Categories: NMNBNTFS (No Misses, No Bombs, No Trances), Full Spell (All Spells Captured)

Patches used: English, Braviretex by Bravihood, Alphes-style Art by Dairi (Patch by DTM)

Player: FantasyJared

Final Score: 283,972,470

And we're up 7-5 with my ExNN(N) Quest! This time it's Mamizou, and good lord is she a nasty one if you don't know what you're getting into. A majority of this Extra isn't bad individually, but when the chains are off and you're forced to do the entire thing flawlessly, shit gets pretty intense.

Mamizou's main dilemma is that her Spells use animal danmaku, which takes some real getting used to since the hitboxes are rarely what they seem. On top of that, a large majority of Mami's spells look easier than they really are, being far too easy to underestimate as a result.

The big ExNN killers are Wild Deserted Island, Mamizou Danmaku in Ten Transformations, and Full Moon Pompokolin. Overall, this fight gets significantly harder as it goes on, but fortunately not all is against your odds.

The stage is piss easy (if a bit annoying), Nue herself isn't too bad, and only a few of Mami's later nonspells are particularly problematic. That's Mamizou's overarching weakness - in practice, you learn a lot about how her spells work and it will give you a significant edge in the fight if you can apply the right things at the right time. Constant mental notes about how the fight works and what to do also go long ways here.

In terms of how much I like the Extra Stage itself, Mamizou is really up there. I'm not a big fan of the stage portion because it combines a low difficulty with a surprisingly large number of ways to stupidly fuck up. Maybe that's just me being bad though, so I dunno. =w='

Mamizou herself, however, is fucking wondeful. Futatsuiwa from Sado is an iconic Touhou melody, being incredibly distinct and having a different feel from anything else in the series. The fight is incredibly unique as well; the animal danmaku make for a lot of fun patterns and as stated earlier, the challenge factor is really good here. In my opinion, she is single-handedly the best thing about Ten Desires, period.

Next up is...whatever I feel like! ^o^ Most likely either a PCB LNB or more ExNNs, not exactly sure yet myself. Stay tuned, and wear a mask homies!

PS: If anyone is wondering why my actual spell times are occasionally higher than the in-game clear times, it's because I take pauses on occasion. Sometimes I get nervous and need a moment to recollect myself, other times my hands get unbearably sweaty when playing and I want a second to readjust. An occasional pause is not cheating, it's just how I - and presumably many others as well - have always played.

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