It's been a while since a small time CZcamsr has impressed me, but this video is so well edited I can''t helpbt see what you've got up your sleeve, never mind giving me a new incentive to pick up SkyDrift again. Autoplay actually delivering quality content, go figure!
Thanks! It makes me glad that people are enjoying those videos as well, as I spend quite a lot of time on them. That being said, I would've done this one faster if Skydrift let me go in the first place. 😉 And yeah, autoplay tends to be a little random but sometimes, it works!
Speaking on behalf of someone that is actively in the community, the entirety of us are quite friendly, and there’s a LARGE mix of people to come find! Despite the three (and Alice) listed as the Cool Kids Club being the fastest, that’s not at all a testament to what this game has. As Surnist said, it’s all a matter of preference! I’m guilty of adding to the Alice train myself as someone who plays Clownpiece and Alice. But it’s a chaotic combo that I happen to enjoy, but that’s beside the point. The clips of Megamia are from tournament, however she is actually a double Marisa player online, and usually one of the fastest racers in the community in and of itself. She knows the ins and outs of each track and is friendly to all new players should you have questions. But she’s not the only one. There’s plenty of people. And if you’re worried about it being too competitive? Dont be, it may end up that way, but it’s a learning curve that helps and progresses somewhat naturally, you don’t need to sit in TA for hours a day to learn. I didn’t have to, and even then there are people who simply play to have some fun in the lobby with the amount of last word variety there is to choose from! From Marisa’s signature Master Spark that can cross the entire course, or as I dub it, a “Rainbow Colored Stop Sign”, to the intensity of Seija’s Reverse Heiarchy, acting as a pseudo-Lightning bolt that completely removes items, and even last words from everyone in the lobby. Futo has a fast last word that makes everything as chaotic as it can get, providing her 16 Bombs... which in and of itself has a LOT of creativity, with each course having better spots. But that’s for a day of its own. Then there’s characters like Clownpiece, Kokoro and Sanae, with last words that target first place specifically, and Yukari. Who cheats. Literally, teleporting people up a few spots, never truly leaving them out of the race If you need a break from the chaos, Tenshi and Reisen have last words that grant immunity to all damage, auto activating when you get hit to provide you a break for that brief period of time. It definitely helps. Ah, long tangent isn’t it? Simply put this is a community ive come to love, and I know others will too! The matchmaking is free to ping, and even if it’s slow I haven’t seen a day go by without some sort of conversation going on in the server. There’s currently signups for a tournament going on, a 3v3 team tournament where you can grab some friends, or meet new ones, and dive right in! But that may be outdated by the time you read this. It does however, mean that the community still has tournaments to unlock, with natural progression in terms of points and rankings! If someone says a character isn’t the best, but you adore them, pick them anyway! Nothing is stopping you from winning, it may be hard at first, but once you have a bit of a grasp, things will be within reach in a matter of time. The ones with higher skill will actively try and help those who wish to learn more, as a Switch Phantasm by the name of Kradfiz also actively slows down in races to show newer players shortcuts, even without being in server! Friendly Suwako. And yes. You can Mario Kart and be Mario Karted. But that’s just part of the fun of the game, I say, as someone who deliberately ruins first places day as a Clownpiece player. And ruins everyone else’s when I’m in first with an Alice last word. Competitively Chaotic~ Do join us and our little community of fun. Surnist did a fantastic job representing what the game has to offer for you, and how much fun it is as a whole. Every combo had a spot, it’s just a matter of the way you use them! (Note of Bias: Embers of Blazing Hell isn’t that bad... you can use a Cradle (Red Spiral) to hop onto a latter half of the spiral if you use it at the ramp at the beginning after the three hooked curves. The upwards spiral can be skipped that way. This is a cut that will save you some pain. I love the course itself though.) I’ve rambled long enough, I just also appreciate this game and everyone thats apart of it! The video is fantastic, and do join with us! Even if you don’t plan on getting it instantly. [Also PS4 has no cross play. Make of that what you will.]
Just read the entire paragraph and you pretty much summarized everything about the game in one comment. Though it's true that Embers isn't that bad, but first impressions can often last long~ 🙃
Another great video ! I personally think that it's really rare in general to find Touhou videos of such quality on youtube. You really put a lot of effort into your videos. The editing is excellent. I really like all these little details you hide and these stories you created with the characters in the background. I think a lot of people didn't notice the pretty in-game panoramas of the maps you also made. I really like your analysis, you explain really well why racing games are so fun and rich in terms of playstyles, mechanics... Skydrift even pushes us to play characters that are not necessarily our favorites. Indeed, the community behind the game is really nice too, it's really cool that they indirectly helped you make this video. It's really this aspect we love in the Touhou fandom. Thank you for offering us once again an excellent video ! It's always a joy to watch and I don't think I'm the only one.
