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Which religion is the best? This poll is closed. |
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| Shintoism |
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59 | 9.58% |
| Buddhism |
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77 | 12.50% |
| Taoism |
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66 | 10.71% |
| FEAR CLOWNPIECE |
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414 | 67.21% |
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I'm still waiting for the IN spinoff where you play as Neil Armstrong.
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Dec 18, 2014 01:46
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amuayse posted:I'm still waiting for the IN spinoff where you play as Neil Armstrong. Who? 
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Dec 18, 2014 01:51
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I'm considering playing Touhou. Would I miss anything for skipping the Dos games?
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Dec 18, 2014 02:44
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Butt Ghost posted:I'm considering playing Touhou. Would I miss anything for skipping the Dos games? Not a thing. I've never found the PC-98 games to be very fun.
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Dec 18, 2014 02:52
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Butt Ghost posted:I'm considering playing Touhou. Would I miss anything for skipping the Dos games? Yes, and you should play them because they're fun in their own right.
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Dec 18, 2014 02:58
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Butt Ghost posted:I'm considering playing Touhou. Would I miss anything for skipping the Dos games? You would miss Mima, but everything else in those games are bad/hard to see, start with the 8th game(imperishable night) or the 13th game (ten desires) because they are easier then the rest.
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Dec 18, 2014 03:06
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Butt Ghost posted:I'm considering playing Touhou. Would I miss anything for skipping the Dos games? Yes, you should skip them, and you should also skip Touhou 6: Embodiment of Scarlet Devil.
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Dec 18, 2014 03:09
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Besides, it's not like there's any story in the games to miss.
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Dec 18, 2014 03:20
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You should only play Shoot the Bullet and Double Spoiler, that will teach you everything you need to know about Touhou forever.
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Dec 18, 2014 03:23
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I'd say skip em for the time being. I started off with Perfect Cherry Blossom and think it's a great place to start. It's not the easiest game in the series, but far from the hardest too, doesn't have any mechanics that are too terribly obtuse. My favorite patterns are from UFO, but unfortunately that game is guilty of both obtuse mechanics AND ball busting difficulty. I was a complete neophyte to bullet hell when I picked it up myself. In fact, I hadn't really played any shmups since the early 90s at that point, so my shmup experience had consisted of mostly Gradius III and Super Aleste. It was a bit tough adjusting. The first time I played, I ran out of continues on the stage 3 boss in easy mode...and then I realized how focus and hitbox worked and was able to make it to the stage 5 boss. I'd say I was able to 1cc normal mode after maybe 20-30 hours of playing or so, and ever since then, I've been able to 1cc most normal modes after 10 attempts tops (except UFO which took me most of a summer to 1cc on normal, and Subterranean Animism, which I still can't) I would say that I personally enjoy the gently caress out of the PC-98 games, but that has more to do with the fact that I find the FM soundtracks and 8-bit graphics with an insanely high sprite-count and smooth framerate to be charming than any particular gameplay merits, though I also think they're fun games, if not as mature design-wise as the later ones. I also have no problem seeing projectiles, although this is a common complaint. However, as stated, a good jumping-on point they are not.
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Dec 18, 2014 03:33
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Start with Phantasmagoria of Flower View like all the pros do.
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Dec 18, 2014 05:52
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Don't play Touhou. Run! Run away while you still can!
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Dec 18, 2014 05:52
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BlitzBlast posted:Start with Phantasmagoria of Flower View like all the pros do. This is what I did, and look at me now.
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Dec 18, 2014 05:55
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I don't mind if it's hard. I love slamming my head against a brick wall. Is there any particular reason why I shouldn't play Touhou 6?
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Dec 18, 2014 06:03
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Butt Ghost posted:I don't mind if it's hard. I love slamming my head against a brick wall. Is there any particular reason why I shouldn't play Touhou 6? No visible hitboxes.
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Dec 18, 2014 06:06
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It's very dated.
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Dec 18, 2014 06:13
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It's just not as fun. Touhou games are all about the silly game-specific mechanics, and EoSD has none of that.
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Dec 18, 2014 06:17
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Butt Ghost posted:I don't mind if it's hard. I love slamming my head against a brick wall. Is there any particular reason why I shouldn't play Touhou 6? It's about 80% memorization, you have to play on harder difficulties to play stages 5 and 6, the art is really really bad, and the midi instruments are also bad.
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Dec 18, 2014 06:30
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To top it off, the bullet patterns aren't as cool as the later games. Subterranean Animism may be one of the hardest in the series, but drat if it isn't pretty.
