?

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>>11080121
DDC is easy except for AAWWOOOO

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>>11080131
Maybe C84

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>>11080126
I think DDC is easier as the PoC line doesn't move around the screen.

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The Raiden Fighters series has some really nice backgrounds. I feel like I'm going through a forest of broccoli every time I play it.

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holy fuck SA is hard, I still can't beat Parsee

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>>11080134
I'd make Kagerou AAWWOOOO if you know what I mean ;) ;)

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>>11082383
It would be the other way around, given how sharp her nails are.

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>>11080121
SA stage 3 Lunatic rapes me.
DDC stage 3 Lunatic doesn't rape me as much.

Stages 1-2 in Lunatic mode are always a joke.


I'm still trying to get a perfect run on Lunatic.
Weregirl and her random danmaku boggles my mind.

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>>11082548
By perfect, you mean no miss no bomb? Or do you mean optimizing a scoring path until it's perfect?

Stage 2 on Lunatic is still harder to survive in than any CAVE game until the second loop wwww.

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>>11082605
No miss and no bomb while trying to get a high score, but it's not my true goal.

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>>11082772
1:1

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>>11075376
So someone in my area is selling Dodonpachi Saidaioujou for $40 used. A quick amazon/ebay search says this is a great deal...

However this is Craig's list and I've never actually bought anything off Craig's list. On top of this he doesn't ship, I have to actually walk to his house to buy/inspect the game.

What are the odds of me getting raped over how much fun I will receive with this game?

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>>11082772
im going to rape you regardless so might as well go for it

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>>11082772
I want to rape you while you play saidaioujou.

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How can I reconfigure, or at least disable controllers in T98-Next?

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>>11082738

>porn of the worst Toohaw

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>>11078415

I don't understand. Were you better or worse on PCB?

EoSD is a bit harder than PCB (Cirno not included).

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>>11079210

Subterrain Anurism is the hardest touhou by the time it is out, that came out on a modern machine.

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>>11075576

In most games, you just get more points. Imperishable Night had the time mechanic linked to grazing when in Youkai form.

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>>11079957
from easiest to hardest i would say:
in terms of stage
PCB>MoF>TD>EoSD>SA>UFO>GFW

in terms of boss
MoF>UFO>SA>PCB>TD>EoSD>GFW

I would actually say MoF has the easiest extra (if only because of Suwako, but you also start at full power); what makes SA and UFO hard is the stage since anything that's not static on Koishi is aimed and rather easy to work with, and Nue is easy with enough resources (which is why the stage is just hell); EoSD and TD are only hard because of how those games work, PCB´s extra and phantasm are pretty tame and once you learn Ran (and by extension Yukari) they're easy

Finally GFW is just plain the hardest, you have to plan every single freeze in the stage and Marisa will just fuck you sideways, thankfully GFW gives extra lives the easiest in any game

I didn't include IN because I mainly use Border team, which is basically an "auto-win" shottype

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>>11083743

I'm not sure I'd put Koishi as that easy in terms of extra bosses. From a not so expert point of view she's a nightmare. She's the only extra boss that beats me constantly with her first card.

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>>11083770
I guess you're right, I still think Koishi is easy because she's static, but learning her fight in the first place is really hard, and even if you learn it you can still screw up and if you die on Koishi (or Sanae for the matter), you effectively lost two lives (one from dying and another from the life piece you're not getting), so I guess she's more between Mamizou and Flandre

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>>11083770
>She's the only extra boss that beats me constantly with her first card.
Watch a playthrough of her and you should never die to that card again. All you do is position yourself to dodge the big lines and then when she fires the aimed bullets you quickly cut to the side then slowly stream back to the middle for the big lines again.

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>>11083743
I've never understood why people consider Flandre one of the harder extra bosses. It's her stage I've always had trouble with. I just can't see to capture Patchouli's cards consistently.

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>>11083770
I captured Koishi's first 6 cards on my first try but my mind gets confused at the reverse hearts.

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>>11084251
I had trouble with Flandre because I took her on last, and I feel EoSD to be too "stiff" in terms of handling compared to other games, besides the deathbomb window seems random, besides, I game-overed while she was dying on QED three times in a row

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>>11084241

I'm the type not to watch that stuff since I'm a stubborn jerkass. Still, learning her is tough and even with a life and deathbombing 8 times I never came close. I don't know what's wrong with me. I might do it if I'm desperate enough.

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>>11084541
Don't worry. You're not alone. Most people here seem to have poor problem solving skills and no dedication.

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>>11076829
>-her 2nd non-spellcard
As you said, this is streaming, but maybe your streaming is too fast if you run out of room. Practice and try moving just enough to pass the bubble bullet aimed at you.
>-Deadly Dance "Law of Mortality -Dead Butterfly-"
It's abnormal streaming. A lot of players at normal skill will bomb, and I might suggest the same on your serious run. The butterflies force you to hesitate while the bubbles will force you to panic. Don't just use horizontal dodging. Don't use normal feinting tactics, they wont work on this one. You'll notice that occasionally the bubbles will pause for a brief moment and give you a small window to start streaming to the other side of the screen.
>-her 3rd non-spellcard(Knifes)
I don't think there is a trick. Stay under her to finish it quick or stay off to the side for safety.
>-"Repository of Hirokawa -Ghost-"
If you're getting trapped, you are probably streaming too quickly. You only need to tap to avoid the aimed butterfly lines. For normal you can stay near the bottom left/right corner as a safe spot against her static shot. Don't start streaming until the aimed lines get close, then slowly move over to the center of the screen. You should be near the center when she fires the next static wave- when she does, unfocus over to the next corner, wait for the next aimed lines, rinse and repeat. Very conservative tactic but you'll survive.

