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That defeats the whole purpose. I'm trying to learn the story and lore and get decent at bullethells. 
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Shmups are mostly pattern recognition, so once you get good at one Touhou game, it doesn't mean the rest come easy, unfortunately. You won't get lore through the games though because it's as cryptic as the Rosetta Stone.