Gou the frog

So, if Touhou (I assume starting from EosD) was released in 2022, it would be quite niche and would go under the radar for people only to find it after months or so. Having said that, there's a slight chance Touhou might go mainstream after enough people play it. Then, the popularity fades away for a while leaving a loyal, (cult like) fanbase. Well, ZUN might experiment with the style of the games like Reitisen has stated. I don't think his composing style won't change maybe different instruments depending on the era? (I hope so) For his artstyle, I don't know. He might improve and retain the charm. Eh, I have a feeling Touhou would turn into a rpg if it were to release in today state. But whatever, I wouldn't mind seeing futuristic Touhou. Overall, to answer your question, I don't think Touhou would blow up this much if it were to release in present day. Although, I'm certain that with the way ZUN handles his games, there would be somewhat small to mid-loyal fanbase for Touhou Project full stop

 

 

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Ay, feels nice to be back here. 

 

Finally, got cured of my procrastination. I'm really sorry that I make tourny a drag. (Shoot, now I remember that I have to give my final statement in the pervious one) 

KISIDA KYODAN & THE AKEBOSI ROCKETS - Beautiful Diver:

I'm really loving the starting beat. Honestly, I happened to replay it a several time. The ending of the sound loop seemingly back to the start and of course, All of the instruments are pretty nice, I need more of that piano. 

8/10

Boga - The Doll Maker of Bucuresti (EoSD Arrange)

EoSD style of remix? That takes me back to when I was a bit obsessive with everything EoSD related. Hmm... I don't know how to feel about this one, it's a bit nostalgic but the muddy felling which DK mentioned is here. Overall, it's good. For that, I'll give it a 

7/10

 TATAMI STUGIWO - Dance of the Poisoned Candy

It's funny to see one of Gou handpicked remix is in the first round. I'm happy to see that everyone enjoyed this entry. On the other note, I apologies for some part of the theme being hard for to listen. Again, Gou sincerely apologies for the last part of the remix. Alright, while, I was thinking of Christmas, I was thinking of dolls, and conveniently this theme pops up in my feed. I read the title Christmas and thought this will be perfect for the tourney and here we are. I really love every part of this remix minus the ear crushing segments. Merry Late Christmas everybody. (I feel out of place saying that when tomorrow is basically new year.)

9/10

Lad count me in. 

11 hours ago, _.Mevs said:

What if gensokyo went to Megaman?

Cough cough

I've got one. (Actually a couple of them after some digging) 

Udongein X

 Udongein X by potemki11 (itch.io) For the sake of conveniency, I will put the steam version too. UDONGEIN X on Steam (steampowered.com)
 

I'll just paste the info from the steam page. (Also instant recommended since it includes Yuugi^)

 

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Lunarians Are Up to Something Again!

A small group of Moon Rabbits has crash landed in Gensokyo. They have been left on their own! It's up to Reisen to (reluctantly) rescue each one of her former comrades and beat some sense into Lunarians once and for all. Do your best, Udon-chan!

14 Unique and Engaging Boss Fights

Every Boss has a gimmick of their own and requires a different strategy! In addition to dodging bullets, you have to respect each Boss' different mechanics if you want to have a chance at winning.

Make Reisen Stronger!

You can invest Power Up items you get from Stages and Bosses into upgrades to make Reisen more powerful. This ranges anywhere from increasing max health to giving you the ability to erase entire screens worth of bullets in your path! Of course, you can ignore this system if you want to challenge yourself.

3 Difficulty Settings

Feel like the game is too hard? You can set the difficulty to Easy if you want a more traditional platformer experience with less bullets on screen. Alternatively you can choose Lunatic for a true test of skill and patience. DISCLAIMER: You have to beat the game at least once to unlock Lunatic difficulty. Changing a difficulty setting requires a reset of your current playthrough.

An Additional Mode

SURVIVAL is a Boss Rush mode where you can select different perks in between fights. It will get progressively harder, so stay sharp! Who knows, maybe if you get a big enough win streak, you might unlock something interesting...

Extra: A playthrough Udongein X (Version 1.0) - Full Playthrough (Normal Difficulty, All P Items) - YouTube

 

 

Shanghai.EXE: Genso Network

Cough* from the shrine itself Shanghai.EXE: Genso Network - RPG - Moriya Shrine | Your resource for all things Touhou

 

 

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Shanghai.EXE: Genso Network is a PC fangame which crosses the gameplay of the Mega Man Battle Network series with the cast of Touhou Project and that was developed by Technodot.

