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>>8918277
http://replays.gensokyo.org/download.php?id=20552
I made a run for you. It's not very good, but maybe you can learn from it. Why is Normal mode so hard?

>>8922973
I've always considered myself to be much more emotional than most. Maybe I just don't hide it as much? I've cried my eyes out multiple times upon loosing a good run at the last second. You couldn't imagine how bad I felt when I lost a NBNUFO of UFO Lunatic on the last spellcard slowdown after loosing another one the same way a few months prior. Runs that good only happen every few months, and it's a huge deal when one gets lost. After spending half a year on this one goal, I would love to finally finish it. Also...
>My sessions always end with me screaming an obscenity and throwing my controller on the ground.
Get a keyboard. I would rage too if I had to dodge bullets and I couldn't control the game to save my life.
>>8922985
Yes, here's a trick for it: http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Double_Spoiler/Tools
>>8923009
>Sometimes I relax by fapping, but I don't have the stamina to do this for each session of Touhou.
That's going to make you a lot more distressed and rage-prone in the long run. It's very unhealthy to masturbate to fight anger, no matter how tempting it may be.

>>8917919
>>8917983
http://replays.gensokyo.org/download.php?id=20518
I beated you.
Thanks for giving me an excuse to use my favorite shot.

I'm still trying to do get my NBNUFO run of Seirensen. I can't do more than a few runs per day if any because I'm very burned out. I've been at it for about half a year now. The closest I have gotten is loosing the run on the last spellcard's slowdown. That was months ago. I can still feel myself getting better at Touhou, and I think that I can still get the run. It's going to be an amazing feeling when I do.

>>8881233
That's impressive. Lunatic Keine is nothing to worry about.
>>8881509
Grudge Bow is one of my favorite spells in the game, although I did loose a few perfect runs on it. Nightmare Hyeankyo and Rainbow UFO Terror are both pretty easy cards, especially compared to the last few cards of some of the other extra stages. There's nothing wrong with dying on Green UFO's. Both Green UFO and Undefined Darkness can be solved with a bomb and some practice.
>I was so hyped when I got through that impossible final wave.
It's a nice feeling. That's why I like that spellcard so much.

>>8879774
To me, watching replays is a basic part of Touhou. Everyone does it, and so I feel like I would be left behind if I didn't. It's nice to give yourself some extra challenge if that's how you roll, but the challenge for me comes down to dodging bullets.

>>8879720
>Koishi is nightmare mode can't even clear the first spellcard even with tons of bombs mode, everyone else is in the middle. Usually it's the survival cards that get me, I'm terrible at survival.
I think Koishi is the hardest Extra stage. She was pretty hard for me. For both of those attacks, memorize, bomb, and watch replays. They both have tricks and strategies to them which are very important. Neither of them are as hard as they look. Watching some replays can help a lot, and don't forget to bomb.

>>8876282
>Yes, I'm only playing on normal. I was using SanaeB and it seems that most of her spells can be skipped with one bomb if the worst comes to the worst.
You shouldn't worry about capturing too many attacks or trying to be perfect if it's only your first 1cc. Once you have already beaten the game, then you can afford to take risks.
>I just have huge problems with laser attacks, particularly curving ones.
That's all going to come down to your general dodging skills. Curving lasers are nothing to be afraid of, they are just like any other bullet. Try to keep your eyes on them to the end and try to predict their trajectory.
>I had the same issues with Seiga in TD.
Seiga was pretty fun for me in TD. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUrnXomwlgU
I should play TD more. Maybe I can try doing some handicaps with it.
>I often run into them for no apparent reason, and I have no idea why.
I get that as well. I sometimes watch my repays to see what I did wrong and make sure that it wasn't the game gremlins playing their dirty tricks. Those deaths that you never see coming are going to get a lot more rare as you progress, but they will never completely go away.

>>8876250
I think she has a hard stage, but that she's an easy boss. Overall, I should say she's in the middle in terms of difficulty comparing to the other games.

