I got my new computer all setup! Installing gentoo wasn't so bad either, it seems to be running everything fine. I'm looking forward to getting back to LoLK next weekend. It was a busy month...

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.