18 killed my hopes of the series ever getting good again. ZUN threw all his ideas that could've been used for later games into the card system and didn't even bother to balance them. And it's pretty much a gacha, killing all interest in full runs due to RNG. Story and aesthetics-wise it didn't catch my eye at all, not even negatively like 17's. As for music, I want to apologize for bashing 17, since that one at least still HAD a style, whereas 18's is about as generic as it gets.

While there are quite a few older games I don't like playing, I can acknowledge they can be fun with certain mindsets. After 18, all I can do is wonder why anyone even bothers with what's going on with the series anymore.

Oof, that's tragic... So, does it mean you're not going to play any Touhou games after 18, even if you're curious?? 

Will update the thread with almost everything you've linked, thank you.
However, I will do so with full version of SSaFE which is coming out in less than two hours https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ALR-JSLOhA
I'll see ya there

> Take a seat (on the floor if there are none) and enjoy the show!

> "Hmm. What about the tsuribe otoshi constellation?"

>"If I recall properly, Lady Ojin Hachi keeps a mansion and tends to her fields there."

>_

I love all the passion and love present in both the official games themselves and the community. Even though I'm really bad at them, the games are extremely fun and the music slaps!! But, I think one of the biggest reasons I stayed interested was by how surprisingly open and accepting both the games and community are (I mean, you kinda have to be, in a series where the only male characters are a non-playble shopkeeper and an unnamed catfish). Really, Touhou just seems to genuine to me. Which is very welcome when you're so used to people being cynical or sarcastic.