>>8875987
All of my first 1cc's from Easy to Lunatic were in UFO. UFO was also my first Extra. I don't even remember that much about MoF, but no game on Easy should be too hard to beat.
>The UFO mechanic is seriously frustrating at times though.
You either like it or you don't is what I usually see from people. I loved it the second I saw it because it made the game very dynamic for me. I could focus on score, lives, bombs, clearing bullets at different times, and more. Finding routs and chasing UFO's was also very fun for me, and I like how it binds into the scoring system, even though I don't score too much. They somewhat get in the way nowadays with my no-UFO runs, but I hope to return to a more vanilla-like style of gameplay soon.
>From what I've seen of Byakuren, she's tough but not really harder than any other stage 6 boss.
Maybe on the lower difficulties, but I think she's a nightmare on Lunatic. I don't think Touhou in general has very balanced stage 6 bosses.

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>Shou is giving me more problems. All of her nonspells are just cruel, and I'm not sure how her third spell (the rotating laser) is even possible.
This is something you need to watch replays to see. Here's one I made a little while ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHAEYgQlTQA.. The only one of Shou's nonspells that I think is challenging is her second one, but only if she stays low on the screen. It's hard to explain how to solve it. Just develop a technique for reading the lasers and don't give up until you know you are hit, even if it looks hopeless. Her third nonspell is the easiest to me. You can supergraze it by staying in the middle and being careful to not have Shou run into you when the attack ends, or you can stay on the bottom and dodge lasers relatively easily. Her first nonspell is just practiced. It's hard to explain, but I always seem to know where to go. It's semi-memorized. It doesn't give me much trouble now, but it certainly did when I was still learning it. As for her third spellcard, I don't think it's nearly as bad as it looks. You just have to get into the right mindset for it. I have a vague route for it which I follow, and the spell is much easier or even trivialized with a homing shot. Don't be afraid to use bombs.
>>8876052
Good job.

>>8875715
>>8875824
Apart from those comparisons, which are inconclusive, you are really going to judge the overall quality of a shot type by its damage output? By all means, play the way you want.

>>8875558
This might make sense if ReimuB and SanaeA didn't have the absolute lowest damage output of all shot types in UFO.
[citation needed]
And that's very wrong.

>>8875441
ReimuA and SanaeB are my least favorite shots in UFO. I almost never use the. SanaeB is pretty easy to someone who is unexperienced because she has her bombs and spread that erase a lot of the challenges in the game. I find ReimuB to be the overall strongest character in the game, but I think that SanaeA comes close. Marisa is very fun, but not very useful if you are just trying to beat the game. Overall, it all comes down to personal preference. There are a lot of great shots in UFO. Just don't play as Marisa. (This coming from someone who has 114 hours with MarisaA and 156 hours on MarisaB on Lunatic.)
>>8875443
You can expect it to take some time, but I do intend to work on it. I'm about to have a lot of free time. This is going to be a big and detailed video. I'm going to round up my friends and start to gather commentary and replay samples. In the meantime, you can still always ask me anything. You can give me suggestions on what to put into the video.

>>8874613
I was planning on doing a video with some friends explaining each Touhou game in detail and strategies for playing and dodging bullets. I'll have to get to work on that. You can always ask me and the thread for advice if you need it. I like to help everyone.
>>8874851
You have to keep in mind that I played for an average of 16+ hours per day for the first three months that I played this game. I played at least 12 hours per day for the half-year after that, and I've only recently stopped playing hardcode. I either slept or played, and avoided many things in my life to play more Touhou. Grinding games like this has been with me since my childhood. I've maintained 15+ hours of playing average for months at a time long before I played Touhou. I take these games extremely seriously. I make sure all my hardware is top-notch, I do all my research, and I frequently communicate with experts in this game. I have put a lot of effort into these games. I doubt that you could not do a Lunatic 1cc if you had played like I did.
>You discovered Touhou a year ago and you're now doing perfect lunatic/extra runs?
Not quite. Perfect Extra runs are not challenging. I could have easily perfected them all by now if I had been trying. I've never done a perfect Lunatic 1cc, although that is my goal. I haven't even done a NBNUFO run of UFO Lunatic yet, despite practicing for over half a year. The farthest I have gotten is loosing the run on the boss slowdown twice.
>I introduced a friend to Touhou and he got a 1cc of MoF normal the first time he'd ever played a Touhou game.
Are you sure he didn't use continues? It took me two weeks to 1cc Easy mode, and about twice that to beat Normal mode. I really doubt that someone could 1cc a game on Normal on their first try without prior practice.
>>8874890
I'm glad our pet troll is still around.

