This Roguelike Deckbuilder Is Unreasonably Good! - Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend

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  • Опубликовано: 27 янв 2025

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  • @YukoValis
    @YukoValis Год назад +354

    I love how the owner of Touhou is like "yeah anyone can just use my stuff and make whatever games or media you want" They are just awesome like that.

    • @HyperVanilo
      @HyperVanilo Год назад +38

      They? You mean Jun'ya Ōta? He is the guy who made Touhou by himself

    • @YukoValis
      @YukoValis Год назад +23

      @@HyperVanilo They as in Jun'ya.

    • @akiradkcn
      @akiradkcn Год назад +41

      @@YukoValis Octo got confused because everyone knows Zun is a man, so using "they" doesn't really make sense

    • @YukoValis
      @YukoValis Год назад +39

      @@akiradkcn I didn't use they for gender or anything. If Octo reads my original message I clearly state "The owner of Touhou" and then I use the word "they" which can be used to reference a previous description.

    • @akiradkcn
      @akiradkcn Год назад +5

      @@YukoValis ...and? I can see your OP too you know?

  • @ray30k
    @ray30k Год назад +144

    1:10:50 "I don't care if you're lovesick, I'm here to fight!" ...Yeah, that was the most in-character thing for Reimu you've said there. Only way it could be more in-character is if you said "...here to resolve incidents!"

    • @ChargeQM
      @ChargeQM Год назад +27

      Wander accidentally channeling The Crimson Slasher there

    • @klabence
      @klabence Год назад +10

      Ah yes, Shoot first, ask later

  • @Loreroth
    @Loreroth Год назад +72

    So it seems that Wander managed to luck in to a series of trades that gave the item to unlock the true final boss, much like in slay the spire.

  • @leurunner4764
    @leurunner4764 Год назад +31

    1:11:04 You even sounded like reimu for a moment.
    "I don't have anything against you, but I can make up a lot of reasons to attack you.

    • @LushieTilde
      @LushieTilde Год назад +16

      That quote is actually from Parsee.

  • @Mercsblog
    @Mercsblog Год назад +74

    I love that Oh i'm fighting drones is actually a thing.
    Because if you don't know touhou or have a base level of Touhou knowledge you'd think it's all fantasy and magic. Then the Kappa's arrive with giant mechs and a flying bird being with nuclear power and reactors. Also I love that Exorcise plague evil is Suika doing japanese goblin and reimu just going i'll pay you to stop xD

    • @Mercsblog
      @Mercsblog Год назад

      @@remove_the_at_sign That is a good point.

  • @samsemy6825
    @samsemy6825 Год назад +147

    This gives off a similar feeling to when Wander played Holocure, diving head into a cult of a playerbase.
    and I'm all for it

  • @ironmaster6496
    @ironmaster6496 Год назад +8

    ok this looks AWESOME i have to get it, thank you so much for playing it btw it's always great to see big channels giving the time and bring attention to Touhou

  • @LordDarkhelm
    @LordDarkhelm Год назад +40

    Just a note: When The Immortal Flame at 1:43:09 said "At the start of Reimu's turn, gain 3 Firepower", that's permanent. Not temporary.

    • @ChargeQM
      @ChargeQM Год назад +5

      Yep, just burn hotter and hotter forever!

    • @chronopolize_jp
      @chronopolize_jp Год назад +5

      Yeah it's one of the best cards in the game against the final boss if you can draw it in the first 2 turns

  • @PanmasterAtArms
    @PanmasterAtArms Год назад +10

    This game has a lot of heart in it, I like that the enemy attacks act like Touhou bullet patterns, it adds to the spectacle of the fights. Although I've never really cared for deckbuilder roguelikes.

  • @gnixreal
    @gnixreal Год назад +16

    The first type of roguelike i played was a deckbuilder, and I absolutely love this one because of how well it appears to play (and because it's touhou)

  • @draggonic
    @draggonic Год назад +23

    I'd very much like more of this, ignoring the whole touhou aesthetic that draws me in (God the music and animations are phenomenal), the mechanics seem diverse enough that I can faithfully call it separate from your typical StS-like and yet it keeps the fun deckbuilding and op shenanigans that have made that genre a favorite.

