Hypothesis: No one else can see it because time is stopped for everyone but her, but this is how Sakuya actually spends about 99 percent of her appearance in EoSD. She's just throwing the same 10 knives over and over and over again.
Hypothesis: No one else can see it because time is stopped for everyone but her, but this is how Sakuya actually spends about 99 percent of her appearance in EoSD. She's just throwing the same 10 knives over and over and over again.
This is actually specifically confirmed in her PCB profile, though the number of knives is probably higher.
In order to save money and the planet, she reuses knives she's already thrown. If she were to run out of knives during a battle, she'd just stop time and pick them up again.
Which is pathetically silly. If you have the power to stop time and manipulate objects, you may as well take them and directly stab the subject.
I know, danmaku guidelines, honor code bullcrap and Mary Sue excuses.
Please dig deep and try to find it in your heart to forgive the game for being, you know... a game. You'll reduce your stress level, feel better, and probably live longer.
Please dig deep and try to find it in your heart to forgive the game for being, you know... a game. You'll reduce your stress level, feel better, and probably live longer.
I think he should just stop engaging with topics that clearly causes him no small amount of ire, since he's been doing this for years. The way he holds unyielding grudges against people and things is honestly concerning.
I think he should just stop engaging with topics that clearly causes him no small amount of ire, since he's been doing this for years. The way he holds unyielding grudges against people and things is honestly concerning.
Some men just want to watch the world burn, Mr. Wayne...
It's rather bold to assume I'm making these posts angry, I simply enjoy anything without pink glasses and voice my opinions because freedom of speech exists. Maybe you should take your own advice and don't trigger every time someone else doesn't lick ZUN's boots. Imperfections make things enjoyable too.
By the way don't forget to buy Koumajou Remilia: Scarlet Symphony for Switch/Steam.
It's rather bold to assume I'm making these posts angry, I simply enjoy anything without pink glasses and voice my opinions because freedom of speech exists. Maybe you should take your own advice and don't trigger every time someone else doesn't lick ZUN's boots. Imperfections make things enjoyable too..
Please stop pretending like you're actually making legitimate criticisms here, or anywhere. If you wanna bitch about someone using their ability to stop time in stupid ways, then find a Jojo post to shit on DIO for throwing knives during stopped time and other stupid shit like carrying Polnareff down the stairs, instead of taking his enemies seriously and just killing them. His arrogance and ego are the only reasons he lost with one of the most OP abilities in the series.
That criticism makes no sense here because Sakuya's goal is not killing her opponents. They are participating in non-lethal duels to solve disagreements. The way Sakuya uses her knives makes perfect sense within the context of the setting. Touhou is not Baki, or whatever you're wanting it to be. None of the things you ever complain about are "imperfections" you just don't like them, and need to let everybody know this at every opportunity, no matter how nonsensical your reasonings are.
Also, I'll repeat this as many times as necessary: freedom of speech is not freedom from criticism. I, and anyone else, can tell you to hush as much as we wish.
If you wanna bitch about someone using their ability to stop time in stupid ways, then find a Jojo post to shit on DIO for throwing knives during stopped time and other stupid shit like carrying Polnareff down the stairs, instead of taking his enemies seriously and just killing them. His arrogance and ego are the only reasons he lost with one of the most OP abilities in the series.
It's valid, only you confuse it with "favorable". "The cleaning is not done and I must stop the trespasser from meeting the mistress. Should I hurt her with my knives while time is stopped, maybe 'teleport' the unwanted guest out? No, I must stop time and grab the knives on the floor (that I may as well throw too) and pretend I'm doing my duty".
But like I said earlier, even a 10 year old could win over Superman or Goku if the author wants to. There's nothing wrong with plot holes because omisions keep the story flowing on one direction, however it's not wrong to point at them too.
For a game that few people played compared to, say IOSYS music or any other popular artist drawing touhou doujins, you take criticism too seriously. It's only a game, relax.
You are also free to dislike and disagree with my opinions, that's what freedom of speech is about. It's not about to try and shut disliked opinions like certain ignored person believes. This isn't China or Russia.
There are no plotholes. The system is intentionally designed, and this is even explained in canon, to give humans a fighting chance against Youkai. Before the spellcard system, youkai couldn't do anything to terrorize humans, because they needed the humans alive to sustain Gensokyo, but this also caused youkai to grow weaker because humans won't fear something that never threatens them.
Remilia showed up, went on a rampage, eventually was defeated, and this resulted in the creation of the spellcard rules to avoid something like this happening again. They allow youkai to cause trouble and terrorize humans, and allow humans a means of stopping them that doesn't just result in everyone killing each other. The residents of Gensokyo follow the rules because if they didn't, they would all eventually cease to exist.
