I made a joke with friends after playing touhou 10 a few days ago that I don't think I'll come across a mainline touhou that's better than Luna Nights.
That was wrong.
Touhou 8, while simultaneously easier than 6 and maybe even 10, fires on pretty much all cylinders. The pacing is immaculate this time around, difficulty ramps up real well and the team mechanic adds a very interesting layer and an opportunity to take on final phases differently. The boss patterns were so good, with the stage 5 boss getting a particularly huge highlight with forcing you to MOVE AROUND THE WHOLE SCREEN AND PLAN OUT WHERE YOU STOP. Final boss has a lovely set of multiple patterns to have your eyes on at the same time too. It's all really special here.
This is even the first touhou game that really "wow"'d me aesthetically. I chuckled a bit at the moon landing background but otherwise the combination of great sights and singlehandedly the best soundtrack in the series makes this one stand out from the crowd. Also I found the dialogue here to be really cute too.
Potentially the best touhou game. Heavily recommend playing.
(Don't do easy. Piss-easy 1cc. I ALMOST 1cc'd Normal but died to a final final phase to the last boss which caught me off guard cuz i thought I was done ;-; Got a good ending though)
That was wrong.
Touhou 8, while simultaneously easier than 6 and maybe even 10, fires on pretty much all cylinders. The pacing is immaculate this time around, difficulty ramps up real well and the team mechanic adds a very interesting layer and an opportunity to take on final phases differently. The boss patterns were so good, with the stage 5 boss getting a particularly huge highlight with forcing you to MOVE AROUND THE WHOLE SCREEN AND PLAN OUT WHERE YOU STOP. Final boss has a lovely set of multiple patterns to have your eyes on at the same time too. It's all really special here.
This is even the first touhou game that really "wow"'d me aesthetically. I chuckled a bit at the moon landing background but otherwise the combination of great sights and singlehandedly the best soundtrack in the series makes this one stand out from the crowd. Also I found the dialogue here to be really cute too.
Potentially the best touhou game. Heavily recommend playing.
(Don't do easy. Piss-easy 1cc. I ALMOST 1cc'd Normal but died to a final final phase to the last boss which caught me off guard cuz i thought I was done ;-; Got a good ending though)