This game's spells are either the most bland attacks you'll ever see or complete rng vomit, whether or not I come out of Patchouli's Princess Undine or ALL of Sakuya's spells alive is up to luck, the game's patterns are a downgrade from MS honestly.
Thankfully the Remilia fight is actually pretty good, the touhou formula still works fun and the music is obviously a classic. I wouldn't say this game is bad, it's just the games that came after it are definitely much better.