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[taoistyuri]

I've been considering getting into touhou cuz I mean I love the music I've been listening to it since I got on the internet so I'd love to check it out....how do I start? :O

OMG OKAY so like. i honestly.

the way i got into touhou was somehow, i ended up on the wiki , and then stayed on there until i went to bed in a trance @_@ LOL!!! (though, i like to bitch about the wiki...!!! its a good source for official material and translations, but as far as the way they describe characters and stuff...!! annoys me!)

touhou is 90% made by one guy, and the same guy, ZUN! other side games and manga are collaborated with other artists or people, but everything else is all him pretty much.

the thing about touhou is, theres a lot of official material, but theres also a lot of fan content so it may be easy to get confused. basically..

the main touhou games are the bullet hell games. vertical, shoot em up dodging craziness!! each game has the same base mechanics, but there are differences in gimmicks for each one (that are elaborated on within the games instructions, of course...)

the side touhou games sometimes are bullet games, but also can include fighting games too! i do not pay attention to these ones quite honestly. they can introduce new characters sometimes, but overall i just read the translation of the story if i want to learn more. these games i would say are not really important

finally, theres official manga too! like the side games, these also can introduce new characters. id say that these are pretty good if someone prefers to read manga. i know some of the manga are more plot heavy (i havent read all of them) but others could definitely be standalone, as things are more or less explained in the writing.

"okay but, what about the games?"

in the games, theres usually at least 2 playable characters to choose from. they have differing shots depending on who you pick, so play around and see who is best for you!

THE GAMES HAVE EASY MODE!!!! if you feel like normal mode is too hard, just play on easy!! it counts as beating the game all the same!!

Z is to shoot, arrow keys are to move, and X is to use your special! pressing shift goes into focus mode! you can see your hitbox and have a more focused and powerful shot, and you move slower!

also, once you lose all your lives you dont have to give up!! you can use "continues," which let you respawn again with the default number of lives so you can keep going. the amount of continues depends on the game, theres no shame in using them AT ALL especially when you are starting!!

zun's own advice is, "just play the most recent one" and i would say this isnt bad advice at all! however the 3 most recent touhou games (16, 17, and 18) all have gimmicks that may be a little crazy to start with for the first time! otherwise i REALLY love touhou 18 and touhou 17 right now!

this is generally why people seem to recommend touhou 7, Perfect Cherry Blossom, for new players, and that's what i started with too! its an old game, so there are some slight layout differences, but other than that its a pretty basic game! you can increase your amount of lives from the options menu, the gimmick of the game is almost unnoticible unless you know what it is beforehand, and isnt all that bad to play!

it does have difficulty spikes, but its more of a practice makes perfect thing. some games are harder than others. do your best!!!!

"but what is the plot?"

the plot changes on the game! however the basic premise is that there is Something going down, and Reimu (our main character) and her friends go out to solve this incident! the characters you fight along the way range from minimally involved to the masterminds of the whole plot! there are so many characters in touhou, theres one for everybody! and yes, it is 97% girlies #feminism

most of the characters are youkai, and several are kami (translated as gods), and anything in between. theres a lot of themes of spiritualism that inherently comes with such characters.

i should probably mention: there is NO official english translation for touhou games! with the sole exception of 17.5, everything is fan translated! the touhou translations are done with "thcrap" which then, when the program is run, will allow you to select which translation and which games to run!

"but now, how about playing the games!"

you can buy the games on steam, officially.

as for myself i have the games in..not this way. teehee.

and......YEAH THE MUSIC IS FUCKING AWESOME HERE ARE SOME OF MY FAVORITE THEMES

AS FOR EVERYTHING ELSE HONESTLY JUST AAAAAAASK IM SILLY IM GOING TO LIVE FOREVER!!!!!!!!

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☕🐌🧇 for that ask game!

☕️ Favorite drink

good ol sweet tea :] I’m from Texas and have drank this stuff so much since birth that I think I’m 80% composed of it by now. it’s nice and cold and refreshing and has the perfect flavor!!!! I drink it with every meal!! At any restaurant my choice of drink will always be sweet tea

🐌 Hobbies

Well the obvious art and writing, but I also love to cook, I sew plushies, silversmith and am learning blender and 3d printing. I’d like to learn to garden as well but I hardly have the patience or memory to not kill every plant I touch :(

🧇 Day or night

For me, day is a time of productivity and doing what everyone else wants me to do because they’re awake and can monitor me, but night is a time for what I want to do. So night.

I’ve also always loved the night sky, and just the fact that I live in a sweltering hot humid state and the nights are a refuge of briefly reasonably cool weather where I don’t have to have the AC absolutely blasting to even breathe 💀

[flamingogender]

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[papytonpropaganda]

🔊👏💬 for the ask game! :)

🔊: im really glad i started following you!

👏: everything you say is great wtf…

💬: we should talk more!

hell yeah!! feel free to hit me up anytime!!

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[fosterscribbles]

@flightfantastic made me wanna draw my oldies again so here's some more sparkledogs :-)

[malwaremanlet]

Hi! This is my new Deltarune/undertale (mostly chapter 2 of DR arm!) Blog! My main is @flightfantastic

[kingdarkstalker]

@flightfantastic and i made a WOF discord server meant to be a safe/comfortable place to discuss gay dragons, if anyone is interested you can ask/pm (off anon) for the invite!

its 13+, NO NSFW allowed (you will be permenantly blocked), you must provide pronouns and/or a name to refer you by!

[kindestegg]

mspaint 3d model commission done for @flightfantastic! of his oc valentine! thank you very much!!

recent commission sheet

[dearbisexual]

Lavender peach and grape! :)

HI TYVM!!!!! i don't have a great track record w/ keeping up w/ dms ;-; but if you ever want to chat, hmu and i'll do my best!!!!! :^)

[flamingogender]

Flightfantastic -> flamingogender

[floralgoat]

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[maxxmutt]

@flightfantastic

Another bird painting, this time for an art trade with a friend! Shout out to flamingos for being so pink 💖

[papytonpropaganda]

You're strong and I believe in you Jess!!!! I hope the coming days are kind to you. *Hug*

thank you so much,,,, I really hope so too

[flamingogender]

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