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Grindig UFO LNN, 300 hours with ReimuA and five or so 1-misses so far.

>>50614699
Mental illness

>>50614720
It isn't him though

>>50614745
I know, he's even worse.

>>50614720
>>50614745
>>50614748
Please refrain from making useless posts.

>What are you playing today? What are your goals? How's your progress coming along? How's the 1CC chart, /jp/? Had any insights recently? Finally captured that impossible spell? How are the new year's proposal 1CCs going?
i don't get whats the point of this
ok i'll say mine and then someone will say wow thats cool congrats and then someone will say theirs and then i'll say wow thats cool congrats and then thats it

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>>50614588
>How are the new year's proposal 1CCs going?
I'm trying to do Lunatic runs for all games this year.
This coming Tuesday 27th would be the 15 year anniversary since first clearing EoSD Normal (MarisaB, with extra lives though). It's so tempting to do this Lunatic clear with extra starting lives as well, but now that I've got standards it would be shameful if I did that.

>>50614783
wow thats cool congrats

>>50614783
Good luck Anon. EoSD Lunatic is one of the more RNG-heavy ones, so it might be a bit tedious to start out with.
Are you jumping from Normal to Lunatic?

>>50614806
Thanks man
>so it might be a bit tedious to start out with.
I have a feeling PCB and IN would be much easier since the lack of rank, slower bullets overall, visible hitbox, and spammy bombs would help a lot. Prismrivers and Reimu/Marisa would be a nightmare though.
>Are you jumping from Normal to Lunatic?
No I have done Hard 1cc extra lives a year to the day I got Normal 1cc extra lives, but it took only a few tries in a few sittings iirc because extra lives are such a crutch. The above screenshot is with extra lives hence the 13 misses instead of 10, otherwise my usual attempts end at stage 4.
Last year I did an actual Hard 1cc default lives and honestly it was a LOT tougher than anticipated, even with all Extra clears under my belt at that point (sans GFW and FW).

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>>50614862
>have a feeling PCB and IN would be much easier
You'd be right, especially so after the experience you'd gain from EoSD. PCB/IN have some pretty good shots to breeze through the game with, so this is probably the hardest thing you'll be doing until you get to SA. Can't speak for MoF myself..
>have done Hard 1cc extra lives a year to the day I got Normal 1cc extra lives
I see. No extra lives shouldn't be too much of a detriment after you spend enough time with the game to shave down early misses. Even just learning three sections that you otherwise usually die to would make up for them.
Plan your bombs if you aren't already, by the way. The books section on stage 4 for example is one you definitely want to skip.

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Finally managed a MS 1cc
It however felt almost fraudulent, for two reasons: Mima, and the RNG deciding to dump as many point pickups on me as possible.

>>50615696
I tried the PC-98 games and they were boring and uninteresting, luckily, I washed the shit taste with UDoaLG and DDC

Day 5 of ISC is kicking my ass. I have been thoroughly gaped with reverse bullets.

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>>50614588
I'm going through Immortal Immanuel at the moment. Pretty decent game, though the art, danmaku and music are its strongest points for me. The gameplay gimmick feels like it's just kind of there. From what I've played you only really get decent progress towards extends by not dying at boss patterns like in SA, so I'm not particularly motivated to ever pop my hyper when I can instead use it as a free hit shield, which does end up making the game not as engaging. Story and character-wise I don't feel much. I don't even understand what the plot is about outside the broad strokes, which is funny because the characters in this game just keep talking and talking. If nothing else, it's definitely the most Chinese of all the Chinese fangames I've played.

>>50616273
Some of the scenes are hard as fuck even with items, yeah. By the time I had completed the game I could easily believe people saying ISC No Items is the hardest challenge in all of touhou.

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>>50615696
That's a good start, anon. Just work on clearing the game with the other girls and you won't need to worry about fraud anymore.

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>>50616273 (me)
I finally got through it (not all of the scenes, but enough to move on). I was using a stupid strat on 5-3 instead of the obviously correct one (orb) that was tripping me up for a while. Day 6 was laughably easy. 6-1 is a gimme, and if your nimble fabric is a high enough level, it hard counters most of Aya and Hatate's spells. I gave each of the Day 7 scenes a whirl. Managed to first-try 7-8 with no items by pure luck, but the rest of the scenes look pretty crazy. I think I'll be spending quite a bit of time here.