    • @draggonic
      @draggonic Год назад

      Also for that final boss it seems like you need to save your Ultimate to kill her before that 80 damage attack (which i assume triggers on low health or smth)

    • @relatablecancer9899
      @relatablecancer9899 Год назад +9

      That boss is absolute horror, even if you can tank her 88 dmg attack(which a specific Reimu build definitely can), she keeps gaining passives until one of them just says "next turn, player loses"

    • @draggonic
      @draggonic Год назад

      @@relatablecancer9899 Damn thats brutal

    • @faolan3c
      @faolan3c Год назад

      @@relatablecancer9899she literally thanos snaps you lol. Always fun when you make a build so broken it stomps her tho

  • @ssjcrafter8842
    @ssjcrafter8842 Год назад +34

    I was NOT expecting you to play Touhou in any capacity. Not that I'm complaining, mind you, quite the opposite, but I'm still very surprised.
    Touhou is a rather family friendly game, so even though this is a game there shouldn't be anything bad...
    -now play the official games-
    The character you played as is Hakurei Reimu(Japanese order, so Hakurei is the surname), the Hakurei shrine maiden. She solves incidents in Gensokyo(where most of the events take place). She usually has homing attacks and the such, and is known for being easier to play with. She also deals with barriers and borders quite often. Fantasy Seal is her "signature attack" basically.
    Gensokyo is a place separated by a boundary from the outside world, where all things forgotten or thought of as not real go to(like monsters, or youkai since Touhou is Japanese).
    There are also the spell card rules, which exist to prevent destruction and death. So the characters can shoot fireworks of magic without killing each other, and the winner gets to tell the loser what to do more or less.
    7:19 these are the fairies of light. They get power from the sun, moon and stars and have the ability to reflect light, nullify sound and detect life respectively. Fairies are basically immortal as they can respawn, but they're stupid and weak...
    Kirisame Marisa is a witch that uses mostly light magic, and is also the second playable character in every game(Reimu is the first obviously). She has a huge fricking laser.
    Izayoi Sakuya is a maid of the Scarlet Devil Mansion(the mistress of which caused and incident) and is capable of stopping time(and manipulating it). She was playable a couple of times.
    17:37 Yakumo Yukari, a sage of Gensokyo and a gap yokai(yokai are kinda similar to spirits/monsters). She has the ability to manipulate any and all boundaries, like: the boundary of life and death, the boundary of night and day, boundary of dreams and reality... she's very overpowered.
    18:12 Shameimaru Aya. A tengu, who is extremely fast and also a (very annoying to other characters) photographer.