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>>11084651

Yes, but I would like to overcome it. That's why I dislike watching another person's replay, I don't want to use a cheat sheet, as dumb as it sounds. I will win one day though. I can't let myself be beaten.

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>>11076829
>-"Sumizome Perfect Blossom -Getting Lost-" (I just have no fucking idea)
The butterflies are mostly aimed "around" you, so don't try to stream this or you'll run into them. Really this is all about not panicking and taking it slow. For normal, you should just be able to carefully move from one side to another just to make sure the butterflies don't clump around you. So long you don't freak out, if you get stuck the bullets move so slowly you'll have more than acquitted time to bomb.
-Resurrection Butterfly
Don't get tunnel vision, and dodge quickly yet carefully. I believe on normal you can dodge the reds before they spread out.

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I don't understand the plot of DDC

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>>11084902
aaaaoooo

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so i want to make my own STG

can you please convince me not to siince itll be rubbish?

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>>11085117
Don't do it. It will be rubbish. If you ever release it everybody will point and laugh at it.

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>>11085117
I'll do you one better:

Are you an idea man? If so, stop and promptly go fuck yourself.

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>>11085130
>>11085181
this was a terrible idea! I don't want to make it any less. the code is the easy part. designing the bullet patterns is where 99% of the effort goes.. also it would be bosses only.

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>>11085117
Look at other fanmade stg. If you can't do at least as good, then don't do it.

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Good morning

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Anyone playing Batrider here for a certain tournament? Milking a shit.

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>>11086797

I played one credit and got a letter score.

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>>11086797
I was gonna enter, but then I remembered the guy running it has really shit taste.

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>>11086797
I'd like to play, but I've never played a Raizing game in my life. They look really milky from what I've seen.

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>>11080126
Fuck off scrub. You can get max lives before Ichirin in UFO. Show me you doing the same on lunatic in DDC. You can even use MarisaBroken.
Ichirin is also pitiful compared to Kagerou.

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What's the trick to this one?

Recollection "Flying Insect's Nest"
Touhou 11 stage 4 boss. 3rd spellcard Satori uses when playing as Reimu A

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>>11088661
Hi.

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>>11088975
Yeah, well, fuck you.

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>>11088917
hold shift for focused movement

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>>11087469

hello banana

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>>11080120
Yes.

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>going through EoSD on normal with Marisa B
>doing great, have 3 extra lives and almost a 4th when I reach Meiling
>proceed to go to shit and lose them all before even getting through her first spellcard
>mfw

I still think I'm getting better though, considering I first started playing Touhou almost 2 weeks ago, and was never really any good at these kind of games in the first place. The farthest I've made it ever on EoSD is to Patchy's second non-spell card. Also, fuck using a continue.

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>>11089152
>Also, fuck using a continue.
Enjoy repeatedly hitting walls then.

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>>11089152
>>11089172
What he said

while it is frowned upon, credit feeding is the best way to learn a game. Of course you should aim for 1cc but not using continues means you're going to waste so much time on the first 2 stages you've probably memorized 18 plays ago.

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>>11089074
As you can see from the image, he is already holding shift.

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>>11089251

Huh, well I guess I'll start using them then.

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>>11089251
How is it wasting if you're enjoying the game?

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It doesn't matter how you get good, only that you get good. As long as you can eventually 1cc, who cares if you got there through continues or wizard mode or what have you?

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>>11089594
that's true, but admittedly most stage 1s aren't very fun. Of course there are people that enjoy them, but a majority seems to not once they played the first few times.

>>11089630
never said it was the only way, but rather it's the best way.

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>>11088917
The butterflies are aimed both when fired (in a spread away from you) and after they bounce off the walls (at you with some minor variance). Your movement controls how the card plays out. Pay attention to audio cues.

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>>11089251
Credit feeding is good, but stage select is much better. Even better if the game has sectional practice.

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>>11089663
Maybe one day zun will hire some graphics guys to spice things up and give us more enemies.

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>>11089672
Thank you!!

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So I somehow got to stage 6 in IN, I decided to go for Eirin. How does she measure up compared to Kaguya? For a boss whose cards I've never seen she felt surprisingly easy even though she wrecked my shit because I only had 1 extra life left

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Good morning

[Anonymous No.]

I always play as ReimuB in EoSD Lunatic and I aim to 1cc. I recently tried MarisaA for the first time and done surprisingly good on my very first attempt, and I'd probably 1cc faster with her. However Marisa is a whore and also a bitch, as opposed to Reimu who is a cool friend. What do I do?

