- October 29, 2021
- 黄昏フロンティア
東方剛欲異聞 ~ 水没した沈愁地獄
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About
Touhou Gouyoku Ibun: Sunken Fossil World is the 17.5th installment of the Touhou Project, created by Team Shanghai Alice, with Twilight Frontier's collaboration. The game is described as a "horizontal side-scrolling danmaku water action game" on the official website.











- The game features beautiful art, great music, and a solid story that appeals to Touhou fans.
- Each character has a unique playstyle, making the gameplay diverse and engaging once mastered.
- The game offers a challenging experience that tests players' skills, with a rewarding sense of accomplishment upon mastering its mechanics.
- The controls can be clunky and unintuitive, leading to frustration, especially for new players.
- The game suffers from balance issues, with some characters being significantly easier or harder to use against certain bosses.
- There is a lack of proper tutorials for all characters, making it difficult for players to learn their movesets effectively.
story
94 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeThe story of the game is generally well-received, praised for its creativity, character development, and engaging dialogue, making it a notable entry in the Touhou series. While some players find the narrative simple, it effectively ties together various character arcs and offers a satisfying climax, particularly for fans familiar with the franchise. However, the lack of an English translation can hinder full appreciation of the story for some players, and the gameplay mechanics may detract from the overall experience.
“Every Touhou fan deserves to see the final story of this game at *least* once; the climax is really something to behold and is a rarity in the series where canonically a very serious incident isn't stopped by Reimu herself.”
“The story and narrative of this game is really interesting too, and ties in nicely with the previous game and even develops older characters to newer ones—something I really love.”
“Story was fun, the character interactions and dialogues were very enjoyable, and we got to see some characters that really needed more time in the spotlight.”
“The story is split up into 6 characters and the first 4 of them have gameplay styles that are incredibly janky, stiff and in many ways can interfere with playing the game on a first playthrough.”
“Lore seems alright, not too fair to judge it while translations are still pending but the loop is basically the same as aocf, every character hits their head on the same wall until the plot macguffin character is able to get past it and end the story.”
“The game is essentially yet another Tasofro fighting game's story mode, the attacks and spell cards that bosses use function in the same way.”