Seiran was the one I had the most fun in the demo and is probably still the most fun in the full game, can't go wrong with bnuuy, even if the game itself is cursed
I agree on any route which involves chiyari being incredibly tedious, words can describe how much I deteste fighting chiyari, it was near impossible with mamizou.
I highly recommend trying Yachie, she is a very fun character to use. Chiyari also deals a surprisingly high amount of damage, probably the same as Seiran.
I guess its true after all They say Touhou has always been a music showcase with shmup added on to it Also > Leaning more into ZUNTATA style The sign is is already there The callback we truly needed Oh, dear Fangame devs. Before the golden age of Touhou Fangames truly die... *Can we have.. at least, one Rayforce-parody of Touhou?*
this game feels like HBM but there’s 19 marisas and each of them have a slightly different equipment card and also there’s no magic circle except for like 3 marisas for no discernible reason
"This feels like HBM but there's 19 Marisas" Honestly, someone needs to make this comparison into a fangame. Kirisame Mass attack(inspired by Kirby Mass Attack), it would be peak.
I feel that this is the beginning of the new era of Touhou. I loved the new characters (especially the girl in purple dress), the music feels fast paced (like the ones in TH8). Something I would have liked to see is Seiga, Shou, Satori, Mokou, Kasen, Seija and Alice in this game.
This game is truly a culmination (but not necesarly endings, who knows what will happen in the future) of what I like to call "The capitalist Era". We had the gang fights with the animal spirits, Yuuma went to get oil, the cards appeared, there was a black market and now it's like the bubble of house market broke... For a series that kind of always was about change vs tradition, this last part of the windows era was really relevant to our modern world...
I feel like touhou by now has a problem similar to pokemon, there are too many releases too often. If ZUN went for a 3 year development cycle between major releases instead of 2, the games would become much much better. But he won't. So imo the only really great touhou games these days are fan games.
imo it's also kind of annoying how the cpu just never dies and you win by surviving all boss patterns rather than reducing cpu lives (unless youre chiyari). whats even the point of the cpu if you can just wait out the boss patterns? also hopefully multiplayer can get fixed. the lag is insane, i only managed to play once at like 10 fps
So the first 2 stages always have the song The World Is Made In An Adorable Way huh? That's a let down. Btw, lunatic and random proyectiles. You guys are crazy to beat that
Music still great... but i would prefer if the music selection was better, like, i cant bear to hear reimu theme anymore because of how many times i heard it in the demo and now in the main game. The game has great remixes of old tracks but it subutilizes them like they are crap.
I think i might be that one person who liked playing As like,Sanae,Ran and Rin. I think reimu was just made way too powerful to the point where she breaks the game tbh
@@AmanomiyaJun IN, MoF and Subterranean are some of if not my least favourite mainline Touhou games in terms of gameplay (that doesn't mean bad, it just means I think there were better). In terms of cast and OST, on the other hand, they're incredible. I think 17 and 18 were fantastic for gameplay and good for newcomers. My favourites are 4 and 5, which no one talks about. Each era seems to have its advantages to me.
Is it weird of me to say that Touhou 15 was the last good one? I know that game’s a hot debate but I feel like 16+ just didn’t seem up to par either, is that just me being a scrub? In case it matters, I only mean by gameplay standards. Music hasn’t dropped much if at all.
i think 16 and 17 are *generally* pretty well liked, and i think 18 just depends (some cards make the game a joke; on the other hand, NMNBNC is not that fun; limiting yourself to certain cards is probably a nice middle ground) 16.5 and 18.5 are *definitely* not well liked at all (and 17.5 isn't a shmup) but i think if there's any touhou game that might get balance patches, especially for a theoretically multiplayer VS game, it's this one... so, here's hoping that happens maybe?
I think 17 and 18 are some of the best of them and very beginner friendly. I haven't played this yet, but this Touhou decline argument makes no sense to me. My favourite games are the ones no one mentions: Touhou 2, 4, 5, 14. Most of these arguments against the new games just seem like nostalgia talking.
Did you manage to get Achievement #21? I've been struggling on normal and finished no-hit(even barrier) but bomb, no bomb but barrier hit (what you call Perfect) and still nothing...
No. The same goes for Yachie and Yuuma too. No matter who is the final boss (Suika, Yachie, Yuuma, Saki or Reimu), it's always Zanmu's theme playing as practically that is the final boss theme.
Every new one is the worst one until the dust settles and people stop going crazy over "the series is dead". It's probably the Touhou game I've found most disappointing though, even with the expectation that I wouldn't like the system. I feel like my wishes for a new versus shmup was a monkey's paw... The worst though? Eh, I wouldn't go that far. At least while VD exists, the bar is still 20 feet underground. It's low on the totem pole but definitely not the worst, I would say
@@WishMakers honestly I see HBM as the worst touhou game. It's also for me the worst game I've played. I played VD for like 10 minutes so I can't say I have an opinion on it.