>>8872030
You mean this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sioQrtjliA
Don't worry. I'm always giggly. I was first drawn to Touhou from /f/, and then I later discovered /jp/ through that. That was a little over a year ago. I think that you have some great achievements and room for improvement.
>>8872051
>When TD came out, the person who got me into Touhou told me it was easy, but I found it extremely difficult to begin with.
I think TD's difficulty is horribly underrated. I personally think it's quite difficult.
>The harder I try, the more I screw things up.
I know that feeling. Just keep trying, don't forget to take breaks, and make sure you are having fun.
>>8872138
That's completely normal and I still fail harder to this day. If you don't like the main game, then I doubt that you will like the Extra.
>>8872222
I've never had any of those problems. Maybe you need some replays.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqS4NB6uWtY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0LIMlRVNs8
>>8872884
What do you need resources for?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baFhU5cwoMQ

>>8871991
I don't think the posting quality of the threads is very high. Even the OP would give me doubts about the thread. That's why I want the threads back on /jp/. On the other hand, it would be nice to get more people into these games. We might make new friends. It's just hard to have that kind of civilized discussion on /vg/. I like this thread very much.

I'm still trying to NBNUFO UFO Lunatic but I'm really burned out. I've been spending almost all my time working on my personal game among other things. I did just three runs today ending in Shou, Byakuren, and then Shou. It hurts to play this game. Maybe I'll be able to play it more when I get some free time.
>>8865098
>>>/vg/3554836
The dialect has come down a lot. It seems to have moved to other places. I would still much rather have the threads here. Still, I'm going to be playing this game even if I have nobody to talk about it with. These threads are a big thing for me, but they are not the only reason I visit /jp/.

>>8871101
>I just spent 4 more hours trying to 1cc UFO after that "Dying during the slow down at the last second on the last boss thing" I'm starting to just think i am wasting my time.
I know that feeling. I lost a NBNUFO run like that a few months ago and I still haven't recovered. It haunted me for weeks. Just remember, when you do get that run, it's going to be an amazing feeling.
>>8871243
>The last achievement I had was a 1cc of MoF normal, and that's hardly something worth boasting about since you can do the whole thing without dodging a bullet (I didn't abuse the bombs that badly though).
It's a great achievement if you are new to the game. You have nothing to worry about.
>The frustrating thing is that my general skill just doesn't seem to be improving at the moment.
Yes it is. You can't play this game without improving. Just keep playing.
>Will I eventually get that clear if I go all-out on one extra mode, or will I burn myself out?
Take a calmer approach. If you try another goal for a few months and come back to it, you will feel everything as though it was twice as easy. Extra stages aren't hard. You just need to practice.
>>8871645
>I've never abused spell practice, it's due to the fact that it's so easy to death bomb in IN and it has fucked up my death bomb timing in other games so much that I'm not sure I can recover from it now.
You can recover from it if you practice. Just keep playing. Deathbombing is hardly a skill.

I'm still trying to NBNUFO UFO Lunatic but I'm really burned out. I've been spending almost all my time working on my personal game among other things. I did just three runs today ending in Shou, Byakuren, and then Shou. It hurts to play this game. Maybe I'll be able to play it more when I get some free time.
>>8862260
>>>/vg/3554836
The dialect has come down a lot. It seems to have moved to other places. I would still much rather have the threads here. Still, I'm going to be playing this game even if I have nobody to talk about it with. These threads are a big thing for me, but they are not the only reason I visit /jp/.

>>8732606
>overuse
>spam
This is Touhou we are talking about.

>>8726014
TD has a way of doing that. I think it has a lot of unfair tricks. I wouldn't feel bad about losing it.
>How do you keep your cool when it gets real, /jp/?
I practice. Once the goal is completed, there isn't much of a risk in failing it again. Just beating it once makes it twice as easy. Now that I'm better at dodging, I know how to control my nervousness better, but it still has the potential to mess me up. I still like the feeling I get from it.

>>8700045
Hm. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cri-yOXsEs
Something must be going on in the cosmos.

>>8674568
I think that the hitbox difference between Reimu and Marisa started in PCB. Also, Patchy's spells change for each shot, kind of like Satori. I think homing Reimu has the easierst Patchy.

I'm not sure. I don't play the early games too much.