>>50615696
I can't help but think that anyone unironically playing a PC98 era game is just an annoying attention whore, ZUN didn't even try with PC98 era, go for something good like LoLK or UFO

>>50619112
>anyone unironically playing a PC98 era game
It's most of the time just someone who got baited by secondaries with no playtime telling them they need to experience PC-98 before the Windows era games.
There are people who grind them pretty hard though, so it's not as if genuine interest in it doesn't exist.

>>50619112
I was handed the 98hu Experience a couple years back, so I'm going by release order. Imma get there, eventually.
I did play the FW demo, it was fun.

>>50619121
But the PC98 era games are insignificant and pointless, absolutely mogged by ANY windows game EVEN TD

>>50619125
What even would be the 98hu experience lol?

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>>50619128
You're supposed to say things that are incorrect when trying to bait, you know.

>>50619134
Seriously, does anyone even like them? Complete trash that deserves to be lost media

>>50619132
The Touhou 98 Experience, basically Th1 through 5 in a single pack with emulators to play them on.
It used to be linked in the OP along with links for the Windows games as well, but the guy who made those OPs died or something.

>>50619143
Nevermind it is in the OP I'm blind

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>>50619112
>>50619128
>>50619138
bait used to be believable

>>50619196
It's literally just one guy and you know exactly who

>>50620825
Who?

>>50619196
touhouslop
you only like it because it's touhou

>>50619196
NTA but I have seen some newgens try to use PC-98 games to posture as "better" fans or something. Which, if they're actually playing the games, isn't really anything worth noting. But it is kind of annoying. Newgen Touhou fans can be insanely performative. I wouldn't immediately assume anyone playing them is trying to be performative though. That'd be really dumb.

>>50621041
>newgens try to use PC-98 games to posture as "better" fans or something
>Newgen Touhou fans can be insanely performative
Maybe we don't frequent the same threads, but I haven't really seen that around here.
If you can link some posts or whatever, that'd be nice.

>>50620880
Some schizophrenic and autistic windows nigger that praises all of the windows games, mangas, and it's current direction as some god send. And any, and I mean, ANY form of criticism, regardless if it's significant like lore or as trivial as character design; or god forbid being a fan or just liking any of the old work games and he will call you any vulgar definition from the english dictionary while using any fallacies you could imagine, because he has no real counterargument to begin with. And even if xe does, you can't help but laugh at how much of a retard he is. Even so for some acclaimed "true fan".

>>50621041
>newgens try to use PC-98 games to posture as "better" fans or something
>Newgen Touhou fans can be insanely performative
That's every "hardcore" game franchise ever, especially when it's a "cult classic". Newfags here will always claim themselves to be legendary if they beat some optional insano mode and look down upon other newfags. Sounds ironic, isn't it?

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>>50621085
Are you talking about me?
These threads are the last respectable part of /jp/ left and I don't shitpost in them. You should stop boogeymanning & take it easy.

>>50621095
anon you just admitted you shitpost the rest of /jp/ just because you don't like it. you don't sound like you're taking it easy either.

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Playing on a little laptop screen is harder than I remember it being. It doesn't help that it's so old that I get slowdown and have the game freeze at the start of some spells.
I wonder if I can get at least one LNBNV in the couple weeks I'll be stuck with it.

>>50621206
>LNBNV
Lunatic no bomb no ??

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>>50621220
No Ventora, just means no UFO summons allowed.

>>50621244
Haven't heard that one.
I've heard it being referred to as just "no summons" or "no ufos"

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>>50621095
>take it easy
sure buddy

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>>50621280
Ventora is what Japs call UFOs so that's where that comes from.
>>50621296
Not me, so whatever then.

>>50621206
Try using this, it fixed my slowdowns in HSiFS.
https://maribelhearn.com/tools?hl=en#oilp
Failing that, I suggest looking for a slightly less ancient PC in some thrift shop.

>>50618684
Holy shit. Max level lantern + doll in the sub slot trivializes so many bosses. If you time you right you can skip most of the scene.

>>50621593
Yep. The ones you can't skip, though...

>>50614777
bet you're fun at parties.