[Anonymous No.]

>>11092664
You get better taste, faggot.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11091848
Shouldn't that be more like
>Do you even graze
or
>Do you even 1cc?

because score can be interpreted differently like a slang for sexual intercourse.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11091848
How did you face Kaguya if you had never faced Eirin?

[Anonymous No.]

>>11092768
Might have downloaded a save file.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11092737
>sexual intercourse
>on /jp/

Son...

[Anonymous No.]

>>11092896
But you got to be weary for people who arent from around here who will make that assumption and it will cause that pictures original intent to be misinterpreted and misused due to the misinterpretation until the original meaning will be replaced altogether and no one will remember the original meaning.

[Anonymous No.]

Hey,
How do you guys get into touhou?
I've been playing the games, but I don't know the personalities, and I don't know anything about them

how do you guys know about so many touhous. is there some huge manga behind it all?

[Anonymous No.]

>>11092924

http://touhou.wikia.com/wiki/Touhou_Wiki

[Anonymous No.]

>>11092924
>into the touhou
>personalities
what, I don't, the most is I read the banter between levels. The rest is head-cannon

All I bother looking up is mechanics and shot types.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11092664
>Marisa
>bitch

I "could" give you Marisa being a whore because she has the greatest harem of all 2hus, but seriously if you prefer Raymoe over Marisa, then you have absolute shit taste

[Anonymous No.]

>>11092924
Usually it's getting interested in one of the characters, learning about her and her faction, figuring out how it fits into the world of Gensokyo, finding a new favorite through a similar process, playing some of the games, playing all of the games, getting good at a couple of them, learning about the cast of several games, reading one of the mangas, reading more of the mangas, and achieving a headcanon Gensokyo that the black Tewi can add to her collection.

At some point you determine what kind of underwear each of the girls has, but that's not important.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11092930
http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Touhou_Wiki

[Anonymous No.]

>>11093423

Oh that's much better looking. Thanks for that.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11092924
You do realize there are official print works aside from the games right? And yes there are several Touhou manga titles.

>>11093319
Not him but I prefer Reimu over any other character, simply because Reimu is the best Touhou and she is perfect.
I have nothing against Marisa though.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11093524
>blonde hair blue eyes
>reimu

[Geslimmar No.]

I finally beat Yukari for the first time. I wonder why I was far more motivated to clear SoEW extra than EoSD and PCB extra.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11092924
First you need to take off her panties.

[Anonymous No.]

Good morning

[Anonymous No.]

>>11097182
ohio

[Anonymous No.]

>>11097155
Then you have to insert plug A into socket B

[Anonymous No.]

>>11097214
>Plug A into socket B
Headphones don't work in the microphone slot you dingus

[Anonymous No.]

>>11097220

I think he means that you're supposed to plug the controller into the socket for player 2.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11097237
I prefer to say it like this:
You're supposed to plug the joystick into the socket for player 2 ;3

[Anonymous No.]

I just got a huge TV that I play on. Does having a larger screen count as cheating or an advantage? I can see the gaps too easy. But then again, I can't see the screen at once, so it an equal trade off?

[Anonymous No.]

>>11098358
it's pretty much the same thing, also

>can't see the screen at once
If you cannot see the entire screen, that means you're sitting WAY tooclose.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11098367

I am, but my desk is tiny and the TV takes up most of it. I have to hang my wrists of it to make room for the keyboard.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11098358
I've noticed input lag on certain TVs. If you don't have an expensive LCD screen or a plasma TV, you're going to do worse than on your computer.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11099180
Or you could just get a $20 CRT from a second hand store or something. You know, those things from the 90s that don't have display lag.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11099671
It only it were that simple.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11098358
Typically the bigger the better. I've played on a 72" projector and that was a blast. Not seeing all of the screen isn't that big of a deal as you should be looking up ahead anyway.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11101088
> I've played on a 72" projector

Let me guess: you're either fabulously wealthy, or not serious about SHMUPs?

[Anonymous No.]

>>11101118
72" projectors are like ~$300 secondhand dude.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11101088
>>11101145
Projectors have a set size?

[Anonymous No.]

What's the first touhou game I should play?
sorry

[Anonymous No.]

>>11101308
PCB, 1CC it on Normal then move onto whatever game you want.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11101308
I did it by game order - pc 98 games.

So EoSD (7th) > PCB (8th) > etc...

skip easy mode because pic related.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11101319
>>11101329
Ok, thank you. I'll play PCB and if I like it, will play them in order.

[Anonymous No.]

Good morning

[Anonymous No.]

>>11101308
EoSD

[Anonymous No.]

The opening fairies went okay, I had a super nice dodge right at the beginning, and, uh, I think I collected all the first point items at 6000 PIV. Woohoo! I'm always very nervous at this opening because there are so many bullets and they move so fast, but I can also take comfort in the fact that a restart will not lose me any hours of playtime. Okay, well, no run is hours long, but figuratively speaking. Actually, though the esc+r button combination has a little bit of lag for me, so it always takes me a longer time to restart in this game than it does in other games. In fact, I usually need to press the "r" key twice! It's absurd, but alas, with practice I will learn to time it better.