@@NijikaAirConditioner , this game has the most unremarkable soundtrack in the series. Just compare new music, not even UM, but all the arrangements in this entry. It's bland
@@mardovak6106 Typical ZUN music experience since TH15, hated it at first and than it grows on you. Though I don't think this is the case with this game tho? They all sound impressive on first impression, and the last time I have this feeling was TH17. (Oh and TH18 stage 4 theme, together with Misumaru's theme)
Seiran was the one I had the most fun in the demo and is probably still the most fun in the full game, can't go wrong with bnuuy, even if the game itself is cursed
Dude all of the new characters suck so much compared to the demo shots.
@@JaimersSTGDamn, is that Bad?
I agree
I agree on any route which involves chiyari being incredibly tedious, words can describe how much I deteste fighting chiyari, it was near impossible with mamizou.
cant wait for online mode to become actually functional just for everyone to pick chiyari and give each other cancer
I'm sure incoming Updates will balance the game
@@yabusamehoulen7636 you forgot to say /j
chiyari is so impossible that even ai gets walled by her soul-like attacks
Cute pfp
@@yabusamehoulen7636 thanks
>soul-like
Go back
@@enesyazar8851 You are welcome
@@Nusoipoopie give a little try to chiyari's bossfight you will understand what they mean by that lmao
I was right. This game really lives up to the "unfinished" title.
I jest but seeing this many balancing issues and removed features is disappointing.
I highly recommend trying Yachie, she is a very fun character to use.
Chiyari also deals a surprisingly high amount of damage, probably the same as Seiran.
I guess its true after all
They say Touhou has always been a music showcase with shmup added on to it
Also
> Leaning more into ZUNTATA style
The sign is is already there
The callback we truly needed
Oh, dear Fangame devs.
Before the golden age of Touhou Fangames truly die...
*Can we have.. at least, one Rayforce-parody of Touhou?*
No sorry
No Extra, no replays, no small Reimu hitbox, no boss healthbar?
I've also seen the bullshit some bosses pull off on Lunatic.
This is truly PoDD 2.0.
Worse PoDD because no Mi-. *gets obliterated for the joke by the community*
At least PoDD was simple and straight forward, also had colored endings
I'm having fun.... As a single mode normal difficulty player. But it's wild how the flaws affect lunatic, scorers, and online play.
this game feels like HBM but there’s 19 marisas and each of them have a slightly different equipment card and also there’s no magic circle except for like 3 marisas for no discernible reason
"This feels like HBM but there's 19 Marisas"
Honestly, someone needs to make this comparison into a fangame. Kirisame Mass attack(inspired by Kirby Mass Attack), it would be peak.
I feel that this is the beginning of the new era of Touhou. I loved the new characters (especially the girl in purple dress), the music feels fast paced (like the ones in TH8). Something I would have liked to see is Seiga, Shou, Satori, Mokou, Kasen, Seija and Alice in this game.
I agree with you, like how 9 and 9.5 where an end to an era, this would be the 4th era. Plus the purple hair girl reminds me of komachi
Yeah, hopefully any new games will get a bit better
I also hope that Unabara Iruka will continue to work on future Touhou main games.
Im suprised that Saki was her final boss, but I love it
she just activated trap card that sent her to hell but at least Saki comforts her
One thing that I like in this game is that not everyone has to fight Zanmu as the final boss.
This game is truly a culmination (but not necesarly endings, who knows what will happen in the future) of what I like to call "The capitalist Era". We had the gang fights with the animal spirits, Yuuma went to get oil, the cards appeared, there was a black market and now it's like the bubble of house market broke...
For a series that kind of always was about change vs tradition, this last part of the windows era was really relevant to our modern world...
I feel like touhou by now has a problem similar to pokemon, there are too many releases too often. If ZUN went for a 3 year development cycle between major releases instead of 2, the games would become much much better. But he won't.
So imo the only really great touhou games these days are fan games.
imo it's also kind of annoying how the cpu just never dies and you win by surviving all boss patterns rather than reducing cpu lives (unless youre chiyari). whats even the point of the cpu if you can just wait out the boss patterns?
also hopefully multiplayer can get fixed. the lag is insane, i only managed to play once at like 10 fps
I love the portrait art for seiran in this gameeee!
Seiran my beloved
So the first 2 stages always have the song The World Is Made In An Adorable Way huh? That's a let down.
Btw, lunatic and random proyectiles. You guys are crazy to beat that
the game is so absolutely packed with stuff that it isnt surprising that there are some rough edges
as a casual I enjoy though
damn jaimers that was VERY quick
i didnt expect someone to beat lunatic this fast upon the game releasing, nice job
Poor Seiran getting sent to f*cking Hell just like that "All I did was lose a jewel"
Well done, king.
Music still great... but i would prefer if the music selection was better, like, i cant bear to hear reimu theme anymore because of how many times i heard it in the demo and now in the main game. The game has great remixes of old tracks but it subutilizes them like they are crap.
I think i might be that one person who liked playing As like,Sanae,Ran and Rin. I think reimu was just made way too powerful to the point where she breaks the game tbh
Seiran's lv1 attack + Aunn's fast recharge card = Reimu lv2. spam.
