TH13 - Stage 1 (Demo gameplay)

So, the downloadable trial version of Touhou 13 Shinreibyou - Ten Desires was released today. Here is the first stage of it.

Gameplay looks and feels good. Though I still have no idea what are those collectible spirit-like things. ^^ And, you can't see it in this video, but when character dies, she becomes temporary invincible and more powerful. Some kind of revenge mode, uh?

Music is nice too. Stage theme is calm and uh.. kind of carefree? For a Touhou stage theme? Well, it's not very special, but fits the stage and boss.
I was quite surprised when I saw Yuyuko as a first stage boss. I mean, final boss from earlier game as a first stage boss? Theme is a boss-like, but it doesn't fit Yuyuko well. I'd still prefer Border of Life since it's one of the best of series' soundtracks. Although theme fits first boss battle well, epic but not too epic.

Possibly the first difference from older games I noticed was character portraits. ZUN's drawing style has improved a lot since EoSD.

Waiting for the release of the full game. '-'

Demo download from official site:
http://www16.big.or.jp/~zun/html/th13top.html

I do not own this game. Touhou Project belongs to ZUN.

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• Touhou
• 13
• Ten Desires
• Shinreibyou
• Stage 1
• Yuyuko
• Saigyouji
• Demo
• trial
• gameplay
• hard
• spike

[CzMDavid]

I think I figured it out. Those collectible orbs are a variation on point items that stationary and you must fly close to collect them - Thus it is more rewarding to risk and stay close to the boss. the purple ones and green ones obviously just replaced the life and bomb shards, making them harder to collect. You now also need 10 of each... what??

Also, whats with the invincibility mode? it changes all orbs into skulls that give you 10 times the points but you still die in the end...