Touhou Blooming Chaos
- September 30, 2019
- Re零同人社
Get on Steam"Touhou Blooming Chaos" is a vertical danmaku shooter game featuring characters from the Touhou Project. Players battle through stages of increasing difficulty, facing off against challenging bosses with unique attack patterns. The game offers various difficulty options and a practice mode for perfecting your skills.
Reviews
- The pixel art, character, and map design are very good, contributing to an enjoyable visual experience.
- Boss fights are challenging and well-scripted, effectively capturing the essence of Touhou gameplay.
- The game offers a relaxing experience with forgiving mechanics, making it accessible for players of varying skill levels.
- The gameplay between boss fights can feel dull and repetitive, leading to a lack of engagement.
- The game is primarily in Chinese, which may confuse players who do not understand the language, despite being playable.
- Some gameplay mechanics, such as the bomb system and enemy encounters, can feel unbalanced and frustrating.
- music8 mentions
- 38 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
The music in the game receives mixed reviews; while some players appreciate the memorable orchestral soundtracks and find the music enjoyable enough to listen to casually, others criticize it for being repetitive, with all boss fight tracks sounding the same and awkward looping issues. Overall, the soundtrack is seen as decent but not compelling enough to warrant a purchase.
“Memorable stages and music.”
“Cute pixel graphics, orchestra soundtracks, and familiar danmaku gameplay but with the view from the top and explorable levels.”
“Not bad music, I'd take it off YouTube and listen idly any day in my opinion.”
“I wouldn't buy the soundtrack.”
“All the boss fight music is the same; different stages offer different background music, but there's this odd loop that awkwardly cuts out some of the music for a second or two before replacing it just as quickly. It's not bad music; I'd take it off YouTube and listen idly any day in my opinion.”
“All the boss fight music is the same; different stages offer different background music, but there's this odd loop that awkwardly cuts out some of the music for a second or two before replacing it just as quickly. It's not bad music; I'd take it off YouTube and listen idly any day in my opinion.”
- story8 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 38 % negative mentions
The story of the game, while a familiar retelling of "Embodiment of Scarlet Devil," introduces an intriguing mind-body swap plot device among the characters. Although the narrative is primarily in Chinese, players report that the game is accessible without understanding the language, making it a relaxing experience despite the lack of depth outside the story mode. Overall, the story is seen as standard for a Touhou title, with suggestions for improvement in translation and grammar to enhance the experience for non-Chinese speakers.
“It may be the one millionth retelling of 'Embodiment of Scarlet Devil', but it does add a plot device that I think has to do with the SDM crew getting mind-body swapped with each other. The story is currently only in Chinese, yet the game has practically no language barrier.”
“The story mode is generally a very relaxing and easy experience.”
“Though the game is in Chinese, it is 100% playable for non-Chinese speaking people, unless you want to know the story and read dialogues in cut-scenes.”
“The only reason why I picked this game up truthfully is to see how the game played itself since the controls and menu for that matter are in English. Sure, you might not be able to tell what the heck's going on half the time via story, but it doesn't bug me all that much; I'm just here to give a modest review.”
“It may be the one millionth retelling of 'Embodiment of Scarlet Devil', but it does add a plot device that I think has to do with the SDM crew getting mind-body swapped with each other.”
- gameplay7 mentions
- 29 % positive mentions
- 29 % neutral mentions
- 43 % negative mentions
The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with some players finding the exploration aspect lacking and the grazing mechanic feeling less compelling compared to other titles like Touhou Luna Nights. However, the game features a relaxing, Dynasty Warriors-like style with cute pixel graphics and orchestral soundtracks, and upcoming updates for true controller support and dual stick controls are expected to enhance the overall experience.
“Getting healed by grazing is a mechanic that's also in Touhou Luna Nights (a platformer), and I think it's cool there.”
“That brings us to probably the most defining, although not too unique gameplay element: grazing.”
“Cute pixel graphics, orchestral soundtracks, and familiar danmaku gameplay but with a top-down view and explorable levels.”
“Relaxing Dynasty Warriors-like gameplay.”
- graphics2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Touhou Blooming Chaos features charming pixel graphics and adorable sprites, complemented by engaging cutscene artwork. The game combines its visual appeal with an orchestral soundtrack and familiar danmaku gameplay, all presented from a top-down perspective in explorable levels.
“Touhou Blooming Chaos is a twin-stick shooter with very cute sprites and cutscene artwork.”
“Cute pixel graphics, orchestral soundtracks, and familiar danmaku gameplay, but with a top-down view and explorable levels.”