Thanks Hiskov, I'm trying my best when it comes to editing though I doubt the video is perfect. Still, as long as you enjoy it, that's really all that matters! And yeah, it's really nice that the community is still active after all those years, it made everything much easier and it's pretty fun to try and beat them at the game. :)
Great video, man! Your editing always surprises me, and the script was super tight! Always a good time to get destroyed in races with ya lol, we gotta play again sometime.
It's been a while since I last played SkyDrift. Back then the character and map pools were a lot smaller tho. And while I do understand the appeal of the game, it being the only 2hu racing game I know of, it was still a bit too clunky and stiff for me. After all the game is categorically a kart racer and kart racers used to be my blood and soul back in the day. There were however positive surprises. The Hakugyokurou map for instance was super fun and had the de facto banger bgm. Maybe I'll retry the game seeing how much more content it's gotten.
Yeah, the game used to be a little bit janky, but it's much less stiff now since there are a lot more speedy characters and abilities in general. And the maps are definitely the highlight of the game, though it mainly comes from the colour composition since it can be pretty polygonal at some points. :)
Koishi's last word is a good way to handicap others but Seija's is pretty much unavoidable unless you've got an elixir when it is triggered. Though some last words can also protect you from them, so it's not as busted as it might seem.
I'm actually gonna get Skydrift for the Switch so that I can play it with my sisters and friends. Most Touhou games and Touhou spinoffs and fangames, even the very good ones, I always default to PC. But it's good enough that putting it on a console for multiplayer feels natural. The editing is so good...
Thank you, though I believe the editing could have been better but it's better to take everyone else's word. 😀 As for playing the game on Switch, I didn't have this luxury, but since it's cross-compatible with the PC version, it's still possible to get some games easily. Regarding fangames, that's also because most of them aren't on consoles and are only available in Japanese, so it's harder to get a grasp on them.
Alice isn't exactly the fastest though, if I remember correctly, Funky Kong was extremely good due to his speed and boost speed. Which would be more along the lines of Cirno and Suika.
I had bought this game and Kandawaga jetgirls on the same day during a sale needless to say, Kandawaga jetgirls is both no longer installed and remains my most regrettable phurchase of 2021 while i’ve been playing plenty of Skydrift whenever i need a racing game fix. it’s not as shiny As kandawaga girls but it is a nearly infinitely better racing game
i dont think balance really matters for a racing game. just look at mario kart wii, theres a total of 2 viable character/kart combos and yet people still play it competitively to this day
It's still necessary in some way though. Sure Mario Kart Wii still has some competitive action but it's mostly out of love for the game itself and the broad amount of people who played the game in the first place.
Within the option menu of the game, you should be able to set the graphics settings to the lowest possible. Though I don't remember the game being too demanding.
I can definitely understand you don't like my style of editing, however I've had plenty of other comments telling me that they enjoy the video editing. Besides, that's my own way to do things, and it'd be hard to change just for one person.
2 years and we still miss you bro
I remember going mental on the cirno stage, goddam that stage was fucked up
I mean, it's hard at first, but it becomes the best stage once you got a grip on the controls.
I saw you in Asprey's lobbies when he was streaming this lol. I knew you'd make a video about this game
Yeah, those streams are always a good occasion to play with others, though it can sometimes make you lose track of time.
God, I Really Enjoy Your Videos, You Really Do An Awesome Job Doing These.
Please Keep It Up With This Amazing Job
Thanks, will try to keep it up! Though I will probably not post them as often now since things are happening IRL. Still glad you're enjoying them!
The editing and background details are something else on top of this being an informative video about the game. Great work overall.
This is a golden game, i hope they added local splitscreen multiplayer :3
Yeah, local multiplayer is a thing!
I've heard of it, I've never played it, but if I have money I might will.
Also yay, another good video from Surnist.
Yeah, the price is a thing that can detract people from the game...but it's pretty fun once you get how the game works. But in any case, thanks Ultra!
It's been a while since a small time CZcamsr has impressed me, but this video is so well edited I can''t helpbt see what you've got up your sleeve, never mind giving me a new incentive to pick up SkyDrift again.
Autoplay actually delivering quality content, go figure!
Thanks! It makes me glad that people are enjoying those videos as well, as I spend quite a lot of time on them. That being said, I would've done this one faster if Skydrift let me go in the first place. 😉
And yeah, autoplay tends to be a little random but sometimes, it works!
Speaking on behalf of someone that is actively in the community, the entirety of us are quite friendly, and there’s a LARGE mix of people to come find! Despite the three (and Alice) listed as the Cool Kids Club being the fastest, that’s not at all a testament to what this game has. As Surnist said, it’s all a matter of preference!