It follows the adventures of ordinary student Alice Shiki and her delinquent NetNavi Shanghai.EXE as they fight the evil ROM organization in a world where Everything Is Online. Its story borrows from multiple scenarios from the entire Battle Network saga. Several Touhou characters are put in the roles of some of the original Battle Network characters.

The original developer got a C&D from Capcom and shut everything down, just before it was completed but its leaked source code was built upon and translated to English. The game has a ending, but doesn't have 100% of what was planned to had.

Extra: Playlist from Aspery 

 

 

 

And last but not least, 

MegaMari

Aye, taken from the touhou wiki: MegaMari - Touhou Wiki - Characters, games, locations, and more

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Story

Tired of Marisa (and occasionally Alice) constantly 'borrowing' books from her library, Patchouli Knowledge has hatched a plan to stop the incessant theft. Stashing her book collection deep inside a mechanized fortress filled with traps, she enlists the help of several other Touhou characters, all of whom have their own bones to pick with Marisa for one reason or another. With the help of Alice, Marisa sets out to defeat the other girls and gain new powers from them before making a climactic raid on Patchouli's castle to bring home another big haul of books.

Extra: Then again, playlist by Aspery: (3) MegaMari (Touhou x Megaman) - YouTube

 

 

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And one more thing for a hardcore analysis of Megaman Lore which is over 8 hours. Here it is 

 

 

14 hours ago, CountVonNumenor said:

especially the newer characters that did not exist at the time KKHTA was developed. But I guess most, if not all of them go into either "Presumably Dead" or "Deceased".

Don't really know about this. Maybe some will survive. Although unlikely since most of them will be nerfed in the grand scheme of things. Still, where is the cast of Pc98?

Thanks for the welcome lad.

Dojayaaaa~ (Catchphrase by Funny Valentine From JoJo Part 8) I got this chart from reddit showing everyone status post KKHTA. I hope it will help although I'm not sure how accurate it will be. Original Thread:

Here is the chart Characters in KKHTA - Google Sheets

Having seen this post, I have got a ton of things to say to you lad. Even though, I don't have a lot of experience in life. I truly hope that I could be of assistance. First off, I have always said this, and I will say this again, you're a brother to me. Optimistic, Honest and always tries to make something new. You're one of the people that I admire the most. I maybe repeating that, but it will never change.

Point number one,

It's taking a big toll on you. I would suggest that you stop taking part of that club. You could always find new things, truly, an Opportunity would come along the way. Just like Busk said, it's just a history reenactment club. After all, hobbies are that of which make oneself happy not impact harm or negativity. If you don't mind, as a history enthusiast myself, I am always in awe of your work. I want to let you know that you're doing great.

For other points, I really wish to get in detail but with my limited understanding of things, I hope to at least tell you one thing that you can make it. You always do. I know that you will achieve what you wish for. Taking breaks, thinking back to all of this posts, threads, drawing, I assure you that your time and effort is not wasted, even outside of the forums, you're doing the best you can. I know that a man like you knows what he's doing, no matter who said it you're not loser quite the difference actually. As everyone has said, you're good English and it is already opening up roads for you. People often make mistake. Aye, you're will not be the last one to make them. Keep trying, your ambition is far greater than mine that's for sure. I'm proud to have you to discuss things. Don't let that fiery spirit of yours washed down, I'm 101% sure that you will get a job which will make you happy as aligning with your passions.  

I don't really know how I would have been here without let alone talking with people in the first place. Anderi, brother as I've stated above, follow your passion and hobbies and have a great time doing them. Be sure not to keep a load of things in your mind. Overthinking will not be in your way of goal. Take regular breaks if you feel like it. Last but not least, don't forget to enjoy yourself maybe put a little balance there. In all seriousness, I truly hope that you will feel better. Aye, you can do this LAD!!! 

 

It's about time I came back to posting music here. Please notw that there will be a variety of genres. As for the quality, have a look.

Touhou soundfonts, it's has been quite a while since I popped one of these. It's theme is from the final boss of Plant vs Zombies. (The orginal one) Needless to say, it's refreshing to hear it again after so long. Aside nostalgia bias, I would like more music box cover of them. (I've only discovered two)

 

From the circles of 凋叶棕, heart aching piece of arrangement. Honestly, I'm quite impressed. This is going to be in the list of my DnD playlist. 

 

I don't have of a clue of what genres this is. Please do enlighten me. Ay, it is a first for me.

 

 I don't know who this man is, but the rhythm and the pace are all too familiar to me. Doesn't that sound Touhou? In any case, I guess I'm in sort of jazz mood.

