東方雷秘儀 ～ Strike in the Holy Apex (Demo v0.01) - Easy Demo Clear (Marisa, Blind Playthrough)
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- Finally, a somewhat normal new Touhou fangame!
東方雷秘儀 (Touhou Raihigi) ～ Strike in the Holy Apex is a Touhou fangame made by Kurenai (@KurenaiTheScarletBullgon ), with its first demo being released today. From what I see the story is mainly based off Greek mythology (probably Heracles/Hercules), with the protag going on a hero's journey. The special mechanics in this game is the Brave Gauge and the subsequent Brave and Bravest Releases, which functions like Shinmyoumaru's Ability Card and Len'en's Flash Bombs respectively, for a short bullet clear.
Been looking forward to this game since Kurenai first announced it, and I'm liking what I see so far. The UI is clean and modern, yet retains the feel of the 2010s Touhou games. It also doesn't have the slight off-ness I feel from fangames made using Unity. The bullet density is a bit thick for Easy mode, and you see my silly death on stage 1, and some enemies are tanks, but I suppose you want to incentivize using the Brave Release mechanics somehow. Also liking the novel theme, don't think I've seen Greek mythology as the central theme. Or at least, I hope it is, I'm just going off what I can remember.
As a furry degenerate, I did raise an eyebrow at one of Miyachi's spellcard names, but I'll just leave it at that.
I dearly hope Kurenai can see this game to its full release, no matter how long it takes. You have no idea how glad I am to play a somewhat normal Touhou fangame with actual balancing and thought put into it, and care for the casual Easy mode players like me eheh
So if you like what you see, download this demo here and give it a try, and support Kurenai and other Touhou fan creators, which I feel is a smaller field lately...
scarletbullgon...
Wow, this game's main menu theme is amazing... I never heard such a beautiful music I want to listen to!.. What a talanted composer!
It feels so surreal seeing a video playthrough of my own game.
Anyway, thank you for giving it a whirl. I'm gonna address a few things in regards to what you've written in the description:
First things first, the enemies being tank-y (along with Reimu being underpowered in contrast to Marisa) is by far the most common critique I've gotten from the release of my game thus far, so I'm definitely gonna attempt to balance that once I resume development.
Secondly, Miyach's spell card name is supposed to be both a reference to the "milking" terminology in shmup games, which involves shooting a specific enemy (or group of them) to make them create plenty of item resources, and also a slight nod to the taunting quote of Alistar from League of Legends. The nod is further supported in the Hard/Lunatic difficulty, since the spell card is instead named "You Can Shoot Those". It isn't meant to be taken suggestively, but I suppose it can't be helped, haha.
But yeah, again, thanks for giving this game a go. I'll make sure the future stages continue to be enjoyable in the Easy difficulty, as well as iron out other features that were criticized.
Yeah, I saw the Lunatic playthrough video by willie comments, and they were really harsh tbh. It does feel like a repeat of the Dream Logical World scenario; many players especially the more vocal Lunatic ones blasted the game for having so many blind run killers apparently, but it was one of the most rewarding games I 1CCed back then for sticking it out and taking the time to learn it.
But yeah, it does seem the high HP enemies just doesn't sit well with many player, no matter the fangame. I thought you balanced it well for Easy at least, and of course you want to incentivize using the mechanics as a dev. But I suppose Lunatic players want to NNNNNNN..... things a lot, and having something that prevents that being easier is gonna tilt them.
The game is still in trial, and I'm sure you can find a middle ground balance that would make you happy, and at least satisfy the vocal minority a bit.
Btw, your music composition is real great and fits the game, so don't listen much on the haters! Good luck and all the best!
I played it
So technically, It's Touhou with Greek mythology and some furry in english. Awesome,will Cerberus be here too? and is Priapus here?(jokes)
Hecatia is based on the goddess from Greek mythology, Hecate.