This one has a few too many points of frustration for me to consider wanting to 1CC it at any point, along with the fact that Mystic Square in general is the hardest of the PC-98 games by a decent margin even when ignoring its specific irritating qualities. Bullet visibility is particularly rough here, with more than a couple of instances of bullets blending into the background and forcing you to be a bit overly attentive to be able to even see some of them, and certain attack also feel really janky to deal with, particularly the big yellow lasers that folow you. Even so, the game is still neat, there are a lot of fun bullet patterns to dodge, the music just keeps getting better from game to game, and the pacing here is a bit smoother thanks to the stages in between bosses feeling more substantial overall. A bit too annoying in certain respects for it to be my favourite Touhou I've played so far, but it marks a fantastic end to the PC-98 games nonetheless.

Reviewed on Feb 11, 2024


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