 

Ah.... good old folk, now that a bloody brilliant. Oh, that reminds me. Lads, I hope you're prepared for this Halloween since the music is going to hightime.

 

 

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Sorry to keep you lads hanging, it's just there're a lot of things happening in my life. Both good and bad. Through all of this, I'm truly glad that I can always come back to ya lads. Let's make this time a special one ey? 

 

1 hour ago, nightsedge561 said:

i also like the design of the main character, although i cant remember her name. gives me koishi esq energy.

Yeah, they are very unique. Must be because one of the main characters got a big hat with eye like shape in it. Tsubaku something. Funnily enough, I just remember her name like some sort of bird. 

Indeed, Len'en is very interesting. Now we have three parallel universes: Touhou, Seihou and Len'en.

23 hours ago, CountVonNumenor said:

But for something more interesting, the results since the first popularity poll updated:

I can proudly say that Meiling is still here in the vast top 25th. Although, the cast from 16th onwards to 18th is appeared to be missing. 

I don't really know how I feel about her taking most of the categories. Maybe I'm slaty that EoSD is overshadowing the other titles but perhaps, I'm proud she is at the first place for the first time. In any case, it turned out to be a surprise since I foresaw that her theme will stay at top 5. Lo and behold, would you look at that.

On 9/25/2022 at 9:16 PM, CountVonNumenor said:

But yeah, after all, I am also that kind of idiot who casts his vote on characters like Akyuu, Eiki or Raiko, so who the hell am I to talk.

Do you need a hand on that matter? Cause evidently, I happen to be one of those people.

On 9/25/2022 at 9:16 PM, CountVonNumenor said:

guess she has some new dedicated fans?

Call and they will arrive.

 

I really wish that our older cast and newer cast got a place in the ranking. As much as damm EoSD being one of my first games. I believe it's time to move on. I will wait for that day; doubt I'll be alive by then. Anyways, happy voting everyone.

On 9/20/2022 at 10:20 PM, MoeNwe said:

And the fact that they use Facebook like it's the only social media. seriously.

Indeed, it can get tiresome at times. I still don't have a facebook account since I'm tired of the lads at school trying to message me about anything they came across. Oh, for discord, I have only seen a friend use it at a tuition. 

 

On 9/20/2022 at 10:20 PM, MoeNwe said:

Meanwhile, my friends calls me a 'villager' for not knowing the anime they know. How much I want to whack the hell outta them… for calling me like that while they don't know stuffs that I know.

For starters, most of them ae like that. Although, I wasn't expecting the word "Villager" here. It's has been a long since anyone at my school called me that. And yes, it's infuriating.

 

On 9/20/2022 at 10:20 PM, MoeNwe said:

And one thing I hate about people here. What the hell is wrong with listening instrumentals?! Even if you don't like them, shut up. It's not like I'm you.

A matter of preference really, but I understand where you're coming from. Those people, I generally tend to pay no mind. At least, you can share the same interest in this thread. 

 

On 9/15/2022 at 3:03 AM, Nekofire said:

Septette for the Dead Princess sounds (kinda) the same as Virus by Beethoven

Indeed, it does sound like Virus but I have my own guess that it's based on Sonata No. 8 Pathetique, the third movement. 

Timestamp being 15:11.

 

On 9/15/2022 at 3:03 AM, Nekofire said:

a vampire in Gensokoyo is caused by a virus, maybe?

It could be. There aren't many vampires in Gensokyo. Oh, and I tried thinking what would happen when they bit people but here: 

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Perfect Memento in Strick Sense Page 75-76 

Well, there’s no answer for this question but I can give you somewhat close to it.

It’s like Yin & Yang. (I miss saying this)

Buskerdog, the oldie of the Moriya Shrine Forum, the programmer, the game jam participator. He is an awesome lad that I worked together in a past game jam. (1) The lad has a keen ear on music and the knowledge for quality. You best bet that his games are going to blow your mind! The lad doesn't post much but when he does it will be quite interesting.

 

      [Contents]

  1. Basic Info

  2. The Arrival

  3. Profile Info

  3.1 Status Updates And Ranks

  3.2 Signatures

  4. Channel And Itch.io Accounts

  5. Author's Note

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                       Original Pixiv Link Not Found                                                                                                                                                                                                                       (Found By Reverse Image Searching)

                                                                                                        

Basic Info 

You can find him in intriguing forums posts and is also seen following them. He is also a very big fan of eurobeat. (2)  It is clear that he is a big Reimu fan judging from his profile picture and this quote from  Would you rather? game.  He also likes Programming and found Touhou by remixes just like most of the fans. (3)

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I'd rather meet Reimu because she's my favourite character

The Arrival

 Joined the forums at March 23, 2019 and participated in the forum game known as "We Tell A Story Two Words At A Time" (4). 

