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Outside World Occultism is a lighthearted podcast about the lore, characters, and assorted media of the Touhou Project. Follow us at outsideworldoccultism.tumblr.com for news and updates!
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Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
This week, the Outside World Occultists doff their genteel lore hats and don the tie-dyed judicial wigs of game design to take a look at Touhou's approach to danmaku. After a brisk introduction to how it fits in the setting, and a cordial roast of certain misconceptions about it, we break down our favourite, least favourite, and most love-to-hate spellcards and patterns. Then, once we've recovered from the memory of Clownpiece, we consult our crack team of zero (0) shooting game designers to figure out how to make a better shooting game.
From the mailbag: What other genres besides danmaku shooter and fighting game would be a good fit for Touhou, and just when are Reimu and Marisa going to settle down, anyway?
This is a non-commercial, non-profit fan-made podcast. Touhou Project is the property of ZUN and Team Shanghai Alice.
5 years ago
Checkout this Touhou rhythm game (Twilight Barrage Dancers) booth.pm/ja/items/1309513
5 years ago
ZUN used to be super good at shmups all the way back to PC-98 and early Windows era. The design problem may come from a decrease in skill.
5 years ago
Speaking of creativity, consider looking into fan games made with danmafuku or LuaSTG.
5 years ago
Isn't PoFV about enemies dodging your attack?