>>50621964
i haven't left my house in months
and not willingly done so in years

>>50621970
it shows

>>50621985
i feel like the gameplay thread isn't the right place for this
come to /jp/hu if you wanna continue this conversation

>>50621407
It doesn't seem to make a difference between vpatch, but thanks. I moved the disk the game was in and that helped a little, don't think there's much else that can be done because it's just how bad the computer is.

>>50621309
I thought they just called them ユーフォー

>>50621992
Yep

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>pofv extra
what is /jp/'s advice?

>>50628067
stop playing pofv

>>50628067
Keep trying for as long as you're having fun, eventually you'll succeed.

Dodging bullets is boring...

>>50631742
For most of the people here it's fun, but you don't need to force yourself, just try the fighting games or some of the fangames. There's something for everyone.

>>50631742
I agree. I prefer to line up with some part in the background, learn a sound cue, learn a timer cute, and then memorize a series of inputs.
Sitting on the bottom and simply dodging is so droll.

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>>50628067
cleared with both komachi and eiki in a few attempts. it actually wasn't that bad. im happy

>>50629232
>having fun
>touhou
lol

>>50633028
i find touhou to be fun, but i avoid getting burnt out by only getting all endings
pofv is frustrating and a bit bullshit, but it's a fun type of frustrating. hrtp is frustrating and not fun for me at all which is why i choose to skip it

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People who need to have fun all the time disgust me..

>>50633050
>pofv is frustrating and a bit bullshit, but it's a fun type of frustrating
>hrtp is frustrating and not fun for me
Explain.
PoFV is pretty much pure RNG, if you get a good RNG the game is trivial and if you get bad RNG the game becomes unplayable.
HRtP on the other hand is pretty consistent, the only RNG factor is the strength of the kick.

I've played quite a bit of both and I think that HRtP is less frustrating even though it has a sharper learning curve given that it's different from the rest of the series.

>>50631742
Dodging bullets to good music is fun. But I also like bullet cancel mechanics so I'm not the biggest danmaku purist.

>>50633106
The main problem with HRtP is that the hitbox from the orb is inconsistent. At occasions you pretty much die despite you hit it beforehand.

>>50633576
Weird, I don't think I had that happen to me before.
What I would recommend is that you shouldn't try to hit the orb with the ofuda because they are inconsistent, it's better to just kick it instead.
Maybe that's the problem?
I don't know I've never had that problem.

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>>50633028
I'm sorry I'm not as much of a self-hating person, I wouldn't play these games if they weren't fun for me.

>>50633576
Have you ever tried these tips?
https://pastebin.com/mL54drnJ

>>50633654
But why are they fun?

>>50633677
That's like asking "what does fun mean". It's based on a feeling of satisfaction caused by the release of endorphins in the brain.

That said, if you actually wanted to ask "what about it do you find fun", the answer is that the music feels enjoyable, the dialogue is often pretty funny and dodging bullets in itself is very fun, especially when you pull off a seemingly impossible dodge (for your current level of skill) and end up impressing yourself. Seeing yourself get better and better with time feels quite nice. Even dying in absurd ways is something you can laugh at if you're taking it easy.
That's all from my personal point of view, which seems to be widely shared around here.

>>50633677
nta but i really like movement based games with high skill caps

>>50633677
>great music which is regularly synced to gameplay moments
>engaging gameplay with a simple but high skill ceiling core
>pretty visuals and patterns which portray character personality and abilities
>interesting characters and setting
>games as a whole are short and sweet, each full game taking 20-40 minutes to beat
Some games do certain aspects better than others, but generally the whole culmination of what makes a Touhou game make for an enjoyable experience that you can easily slot into your free time even if it is limited. Couple that with how satisfying and addicting the feeling of improving in these games can get, and you have a recipe for something you want to play over and over.

>>50633602
Maybe the framerate from the emulator is the issue. I'll test this out.

>>50633660
Thanks anyway

I don't know Anons.
I've been playing Touhou for a few years now, but I haven't had any fun in last few months.
I don't know why though.
Playing the games just feels like a slog fest. I have to force myself to start and I have to force myself to continue.
Each run just feels like flipping a coin, whether it's going to be good or bad.
I don't feel like I'm progressing even though I clearly am.

