seki108

I'm not sure whether to call this stage a half-accomplished success or a failure.  Outside of the passing objective, there were 3/4 other objectives I hoped to accomplish.

1) Get the Skill Point

2/3) Take out both Rabbits manning the cannons (gave 20,000 points each)

4) Defeat Yourihime and get her item

I managed to take out Yourihime (since that was what I really wanted) and managed to nab one of the lucky Rabbits.  Unfortunately, I couldn't get the skill point.   I'm debating going to a backup and retying the last part of the stage for the Skill point.  I've already missed one because of Letty back in the second game, and I really don't feel like missing another one.

This stage was probably harder than last stage for a few reasons:

1) all my units stated at the normal base morale instead of having a slight boost like last time;

2) all enemy units charged immediately first turn and quickly started stacking debuff fields; 

3) Reimu had to rush to complete the main objective (so down a great unit by default)  and

4) had less deployment cost than last stage, so a damage dealer had to be left off. 

These stages probably wouldn't be as hard if you had access to your full roster for this arc, but instead you are stuck with about 1/3 of them for these three mission----many of which are decent to mediocre (not the team you want when facing one of the most OP Touhou characters).   If it weren't for them including the 3 Prismriver sisters (the combining unit that forms probably the best unit in the game), I think this stage would be near impossible.  I shudder to imagine this on Lunatic difficulty.

Anyway, this is the magnificent item I got for killing Yourihime again this stage (aside from the immense satisfaction).  She's thoroughly dead in round 2, @Xenoxblades

Well, maybe it was worth almost everyone dying.  Also, have to say I liked the backdrop for this stage.

Time to retry the last part to see if it can be slightly better (and get the skill point)