No.108939
I wanna play Touhou Genso Wanderer on my PS Vita, unfortunately there seems to be something wrong with the battery (it takes a really long time to charge)...
No.108941
Anyone here tried the Minoriko Homestead farming game?
It seems pretty early in development but it's being actively updated and has regular blogposts from the dev.
I've been thinking of getting it but the devs behind the Mystia Izakaya game are also working on an Aki farming game and now that Blooming Soul has a release date, they might put more resources into it.
No.108943
>>108938>>108940>>108942This game would be a lot cooler if it included characters from more games other than the massively overrepresented EoSD - UFO era (and the few PC-98 extras it sprinkled in).
No.108944
>>108943I thought the games were made in that era...
No.108945
10 desires: 1) recognize Ten Desires
No.108970
>>108938Oh hey, I just started playing this!
I'm like 4 chapters into Reimu's route
No.108981
>>108941I started the Minorika one, but got distracted because of the horribly grating system sound piercing my ears. I was able to fix it, but just didn't go back to it yet.
I feel kind of hesitant because I didn't know it was Early Access...
No.108982
>>108944>>108943Yeah you have to realize the first game released in 2010 and Complete Box didn't release until 2017. Considering the massive amount of content we got in just 7 years, it's also impressive they managed to include PC98 on top of that
No.108983
>>108943>EoSD - UFO eraThe Good Era
No.109002
>>108941I tried very little of it. I thought it was very charming and that the dialogue was great but actually wrapping my head around the game felt a bit obtuse. I may pick it back up soon and ask people how to play or something, because it didn't put much effort into tutorializing.
No.109009
and I saw it
No.109441
I started playing FMW last night. I love the characterization, the dialogue is super charming.
No.109497
>>109495You're a good greener, I'll give you that.
No.109504
>>109501I'm too tired to go much into detail, but it's an old /jp/ thing about reacting to people using quote arrows not to quote but instead to greentext. Kind of surprised no one said "Who are you quoting?"
No.109507
>>109495Who the FUCK are you quoting
No.109508
>>109501People here use greentexting for actual direct quoting and yentexting (
>>109498) for implying. Yentexting is done by just putting the yen symbol instead of the arrow.
No.109509
>>109508I don't have a yen symbol on my keyboard...
No.109510
>>109509You can copy it from anywhere and use it that way, though there was also a simple key combination to produce it in the post window. I forgot that one, though..
No.109511
I still got the grease/tampermonkey script for yenning, I just don't know how to export it...
No.109513
>>109512Kissu is so advanced..
No.109515
>>109508Oh, I see. Thanks for the heads up
No.109540
>>109498who are you purpling
No.109550
>>109495>>109495Steam says I have 20 hours, I didn't get anything done this weekend. The more I play it the more I love it, I think the 4/jp/ anon that said this is one of the greatest Touhou fanworks ever made might be right.
No.109675
>>109674So uhh... something you guys haven't mentioned here is what type of game it is since I've only seen text boxes. What genre is it?
No.109678
>>109675It's fantasy maiden wars dream of the stray dreamer
The genre is strategy RPG and it takes a lot of influence from the super robot wars games
There's technically a few different games in the series but they've all been compiled into complete box which is basically one big super game
No.109679
>>109678Oh, neat. So something like Shining Force or Fire Emblem? Hmm.... that does sound intriguing, but I'm already procrastinating on finishing so many games!
No.109748
>>109744I've been very busy lately but it's rare people glaze a fangame this much so I'll give it a shot as soon as I can
No.109754
>>109748There's a free demo that serves as a really good sample, it's what made me buy it immediately.
No.109755
>>109744>>109754That actually looks really cool, gotta check it out soon. Thanks!
No.109756
>>109755No problem, by the way I forgot to warn but this game is best played with a controller.
Oh and the very first time you load into level 1 it's going to lag for a few seconds, but this always happens no matter how good your rig is and it only happens once per play session so don't get spooked by it.
No.109764
>>109763That looks like every Touhou fangame ever, it's probably still good don't get me wrong, but I'm stick of nearly every game being either a 2D platformer or a 2D turn-based RPG. How do people not get tired of this?
