Mega Mari

I thought this needed a thread

This game is challenging

In general, we talk about the Touhou spin-off games in the "Touhou games" thread, but I suppose this is okay if enough people want to talk about it.

While I like the idea, and the music is pretty awesome especially since they're not remixes as far as I can tell, the gameplay isn't really designed to deal with danmaku. I beat most of the bosses just by overpowering them with my double lifebars. It needs a slide ability.

Dagnabbit, I always get the title confused with Mega Man, or even Mega Maid sometimes.

edited 13th Jan '11 11:37:48 AM by Cliche

I'm pretty sure that's the point. Although the font doesn't make it any easier.

Well if you squint, I guess Marisa could look like a Mega Maid.

I suck at this game, much like how I suck at Touhou games in general.

I always thought the Mega Man X control scheme would be more fitting for platforming bullet-hell. This game is still pretty cool, though.

got the recommended boss order and i'm putting it here for the fuck of it

• Cirno
• Eirin
• Yuyuko
• Reimu
• Remilia
• Sakuya
• Youmu
• Reisen

I... would not recommend that. While Eirin is weak against Cirno's weapon, her stage is another story. Eirin's stage was pretty difficult for me, and I seriously can't imagine doing it without spamming special weapons.

I played this game a bit, even beat a couple bosses. I think it was Cirno (of course), Reimu, and Sakuya.

If you like following weakness chains, I suggest you start with someone else.

...Aww. I was expecting a Mega Man / Mario mashup game in the vein of Somari.

I managed to beat Cirno easily. but is it because of what Clarste said about Eirin's stage? or what?

edited 13th Jan '11 4:22:13 PM by Eyedol829

Well, if you can beat it you can beat it. I certainly appreciated having more firepower there though. I'd call it the hardest of the first 8 stages by a reasonable margin. Cirno being first isn't unusual though.

I've not played this game, and I probably shouldn't. I'm terrible at platformers, and they tend to infuriate me. One or the other is fine, but both at once makes for a thoroughly unenjoyable experience.

I remember that Mega Man was A LOT easier if you memorized the levels but it took a couple playthroughs. Does that apply to this? with THESE types of enemies?

It did for me. I found that most of the dangers in, for example, Eirin's stage was from instant death surprises.

...except for ithe last section that had infinitely spawning earth rabbits riding mecha in a long hall filled with Bottomless Pits. I eventually got frustrated the first time I encountered it and just used Marisa's broom to fly over it. <<;

edited 14th Jan '11 3:47:46 PM by Servbot