Teh most basic guide 2 getting better @ 2hu!!
i think the first section on here will be a basic guide on touhou gameplay, and how to get the hang of it ^.^
SO U WANT TO BE GOOD AT TOUHOU BUT HAVE NO IDEA WHERE 2 START?!?! LOOK NO FURTHER!!! here you'll find a beginners guide 2 touhou!!
- EoSD or PCB are good games to begin with because they're not too hard, and also since EoSD has no visible hitbox, you'll gain a good sense of where your hitbox is without needing to look
- Tbh im kind of torn on whether or not you should start with easy or normal mode.... well, i think you should start with easy mode when you're still learning the basics, then move to normal when you know how to do shit like stream, bomb in the right places, and know where on the screen to focus ur eyes
- AAAH what character and shot type do i use?!?! for beginners, i'd recommend reimu's homing shot, because she makes clearing stages a breeze!! And if a boss has you moving all around the screen, you don't need to worry about your attacks hitting, because the homing shots do that for you!!
- Basic controls: Hold Z to shoot, press X to bomb, hold shift for focused movement, and press C for game-specific mechanics (not every game needs C)
HOLD SHIFT FOR FOCUSED MOVEMENT!!!! why? because it makes you move slower and with more precision!! its useful for navigating tight spaces; if you just run around at full speed you'll crash into bullets!!!
- Streaming and how 2 do it: streaming is when an enemy shoots bullets aimed at you; beginners tend to panic and run around to avoid them, but then the screen is just covered in bullets!! so you have to stream the bullets!! When an enemy starts shooting aimed bullets, you should continuously move a little to one side, so the bullets follow you nicely. When you get near the edge of the screen, you jump forward to create a gap in the bullets, then jump back and move through the gap you made... its easier than it sounds!!! a good example for practicing streaming is daiyousei's attack in EoSD stage 2, you just gotta move a little to a direction and not panic!!
- when to use ur bombs: lampoil, rope? bombs? you want it? its yours my friend, as long as you have enough bomb pieces!! LOLOLOL JK JK!!! anyway, bombs are very very very good to use, and you shouldnt feel bad for using them. they're what you use when you're cornered, if you get nervous, or if you just cant beat an attack!! you should bomb when you dont know how to beat an attack, or if its too hard. learn what attacks you can and can't do comfortably, and then bomb on the ones you can't do until you learn them! learning when to bomb is just as important as learning the attacks~ also try to find the perfect time to bomb so you can maximize damage and bullet cancels!!!
- where should i look on the screen?!?!? if the attack has slow, dense bullets, you should keep your eyes close to your character so you can use small and precise movements to dodge. if there's fast, spread out bullets, look around the middle of the screen and anticipate where the bullets will be and move accordingly! this is something you might have to get used to!
Well thats it!! the most basic tips i could think of for a beginner!! i hope this helps someone!!!!!
1ccs!!!
i think this section will just be the like the 1cc section on the original touhou page~
- MoF: 8/7/18 (my first 1cc!)
- LLS: 8/25/18
- HSiFS: 9/7/18
- PCB: 9/21/18
- TD: 10/12/18
- WBaWC: 8/13/20
- UFO: 5/20/20 oh my god im so happy i did UFO bcuz that games HARD!!!!!
- DDC: 10/11/20
- IN: 10/11/20
- LoLK pointdevice: 10/13/20
- EoSD: 7/17/21 my third hard mode 1cc!! and i finished with an extra life and 3 bombs!!!! yeehaw!!
unfortunately, i've lost some of the dates for the 1ccs and extra clears because of getting a new laptop... so hopefully one of these days i'll be able to do more 1ccs and add them here!! names in bold are ones that i lost the original date to, so they're listed with the newest date
Extra clears!! not gonna be much here rn... i'm not very good at extra bosses, but it can't be helped!!!
- HSiFS: 10/11/18. My first extra clear!!! ahh it was soo sugoi!!! i was so happy afterwards!! at the last second during okinas last spell, i died and i freaked out bc i thought it was my last life, but i thougut wrong!!!! ahh i <3 hsifs!!
- IN: 2/16/19. 2nd extra clear!!!!! oh god i was so happy! the stage portion went rlly well, and i was expecting to beat it that time! so when i got 2 mokou, everything just fell into place!! i captured flying phoenix which i usually choke on, and then i captured xi fu's dimension, which is kinda hit or miss for me, but i guess they didn't miss! and i was doin RLLY well on fujiyama volcano, but at the end i janked it all up. oh well. BUT i made it!!!!!! with no lives and one bomb left!!! ahhh, so sugoi
- MoF: 3/9/19. 3rd extra clear!! so this was was rlly weird bc i wasnt rlly tryin 2 beat her. i was just dinking around on extra, yknow, practicing. and i guess i had a rlly good run bc i beat!!! suwako!!!!!! suwako!!!!!!!!! i ended w/ no lives and 2 power left!! wild! wacky! kooky! suwako!
- LoLK: 6/20/20. oh my GOD was this hard!! but oh my GOD was it so fun!!! hecatia is probably my favorite extra stage bcuz her fight is so FUN!!!!!! expecially with reisen (which mkaes it liek, 10x easier ^^), you can just keep bombing to stay safe!! aaaaaa this was so fun, the next day i did it again!!!!
- EoSD: ??????? unfortunately i lost the date to this one as well, and i swear to god i had an entry for eosd on here... shikataganai ;_; when i do a new clear i'll add it here, so stay tuned!!