No.109765
>>109764Aside from the fact Labyrinth of Touhou is basically
the Touhou RPG fangame series, I think most people just don't mind because fangames have such a wide variety of genre and experience anyway
No.109767
>>109764What do you want then?
No.109771
I'm surprised there aren't more first person Touhou fangames, especially with the recent surge of fast paced senpai shooters in the last 5 years.
The only FPS I can think of is I Am Sakuya which was released not that long ago.
No.109772
>>109744So I gave the demo for Dystopian a try just now. I can't say I feel the same, as I'm sadly just not one for roguelites or most 3d action games. That said, I would still at least tell people the demo is worth giving a shot to see for themselves.
No.109773
>>109765>Labyrinth of Touhou is basically the Touhou RPG fangame seriesAre you sure that's not Gensou Wanderer? Or Fantasy Maiden Wars? Or Puppet Dance Performance? Or Touhou Mother?
Do you see what I mean? It's not that any of these are bad, quite the contrary, I've sunken a lot of hours in many of them, but some variety would be nice. There are still a lot of untapped potential genres that I feel like we're missing out on.
>>109767Literally anything else but those two genres, they're so oversaturated it's beginning to feel like slop everytime I see a new fangame in those genres get released.
No.109774
>>109773>Do you see what I mean?Not exactly because I did say fangames have a wide variety of genre despite that. It's just natural some will get more entries than others. You still have the likes of Mystia's Izakaya, Little Doll Queen, Hero of Ice Fairy, Rhythm Carnival, Gensou Skydrift, Fumo Racing, Minoriko's Homestead Harvest, etc.
I also think it's a bit uncharitable to lump by genre altogether like that. Luna Nights and Megamari don't play the same at all. Artificial Dream in Arcadia and Fantasy Maiden Wars aren't even close in terms of experience either.
No.109782
>>109773Your unwillingness to find countless games that already exist is not an issue with the game, it's an issue with you. But you should be sure to email the dev and tell him he should actually be making an entirely different game instead of what he wants to make.
No.109791
>>109773>Literally anything else but those two genres, they're so oversaturated it's beginning to feel like slop everytime I see a new fangame in those genres get released.I found out about this list recently
https://store.steampowered.com/curator/34784046-Touhou-Curator/It has every game's genre listed, so give it a look. There should be at least one game here that interests you.
No.109932
Is The Outsider Who Loved Gensokyo any good? I've been yearning for a Touhou VN for years now and this seems like the closest thing.
No.109944
>>109932I've never even heard of this before, but the premise seems genuinely interesting. I was always somewhat curious if there was ever a Touhou vn where the concept wasn't lowballing itself and this might be it. I'll check it out
No.109945
>>109944I eventually got around to playing it, I'm still kind of early into it but aside from some amateur-ish writing (which, to be honest, I can excuse since this seems to be a very old project) it seems interesting, it tries to mix RPG elements with VNs. I'll come back to this post when I've progressed further.
No.109946
>>109945You got a download? I can't find one
No.109947
>>109946He post updated versions on the description of his YT channel. This one is days old apparently:
https://www.youtube.com/@catboyjeremie/videosI reccomend using the MEGA link, mediafire gave me a 3 day download...
No.109948
>>109947Oh I was just a little skeptical and assumed those were update files and not game files. As the latest
is called YoumuYukari2026. I'll try from there, thank you
No.109949
Took a pause from Outsider Who Loved Gensokyo real quick to just say
I wasn't expecting the game to use this track lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyvMKX_jozg No.109950
About an hour into Outsider Who Loved Gensokyo. I think it's fairly misleading to call this a VN when it's more like RPG. I also wouldn't go as far as to say it even really has VN elements when they're more like normal adventure game elements at that.
Game itself is passable but lacks a real hook IMO
No.109951
>>109950Yeah I felt the same when I tried it, it's definitely closer to being an RPG than a VN but it does genuinely seem to be a mix of the two, hence me saying it's the
closest thing to one I was able to find. I do wish it leaned more into the VN side of things, though.
I did progress my relationship with a few of the characters, though.
No.109953
>>109950>>109951Again, it definitely has some VN elements. More RPG than VN, but still.
It's an interesting mix, to say the least... I would've preferred a pure VN (how the hell do we not have one yet by the way?) but this is good enough for me.
