Game:

Mountain of Faith (2007)

Duration: 2:35

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This is the final spellcard of Touhou 10 - Mountain of Faith on the Lunatic difficulty timed out without bombing or dying.

I stopped actually putting effort into doing this a long time ago, but every so often I decide to take a shot or two at it. And then one night I magically did it while half asleep. It seems that luck was on my side, as I managed to fly through a solid wall at one point! The end was particularly intense, as my heart was trying to pound itself out of my chest while Kanako desperately tried to corner me on the left side of the screen before the timer ran out. Somehow I managed to pull through it all.

I seem to take a markedly different approach to this card than most other players. I constantly adjust my position within the mass of amulets, making use of vertical movement to keep myself centered in whatever open area I happen to be in. I am also very reluctant to challenge the small gaps in the semi-dense amulet walls, instead choosing to take any other route if at all possible - even if said route requires intricate, well-timed dodges through gaps that are only open for a split second. Other players I have seen tackle this card usually stick to the bottom of the screen, only move when necessary, and often prefer going through the tiny gaps in amulet walls to traversing a third of the screen through narrow channels to larger openings.

I do not know which is the superior way to handle the card. Both methods seem prone to getting screwed over by nearly impossible patterns that can show up. I've timed it out using my method, and Fallen has timed it out using the more conservative method. I'd go out on a limb and say that my method for the card is more fun, though :p

Replay here: http://replays.gensokyo.org/download.php?id=3198

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