Yeah! That's both Sakuya down!
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SakuyaA really was pretty OP. I cleared Shimmy on my first try with her! I don't think I've done that before, but I did have a fair bit of experience at that point. SakuyaB had me stuck for a little bit, I'd say she was a bit tougher than MarisaA. In terms of survival I think Sakuya's shots would be relatively balanced if you just swapped their bombs around. SakuyaA would still have the edge though.
Overall this one was pretty fun, definitely a big step up from TD. Those gimicky spellcards in stage 5/6 weren't even so bad once you got a little used to them. Shimmy wasn't quite as exciting to fight as Byakuren, but she wasn't a wet blanket like Miko was. The music in stages 3 & 4 was pretty good too.
LoLK next! I cleared the pointdevice modes ages ago, so it's straight into legacy runs for me. I was just messing around with the games back then (and those clears took a very long time), so I've been looking forward to seeing how much better I can do now.

Yeah! There's both Marisas down!
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MarisaB was definitely a lot easier than MarisaA. There were some parts in the early stages where you could hang out at the very bottom and have the card/non-card cleared before the bullets even reached you. Maybe I'll have Sakuya finished tomorrow, she's always pretty fun. Good night /v/hu.
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Hey, a thread! I finished TD almost a couple weeks ago.
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I didn't spend more than a day or two going through them, so it barely feels like I played it at all. Mostly I just died when I tried to get too clever with dodging or from carelessly rushing up to get spirits. Except for Youmu I lost a few lives towards the end with Miko after I overthought how to use her shot for a bit..
After UFO it was a bit of a letdown, I question what ZUN was thinking. But general easiness aside, stage 6 was so boring. The buildup to the final boss was so exciting in the last few games too.. it made Miko feel very lackluster.
I really liked stage 1's theme though and there were some cool parts, like the rushing feeling in stage 4. Youmu's shottype was pretty fun too.
I moved onto DDC after that, but I haven't had much time to play lately. I cleared Raymoo's routes a couple days ago.
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It's super generous with resources for sure. Marisa's big fat ass gave me trouble on my last few runs, but I can't imagine it'll take too long to finish. Why can't she have her piercing lasers back? That was her best feature...

Easy mode just isn't as fun. I did my clear with SannyB yesterday, and that's all the normal runs for UFO!
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I hadn't had much time to sit down and play lately, and MarisaB had me stuck for so long.. but I beat Byak pretty easily when I got to the Sanaes. It made UFO feel fun again! Emotional Skyscraper is such a great theme.
I was thinking about going to the Great Fairy Wars next, but I think I'll stick to the mainlines for now and come back to the decimals later. I've only played Ten Desires a couple times, but I was able to get almost halfway through Miko on my first run. I think this one should be pretty easy. I just need to figure out where the best spots for trances are.