Touhou 10: Mountain of Faith - Extra Stage (New Commentary Version)

A Merry Japanese God

And now for the Extra Stage for this game. It poses a significant challenge like other ones before it but in all reality I don't find this stage too awful difficult. Really the biggest issue is you need to know what you're getting into more so than any boss before this (more on that later). As for the stage itself there's one part that can trip you up but the rest is easily avoidable.

Kanako isn't too bad as a mid boss but does pose a significant threat. Both her first and last spell can really throw you off with how condensed and random the bullet patterns are there.

Now as for Suwako, the theme of this boss is purely memorization. If I had to relate it to her like I've done other bosses I view it as that same way one would memorize countless complex rituals for worshiping a God. Well in here you absolutely have to memorize what Suwako throws at you. If you just try dodging things as you would normally chances are you'll get boxed in a corner and blasted. Perhaps Imperishable Night and Concealed the Conclusion spoiled me but personally I think Suwako would have been much easier if I had spell card practice back so I could figure out how to dodge what she's throwing at me.

Difficulty - Extra
Character - Marisa-B
Extra Stage - Moriya Shrine (Inner Sanctum)
BGM - Tomorrow Will Be Special; Yesterday Was Not
Mid-Boss - The Avatar of Mountains and Lakes: Kanako Yasaka
Boss - The Highest of Native Gods: Suwako Moriya
BGM - Native Faith

Spell Cards

2:05 - Cool Down
2:13 - God Sign "Beautiful Spring like Suiga"
2:29 - God Sign "Ancient Fate Linked by Cedars"
2:51 - God Sign "Omiwatari that God Walked"

6:15 - Cool Down
6:27 - Party Start "Two Bows, Two Claps, and One Bow"
6:51 - Cool Down
7:01 - Native God "Long-Arm and Long-Leg"
7:20 - Cool Down
7:30 - Divine Tool "Moriya's Iron Ring"
8:01 - Cool Down
8:11 - Spring Sign "Jade of the Horrid River"
8:43 - Cool Down
8:55 - Frog Hunting "Frog Is Eaten by Snake due to the Croak"
9:20 - Cool Down
9:30 - Native God "Seven Stones and Seven Trees"
9:58 - Cool Down
10:16 - Native God "Kero-chan Braves the Wind and Rain"
10:44 - Cool Down
10:54 - Native God "Red Frog of Houei 4"
11:34 - "Suwa War - Native Myth vs Central Myth"
12:58 - Scourge Sign "Mishaguji-sama"

Translation's courtesy of the Touhou wiki