I got really afraid when the first line of fairies after the first big faries came down and shot their bullets at me, because I was out of position and thus couldn't take it easy and stream it like a normal superplayer. However, fortunatley I have been honing my dodging skills ever since I started playing shmups, and thus had little difficulty improvising a path through what I like to call the "fan" pattern that their bullets created.

To be continued~

[Anonymous No.]

>>11103165
I messed up AGAIN after the second big fairy, dropping a bit of faith because I was overeager to kill the little fairies in the aftermath of my previous blunder. I suppose this is a lesson for us all, eh? The most important thing when playing Touhou is to always stay calm and collected. Although I suppose this makes the game a bit less fun, since some people live for what I have heard called "the rush". Honestly, that's kind of silly to me - isn't a rush a bird? Whatever. To each his own, I suppose. Well, his or her own. Don't want to be sexist here.

Shizuha always scares me a bit, because I don't really know where the lanes in her nonspell's bullets are going to appear, and frankly, they're impossibly fast to read! However, I got lucky this time, and managed to dodge all of the balls she threw at me. I like to think of her bullets as sweet potatoes, even though it is actually Minoriko who is associated with the aforementioned apple of the earth, since they basically look like the same character anyways.

To be continued~

[Anonymous No.]

>>11103168
And then, oh my, Falling Leaves of Madness. Madness indeed! I was SOOO mad when I got killed on this spell. I mean, I've never captured it before, but I ALWAYS manage to deathbomb it. ALWAYS. Needless to say, I was quite shaken. I'm actually wondering if perhaps this mistake was due to my diet. I have eaten nothing but bologna and rice for the past several days, and haven't played Touhou in as much time, so it might be related to that. Do certain foods have an adverse effect on one's response time? Perhaps one of the more scientifically inclined of you should do an experiment to get to the bottom of this.

Well, being the seasoned apathist I am, I eventually convinced myself that it was not a huge blunder, since I had managed to do the previous nonspell perfectly. As a result, the second half of the stage portion went smoothly. Well, until the very end, at least. I accidentally went to the PoC too early at the end because I forgot that it was the end of the stage, and I lost a TON of faith as a result! Literally, a ton. I was just watching it drop down, and I just wanted to rip out all of my hair. I actually did rip out a little bit, and then I had to take some time to pick it up off my keyboard, since that would be a stupid way to ruin a keyboard. Anyways, you can see some of my anguish by watching the way that Reimu flails around during the dialogue.

To be continued~

[Anonymous No.]

>>11103172
With an upset mind comes upset gameplay, as my mentor Confuscius once said in 1984 (well, this is a rough transliteration at best). His words were proved once again as I died to Minoriko's first nonspell while still flailing around in the miasma of my earlier faith-droppings. In my subsequent rage, I am blinded with respect to the location of the PoC line, although this does not end up having an adverse effect on the run other than brief emotional turmoil.

As Autumn Sky and a Maiden's Heart comes on the screen, I get very excited, because this run has the potential to be my personal best! I actually pause the game for about 10 minutes and take a walk around my room to calm my nerves. Although I do not capture it, I do last -just- long enough for me to beat my old record. Woohoo!

Overall, I think this is was a satisfying run, although there are obviously many things that need improvement.

You can watch the replay here if you would like:
http://replays.gensokyo.org/download.php?id=29029

Thank you for reading!

[Anonymous No.]

>>11101329
>So EoSD (7th) > PCB (8th)

[Anonymous No.]

>>11101118
Neither. I just hijacked it from a university classroom.

[Anonymous No.]

Anyways, >>11101341 here again. These games are a lot of fun with nice music and the characters are cute with funny personality. I've never played bullet hell/danmaku before, so it's pretty difficult. I tried 7-8 times and got to a max of stage 5 on normal. I don't plan on going on a playing spree to try to get decent really fast, but I enjoy playing in short bursts of 3 or 4 games. Thanks for the recommendations, and I will go onto Embodiment of Scarlet Devil next.

Also, >>11102581 good morning to you too!

[Anonymous No.]

>>11103206
whoops clearly I was drunk.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11089251
It may be the best way to learn the game, but it just doesn't feel right. I never used continues, and I can beat most games on lunatic. I also avoid spell practice. It just seems like cheating to me...

[Anonymous No.]

>>11104403
What about stage and boss practice?

[Anonymous No.]

Just had a 6-miss 1-4 of DDP with C-S. Confirmed for shittiest player in the world.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11104403
Let me ask you this, when you were in school and didn't understand something, did you go through the entire text book or focus on what gave you troubles?

Basically the same thing.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11104734
I saw it. You shouldn't be complaining, I can only nmnb up until 1-3 consistently before it all falls apart. And I can't even reach omote in Ketsui because whenever I nm1b/1mnb/3mnb/2m2b etc up until 1-5, I end up choking like the loser I am. Dying three to four times in a row to the tateana feels like dog shit.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11104758
I went through the whole text book.

Then again I have a MLS.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11104758
I didn't die 6 times because I find the stage hard. The entire first loop except for a couple parts of 1-5 and 1-6 are pretty trivial, chaining aside. I'm just a shitplayer who can't handle something as simple as "hold down c and tap to the side every couple seconds".

