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Touhou Gensou Mahjong

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48%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story
52% User Score Based on 42 reviews

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About Touhou Gensou Mahjong

Touhou Gensou Mahjong is a single player and multiplayer tactical sport game with fantasy and anime themes. It was developed by D.N.A. Softwares and was released on September 18, 2024. It received neutral reviews from players.

From serious battles to extreme chaos, a great Mahjong battle is about to begin! A big Mahjong battle has begun, with more than 120 characters from over 20 titles of Touhou Project, with over 150 artists!

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52%Audience ScoreBased on 42 reviews
music4 positive mentions
story3 negative mentions
  • Unique Touhou-themed mahjong with 130+ characters each having special abilities, and 27 tables with varied rule sets offering dynamic gameplay.
  • Well-implemented adventure mode and tutorial, providing a substantial single-player experience and a notable mahjong learning tool.
  • High-quality music soundtrack and appealing character art, with crossplay functionality and controller support enhancing accessibility.
  • The game's high price point is frequently criticized as overpriced compared to other mahjong clients, limiting its player base and online activity.
  • User interface and graphics feel outdated or rough, with inconsistent art styles and limited customization or accessibility options (e.g., no speed-up for CPU play, navigation issues).
  • AI is often perceived as cheating or unfairly difficult, and multiplayer suffers from lack of active public lobbies, requiring friends to play together.

  • music

    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    36% positive mentions, 37% neutral mentions, 27% negative mentions

    The music in the game is widely praised for being varied, well-made, and featuring recognizable artists, with a fantastic soundtrack that fans of the series will appreciate. However, limitations in gameplay modes tie music to specific game modes, causing repetition, and some users express frustration with the lack of customizable rules and the game's pricing compared to its content. Overall, the music is a high point amid mixed opinions on other features.

    • “The music in this game is incredible, and I'm sure you would recognize the artists for a lot of illustrators in this game.”
    • “The music is varied and well-made, but the default board is the only one with unaltered rules so it will unfortunately only cycle through the same 3 quality tracks if playing on it.”
    • “The music that is new in this edition of Touhou Gensou Mahjong is really good.”
    • “As a fan's game, there are many complaints about the lack of music, poor gallery, and expensive price.”
    • “Also, instead of creating custom rulesets, you have to scroll through 50 game modes in a single direction, and unfortunately, map and music are tied to game modes, which is frustrating.”
    • “The music is varied and well-made, but the default board is the only one with unaltered rules, so it will unfortunately only cycle through the same three quality tracks if playing on it.”

  • graphics

    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 34% neutral mentions, 33% negative mentions

    The graphics are visually appealing with a diverse cast of over 100 characters and varied art, but inconsistent styles due to multiple artists can be jarring. The 3D console graphics feel outdated and somewhat rough for a 2009 game, lacking polish and voice variety, which may disappoint players familiar with smoother online mahjong platforms. Additionally, translation issues and the absence of clear tags for mature content detract from the overall presentation.

    • “Aesthetically very appealing, with over 100 characters to choose from, featuring nice, varied art and more than two dozen boards.”
    • “Bought it on sale; interesting to see how the illustrations of the characters are a community effort made by different artists, although the changing art styles can be a bit off-putting.”
    • “It's focused on console, which shows obvious graphical drawbacks in the 3D parts of the game.”
    • “Graphics are a bit rough, no voices for common calls, only a single voice for reading yaku.”
    • “It's focused on console has its obvious graphical drawbacks in the 3D parts of the game.”
    • “Graphics look pretty poor, which can be pretty annoying to people who played online mahjong on other platforms previously.”

  • story

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions

    The story and adventure mode are criticized for being repetitive and lacking variety, with many missions feeling similar and some auto-completing or requiring tedious resets. Overall, the narrative element is minimal and fails to engage players meaningfully.

    • “Adventure mode didn't end up quite as fun as the aforementioned game unfortunately, due to many missions with a 'similar' feel to them.”
    • “There even is a mission that shows up like 4 times.”
    • “The adventure mode has nothing going for it, it's just bot matches with no story or anything to drive interest.”

  • gameplay

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    40% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions

    The gameplay is generally solid but could benefit from more varied and multiple objectives per table to enhance engagement. While basic gameplay variations and quality music add value, the adventure mode feels repetitive and lacks depth, with fast-paced but uninteresting battles. Additional mechanical variations would help improve overall gameplay diversity.

    • “While it might not be as accessible as free online clients due to the price, it comes with better music and more basic gameplay variations.”
    • “In the future, I would like to see multiple goals to have on each table, so the gameplay stays more varied than making the single objective happen.”
    • “In the future, I would like to see multiple goals on each table, so the gameplay stays more varied than just completing a single objective.”
    • “While it might not be as accessible as free online clients due to the price, it offers better music and more basic gameplay variations.”
    • “The gameplay is solid and that's what counts!”

  • humor

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users find the game's humor enjoyable and occasionally hilarious, adding to its appeal despite other shortcomings. However, there is a desire for more character variety to enhance the comedic experience.

    • “I play this game on a consistent basis and get some hilarious results because of it.”

  • grinding

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in the single-player mode involves repetitive challenges that depend on RNG and strategic knowledge, such as estimating hand value. Progress requires recognizing unwinnable hands early to avoid unnecessary effort. Overall, the game offers a specialized experience similar to the developer's previous Japan-only title.

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Touhou Gensou Mahjong is a tactical sport game with fantasy and anime themes. Common tags for Touhou Gensou Mahjong include turn-based, indie, 2d, tabletop, mahjong and others.

Touhou Gensou Mahjong is available on Nintendo Switch, PC and Windows.

Touhou Gensou Mahjong was released on September 18, 2024.

Touhou Gensou Mahjong was developed by D.N.A. Softwares.

Touhou Gensou Mahjong has received neutral reviews from players. Most players liked Touhou Gensou Mahjong for its music but disliked it for its graphics.

Touhou Gensou Mahjong is a single player game with multiplayer support.

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