No.109962
>>109764Pure vn means we would need a writer who's passionate enough first, meeting their own standards second, willing to advertise third, and able to capture their audience fourth.
To be brutally honest, I've never seen a Touhou fan (or most otaku) write fiction on a level that requires high skill. But that's something I hope to change in the next handful of years if possible.
No.109970
>>108938Is there a touhou grand strategy game
No.109974
>>109971Apparently people really liked the Age of Ethanols games
No.109991
>>109962I'm kind of considering doing it, but it's not happening anytime soon as I first need to get actual writing experience and map stuff out.
No.110004
>>109991In my very humble and limited opinion, it's harder to write high-concept fanfiction than it is original fiction.
Original fiction you can kind of just do whatever you want. Tell whatever story you want. Fanfiction you'd assume you can do the same at first, until you realize you can't. You
have to work with a story that's already defined in many ways out of your control. So most ideas you'd have otherwise are already at major risk of not being congruent. The IP having a defined identity already limits the range of stories that are appropriate to tell. It's why you'll maybe find stories about Superman having an identity crisis without powers, but never about him going through different time periods to seek wisdom in religious philosophy. Fanfictions depend on the unique mileage they gain off a pre-existing foundation. And I strongly feel that's why Touhou fanfictions are limited in the way they are.
Of course, while there is no such thing as a limit to your skill level in creative writing, that also doesn't change the fact you'd have to accommodate much harder for consistency.
Me personally, I've written some things here and there. And I even have a full novel planned out. But as far as my Touhou fanfiction idea goes, I've been stuck on the mapping phase forever. I want it to be high-concept and it's definitely getting there. But holy kuso it's been annoyingly hard to figure out piece by piece.
No.110064
It's been 4 days since then
>>109676 and I'm now on chapter 40, I completely abandoned the two gacha I was playing over it too, the full battle between Marisa's group vs reimu's is too kino
No.110065
>>110004>it's harder to write high-concept fanfiction than it is original fiction.Only if you dont include the caveat of it being well written
>but never about him going through different time periods to seek wisdom in religious philosophyThere are fanfictions about that
There are fanfictions about sonic converting into a muslim in medieval times too
No.110070
>>110065Gonna move the discussion here to avoid off topic
>>108473 No.110077
>>110075I tried looking it up there but I couldn't find a download option
No.110477
So apparently youzi (creator of Mystia's Izakaya) just released an early access build of Blooming Soul. It's a 2d action platformer starring Hata no Kokoro. Haven't gotten a chance to try it yet but I will soon.
https://fixupx.com/youziKK/status/2018646097728774290store.steampowered.com/app/1970030/
No.110478
>>110477>2d action platformeraaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
HHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!
No.110480
>>110478It looks pretty! Not a fan of the genre?
It would be great if it was Metroidvania, but I'm guessing it would be called a Matroidvania if it was one of them?
No.110481
>>110478You've had enough days to complain about this. Let it go somewhere else, man.
No.110483
So I gave Blooming Soul 1 a try. Here's my review
¥Game still has no English option, which apparently won't be out for the next month or two, so I only tried the tutorial
¥The change in format from Mystia's Izakaya allows for the visuals to have wider range of motion and details. youzi being the sprite god he is makes fantastic use of this, which makes feedback all the better in the actual game
¥I assume the game will mostly be gauntlets in a sort of beat'em up style. Given all the customization options they introduce to you at the beginning, I can see this lasting for a decent 10-20 hours
Also I didn't know apparently there was a Blooming Soul 2. Funny how that's a sequel despite seeming like such a radically different game altogether. That's out on Steam in English but I'm very biased against survivor-likes and roguelikes that can't be enjoyed without the roguelike element, so I don't think I'll be trying that
No.110983
>>110659She's just looking after your health, anon
No.111134
>>1110412026 can't get any worse.
No.111588
>>110987I hope it'll hold up against Stardew, it looks good enough to.
No.112098
>>110483>apparently there was a Blooming Soul 2That's Blooming Chaos 2, it's a different series.
No.112099
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3774440/TOHOTOPIA/New 4X game, a demo is out already.
The genre is not my cup of tea, but those designs are stylish as fuck.