[Anonymous No.]

>>11104758
playing STGs is not studying for test, or playing music/sport, or any of the other retarded as shit comparisons people like to pull out of their arses to try and justify cheating and that really shouldn't need to be pointed out to you.

[Anonymous No.]

Good morning

[Anonymous No.]

>>11104809
You're probably just having a shit day, and I might use A-L, but you were still able to do better than I could ever hope to do. At least you never die before 1-4 like I do, which is pretty much unacceptable for anybody who has played for more than 30 minutes.

I think you're just being too hard on yourself. Shitty runs happen, even if you use C-S and ignore score completely. In fact, the last time I played, not a single credit made it past 1-2, more or less thanks to rage restarting at missing an early chain. I'm an absolutely shit player, and having bad days can actually make me play even shittier.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11104758
>I memorize formulas to pass the test instead of understanding the underlying principles
So much for all your cries of improvement.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11104897
le ironic autismal

[Anonymous No.]

>>11105103
I'm surprised nobody is going "waaaaaaaargh shmup fundamentals."

[Anonymous No.]

one waaaaaaaargh shmup fundamentals, just for you~

[Anonymous No.]

>>11105278
Shmup fundamentals.

[Anonymous No.]

Good morning

[Anonymous No.]

>>11106616
Please quit posting this.

[Anonymous No.]

If I can beat hard mode EoSD with continues, should I be able to beat normal without them?

[Anonymous No.]

>>11106659
Not necessarily. A 1cc is much more difficult than a run using continues, especially in a game like EoSD which, unlike PCB or MoF, doesn't give you enough resources to bomb through the entire game.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11106616
Good morning.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11105278
The Mexican dick riding squad isn't here right now, so nobody is going to talk about shmup fundametals. As a matter of fact, that Mexican fuck is practicing DOJWL right now because BL is too easy.

[Anonymous No.]

What are your experiences with using a arcade stick? I've only been playing Touhou for a few days now, I find it hard to move around in tight spots with the arrow keys (with and without focus) Specifically with Marisa in EoSD.
Going to give it a try tomorrow, I'd imagine it feels a lot more natural.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11107813
You find it hard because you're new, not because you play keyboard. Sticks take some getting used to and most players who use them do so because they grew up in arcades or just feel like learning stick to simulate the arcade feel. Pad or keyboard is probably the easiest to use for most people since it's an input device you're already comfortable with between consoles and whatever keyboard stuff you might play on your PC.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11104897
Shmups are sport. This mentality is why you'll forever stay free.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11107845
I play fighting games competitively in arcades frequently and have been for years. A joystick with sanwa parts is much more comfortable for me, more accurate too.
For whatever reason, I haven't thought about playing Touhou with it until now though. Hopefully there aren't many connectivity issues.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11107867
I would never want to steer with my left hand, at least not in touhou.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11088917
It's just streaming, but can be really frustrating because the laser hit boxes in SA are bullshit. The lasers are just made of normal bullets that have been stretched out, giving them an oval/diamond shaped hitbox. So contrary to what you're used to in just about every other shmup ever made, you can clear the tip of the laser but still get clipped as the middle passes by you.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11107867
Fighting game players and bemani players in general are usually godlike at STGs. It's pretty strange that you still haven't picked up on it yet.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11107922
Please stop trying to sound like you know what you're talking about. You're just making yourself look like a retard.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11075576
It looks nice in replays

[Anonymous No.]

>>11104408
No.

>>11104758
No, but textbooks also don't take 40 minutes or so to read.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11075576
Improves skill, looks nice, gives points...

[Anonymous No.]

Are there any touhou modding tools? I want a version in which you must pass a certain score threshhold per stage to advance, or you get a game over on the spot.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11108591
You can extract the Touhou data and modify it, yes. I wish I could mod DDP so that every shot type except for A-L is banned, and if you don't score at least 15M by the end of Stage 1-2, you're permanently banned from playing anything other than 1-2 until you can chain it. colonv

[Anonymous No.]

Any general tips on how to get better at these? I'm not able to see repetition when I play, so sometimes I can beat a stage and sometimes I can't.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11107813
If you're using a stock fight stick, that's your problem. The JLFs they use in most of them are pretty shit for shmups due to the larger engage distance. Most shmupers go with Seimitsu, usually LS-32-1.

[Anonymous No.]

Fuck Shou and her curved lasers
Fuck Orin and every thing about her stage besides the music

I just want 1cc's you cunts ;_;

[Anonymous No.]

>>11108626
>he doesn't use A-S!
>laughinglolibees.macro

[Anonymous No.]

Cave games are so bad. They have good music and graphics but the games are the same clusters of PURPLE BULLITS over and over, even the bosses. Makes you appreciate the psychedelic patterns in Touhou even more.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11110181
>I have never played any Cave games

[Anonymous No.]

