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Touhou Mother:Gameplay

You have a typical RPG overhead view with many hilarious references to other popular games/movies/amines/you name it!

Battles

For the battles it uses Mother 3's Menu mechanics which is the rolling hit point system.
For example, upon being hit, you don't immediately receive the damage, instead it slowly drops, so if you can defeat the enemy, it actually stops!

Now for some interesting notes!

  • There are no random encounters, the enemies are shown in the overworld, and avoidable.
  • But, you can't run from battles
  • Later, some enemies are so fast and tricky that they are almost unavoidable.
  • You do not use items in battle if you are playing on easy.
  • Fast reflexes and paying attention are a plus.
  • Some bosses can only be defeated by using the rolling hit point system (simply put, you can't outdamage them before they kill you.
  • OHKO(OHKO) is common if you don't wait after healing.
  • If you run out of PP, you are as good as dead. It would suck meleeing bosses...

Difficulty

The game has 4 difficulties (easy, normal hard, and LUNATIC), which affect soley the hitpoint system in how fast it rolls. :The easier the difficulty, the slower the hit point rolled.
Vice versa when playing on a harder difficulty.

Some interesting points are noted

  • The game tells you you may not be able to finish the games on the harder difficulties.
  • This isn't true, but you must be over-leveled to survive.
  • When you are maxed at at level 50, consider running from enemies before they touch you.

Map

Exploring is a big part of the game and they don't always tell you where to go next.
If you get lost, run around to previous places and maybe you'll find something happening!
Of course, if all else fails, refer to the walkthrough found here. Touhou Mother: Walkthrough

Some Last Important Tips in order of importance

  • 1.Did I mention you're dead if you run of PP? Yeah, use it wisely...
  • 2.When equipping, check if you can give the item to someone else and/or if it gives better stats.
  • 3.You get money, but not waaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyy more into the game. So, don't sweat it.
  • 4.Boss too hard? You probably been skipping too many fights. Or maybe, it's unbeatable, but I'll warn you if that's the case. And if all else fails...
  • 5 Come back and see what the walkthrough has to say about it!

Buttons!

In battle:

Normal attacks- A normal damage inducing attack.
Bombs - Your basic magic attacks that use pp(psychic points)
Guard -What you think it does.
Item -Use an item! (Not used in easy mode.)

Out of/In battle buttons:

A=Z -Interacts with objects/menus/you name it!
B=X - Closes stuff.
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