I really don't know whether it's just the problem of the newer games, or that I've grown tired of Touhou.
I do remember having more fun in the older games. And I did play a completely unrelated danmaku game and had plenty of fun.
But I don't know what I should do, should I abandon Touhou entirely and move onto other game series? Should I redo the older games on hard?
Sorry for ranting as much as I did, but I'm just tired.

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>>50634036
Sounds like burnout. They're video games, not a job. Just take a break if you're not having fun.

>>50634036
Like the other anon said, you're probably burnt out and bored of the series. Forcing yourself to play further will just make you miserable and hate the series. Move on and go play something else, be it fangames, other shooters, or some entirely different genre or series you enjoy. Variety is the spice of life and all that. Touhou will always be there if you feel like coming back.

Speaking from personal experience, I went through the series between 2021 and 2022, after which I got burnt out and played little to no Touhou for the next 2 years. I only really got the spark back recently in summer 2025, and it's more-so in terms of wanting to try out different danmaku fangames that I never got around to during my initial marathon (plus Touhou 20 since it released around that time), instead of replaying the official games. I guess at the moment I'm more excited about seeing different spins on Touhou and how other devs use the Touhou framework to tell their own stories, rather than trying to chase more difficult clears in the games I've already beaten.

>>50634036
What are you grinding for?

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the pc98 games are shit and not worth playing. you're better off playing fan-games if you need more touhou

>>50635663
PC98 remake fangames, gotcha

>>50635668
Scratch that: PC98 DEMAKES of Windows games

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the pc98 games are good and worth playing. as good as fan-games which means better than what came after

Odd how obsessed tourists are with PC-98. Too much mention of it in these threads for how little discussion/progress posted.

>>50636020
It's the same people every time, I'd guess

>>50636020
It's a common thing for autists to start a new series from the very beginning, no matter how old or outdated it is.

>>50636020
>>50636033
I don't know, hearing more of this shit like "WHY DO PEOPLE ENJOY Y INSTEAD OF X" and one or two autists having a insane hateboner from these games and making their opinion as their entire personality (judging by these raids). It's ironically more obsessed and scrutinized than the mythical "PC-98" games.

>>50636267
I couldn't gather much from that ESL babble, but I'll say that I don't consider PC-98 bad or that people can't enjoy it; it's just that there's been a lot of idle talk of it without any substance seemingly coming from people that don't spend much time with the series.

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>>50636272
>it's just that there's been a lot of idle talk of it without any substance seemingly coming from people that don't spend much time with the series
So 90% of /jp/? How is the "old work" different when there were a lot of LOOK GUYS, REIMU IS ANGRY threads since its inception?

>muh esl
filtered

>>50636347
Everything on your screencap is inorganic spam from the H*lolive freaks.
Two, they're posts outside of the gameplay general.
>filtered
You sure filtered me by being bad at speaking.
/shitflinging

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>>50636354
>Everything on your screencap is inorganic spam from the H*lolive freaks.
newfag detected

>>50614720
why do you make fun of and insult people for having dedication to something?
i don't understand why being otaku is seen as bad in the otaku culture board..

>>50635663
Nice /pol/ picture, anon.

this thread sucks now, it was so good for a while. now just stinks of typical /jp/ septic tank.

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I had heard bad things about Violet Detector, but I've been enjoying it a fair amount so far.
Even the teleporting gimmick isn't that bad once you get used to it, but I get the feeling playing on a controller makes it a little easier to pull off.
I've been challenging myself to play it like a photo game and avoid shooting at all, and it feels more satisfying.

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>>50615696
Two more to go

>>50642898
congrats!

>>50642898
I'd recommend going for Marisa next, Yuuka is probably the worst here.

>>50643091
>Yuuka is probably the worst here
Ironically, my first game clear was with her.
I'll just cycle each run and see which comes first

>>50643091
nta but i found marisa to be quite shit

>>50643130
I only had problems with her on stage 3 Alice, because her missiles initially arc backwards and can hit the mirror/barrier and get you killed.

>>50643091
>>50643099
Yuuka was my first 1cc too.
Her spread shot does very slightly less damage to bosses, but it consistently covers the entire screen so you can dodge at your own pace without worrying if your shots are hitting the boss or not.

>>50642898
You are literally king