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Which religion is the best?
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Shintoism 59 9.58%
Buddhism 77 12.50%
Taoism 66 10.71%
FEAR CLOWNPIECE 414 67.21%
Total: 616 votes
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Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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Samurai Sanders posted:

I'm still hoping for Yuugi, what the hell good is she if she's not gonna be a fg character? And she has to carry that booze bowl in her hand at all times, of course.

Even when she loses, her sake not even drop.

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Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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BlitzBlast posted:

And her shrine does have a god, she just doesn't know its name. Or give a drat about it. It is apparently annoyed at this, but seeing how she hasn't been evicted after 13 games of neglect it probably doesn't care that much.

Whatever god is probably as relaxed and lazy as Reimu is.
Since Gensokyo was created as a place for youkai and humans to live together, a god in charge of conflict wouldn't have a lot of responsibilities.

DrSunshine posted:

Man, using the concepts "Deepest character" and "Touhou" in the same context just gives me the most massive case of cognitive dissonance. -- are you saying this unironically?

One of my favorite characters is Parsee Mizuhashi.

You probably haven't heard of her; she's pretty underground.

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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ElMaligno posted:

No helmets in any of these pictures (no unstrapped helmets don't count).

Don't do this at home, kids, unless you have extra lives.

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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Samurai Sanders posted:

Also one of the tags says find the Marisa! I already found her.

Are you sure? The real Marisa lost her left shoe and her broom, which were lost back on page 6.

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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a cartoon duck posted:

Everyone should just go and play Imperishable Night today and post replays. Here, lemme start.

It's been years since I last played IN. I forgotten most the mechanics.

That said, here's Yuyuko up to Reimu.
See if you can spot all the times I forget to bomb!

http://replays.gensokyo.org/download.php?id=27817

I'll post a second replay later today, to see if I improve any with practice.

Schwarzwald fucked around with this message at 02:54 on Apr 17, 2013

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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Ryza posted:

Watch me bomb everything past stage 4 like a pro.

I had actually forgotten about bombs until I has already been hit.
Then I had to remind myself which button that was.

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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CommissarMega posted:

And at the end of it all, Marisa steals Sanae's ruby geta :v:

In the PC-98 version, they were silver geta.

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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Dinky Duck Race posted:

Attack on Touhou

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Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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I think it might be a footprint.

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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Artificer posted:

That's how I 1cced Normal on IN. By bombing like a motherfucker.

This is the winning strategy in most of the games.

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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Clarste posted:

The main thing I can think of is the main characters getting drunk all the time. Like, all the time. Even if we have no idea how old Reimu and Marisa are (hey, they could be in their 20's, who knows?) they probably wouldn't appreciate having alcoholics as main characters.

I think you could just label everything "tea" and get past that just fine.

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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Leviathean posted:

Why the hell is Cirno talking about English beef?

...has there ever been an answer for this?

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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Nyaa posted:

Fan art of mystery boss has already been made. Touhou fan works fast!



Interesting not-red-hood interpretation.

Oh, it's Kohaku.

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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Hazdoc posted:

He was pretty excited about how "touhou was going to go back to its roots".

The poor fool. Touhou "going back to its roots" can only mean more Yuuka.

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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Captain Invictus posted:

Finally got around to reading this. Only Karaagetarou could pull something off as absurd as a Nitori x Chewbacca pairing. Cute and actually pretty god drat hilarious at the same time.

I thought you were joking.

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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Likewise: http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/1372021

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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Byakuren isn't wearing her hat. That's her scroll; the way she's holding it causes it to fold back on itself.

What has changed is that her scroll is now made from actual paper and not rainbow words.

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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BlitzBlast posted:

Much more importantly, the FMW3 PV just got released. And it is everything I could have possibly hoped for. :swoon:

I am pleased with the Double Mi-Shizuha Kick.

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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a cartoon duck posted:

Replace Mamizou with Kanako and that's basically the roster I'm expecting right now. It'd be pretty weird if the Bhuddist and Taoist factions got three characters, but the Shinto faction only got one.

Shinto has two characters, Reimu and Sanae. I don't think Mamizou is technically Bhuddist, either.

