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Rumia's Party Games / Re: Seija Quest 5
« Last post by Kilgamayan on April 12, 2025, 01:27:59 PM »> "That could very well do it, yes."
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Front Page Headlines / Re: Touhou 20: 東方錦上京 〜 Fossilized Wonders
« Last post by SirtheBastard on April 12, 2025, 10:13:06 AM »(Copied and Pasted from a different thread)
Yo what?! That's so cool to hear that!! Hope ZUN does his best!!
So, since it's the 20th main entry of the series, it goes back to the basics, with Reimu and Marisa being the only playable characters in the game (Like what happened to Touhou 10). I think it might begin the 4th generation of the Windows Era of Touhou.
Yo what?! That's so cool to hear that!! Hope ZUN does his best!!
So, since it's the 20th main entry of the series, it goes back to the basics, with Reimu and Marisa being the only playable characters in the game (Like what happened to Touhou 10). I think it might begin the 4th generation of the Windows Era of Touhou.
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Front Page Headlines / Re: Touhou 20: 東方錦上京 〜 Fossilized Wonders
« Last post by nintendonut888 on April 12, 2025, 10:05:53 AM »Side note, it's interesting that the English text calls them "wonder stones" given the original is 異変石, with "異変" being the term for what the English community calls "incidents." The word more literally means something like "abnormal event," so "wonder" wouldn't be my first choice, but it's interesting to see how ZUN chooses to translate it himself.
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Front Page Headlines / Re: Touhou 20: 東方錦上京 〜 Fossilized Wonders
« Last post by Tengukami on April 12, 2025, 08:40:39 AM »had a feeling that 20 was going to be a "back to basics" homage.
really leaning towards C here, especially given the emphasis on magic stones. and also the color palette in these screenshots
on a personal note when i got into touhou the current full release was MoF, the tenth game. would be pretty funny to return to the base of youkai mountain for 20
A) Take us to a part of the sanctuary that is called that
B) Reveal a new otherworld
C) Possibly bring us to heaven, given the sanctuary is at the base of youkai mountain and the entrance to heaven above it?
really leaning towards C here, especially given the emphasis on magic stones. and also the color palette in these screenshots
on a personal note when i got into touhou the current full release was MoF, the tenth game. would be pretty funny to return to the base of youkai mountain for 20
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Rumia's Party Games / Re: Seija Quest 5
« Last post by Tom on April 12, 2025, 08:09:28 AM »> Did the door reasonably look like it could be blown open by wind? Or did it appear latched?> It might be latched but most doors in the village look too old to latch every time, so it'd be easy to assume one didn't close it hard enough.
> Can we use our inversion abilities to 'flip' something from 'locked' to 'unlocked'?
> You could go that route.
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Front Page Headlines / Re: Touhou 20: 東方錦上京 〜 Fossilized Wonders
« Last post by LincInTheDescription on April 12, 2025, 07:03:11 AM »I'm freaking out oh my god
I just got into Touhou last year and this is the first game I've seen announced and will see released
So excited to see what's going on in this one!!
I just got into Touhou last year and this is the first game I've seen announced and will see released
So excited to see what's going on in this one!!
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Front Page Headlines / Re: Touhou 20: 東方錦上京 〜 Fossilized Wonders
« Last post by degradingwindow on April 12, 2025, 06:51:10 AM »As williewillus pointed out, for being a "going back to the basics" there sure is a lot of things on screen. So far it seems much more complex than something like DDC which I'd say was the last Touhou game that was "simple" in nature. What interests me is the fact that the triangle on the stone octagon changes angle between screenshots and the fact that in some of the pictures the stones are smaller than the other ones and have a circle behind them. The angle seems(?) to be determined by what direction the player is moving since in the third screenshot it matches up with Reimu's movement. As for the small stones I'm not sure. I'm excited to see what we'll get in the demo, I have hope that ZUN will get serious for the 20th instalment. He's atleast (according to himself) scaling back on the experimentation in order to give a more straightforward experience which honestly seems to be the best choice. Better to have an okayish 20th game than a wacky or possibly bad one.