No.112117
>>112098Oh. Kuso. I don't know how that one got by me. Thanks for the correction
No.112118
>>112099I gave this a try last night. It was my first time ever trying a 4X game and this ended up being a great first impression. Took me about a good 30 minutes to figure out what exactly the game wanted from me. But after that, it became really fun. It's one of those games that can easily be addicting because of how easy it is to do better, and how many ways there are to do better. Surprisingly chill for how deep and competitive the gameplay is. Instant day 1 buy for me tbh.
I also hope they add more factions. I want a Hakurei faction, personally.
No.112122
>>112099¥Egyptian faction¥Not NarekoYeah I mean we literally just got a fucking egyptianhu this year but I guess forcing the SDMslop into your game is more important isn't it.
Gotta put the SDM crew in egyptian outfits even though they worshipped the FUCKING SUN. And let's give them all a tan while we're at it, vampires LOVE tanning.
No.112124
>>112122They might have started development before TH20 character reveals, so they could have an excuse for no Nareko. Would have made more sense if SDM swapped with one of the other factions, like MoF.
No.112130
>>112124I somehow highly doubt it'd be that hard to change their factions. We've known about Nareko for how long now? It'd just be a reskin. It doesn't take almost 1 year to draw a handful of characters.
No.112134
>>112130NTA but I think the truth is just
¥early Windows characters are popular¥Nareko isn't the last boss of her game¥the devs really wanted brown lolis No.112135
>>112130I mean they just didn't see a need to change their decision, as questionable as it was in the first place.
>>112134Brown Suwako would have been enough.
No.112136
I have SDM fatigue.
No.112137
>>112136I was about to post the exact same thing.
No.112140
>>112135>as questionable as it was in the first placeI think I remember reading somewhere that the faction was assigned to her by the in-game organizers of the contest precisely to make fun of her or something.
No.112142
There's a very non-zero chance any Windows group could be added to Touhoutopia. Especially since the game is clearly open about involving modernhus
No.112143
I have SDM cravings.
No.112144
Does anyone want to try the Tohotopia demo's multiplayer this week? I actually want to see if it has features like timers or text chats. We could organize a time. I'm generally down for anytime from 6pm-10pm EST
No.112147
>>112099I have the exact opposite reaction where the game looks fine but the designs look like Google made it where it's very corporate and clean, no real style
No.112149
>>112147The demo gave me the impression the game wants to go for a cute, fun vibe. Which is fine but my problem is that the color choice makes it kind of hard to make out silhouettes during the actual game, which is really annoying for picking out units. Plus the aesthetic going back between 2d chibi and 3d Minecraft is weird
No.112151
>>112139Just because we don't want one extreme it doesn't mean we want the other.
No.112153
I'd swear I played a kuso mobile game like Tohotopia like 7 years ago.
No.112159
>>112153I don't play mobile games. What 4X mobage even exist?
No.112167
>>112166idk man these fetish bait games don't really do it for me
No.112170
Where's the Touhou game by EMMM?
No.112172
>>112170Never too soon. I want one this exact instant.
>>112171The Black Souls dev.
No.112173
>>112172Isn't Igyoukyo basically abandoned?
No.112174
>>112173Yes, but I wasn't referring to it specifically.
No.112176
>>112175Any. I said I want one.
No.112192
>>112190i wanna eat suika too
No.112194
>>112193>>112189Seconding. It's cringe as fuck
No.112198
Maybe a guideline stipulating that posting from X (formerly twitter) needs to be manually reworded into a vague, metaphorical form in yen purple.
No.112204
¥A thing which has been discussed in the thread seems like it might be popular with certain people on a platform for communicating on the internet
No.112208
>>112189I get that people hate xitter screenshots but you can't deny they're a good indicator for what's popular with the majority of western touhou fans (which are on there and not imageboards)
No.112209
>>112208Why does that matter in this case?
No.112235
>>112166It would be nice if we made a fan game as a board. I know there were anons on wapchan who were working on a 2hu VN but that seems to be in limbo with very few recent updates. Maybe we could revive that?
No.112237
>>112235I had, at one point, wanted to put together a 2hu VN. I don't think I could work on an existing project though, as my vision is focused on a particular group, with some joke bad endings with some other characters.
