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Ease of access is important for people to get into the series, so the dismissal of MS and the parroted "just buy them on Steam" kind of ticks me off a little. Ah yes, telling a would-be fan to buy a game that isn't in their native language, having them download and patch with an external tool...

I'm not much into the genre either, with really the only roguelike game I enjoy being the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games. Though, even that series has its issues at times. I like PMD because the entire game doesn't reset upon death, there are multiple dungeons that have been crafted to house...

18.5 is probably my 2nd favorite spinoff shooter, right behind Impossible Spell Card. I like the creative take on the formula it has. Any reasons for disliking the roguelike genre? Lack of permanence? Uninspired generated layouts? Just curious.

I'm not into romantic pairings, since most of the time they barely make any sense, but having characters with overlapping interests/goals/powers interact is something I like seeing.

I'd recommend Double Dealing Character (TH14). Every Windows Touhou game barring EoSD has a gimmick to an extent, so it's more just finding what feels right for you.

For me, 16 has a lot of tracks that aren't particularly memorable. I really don't like piling onto the newer games much, because there are quite a few tracks I like overall.

For me, judging difficulty is a game-by-game basis. Also, I've played a few older arcade-y shmups before getting into mainline Touhou, so it wasn't a huge issue getting used to how they play initially. I personally think the reputation of Touhou being this extremely hard game is greatly...

Honestly I tend to disregard looking at the top picks in favor of seeing how the lower ones stack up against each other, as it's much more interesting to me. I'll admit, as someone who makes derivative work (music) and occasionally helps others with fan projects/jam games, I care a bit more...

Huh, interesting, especially the addition of UM's locations. I've usually gone by the one here for the longest time: 

In the case of Nintendo, the counter-argument feels... I dunno, a little weak? If they're coming from the angle of the company not needing our "free advertisement" as to why people make fangames of their IPs, it feels a tad disingenuous. I'm under the impression that Nintendo fangames exist...

I guess to whoever is reading this, I do musical covers/arrangements of various things:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCI3qBeS0Bh6HFWM9cwZmgQ

I'm really big into RPGs as a whole, but after playing so many I'm super picky on what I like exactly. Series like SMT and Bravely Default have turn economies, but something like the Mario & Luigi games have a unique more involved take on combat I enjoy a lot from the genre. I really like...

Maybe try getting them into a game, official or unofficial, that overlaps with their interests? I got into Touhou via Scarlett Weather Rhapsody since the friends in my circle play fighting games. Touhou fangames seem like the best bet, and a lot of people I've met started with derivative works.

For the mainline games, I'd have to go with MoF. MoF is a very solid experience throughout and, even though I'm not big on how Bombs/Spirit Attacks are handled in 10 or 11, I like that you damage cap at 4.00 with the extra working as a sort of Bomb reserve. The difficulty progression is pretty...