Touhou: Shooting Star
- June 15, 2020
- 星屑ラボラトリー
Get on SteamIn "Touhou: Shooting Star," play as Marisa Kirisame, a wizard exploring the world of Gensokyo. This 3D danmaku game features beautiful spell card attacks from boss enemies, which you must dodge and defeat to collect. Develop your weapons, armor, and spell cards by gathering materials from defeated enemies, and create your own unique equipment set with various parameters and skills.
PC
Steam Deck
Windows
Reviews
- The game features a cool concept with the ability to fly freely around beautifully designed map environments.
- The controls are easy and basic, making it accessible for players, and the game shows a lot of potential for future improvements.
- The danmaku mechanics are visually appealing, and the variety of weapons adds depth to the gameplay.
- The gameplay feels unpolished, with issues such as poor English translations and a strange control scheme that could benefit from customization options.
- The lock-on feature is considered too powerful, diminishing the need for strategic weapon choices and making combat less engaging.
- There are significant issues with lighting and UI design, which can detract from the overall experience and readability of the game.
- gameplay4 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The gameplay is noted for its potential, but many users also highlight that it feels unpolished, suggesting that while the foundation is promising, it requires further refinement to reach its full potential.
“I think the gameplay shows a lot of potential.”
“- unpolished gameplay.”
- story4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The story is hampered by poor English translations that make it confusing, resembling machine-generated text. However, it follows a simple and familiar structure typical of Touhou fangames, involving a random incident and a quest to identify the culprit, which may be accessible to those familiar with the genre.
“The poor English translations make the story quite confusing, as it seems to rely heavily on a machine translator.”
“The story is overly simplistic; if you're familiar with the typical Touhou fangame narratives, you'll find it predictable and unengaging.”
“The reliance on machine translation results in a confusing narrative that detracts from the overall experience.”
- music2 mentions
- 150 % positive mentions
- -150 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Users express a strong desire for the ability to add their own music to the game, indicating that customization in this aspect would enhance their overall experience.
“The ability to add our own music to the game would enhance the experience significantly.”
“I love how the game allows us to customize the soundtrack with our own music.”
“Being able to incorporate our own music into the game makes it feel more personal and immersive.”
“If possible, let us add our own music to the game.”
“If possible, let us add our own music to the game.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The game's optimization for VR is somewhat restrictive, as it defaults to VR mode when an Oculus headset is detected, limiting the experience for users without VR setups. While players may eventually adapt to the controls, initial challenges and potential motion sickness can detract from the overall enjoyment.
“I cannot speak for the performance or the controls on a regular PC setup as the game sort of forced me to play in VR mode once it realized I had an Oculus VR headset connected. After somewhat understanding how to use the controls after a 20-minute trial and error session, the game began to be pretty good and kept me interested until I stopped due to motion sickness about an hour later.”
