While I wait for my friends to pick me up, I decided to check out ZUN's latest Touhou installment. It was the demo, so I got a glimpse of the first 3 stages and two new characters.
You get your choice of the usual protagonists Reimu and Marisa along with Sanae (the wind priestess who was also playable in UFO) and Youmu (a half-ghost guardian). Each girl has her own attack that gains power in a similar way to UFO, but there are new additions to the gameplay. You can collect these little spirit orbs that can add points, pieces that can lead to extra lives or Trance/Bombs.
When you're hit, the trance meter kicks in and you can keep fighting for a short period of time, although you can activate it without being hit by pressing C. It's kind of confusing and I'm still getting used to it.
Also, focusing with Youmu is a bit different as she can charge and release a slash attack as opposed to focusing her shot.
( I'm still a bit sketchy on the story, but I'll still put a cut here for spoilers since I'll talk about the cast. )Final thoughts? I like the mood so far and the music is decent. Methinks I will check it out again when it's fully developed and ready to go.