You're awesome! UFO is very mean with that gimmick and
annoying curvy laser shnakes...
I'm not kind of uber-super Touhou godgamer but have tried all danmaku games and should be able to give some advice, I guess (* ^ ω ^)
About PC-98 games:
Touhou 2 - VERY HORRIBLE CHOICE... But jokes aside, it's fairly easy and short game just way you control your character is just... well...
Touhou 3 - Funny crazyass game with godsent Ryuukoto and Yumemi, but that kind of game aren't standard Touhou experience, nonetheless still worth trying.
Touhou 4 - Very simple game with "
that song" on stage 3, nice game overall. Bullet patterns not so difficult but still may be challenging/
Touhou 5 - It's last and most beloved game within that era, much harder than previous game, but visuals and cast of this game fantastic for sure!
^Overall, I love style of these games and music as well even if gameplay loop itself isn't very rich on various funky stuff and gimmicks like new games, I could say that games worth playing and somewhat able to teach you basics of danmaku-shooters. After playing these games I start to sense character's hitbox and doing really crazy stuff in newer games!
Windows era:
Touhou 6 - Honestly, I didn't like this one so much... It's pretty random game itself, Patchouli's variety of spellcards and Sakuya's ZA WARUDO is awesome as well as other characters but still... yeah... I think that previous two games were better and more pleasurable to playX)
Touhou 7 - ZUNPETS JUST GOES BRRRR! I'll recommend that one for sure! Core game (normal 1cc) not so hard because of gimmick that increase your survivability so high that game feels like a walking through vibrant garden~
Touhou 8 - If you want A LOT OF CONTENT - come here=) There's 2 normal game endings for 4 teams from previous games, so, maybe you would like to know characters before playing, but it isn't big problem, I guess! Bullet patterns are WILD out there, but there's possibility to just give yourself many lives from the very beginning x) Strong game, but it has some strange bugs...
Touhou 9 - Absolute godsent... Dire and funky like a third game, including a lot of characters from previous games, also you can go and battle with fellas online=)
Touhou 10 - It may look hard, but when you get how it works it's pretty easy to normal 1cc, alsooo~ this game featured Hina-chan!~ (Best Goddess)View attachment 8074
Touhou 11☢☢☢ - It's really hard game! Nonetheless, exploring and solving spellcards I find very enjoyable=3
Touhou 12 - well, y'now...)
Touhou 13 - Hell, I love gimmick of this game, characters too... Patterns are pretty easy out there if you aren't greedy one, but resources are short, kinda balanced, I guess=)
Touhou 14 - Long story short: kind of opposite of 13th one - very rewarding game and fun to play around! Quite challenging game, but not so badass as next one...
Touhou 15 - It may be deadly experience if you didn't know about Sanae's and Reisen's bombs abuse...(Saying as Marisa's shot type enjoyer). Point device mode will keep you in eternal torture until you eventually manage to beat game...
Touhou 16 - It look like easy game at first, generously feed you with lives and bombs... And then it breaks your neck at stage 4 or 5 and further if you not get used to its gimmick=)
Touhou 17 - strange game, it has gimmick similar to 12th but much more casual, I guess? Not very hard, thanks to gimmick and spellcards fun to play! Maybe worth to try after 12thX)
Touhou 18 - Really good game! It feels like a roguelike with these ability cards - you've many possibilities out there to play around and explore, but game itself hard so keep that in mind=)
Touhou 19 - Haven't played much but looks kinda not very fun. Dense bullet , slow gameplay, where you forced to be in focus mode 24/7...Has many characters to choose from but that's all of it ヽ(´ー` )┌
Some little advices:
These games, overall, about resources - you should keep in mind that you have bombs, as your problem solution and don't be overconfident=) If you feel like situation getting hot - bomb it right away if you have some!=3 It's classic advice, indeed, but I've addition: you should know where you able to do some cheeky reckless stuff to gain more points in some games to increase your resources. Also if you want to spend much less time on stages you could use program named "thprac", really useful! It allows you jump straight to spellcard or stage, here's link for you -
https://github.com/touhouworldcup/thprac
(^ω~)
By the way, I want to recommend give a try Touhou 9.5, it may help you train your dodging skill greatly! That game is masterpiece within spin-offs and have fun gameplay I'd say it worth attention for people that love solve spellcards but dislike stagesX)
That's all! Have a good game and feel free to ask for help (* ^ ω ^)
