Touhou Koumakyou: New Classic - the Embodiment of Scarlet Devil

It was always difficult to recommend EoSD to new players wanting to get into Touhou because of how much of a pain it was to get the game running on modern hardware. The game doesn't have any gimmicks and has a fairly simple story without being too difficult (by Touhou's standards, anyways), but its original version ran at a thousand times normal speed due to an issue with high framerates and lacked quality of life features such as a visible hitbox and a boss indicator. New Classic fixes all these issues and then some. The soundtrack is beautifully remastered, the new sprites are incredibly charming, the redrawn art looks fantastic and gives way more detail to these characters, and the game can now be played in a ton of languages without bugs or patching. There's even an infinite lives mode for newer players who want to experience the game without having to get good at it first. On top of that, the game also comes with the entire original game painstakingly ported to modern hardware, meaning players can choose to play EoSD as it originally released without patches for the first time in years. Tl;dr 10/10, I love being blown to pieces by vampires who ask how much bread I've eaten…

It’s great to see the developers taking community feedback seriously and implementing FLAC support. We can now finally appreciate the legendary soundtrack of EoSD with the proper audio depth it deserves.

♥♥♥♥ man... we ain't making it out of the danmaku with this one. 31 deaths on Flandre and my standevistan completely shut down before the fight even started, and now I'm completely paralyzed on my leathery throne unable to do anything. I think my neighbors heard that total danmaku shutdown from 3 blocks over and are now arming themselves with pitchforks and torches with the expressed intention of initiating another salem trial on my ass after using challenge mode on a extra stage boss. This is not looking good for me.

This game is older than most of its fan and most of the Touhou fanbase as a whole. But is it dated? Hell nah, the opposite in fact, you would find it some of the more fun shoot'em up games you ever played, Only downside of the remake is that the color contrast between the backgrounds of the stages and the bullets are all over the place, make you dizzy if you played too long.

Fun game ⑨/10

Honestly a very good remake. I already have a copy of EOSD through other means, but I had to get this just to check what the remake was like. I'm glad to see it be made more accessible to a wider audience. Very good place to start the series if you are interested in getting into touhou. The game mode without a life limit is good for getting used to how the game plays and feels without getting caught up on difficult sections. I think the original had some sections where the music was better, but that's personal opinion and you have the option to listen to whichever sound track you prefer. TLDR: Would recommend for both old and new players