C83 Games review - A year worth the slumber

It's been a year now. I don't update much lately cause of many things. But to put it short, I don't know what to post. So let's do this again like last year and review Comiket games.

We are entering the age of fatsoMacho

C81 Doujin Games Review

Hello again. You see, i was late a week on reviewing stuff for reasons i will tell you later. But as usual, i will be reviewing C81 doujin games, but only the ones released on Share/PD and available for DDL. With some exceptions. First is Ougon Musou Kyoku CROSS. Reason is that it's an expansion game for the original OMK. While i reviewed that already, the problem is that i've uninstalled the game already and lost the ISOs. Downloading it again is a pain for the amount of space. Also, lazy (despite i just had Unifi. Silly me). The other one is Ryuukishi07's new VN which i don't play or interested on any of it.

Anyways, let's have a go it.


Poor thing. It's actually looks sweet, but i screwed up. Sorry...

C80 Doujin Games Review

OH MAN I AM BACK! Or rather back from not being busy. I have completed my studies, and do a lot of stuff and now i am free. Also C80 is just a week past. So i might as well do the usual thing, review their games.


People know what is the main highlights of C80. So might as well start with that

C79 Doujin Games Review

Hello again, No activity on January just sucks for me, I'm reviewing C79 doujin games as i did every events. Oh, and i learned how to shorten this thing. Oh goody goody. I'm such a dolt


Among the highlights folks, one of them.

C78 Doujin Games Review

Got to get up and update my blog or something. So it's been 2 weeks after c78. And I have tried many doujin games that is been released. So here's my review of C78's Doujin Games

01: Touhou Sangetsushou ~ Youkai Daisensou (TH12.8 - Fairy Wars)


Another 12 point something touhou games. This is the 3rd time. Not that i complain, but yeah. ZUN's been trying on new things. And to me it comes out as mixed opinions.

I kinda like the concept of freezing bullets. Not that original compare to Shoot the Bullet or Double Spoiler, but certainly one of a kind. Another thing that i really love about Fairy Wars is the Music. They got some unique music for ZUN such as Year-Round Dreamy curiosity (Stage 2 BGM), Midnight Fairy Dance (Stage 3 BGM) and Magus Night (Extra stage Boss).

If there's one thing i hated about the game is the controls. The usual traits for Touhou is Hold shift and Z during fights and X for bombs. But here, holding Z will charge the shot to freeze projectiles. So at first, i have to tap z all the time and it crams the hand quick. Then i discover autofire button which is C and Ctrl, but that also end up being awkward where you hold Ctrl (the closest i can do) and hold Z to charge. It pains on the hands easy and i have to change position of the finger to play it right.

02: New Super Marisa Land - Marisa and the 6 Mushrooms


The sequel to MarisaLa by Tasogare Frontier. And the title might based on Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.

Now this game is just so fun to play. The game is the usual Mario games. Jump on baddies, collect powerups and coins (stars) and finding secret exits. The graphic is cute and the music is just brilliant. The usual Tasofro feats. One thing i like is the powerups where Marisa cosplayed as other Touhous. Although the controls for Marisa is somewhat slippery compared to Mario and can be a little hard than the usual Mario games, It's still a fun game from start till end.

03: Gensou Shoujo Taisen -Kou-


My most anticipated game on C78. And it doesn't fail on making my time... sorta.

The game consists of 4 difficulties based on SRW@1(Easy), SRW@Gaiden(Normal), SRWF-Final(Hard) and SRW3(Lunatic). Other than that, It's very similar to Super Robot Wars where Each mission you clear all enemies or follow objectives. There are some new things they tried on it such as Spellcard system on enemies, Focus movement (like holding shift in Touhou games) and boost ability using the "Wife System".

The music is also great and sounds almost like their SRW counterparts. The only thing disappoint me is that the game is only 15 chapters long. But the game is set to be a 4 Episode series. and Kou (Scarlet) is the 1st series, which it was based on EoSD. I can't wait for more.