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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Yes, that's definitely Futo Mononobe.
It's unfortunate that she seems to have misplaced her hands. Hopefully they'll turn up before too long.

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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I have a great deal more respect for Miko now that she has such a bitchin' cape.

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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Hokuto posted:

Toyosatomimi no Miko, the almighty Taoist ruler of the universe

That explains her cape.

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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Isn't Koishi supposed to be incredibly hard to take notice of? How would that play off the popularity mechanic?

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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I think Nezumi's rice was baked instead of steamed.

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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I'm not sure I understand the situation, but as far as I can tell, Seiga, a "wicked" hermit with an ageless body and a penchant for animated dead bodies, crossed the seas to Japan. She did this so she could spread Daoism and/or be a larger fish in a smaller pond . Once in Japan, she converts Miko, who was highly regarded as a statesman and a moral person.

Later Miko and Futo (a fellow Daoist), purposely spread the worship of Buddhism for political ends. This inadvertently starts a bloody war, during which they fake their deaths. After--or during--this, Miko and Futo placed their mortal souls in material objects, granting themselves near immortality, in a fashion similar to Seiga. Tojiko, who may have been Miko's consert, also tries to become an immortal. However, Futo sabotages her efforts, killing Tojiko.

Is that about right?
Because if so, that is metal as gently caress.

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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KataraniSword posted:

It's not often that I wonder if ZUN can surpass the level of drunken insanity that is Imperishable Night. Now that I'm actually sitting down and thinking about the TD crew, however... :magical:

I don't think it's drunken insanity.
I think ZUN's blood-alcohol level count overflows. His work is the product of debilitating lucidity.

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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I definitely have more trouble with Marisa than with Reimu, although Blink is no joke.
A part of it is confusion with the star bullets, but Marisa is also much more erratic.

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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I like dame simply because you could have Deimu Reimu.

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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CommissarMega posted:

Seriously though, how DOES Tojiko's feet work?

"Quite well, thank you."

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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a cartoon duck posted:

Pop-quiz: Who's that Touhou? Touhou characters become kinda exchangeable once you remove their hats, huh?

Out of context this seems a little racist.

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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leather fedora posted:

Prismrivers + Mystia + Kyouka

I have improved your mathematics.

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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Kheldragar posted:

Touhou steam achievements?

Bitch, get out of the way!
The bitch got out of the way.

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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Helicopter Nitori looks quite doofy. They're all quite cute.

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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KataraniSword posted:

She actually looks kind of like a kuda-gitsune, and I'm wondering if that was an intentional nodback to WaHH or just an artistic coincidence.

A fox used by magicians to acquire wealth. However, the mounting costs of keeping the animal inevitably drive the magician to poverty.

Is it a reference? Possibly. :v:

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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Captain Invictus posted:

I hope you're not insinuating Cirno is a "minor character". :colbert:

Cirno's not "minor" in the sense that she's not important, but in the sense that, as a fairy, she's maybe two and a half feet tall.

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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Kheldragar posted:

I always attributed the melody to Yukari rather than Ran since she is, well, the actual stage 6 boss of PCB. Even if I like Ran's theme a lot better and Ran's came first, I still always attribute it to being originally from Yukari.

Are you sure you're not forgetting anyone?

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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You're certainly not the first person to think the reason for Touhou's popularity was unknown.

...that would have been more witty if spoken instead of written.

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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CommissarMega posted:

Got a bit of a question, and this ought to move faster than Pooshlmer. See, I've just downloaded Touhou A Live from here:
http://vgperson.com/games/touhoualive.htm

I'll be disappointed if Hisoutensoku isn't the Buriki Daioh analog.

Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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vgperson posted:

And the game has a huge amount of maps, though I'm sure much of that is owed to every single possible encounter being its own copy of the battle screen.

Imagine a giant :v: emoticon, only it's crying. That's my face as I imagine what you describe.

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Schwarzwald
Jul 27, 2004

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SirSlarty posted:

Never understood Momiji's popularity either. Probably has something to do with being a furry with a sword.

She has the Canadian contigent backing her up.

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