 

Profile Info

One of the record holders for posting a lot of posts. Standing at 586, having won 88 days. 

09/30/2002 is his birthday accordingly. 

 

Status Updates And Ranks

A total of 11 badges and a dozen followers. To top it off, 527 faith points. Rank is Experienced (11/14) 

 

Signature

It's hard to see a signature of his but there're instances where he would find artists and musicians to for a game jam. 

 

Channel And Itch.io Accounts

Has a Youtube channel to showcase his mods Ex (Rival Of Aether.) buskerdog - YouTube. Also has Itch.io to give you a his creations of fan games. buskerdog - itch.io                           

I assure you that it's quite nice. So, give him a visit.

 

 Author's Note

Honestly, the Author enjoyed his time as an artist in a game jam with this lad and for educating me about things like CountVonNumenor. (5) It's good to see members like him in this forum as he happens to be the first to post on author's thread.

 

References 

 (1)  Dream of Ar-card-ia ~ Dreaming of the Perfect Deck - A Game Jam submission - Derivative Works - Moriya Shrine | Your resource for all things Touhou

 (2) RT8: [NOT] the Last Remix Tournament - Page 3 - Human Village - Moriya Shrine | Your resource for all things Touhou On page (3) Quote "It is no secret that I am a fan of the eurobeat."

 

 

 (3) Umm... Hi? - Introductions! - Moriya Shrine | Your resource for all things Touhou Pretty self explanatory

 (4) buskerdog's Content (moriyashrine.org)  16, 17, 18, 19 are almost filled with that.

 (5) CountVonNumeor -Moriya Shrine Wiki Parody - Misty Lake - Moriya Shrine | Your resource for all things Touhou

 

 

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Crino is summery

And the Hotsprings are breezy

Misty clouds covered the treasures 

A chrisom star runs attire

As the whole set loosen the pressure.

 

15 hours ago, CountVonNumenor said:

This section is some of my analysis after writing down all of these.

• U.N. Owen was her? will and always, stay on top 5 regarding music rank.

On 6/28/2022 at 10:12 AM, Ka Takane said:

Reimu

Other than the fact that most of her donations her sake, my allowance is higher than her. A high school student one that is. Oh, and the new outfit in WbaWc looks some mammal had a nice time sleeping with.

 

On 6/29/2022 at 3:13 PM, sodaodaoda said:

Alice Margatroid

Oh dear, haven't seen you before you're a that witch marisa right? Oh nevermind cause you "spend most of your time alone" on the banished realm of forgotten character.

 

On 7/7/2022 at 9:39 PM, CountVonNumenor said:

Eiki Shiki, Yamaxanadu

I thought the Yama would be big and intimidating but what we got was rather underwhelming. Also what is with that scarecrow like stance? 

 

And I ran out of fuel, feel free to roast Hina.

 have a funny feeling to collect this year work from everyone else. This is going to range from memes to stuffs you don't normally see. I'm going to review them if I have time. 

We got a familiar face here. Presenting @sodaodaoda for the amazing anniversary speedpaint. What amazing compositions. I have to agree with Buaskerdog on Patchy and Koakuma ones being our favorites. I see that you've included details like respective bosses spell cards and patterns. In any case, I've also noticed the timestamp perfectly two, three minutes with the exception of 6. 7. 8. For your first speedpaint, you didn't pull any punches. The description is also very placed. Overall truly a brilliant project from you.

 

 

And we have the lad with the overview of Touhou 6, the man who started this business. Watching this made me feel refreshed and that lad really moved the community. As usual, it's quality I assure you. 

 

Yes, we have a Shanghai Teahouse Remix lads. I was wondering when this will show up. (Must Ignore my inner Meiling) As energetic as one would expected. Not bad at all. Still, I think it need more piano in some parts. Well, very good indeed.

 

This will be a place holder post for now and here is for the national tf2 month first:

 

3 hours ago, SasaMisa said:

Didn't we already have a couple of threads about this already?

Yeah, you're right about this one chief. TheM3ds with his Flanderization thread (God, I miss him a lot),  Count with his underappreciated character thread and yeah the character hate thread. I don't really know how to make a good title; consider this as a refresher.

Ay, I ain't aware of the "Aya being Zun's wife" meme but this is the one right?

