DLW Sanae & Seija Easy Time Stop Route

~~~~~  STAGE 1  ~~~~~

ASPECT SHIFT "QUANTITATIVE INVOCATION"

Mostly identical to the No Time Stop route, but prioritize Aspect Shift duration over spell card bonuses.



~~~~~  STAGE 2  ~~~~~

ASPECT SHIFT "QUANTITATIVE INVOCATION"

Mostly identical to the No Time Stop route, but prioritize Aspect Shift duration over spell card bonuses.
(Ok, maybe no need to waste time on Withdrawal, it's probably not worth it if it's only ~30 more graze.)



~~~~~  STAGE 3  ~~~~~

ASPECT SHIFT "QUANTITATIVE INVOCATION"

Mostly identical to the No Time Stop route, but prioritize Aspect Shift duration over spell card bonuses.
(I think grazing Acytota Spell1 and Spell3 is worth it, hard to say for sure.)



~~~~~  STAGE 4  ~~~~~

ASPECT SHIFT "QUANTITATIVE INVOCATION"
Since the Aspect Shift will be manually ended after the Time Stop, prioritize point items on this stage.
Remember to capture every spell card (except for Spell1, of course).

This stage section is mostly identical to the No Time Stop route, but you kill more enemies for point items.
Kill the spirits before the aimed lasers, the spirits on the left or right side of the screen on the section with spirits that spawn at the edges of the screen, and all the enemies you would normally kill in non-Time Stop routes.
Graze the aimed lasers and other bullets for raw PIV and to extend the Aspect Shift until the Time Stop.

Sakuya/Reisen Non1 - Just time it out, this one gives barely any graze.
Sakuya/Reisen Spell1 - Manually cancel the Aspect Shift the moment Sakuya stops time to get Time Stop. Do it on the final time stop (if possible, try at least on one of the later ones) to get a better first Aspect Shift bonus. For extra optimization, graze the lasers until then for some raw PIV.
Sakuya/Reisen Non2 - Check if items fly out of Sakuya and Reisen, or if they all stay on top of them. If the latter, you got Time Stop. ASPECT SHIFT "QUANTITATIVE INVOCATION". Graze the red knife spawns a bit, then the red knife circle, then Reisen for a bit, then repeat.
Sakuya/Reisen Spell2 - Spawngraze Reisen for two waves, then move with her to the other side.
Sakuya/Reisen Non3 - Spawngraze Reisen, then graze the nearest knives once they start moving.
Sakuya/Reisen Spell4 (Relative Velocity) - Spawngraze Reisen, but stand a bit diagonal up-inwards of the laser spawnpoint so you can graze lasers to the other side.
Sakuya/Reisen Spell5 (Level 11 Miniature Black Hole) - Spawngraze Sakuya.

Grab every item before ending the stage (preferably before the Aspect Shift ends).


~~~~~  STAGE 5  ~~~~~

ASPECT SHIFT "QUANTITATIVE INVOCATION"
Try to defeat enemies for some extra AS duration, but always prioritize graze.
Remember to capture every spell card.

Stand on top of the first blue square, don't move from there as the second blue square spawns in the exact same location.
Graze the orange bullets that transform and come down, then the red amulets, then the fairies, then repeat. The final fairies can be safely shot at with Seija.
Graze the yin-yangs at the top of the screen, then near the middle left, then on the left (stand on top of the middle one).
Graze the purple arrow yin-yangs left and right.
More orange bullets, another blue square.

Nunokae Midnon - Graze the center, try to graze the lasers.
Nunokae Midspell - Graze the center. She moves a lot during this spell.

Follow the purple bullets and shoot down enemies, graze some arrows at the end.
Graze the stars inbetween them.
Graze the yin-yangs at the top left of the screen, then top middle, then top left, then top middle.
Death fairy - graze the first one; alternate between the four; go in a tilted 8 figure; graze around the inner square then inside it, start killing them immediately after the 5th pulse.

Kiseki Non1 - Line up during the dialogue, then graze from the center down.
Kiseki Spell1 - Start on the top-left saw, graze counter-clockwise, graze the center. Mirror the pattern every other wave.
Kiseki Non2 - Graz one of the saws.
Kiseki Spell2 - Graze the center. Careful with the capture, the saws can get in the way.
Kiseki Non3 - Graze the red amulets near Kiseki, then either the ones further away or the blue triangles.
Kiseki Spell3 - Graze wherever the most saws are, probably near Kiseki.
Kiseki Spell4 - Graze the center, skip to the final phase ASAP. Sanae's shotgun does more damage than Seija.



~~~~~  STAGE 6  ~~~~~

ASPECT SHIFT "CHEATING OUT OF BOUNDS"
Since the Aspect Shift will be manually ended after the Time Stop, prioritize point items on this stage.
Remember to capture every spell card.

Use Seija's shot to kill enemies behind you, and Sanae's if you need a wider shot. Repeat for the second enemy wave.
Kill the spirits spawning in a heart pattern.
Stand in the center during the background tile section.
Defeat all the enemies. Use Sanae's shot for the enemies that spawn at the bottom of the screen.
Graze the heart for raw PIV, then chase the butterfly bullets for more graze.

Aimi Non1 - Graze the center.
Aimi Spell1 - Speedkill. Sanae's shotgun does more damage than Seija.
Aimi Non2 - Graze the center.
Aimi Spell2 - Speedkill.
Aimi Non3 - Graze the center.
Aimi Spell3 - YOU'LL BECOME VULNERABLE AGAIN AFTER THE FIRST TIME STOP! Play it safe, and get Time Stop again by capturing the spell one frame before a tile shuffle.
Aimi Non4 - Check if items fly out of Aimi, or if they all stay on top of her. If the latter, you got Time Stop. ASPECT SHIFT "QUANTITATIVE INVOCATION". Spin around the hearts and lasers, grazing as much as you can.
Aimi Spell4 - Stand on top of Kiseki for her first attack, then stand on top of Aimi for the rest of the spell.
Aimi Spell5 - Blue phase: start on the bottom right, follow the lasers counter-clockwise, stay on top of Kiseki for the rest of this spell's phase (follow her along the corner of the square), finish the spell on this phase. Red phase: start on the bottom left, follow the lasers clockwise, stay on top of Kiseki for the rest of this spell's phase (stay in the middle of the square).
Aimi Spell6 - Graze the center, skip to the final phase ASAP.



~~~~~  ASPECT SHIFT "DREAM LOGICAL WORLD"  ~~~~~

Reimu - Graze the center.
Kasen - Graze the center.
Marisa - Focus on shooting the enemies and grazing stray bullets if possible, avoid collecting items if possible
Yuuka - Spin around the center.
Sakuya - Graze the center while shooting.
Reisen - Graze the center, don't shoot.
Sanae - Graze just above the center.
Seija - Graze just below the center.
Youmu - Follow the spiral while shooting.
Koishi - Graze just below the center.
Aya - Graze the center.
Kosuzu - Graze the center.
Aspect Shift "Eastern Aspects of Existence" - Collect the point items at the start of this phase (when you get Reisen's AS for double score), then graze the center while shooting.

Collect any leftover items before the credits start.