Idk if this is the right place to ask, but where do I begin with

Just go play some of the official games. Like PCB, that's a good one.

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>>16690115
Start here from th6 onwards
http://www.moriyashrine.org/classic-era-th6th95.html

After finishing IN you can read SSiB and other written works

th1 to th5 are not canon and you're gonna need an emulator to play them, but they're still pretty good if you're curious

>>16690115
Start with some hentai doujinshis,they're pretty good!

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Start with EoSD or PCB. PCB is better to start to get your sea legs.

But, if you suck (you probably suck), don't worry about it. I find that really getting into Touhou involves a lot of reading and watching, and some playing. Read the extra material and profiles, read the preface and afterwords, read the manga, watch 1CC runs. MegamanOmega184 does good ones and has nearly finished the series. Just, you know, play everything. Figure it out. It's a good franchise.

>people saying you should start playing PCB or EoSD first

Damn, is it bad if I started playing IN first? The Spell Practice feature sure was tempting.

>>16690214
>Damn, is it bad if I started playing IN first?
No.

It doesn't matter if you're just playing. You could even start with LoLK. PCB is a friendly introduction, though. You should definitely play in order once you've gotten a feel for things. Don't worry about "beating" them though. Seriously don't. I did years ago and since I was terrible I just gave up. If you hit a wall, watch an LP/1CC run and then move along. Story investment is actually nice.

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https://exhentai.org/tag/parody%3Atouhou+project

>>16690134
>>16690177
Thank you!!!

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It just happens....

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>>16690115
Don't listen to any of these fuckers in this thread

Start with the PC-98 games and get some the skills down

Play them in production order, and you'll slowly build skills as new features were added to the games

Plus, you'll greatly appreciate the more modern games when you get around to them. If you start with the modern games, you'll probably never muster up the skill to finish the older ones

>>16690115
>>16690134
The idea that the first five games aren't canon is a misconception, events from these games are mentioned, although only a handful of times, in later works.

I'd say they're worth checking out. LLS and MS in particular are pretty great; I consider LLS to be the best game in the series for beginners. I'm not find of the first three games at all, but you might see something in them that I don't.

Neko Project and T98 are more accurate emulators that lag on weaker systems and Anex is inaccurate but is easier to run. Instructions on how to install everything should be in the English patch pack

>>16690564
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>>16690617
>The idea that the first five games aren't canon is a misconception
No, it's a stated fact.

Thing is at best you can think of them as maybe canonical, but mostly not. ZUN practically wants them forgotten and it almost feels like he accepted the idea that some of it might still be canon because of getting bothered about it. From his statements and actions (you can't even buy th1-5 and he hardly addresses them beyond music references) it feels more like, well, what he said in the first place: that he cut away and started fresh with the franchise, keeping a few old elements to remind people it was still the "same" series of games.

That said I think they're worth playing out of interest but that mostly they're not too fun to play. Never really understood people saying you should START with them, since the franchise as it is now is rather unlike those first five games, in spirit, setting, gameplay, character, and so on. Interesting seeing how danmaku has always been a thing, though.

>>16690115
That's a really cute Sakuya.