Meanwhile at the Cave laboratories:
>Sir! Our production of PURPUL BULLITS is down by 20%!
>Well, increase it by 40%!
>We can't! We're running out of material to produce PURPUL BULLITS!
>This is the end...
Later:
http://www.destructoid.com/things-aren-t-looking-so-good-for-cave-interactive-227581.phtml

[Anonymous No.]

>>11110125
B-L on P2 side is the best shot type.

>>11110181
Ketsui has some really interesting patterns that aren't just purple bullets everywhere. I'm too much of a shitplayer to get to omote or ura, so I can't say much about those, but the first loop is pretty fun.

[Anonymous No.]

Does anybody ever feel like they're not good enough to participate in a community? I just feel like it because I've been at Ketsui for two months now and can't reach omote.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11111444
Western communities aren't something you want to be a part of anyway.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11111490
Are the horror stories about the :V squad and the underground Mexican DoDonPachi players true? Will I really be surrounded by people who score really high and use :3 and condescending attitudes?

[Anonymous No.]

>>11112428
That depends. Can you get past the piss-easy cheese grater patterns in DOJBL?

[Anonymous No.]

>>11112644
Yes, I regularly clear the 1-3 and 2-3 bosses without lasering. They last a lot longer when you don't laser them, hence more fun and harder. :3

I can also end Garegga with an A score after only a week of practice, but I played a lot of Batrider in the past, sooo....

[Anonymous No.]

>>11110181
If you monochromed Touhou's bullets, it would be largely the same. Only major difference between Touhou and most other STG is the emphasis on micrododging rather than macro.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11112798
>If you monochromed Touhou's bullets, it would be largely the same.
It would be more similar, but there would still be a drastic difference. The most obvious difference is that Touhou patterns are very aesthetically pleasing. That is not to say that other games don't have neat patterns, but Touhou clearly dominates.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11112838
Touhou is also harder.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11110181

I don't dislike them but I wish I didn't feel like I was piloting an anchor covered in honey. Kinda why I really adore Fever, I can ramp up my mobility and I feel so fast.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11112850
That's not true.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11112871
Yes it is, but only because Cave games are so easy :V

[Anonymous No.]

>>11112876
lol sure, poast your scores dude

[Anonymous No.]

>>11112886
I have 300 trillion 2-ALL on DDP Black Mamba, can't post score atm because work

[Anonymous No.]

>>11112898
I own a PCB of DDP Campaign Edition, but I'm not posting scores or a replay because I only keep my scores and replays amongst my team. Yes, the Mexican and the Japanese team are the only ones in possession of the PCB. ;)

Will we ever dump the rom? Maybe once we stop competing, but I don't see that happening any time soon.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11112428
no no, that would be much better. Being part of a real team (not like the :V squad, but one dedicated a game) is the best thing you could do if you're serious about a game. The public western communities are just about whining & shit posting, the only people that post scores just sit grinding cheat states anyway, they're in a sorry state and not looking to improve.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11110189
Actually it didn't happen like you described. It says so in the article. Thought you could get away with this kind of disinformation, but I'm always observant.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11112968
grinding cheat states like you say is a perfectly good way to improve.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11108626
In Cave's case, if you break your chain, game over.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11112968
A real team? What do you mean by that? Surely you don't mean those silly teams on shmups farm, do you?

Do you mean stuff like the Mexican underground DDP team? The same guys who have been playing since 1997 or so? Scary if that's the case.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11113116
>Surely you don't mean those silly teams on shmups farm, do you?
lol no, more like latter, but not all teams specialize in only one game, or they'd have a main game (probably the one that brought them together) and then a sub game/side projects.
Some teams are just groups of friends that focus on different games, but they usually don't get very serious.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11112968
>the only people that post scores just sit grinding cheat states anyway, they're in a sorry state and not looking to improve.

stay free scurb

[Anonymous No.]

>>11113329
>stay free scurb
what are you 12?

[Anonymous No.]

>>11112909
I didn't know SOF-WTN posted on /jp/.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11113371
what r u, free?

[Anonymous No.]

>>11113590
>>11113329
and this is why fighting game players are a laughing stock on the real arcade scene

[Anonymous No.]

>>11113703
stay 12, free

[Anonymous No.]

>>11111490
I've lurked a few Western communities shortly after. Now I feel like shit because everybody trivializes chaining in the first loop of DDP. I thought I was at least slightly above shit tier, but I guess that only hitting 300 or so hits in 1-5 is pretty pathetic. I tried playing again after reading some of the stuff that people post, but I just can't help but F3 after messing up a chain now.

It's going to be pretty tough clearing the first loop now that I've found out that dying or bombing anywhere on it is absolutely unacceptable and pretty much warrants a restart.

[Anonymous No.]

My PS3 pad doesn't work with SA anymore. I have no idea why. It worked perfectly before, and I don't think I've done anything wrong. I have absolutely no problem with the other games though, it's only SA. I tried redownloading it, but it's no use, my controller still isn't recognized.

Has anyone experienced the same issue? It's really a shame, because SA is my favorite Touhou.

[Tokiko- No.]

>>11113937
Try uninstalling and reinstalling, maybe.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11113937
>using controllers
Casual.

[Anonymous No.]

Hey guys, my friend did this, your thoughts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0NDyBBjbyM

[Anonymous No.]

