Touhou - Subterranean Animism - Extra Stage (Failed)

[Raektis]

Seeing this makes me really, really want to open up extra stage, but mainly Orin keeps me from doing just that. Darn cat.

[TheRealZ3ro]

I love Orin's theme, but she's a pain in the ass. She can give me more trouble than Utsuho, sometimes. That damn cat.

[ArchEvil666]

Shmups like this would frustrate the life out of me xD

You seem pretty good at it though. Do games like this require much practice?

(Judging from this vid, it's mostly about remembering patterns, or am I wrong?)

[TheRealZ3ro]

Yeah, the games are really fun, but they can be frustrating too.

For these kind of shumps (bullet hell), yeah, you need practice. A new player could do well on skill alone when starting out, but experience is needed for the harder levels and difficulties.

Extra stages are different from the regular stages, so I wouldn't say it's just about remembering patterns. To me, Touhou games require a combination of:

Skill, quick reflexes, bullet manipulation, and memorization.