Date of Completion: June 22, 2020
My Difficulty Estimate: 7/10
I did not expect this to beat in a day, although I did some beginning runs months ago.
I took a break after beating TD extra and I planned to beat this game next since people say that this stage is really fun. I can totally agree with them, even I beat it in a very bad attempt. Out of all the extra stages, this is one of my favorite ones.
Kanako is a really easy midboss once you learn how to do her spells. They aren't that hard either.
Suwako is where the fun starts. Her nons are simple except her first one, but once after that, all of them are easy. Her spells are easy if you know how it works. She has 2 survival spells that are probably the most difficult ones in the stage. I did see some runs on this stage so I came prepared.
1. Party Start "Two Bows, Two Claps, and One Bow" (3/10)
- A very easy spell once you know how it works. The first time I got here, I don't know how to properly dodge this until I watched videos of this stage. Basically right after the bullets spawn, go to the side with the blue lasers to lead them and then dodge the lasers.
2. Native God " Lord Long-Arm and Lord Long-Leg" (3/10)
- This is actually easier with Reimu because of her small hitbox. With Marisa, just wait a bit for the bullet circle to open more space.
3. Divine Tool "Moriya's Iron Ring" (4/10)
- I kinda messed up here, but all I know is that the rings are aimed at you and once they hit a wall, a new layer of the ring bounces back. They at least need to hit the wall 2 times before being able to leave the screen.
4. Spring Sign "Jade of the Horrid River" (5/10)
- Not that hard of a spell, but easy to mess up. The bullets first sets up before aiming to the player. The idea is to dodge the bullets in a way that there will be a gap to escape.
5. Frog Hunt "The Snake Eats the Croaking Frog" (5/10)
- Now this depends if you can find a space to go past the bullets fast enough before they explode. Only start moving to the center once the center bullets are finished exploding, then move in a circle.
6. Native God "Seven Stones and Seven Trees" (5/10)
- I don't know if you can just only move sideways to easily dodge the bullets, but most people are having a hard time on this spell. I don't really find it that hard.
7. Native God "Froggy Braves the Wind and Rain" (4/10)
- Simple dodging for this spell. Just always look forward to not get trapped.
8. Native God "Red Frogs of Houei Four" (6/10)
- Basically, Suwako charges at you and leaves a trail of bullets. This isn't that bad to dodge until another one joins in. At this point, you need to be able to dodge through the bullet lines.
9. "Suwa War ~ Native Myth vs. Central Myth" (7/10)
- Yes, she has 2 survival spells. This is the first time I got here so I tried going to the upper right gap instead of the middle left gap and it was a bad idea. Every wave, she spawns bullets from the top alternating from random to aimed after the bullet lines set up. This gets faster as time goes on and I have no idea on how to dodge the last seconds of the spell.
10. Scourge Sign "Mishaguji-sama" (4/10)
- This spell isn't that hard to dodge, but it is panic inducing since I'm on my last life. I don't know if you can dodge this by pure horizontal movement but people move up just to be safe.