I didn't 1cc normal, tried twice, one with ReimuA and second time with MarisaB , but my thoughts about the game are... ... It seems like ZUN watched some 'こんな東方はいやだ' and the fanmade Touhou Mountain of Faith AfterExtra. The hitbox enlargement and flipping screen totally remind me of those two, respectively. Not that it's a bad thing, but those gimmicks surprised, and annoyed the hell out of me.
New bullets are nice to have, but to learn their hitbox, that requires either trial and error, or looking at some places which would ruin some of the fun in the game... so mixed feelings on that one.
Really strange, the first three stages I reach 7 lives, and on the last 3 stages I proceed to lose them all to stupid stuff... Didn't try easy yet, but some people say that easy 1cc can unlock extra, so I think I'll try.
by the way. It's like
I think it'd be more pretty if he just did it with lasers or something... ... but then it'd become hard if the other bullets stayed as they are, so whatever. Did I mention the survival card of the final boss kills me left and right...?