I’m guilty of adding to the Alice train myself as someone who plays Clownpiece and Alice. But it’s a chaotic combo that I happen to enjoy, but that’s beside the point. The clips of Megamia are from tournament, however she is actually a double Marisa player online, and usually one of the fastest racers in the community in and of itself. She knows the ins and outs of each track and is friendly to all new players should you have questions. But she’s not the only one. There’s plenty of people.
And if you’re worried about it being too competitive? Dont be, it may end up that way, but it’s a learning curve that helps and progresses somewhat naturally, you don’t need to sit in TA for hours a day to learn. I didn’t have to, and even then there are people who simply play to have some fun in the lobby with the amount of last word variety there is to choose from! From Marisa’s signature Master Spark that can cross the entire course, or as I dub it, a “Rainbow Colored Stop Sign”, to the intensity of Seija’s Reverse Heiarchy, acting as a pseudo-Lightning bolt that completely removes items, and even last words from everyone in the lobby. Futo has a fast last word that makes everything as chaotic as it can get, providing her 16 Bombs... which in and of itself has a LOT of creativity, with each course having better spots. But that’s for a day of its own. Then there’s characters like Clownpiece, Kokoro and Sanae, with last words that target first place specifically, and Yukari.
Who cheats. Literally, teleporting people up a few spots, never truly leaving them out of the race
If you need a break from the chaos, Tenshi and Reisen have last words that grant immunity to all damage, auto activating when you get hit to provide you a break for that brief period of time. It definitely helps.
Ah, long tangent isn’t it? Simply put this is a community ive come to love, and I know others will too! The matchmaking is free to ping, and even if it’s slow I haven’t seen a day go by without some sort of conversation going on in the server. There’s currently signups for a tournament going on, a 3v3 team tournament where you can grab some friends, or meet new ones, and dive right in! But that may be outdated by the time you read this. It does however, mean that the community still has tournaments to unlock, with natural progression in terms of points and rankings!
If someone says a character isn’t the best, but you adore them, pick them anyway! Nothing is stopping you from winning, it may be hard at first, but once you have a bit of a grasp, things will be within reach in a matter of time. The ones with higher skill will actively try and help those who wish to learn more, as a Switch Phantasm by the name of Kradfiz also actively slows down in races to show newer players shortcuts, even without being in server! Friendly Suwako.
And yes.
You can Mario Kart and be Mario Karted. But that’s just part of the fun of the game, I say, as someone who deliberately ruins first places day as a Clownpiece player. And ruins everyone else’s when I’m in first with an Alice last word. Competitively Chaotic~
Do join us and our little community of fun. Surnist did a fantastic job representing what the game has to offer for you, and how much fun it is as a whole. Every combo had a spot, it’s just a matter of the way you use them!
(Note of Bias: Embers of Blazing Hell isn’t that bad... you can use a Cradle (Red Spiral) to hop onto a latter half of the spiral if you use it at the ramp at the beginning after the three hooked curves. The upwards spiral can be skipped that way. This is a cut that will save you some pain. I love the course itself though.)
I’ve rambled long enough, I just also appreciate this game and everyone thats apart of it! The video is fantastic, and do join with us! Even if you don’t plan on getting it instantly.
[Also PS4 has no cross play. Make of that what you will.]
Just read the entire paragraph and you pretty much summarized everything about the game in one comment.
Though it's true that Embers isn't that bad, but first impressions can often last long~ 🙃
Another great video !
I personally think that it's really rare in general to find Touhou videos of such quality on youtube. You really put a lot of effort into your videos. The editing is excellent. I really like all these little details you hide and these stories you created with the characters in the background. I think a lot of people didn't notice the pretty in-game panoramas of the maps you also made.
I really like your analysis, you explain really well why racing games are so fun and rich in terms of playstyles, mechanics... Skydrift even pushes us to play characters that are not necessarily our favorites.
Indeed, the community behind the game is really nice too, it's really cool that they indirectly helped you make this video. It's really this aspect we love in the Touhou fandom.
Thank you for offering us once again an excellent video ! It's always a joy to watch and I don't think I'm the only one.
Thanks Hiskov, I'm trying my best when it comes to editing though I doubt the video is perfect. Still, as long as you enjoy it, that's really all that matters!
And yeah, it's really nice that the community is still active after all those years, it made everything much easier and it's pretty fun to try and beat them at the game. :)
It’s been almost 2 years, I’m worried. Where have you been?
Please come back
Don't worry, I haven't left.
@@Surnist Just remembered you were gonna talk about that one show
Girls are preparing, please wait warmly...