 All right, it's for announcement of 15.5. Very nice picture and how I miss this by not checking Twitter. 

 

Back on the topic of Aya

For a crow, I've to say she has got a strong voice and cows naturally have it too. Anyways, I would really love to read her newspaper since it contributes the expositions among characters well in a natural way. If only she took several pic of Alice and put 'em on the front (as well as other forgotten charaters from the banished realm).

Also, one question. Where does the "ayaayayayaya" meme comes from?

8 hours ago, Isaac said:

Meiling for example, is sometimes hated for being lazy or weak. I still thinks she's the best gatekeeper in Gensokyo. She's cool for mastering different types of martial arts too!

Yeah, she is awesome. Most of time her opponents are simply protags so, she might seem weak there but that is infact, quite admiring. Although, danmaku not her finest craft yet she is still cool nonetheless.

10 minutes ago, Darksymphony777 said:

I think some of the hate for aya comes from the fact she kept appearing as a playable character in games that really didn't need her to be. Leading to the meme of her being zun's wife.

Aya also represents everything wrong with the media, but yeah she shows up in pretty weird games. Also, didn't she have a book made about her?

 

Wait, do people hate her for taking someone else stage 4s? (Momoji wants to know since she need to have that 100% of her own thing)

We'll have seen X character is too hated for no actual reason, how can one anyone not love X, etc. That might be pretty subjective otherwise, there are some that go a bit much with their view. This might sound very much like "what character is your least favorite and which is your fav" 

In which case Aya, sure she shed some truth in her own questionable headlines but I don't see why she quite hated. 

Shall this post be serve as a way to possibly vent some frustrations that you may or may not have. Also, feel free to give your opinions and reasoning on this matter. (I might need to add some more text later.)

Also my turn has come. 

This article from the Perfect Memento in Strict Sense: Perfect Memento in Strict Sense/Fujiwara no Mokou - Touhou Wiki - Characters, games, locations, and more

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It's said that a group of specialized youkai exterminators with the ability to move quickly yet silently lived hidden there, separated from the villagers. They used various kinds of sorcery like youkai and exterminated particularly strong and dangerous youkai; though, their existence has been questioned recently (*1).

However, with the recent discovery of Eientei in the Bamboo Forest of the Lost, the possibility they actually existed seems more plausible.

So you mean like a ninja/shinobi? (Actually ninja fits after all, it's a mystical figure, based on a truth and blown up out of all proportion and is popular in western culture which fits in with Gensokyo logic) 

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About that time, I encountered a person who may be one of their descendants.

Taking all this information, Mokou is a descendent of a group of anti-yokai ninjas? That sounds wacky but it is logical for Gensokyo standard.

On 6/16/2022 at 11:44 PM, Gou the frog said:

I'll answer your points later but I've a follow up question:

Well, look at that it took a while isn't? 

After digging quite a time. I've got this:

 

Looking at this, we can see that there are quite a lot of people that frequent at the shrine.

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The current inhabitors(?) of Hakurei Shrine is Hakurei Reimu. We have Clownpiece at the underground. Three fairies of light used to reside nearby but moved to the tree that was made into a god. Sukuna Shinmyoumaru resided in the shrine after DDC TH14 incident and left by the ULiL TH14.5. Shion Yorigami also resided here for however long. Komanu Aunn resides, but not sure what the hell she's doing. In pc-98, we had the turtle Genjii, Singyoku, Kana Anaberal, and Rukoto there.

Visitors of Hakurei Shrine: we have many. Marisa Kirisame the usual, Kazami Yuuka, and, according to ZUN, police (Kotohime?) and vengeful spirits (Mima?) also visit even in Windows touhou world. On the way to the Shrine, it's common to see Rumia, Wriggle, Mystia, and Cirno the baquartets.

Alice Margatroid has once seen someone in the mountains behind the shrine cursing someone as they stab the curse doll. Mari...sa?

 

Well, in many fanarts they just don't hide their yokai forms and human can just come and enjoy the party but I do think it would get ugly if said human actively look for trouble. (Sake would not dull a good man sense but how long can you hold it when you're surrounded by beautiful yokais) In any case, I wonder what would happen if the opposite should occur? Would Reimu simply knocks some sense to the trouble maker or the tengu and oni would do the work as it is disturbing old time sake? Let's think for a moment, drunkenness = trouble in Gensokyo? That might be qualified as an answer but I highly doubt it. 

In my headcannon, Suika the one behind the Hakurei partying and she ain't the type to hide her form especially when there's always sake in the donation box.