Sakuya doesn't just fucking kill Reimu and Marisa when they break into the mansion because she and Remilia know that if Remilia is allowed to do what she's doing, it'll destroy Gensokyo. They have to give the two humans a fair chance to stop them. More than likely, the entire Scarlet Mist incident was just to show off the new spellcard rules, because it happened like a month after they were created, but that's just conjecture.
Bitch about characters following a set of rules that literally keep them alive all you want, it still makes perfect sense in context. It's like walking into a modern day martial arts tournament, and complaining that none of the competitors just pulled out a fucking gun and shot their opponents. It's nonsense.
Sakuya doesn't just fucking kill Reimu and Marisa when they break into the mansion because she and Remilia know that if Remilia is allowed to do what she's doing, it'll destroy Gensokyo. They have to give the two humans a fair chance to stop them. More than likely, the entire Scarlet Mist incident was just to show off the new spellcard rules, because it happened like a month after they were created, but that's just conjecture.
I remember reading an EoSD doujinshi once in which Remilia masterminded the whole thing specifically to cause Reimu to break into the mansion and cause a ruckus, in the hope that she'd bust into Flandre's basement in the process and make friends with her through the good offices of that time-honored friendship ritual, an enormous, reality-bending wizard duel. Which she did. It's kind of a brute force method of fate manipulation, but I respect that. :)
Not everyone follows the world rules until the story demands it, that simple fact is an omision or plot hole in order to flow the story to a specific direction. Thanks for proving I'm right.
Not everyone follows the world rules until the story demands it, that simple fact is an omision or plot hole in order to flow the story to a specific direction. Thanks for proving I'm right.
What kind of paint thinner are you on?! Every single supernatural thing in Touhou runs on belief. If the youkai kill all the humies in Gensoukyou then there is nobody left to believe in them because the outside world sure as shit forgot about them. Humans straight up can't get lethal against anyone other than themselves. And if the Gods/Lunarians/Celestials try to, Yukari will yeet them out.
Not everyone follows the world rules until the story demands it, that simple fact is an omision or plot hole in order to flow the story to a specific direction. Thanks for proving I'm right.
I don't even know what the hell you're talking about. You have to be being intentionally obtuse.
Did you miss the part where I said humans need to fear youkai or youkai can't exist? Remilia can cause an "incident" that would inevitably destroy Gensokyo because it'll distress the humans, it'll remind them how powerful and dangerous youkai are. What she can't do is make it impossible for anyone to stop her. Because, big shocker, she enjoys existing just as much as anyone else.
If youkai do nothing, they die. If they do too much, they die. That is the balance of Gensokyo. As long as youkai obey the spellcard rules, they can pretty much do anything they want. Things exist that way by design. It's not a damn plothole, you absolute nonce.
That guy probably didn't read those official works written by ZUN himself. I think I should dig up one of my favorites.
Duels between youkai threaten to destroy the small world of Gensokyo. However, a lifestyle without duels will cause the youkai to lose their power. Accordingly, we would like to permit such duels under the following contract.
One: To make it easier for youkai to cause incidents. Two: To make it easier for humans to resolve incidents. Three: To reject a system wherein only the strongest have the right to rule. Four: That beauty and thoughtfulness stand above all.
-Perfect Memento in Strict Sense: Draft of Spell Card Rules
Think as you like, but that definitely is a big hole. Everyone suppodsedly follows the rules so Gensokyo is not destroyed BUT they can create incidents that will destroy it anyway.
And back to the gun on a martial arts tournament example, I can perfectly write a story about that. Which are exactly the type of omissions ZUN uses to write theirs. Come back when you write anything, just reading doesn't make you an expert (neither write them, however it gives you another perspective about how things are made).
Mhm, just randomly assume your opponents have never written anything in their lives, amazing argument. Also completely miss the point of my gun analogy, real strong debate skills you've got there. Couldn't even come back with a reply worth reading, much less giving a proper rebuttal. You're either a coconut incapable of critical thinking, but convinced you're the smartest person in the room, or a troll.
Think as you like, but that definitely is a big hole. Everyone suppodsedly follows the rules so Gensokyo is not destroyed BUT they can create incidents that will destroy it anyway.
Incidents that will destroy it eventually. Eventually being the operative word here. Just because the youkai or whoever plot to destroy the order of Gensokyou, it's not like they drop a space colony on it or cause a volcano to erupt. No, it's more like those spy movies where the deadly laser satellite or whatever has an unrealistically long countdown timer until activation.
Let's take the Scarlet Mist Incident for example. What'd Remilia do? She covered the whole land in a thick mist that blocks out the sun. What's the damage? Immediately, none. Long-term, however, it'd cause the temperature to drop and plants to wither, and eventually leading to an eternal winter. How long until total annihilation? Couple weeks at the very least.
And then there's the fact that this wasn't even her actual goal. All she wanted was to be able to walk about during the day like everyone else. That's right! The complete and total death of every piece of flora and fauna was An Unintended Side Effect!