No.112348
>>112237Honestly from what I've seen, it feels like a Touhou VN would need a base release and then regular updates. Unless the VN is a short contained story, the scope of that sort of project tends to burn people out when they try to tackle it all at once.
No.112641
>>112628I've played some of them, though I haven't completed any of them. I think I got "enough" of the game from the main campaign. But the DLC was definitely good if you didn't mind having more. The DLC boss also seems to be really interesting if nothing else
No.112643
So apparently this game is coming out on the 11th of this month. Any thoughts on the trailer? I'm actually thinking of getting this one.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4173110/Cirno_Lifts_a_Boulder/ No.112644
>>112153So I'm not sure if this is the one you were thinking of, but I just found out Tohotopia is pretty much almost a 1:1 rip of Polytopia. Which s a mobile game with more or less the exact same style.
No.112645
>>112644Oh YES it's that game
No.112646
>>112348It should have yearly chapters, even then it'd be a pretty big project
No.112650
>>112628Absolutely worth it, if you liked the main story. Grabbing all five DLC pretty muxh triples the overall length of the game, maybe more.
No.112737
>>112729That's a left facing swastika though
No.112742
>>112645I'm saying this as someone who doesn't like mobile games in general, but Polytopia actually seems really good? I need to play more of it to see if that opinion holds up, but it has all the makings of a real vidya while also making great use of mobile limitations. Also turns out they even have tournaments for this.
No.113114
Cirno Lifts a Boulder releases tomorrow
No.113120
>>113114...in approximately 2 hours from now it seems
No.113127
>>113120Well, I beat it. It's alright if you're looking for a comfy-core, one hour collectathon. Wouldn't say it was worth 10 dollars though
No.113130
>>113127>one hourDAMN that's short....
so it's just the one level, huhh, i thought there'd be several
how was it?
No.113133
>>113130Fine. Just fine really. Not bad, not great. Comfy but not something you'll be compelled to recommend others anytime.
Had a fair amount of love put into it for such a small-scale project. But I think the dev would've done better if he had someone with higher knowledge of game design on board.
No.113572
Fantasy Maiden wars is -20% off
No.114165
>>114164I want this to be real so badly
No.114273
Anon assisting Mario in his prank to crush another anon's dream..
No.114276
I played a few hours of Mystia's Izakaya and I can't see the appeal. The art is cute but beyond that it feels very basic and repetitive. If it introduces some deeper mechanics later it's certainly taking its time to do so. Gathering ingredients isn't interesting, remembering that X Touhou likes X trait in their food isn't interesting, the little rhythm minigame isn't interesting.
No.114280
>>114276The nicest things about it are the story and the (self-imposed) challenge of trying to get the biggest revenue you can in a single night.
It is a repetitive game, admittedly, but that's why it should be played in short busts of a couple hours per week, taking it easy and considering it as a break from other games.
No.114294
>>114285Part of me hopes that this is a "haha unless..." moment and he's gauging interest
No.114379
>>114345Nice, thanks for the heads up.
No.114397
>>108938Huh, I don't get it, I did complete the game and all but I never did sakuya's arc at all, is it a bug or something?
for reference the other two like the one with the lunarians and the other with the two ocs weren't set as clear, only sakuya's
No.114398
>>114397Same thing happened to me so there's probably just one little flag that's off in the code.
No.114400
Well I finished Sakuya's arc which was the last one missing before I can focus on the ng+ between the three special arcs this one was the weakest, the other two had more fun gimmicks like the lunarian chapter having you fight a even stronger Yorihime the more you taunt her or the the third and final special arc having Danmaku battles over increasingly silly reasons like Byakuren not accepting Moriya allowing alcohol consumption during religious debates (the aki sisters carried during that chapter, like they always do), alice's house growing amount of uninvited guests until she starts a Danmaku battle to straight them out.
Still it's good enough for added context like how come Komachi gets acquainted with Sakuya or Yuuka with Remi
No.114456
>>114455The double whammy...
