Double Spoiler

頗有難度的一代，整體來說還行，就是有點折磨www

整数作品とは「別ゲー」を楽しめる。弾幕の難易度が高いものが多く、一部の難易度は常軌を逸しているものもある。体験としては楽しいところもあったのでおすすめはしておくが、ゲーム性をちゃんと理解した上で楽しめると確信している場合に買うことを強く強くお勧めする。

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好みではない

I've played the majority of the official Touhou shoot 'em up games, and this one may well be my favourite. Double Spoiler, expanding on its predecessor Shoot the Bullet (which I'm also kind of reviewing here as they're very similar), is a bit of a departure from the series's standard bullet hell gameplay. Instead of playing through longer levels involving stage enemies and a boss, in Double Spoiler each individual attack pattern (typically spell cards) is its own short level. This means progress can be made incrementally, unlike in the mainstream Touhou titles where you are expected to familiarise yourself with the entire run of levels and become consistent across them. This makes it easier to play in small chunks over an extended time, something I enjoy. Of course, the corollary of this is that the spellcards can get extremely individually challenging. I am not very good at bullet hell games, so this may not be reflective of your experience, but in the most difficult cases it took me close to 1000 tries to beat some of these levels. This game does not serve as a good entry point to the genre, so if you're inexperienced you may want to try a different game (if you're looking to get into Touhou Project specifically then Touhou 7: Perfect Cherry Blossom is a good starting point). As for the gameplay itself, I find the photography mechanic extremely fun. Taking photos of bullet patterns in order to defeat the enemy is a very clever idea considering danmaku are designed to be beautiful in the first place, and the way its used in the (admittedly bare-bones) narrative is something I enjoy a lot. Also, speaking of bullet patterns, the danmaku in this game is sooooo creative and pretty I love it so much. So many good ideas in this game (and StB), even by the standard of Touhou games. Overall, I'd highly recommend this game, although it should be noted that if frustratingly difficult mechanical challenges for their own sake don't appeal to you then you're unlikely to enjoy it. Also, it might be wise to start with StB before DS, as it is the direct predecessor and slightly easier so you might build up some skills there first (though it's still hard to be clear!!). DS does expand on some mechanics and introduce a second character but overall they play very similarly. And, if you take away nothing else from this review, remember: the pen is mightier than the water