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Dec 18, 2014 06:31
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I started with 6 and it taught me a couple of bad habits for future games. I say start with 7 or 8. 7 is probably better at showing off more of the average Touhou experience but 8 is easier and better suited for easing you into bullet hells if you've never played any, but it has got quite a few mechanics that aren't in the rest of the series. More than 7 at any rate.
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Dec 18, 2014 07:03
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6 is also one of the games with the most random, out of your control bullet patterns. Famitsu posted some more news about the PS4/Vita lineup but I don't think it's anything new.
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Dec 18, 2014 07:36
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Gensou no Ronde was announced (Touhou version of Wartech/Senko no Ronde) and themes for the Vita were released. Admittedly not a huge update considering how long it's been since the previous announcement but at least it's progress.
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Dec 18, 2014 07:52
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I actually got that for the PC, and unless they've really revamped it it's not a very good game.
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Dec 18, 2014 07:54
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I played a little bit of 7. I rocked the first level pretty hard on normal, so I turned it up to lunatic then got my rear end handed to me at the boss, though I feel I did decently well before dying. Now I'm seeing blue and red bullets not just with my eyes closed, (but especially with my eyes closed.) I dunno if I'm just not good yet, but I feel like I need to fine tune the controls or something. It feels like I move a little too far.
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Dec 18, 2014 09:55
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Oh, that's right. EoSD, PCB, and IN had some input delay issues, most noticeably in the first two. These should fix them.
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Dec 18, 2014 10:12
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Butt Ghost posted:I played a little bit of 7. I rocked the first level pretty hard on normal, so I turned it up to lunatic then got my rear end handed to me at the boss, though I feel I did decently well before dying. Now I'm seeing blue and red bullets not just with my eyes closed, (but especially with my eyes closed.) I dunno if I'm just not good yet, but I feel like I need to fine tune the controls or something. It feels like I move a little too far. First 3 levels are pretty easy. See how well you do at level 4 before trying Lunatic.
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Dec 18, 2014 11:13
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Elliotw2 posted:the midi instruments are also bad.  Do not listen to this man! He is not your friend! He fights for fascism!
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Dec 18, 2014 11:23
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If you honestly think the original UN Owen sounds good, you need to get your ears checked. Seriously, just compare the EoSD version to the DiPP one. BlitzBlast fucked around with this message at 11:43 on Dec 18, 2014 |
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Dec 18, 2014 11:40
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BlitzBlast posted:If you honestly think the original UN Owen sounds good, you need to get your ears checked.
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Dec 18, 2014 13:42
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SyntheticPolygon posted:First 3 levels are pretty easy. See how well you do at level 4 before trying Lunatic. Specifically, if you can't beat stages 1-2 with your eyes closed you're probably not ready to beat the game. In general, they're mostly for you to build up your life stock for the second half of the game. Clarste fucked around with this message at 14:55 on Dec 18, 2014 |
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Dec 18, 2014 14:50
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CommissarMega posted:
I hate the guitar and trumpets in EoSD, they're miserable.
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Dec 18, 2014 15:35
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Why must Rin be fought like 5 times
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Dec 18, 2014 16:36
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BlitzBlast posted:Start with Phantasmagoria of Flower View like all the pros do. im gonna fight you and beat you this time
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Dec 18, 2014 16:36
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amuayse posted:Why must Rin be fought like 5 times 9 lives, she just got bored and didn't use the other four.
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Dec 18, 2014 16:38
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amuayse posted:Why must Rin be fought like 5 times Why must Rin be fought at all when she's specifically the one who wanted to lure you down there to stop Okuu
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Dec 18, 2014 16:45
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An insatiable lust for corpses. Also "If they can't beat me no way in hell they can beat her" logic.
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Dec 18, 2014 17:03
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Pureauthor posted:Why must Rin be fought at all when she's specifically the one who wanted to lure you down there to stop Okuu It's just how things work man.
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Dec 18, 2014 17:05
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I like the EoSD instrumentation, the game just needs a volume control. I don't know how ZUN managed to not include one.
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Dec 18, 2014 17:57
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EoSD is kinda weird since the later stages have the faeries being more difficult than the actual bosses.
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Dec 18, 2014 18:05
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EoSD was the first Touhou I played and also somehow the first one I 1cc'ed on Medium (from a total of like three games I've managed to do that with, not counting PoFV which I've 1cc'ed like 30 times). I'm not sure if that just makes me some kind of bizarro player or what
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