The first time I cleared Touhou 13, I found it to be a lot easier than the previous installments. But looking at the replay, I noticed that I wasn’t playing the game at full frame rate. It seems the frame rate dropped to half (30fps) in the two final stages. This meant the spell cards where a lot easier because the bullets where moving at half their speed, making it easier to dodge.
I didn’t want this type of victory so I messed around with the custom.exe (the game’s settings) until I was able to make the game run at full frame rate. I challenged the game again, and it wasn’t as easy as my first tries. But a few tries later and I managed to clear the game with all characters and without the slowdowns. This is the victory I wanted.
But still, the game was easier than previous games…
And now let’s take a look at the spellcards. (Names taken from Touhouwiki.net)