>>11114894
It's insulting that you would post this here even jokingly.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11114894

[Anonymous No.]

>>11114894
>>11114920
>>11115034
>This video is private.

what was it?

[Anonymous No.]

>>11114894
What the HELL!!!!!!!!!!

Tou hoo.... = =...

[Anonymous No.]

>>11112871
Uhh, yes it is. Most CAVE games are easier than Touhou on Lunatic. :V. 130M and 2-2 after two weeks of Ketsui ain't no shaming on a BEASTLY nigga.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11115900
A guy webcaming himself play MoF Lunatic.

[Anonymous No.]

whoa, 4.3M on my first try of the batrider challenge, too bad I'm not joining that shitty tournament. #bitchesonmydick

[Anonymous No.]

>>11116682
wow, that's almost 25% of the world record

ur pro

[Anonymous No.]

>>11117458
note how I said I've only played for two weeks now. on a pcb.

which means I have no cheat states. it took me almost a year to 1cc SA Lunatic, but I can already rip through the first loop of the game so far. lesser score, but 122M on 2-3 now, whatevs.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11117649
lets see how long it takes u to ura 2-all ketsui m8y.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11117961
Isn't the record for a Western Ura-ALL set by Jaimers at one month of practice?

I doubt anybody can top that.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11118158
He played Ketsui for a lot longer than a month.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11118220
Oh, I must have been thinking of something else. My mistake.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11118158
Dude played for 3 years, on and off.

[Anonymous No.]

How to practice DOJ:

Play Ketsui for 30 hours
Go play DOJ, all the bullets will be in slow motion

[Anonymous No.]

>>11116682
yeah mang, i beat 60% of a game. THIS GAME IS EZ PZ.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11117649
Something tells me that if you swapped the order of the games, you'd be saying the exact thing, ie, the games not easy you're just good at the genre now.

[Anonymous No.]

From when you started playing Touhou, how long did it take you to 1cc your first game? Which one was it?

[Anonymous No.]

>>11113773
Your posts are exhausting

[Anonymous No.]

>>11118378
it's funny because Ketsui and DOJ's bullets are the same speed

[Anonymous No.]

Good morning

[Anonymous No.]

>>11119143
I'm getting pretty tired of self loathing myself.
>>11121459
Good morning.

[Anonymous No.]

I can't clear the first loop of DDP but I've beaten Ketsui's first loop only dying once.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11118378
I had this other pretty good way of practicing DOJ. I played DOJ.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11121618
I know that feelio. I can't even NMNB 1-4 to 1-6 in DDP, but I can at least NMNB up until the tateana in Ketsui.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11079957
IN is the easiest Touhou game in every category, Extra included.

[Anonymous No.]

I'm a slut.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11122180
GJ, you have some dedication towards MoF. How long have you been playing dot dodging games?

[Anonymous No.]

>>11122180
Well that was fast.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11122314
Thanks. I first played 2hu in January last year but didn't really start playing until June or July, so a little over a year I guess.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11122180
Explain your screenshots if you are gonna post them. Who is supposed to know what's going on there? Who knows what the scores are for every difficulty in every game? I don't even know if these are max lives or if you are scoring. Same to that one dude posting IN screenshots all the time. At least give me a hint in the filename. Congratulations if you got a run you were working towards.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11122471
It's scoring. Just because you're ignorant and lazy doesn't mean people should have to explain everything they do. It doesn't take long to look up scores.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11122471
It's a story about a guy who is nearing the world record for MoF. He'd be in the top 20 or so overall right now, if I can recall.

[Anonymous No.]

What happened to that attention whoring IN Lunatic scorefag? Did he give up or kill himself out of frustration or something?

[Anonymous No.]

>>11122793
I'd like to know what happened to the 160M? DDP score guy who was always self-loathing because he game overed at 2-4. He only posted here a few times. ;_;

I think the IN Lunatic guy is still around, he just doesn't get involved in the community as often.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11122554
>Just because you're ignorant and lazy doesn't mean people should have to explain everything they do.
It certainly does, seeing how this thread isn't your personal scoreboard. And surely there are places more suited to post your scores such as said scoreboards.

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>>11075376
where do I find this retexture
I must know

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>>11122891
Isn't that default?

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>>11122880
You're right, posting scores in the STG thread is ridiculous. I should get this thread back on topic. wch 2hu wud u fug?

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>>11122899

Alice Blackbarn

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>>11122897
Ignore him; he's likely some newb who hasn't unlocked any Last Words.

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>>11122897
Oh wait, you're right. I've only seen pic related and didn't really notice how deformed her hands were in OP's image.

While we're on the subject, though, any good Touhou retextures floating around? I can't seem to find any.

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>>11122915
*except for an EoSD patch that only makes the original art higher res

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Oh right, I haven't posted it yet. Goal achieved. even if the run was pretty bad at some parts, I'm quite happy with it overall.

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Go me.

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>"Ten Desires is like the easiest touhou"
>"Yeah it's an easy touhou to clear"
>"ZUN went full casual with TD, it was too easy, at least the music was good."

