Touhou 06 東方紅魔郷 ～ The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil - Reimu B Extra Stage Part 1

Touhou 06 The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil
東方紅魔郷
Reimu B Extra Stage
Previous stage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ0IgQVAuA0
Next part: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzWkhLNL1d8

Oh my, what a week, certainly did not expect myself to go at this stage with so huge an amount of tenacity. As promised, I attempted the stage, the first extra stage I ever unlocked, and finally beat it.
I'm still not quite sure if this might have been the most difficult extra stage out of the three I managed to beat so far. The problem is that the stage does not provide the player with anything that can help make up for mistakes.
You don't get any extra bombs, there are no borders and if you get hit unexpectedly you're likely to lose a life since the timeframe you have to launch a bomb is extremely short.

On the other hand, each of the spellcards does not last particularly long. Usually you can get through most spellcards using only a single bomb (the last three being glorious exceptions).

Either way, more difficult or not, this stage helped me grow, so I'm certainly not going to waste time wondering whether it's more difficult or not. During this particular run I managed to avoid major mistakes up until Patchouli was gone. Then I went and got hit when I did not see it coming since the part in question is actually not too difficult, but whatever.

Either way, as usual, the first few enemies use only directional attacks, wonderful to collect power items. Following that, it's essential to dispose of all fairies before they can launch too many bullets or any bullets at all, especially when they cover the entire screen. Making one fairy go away prematurely helps out a lot.
The last fairy before the midboss, on the other hand, is invulnerable until its attack is over, so focus on dodging entirely.

Patchouli, who's in good health, has a total of three spellcards. The first one isn't too bad, the real danger are the bullets that fall down individually, keep an eye on them.
The second spellcard requires precise strategy, the one I use is a bit difficult to execute, though, I did go through the correct openings, but given the fact that it's quite risky, I did not want to get hit and launched a bomb for safety reasons.
The third one, on the other hand, is difficult, though it's a bit easier sometimes. All you can do is dodge, don't let the bullets overwhelm you.

Following that, we face a wave of directional attacks. These spread a lot, which is why it's not safe to just move a little. This does not apply to the attacks following these, though (avoid bumping into the fairies once they fly away). Move little and try to collect items if you can, but don't risk anything, some books might spawn on you immediately afterwards.

It is here that I got hit during one of the first waves, usually the last wave of books is the only real threat, which I managed to dodge entirely this time. Keep in mind that some books use directional attacks - have them launch these into corners that are full of bullets anyway.

After that, the same strategy as right before the books applies again. Make sure to collect the extra live here.

With that, the pre-boss part of the stage ends and we are about to come face to face with the Scarlet Devil's little sister.

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