No.114491
>>114400You should keep in mind that Sakuya's arc was made as bonus content at the end of FMW1. So if the other side stories seem better you need to keep in mind they've had 3 whole games in between to learn
No.114928
It's a bummer that the last update of branch of legend was from october, I have almost 140 hours with it on steam (100 more pirated) and I was hoping to be play with alice.
Mods help but I still want more from the devs you know? Fuck I'll pay for a dlc even they release one
>>114918Lily is among the cutest for sure, makes me struggle to think on who to bring over once I get to ng+ again
No.114938
>>114918ah, i still need to finish this game, one of the chapters near the final filtered me hard
No.114967
>>114938nta but which chapter is that? I remember a few that were a pain even when playing on normal mode.
No.114980
>>108938This year I've beaten YuuYuu Jiteki no Yukarin and Super alice Dolls. Any other Touhou action games on Steam? I also completed Touhou New World but that's an Action RPG.
No.115182
>>114918Not sure if that spoiler was on purpose but her name is
Rei'sen. She's from Silent Sinner in Blue in case you haven't read that
No.115569
>>114973That one filtered me on my Lunatic NG+ run. I learned some chapters in FMW (albeit very rare and late-game ones) just might need you to lower the difficulty if for whatever reason your DPS and movement aren't up to par. No shame in it honestly
No.115570
2hu fangames with multiplayer?
No.115572
>>115570Fumo Racing, Gensou Skydrift, Age of Ethanols, Puppet Dance Performance, Gensokyo Reloaded, and soon to be Tohotopia on Steam in May
No.115575
>>115572>Gensou SkydriftI'm interested, can I get it for free and play with anons?
No.115588
>>115575Perhaps
Perhaps there's even a thread about it
No.115634
>>114928Whenever a Touhou fangame's development just goes into stasis I always hope nothing bad is happening to the devs. On the other hand, I also hope you've played Slay the Spire
No.115648
>>115637Personally I'm praying every day for that final episode of Summer Day's Dream
No.115853
>>112729I thought Ran was bad for being able to move and map attack in the same turn
Okuu can move three times before map attacking...
At the very least it looks like it might be a valid strategy to spam daunt on her to cripple her so I'll try that
No.115854
>>112208It's just one guy though.
No.115863
>>115853Ah... her second spell card here is also a map attack that can't be blocked by daunt...
Time to drop the difficulty back down again...
No.115865
>>115853I was spamming alert on all my units before every turn end in that fight. And despite that she still killed someone every turn since she gets to attack twice.
No.115950
>>115865Sounds like a DPS problem. Are Marisa or Reimu on your team?
No.116140
>>114491>game is actually 16 years old>I keep thinking this came out a few years agoThat..does explain a few things, in hindsight my complain was retarded, it's hard to think the first game came out 16 years ago
>>115634of course, slay the spire was the game that actually got me into deck-building.
No.116386
Sup folks
Copy/pasting from the 4jp thread so you fagets can cum join us too
This Friday (May 8th) we'll hold the 15th edition of the official /jp/ Skydrift Cup at 8:30 pm EST.
Join in for total chaos, ultra competitive autism, and the ultimate racing fun to be crowned Champion of the jpsies.
>FREE cracked copies of the game:pastebin(.)com /qZ80WeUN
This edition will probably be the most based one and it will be streamed too
>>115575Yes you can!!!!!
Get it from the above provided link and join us this friday at the tourney
We get together to race every weekend, and every month we have a tournament
No.116388
>>116387would have been cool if someone actually took the time to create a program instead of handing it off to AI
No.116390
>>116386WHO spermed on marisa
No.116391
>>116386It's a shame these are always so euro-unfriendly.
No.116392
>>116391That goes for most events here though...
Maybe we should host our own?
No.116394
>>116393>Just become a NEETNot everyone has a choice, unfortunately.
No.116395
>>116391I hear you pal, we have a couple yuro frens racing with us and it sucks for them timing-wise as well. But surely you could spare pulling an all nighter for one night in exchange for a lot of fun? Try it at least. Get some alcohol and snacks to get in the mood.
In any case we'd love it big time to have you and new racists join us
>>116388Yeah no kuso anon, but it was way faster that way and we gotta get everything in order in time for Friday.
