The slow amp-up of this song is one of ZUN's most brilliant choices. The way it builds up to the more foreboding later melody, which is from the stage theme; this is one of the most underrated fantastic pieces from the series.
Fun fact: this song only has 5 instruments. These being the piano, harp, violin, bell and drum kit. Somehow despite this, this song sounds less empty than the music from Touhou 16-18.
Just me today in discord : “I discovered this and it’s awesome!!!!!! In his third CD, called changeability of strange dream, ZUN wrote lyrics for the first track of his CD, “Kid’s festival ~ Innocent treasures” “ Here’s the translation, the original version and the transcription in romaji : Dream changing, the memory of a world of illusionary morning mist. This present world, sitting atop a crumbling foundation of sand. A fabricated dream's history, telling of an ancient profound world. In broad daylight, a town sinks. Is it an illusion, or a tower built on sand ? This dream, till daybreak, is a butterfly dream. Dream changing, the conspicuous color of an illusionary scarlet mansion. This present world, sitting atop a cold-hearted foundation of stone. A fabricated dream's fairy tale, telling of an ancient beautiful capital. In broad daylight, a town is corrupted. 夢違え、幻の朝靄の世界の記憶を 現し世は、崩れゆく砂の上に 空夢の、古の幽玄の世界の歴史を 白日は、沈みゆく街に 幻か、砂上の楼閣なのか 夜明け迄、この夢、胡蝶の夢 夢違え、幻の紅の屋敷の異彩を 現し世は、血の気無い石の上に 空夢の、古の美しき都のお伽を 白日は、穢れゆく街に Yume tagae, maboroshi no asamoya no sekai no kioku o Utsushi-yo wa, kuzure-yuku suna no ue ni Sora-yume no, inishie no yuugen no sekai no rekishi o Hakujitsu wa, shizumi-yuku machi ni Maboroshi ka, sa-jou no roukaku na no ka Yo-ake made, kono yume, kochou no yume Yume tagae, maboroshi no kurenai no yashiki no isai o Utsushi-yo wa, chi-no-ke-nai ishi no ue ni Sora-yume no, inishie no utsukushiki miyako no o-togi o Hakujitsu wa, kegare-yuku machi ni
Touhou worlds and cosmology are inspired by Buddhism, the series is mostly based on Buddhism, shintoism, taoism and asian mythic. So Shinki is not satan, she is more like inspired by Demon Lord Mara Few similarities: 1) World: makai is not hell (they do not suffer like in hell), it is more like the place where demon live peacefully. Same to Mara, his realm he resides in is the highest of desire heaven “Paranimmitavasavatti” (devas who delight in others creation) are for celestial demon (powerful demon with powerful magic, not demons who burn in hell) 2) Title: Shinki is the god of demon world, the creator. Celestial demons in Paranimmitavasavatti can enjoy thier own and others creation, they are too powerful compare to celestials and gods from lower realm. Shinki theme being “legendary illusion”. One of Mara titles is also Mara the illusionist, or Lord of illusion 3) Power: Shinki is so powerful, she destroyed her own dimensional realm which is infinite sized, probably most powerful demon in the series. While satan is lame, in bible he easily lose to the weakest angel, he has no powerful aura like Shinki at all. Then we see Mara, the one who dared to challenge even the Buddha, Buddha gained enlightenment after winning against Mara. 4) Story: in touhou 12, Byakuren the one who got sealed away in Makai, people call her jesus because they think it’s resurrection, but i say she has become the awakened one (her theme is “cosmic mind”), she become free and came out from the world of illusion after that (it is similar to that, Buddha became free from greed, anger, illusion after he gained enlightenment) so Byakuren is inspired from Buddha and Shinki is inspired from Mara. Also Byakuren has spellcard looking like Shinki spell so they must have interacted, PC 98 cast still exist in modern version, it’s just that the story from pc 98 is not canon.
Yumemi is one of the strongest companions you can have, and arguably the most devastating single-target ranged attacker in the game. Her ranged attack stats are the highest I've ever seen in the game, and her equipment is better than anything p-points can buy. When she says she's technically a scientist not a soldier, don't let that stop you. When she says she needs 10k p-points to join, pay if you can afford it. She's worth it, especially in sieges!
One of the most OP heroes you can have in your party. Hits like a truck in melee range, strong at ranged, has GREAT strategic stats, and is an absolute tank. I saw her carry a 1v12 fight against Taoist soldiers while I was too far away to help. The only opponents I've seen take her down are faction leaders like Remilia Scarlet. But Remilia Scarlet is hands down one of the strongest opponents in the mod.
