Rather bland to be fair
9
this is the most iconic and famous touhou game, but it's rough compared to what came after it. stages 1 and 2 are boring as fuck even on lunatic, and if you're going for a 1cc, yeah enjoy that. i do recommend starting here but if you get bored of this one, be sure to try out the other ones too
Very iconic cast of characters and setting, but it has that rough transition from PC98 to early Windows gen. Stage 4 is a fucking nightmare, and good luck if you want to 1cc this game to get the extra stage. It suffers from no hit box view when you focus which brings it down. Still though it's a good game for what it is.
funny fairy
I still have nightmares with this game.
It's fun, and the ost is great!
It's fun, and the ost is great!
fetish fuel game. real ones know what i'm talking about
VOPUI E 0FUCJIADHFGVIOEAHVOIDGHIOVHIOADVJHNKLJABHEJKLVBHOL
Jugado, que no completado, como todo Touhou.
Modern Touhou era begins! What a famous new entrypoint of the Windows era games!
Definitely loved this one, it has a great and now-iconic casts of characters, the music still has the fandom in its grips to this day, and it's just as hard as ever!
Reimu and Marisa.. what a duo
Definitely loved this one, it has a great and now-iconic casts of characters, the music still has the fandom in its grips to this day, and it's just as hard as ever!
Reimu and Marisa.. what a duo
too hard
Fuck you Cirno, I'll have your head
I'm going to be real with you chief. I really, REALLY want to be able to see my own hitbox.
Super fun, a good upgrade from the pc98 games but still hard to enjoy because of how rng the game is. As good the gameplay and as great the characters are, still a few gripes I've got with it.
Bullet Hell stripped to its essence.
It's actually a relief to play a game with a natural and well-designed difficulty curve, as opposed to an arcade shmup, which is just hungry for your sweet coins and wants to start punishing you as early in the game as is societally acceptable.
There are some minor gripes: you gotta patch it to see your hitbox, the power-up and point icons can look like bullets in the more difficult stages and throw you off, and the customization options are non-existent or bad... But overall, it's a lot of fun, and it's compact-enough that I could see coming back to perfect it.
It's actually a relief to play a game with a natural and well-designed difficulty curve, as opposed to an arcade shmup, which is just hungry for your sweet coins and wants to start punishing you as early in the game as is societally acceptable.
There are some minor gripes: you gotta patch it to see your hitbox, the power-up and point icons can look like bullets in the more difficult stages and throw you off, and the customization options are non-existent or bad... But overall, it's a lot of fun, and it's compact-enough that I could see coming back to perfect it.
Stages are trash and it's lacking in QoL to say the least, but the rawness of the RNG-heavy danmaku makes it surprisingly fun to play (as long as you're not particularly invested in any given run). Also great for honing your basic danmaku skills.
I wanted to give Touhou a chance. But playing it I realized I don't like Touhou.
EoSD was a mistake
guess i'm into touhou now
A great entry point to the franchise, despite how unforgiving the patterns can be. Good for getting the gist of the fundamentals, and some solid tunes to boot.
it's just really fuckin fun, man
fun
very fun but very hard!!!!!
GOAT GOAT GOAT GOAT
Has a lot of flaws because it's an older game, but still a classic.
First time playing a touhou game, it's good but why in god's name does the cursor default to 'no' on the continue screen
Absolutely terrible service. The lady at the gates won't stop karate kicking me with rainbows, the librarian lights me on fire, apparently room service is just being stabbed with knives. I'd talk to the manager but she stuck me on a spear and said mean things to me. The only fun around the Scarlet Devil Mansion is clowning on some flying doofus hanging out on the scenic lake. Would not recommend.
ta bien pero se va a sacar el final bueno la abuela del zun
I actually believe that the touhou fandom would have a lot fewer secondaries if people stopped recommending EoSD as a first touhou game. EoSD is rough and unpolished, and regardless of the difficulty selected the game is very route-heavy, relying on the player memorising specific actions or tricks to not bomb or die. It's no surprise that a lot of new players with no prior shmup/bullet hell experience play EoSD for about ten minutes before ragequitting and dismissing the entire mainline series (or bullet hells in general) as not being worth their time.
However, EoSD is an acquired taste, and once you acquire the taste so to speak EoSD becomes as good as any other touhou game. The simplicity of the game's mechanics and overall design makes it distinct from later windows touhou games, and the character cast and music still hold up even if they are admittedly given too much of the spotlight in the fandom.
Play a few other touhou games before trying out EoSD. Better starting points include PCB, IN, MoF or even a PC-98 touhou game like LLS or MS. If you go back to EoSD with more experience under your belt the game will likely become a guilty pleasure. EoSD is one of my favourite touhou games to play despite being aware of its lack of polish and flaws.
However, EoSD is an acquired taste, and once you acquire the taste so to speak EoSD becomes as good as any other touhou game. The simplicity of the game's mechanics and overall design makes it distinct from later windows touhou games, and the character cast and music still hold up even if they are admittedly given too much of the spotlight in the fandom.
Play a few other touhou games before trying out EoSD. Better starting points include PCB, IN, MoF or even a PC-98 touhou game like LLS or MS. If you go back to EoSD with more experience under your belt the game will likely become a guilty pleasure. EoSD is one of my favourite touhou games to play despite being aware of its lack of polish and flaws.
About as pure of a bullet hell as it gets. It shows it's age in a lot of ways but I love it regardless. Sakuya's portrait here is goat.