We do however make based drawings for the winner tho
No.116451
Touhou Blooming Chaos now out in English. Also apparently having a launch sale for 5 dollars which is a steal for how well made the game actually is. I'm enjoying this way more than I thought I would, and I already expected to like it quite a lot.
No.116452
The April fools joke turned out to be an actual game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM7c8EtYECg No.116461
>>112099This comes out next week.
No.116483
>>116452Please don't tell me it's a Reitaisai exclusive...
No.116494
>>116483He has extra copies available on Booth:
https://cool-create.booth.pm/items/8327427I'm hoping it drops on Steam one day
No.116495
>>116386I was hoping my p2w steam controller would arrive before the tournament but alas, >packaged items
No.116508
>>116494Oh, that's great to see!
No.116525
>>116460I don't know why I keep saying Chaos. Yes, Soul, thank you
No.116526
Outlectured
>>116460Fuck, I need to play this when it gets english patched
No.116527
>>116526Oh wait, it has been patched to English, I can't read
Well, need to buy it then
No.116529
>>116525The names are too alike so it's no wonder, took me 10 minutes to figure out why I couldn't find the game when I searched the first time and I still type out chaos sometimes.
No.116760
Tohotopia is out now, it's only 5 Australian Yen as well, I am going to try it.
No.116780
>>116763I was shilling this game crazy hard for a reason bro. Chapter 64 is one of the most memorable moments in any RPG of all time. Also use the Komeiji sisters in the chapter after if you can, you get a nice bit of extra dialogue for the
new team attack>>116760Honestly a lot cheaper than I assumed it would be at first. Seems only 4 factions are out right now out of the many they promised. Hoping the later ones aren't DLC but if they are it's to be expected I guess
No.116840
>>116780It's fun how we had two different arcs where we reconcile a pair of sisters.
>>116763I remember the first time I used the Komeiji sisters next chapter, it was peak
>spoilerpity flan and remi never had a team attack though, I thought for sure they would get it No.117070
>>116495Well, you can always join us at the next tourney!!!
And this goes for everynyan ITT as well
Friday June 5th
8:30pm EST
Be there
No.117421
>>117405Oh I just absolutely adore the way this looks already. I have so much faith this will cook
No.117426
>>117405I've been waiting for a game like this for well over a decade, but the amount of OCs in this one isn't filling me with hope, 12 playable characters so far and only 5 of them are actually from Touhou.
Do they not understand that most people resort to fangames because they want to see their favorite characters represented in more media other than what's officially avaliable? I really don't care about some random guy's Donut Steel... waste of a character slot.
Supposedly the game will have good netcode so that's a plus, at least. I really want to look forward to this game because it's all I've ever wanted out of the touhou fangame sphere so I'll keep myself updated and try to not be too much of a negative nancy, I just REALLY hope that these 7 OCs are the only ones we're getting.
I will say though that since this is somehow
literally the only one of its' kind, they should really commit to post-launch support in the shape of character updates. Even if it's DLC, I'd buy them and I don't doubt that most people would. Never underestimate how far people are willing to go for their waifus.
No.117443
>>117405the one OC i see is cute and tokiko is here which is wonderful
looking forward to it
No.117448
>>117405oh this looks goregeous, the art style is really on point
even if general set is just a hand i'll get it for her (him?)
No.117453
>>117426I agree with where you're coming from, but at least it's also clear how much fidelity this has to the canon aesthetic. So the OCs at least come off like what-if newhus with proper roles made of love instead of total self-importance. I did cringe a little at first just on reflex but in hindsight there seems to be potential for something actually interesting.
No.117630
Hero of Ice Fairy DLC2 came out a while ago. I finally got the chance to try it today and jesus fucking christ this has got to be the hardest boss in the game so far. I think I can guess what's behind the locked dialogue option too and I'm dreading how much harder it's going to get. No wonder this DLC took its sweet time to come out. It's good but fuck dude
No.117631
>>117070>>117070>>117070XVI Skydrift tourney edition this Friday at 8:30pm EST
Why not join us for some stupid fun racing?