    • @Dukstless
      @Dukstless Год назад +4

      You also have Kamishirasawa Keine in the tutorial; kinda fitting considering she's a teacher. Were-hakutaku (a creature said to advise monarchs and repel disasters or monsters; if it sounds familiar that's because the Pokemon Absol is based on the same legend). Her power is hard to explain honestly aside from the fact that in human form she can conceal history (like existence of a village to anyone who doesn't already know where it's located).
      6:12 - The middle card is based on a Reimu shot type that appears in some of the games.
      7:00 - Mike over here is based on the cat lucky charm figurines and has similar power of bringing prosperity.
      21:31 - Look it's Reisen! An ex-Lunarian rabbit, now lives on Earth. She basically assists Eirin with medicine. She can basically manipulate perception, either to disguise attacks or drive somebody insane with hallucinations. Not to be confused with that other Reisen from manga (who has the same name that is technically spelled differently). The joke in the dialogue is that Reisen is playable in one of the official games, so Reimu's like "why aren't you doing anything".
      26:05 - Takane, one of the more recent characters. A kappa who has moved away from the usual river habitat; kappas are basically the engineers of this world.
      27:45 - Rin who lives in Former Hell (yes that's a thing) and basically does job of regulating the fire/heat in it... by dragging corpses. Also can communicate with spirits, which is why she gets to summon some here.
      34:34 - The card on left is based on one of Reimu's spellcards.
      40:33 - Junko... is an interesting character. Based on a character from a poem, Junko is pure fury (and yes her power is purifying things). Why? Because somebody killed her son and she basically wanted revenge (basically a mother consumed by the grief of losing her child like that). Notably has ignored spellcard rules and made spell cards with intent to kill the opponent.
      40:50 - Hata no Kokoro, who's a mask tsukomogami (a youkai that comes to life when an object used by one of the Japanese gods exists for 100 years). She can manipulate emotions.
      44:43 - Oh hey look Rinnosuke, one of the few named male characters in this series! He's half-youkai half-human and lives in the Human Village. His power is basically being able to tell what items do, though he can arrive at wrong conclusions. One of the few characters that
      45:19 - This one is based on a Chinese creature that has tortoise body with the rest being of a dragon. Her power is basically draining will to resist her, which is why refusing her offer gives you a hefty penalty.
      52:15 - Konpaku Youmu, who's a half-human half-ghost and basically very good with sword -(I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING)-. Bodyguard of Saigyouji Yuyuko (though Yuyuko is strong enough herself). Also works as a gardener and swordsmanship instructor. Funny how she shows up like 3 minutes later in an event.
      59:04 - Kawashiro Nitori, another kappa. Her power is typical of kappa, being able to control water. She's an engineer and basically reverse engineers things from the Outside World to then sell them to others in Gensokyo.
      1:02:31 - Speaking of Yuyuko, it's her! Her story is a bit of sad, as she reacted really badly to her powers (manipulation of death and souls) and more or less killed herself... and then forgot about it. She's currently a ghost that most likely died somewhere in the 12th century given what we know. Despite all of this, currently Yuyuko is actually very friendly and a bit of a mischievous prankster. She can be very cunning when she wants to though, and in fact has guessed some things before others (including the otherwise very well informed Yukari).
      1:14:45 - Ah yes, Watatsuki Toyohime. She's the only characte ron this list to not appear in the games at all, and instead shows up in the manga. Basically one of the princesses of the Lunarians.
      1:15:07 - Look it's -burgerfairy- Clownpiece. Famous for being... quite a difficult boss. She's basically a hell fairy. Why she's dressed like the American flag and poses like Statue of Liberty? Cause she wants to taunt the Lunarians (who thought humans were invading them during the Apollo missions).
      1:19:44 - Sumireko, who's basically just a high schooler from the outside world with psychic powers that happens to have been involved in Gensokyo stuff.
      1:20:25 - Nazrin, a mouse youkai that can find sought for items (which is what she does for you here).
      1:25:24 - Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu (that last part is her title). A yama, or basically Buddhist judge of the dead. Her power is to judge you for things... in a completely "black and white only" scale.
      1:33:36 - Doremy Sweet (the first character with Western name order) who basically manages the dream world. Her power is to create and eat dreams. She's a baku, which are tapir-like creatures (the Pokemon Drowzee is based on them as well).
      1:44:53 - Kijin Seija, the protagonist of Impossible Spell Card. Her abiltiy is to turn over anything into its opposite state (the one time she's a boss she can rotate your screen). Being an amanojaku, she's basically a spirit of being a fucking contrarian and contradictions. She also possesses some items that help her dodge spell cards. Kinda funny that this is how the run dies.
      On cards you also have: Ibuki Suika, Chen, Horikawa Raiko (the one character on the cards I forgot existed :v), Nagae Iku, Hong Meiling, Hijiri Byakuren, Kazami Yuuka, Remilia Scarlet (another Western name order), Lyrica Prismriver (also western), Inubashiri Momiji, Miko Toyosatomimi.
      Can't quite tell who's at 1:14:33.
      Some relics are items related to characters (like Gungnir or the Dark Grimoire). Also apparently one of them is Stone of Aja.... an artifact from JoJo (though to be fair some of the Touhou stuff is references to JoJo like a "how many breads have you eaten in your life" question).
      Some of the normal enemies are based on actual generic enemies in Touhou (like the fairies, the fluffy kedama, keystones, rabbits, kappas and their drones, the spirits which I forgot if they have any specific name)

    • @Valtsu0
      @Valtsu0 Год назад +3

      Wander played luna nights 4 years ago

    • @Wishuponapancake
      @Wishuponapancake Год назад

      @@Dukstless based

    • @ssjcrafter8842
      @ssjcrafter8842 Год назад

      @@Dukstless I went away since I was busy, but you already continued for the entire video and with more details, so... I might as well not even continue
      good job though!

    • @Dukstless
      @Dukstless Год назад +1

      @@ssjcrafter8842 I somehow forgot Eirin. She's basically the local pharmacist and Lunarian that came to Earth. She's been around for ages and can use some really powerful magic, but her real specialty is medicine (given how she is the cocreator of an elixir that creates true immortality, no buts or ifs; and she's one of the people who drank it lol).
      Also I still can't quite tell who's the one on the card at 1:14:33. Want to say it's Kasen? Could be wrong though.

  • @theoogy8265
    @theoogy8265 Год назад +11

    Cool to see you covering this! it's a really fun game, worth the money even in early access imo.

    • @IvanSensei88
      @IvanSensei88 Год назад +2

      So you consider it playable content-wise? Hmm, might actually get it then.

    • @theoogy8265
      @theoogy8265 Год назад +1

      @@IvanSensei88 i played for 17 hours which is pretty high considering my decimated attention span.

    • @EpsilonRosePersonal
      @EpsilonRosePersonal Год назад +3

      The price has me a bit concerned. They're asking for more than Slay the Spire or Monster Train (not including sales) and they don't seem to have modding or workshop support.