04: Touhou Soujinengi - The Genius of Sappheiros


It's an RPG games which borrows JRPG classic gameplay such as the SaGa series. One of the unique function in the game is the 1up/Bomb. If your character dies, it only loses a life and in the next battle, they can still fight. And bombs are use to unleash stronger attacks.

And the rest is the usual JRPG deal, Find items and weapons, Combine items to create a weapon, armor or accessories, Fight enemy and grind levelups and stuff. It's a great doujin RPG.

05: TENG SOLDIER (Trial Ver.)


It's your average sidescroling platformers. Nothing much other than the screen keeps moving forward. There's 3 characters to choose from: Aya, Momiji and Hatate, but Hatate is broken. She got the longest range and when equip with the right shot combination, You can basically clear all enemy without breaking a sweat. This game is only 3 stage due to it's a Trial version.

06: Tendou Blade


It's another RPG. The gameplay is decent where every battle only depletes your Ethanol meter, which means that the character that died, damaged or used all their MPs are back to normal on their next encounter. The only problem is the game map. It seems that the camera angle is only semi top and are prone to blind spots. Also the 3D is just dull to look at (but again, what am i to complain about graphics in a doujin game).

07: Ojousama no Doki-Doki Daikessen


A maze platformer featuring Remilia as playable character. Some says the platforming resembles Metroidvania but i can't really see the similarity. There's many thing to do and many places to explore. The platforming is not bad too.

08: Motto, Fushigi no Gensokyo - A threat from the Surface!?


The 2nd game to "Fushigi no Gensokyo" or "Touhou Rougelike" that was released last comiket. The scale is larger with more items, enemies, levels etc. One thing cool about the game is that you can grind for items and experience at the well stage near Hakurei Shrine before you're up for the real game which located on a crash site near the shrine. As usual, it's punishing for those who are not prepared and are rewarding if you know what to do.

09: Touhou Dodgeball


It's Dodgeball in Gensokyo. The usual stuff, pass to players and try to hit your other opponent with the ball until their lifebar is depleted. You can charge the running and jumping to create a destructive throw to the opponent. And i think this is so far the only Touhou game that the characters actually spew out blood when hit.

10: Touhou Skyfight


A 3D sidescroling flying game. Playable Characters is Reimu, Marisa, Cirno, Sakuya, Remilia and Flandre as unlockable. It's hard for me to play this game for it easily hangs my graphic card. But after a few careful attempt, i manage to play it. The arcade mode is pretty boring. But the real kicker is the VS mode where you collect points while beating the crap of other players. There's also a network game, but i never get the chance to try it.

Another one to point is that the game has a voice actor. I almost thought Reimu has Hirano Aya voice, but it's not. Strange...

Touhou 12.8 - War of the Fairies (Spinoff of Stange and Bright Nature Deity)

It's near August and Summer Comiket is ready to kick off. ZUN has announced a new Touhou game labeled as 12.8 of the series. Titled 妖精大戦争　～ 東方三月精 (War of the Fairies ~ Touhou Sangetsushou). This is a spin-off of a Touhou Manga, Touhou Sangetsushou series. Here's a translation of the contents on ZUN's blog

Touhou Project 12.8 (How more can i mince this?)
"War of the Fairies ~ Touhou Sangetsushou"

"Cirno has declared war over the 3 fairies. Big trouble!" Or that's how the story goes.

Actually i have been planing to make this game since the second volume of "Touhou Sangetsushou ~ Strange and Bright nature Deity" is released (It's the extra story at the 2nd volume of the manga titled "War of the Fairies"). But because of the schedule and some other things, i am unable to get it done. But now i finally made it (Nah. Currently I'm hoping it was done actually)

Taking Matsukura Nemu's artwork, I manage to make feel based on the unusual, loose worlds of the Sangetsushou. And of course, i got permission from Kadokawa (manga publisher).

But regarding the game itself, It's a game where Cirno freezes the danmaku, rather than dodging it. You can play it if you have some spare time to waste. It has the difficulty of a repetative play while chewing. It has a bold but accurate pattern, or so that how it feels.

