I agree.

So funny thing. I'm developing a final version, and the skip dialog feature is already in it (It's actually in the v2 version too, but it just auto-unlocks after 7 tries).

Resetting levels is something I'll take into consideration.

Happy to see that you tried both versions :)

I know what you mean

We strayed from touhou a lot in this game

Perhaps a bit much

I am sori Aeon

I impossibled it

> Tried both the jam version and the post jam version.

Wow. Thank you for giving them both a try. I had imagined very few people would play both versions.

> Also there is no quit button in the downloadable version so the only way to quit the game is alt tabbing or alt f4-ing.

Yes because I didn't want to let you leave :3

> I played the post jam version first but strangely i found the jam version to be more fun. It's possibly because of the sprites being the actual characters.

I agree wholeheartedly.

For context, we removed the sprites because we got them from spriters-resource, and the original source's developer had not given permission for ripping. So we had to get rid of them.

My artist teammate had other affairs to take care of, so he couldn't work on the project for now, which is why I had to use my (well-developed) art skills, and bring to you the blobs.

(Nevertheless, you have encouraged me into trying my hand at the sprites, and I shall do that :) )

(Also, as a player, I kind of agree with the jam version being more fun, because I thought the Utsuho fight became a little easy in the post-jam version)

> Hugging the bottom of the screen isn't very exciting but if the player was fast enough to dodge out of the bullets if they were at the same height it would make the fight a lot more enjoyable.

I understand. I see what you mean, because the player would get to maneuver around a lot more, rather than stand still and wait. I think I will release another round of balance changes where I try to make the fight more oriented toward this.

> Sagume's fight is a lot better than utsuho since there are actual patterns that you can learn and dodge from.

I'm happy to hear that someone who played the post-jam version actually learnt and dodged the attacks. From other player's feedback, it seemed that all patterns were unfair and players would just cheese the fight.

> Though I immediately died to the jam version, so i cant comment on that one.

Hehe it is, honestly, complete garbage. I pretty much replaced all the patterns from that version.

> One final thing is that i think you should add indicators to the boss' height on the player's side of the screen, similar to how touhou games from 7 onwards show the position of the boss on the bottom of the screen.

I had no idea this existed. This sounds like a very nice QOL change. I will definitely do that.

> Finally, a main menu would be nice that lets you choose which fight to fight after finishing the game.

Haha, perma-death in a bullet hell may not have been the smartest move. I'll take this into account, too

Again, thank you for trying out both versions of the game, and giving such elaborate and extensive feedback on each. It really, really helps me, and I will soon deliver a new version with improvements.

Thank you for the positive words :)

The difficulty is quite high, yes. I play-tested the game so many times that I lost complete sense of balance, haha.

Yes, checkpoints would make sense. It should help mitigate the difficulty, too. I'll write it down.

Again, thanks a LOT for trying out the game, especially the post-jam version. It really made my day.

I get what you mean. 

I think maybe the story wasn't enjoyable because we didn't really flesh out the idea much. The dialogues are a bit crude and mechanical. Plus it doesn't help that it probably takes an average of 1 hour to beat Utsuho, due to the poor balance.

I agree wholeheartedly with the limited strengths issue you have bought up.

Which is why I'm happy to tell you that we've been working on a 2nd version of the game, addressing all the things you mentioned. There are actual iframes (that was apparently bugged lmao), a Touhou-style hitbox, the classic bomb, and a special passive effect. It will be released soon (Will be announced on discord))

And honestly, man/woman, kudos for even reaching Sagume. Either you put in a shit-ton of time, which I am so happy to think, or you are a god gamer, which is pog.

Thank you very much for your valuable feedback :) I truly appreciate it.

Yeah, you're being kind with the adjective, I know haha. Thanks for playing :) happy to see you like the story.

P.S. We are working on a second version, which will be released soon (will announce on discord)

:) happy to hear you like the story, art and concept.

You're right, I wish we had done the music ourselves too. Sadly, we mismanaged our time a little and had to resort to other sources.

Yes, the difficulty balance is completely messed up.

We're working on a second version (Separate from the jam) which addresses the music and difficulty. I'll notify about it's release in the discord.

Thank you VERY much for trying the game, and the feedback!

I think Sagume said something along the lines of 'This game is quite easy' during development and hence the difficulty went boom-bam XD

As for the permission from A-One, the tracks used are from Odyssey Eurobeats/Jessa Stebbins. I don't know if the copyright holder is A-One or if it is Odyssey.
It seemed like there is a big gray area when it comes to using toho music for fan games. Some elaborate reddit discussion scourging later, it seemed as if it was alright to use the music with credits to the original creator (done on the game entry page). It might not be okay (in which case, we don't mind removing the audio tracks). And similarly, we also opted out of the audio design category for the jam.
Hope that explains it!

Thank you for the compliment! It truly makes me happy to hear that you enjoyed it.

Also, I'm pretty sure you are better than you think. This is definitely not a game you can base your skill level off of.