Is it only Lunatic mode that's easier? I'm getting my anus destroyed on normal, I wouldn't call it the hardest within any stretch of the imagination but easiest?

Maybe I just can't understand how am I supposed to build up lives. I figured out you're supposed to get the purple spirits while in trance mode but trance mode doesn't fill up very fast until stage 5 which is where I run out of lives and die.

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>>11123210
Skirt sniff and point blank bomb, build trance. You can get full trance by the end of the Stage 1 midboss as a shit-tier player.

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>>11123210
>I'm getting my anus destroyed on normal

You're just a bad player. Practice more.

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>>11123210
TBH, I find the first 3 stages of TD harder than the latter as I'm much more aggressive in building meter and obtaining resources. The last half I back off except for designated safe meter building spots and pretty much breeze through the game until Toyosatomimi's last card.

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>>11123379
I honestly find Yohsika's gimmicky regen cards to be harder (to capture) than anything up until Miko's final.

Seiga's curved lazers are pretty frustrating, though.

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>>11123478
Thankfully they're easy to time-out if you have to.

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>>11083437
I remember writing this post.

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So TD Normal faggot here, I got up to the final boss but died to spinning disco lights because I panicked. Didn't die after continue so this makes me very hopeful.

I also got about 270 mil which I feel proud of (until I found out the HS for Sanae is 1.4 bil)

>>11123240
>you're a bad player
I know, but I'm vastly improved compared to like 3 weeks ago.

>>11123224
Didn't get what you meant until recently. I didn't know bosses/mid shit out sprits if you're closer to them.

>>11123478
never been good with curved/banana lasers so I just bombed through them.

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>>11123478
I hate Yoshika. The only good thing about her fight is her music. Everything else sucks.

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>>11123808
You'll improve at your own pace, don't worry about it too much. I recommend tackling PCB or EoSD after you 1cc TD, EoSD might not have a visible hitbox, but at least that'll prepare you somewhat for older arcades.

Oh, and try not to burn yourself out too much. I've done it by attempting to learn chains in DDP for 15 hours straight, which lead me to not playing any shmups at all for nearly a month. The first ten seconds of failing to chain 1-4 will forever haunt my nightmares.

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>>11123132
What're you doin' all the way up there?

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>>11124014
Scoring.

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>>11123996
right now I've 1cc'd every game up to TD (however I haven't touched hard or lunatic yet.)

>don't burn yourself out
I almost did with SA because I kept getting frustrated because I kept dying to stupid stuff and couldn't reach the boss I was struggling on. I think if I didn't enjoy SA stages/music so much I would have gotten sick of it a LONG time ago. stage 3 can go fuck itself, it's not fun and I hate her design, music, and spellcards.

>I've done it by attempting to learn chains in DDP for 15 hours straight
Ouch, I don't know how anyone can play shmup for 15 hours straight, that's some dedication.

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>>11124028
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyBRj8Xbpp0

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41M Espgaluda. Could be better but I'm exhausted.

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Good morning

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>Spell Card 133: Apology "The Needles of Yore and the Vengeful Spirits in Pain"
In normal version wheels are aimed so know where to move to get out of their way. Now on hard - is there any way to tell where wheels are going or are they completely random?
Should I consider making a human sacrifice to the RNG?

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>>11125680
They're aimed in the same way on Normal and up. The rate of fire is just different. The angle at which they are fired is determined by the angle between the center of Orin's sprite and your hitbox. Since her left hand (spawn point) isn't centered, the ghost wheels are actually aimed slightly to your right.

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>>11124028
The competition drove me nuts back when I first started playing, played for nearly 6 hours a day when I really wanted to improve. I never really got anywhere after learning how to chain 1-4 though, the final boss pattern of 1-6 usually takes at least one life off of me.

I can never see myself making it any further than 2-2, even if I do manage to 1MNB/bomb the shit out of the final pattern. As soon as I die on the first loop, I just lose all motivation to go on.

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Does anyone here happen to have Seihou Banshiryuu patched to 3.001?

I have 3.000, but I can't get the 3.001 patch on the website to work at all. It always gives me an error at about 98%. I got a similar error with the C87 to 3.000 patch, but managed that much prepatched in a nice mediafire link in the archives.

Can anyone help me out here, please?

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>>11126241
Whoops, I meant C74 to 3.000.
I have no idea why I typed C84.

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>>11124028
TD guy here, got some rest and just beat it this morning in two tries. That officially means I've beaten every main-game touhou (on normal) which was one of my bigger goals.

weird glitch: My clear run this morning had a weird glitch whenever I would bomb with Marisa the game would slow down. I'm visiting family so I'm on a pretty shitastic computer but all my other runs were on the same computer and you can tell they had no slow-downs

That said I feel like taking on a extra stage, just can't decide, so which one should I try.

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>>11126800
MoF extra as ReimuA is disgustingly easy.

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>>11127581
>ReimuA
never played Reimu in any game but I will play MoF extra as Marisa.

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>>11127581
how does that differ from MoF extra with the other shots?

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>>11129725
Because she makes it impossible to die on the stage.

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>>11129725
Just park at the PoC and get 500k faith.