The touhou golden age is over... Owari da. . .
boo hoo
Keep crying.
People have been saying this since TD came out 12 years ago
The golden age was the trilogy before 2010. Your point?
@@AmanomiyaJun IN, MoF and Subterranean are some of if not my least favourite mainline Touhou games in terms of gameplay (that doesn't mean bad, it just means I think there were better). In terms of cast and OST, on the other hand, they're incredible. I think 17 and 18 were fantastic for gameplay and good for newcomers. My favourites are 4 and 5, which no one talks about. Each era seems to have its advantages to me.
ZUN took the money and RAN
I can't believe ZUN stole Yukari's hikigami.
I mean, technically accurate, considering Ran got pulled away Yukari and into a protagonist-slot this time.
JAIMERS THIS GAME IS LIKE 3 DAYS OLD WHAT
With how finicky the combo system is, my first thought was actually DonPachi
nice job man
Is it weird of me to say that Touhou 15 was the last good one? I know that game’s a hot debate but I feel like 16+ just didn’t seem up to par either, is that just me being a scrub?
In case it matters, I only mean by gameplay standards. Music hasn’t dropped much if at all.
i think 16 and 17 are *generally* pretty well liked, and i think 18 just depends (some cards make the game a joke; on the other hand, NMNBNC is not that fun; limiting yourself to certain cards is probably a nice middle ground)
16.5 and 18.5 are *definitely* not well liked at all (and 17.5 isn't a shmup)
but i think if there's any touhou game that might get balance patches, especially for a theoretically multiplayer VS game, it's this one... so, here's hoping that happens maybe?
@@conqueringwill8169 Yeah, 16/17 aren’t bad games, just not up to par with the previous 15 imo.
I think 17 and 18 are some of the best of them and very beginner friendly. I haven't played this yet, but this Touhou decline argument makes no sense to me. My favourite games are the ones no one mentions: Touhou 2, 4, 5, 14. Most of these arguments against the new games just seem like nostalgia talking.
@@spaghettiking7312"i like therefore its quality and can't be any better, if you disagree thats just nostalgia"
what a consoomer take
@@spaghettiking7312 4 is my personal favorite actually. I’m considering the entire first 15, maybe excluding 1 and 2.
So about Chiyari. How does she compare to Inbachi?
chiyari just says nonono and walls you 80% of the fight, but inbachi is inbachi so yea lmao.
also to add chiyari's theme is just incredible
I’d figured as much. It’s literally the balls to the walls!
@donhimesamadaifutari gangetsu is harder becouse its a full on extra boss that takes like 10 minutes to beat (w mugetsu), chiyari takes at like 3 mins
Did you manage to get Achievement #21? I've been struggling on normal and finished no-hit(even barrier) but bomb, no bomb but barrier hit (what you call Perfect) and still nothing...
Apparently that achievement is bugged because it takes into account the enemies lifes instead of yours.
@@wl4316NO WAY-
HOW DISASTER IS THE CODE OF THIS GAME FOR A BUG LIKE THAT TO OCCUR AND IN A RIDICULOUS WAY??????¿
truly hard for filler character
Okay, is it a bug that saki's theme gets replaced after her dialogue?
No. The same goes for Yachie and Yuuma too. No matter who is the final boss (Suika, Yachie, Yuuma, Saki or Reimu), it's always Zanmu's theme playing as practically that is the final boss theme.
@@tamasbende9680 Bummer. I really like Saki's theme. Thanks for answering, though!
@@tamasbende9680 while most non-Zanmu get Zanmu theme, but Yuuma actually do get to have her theme play when she appears in stage 6
You are crazy to try to 1cc this game and on lunatic too
guy what is the egg plant girl name =D
goku
goku
Is this the new worst Touhou game?
Every new one is the worst one until the dust settles and people stop going crazy over "the series is dead".
It's probably the Touhou game I've found most disappointing though, even with the expectation that I wouldn't like the system. I feel like my wishes for a new versus shmup was a monkey's paw...
The worst though? Eh, I wouldn't go that far. At least while VD exists, the bar is still 20 feet underground. It's low on the totem pole but definitely not the worst, I would say
@@WishMakers honestly I see HBM as the worst touhou game. It's also for me the worst game I've played. I played VD for like 10 minutes so I can't say I have an opinion on it.
Sir, 16.5 exists.
@@WishMakers Violet Detector still has more replay value lol.
@@MindlessMagic Wtf is HBM I keep seeing it mentioned as the worst but I don't remember any games with that subtitle. Hopeless Masquarade?
The music is so samey and not really impressive. 🥱
can you explain how it sounds samey?
@@NijikaAirConditioner , this game has the most unremarkable soundtrack in the series. Just compare new music, not even UM, but all the arrangements in this entry. It's bland
@@mardovak6106 Typical ZUN music experience since TH15, hated it at first and than it grows on you.
Though I don't think this is the case with this game tho? They all sound impressive on first impression, and the last time I have this feeling was TH17. (Oh and TH18 stage 4 theme, together with Misumaru's theme)