(Also Reimu looks really cute in the menu screen thank you ZUN)
Also, the background of the title screen has a pretty obvious dragon on it?? Dragon God appearance maybe?I'm more worried about the literal illuminati in the logo. And there's also what look to be modern buildings on top of said inverted triangle so we might be tackling something more closely tied to the barrier of Gensokyo which would go really hard.
(Also Reimu looks really cute in the menu screen thank you ZUN)
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Front Page Headlines / Re: Touhou 20: 東方錦上京 〜 Fossilized Wonders
« Last post by nintendonut888 on April 12, 2025, 06:43:21 AM »If I have it right, 錦上京 translates literally to something like "Capital of Greater Beauty," which is inscrutable as always. My theories are either that the plot will
A) Take us to a part of the sanctuary that is called that
B) Reveal a new otherworld
C) Possibly bring us to heaven, given the sanctuary is at the base of youkai mountain and the entrance to heaven above it?
The last one is obviously the spiciest given the paucity of screentime heaven has gotten, but you truly never know with ZUN. Regardless, I'm excited for a new orthodox entry after UDoALG took a side turn into phantasmagoria town.
A) Take us to a part of the sanctuary that is called that
B) Reveal a new otherworld
C) Possibly bring us to heaven, given the sanctuary is at the base of youkai mountain and the entrance to heaven above it?
The last one is obviously the spiciest given the paucity of screentime heaven has gotten, but you truly never know with ZUN. Regardless, I'm excited for a new orthodox entry after UDoALG took a side turn into phantasmagoria town.
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Front Page Headlines / Re: Touhou 20: 東方錦上京 〜 Fossilized Wonders
« Last post by williewillus on April 12, 2025, 05:31:53 AM »Copying from the thread I posted earlier (mods feel free to delete that one)
ZUN claims it's a more orthodox and back to basics game, but the screenshots are already showing a pretty complicated system lol.
I see
Also, the background of the title screen has a pretty obvious dragon on it?? Dragon God appearance maybe?
ZUN claims it's a more orthodox and back to basics game, but the screenshots are already showing a pretty complicated system lol.
I see
- A chain counter in the top left
- Not one but two meters in the bottom left
- Summons (the Wonder Stone thing)
- The purple anomaly value in the right HUD
- The four stones the player is carrying and their effect on the shot
Also, the background of the title screen has a pretty obvious dragon on it?? Dragon God appearance maybe?
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Front Page Headlines / Touhou 20: 東方錦上京 〜 Fossilized Wonders
« Last post by Karisa on April 12, 2025, 04:38:57 AM »
Official announcement (in Japanese):
https://touhou-project.news/news/13976/
Quote from: DeepL machine translation
~ Story.
Something is happening in the fantasy world.
However, only a few people were aware of it.
What was clearly an unusual reaction,
sanctuary, that is, the untouchable land that existed at the foot of the mountain, and
It was the power of the anomaly.
Clad in the power of the anomaly that has been resolved until now, she challenges the sanctuary.
It is the usual bullet-hell shooter. This time, we aimed to create a game in a particularly orthodox style, in which you can enjoy a pleasant barrage of bullets.
Since this is the 20th installment of the commemorative series, the two main characters are Reimu and Marisa, going back to the basics. Combine that with 8 mysterious mutated stones to challenge the enemy. This time, we hope you will enjoy the world view and the mysterious story, which you have only seen in Touhou.
Below is a snapshot of the game.
*The screenshots are still under development and have already started to change.
The game is scheduled to be released at the Summer Comic Con in August.
The demo version will be distributed at the Hakurei-jinja Festival on May 5 at the Big Sight.
We will also have a downloadable version on Steam.
You can play up to 3 levels of the demo version. There is also a limit to the number of mutation stones you can possess.
I think it is a miracle that such a classic game can be created in this age.
See you soon.