Picture and contents are courtesy of ZUN's blog: http://kourindou.exblog.jp/12990219/

Screenshot:

Something completely random: Figma Hakurei Reimu

Here, i just dump what i did with Figma Hakurei Reimu that i obtained yesterday at GACC. This thing is very hard to get here, but i still mess with it.

...and excuse the quality of the pic cause im not a photographer in actual action.

C77 (Touhou) Doujin Games Review

C77 might be long gone now for some people, but our heroes lurking at PD and Share has reach out to their limit on delivering what C77 gives. Here's a review on this year's game doujin game for C77. Take note that i review what i managed to snatched. There may be some that i missed, so forgive me if i missed some

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Let's start with 不思議の幻想郷 (The Mysterious Gensokyo). Also known as "Touhou Rougelike"


I was told that this game was based on a Dragon Quest Spin-off "Torneko's Great Adventure". I never played the said game before, but this game is seriously addictive. You play as Reimu going around stages after stages, fighting baddies, level up and collect stuff. The more you go, the harder it becomes and when you die, it sends you back to the beginning with all item obtained lost and has to start from Level 1.

Sure it sounds frustrating, But for some reason i can't stop playing it. The furthest i can get it Level 16 before i been wiped out by some unknown force. The thing that make this game easy is "Warehouse Gap". An item that lets you store your item back to the warehouse, so when you're dead and have to start all over again, you have the item previously stored using that item in your store. But then, If you're that lucky to found one or having it on sale at every checkpoint.

I heard that the cutscene when you New Game'd, had the Touhou character voiced by the voice actors of K-ON. I never actually watched that anime, so i dunno.

Anyways, this is a game worth checking out. If you're that smart not to be frustrated that is...

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Next is 幻想少女大戦 紅 (Genso Shoujo Taisen Kurenai)


This game is only trial and was based from the Super Robot Wars (SRW) games, Which what get me into Anime in general and also the Robot genre.

Even though it's trial and has a few bug here and there, The game was well made and resembles SRW more than any SRW-esque Doujin games (Even Battle Moon Wars series). The game has 3 difficulty and they make it resembles a certain SRW game. Like Normal is SRW Alpha 1 difficult (easy for me), Hard is SRW Alpha Gaiden difficult (challenging for me) and Lunatic is SRWF (godly hard for me)

More thing that is similar is the Battle system, The accuracy point, The status and attack menus and also the Seishins. It follows SRW a lot. But they also have their own original, touhou-esque features. On time, The main enemy boss will cast a spellcard and doubles her attack on the shown space. The playable character also has a function similar to "Holding Shift key" on every Touhou Shooting game where you can get closer to the Spellcard field easier and can graze bullets.

This game looks very, very promising. I can't wait to play the full version.

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Next is Age of Ethanols


Based on "Age of Empires". This trial game also looks promising where they use AoE system of RTS and just paste Touhou all over it.

So far, the game has 3 sides to choose from which is the Hakureis, The Scarlet Devil Mansion group and the Hakugyokuro team. You collect resources, advancing the ages and go to war. I guess a few thing they need in this game is to have Diplomacy function, where we only go to war when declared.

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Next is Maristice


It's a 3-dimensional Platformer puzzle. You solve a few puzzle and advance to the next stage.

This game's graphic and gameplay is good. But the controls are somewhat awkward. It's stiff and sensitive at thes same time... Weird.

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Next is 東方紅魔迷宮 (Touhou Scarlet Devil Maze) - Adventures of REIMU


It's a simple puzzle game. But what makes it great is the levels. There's a lot (which i forgot how much) and it's getting harder and harder. Also there's a stage builder where you can create your own stage and share it to others. Quite neat.

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And the last one i manage to play till now is 東方鎖宝録 (Let's just say it's Touhou Bust-a-Move)

This puzzle game is based on Bust-a-move (or Puzzle Bobble). Nothing else other than this is the few game where the characters are talking. And the voice quite matched too. Good to play if you have some time to waste