  • @TheTrueCopyUniverse
    @TheTrueCopyUniverse Год назад +11

    Reverse Offensive gives the final boss a random exhibit (relic). That's why she got the lamp the first time.

  • @LimeyLassen
    @LimeyLassen Год назад +6

    I love how he unlocked the secret final boss on accident on his first run XD

  • @tokabe3826
    @tokabe3826 Год назад +10

    Ooo touhou spinoff
    (Very fun game, I'm yet to try out the other characters, but I managed to win my first run on just basic attack Reimu, despite skipping to the floor 3 boss when it gave me the option to. Had a nice firepower scaling build going. Plus some good utility)

    • @HyperVanilo
      @HyperVanilo Год назад

      Bruh, if this is actually a spin-off, Touhou fanboys would've blown away for miles, sadly this is a fangame.

    • @tokabe3826
      @tokabe3826 Год назад +2

      @@HyperVanilo I was meaning fan game, I wasn't meaning to insinuate that it was from the original game Devs.

  • @PerkulatorBenny
    @PerkulatorBenny Год назад +7

    If Wander had just saved his two bombs for later when he had more attack buffs rather than yeet them early, he probably could've won that last fight.
    But on the other hand, not actually seeing the good end makes me more hyped to actually get the game myself.

  • @valkyriegremory
    @valkyriegremory Год назад +17

    My favourite girl from touhou series is sakuya izayoi.

    • @HyperVanilo
      @HyperVanilo Год назад

      I'm not surprised if the reason behind it is her DIO reference

    • @valkyriegremory
      @valkyriegremory Год назад +3

      @@HyperVanilo nope.

    • @akiradkcn
      @akiradkcn Год назад +1

      @@valkyriegremory based

  • @smievil
    @smievil Год назад +2

    37:33 Touhou OST or remixes are really nice

  • @antori11
    @antori11 Год назад +5

    Touhou and slay the spire, my two favorite things!

  • @fletcherreder6091
    @fletcherreder6091 Год назад +1

    Welp, I still have as little idea of what's going on as I did 15 years ago, but it's nice to see the music is still top notch.

  • @cirmothe9
    @cirmothe9 Год назад

    The danmaku effects look really good.

  • @Dillian125
    @Dillian125 Год назад +2

    i dont think the run length is a downer, i literally sat here and watched the full video

  • @fissshy7
    @fissshy7 Год назад +36

    as a total weeb, it's always hilarious seeing Wander getting unnerved playing parts of an anime waifu game like this.
    I don't know why he does, at this point I just find it funny since he keeps making videos now and then about them.

    • @akiradkcn
      @akiradkcn Год назад

      Timestamp?

    • @iconica9516
      @iconica9516 Год назад +3

      technically touhou isn't an anime

    • @fissshy7
      @fissshy7 Год назад +4

      @@iconica9516 Actually it has a fanmade anime as I remember-and it's entire community and fanworks are steeped in japan culture and anime things.
      It basically is everything tht matters in this thread for Wander's anime flinch anyway
      I won't assume anything about the reasons why, usually it's pretty personal why someone has that instinctual negative reaction to it.

    • @iconica9516
      @iconica9516 Год назад

      @@fissshy7 true

    • @Momijitheawoo
      @Momijitheawoo 2 месяца назад

      Bro has declared war on the touhou community we now are targeting you

  • @weiss4855
    @weiss4855 Год назад +3

    1:29:27 - WHY ARE YOU HERE!?

    • @yoster39
      @yoster39 Год назад

      Because its funny and colored mana was clearly inspired by magic

    • @MisterNi
      @MisterNi Год назад

      Because she's Japanese. 😛

  • @theblueberrypi6152
    @theblueberrypi6152 Год назад +1

    Welcome again, to Touhou.

  • @ericwijaya2119
    @ericwijaya2119 Год назад +1

    You should probably do a Dark Marisa run if you're willing to do another playthrough, her Unstable Potion deck is mid risk but if you utilize it well the reward is incredibly high

  • @njstudent155
    @njstudent155 Год назад +1

    Unreasonably good, sums up all of touhou really

  • @Ken-lv4ww
    @Ken-lv4ww Год назад +5

    I would recommend Library of Runia because it's a good and fun card battler but after seeing how you dropped lobo corp it's going to take awhile....

  • @vyb3s1ayr
    @vyb3s1ayr Год назад

    the one yellow cost that turns block into barrier seemed kinda busted imo

  • @MoonGuardian866
    @MoonGuardian866 Год назад +2

    i cant believe touhou is gatewaying us in their fandom.