All of the other incidents are the same - the culprits never actually plot unilatteral slaughter. If it even is in the cards then they either thought that they could prevent or mitigate it somehow, didn't know of the consequences, or were planning to get stopped in the first place.
Don't come in here claiming you're some learned scholar when you don't even know the damn lore, you plebe!
Incidents that will destroy it eventually. Eventually being the operative word here.
How long until total annihilation? Couple weeks at the very least.
All of the other incidents are the same - the culprits never actually plot unilatteral slaughter. If it even is in the cards then they either thought that they could prevent or mitigate it somehow, didn't know of the consequences, or were planning to get stopped in the first place.
In PCB, it was several weeks before anyone even realized something was wrong, only because winter had lasted an unusually long time. All Yuyuko wanted to do was make a tree bloom. Though, I'm sure she was well aware what kind of effects this would have on the place she was stealing spring from, and, being friends with Yukari, knew someone would come to stop her.
In PCB, it was several weeks before anyone even realized something was wrong, only because winter had lasted an unusually long time. All Yuyuko wanted to do was make a tree bloom. Though, I'm sure she was well aware what kind of effects this would have on the place she was stealing spring from, and, being friends with Yukari, knew someone would come to stop her.
Not just any tree, the Saigyou Ayakashi - a legendary youkai tree. I don't remember where it was, but I've read she forgot that one little detail. Not sure if that would have been worse than stealing spring, but it sounds bad nonetheless.
Not just any tree, the Saigyou Ayakashi - a legendary youkai tree. I don't remember where it was, but I've read she forgot that one little detail. Not sure if that would have been worse than stealing spring, but it sounds bad nonetheless.
She knew what the tree was, what she had forgotten (or perhaps never knew) was that the body beneath it she was trying to resurrect was her own.
It doesn't take a genius to realize the games are about someone breaking the rules and the balance, yet convenientely abide by the rules for the sake of plot arnor even when they ignore/don't know about those rules. That has been my whole point from the start.
Also, opponent? Debate? You have everything wrong. This is a comment section, not a forum. I would reply less about the art or other opinions directed at me if you simply let someone be and keep moving. But no, you have to nerd your way in and make these opinions a "debate". As always, it comes from really bored in life people whose post count is greater than whatever I have commented here in 13 years. Some people here need a more IRL productive hobby in my opinion.
It doesn't take a genius to realize the games are about someone breaking the rules and the balance, yet convenientely abide by the rules for the sake of plot arnor even when they ignore/don't know about those rules. That has been my whole point from the start.
Also, opponent? Debate? You have everything wrong. This is a comment section, not a forum. I would reply less about the art or other opinions directed at me if you simply let someone be and keep moving. But no, you have to nerd your way in and make these opinions a "debate". As always, it comes from really bored in life people whose post count is greater than whatever I have commented here in 13 years. Some people here need a more IRL productive hobby in my opinion.
I do, that's the reason my post count is not high. I rarely comment here, I have other worth things to do than talking with anonymous strangers doing nothing productive for society. I would be on a forum or chat otherwise. But I suppose "to win" over a public point of view is more important than real life matters for some users here.
EDIT: The person below this post described himself. Look at the post count and other user's harassement history. He even waited almost two weeks to "get the last word" on comment #2255096 . It proofs they are worse than I could ever be (and yet, I'm not).
I do, that's the reason my post count is not high. I rarely comment here, I have other worth things to do than talking with anonymous strangers doing nothing productive for society. I would be on a forum or chat otherwise. But I suppose "to win" over a public point of view is more important than real life matters for some users here.
And yet, while you accuse other people of being uncultured, illiterate, unproductive, and whatever else to put them down, you just can't help replying every time someone else does. You never miss an opportunity to reply to me, or anyone else who directs a comment at you, even if that means checking the post days later. You sure do seem compelled to get the last word in, no matter what.
In PCB, it was several weeks before anyone even realized something was wrong, only because winter had lasted an unusually long time. All Yuyuko wanted to do was make a tree bloom. Though, I'm sure she was well aware what kind of effects this would have on the place she was stealing spring from, and, being friends with Yukari, knew someone would come to stop her.
Many of the incidents starting from the Scarlet Mist incident had genuine excuses but the "side effects" become a questionable enough to lure a certain Shrine Maiden and a Witch (later more than this two)
Speaking the PCB, Yuyuko totally didn't know what is under the tree and wanted to make it bloom and she got a sort of revelation (her memory returns) after she got beaten.
Speaking the PCB, Yuyuko totally didn't know what is under the tree and wanted to make it bloom and she got a sort of revelation (her memory returns) after she got beaten.
Nope, Yuyuko says herself that her goal is to revive the person sealed beneath the tree, only referring to them as a "certain someone" because she doesn't know who they are. She also, afterwards, reveals that Yukari was responsible for weakening the boundary between Gensokyo and the Netherworld, so that Yuyuko could steal the former's spring.