Kuso is literally free and fun. Get is here:
>>116386 No.117878
https://x.com/potemki11/status/2063546316672602438Artificial Dream in Arcadia officially sold over 100,000 copies across all platforms
No.117928
Played Infinite Nocturne's demo
I think 90% of the reason I have this wish listed is because the art style and yeah, it's pretty stylish, especially in motion
I was not expecting the music to be dark synth, it is definitely a unique choice for a Touhou fan game
Outside of porn games it's definitely the most tonally different fan game I've played, with the stark visuals, dark synth soundtrack, uses of blood and body horror and the very dower serious sounding plot, it seriously creeps into Grimsokyo territories
If you're wondering how far it goes, legit spoiler for the demo: You have the option of killing Komachi or saving her by bearing the burden of the curse she's been afflicted with
The writing is quite dramatic like that but I think the actual character writing is bad
Remilia is in the demo and she does not feel like Remilia when she joins the party. She instead feels very flat and generic.
Speaking of flat, they made Yukari a loli in this game.
The game claims to be a roguelike but I think that's mostly a lie, a proper roguelike structure would get in the way of the story they're trying to tell so most of the roguelike elements manifest in the dungeon scenarios being slightly random
It's sorta like the Dark Cloud games in that regard
The actual gameplay is decent, it's aesthetically quite nice and the gameplay leverages the random elements to make the combat focus on risk and reward
There's quite a lot of tools you have that are like "Can only be done once per combat" or "Can only be done once per dungeon" or "Expends a limited and expensive resource"
I like the idea that there is elixirs you can buy/find that allow you to reset back to a point before a fight
It encourages experimenting with hard enemy encounters to figure out what equipment/skills you should try
It's basically just a fleshed out run away/quick load mechanic
No.118144
>>117928I've played it too and liked it generally, stuff like the elixir letting you exit a fight is cool although it's frustrating that you have to use it before you die in a battle, otherwise you just lose the expedition. Another thing you didn't mention that I really liked are the sidequests, each of which so far just throw a totally different style of gameplay at you. Makes for a nice little mixup.
>The game claims to be a roguelike but I think that's mostly a lieI wanna point out the store page of the full game, because if you compare that with the demo you'll realize that it's an entirely different game. Combat UI isn't even remotely close, the store page describes a real time combat system, your party members can despair mid combat a la Darkest Dungeon, etc.
I could be wrong here, but I think the original flow of the game that it's portraying is:
>Pick 3 Touhous out of a roster of 10>Get presented with a world map with various places to visit >Places include shops, dungeons, and random events>Some of these will "pass time", with an overarching time limit being present>Beat the boss before the time limit or fight the boss when the time limit is upI don't know what the hell is going on with the development of the game, and if the store page stuff is wildly outdated or if they're planning to bring back some of these elements in the full release, but it's really weird. That old style definitely doesn't seem like it could fit the story that they're telling like you mentioned, especially since you didn't even need Reimu in your party, so maybe that's the reason why it's changed, but who knows.
No.118174
>>117928Finally got around to giving this demo a try now that the Next Fest is in season. Writing is pretty basic and so is the gameplay, but I think they play their cards right to immerse you for what they're worth. Aesthetic and vibe hard carry but the demo convinced me to look forward to the full game. Wishlisted instantly tbh
No.118183
>>118099>>118174Also finally got around to trying the demo for OZ too. And honestly I enjoyed this one way more than I thought I would.
Artstyle is refined to a peak, gameplay has amazing bullet pattterns, there's loads of content, and you can tell the devs put a lot of love into every last bit of it. Also goes without saying that the music and presentation are a confirmed hit. There's even netplay and other modes in the works and I can't wait to try them out. Even the story is faithful to the best parts of the ZUN style while still being original; right down to the inspiration from existing mythos or fairy-tales. Only nitpick is that the character designs are a bit too extravagant for the setting. But the way they play with the Wizard of Oz theming without being intrusive makes up for it in my eyes. Also turns out canon Touhous are partner to the new characters so even that adds to the authenticity of the whole shebang. So the fears about OCs having too much stage presence, given this game is trying to replicate ZUN style, is effectively (and thankfully) a non-concern.
Also I'm not much an expert on STGs but apparently it lifts a lot from Touhou 19 in particular. And it seems more experienced genre enthusiasts don't like how the systems in that game aren't the most cohesive in practice. So that's a minus. But I have faith at least the devs will take that into consideration and hopefully make some balance changes.