@brain ded celestial Let's say it's closer to the end than it is from the beginning, that's for sure.
Great video, man! Your editing always surprises me, and the script was super tight!
Always a good time to get destroyed in races with ya lol, we gotta play again sometime.
It's been a while since I last played SkyDrift. Back then the character and map pools were a lot smaller tho. And while I do understand the appeal of the game, it being the only 2hu racing game I know of, it was still a bit too clunky and stiff for me. After all the game is categorically a kart racer and kart racers used to be my blood and soul back in the day. There were however positive surprises. The Hakugyokurou map for instance was super fun and had the de facto banger bgm. Maybe I'll retry the game seeing how much more content it's gotten.
Yeah, the game used to be a little bit janky, but it's much less stiff now since there are a lot more speedy characters and abilities in general.
And the maps are definitely the highlight of the game, though it mainly comes from the colour composition since it can be pretty polygonal at some points. :)
Touhou characters riding each other?
Hell yeah. I’ll take a look at Gensou Skydrift.
That phrasing tho lol
this channel is so high quality
Yeah the music does slap, it slaps really hard.
Also I think that that koishi and seija Is a busted combo with their last words
Koishi's last word is a good way to handicap others but Seija's is pretty much unavoidable unless you've got an elixir when it is triggered.
Though some last words can also protect you from them, so it's not as busted as it might seem.
Nice video! This game deserves more love.
I really love the game and the music I hope you enjoy the game too
I honestly love your editing style! :)
I'm actually gonna get Skydrift for the Switch so that I can play it with my sisters and friends. Most Touhou games and Touhou spinoffs and fangames, even the very good ones, I always default to PC. But it's good enough that putting it on a console for multiplayer feels natural.
The editing is so good...
Thank you, though I believe the editing could have been better but it's better to take everyone else's word. 😀
As for playing the game on Switch, I didn't have this luxury, but since it's cross-compatible with the PC version, it's still possible to get some games easily. Regarding fangames, that's also because most of them aren't on consoles and are only available in Japanese, so it's harder to get a grasp on them.
So what i got from the video: Game is real cool, and Alice is Funky Kong with the Flame Runner
i imagine a mod where funky is in the game as a playable character
Alice isn't exactly the fastest though, if I remember correctly, Funky Kong was extremely good due to his speed and boost speed. Which would be more along the lines of Cirno and Suika.
There is alot of high quality edits in this video
just found your channel today, touhou content creators really just have a higher standard to their videos huh
Neat video.
Damn how did i only find this channel yesterday?
You alright?
As a not native English person, your montage Is faster than gensou skydrift
Damn if only i had the money
loli surfing, the game
So when we gonna install some ping pong table size wings to the characters for better downforce?
The hard stage in this game is misty Lake raceway
It can be tricky, but wouldn't call it the hardest in the game.
@@Surnist true the game is not hard I'm just talking about that one stage that's it
*MARIO KART......ZUN EDITION*
I had bought this game and Kandawaga jetgirls on the same day during a sale
needless to say, Kandawaga jetgirls is both no longer installed and remains my most regrettable phurchase of 2021 while i’ve been playing plenty of Skydrift whenever i need a racing game fix. it’s not as shiny As kandawaga girls but it is a nearly infinitely better racing game
I partially blame Sony for ruining this game but even without their interference it still would be a subpar racing game
Wait what touhou character is that girl with the purple hair in your into
It's Iku Nagae.
@@Surnist ah OK thanos thanks you will be part of the half don't won't be erased for your kindness
i dont think balance really matters for a racing game. just look at mario kart wii, theres a total of 2 viable character/kart combos and yet people still play it competitively to this day
It's still necessary in some way though. Sure Mario Kart Wii still has some competitive action but it's mostly out of love for the game itself and the broad amount of people who played the game in the first place.
Hello. Is there a way to make the game run with as low settings as possible? My laptop is heating up uncomfortably running this game ☹☹
Within the option menu of the game, you should be able to set the graphics settings to the lowest possible. Though I don't remember the game being too demanding.
This is just mario kart.
Ofc, it's enjoyable
Oh believe me, there are some differences with Mario Kart, though it's only visible once you have control of the characters.
0:06 which touhou game is this? i'm talking about the switch one
It's Touhou Spell Bubble, a game made by Taito.
@@Surnist Taito... you mean THE Taito videogame company?
What about lostword?
Can you do it?
No, I won't be talking about Lost Word.
I didn't like the game at all, even while it wasn't released in the west.
please don't follow your every word with a picture, it looks horrible
I can definitely understand you don't like my style of editing, however I've had plenty of other comments telling me that they enjoy the video editing. Besides, that's my own way to do things, and it'd be hard to change just for one person.