Touhou 14.3: Impossible Spell Card

[Lord Scalgon]

Just recently, ZUN released yet another bullet hell game. Similar to Shoot the Bullet, but this time, it's a hybrid of this and your typical Touhou shmup. As for the gameplay...since I'm too lazy to type this part, I'll just quote it below:

The player controls Seija Kijin, who's using a total of nine different "cheat" items to survive and clear the spell cards. Two items can be selected before the spell card, and has a maximum amount of uses during the card.
The items are:

• Bloodthirsty Yin-Yang Orb (血に餓えた陰陽玉), allowing her to teleport,
• Tengu's Toy Camera (天狗のトイカメラ), allowing her to clear bullets using photographs,
• Gap Folding Umbrella (隙間の折りたたみ傘), allowing her to teleport to the other side of the screen (vertical and horizontal),
• A Miracle Mallet Replica (打ち出の小槌（レプリカ）), allowing her to swipe the space in front of her, dealing damage to the boss if she is close enough,
• a Substitute Jizo (身代わり地蔵), allowing her to survive one hit,
• a Cursed Decoy Doll (呪いのデコイ人形), allowing her to lead aimed bullets away,
• a Four-Foot Magic Bomb (四尺マジックボム), allowing her to clear bullets,
• a Ghastly Send-Off Lantern (亡霊の送り提灯), allowing her to become invincible for a limited amount of time,
• and a Nimble Fabric (ひらり布), allowing her to become invincible for a short amount of time, during which she can't move or shoot.

Each item also has a separate, passive effect when equipped as a sub-item.

Aside from that, has anyone else played this as of yet? Discuss.

As for myself, I've already beaten this yesterday......but I'll leave out my progress in the spoiler tag.

WARNING: Actual spoilers in the spoiler tag.

Spoiler:

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[Khoshi]

NOT SEIJA, ANYONE BUT SEIJA ;_;

It's like StB, but with items and more fun. I haven't played this yet, but I really want to get it soon. Looks like good fun! :D

Those items seem a bit OP at first glance...but, when you see gameplay, I took that back immediately. d:
Needs more screen flip, though.

Anyway, totally going to get this sometime soon!

 

[Lord Scalgon]

Fortunately, at least people won't get headaches like DDC, given Seija is the playable character. Even if that was implemented, I have no problem handling it, given my experience with all sorts of mechanics in Touhou.


As of now, while people (who already beat this) are scorerunning, I'm simply timing out certain reasonably difficult cards just for the extra challenge.