PoFV is quite possibly the most stressful Touhou game EVER. You will not believe how soaked my armpits were after finally beating Shikieiki.

Remember how I said EoSD was "riddled with RNG"? I didn't know what I was saying. THIS GAME is the one that is riddled with RNG. There's a crap ton of tiny bullets just flying everywhere randomly on the screen! I know the red ones are aimed, but they're only aimed in your general direction so it's still really random ;-;

I chose Marisa because neither Sakuya or Medicine are in her story mode. I have just one thing to say about those two girls: SCREW THEM. Both the maid and the dumpster doll. The only really hard boss in Marisa's story between stages 1-6 is Reimu.

Reimu is straight up awful to fight against in this game. Not as bad as Sakuya or Medicine, but still awful. Her charge attacks shoot Junko-shaped waves of amulets that you pretty much HAVE to press shift to get through safely. Also, the rings of homing amulets are almost impossible to completely get rid of without getting close to them, so you're doomed to dodge them. The worst part about her fight are her enormous balls that bounce off the edges of the screen. They will completely fill the screen, god forbid she picks up a purple EX item, and before you even realize it, you'll be squished by her massive balls with no chance of escaping.

From stage 7 and onwards, you'll pretty much ALWAYS die on the first round. And Aya is no joke. While all her attacks are extremely easy to dodge on their own since they are always aimed at you, constantly having to be on the move and misdirect Aya's air hockey shots is pretty exhausting. It's easy to get trapped in the corner of the screen, so you want to be sure to stay away from the bottom corners.

Komachi is not too bad. She'd be a really easy boss battle if she wasn't a stage 8 boss. Her main attacks involve flooding the screen with coins, which looks scary, but since the coins move a little slow, they're easy to clear with a charged attack. You'll still have to deal with her bullshit AI though. She's a semi-final boss, after all!

Shikieiki will kick your ass.

In conclusion, I am never touching PoFV's story mode ever again.

(The 1v1 mode is fun, though.)

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