    • @HyperVanilo
      @HyperVanilo Год назад +14

      Well, as long as you don't act like toxic people and actually want to learn about the franchise, you're always welcome

    • @malfeasantamalgam
      @malfeasantamalgam Год назад +1

      if it exists they will find a way to touhou it.

  • @killerkonnat
    @killerkonnat Год назад

    This is just Slay the Spire mods I've been playing with for a couple of years, lol.

  • @DanielMartinez-uo2vo
    @DanielMartinez-uo2vo Год назад +1

    1:50:19 get rekt!. :P

  • @antori11
    @antori11 Год назад +1

    It's read like Joon-ko and written like junk-o

  • @danfarm
    @danfarm 10 месяцев назад

    You are now a fumo ᗜˬᗜ

  • @マヨツナ-t5l
    @マヨツナ-t5l Год назад +4

    東方スレイザスパイアを見てとても面白そうに感じましたが
    購入しようにも日本語対応が入っていないのがとても残念です
    翻訳お待ちしてます

  • @Arma-S
    @Arma-S Год назад

    i would like to see more, actually

  • @gotouchsomegrasstoday
    @gotouchsomegrasstoday 2 месяца назад

    You could have won if you played the 2 permanent borders in your hand. They add up to exactly 66 damage, which could have killed seija.

  • @TsunamiWombat
    @TsunamiWombat Год назад +8

    A touhou game oh lord this gonna be funny. Welcome to the weeb rabbit hole.

    • @IvanSensei88
      @IvanSensei88 Год назад +2

      I think there are worse ones than that xD

    • @Valtsu0
      @Valtsu0 Год назад +3

      Wander has played a touhou (fan)game before

  • @foreverdragon1508
    @foreverdragon1508 Год назад

    if he ran into sanae he would've been a goner lol

  • @ikiraakatricky
    @ikiraakatricky Год назад

    i'm guessing this is inspired by slay the spire, which is another game that i love

  • @etheranlegend8000
    @etheranlegend8000 Год назад

    Yay!

  • @xoantwist2
    @xoantwist2 2 месяца назад +1

    Looks like you're still "scared" of Touhou after 3 years, which is an interesting study case

  • @IvanSensei88
    @IvanSensei88 Год назад

    So it's like Slay the Spire meets Touhou. Pretty interesting.
    Edit: Kinda dislike that ards tend to cover up their healthbar when used, just staying there and obstructing it.. minor nitpick.

  • @gorgosanma
    @gorgosanma Год назад

    I don't like the fact that the characters don't interact with the scene. They're all floating.

    • @HyperVanilo
      @HyperVanilo Год назад +10

      Considering the majority of Touhou characters are able to fly, it's understandable the developer made them float

    • @yoster39
      @yoster39 Год назад +4

      It's normal for them to float, but I can see why it's weird for someone who doesn't know touhou

    • @gorgosanma
      @gorgosanma Год назад

      @@yoster39 Maybe that's why I don't know it. Floating people give me the creeps lol.

    • @jamesdempsey1330
      @jamesdempsey1330 Год назад +2

      ​@@gorgosanmayeah all the games have this kind of vibe - magical girls floating above shooter levels is 90% of it

    • @xoantwist2
      @xoantwist2 2 месяца назад +1

      @@gorgosanma we all float down here

  • @deaghostyt2217
    @deaghostyt2217 Год назад

    Deadghost was here

    • @ssjcrafter8842
      @ssjcrafter8842 Год назад +6

      Deadghost was never here, Deadghost YT was here though.

    • @jde12
      @jde12 Год назад +3

      @@ssjcrafter8842 Deaghost*

  • @fjlsfljsalfkjasdflka
    @fjlsfljsalfkjasdflka Год назад

    The game seems very good and interesting, but man, the balance is wack. You were destroying every encounter then the final boss was just a complete wall.

  • @Mrimondrugs
    @Mrimondrugs Год назад +2

    Seems like for the not-heart fight at the end, you almost need to have not-buffer to survive the big double-hit, and like not-thorns to do decent damage with the stacking multi-hit .. but at the same time, this seemed like a really good run and enjoyed watching the vid and your reactions.

    • @PipPanoma
      @PipPanoma Год назад

      not-not-thorns, it's not-beat of death

    • @jawidjr3465
      @jawidjr3465 Год назад +2

      Oh the "non-heart" tlb is an uncontrollable mess. There is so many random elements to the fight its crazy, however I do not want to type a god damn essay on how it can go. This game still slaps though.